General English Placement Test

Jason ...... our new boss. Simon is, of course.
1. is
2. isn't
3. are
4. aren't
A: ...... is Martin, my new colleague.
1. This
2. That
3. He
4. These
Dharma and Greg ...... in a house, but in a flat.
1. don't live
2. doesn't live
3. don't lives
4. doesn't lives
Where ...... you come ...... ?
1. do ... from
2. does ... from
3. are ... from
4. is ... from
My father's father is my ...... .
1. brother
2. grandfather
3. uncle
4. nephew
What's the opposite of 'handsome'?
1. ugly
2. pretty
3. beautiful
4. thin
My brother keeps ...... dogs but I don't know how many.
1. some
2. any
3. a
4. an
There ...... chairs in this room.
1. isn't a
2. aren't any
3. aren't some
4. isn't any
It's my birthday ...... Monday.
1. on
2. in
3. at
4. to
Roy's sister ...... play the guitar well.
1. can
2. cans
3. can'ts
4. is
The singers ...... in Madrid last week.
1. were
2. was
3. wasn't
4. we're
My friend Willson is crazy ...... football.
1. about
2. to
3. in
4. of
How ...... money do you need?
1. much
2. many
3. any
4. a lot of
David likes ...... around his garden.
1. pottering
2. potter
3. potters
4. potterment
Henry ...... a taxi to work right now.
1. take
2. takes
3. is taking
4. taking
A: Whose is the jacket?
B: It's ...... , of course.
1. my
2. mine
3. you
4. she
I bought ...... jumper yesterday.
1. a small dark red
2. a small red dark
3. a red dark small
4. a dark small red
You ...... steal! It goes against all our principles as well as the law.
1. mustn't
2. needn't
3. don't have to
4. don't need to
I think I ...... the gloves. Who knows, maybe I'll need them.
1. will buy
2. am going to buy
3. should buys
4. am buying
Look! This is my ticket to New Zealand. I ...... next Monday.
1. am going to fly
2. are going to fly
3. will fly
4. fly
A: Thank you very much.
B: Don't ...... .
1. mention it
2. welcome
3. alright
4. worry
A: ...... you born?
B: Madrid, Spain.
1. Where were
2. Were where
3. Where are
4. Are where
A: Are you listening to me at all?
B: Yes, ...... .
1. I am
2. I'm
3. I are
4. you are
...... popular is Alan Titchmarsh in the UK?
1. How
2. What
3. Why
4. Where
While Diana ...... to school yesterday, a huge lorry ...... over her dog.
1. was walking ... ran
2. walked ... ran
3. walked ... was running
4. was walking ... was running
The manager walked ...... the office ...... 7.00 o'clock ...... a cold Monday morning.
1. in ... at ... on
2. in ... on ... in
3. in ... in ... in
4. to ... at ... in
I'm the groom and she is my ...... .
1. bride
2. priest
3. honeymoon
4. woman
A: How do the children get to school?
B: Do they go ...... foot or do they ...... the bus?
1. on ... take
2. by ... travel
3. with ... go
4. in ... take
A: Where's my new camera?
B: I'm sorry, ...... I broke it.
1. but
2. that
3. and
4. for
This is the ...... coach that I ...... ever ...... on.
1. fastest ... have ... been
2. faster ... have ... be
3. faster ... have ... travelled
4. fastest ... have ... taken
A: The holiday was so ...... . We saw elephants, giraffes and even crocodiles!
B: Yes, darling, I was really ...... about the lot.
1. exciting ... excited
2. excited ... exciting
3. exciting ... exciting
4. excited ... excited
Which of the sentences below corresponds in meaning to the following sentence? -- 'Lívia is driving the new Lamborghini at the moment.'
1. The new Lamborghini is being driven by Lívia at the moment.
2. Lívia is being driven by the new Lamborghini at the moment.
3. The moment is driving Lívia's new Lamborghini.
4. The new Lamborghini is driven by Lívia at the moment.
I've been studying English ...... fifteen years. That means that I've been studying it ...... 1996.
1. for ... since
2. since ... for
3. since ... from
4. from ... from
I'm afraid Mr Franklin is not in the office this week. He's ...... to New Zealand for an important conference.
1. been
2. gone
3. flying
4. went
The new trousers really ...... you but they don't ...... you well. They seem to be too big.
1. suit ... fit
2. go with ... suit
3. fit ... suit
4. go with ... fit
I'm really sorry, but I need to leave at once. Can we ...... the meeting until tomorrow morning, please?
1. put off
2. sort out
3. call off
4. give up
A: I ...... a lovely girlfriend who worships the ground I walk on.
B: That's marvellous. Do you get to see her often?
A: Yes, quite a lot. Actually, we ...... dinner at Marco's tonight.
1. have ... are having
2. 'm having ... are having
3. have ... have
4. 've got ... have
A: Who ...... the money from the children's fund?
B: It wasn't me.
1. embezzled
2. did embezzle
3. embezzles
4. is embezzling
What's your boss like?
1. She's very nice and friendly. When she sees that one of her staff is worried, she always talks to them and tries to help out.
2. She's very tall and has long dark hair.
3. She likes swimming and playing basketball.
4. She'd like to go out for a beer some day.
I ...... lots of countries all over the world. I ...... recently ...... to Madagascar and just last year I ...... to Nepal. I hope I get to see China next year.
1. have visited ... have ... been ... went
2. have visited ... have ... gone ... went
3. visited ... have ... been ... was
4. have visited ... have ... gone ... have been
The nasty teacher ...... us ...... the whole chapter in a single week!
1. forced ... to study
2. made ... to study
3. let ... to study
4. let ... study
A: Unfortunately, I can't drive.
B: ...... .
C: ...... .
1. B: Neither can I.
  C: I can.
2. B: So can I.
  C: I can't.
3. B: Me too.
  C: I can.
4. B: Me not.
  C: So I can.
The company would like to ...... business with IBM.
1. do
2. make
3. doing
4. done
If you ...... the building on fire, it ...... to the ground.
1. put ... will burn
2. will put ... will burn
3. put ... burned
4. would put ... will burn
If you ...... the answer, then ...... it, please.
1. know ... say
2. will know ... say
3. know ... will say
4. will know ... will say
If he ...... in a castle, he ...... as rich as a king.
1. lived ... would be
2. would live ... would be
3. would live ... were
4. would lived ... would be
If Tom ...... the accident yesterday, he ...... me something. He didn't say a word though.
1. had seen ... would have told
2. saw ... would tell
3. sees ... will tell
4. saw ... would told
Once you ...... your homework, the mother ...... you some ice cream.
1. have finished ... will give
2. have finished ... gives
3. finish ... give
4. had finished ... will give
I'm late, ...... ?
1. aren't I
2. am I not
3. isn't I
4. don't I
Jack used to be a hard working student, ...... ?
1. didn't he
2. did he
3. isn't he
4. doesn't he
Let's go out for a beer or two, ...... ?
1. shall we
2. will we
3. do we
4. can we
...... I come home, I want to sit down on my bedroom chair and relax for a moment or two.
1. If
2. When
3. Before
4. Since
Why don't you ...... your old motorbike?
1. sell
2. to sell
3. selling
4. of selling
It's high time we ...... the broken window.
1. repaired
2. repair
3. have the window repair
4. would repair
How long ...... you ...... here?
1. have ... been living
2. do ... live
3. are ... living
4. have ... being
I don't have a driving ...... so I can't take you to the airport.
1. licence
2. paper
3. documentation
4. test
Jack has ...... new dog. ...... dog's nickname is 'Bark'.
1. a ... The
2. some ... The
3. an ... A
4. a ... A
I only have ...... money left. Sorry, that means we can't go out tonight.
1. little
2. a little
3. few
4. a few
Look! That curtain has just moved. I think somebody ...... you.
1. might be watching
2. might watch
3. might have watched
4. might watched
A: Where's my new umbrella?
B: You ...... it at the airport when we were parting with Andrew.
1. might have left
2. might be leaving
3. might leave
4. might have been leaving
Jack told me that his little son ...... a ghost ...... .
1. had seen ... the day before
2. saw ... the next day
3. had seen ... the following day
4. saw ... the day before
Jane asked me if I ...... .
1. can help her with the homework
2. could help her with the homework
3. will help her with the homework
4. shall help her with the homework
I'm a bodybuilding aficionado, so I ...... by the gym tonight. Do you want me to bring you the latest newsletter?
1. 'll be passing
2. 'll pass
3. 'm going to pass
4. 'm passing
As ...... as I'm ...... , I've already ...... on the left since we first arrived in London.
1. far ... concerned ... got used to driving
2. far ... concerned ... got used to drive
3. long ... concerned ... used to driving
4. long ... concerned ... used to drive
There's bound to be something ...... you enjoy doing in your free time.
1. that
2. which
3. what
4. who
You ...... any more petrol as there's loads of it in the garage. Still, thanks a lot.
1. needn't have bought
2. didn't need to buy
3. don't need to buy
4. don't have to buy
His mother ...... is coming for a visit next Saturday.
1. , who gave birth to him more than thirty years ago,
2. who gave birth to him more than thirty years ago
3. which gave birth to him more than thirty years ago
4. , which gave birth to him more than thirty years ago,
My cousins and I have been working for a ...... day to dig out a ...... in the garden.
1. whole ... hole
2. hole ... whole
3. whole ... haul
4. haul ... whole
I just wish you ...... me earlier as then, I ...... a better party.
1. had told ... would have planned
2. told ... would plan
3. have told ... would have planned
4. had told ... would plan
Pete and Lilly ...... their own flat by the end of June.
1. will have bought
2. will buy
3. will be buying
4. will have been bought
My school friends are ...... different ...... what they used to be when we were still little kids at school.
1. quite ... from
2. very ... as
3. rather ... than
4. absolutely ... from
...... breaking a few ribs, the hired gun was still able to complete his task.
1. Despite
2. Even though
3. Although
4. However
The teacher wanted ...... .
1. us to study hard for the final test
2. that we study hard for the final test
3. to studying hard for the final test
4. about studying hard for the final test
We had ...... horrible weather on holiday last year.
1. so
2. such
3. such a
4. so a
There were ...... few people at the party that one could wonder whether it was a party at all.
1. so
2. such
3. such a
4. so a

General English Placement Test

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