Test your English / adults

For the questions below, please choose the best option to complete the sentence or
conversation.

1. When can we meet again?

a) When are you free?

b) It was two days ago.

c) Can you help me?

2. My aunt is going to stay with me.

a) How do you do?

b) How long for?

c) How was it?

3. When do you study?

a)at school
b) in the evenings
c)in the library
4. Would you prefer lemonade or orange juice?
a) Have you got anything else?
b) If you like
c) Are you sure about that?

5. Let's have dinner now.

a)You aren't eating.
b) There aren't any.
c) Tom isn't here yet.

6. The snow was ...... heavily when I left the house.

a) dropping
b)landing
c)falling
d)descending

7.I can't find my keys anywhere - I ...... have left them at work.
a) can

b)must

c)ought

d)would

8. When a car pulled out in front of her, Jane did well not to ...... control of her bicycle.
a)miss
b)lose
c)fail
d)drop
9 According to Richard's ...... the train leaves at 7 o'clock.
a)opinion
b)advice
c)knowledge
d)information

10. When you stay in a country for some time you get used to the people's ...... of life.
a)habit
b)custom
c)way
d) system

11. The builders are ...... good progress with the new house.
a)getting
b)doing
c)making
d)taking
12. She is now taking a more positive ...... to her studies and should do well.
a)attitude
b)behaviour
c)manner
d)style

13. My father ...... his new car for two weeks now.
a)has had
b)has
c)is having
d)had
14. What differences are there ...... the English spoken in the UK and the English spoken in
the US?
a)among
b)between
c)beside
d_)with

15. At 6 p.m. I started to get angry with him because he was late ......
a)as usual
b)in general
c)typically
d)usually

16. ...... you get your father's permission, I'll take you skiing next weekend
a) Although
b) Provided
c)as
d)unless

17. A local company has agreed to ...... the school team with football shirts.
a)contribute
b)supply
c)give
d)produce

18. I really enjoy stories that are ...... in the distant future.
a)found
b)set
c)put
d)placed
19. That old saucepan will come in ...... when we go camping.
a)convinient
b)fitting
c)handy
d)suitable

20. Anyone ...... after the start of the play is not allowed in until the interval.
a)arrives
b)had arrived
c)arriving
d)arrived

21. I didn't ...... driving home in the storm so I stayed overnight in a hotel.
a)fancy
b)desire
c)prefear
d)want

22.The judge said that those prepared to...... in crime must be ready to suffer the
consequences.
a)ivolve
b)engage
c)undertake
d)enlist
 23. Marianne seemed to take ...... at my comments on her work
a)annoyance
b)insult
c)offence
d)indignation
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 24. You should not have a dog if you are not ...... to look after it.
a)prepared
b)adapted
c)arranged
d)decided
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 25. The farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity ......
a)current
b)supply
c)grid
d)power

RESULT: LEVEL: NAME:

 RESULTS ADULTS PLACMENT TESTS

6 to 10 Cambridge English: Key (KET)- Key to essential english

11 to 12 Cambridge English: Key (KET) or Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET) intermediate

13 to 15 Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET)

16 to 17 Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET) or Cambridge English: First (FCE)upper intermediate

18 to 19 Cambridge English: First (FCE)

20 to 21 Cambridge English: First (FCE) or Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)

22 Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)

23 to 25 Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)

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