Name __________________________________________ Class ______________________________

LANGUAGE LEADER PLACEMENT TEST B

Choose the best word or phrase, a), b), c) or d), to complete the sentences.

0 My name _is_ David.

a) is b) are c) be d) am

1 _____ is he unhappy? I don’t know.

a) How b) Why c) Who d) Does

2 Sarah is the champion. She _____ wins.

a) always b) rarely c) never d) occasionally

3 Do you have _____ umbrella?

a) a b) an c) the d) (no word – write Ø)

4 _____ you help me please?

a) Can b) Do c) Can’t d) Don’t

5 Germany is _____ bigger than Italy.

a) (no word – write Ø) b) more c) the d) most

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6 _____ David happy? Yes, he is.

a) Are b) Aren’t c) Is d) Isn’t

7 There _____ any cars in the car park.

a) are b) aren’t c) is d) isn’t

8 Karol _____ at school. He is a teacher.

a) doesn’t work b) works c) don’t work d) work

9 _____ she need a car? Yes, she does.

a) Am b) Is c) Do d) Does

10 _____ is Istanbul? In Turkey.

a) Where b) When c) What d) Which

11 It _____ very cold yesterday.

a) is b) are c) was d) were

12 I _____ drive a car at six years old but now I drive all the time.

a) can b) could c) can’t d) couldn’t

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13 _____ you fly to France last year?

a) Did b) Was c) Were d) Do

14 Last night I _____ spaghetti.

a) eat b) eaten c) ate d) eating

15 My TV is old. I _____ buy another one.

a) should b) would c) could d) couldn’t

16 You don’t _____ buy a dictionary. I have one.

a) should b) have to c) could d) will

17 At the end of the course, we _____ have an exam.

a) do b) will c) (no word – write Ø) d) are

18 What are you _____ eat tonight?

a) going b) have c) will d) going to

19 I have never _____ that film.

a) see b) seen c) saw d) sees

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20 _____ you been to Spain?

a) Do b) Will c) Are d) Have

21 Iwona is _____ best student in the class.

a) a b) an c) the d) (no word – write Ø)

22 I _____ some chocolate in my bag.

a) has b) have c) doesn’t have d) don’t have

23 How _____ money is there in the bank?

a) much b) many c) some d) any

24 We _____ in Rome at the moment.

a) to live b) are living c) lives d) is living

25 I _____ studying these days.

a) is not b) do not c) are not d) am not

26 Did you hear the new song by the Matches on _____ radio last night?

a) an b) (no word – write Ø) c) the d) a

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27 Osteopaths are doctors _____ people with back problems.

a) they help b) help c) who they help d) who help

28 How many exams _____ this year?

a) do you take b) have you taken c) is you take d) did you taking

29 There have been eight accidents _____.

a) in the last few days b) yesterday c) last year d) on November 12th

30 The Copper Kettle is the _____ restaurant in the town. The meals are so cheap.

a) more expensive b) most expensive c) less expensive d) least expensive

31 I _____ to the radio at the moment.

a) do not listen b) does not listen c) is not listening d) am not listening

32 The weather is getting hotter _____.

a) usually b) today c) sometimes d) never

33 They didn’t see David at work _____ Monday.

a) in b) at c) on d) with

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34 Where _____ the exam yesterday.

a) did b) do c) was d) is

35 Julio _____ his car when the bus hit him.

a) was parking b) parked c) parks d) is parking

36 Old people usually _____ pay to use the bus.

a) must not b) could not c) might not d) don’t have to

37 Have you ever thought _____ a doctor?

a) becoming b) to become c) about becoming d) became

38 This lesson is so _____.

a) bored b) bore c) boring d) bores

39 At the end of the year, the hospital _____ to open a new surgery.

a) like b) are hoping c) going d) will

40 _____ live in London?

a) Was David used b) Did David used to c) Did David use d) Was David used to

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41 Chicken with chocolate _____ by Mexican people.

a) eats b) is eating c) is eaten d) are eaten

42 The hotel _____ this weekend for a wedding.

a) is closing b) is going close c) is close d) will be close

43 The Lexington Murderer _____ from prison last week.

a) was released b) was releasing c) did release d) released

44 How long _____ for the exam this week.

a) you have studied b) you studied c) were you studied d) have you been studying

45 If the newspaper sold more adverts they _____ more money.

a) will make b) makes c) can make d) would make

46 There are very _____ tomatoes in the shop. I’ll have more tomorrow.

a) little b) many c) few d) much

47 There _____ rain tomorrow.

a) won’t b) might be c) definitely is d) may will

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48 If you don’t revise, you _____ the exam.

a) won’t pass b) might pass c) don’t pass d) aren’t passing

49 You _____ a ticket before you get on the train.

a) must to buy b) have buy c) must buys d) have to buy

50 Has Mark received a letter _____ the bank?

a) to b) from c) by d) on

51 I don’t think the government _____ to the proposal.

a) are going to agree b) is agreeing c) might agree d) are agreeing

52 The police had no evidence against John so they _____.

a) permitting him to go b) let him go

c) allows him to go d) give him permission to go

53 As soon as the rain _____ we will go.

a) stops b) stopped c) will stop d) is stopping

54 If I _____ you I _____ the proposal.

a) were / would endorse b) am / will endorse c) be / would endorse d) was / will endorse

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55 The second world war was not _____ as the first world war.

a) so long b) much longer c) the longest d) as long

56 _____ haven’t you been to school this week?

a) Why b) Where c) How d) Which

57 I’m sorry, I am _____ to accept your offer.

a) be able b) disable c) unable d) enable

58 The exploration team _____ from the Arctic on the 5th of November.

a) got up b) got back c) got down d) got round

59 _____ dinner already?

a) Will you eat b) Do you eat c) Have you eaten d) Were you eat

60 For the last six weeks the astronauts _____ to travel to Mars.

a) have waited b) were waiting c) waited d) have been waiting

61 A vet is a doctor _____ job is to look after animals.

a) who b) whose c) that d) which

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62 Spencer Tracey, _____ , was married to Kathryn Hepburn.

a) was a famous actor b) he was a famous actor

c) who was a famous actor d) whose a famous actor

63 Manchester United _____ for the first time in twenty matches.

a) was just been beaten b) have just beaten c) have just been beaten d) just beat

64 It was _____ first time, I had seen _____ advert for MP3 players in _____ newspaper.

a) (no article – write Ø) / the / a b) a / an / a c) the / an / a d) a / the / a

65 John gave Sarah a _____ plant for her birthday.

a) green house plastic b) green plastic house c) plastic green house d) house green plastic

66 Don’t worry about it. There are _____ of other people who like it.

a) plenty b) none c) a few d) some

67 Kasia _____ it was the best film she had ever seen.

a) told to me b) said me c) told me d) says to me

68 The journalist asked President Smith _____ when he was in India.

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a) what he had seen b) what did he see c) what had he seen d) what he did see

69 If the meeting _____ later, everyone would have had a chance to vote.

a) finishes b) finished c) has finished d) had finished

70 You _____ asked David before borrowing his guitar.

a) should have b) must have c) can’t have d) shall have

71 While my manager _____ the delegates, I prepared the coffee.

a) was meeting b) meets c) has met d) has been meeting

72 By the age of 23, Steve _____ in twelve countries.

a) was living b) has lived c) lived d) had lived

73 The project needs further _____ before we can agree on a budget.

a) develop b) development c) developing d) developer

74 Ali is a workaholic. He _____ be one of the most hard-working people I know.

a) could b) can c) might d) must

75 If you don’t _____ the revision, you _____ pass the exam.

a) do / won’t b) make / wouldn’t c) make / won’t d) do / wouldn’t

76 There is _____ paper left in the photocopy machine.

a) any b) hardly c) hardly any d) none

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77 St Mary’s School was built in 1883. It was _____ first school of its kind.

a) an b) the c) (no word – write Ø) d) a

78 Next June I _____ on the beach getting brown.

a) will be being sat b) am sitting c) will be sitting d) sit

79 By this next time next year I _____ German.

a) be learning b) have learnt c) am learning d) will have learnt

80 The election _____ next month.

a) couldn’t happen b) will not be happen c) might not happen d) may be happen

81 I _____ to myself that Sarah was late when she came in through the door.

a) just thought b) was just being thought c) was just thinking d) have just thought

82 By the time I got home, the cat _____ all the fish.

a) ate b) had eaten c) had been eaten d) has eaten

83 Over the last twenty years, air pollution _____ a major issue.

a) has become b) became c) has been becoming d) was becoming

84 Would you mind _____ me how you finished so quickly?

a) tell b) telling c) to tell d) is telling

85 I _____ if there is any change in his condition.

a) like knowing b) ’d like knowing c) ’d like to know d) like to know

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86 He was rewarded by _____ free tickets to Hawaii.

a) given b) being given c) was given d) been given

87 After running for five miles I was _____ exhausted.

a) absolutely b) very c) a bit d) extremely

88 We know it wasn’t true because he lies very _____ .

a) possibly b) similarly c) never d) badly

89 It hasn’t been possible _____ the representatives today.

a) meet b) meeting c) to meet d) the meeting

90 The school _____ the exams moved to the end of the month.

a) has b) have c) had d) to have

91 The man _____ at the end of the street is looking for you.

a) waits b) waiting c) is waiting d) wait

92 It _____ said that cures for all major disease will be found within fifty years.

a) has b) had c) is d) was

93 The cabinet suggested _____ the budget for this year.

a) changes b) change c) to change d) changing

94 _____ interest rates fall, the government must be ready.

a) Will b) Do c) Should d) Could

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95 If the computer hadn’t been invented, I wouldn’t _____ find things so quickly now.

a) have been able to b) were able to c) had been able to d) be able to

96 It took us hours but we finally succeeded _____ tickets for the concert.

a) got b) to get c) in getting d) with getting

97 It was a dark night. Arthur _____ ready for the meeting.

a) has got b) was got c) was getting d) has been getting

98 Peter says he _____ happier when he was still at school.

a) use to be b) would be c) used to be d) would have been

99 I think you have _____ what I was trying to say.

a) misunderstood b) ununderstood c) inunderstood d) overunderstood

100 I wish a school _____ there earlier than last year.

a) was built b) was being build c) had built d) had been built

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