Placement Test 2

Question 1: Tom is Mrs Black’s son

She is his daughter

He is her son

She is her son

He is his son

Question 2: Choose the correct statement:

A old woman lives near me.

A young woman live near my house.

An old women lives near my house.

The old woman lives near me.

Question 3: Listen to ____ sister!

she and she’s

her and her

her and she

she and her

Question 4:

This is two lessons.

This is second lesson

These are lessons, too.

This is lesson the second

Question 5:

Pat can to have Jims hat.

Pat can to have Jim’s hat.

Pat can have Jims’ hat.

Pat can have Jim’s hat.

Question 6: ____ the room!

Don’t going to

Don’t go into

Not to go in

Not go into

Question 7: Lynn ____ television every evening.

watches

locks

washes

looks

Question 8: Pat and Jane are ____ her.

as clever as

clever that

clever than

so clever as

Question 9:

What age has she?

How old is she?

How many years has she?

How old she is?

Question 10: There wasn’t ____ in the garden.

some people

any people

anybody

no persons

Question 11: Bob’s ____ .

shorter that I’m

the shorter than me

the shorter than they

shorter than them

Question 12: "Are the papers in your room?" "Yes, my mother ____ yesterday."

put them there

puts them there

put it there

puts it there

Question 13: Last year ____ to Canada.

went Mary

did Mary go

Mary was

Mary went

Question 14: Last summer I taught ____ a bicycle.

to my cousin ride

my cousin riding

my cousin ride

my cousin to ride

Question 15: Jill, what ____ tomorrow evening?

will you to do

are you going do

are you doing

do you

Question 16: When ____ his homework?

Tom usually does

does Tom usually

usually does Tom

does Tom usually do

Question 17: I spoke to ____ people at the bus-stop.

a few

a pair

much

another

Question 18: What sort of car shall I get?

Get no English!

Get none English!

Don’t get any one English!

Don’t get an English one!

Question 19: ____ these girls do you know?

Which of

Who are

What of

How many

Question 20: Yesterday John ____ the bus.

waited for ten minutes

was expecting ten minutes

expected for ten minutes

waited ten minutes for

Question 21: Mary bought ____ .

to Peter a pen

a pen for Peter

for Peter a pen

a pen to Peter

Question 22: ____ work on Saturdays.

Sometimes I didn’t

Sometimes didn’t I

Never didn’t I

Never I didn’t

Question 23: How many times have you been?

One times.

Twice.

Two months.

Quite much.

Question 24: It’s five months ____ to our new house.

since we moved

since then we moved

that we moved us

that we move

Question 25: Hello, Janice! Tell me what ____ here today.

do you do

you do

you’re doing

takes you

Question 26: A dog ran in front of my mother’s car and she ____ stop very quickly.

ought to

had to

must

had better

Question 27: I didn’t see any animals. I don’t think ____ in that park.

there was any

there were any ones

they were any ones

there were any

Question 28: My mother usually has ____ bed.

the breakfast in

breakfast in

the breakfast in the

breakfast in the

Question 29: The girl ____ mother was ill was crying.

which

of which

whose

of whom

Question 30: I have a ____ paper on my desk.

loss

little of

lot

lot of

Question 31: "Can’t you read?" Mary said, ____ to the notice.

and angrily pointing

pointing angrily

angrily pointed

and pointed angry

Question 32: It’s dark without the lights. Let’s ____ .

turn them on

to switch them on

switch on them

to turn on them

Question 33: Everybody ____ in bed.

has to spend some time

have to spend sometimes

has to spend sometimes

have to spend some time

Question 34: I’ve thrown away my old trousers. I’ll have to buy ____ .

a new one

a new pair

some new

some new pair

Question 35: Kim and Tony weren’t the only people in the garden. There ____ .

was someone more

was another

were some others

were some other ones

Question 36: If I had closed the window, the thief ____ .

would not get in

had not got in

has not got in

would not have got in

Question 37: I’ve been told to investigate, so I ____ ask you some questions.

want to

am wanting to

would

would to

Question 38: How ____ ?

was the thief getting in

the thief got in

has the thief got in

did the thief get in

Question 39: If people ____ their houses properly, the police wouldn’t have so much work to do.

should look after

have looked after

looks after

looked after

Question 40: I rang him up before ____ for Rome.

to leave

to go out

leaving

leave

Question 41: Ask him to go to the post office ____ some stamps.

that he gets

for getting

in order he gets

to get

Question 42: She cut the cloth with ____ scissors.

a pair of

a couple of

two

a

Question 43: The children ____ play with them.

are wanting that I

want that I

want me for

want me to

Question 44: John is ____ .

a friend of mine

one friend of mine

a friend mine

a friend of me

Question 45: She’s going to the photographer’s ____ .

to have taken her photograph

to take her photograph

that he takes her photograph

to have her photograph taken

Question 46: ____ of them knew about the plan because it was secret.

Some

None

No one

Any

Question 47: Mont Blanc, ____ we visited last summer, is the highest mountain in Europe.

which

where

what

that

Question 48: This question is ____ difficult for me.

so much

too

too much

enough

Question 49: Good ____ ! I hope you win the race.

luck

sort

wish

chance

Question 50: Look what Father ____ me when he came home from work.

fetched

carried

brought

took

Question 51: "Why haven’t they arrived?" "They ____ the plane."

can have lost

may have missed

may have lost

can have missed

Question 52: Where’s the letter they wrote? ____ it?

Do you already have

Do you yet have

Have you yet got

Have you still got

Question 53: We ____ us at 10 o’clock.

would like that you find

would like you to meet

want that you look for

want you to wait

Question 54: I ____ this letter around for days without looking at it.

carry

must carry

have been carrying

am carrying

Question 55: ____ entering the hall, he found everyone waiting for him.

With

In

At

On

Question 56: ____ an empty seat at the back of the bus.

She happened to meet

She happened to find

It happened her she found

It happened her that she met

Question 57: I don't like ____ at me.

them shouting

their shout

that they shout

them shout

Question 58: It often snows ____ January.

in

for

at

on

Question 59: She’s been very kind, ____ ?

doesn’t she

hasn’t she

wasn't she

isn't she

Question 60: He was left alone, with ____ to look after him.

someone

anyone

no one

not one

Question 61: He ____ lives in the house where he was born.

ever

already

yet

still

Question 62: He arrived late, ____ was annoying.

which

the which

what

that

Question 63: They live ____ the other side of the road.

in

by

for

on

Question 64: I’ve often ____ at this hotel.

remained

rested

passed

stayed

Question 65: Your work has been ____ so we're going to give you a rise in salary.

regular

well

satisfactory

available

Question 66: It ____ her.

is ages that I didn't see

makes ages that I didn't see

make ages since I saw

is ages since I saw

Question 67: We had ____ hard time trying to persuade him that we gave up.

such a

a so

such

so

Question 68: ____ they argued, the more difficult it became.

The most

For how much

How much

The more

Question 69: I used to go to a school ____ from home.

five miles away

five miles far

at five miles

five miles long

Question 70: He ____ for half an hour.

made us waiting

made us to wait

kept us to wait

kept us waiting

Question 71: Would you mind ____ me a favour?

making

doing

to make

to do

Question 72: When I ____ there I won't be able to get in.

get

will get

shall get

am getting

Question 73: They have put the bird in a cage to ____ it from flying away.

avoid

prevent

resist

hinder

Question 74: The ____ outside the house said 'Private'.

notice

label

advice

signal

Question 75: I ____ an answer to my letter within a few days.

wait

look forward

expect

hope

Question 76: If you don't know how to spell a word, look it ____ in the dictionary.

for

up

after

out

Question 77: He carries ____ as if he were the boss.

through

off

out

on

Question 78: He went on working without ____ .

saying nothing

saying anything

telling anything

telling nothing

Question 79: Everyone expected him to win but you never ____ .

maybe secure

can learn

can be sure

might know

Question 80: It was difficult to ____ in the photograph because it had been taken from so far away.

pick her up

take hold of her

see through her

make her out

Question 81: She didn't want to buy it, ____.

however good was it

however good it was

for how good might it be

for how good it might be

Question 82: He took no notice, ____ the whole town was full of rumours.

although

in spite

however

nevertheless

Question 83: You ____ the washing-up. I would have done it for you.

needn’t have done

couldn’t have done

hadn’t to do

mustn’t have done

Question 84: It’s a pity you’ve had to wait, Sir. Now ____ see if we can solve your problem?

let’s to

shall we

will we

are we going to

Question 85: She chose some very pretty ____ paper for the present.

packaing

covering

wrapping

involving

Question 86: It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name ____ .

in publication

in press

in news

in print

Question 87: You’d better add it up. I’m no good at ____ .

figures

summaries

counters

characters

Question 88: Towards the top of the mountain the cliff was easier to climb, though ____ steeper.

hardly

quite

fairly

rather

Question 89: We found little snow there, as most of it seemed ____ blown off the mountain.

it was

to be

that it had

to have been

Question 90: We ____ the approach of the storm, but we were too busy.

had to notice

must have noticed

ought to have noticed

should notice

Question 91: Trying to climb the mountain in such terrible conditions was ____ .

out of touch

beyond the reach

off the point

out of the question

Question 92: He’ll ____ his nervousness once he’s on stage.

get over

get through

get away

get off

Question 93: There are several landladies approved by the university who take in ____ .

residents

settlers

inhabitants

lodgers

Question 94: He shook hands with his ____ before the match.

opponent

competitor

opposition

contestant

Question 95: He has been ____ of murdering his wife.

charged

blamed

arrested

accused

Question 96: We’ll ____ you as soon as we have any further information.

communicate

notify

relate

make known

Question 97: She’s very pretty but that kind of face doesn’t ____ to me.

appeal

fancy

attract

call

Question 98: She made it ____ that she didn’t approve by throwing something at me.

sincere

plain

frank

revealed

Question 99: I put the milk ____ back in the fridge.

jug

holder

flask

vase

Question 100: I caught a ____ of the car before it disappeared around the bend.

gleam

glance

glimpse

glare

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