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WRITTEN PLACEMENT TEST

(Choose only one option from each parenthesis)

1. Buckingham (am/ is/ are) in downtown London.

2. (Does/ Do/ Are) Jim (studies/ study/ studied) English too?
3. (Who/ Which/ Whom) is that girl, do you know (his / hers / her) name?
4. (Must/ Most/ Much) people (is/ was/ are) happy with the changes.
5. She hasn’t (going/ goes/ gone) to the dentist yet.
6. Bob’s (will/ going/ shall) to visit Cambridge next December.
7. (I/ Me/ My) have (I/ me/ my) laptop in that drawer.
8. (Can/ Does/ Might) you explain this to the students?
9. I don’t eat meat. (I don’t/ don’t neither/ Neither do I).
10. The Sheraton is (better/ good/ the best) than the Ritz.
11. (How/ what/ where) is the capital of Australia?
12. Please tell Anna (bring/ brings/ to bring) the contracts now.
13. When I was a child I (climbing/ used to climb/ was climbed) up trees.
14. There isn’t (many/ some/ any) water in the glass.
15. You (won’t/ should/ can’t) apologize to her; she’s been very sad because of you.
16. They (lately/ finally/ after that) understood what they had (do/ doing/ done).
17. Would you mind (not smoking/ not smoke/ don’t smoke) here?
18. (So/ If/ And) you work with Sara, you (are/ were/ will) improve your skills a lot.
19. Sam (will/ couldn’t/ should) hear you (because/ but/ like) they were shouting.
20. Students learn to speak (with/ by/ at) speaking.
21. John got very ((bored/ bores/ boring) with the new teacher.
22. She said that she (don’t/ wasn’t/ be not) feeling well.
23. If I had known I (you were coming/you was coming/ he were coming )I would have baked a cake.
24. Please tell Alex that I need to talk to (him / his / he).
25. We (is watching/ were watching/.. watch) TV when the earthquake (to strike/ strikes/ struck).
26. If you are (invited/ inviting/ invite) you are (supposed/ said/ sent) to either accept or decline the
invitation.
27. They (were attended/ was attending/ have been attending) their classes (usually/ never/ regularly).
28. Would you prefer (took/ to take) your vacation in January (but/ or/ to) in May?
29. Children learn (walk/ to walk/ walking) (to walk/ for walk/ by walking).
30. I (has/ to have/ had) my house (to paint/ paints/ painted) last week.
31. Poor Romeo (fallen/ to fall/ fell) blindly in passionate love with little Juliet (in/ he time/ fast/ as soon
as) he saw her.
32. You (were/ are/ is) doing your homework there last Friday night; (don’t/ weren’t/ aren’t) you?
33. I’d rather (to be/ being/ be) (rest/ resting/ to rest).
34. We enjoy (to meet/ meet/ meeting) (interest/ interesting/ interests) men.
35. Lois has always hated (waits/ waited/ to wait) (with/ by/ for) the doctor’s) nurse.
36. A good way to learn a foreign language is (made/ to make/ by making) friends with a (psychiatrist/
native speaker/ cook).
37. Jhoanes, (which/ what/ who) was the author of (that/ these/ which) famous piece, didn’t like it (him/
himself/ he).
38. (Whenever/ Never/ However) you feel lonely or blue you should call my (mother in law/ office/
name) outloud.
39. (As/ Where/ But) I have to study for a very difficult psychology test (I’ m not going/ I don’t go/ I
didn’t go) to Francisca’s birthday party (last night/ midnight/ tonight).
40. (While/ Nevertheless/ For) many voters complain everyday, politicians continue giving us long
(hopeful/ boring/ improving) speeches.
41. (Do/ Was/ Has) the winner (collect/ collecting/ collected) the prize?
42. We’ll (come/ discuss/ sleep) that issue (after/ late/afterwards).
43. (I/ His secretary/ They) (was told/ telling/ tell, not (leaving/ to leave/ left) before midnight.
44. I (am/ be/ wish) I (weren’t / will be/ been/ to be) so selfish.
45. (Their/ It’s/ Your) (disappoint/ disappointed/disappointing) that my teacher never (praises/ hates/
loves) my work.
46. (Nobody/ Anyone/ Something) (Who wants/ and want/ want) fame (won’t/ must/ can) work really
hard.
47. (Someone/ Something/ Sometime) that really bothers me is (whose/ who/ what) color tie to wear.
48. She (doesn’t/ isn’t/ can’t) know (weather/ whether/ wherever) to trust him or to accuse him.
49. If I (have budgeted/ had budgeted/ I budgeting) more carefully I (won’t worry/ will worry/ wouldn’t
be worrying) about money right now.
50. (Have/ Had/ Haven’t) I studied business in college, I (might have/ may have) succeeded.