Placement Test

9th grade

I. Multiple Choice (0.3px10=3p)

The day began auspiciously. They (1) ____ lost no dogs ______ the night, and they swung out
upon the trail and into the silence, the darkness, and the cold with spirits that were fairly light. Bill
seemed to ____ forgotten his forebodings of the previous night, and even waxed facetious with the
dogs when, at midday, they overturned the sled on a bad piece of trail.It was an awkward mix-up.
The sled was upside _____ and jammed _______ a tree-trunk and a huge rock, and they were
forced tounharness the dogs in order to straighten out the tangle. The two men were bent ____ the
sled and trying to right it, when Henry observed One Ear sidling away.

"Here, you, One Ear!" he cried, straightening up and turning around on the dog.

But One Ear broke into a run across the snow, his traces trailing ______ him. And there, out in the
snow of their back track, was the she-wolf waiting for him. As he neared her, he became suddenly
cautious. He slowed down to an alert and mincing walk and then
stopped. He regarded her _________ and dubiously, yet desirefully. She seemed to smile at him,
showing her teeth in an ingratiating rather ____ a menacing way. She moved ______ him a few
steps, playfully, and then halted. One Ear drew near to her, still alert
and cautious, his tail and ears in the air, his head held high.
(Jack London-White Fang, Chapter III-The Hunger Cry)

KEY: the words in bold

1.
a) have b) had c) havent d) hadnt
2.
a) during b) through c) at d) in
3.
a) be b) had d) have d) been
4.
a) in b) down c) up d) on
5.
a) between b)among c) into d) under
6.
a) on b) over c) onto d) above
7.
a) follwing b) beneath c) under d) behind
8.
a) carelessly b) careless c) carefully d) careful
9.
a) than b) then c) in d) for
10.
a) to b) forward c) toward d) onto
II. Word Formation(0.3px10=3p)

Used-car (0) purchases often begin with an online (1) _____________, and, as a result, an (2)
___________ number of scams involving online car buying seek to dupe (3) ____________
shoppers.

Online car-buying scams are also becoming (4) ___________ sophisticated and, therefore, harder
to detect, according to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, or IC3, a (5) __________ between the
FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center. From 2008 through 2010, the IC3 received
nearly 14,000 (6) __________ from car (7) __________ who have been targeted or victimized by
an online car-buying scam. Victims lost $44.5 million over that period.

The scam typically starts with a used car that is being sold on a (8) __________ website for
automotive advertisements. The car is priced below value with some plausible story for the rock-
bottom price, according to an IC3 consumer bulletin. Common reasons for the low price include
the seller suddenly moving for work or for military (9) _________, or the seller needing cash
quickly because of a job (10) ____ or unexpected medical bills.

(www.Bankrate.com)

1. AD; 2.INCREASE; 3.SUSPECT; 4.INCREASE; 5. PARTNER; 6.COMPLAIN; 7. SHOP; 8.

REPUTATION; 9. DEPLOY; 10. LOSE

KEY: 1.advertisement; 2. increasing; 3.unsuspecting; 4. increasingly; 5. partnership; 6.

complaints; 7. shoppers; 8. reputable; 9. deployment; 10. loss

III. Open Cloze(0.3px10=3p)

Count Dracula, the _____-sucking vampire from Transylvania, is a __________ character who has
taken on a life of its ___. No matter how many times someone kills him by driving a _______-
stake through his heart, we can never be sure that that is the ____ we see of him. And ____
enough, its not long before he reappears, sinking his ______ teeth into the neck of yet another
unfortunate victim. Amid this present-day fascination with vampires it is easy to forget that Count
Dracula was in fact the ________ of the Irish writer Bram Stoker. Dracula was ___________ in
Britain in 1987 and it was an instant success with Victorian readers who had a fascination with
Gothic horror stories. Peoples lives were changing rapidly as a _______ of the industrial
revolution and horror stories which dealt with unseen forces of good and evil, offered readers an
escape from the new scientific age. (BBC English)

KEY: 1. Blood ; 2. Fictional; 3.own; 4.wooden; 5.last; 6.sure; 7. Sharp; 8.creation; 9.

Published; 10. Result

+ 1p extra
 Placement Test
9th grade

I. Multiple Choice (0.3px10=3p)

The day began auspiciously. They (1) ____ lost no dogs ______ the night, and they swung out
upon the trail and into the silence, the darkness, and the cold with spirits that were fairly light. Bill
seemed to ____ forgotten his forebodings of the previous night, and even waxed facetious with the
dogs when, at midday, they overturned the sled on a bad piece of trail. It was an awkward mix-up.
The sled was upside _____ and jammed _______ a tree-trunk and a huge rock, and they were
forced to unharness the dogs in order to straighten out the tangle. The two men were bent ____ the
sled and trying to right it, when Henry observed One Ear sidling away.
"Here, you, One Ear!" he cried, straightening up and turning around on the dog.
But One Ear broke into a run across the snow, his traces trailing ______ him. And there, out in the
snow of their back track, was the she-wolf waiting for him. As he neared her, he became suddenly
cautious. He slowed down to an alert and mincing walk and then
stopped. He regarded her _________ and dubiously, yet desirefully. She seemed to smile at him,
showing her teeth in an ingratiating rather ____ a menacing way. She moved ______ him a few
steps, playfully, and then halted. One Ear drew near to her, still alert
and cautious, his tail and ears in the air, his head held high.
(Jack London-White Fang, Chapter III-The Hunger Cry)

1.a) have b) had c) havent d) hadnt

2.a) during b) through c) at d) in
3.a) be b) had d) have d) been
4.a) in b) down c) up d) on
5.a) between b)among c) into d) under
6.a) on b) over c) onto d) above
7.a) follwing b) beneath c) under d) behind
8.a) carelessly b) careless c) carefully d) careful
9.a) than b) then c) in d) for
10.a) to b) forward c) toward d) onto
II. Word Formation (0.3px10=3p)

Used-car (0) PURCHASES (PURCHASE) often begin with an online (1) _____________ (AD),
and, as a result, an (2) ___________(INCREASE) number of scams involving online car buying
seek to dupe (3) ____________ (SUSPECT) shoppers.
Online car-buying scams are also becoming (4) ___________ (INCREASE) sophisticated and,
therefore, harder to detect, according to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, or IC3, a (5)
__________(PARTNER) between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center. From
2008 through 2010, the IC3 received nearly 14,000 (6) __________ (COMPLAIN) from car (7)
__________ (SHOP) who have been targeted or victimized by an online car-buying scam.
Victims lost $44.5 million over that period.
The scam typically starts with a used car that is being sold on a (8) __________ (REPUTATION)
website for automotive advertisements. The car is priced below value with some plausible story
for the rock-bottom price, according to an IC3 consumer bulletin. Common reasons for the low
price include the seller suddenly moving for work or for military (9) _________(DEPLOY) , or
the seller needing cash quickly because of a job (10) ______________ (LOSE) or unexpected
medical bills.

III. Open Cloze (0.3px10=3p)

Count Dracula, the (1)___________-sucking vampire from Transylvania, is a (2)______________

character who has taken on a life of its (3)_____________. No matter how many times someone
kills him by driving a (4)______________-stake through his heart, we can never be sure that that
is the (5)___________ we see of him. And (6)_______________ enough, its not long before he
reappears, sinking his (7)_____________ teeth into the neck of yet another unfortunate victim.
Amid this present-day fascination with vampires it is easy to forget that Count Dracula was in fact
the (8)_______________ of the Irish writer Bram Stoker. Dracula was (9)______________ in
Britain in 1987 and it was an instant success with Victorian readers who had a fascination with
Gothic horror stories. Peoples lives were changing rapidly as a (10)_______________ of the
industrial revolution and horror stories which dealt with unseen forces of good and evil, offered
readers an escape from the new scientific age.

+ 1p extra