Placement Test

1. "Where __________ from?" - "I’m from Russia."

2. We have__________ house in Moscow.

3. I have two __________, a boy and a girl.

4. I work in a _____________. I’m a doctor.

5. This is my brother. __________ name’s Paul.

6. ____________ three people in my family.

7. I get up _________ 7 o’clock in the morning.

8. I like apples, but I __________ bananas.

9. Excuse me, ____________ speak French?

10. How much are ____________ shoes?

11. Where are my glasses? - "They’re _____ the table."

12. My sister __________ tennis very well.

13. I usually go to work ________ train.

14. I don’t see my parents very often ____________ they live in South Africa.

15. Rosie stayed __________ home yesterday afternoon.

16. Last night I __________ to the cinema.

17. The _______________ is quite expensive, but the food there is excellent.

18. Do you want to listen to music or __________ TV?

19. "__________ were you at the weekend?" - I was in Scotland.

20. ____________ you have a good time at the party? - "Yes, it was fun."

21. Are you _________ English teacher?

22. Bob will meet _________ at the airport.

23. I’m going to a concert tonight. ___________ you like to come?

24. "___________ use your dictionary?" - Sure. Here you are.

25. I like this apartment but the ______________ is too expensive for me.

26. Excuse me, how do I __________to the bus station?

27. "Do you sell stamps?" - Yes, we do. How___________ do you want?

28. "Sorry I’m so late." - That’s _____________.

29. I’d like ______________ milk in my coffee, please.

30. ______________ a bus stop near my flat.

31. "Is this a good time to talk?" - Sorry, no. I ___________ dinner.

32. I think cycling is more dangerous ___________ driving.

33. We ____________ going to the theatre next Saturday.

34. ____________ meet for coffee some time soon.

35. Kamal has got a holiday home near ______ sea.

36. If you’ve got a headache, you ________ go home.

37. __________ ever been to New York?

38. "I only get about five hours’ sleep a night." - That’s not ___________.

39. "Did Amina finish the report?" - No. She __________ it tomorrow.

40. Paula __________ loves working with children.

41. "Is Ottawa the capital of Canada?" - I think _________.

42. We never __________ a television when I was a child.

43. We paid the restaurant bill _______ credit card.

44. The last time I ________ Joanna was in Paris.

45. If you ___________ money from a friend, you should always pay it back promptly.

46. "Can I make myself a cup of coffee?" - Of course. You __________ to ask.

47. I __________ a lot of sport in my free time.

48. __________ anywhere interesting recently?

49. It’s Walter’s birthday on Friday. He ________ be 30, I think.

50. Learning the piano isn’t as difficult ________ learning the violin.

51. If the weather _________ bad tomorrow, we can go to a museum.

52. About a billion cans of Coca-Cola _________ drunk around the world every day.

53. "My mum’s not very well." - Oh, __________ .

54. Hans isn’t here. He ___________ to see his grandmother. He’ll be back tomorrow.

55. Would you mind changing my appointment? _________ time on Friday is fine.

56. When I was a child, I ________ climb the wall and jump into our neighbours’ garden.

57. Have you finished ___________ the wall yet?

58. Can you help me? I’ve tried _________ hotel in the city and can’t find a room.

59. Lena used to find work boring ___________ she became a nurse.

60. If I ___________ closer to my office, I could walk to work.

61. I ___________ outside the cinema when suddenly a police car arrived.

62. "Shall we go to The Riceboat for dinner?" - It _________ be fully booked. They’re sometimes busy on Mondays.

63. We’ve ____________ come back from a trip to India. It was amazing.

64. "I’ve got to be at work in five minutes." - Don’t worry, I __________ you a lift if you want.

65. My doctor advised me ____________ more exercise.

66. I couldn’t ______________ up with the noise in the city, so we moved to the countryside.

67. There’s no name on this dictionary. It __________ be mine then. Mine’s got my name on the front.

68. Julia ___________ married since she was 20.

69. Don’t worry if I _________ late tonight. I’m going to the gym after work.

70. "I’ve got a terrible headache, and it won’t go away." - Have you tried __________ some aspirin?

71. Boxing is a sport ______________ requires a lot of speed and fitness.

72. Jon ____________ working on this project for a couple of months so he hasn’t made much progress yet.

73. "I was wondering ____________ I could ask you some questions." - Sure, go ahead.

74. "What clothes should I pack for a trip to Boston?" - Well, it depends __________ the time of year that you go.

75. I’ve finished this salad and I’m still hungry. I ______________ ordered something more filling.

76. Do you ever ask your neighbours to do favours ___________ you?

77. Some married couples seem to get more ___________ over time.

78. I don’t know how much this card costs. The price label’s ___________ off.

79. Ben got the job because he __________ a very good impression at his interview.

80. Salsa music always _____________ me of my trip to Cuba.

81. I ___________ to be picking Tom up at the station but I’ve lost my keys.

82. "How about going to Colours nightclub?" - There’s no ______________ I’m going there. It’s awful.

83. By the age of 18, I ______________ not to go to university.

84. I’m afraid your car __________ repaired before next week.

85. The amount of organically grown food on sale has ___________ enormously in recent years.

86. Can you believe it? A woman has been ______________ for hacking into the computer of her online virtual husband.

87. You may borrow my laptop ______________ you promise to look after it.

88. It’s a huge painting. It __________ taken ages to complete.

89. Pierre tends to put ______________ dealing with problems, rather than dealing with them immediately.

90. If the taxi hadn’t stopped for us, we ______________ standing in the rain.

91. My mother’s Italian, so _______________ the language has been quite easy for me.

92. ______________I had the talent, I still wouldn’t want to be a movie star.

93. The factory workers threatened ___________ on strike if they didn’t get a pay rise.

94. I was about to go to sleep when it ______________ to me where the missing keys might be.

95. There’s going to be a new department at work. They’ve asked me to ____________ it up.

96. If the film is a ______________ success, the director will get most of the credit.

97. By the end of today’s seminar I will __________________ to each of you individually.

98. This is a photo of my little sister ______________ ice cream on the beach.

99. Our students take their responsibilities very _____________.

100. Pia was __________ delighted with the birthday present.