Intensive Course Placement Test – Strothoff International Activities

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1. Maria ............. Brazilian *

2. Paul's studying medicine because he wants to be a ............... . *

lawyer
teacher
doctor
builder

3. Jim ........ got a car. *

doesn't
hasn't
isn't
haven't

4. John is .............. brother. *

Peter's
Peter
of Peter
Peter his

5. What's your .............. sport? *

important
favourite
beautiful
nice

6. Excuse me. .......... time please? *

You have the
What is
Have you got the
What

7. What time .............. get up in the morning? *

you
do you
are you
you do

8. I usually ........... at the supermarket on Saturday mornings. *

go for a drink
eat out
do sport
go shopping

9. What ........ Mary for her birthday? *

about buying
shall we buy
to buy
let's

10. My brother ............ in London. *

live
lives
is lived
living

11. .............. there a restaurant near here? *

Are
Have
Do
Is

12. Do you prefer to have a .......... or a bath in your bathroom? *

shower
cooker
washing machine
fridge

13. How ............... is the cheese sandwich please? *

price
much
cost
money

14. ............. the food like at that Indian restaurant you went to last night? *

Did you
Was
What was
How did

15. I like .......... because I like to laugh. *

love stories
comedies
action films
science fiction films

16. London is more ......... than Paris *

dangerous
bigger
cleaner
noisier

17. .............. to go for a Pizza this evening? *

Do you like
What do you want
Would you rather
Would you like

18. Look! It .......... *

rains
raining
does rain
is raining

19. Hello, .............. I speak to Jane please? *

can
will
do
am

20. Peter loves giving presents, he's very .................. *

selfish
shy
lazy
generous

21. What's ............? You look upset. *

bad
happen
matter
wrong

22. If you do more exercise you will ......... . *

lose weight
stop to smoke
work less
have a holiday

23. To get to the Post Office, ................ at the end of this road. *

go along
go over
turn right
go past

24. Bye bye, George! ............... a nice weekend! *

Make
Have
Do
Pass

25. Bill: "I really love football" - Jim: "............." *

Neither do I
So am I
So do I
Oh, I do

26. I ............. 18 years old when I started my first job. *

were
had
was
did

27. I didn't ............ TV last night. *

watched
watching
watch
not watched

28. My grandfather was born eighty years ................ . *

since
last
ago
before

29. It was nice to meet you. See you ................ , I hope. *

later
more
always
longer

30. Many people prefer jobs with flexible ............. . *

working hours
office
salary
holiday pay

31. I'm ................... sorry, but I can't come to your party tonight. *

much
awful
really
such

32. John ............. his wife in 2004. *

has met
met
did he meet
was met

33. I'm sure .................... a great time at the party next Saturday. *

we'll have
we're having
we have
we go to have

34. How much time do you .............. doing your English homework? *

work
give
make
spend

35. Are you going shopping? ............. with you if you like. *

I'll come
I come
I'm coming
I can be coming

36. Jane is the ................ girl in her class. *

richer
more popular
worse
happiest

37. Excuse me, I ................. if you could show me the way to the train station? *

would like
wonder
may ask
hope

38. You shouldn't ................ a lady how old she is. *

asked
ask
asking
to ask

39. In England people usually ............ hands when they first meet. *

kiss
shake
take
put

40. Hurry up or we'll ................. our train! *

lose
fail
catch
miss

41. I was so ................ yesterday because I fell asleep in class! *

calm
nervous
guilty
embarrassed

42. .................. anything next Friday? *

Do you
Do you do
Would you do
Are you doing

43. Many types of watches ................ in Switzerland. *

are made
made
are making
is made

44. I like these trousers but they don't .............. me. They're too small! *

suit
size
fit
match

45. I .................. my driving test last week, so now I'll have to take it again. *

passed
lost
failed
got

46. Susan: "I've got four sisters" - Ruth: " .............. you?" *

Do
Got
Are
Have

47. What would you do if you .................... a million pounds? *

win
would win
won
winning

48. I'm trying to ................... money to buy a new car. *

save
waste
spend
lend

49. You're from Liverpool, .............. ? *

aren't you?
isn't it?
don't you?
you are

50. You ................ to study hard if you want to pass your exams. *

must
should
have
supposed

51. I'm usually too ..................... after work to go out. *

furious
exhausted
fascinated
angry

52. My parents .................... married since 1985. *

have been
are
were
got

53. If you go to London, the Tate Modern is really worth ................. . *

to see
seeing
to be seen
see

54 . I ................ home yesterday when it started raining. *

walked
was walking
have walked
have been walking

55. John wants to be president of his company - he's very ................. ! *

stubborn
responsible
ambitious
independent

56. People say English people tend .................. rather reserved. *

being
be
to be
been

57. I try to .................... my desk every day after work. *

go through
clear out
put away
tidy up

58. The thing you open bottles with is ................... a bottle opener in English. *

said
spoken
named
called

59. Take your umbrella ................ it rains. *

unless
because
as
in case

60. Could you ........... me a favour please? *

do
make
give
help

61. In order to log on to a computer you sometimes need to enter a ........................ . *

link
software
web site
password

62. Many new houses ................. in the town where I live. *

build
have been building
are being built
are building

63. ................... to post that card to Pete - it's his birthday tomorrow. *

If I were you, I'd
You should
Don't forget
You'd better

64. I don't know many people ............... still smoke nowadays. *

they
what
which
who

65. Mary went to the party .................. of her headache. *

although
in spite
even though
despite

66. I think I've got a cold. I can't stop ............... . *

to sneeze
sneezing
sneeze
the sneezing

67. If you don't know the meaning of a word you can .................. in a dictionary. *

get it out
point it out
look it up
come up with it

68. .................. I opened the window? *

May
Would you mind if
Could
Do you mind

69. My doctor ................ me I should eat less meat. *

told
spoke to
said
told to

70. Peter .......................... me to go to the theatre with him next week. *

offered
invited
promised
suggested

71. Sorry, I didn't quite ............. what you said. *

catch
listen
take
know

72. I wish I ............... get up early every morning! *

didn't have to
mustn't
hadn't
wouldn't have to

73. Jane ............ from Cambridge University with a degree in law. *

graduated
passed
studied
qualified

74. Hi Jenny. How's it ............... ? *

making
getting
going
doing

75. I don't smoke now, but I ................. smoke 20 a day! *

am used to
used to
use to
was used to

76. Paris is .................... the Eiffel Tower. *

famous for
impressed by
fascinated by
excited about

77. If I .............. earlier, I wouldn't have been late for work. *

left
was leaving
had left
have left

78. Jack: "Would you like me to help you" - Sue: "No it's OK, but thanks ................ . " *

to offer
the offer
you offer
for offering

79. The film sounded interesting, but it .................... to be really boring. *

worked out
took off
came round
turned out

80. Peter: "I've just won a million pounds!" - Bill: "You must ............. !" *

joke
be joking
make a joke
joking

81. This time next week I .................. on the beach on holiday! *

will go to sit
am sitting
will sit
will be sitting

82. One argument .................. not smoking is that you save a lot of money! *

in favour of
to agree with
it'd be better if
to make you

83. I have never ................. to Scotland *

been going
went
been
going

84. .............. my advice! *

Listen
Hear
Take
Do

85. It's usually cheaper to call a ............. than a mobile phone. *

voicemail
ring tone
landline
network

86. Sorry to bother you, but ................ I could have a word with you? *

I wonder
it is possible
I would like
I was wondering if

87. I'm going to ask my bank for a .................. to redecorate the kitchen. *

credit
loan
savings
debt

88. Andrew: "I'm sorry I'm late. - David: "It ................ !" *

doesn't matter
matters
never mind
alright

89. I was ................ tired last night that I fell asleep on the sofa. *

very
too
so
such

90. Do you fancy .................... away for the weekend? *

to go
go
going
we go

91. How often do you have ............... ? *

your hair cut
cut your hair
got your hair cut
hair cut

92. My husband is useless at home - he can't even ............. a light-bulb! *

change
put up
fix
dry-clean

93. What ............. me about Steve is that he's always late! *

bores
annoys
hates
dislikes

94. By 2020 I believe we will .............. a settlement on Mars. *

have built
have been building
be built
been built

95. It's difficult to .................. a living with a part-time job. *

get
make
work
do

96. I haven't got my keys. I .................. them at home. *

should have left
must leave
couldn't leave
must have left

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