B1+ Pre-First

Full Placement Test

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

1 Choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best completes the text.
Example: John Smith __B__ my father.
A am B is C are D were
1 Where _____ at the moment?
A do you stay B are you staying C will you stay D have you stayed
2 ‘What _____?’ ‘He’s a musician.’
A he is doing B is he doing C does he do D does he
3 Hannah likes studying languages, _____ Katie prefers science.
A whereas B and C since D however
4 I’m really looking forward _____ my grandparents this weekend.
A visit B to visiting C to visit D visiting
5 I _____ go to the concert with you.
A love B would love to C like to D would like
6 My parents each have two sisters and they all have two children so I have a lot of _____.
A sisters-in-law B twins C relatives D families
7 I can’t stand _____ war movies.
A to watch B in watching C watch D watching
8 We set _____ on our trip at eight o’clock in the morning.
A up B off C over D for
9 Your shoes are exactly the same _____ mine.
A as B than C to D with
10 He doesn’t have _____ free time because of his job.
A many B lots C much D some
11 Who ______ to your birthday party last night?
A did come B came C did came D comes
12 Do you know who I _____ into at the cinema yesterday?
A knocked B met C bumped D crashed
13 We _____ better not tell her what happened. She will be upset.
A would B did C should D had
14 They’re not interested _____ politics.
A of B to C in D for
15 _____ my opinion, you’re making a big mistake.
A Of B To C From D In
16 She _____ in France when she was a child.
A ’s lived B hasn’t lived C lived D didn’t lived
17 I’ve been here _____ the beginning of September.

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A since B for C ago D in
18 We _____ to go horse-riding, but we don’t anymore.
A would use B are used C used D have used
19 The café next to the station serves _____ coffee in the town.
A better B the best C the good D best
20 I’ll help you _____ that you do something for me.
A provided B as long C whether D instead
21 It was _____ a boring film that I went to sleep.
A enough B too C so D such
22 The green dress was _____ expensive than the red one.
A most B less C least D as
23 There are very _____ people in the class today.
A few B lot C little D less
24 We _____ dinner when there was a knock at the door.
A ate B have eaten C had eaten D were eating
25 By the time I got home, everyone _____ the party.
A had left B has left C has been leaving D left
26 Why _____ to the beach later?
A don’t we going B shall we go C we don’t go D don’t we go
27 ‘I don’t understand my homework.’ ‘Don’t worry! I _____ you.’
A help B ’m helping C ’ll help D ’ll have helped
28 Do you know what the monthly _____ is for that job?
A credit B worth C earning D salary
29 He was absolutely _____ after the cycle ride.
A tired B sleepy C exhausted D tiring
30 Can you _____ out the problem with the new machine, please?
A deal B repair C sort D organise
31 The ticket machine is out of _____. We’ll have to go in the office to buy a ticket.
A work B condition C order D place
32 You _____ go there if you don’t want to.
A mustn’t B can’t C don’t have to D wouldn’t
33 We were _____ to wait in the waiting room, but it was too hot.
A offered B supposed C suggested D considered
34 We won’t go to the cinema _____ you come with us.
A in case B provided C unless D otherwise

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35 It’s important to have a balanced _____ to be healthy.

A exercise B food C shape D diet
36 Since the _____ of the Internet the world has changed a lot.
A inspiration B invention C design D influence
37 My brother will _____ from his holiday by the end of the week.
A have returned B have returning C be returned D has returned
38 Did you have your car _____ yesterday or is it still in the garage?
A repair B repaired C repairing D repairs
39 We took _____ of the special offer to save fifty percent on our holiday.
A benefit B profit C advantage D help
40 I agree with not taking flights _____ to a point, but sometimes it’s necessary.
A over B up C in D by
41 My computer _____ this morning and I lost everything!
A crashed B smashed C deleted D destroyed
42 She _____ me she would be late.
A said B asked C requested D told
43 What do you feel like _____ today?
A do B doing C you do D you’re doing
44 He’s the man _____ father is a famous actor.
A who B that C whose D which
45 Mark recommends _____ the book before seeing the film.
A reading B to reading C to read D us to read
46 We did some exciting _____ in science this morning.
A conclusions B experiences C experiments D discoveries
47 They _____ we went to Australia for a holiday.
A suggested B offered C reminded D invited
48 We wouldn’t _____ the train if you had been ready on time.
A miss B missed C have missed D had been missing
49 _____ you were on the phone, I finished writing my essay.
A During B While C As soon that D Whereas
50 Is that the house _____ you used to live?
A which B where C what D that

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2 Use the word given at the end of the line to form a word that fits in the gap.
1 We need to employ someone with a _________ in digital marketing. QUALIFY
2 In my country, it is _________ to eat turkey on New Year’s Eve. TRADITION
3 The _________ of the man was unbelievable! STRONG
4 Her parents are _________ on her now that they are so old. DEPEND
5 Last year I entered a photography _________ and won third prize. COMPETE
6 The school sent everyone a _________ about the end-of-term party. REMIND
7 Can you give me some _________ about the new course? INFORM
8 He is happy that his new job is very _________. EXCITE
9 Their _________ was seriously tested when he lied about the money. FRIEND
10 She is a very intelligent and _________ woman. BEAUTY
11 The professor gave a very _________ talk about space. INTEREST
12 Gemma has always been _________ about music. PASSION
13 The article was about the importance of _________ eating. HEALTH
14 What will the government do to help _________ people? HOME
15 There has been a _________ in crime in our town this year. REDUCE
16 My mother’s career as a doctor _________ me to study medicine at university. INSPIRATION
17 Her promotion was totally _________. We were all very surprised. EXPECTED
18 My work environment is _________. We can wear jeans and listen to music. FORMAL
19 I think it was just a _________ mistake. CARE
20 I love playing the guitar and writing songs so I’d like to be a _________ in future. MUSIC
21 What are the _________ of his actions? IMPLY
22 It was _________ to do that exercise! It was just too hard. POSSIBLE
23 One of the most important skills in teaching is being _________. CREATE
24 It’s really important to dress __________ when you go for a job interview. PROFESSION
25 You should know by now that money can’t buy you _________! HAPPY

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3 Complete the gaps with ONE word.

A few months 1 _____, I began having violin lessons with my neighbour. He 2 _____ to play the violin as a
teenager and said he could still remember enough to teach me. I thought I was 3 _____ to be really good at it
4 _____ I actually found it really hard. I began to wish that I 5 _____ not started playing the violin. I don’t know
why I chose this instrument. It must 6 _____ one of the 7 _____ difficult instruments to learn and I’m not really
a very musical person. I wanted to stop my lessons, but I knew that my parents would love 8 _____ see me
play in 9 _____ school orchestra.

About a month later, I 10 _____ my music teacher at school about my problem and she said I should find
another teacher. I asked her 11 _____ she would give me lessons and she said yes. She offered 12 _____
teach me twice a week for an hour for free and I stopped the lessons with my neighbour. My music teacher
also told 13 _____ that I could probably improve quite quickly 14 _____ I focused on the basic skills and did
15 _____ of extra practise. So, I agreed.

I didn’t know what to expect in my first lesson with her, but 16 _____ was great. I found 17 _____ that I had
some bad habits. Firstly, I 18 _____ holding the violin incorrectly. My music teacher said that the violin had to
19 _____ held in a specific way. When I changed this, I noticed that I was able to play 20  _____ better. After
the lesson, I made 21 _____ my mind to have more lessons with her, and to practise every day. I’ve been
practising a lot over the past month or so and I feel a lot more confident. In fact, I think I’m ready to join the
school orchestra. 22 _____ I’m scared 23 _____ performing in front of people, part of me is really 24 _____
forward to it. My music teacher will be there to support me, and my parents may get to see their dream come
true. Let’s see 25 _____ happens.

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