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New Market Leader Quick Placement Test

Beginner to Pre-intermediate
Try to answer all forty five questions. There is one mark per question.
Write one answer from the four possible answers.

For example:
What __c__ your name?
a) are b) be c) is d) am

1 Where are _____ from?

a) she b) his c) you d) Tom

2 Sam isn’t _____ .

a) doctor b) job c) a doctor d) work

3 _____ are three hotels in the city centre.

a) There b) We c) Where d) Our

4 Hello, Marta. Nice to _____ you.

a) meet b) give c) speak d) show

5 Volkswagen is _____ German company.

a) a b) old c) in d) big

6 Lisa Steiner _____ 25 years old.

a) is b) she c) age d) has

7 Rick is from Glasgow, a _____ in Scotland.

a) company b) country c) city d) nationality

8 _____’s my new boss over there.

a) This b) Those c) That d) These

9 Are _____ your tickets?

a) their b) these c) this d) there

10 What’s your telephone number, _____ ?

a) welcome b) please c) isn’t it d) thanks

11 The sales conference is very good, but we _____ very happy with our hotel.
a) isn’t b) can’t c) haven’t d) aren’t

12 _____ me, where’s the conference centre?

a) Please b) Excuse c) Sorry d) Say

13 I write a lot of e-mails, but I _____ write a lot of reports.

a) don’t b) am not c) not d) isn’t

14 _____ you work for a big company?

a) Job b) Are c) Office d) Do

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15 Can Olga speak _____ foreign languages?
a) the b) some c) any d) lot of

16 What do you _____ in your free time?

a) relax b) job c) be d) do

17 What time do you get up _____ the morning?

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

18 I’ve _____ a meeting this Tuesday.

a) got b) go c) get d) going

19 Ana can _____ computer programs

a) write b) writing c) wrote d) writes

20 Can I offer you _____ coffee?

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

21 Sakiko _____ Luis at the sales conference in March 2006.

a) met b) meet c) meeting d) meets

22 Hans left the firm six years _____.

a) past b) since c) ago d) long

23 _____ you at the meeting yesterday?

a) Did b) Went c) Could d) Were

24 How much did your new computer _____ ?

a) cost b) price c) expensive d) money

25 When did Sandra _____ about our problems?

a) learns b) learning c) learn d) learned

26 Our country is _____ market for mobile phones.

a) biggest b) bigger c) the biggest d) much bigger

27 Sales in June were a _____ higher than in July.

a) bit b) much c) more d) very

28 Jenny _____ a customer in Madrid at the moment.

a) call b) calling c) calls d) ’s calling

29 How many days _____ Ahmed spend in Moscow?

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

30 Sheila’s not _____ study marketing next year.

a) going b) will c) going to d) won’t

31 We won’t _____ our new range next month.

a) introduce b) introducing c) to introduce d) introduced

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32 _____ you ever worked abroad?
a) Will b) Did c) Can d) Have

33 Maria’s lived in Berlin _____ three years.

a) since b) ago c) for d) in

34 It’s a good restaurant, but they haven’t got any vegetarian _____ .
a) dishes b) cookers c) menu d) meat

35 There’s a lot of choice! What do you_____ ?

a) ordering b) recommend c) show d) advice

36 We buy all our food at Maxi because they often have special _____ .
a) targets b) promotions c) customs d) features

37 This offer is for a limited _____ only, so you have to be quick.

a) discount b) sale c) order d) period

38 Mario always keeps his promises. He’s very _____ .

a) reliable b) punctual c) ambitious d) sociable

39 They say one third of the _____ will lose their jobs.
a) employment b) workforce c) casual d) qualifications

40 Our company has a big _____ of the home market.

a) staff b) niche c) profit d) share

41 It’s easy to _____ mistakes when you are in a foreign country!

a) work b) make c) think d) do

42 Business was bad, and profits _____ to an all-time low.

a) fell b) rise c) felt d) rose

43 Sarah _____ a lot of money in her new job.

a) wins b) gains c) deals d) earns

44 Raul has _____ for the post of office manager in Budapest.

a) applied b) offered c) enquired d) informed

45 Max is very good _____ organising seminars and conferences.

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

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