Quick placement test

Time: 30 min.

Part 1

Questions 1 — 5

Where can you see these notices?
For questions 1 to 5. mark one letter A, B or C on your Answer Sheet.

Questions 6 — 10

In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the text below.
For questions 6 to 10, mark one letter A. B or C on your Answer Sheet.

Questions 11 — 20

In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the texts.
For questions 11 to 20. mark one letter A, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet.

Questions 21 — 40

In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
For questions 21 to 40. mark one letter A. B. C or D on your Answer Sheet.

Part 2

Questions 41 — 50

In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best fits each space in the texts.
For questions 41 to 50. mark one letter A, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet.

Questions 51 — 60

In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
For questions 51 to 60, mark one letter A, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet.

Settembre 30, 2023

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Please leave your Room key at Reception. Where can you see these notice?

in a shop

in a hotel

in a taxi

Foreign money changed here. Where can you see these notice?

in a library

in a bank

in a police station

AFTERNOON SHOW BEGINS AT 2PM. Where can you see these notice?

outside a theatre

outside a supermarket

outside a restaurant

CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS Lessons start again on 8th January. Where can you see these notice?

at a travel agent's

at a music school

at a restaurant

Price per night: £ 10 a tent £ 5 a person. Where can you see these notice?

at a cinema

in a hotel

on a camp-site

Scotland is the north part of the island of Great Britain. The Atlantic Ocean is on the west and the North Sea on the east. Some people ____ Scotland speak a different language called Gaelic.

on in at

There are ____ five million people in Scotland,

about between among

and Edinburgh is ____ most famous city. Scotland has many mountains; the highest one is called 'Ben Nevis'. In the south of Scotland, there are a lot of sheep.

his your its

A long time ago, there ____ many forests,

is were was

10.

but now there are only a ____ Scotland. Is only a small country, but it is quite beautiful.

few little lot

11.

Alice Guy Blaché was the first female film director. She first became involved in cinema whilst working for the Gaumont Film Company in the late 1890s. This was a period of great change in the cinema and Alice was the first to use many new inventions, ____ sound and colour.

bringing including containing supporting

12.

In 1907 Alice ____ to New York where she started her own film company.

moved ran entered transported

13.

She was ____ successful, but, when Hollywood became the centre of the film world,

next once immediately recently

14.

the best days of the independent New York film companies were ____

after down behind over

15.

When Alice died in 1968, hardly anybody ____ her name.

remembered realised reminded repeated

16.

UFOs — do they exist? UFO is short for 'unidentified flying object'. UFOs are popularly known as flying saucers. ____ that is often

because therefore although so

17.

the ____ they are reported to be.

look shape size type

18.

The ____ "flying saucers" were seen in 1947 by an American pilot, but experts who studied his claim decided it had been a trick of the light.

last next first oldest

19.

Even people experienced at watching the sky, ____ as pilots, report seeing UFOs.

like that so such

20.

In 1978 a pilot reported a collection of UFOs off the coast of New Zealand. A television ____ went up with the pilot and filmed the UFOs. Scientists studying this phenomenon later discovered that in this case they were simply lights on boats out fishing.

cameraman director actor announcer

21.

The teacher encouraged her students ____ to an English pen-friend.

should write write wrote to write

22.

They spent a lot of time ____ at the pictures in the museum.

looking for looking to look to looking

23.

Shirley enjoys science lessons, but all her experiments seem to ____ wrong.

turn come end go

24.

____ from Michael, all the group arrived on time.

Except Other Besides Apart

25.

She ____ her neighbour's children for the broken window.

accused complained blamed denied

26.

As I had missed the history lesson, my friend went ____ the homework with me.

by after over on

27.

Whether she's a good actress or not is a ____ of opinion.

matter subject point case

28.

The decorated roof of the ancient palace was ____ up by lour thin columns.

built carried held supported

29.

Would it ____ you if we came on Thursday?

agree suit like fit

30.

This form ____ be handed in until the end of the week.

doesn't need doesn't have needn't hasn't got

31.

If you make a mistake when you are writing, just ____ it out with your pen.

cross clear do wipe

32.

Although our opinions on many things ____ , we're good friends.

differ oppose disagree divide

33.

This product must be eaten ____ two days of purchase.

by before within under

34.

The newspaper report contained ____ important information.

many another an a lot of

35.

Have you considered ____ to London?

move to move to be moving moving

36.

It can be a good idea for people who lead an active life to increase their ____ of vitamins.

upturn input upkeep intake

37.

I thought there was a ____ of jealousy in his reaction to my good fortune.

piece part shadow touch

38.

Why didn't you ____ that you were feeling ill?

advise mention remark tell

39.

James was not sure exactly where his best interests

stood rested lay centred

40.

He's still getting ____ the shock of losing his job.

across by over through

41.

The tallest buildings - SKYSCRAPERS. Nowadays, skyscrapers can be found in most major cities of the world. A building which was many ____ high was first called a skyscraper in the United States at the end of the 19th century,

stages steps storeys levels

42.

and New York has perhaps the ____ skyscraper of them all, the Empire State Building.

first-rate top-class well-built best-known

43.

The ____ beneath the streets of New York is rock,

dirt field ground soil

44.

____ enough to take the heaviest load without sinking,

hard stiff forceful powerful

45.

and is therefore well-suited to bearing the ____ of tall buildings.

weight height size scale

46.

Scrabble is the world's most popular word game. For its origins, we have to go back to the 1930s in the USA, when Alfred Butts, an architect, found himself out of ____

earning work income job

47.

He decided that there was a ____ for a board game

market purchase commerce sale

48.

based on words and ____ to design one.

took up set out made for got round

49.

Eventually he made a ____ from it,

wealth fund cash fortune

50.

in spite of the fact that his original ____ was only three cents a game.

receipt benefit profit allowance

51.

Roger's manager ____ to make him stay late if he hadn't finished the work.

insisted warned threatened announced

52.

By the time he has finished his week's work, John has hardly ____ energy left for the weekend.

any much no same

53.

As the game ____ to a close, disappointed spectators started to leave.

led neared approached drew

54.

I don't remember ____ the front door when I left home this morning.

to lock locking locked to have locked

55.

I ____ to other people borrowing my books: they always forget to return them.

disagree avoid dislike object

56.

Andrew's attempts to get into the swimming team have not ____ with much success.

associated concluded joined met

57.

Although Harry had obviously read the newspaper article carefully, he didn't seem to have ____ the main point.

grasped clutched clasped gripped

58.

A lot of the views put forward in the documentary were open to ____

enquiry query question wonder

59.

The new college ____ for the needs of students with a variety of learning backgrounds.

deals supplies furnishes caters

60.

I find the times of English meals very strange — I'm not used ____ dinner at 6 p.m.

to have to having having have

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