PLACEMENT TEST 2021 NAME/CLASS:

TASK 1
Choose the best word/phrase (A, B, C or D) to fill each blank.

1. Please, don’t take this book. It’s _____ .

A their C mine
B my D of Tom
2. Ann ______ at 6.30 every morning.
A is getting C get up
B gets up D getting up
3. What ______ in 1918?
A had happened C has happened
B did happen D happened
4. I have to go to the shops because there _______ bread at home.
A is any C isn’t some
B isn’t D is no
5. Dear Frank, I would like ______ you for your last letter.
A thank C to thank
B thanks D thanking
6. Susan _______ when she was five.
A must read and write C could read and write
B can read and write D will read and write
7. Who is _______ man in the world?
A the richest C the rich
B a richer D the richer
8. Where ______ football on Sundays?
A Peter plays C Peter play
B does Peter play D is Peter playing
9. When I ______ a child, I ate a lot of ice-cream.
A am C was
B have been D had been
10. Is London _______ Rome?
A bigger than C as big
B bigger then D big as
11. Didn’t you meet _____ interesting at the party?
A nobody C anyone
B none D one
12. ’_______’ ’She is pretty and clever.’
A What is your sister like? C What does your sister look like?
B What does your sister like? D Who does your sister like?
13. The hologram _______ by a Hungarian scientist, Gábor Dénes.
A invented C had been invented
B was invented D has invented
14. Susan told me that she _______ coffee at all.
A never drunk C never drank
B never drinks D has never drunk
15. It’s a lovely day, ______?
A isn’t it C does it
B is it D has it
16. What ______ if you were the Prime Minister?
A will you do C would you do
B did you do D you did
17. Who ______ the shopping in your family?
A does C brings
B takes D makes
18. I _______ you! You are telling lies.
A don’t believe in C don’t believe
B am not believing D hadn’t believed
19. ’Oh, I’ve got a horrible toothache!’ ’ Have you? Wait a minute, ______ you an aspirin.’
A I get C I’ll get
B I’m going to get D I’ll have got
20. After Peter _____ the letter, he took it to the post office.
A has written C writing
B had written D having written
TASK 2
Read the interview below with a fashion designer. Complete the gaps (1-6) with the letters (A-F).

A) I absolutely hated dressing as a man.

B) I really understand how women want to feel.
C) My boyfriend at the time was very lucky.
D) My feet were killing me.
E) The only things I enjoyed there were art and sewing.
F) They are so chic, and their sense of colour is so natural to them.

THE STYLE INTERVIEW

LINDKA CIERACH is a fashion designer. She makes very exclusive clothes for women. She has made clothes for
many celebrities including members of the British royal family, for example Kate Middleton and Sarah Ferguson,
whose wedding dress she designed, and actresses like Helen Mirren.
Did you always want to be a designer?
Not at all! When I was at school I had problems
reading, and later I was diagnosed as dyslexic.
1
______ After school I did a secretarial course and
then I got a job at Vogue magazine. I loved it, and
there I realized that what I wanted to do was design
clothes.
Why do you think people like your clothes?
Being a female designer has many advantages.
2
______ My customers leave the studio feeling a
million dollars!
What nationality do you think has the best fashion
sense?
Probably the Italians. 3______
Have you ever been to a fancy dress party?
I hate fancy dress parties. But I can remember one,
when I was ten.
What did you go as?
My mother made me and my younger sister dress as
a bride and bridegroom – I was the bridegroom!
4
______
Have you ever met someone who was wearing
exactly the same as you?
Never, thank goodness! I’m lucky because I can
choose from a large selection of our Collection each
season!
Have you ever fallen over because you were wearing
high heels?
I’ve never fallen over, but once I had to take off my
shoes in the middle of a reception at the House of
Lords! 5______
What did you do?
I walked out into the street in bare feet and jumped
into a taxi!
Have you ever designed clothes for a man?
Yes, I have.
When was it?
It was when I was studying at the London College of
Fashion. I designed my first Men’s Wear collection –
shirts, trousers and leather jackets. 6_____ He didn’t
need to buy any clothes that year!

GLOSSARY
bride/bridegroom a woman/man on the day of her/his wedding
The House of Lords the second house of the British Parliament
TASK 3
Read the text and choose the correct words from A-G for each gap. Write the letters in the boxes.

London is the (1)___________city of England situated

on the bank of the River Thames. It is an old and
historic city with many famous (2)_____________,
parks and places of interest to visit. Many tourists go
to Buckingham Palace, where the
(3)______________lives, as it is one of the most
recognisable places in the city.

There are also many museums and galleries and

many of them include (4)___________entry. Some of the world's most famous (5)__________exhibit their art work in
London's galleries.

London is also a multicultural city with people from all over the world. Hundreds of different (6)____________are
spoken and you can find a wide range of (7)_____________to eat and enjoy.

Many international festivals are also celebrated throughout the year in this truly global city.

A) artists B) free C) capital D) languages E) cuisines F) Queen

G) buildings

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
TASK 3
Write about your summer holiday in 50-60 words. The questions below help you:

 Did you enjoy the summer holiday?

 What were you doing?
 Where did you go?
 Who did you go with?
 What was the weather like?
 What exciting things happened to you?

My summer holiday

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