Name __________ Class ____________

Gold First Quick Placement Test

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS
1 Choose the option A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence.
Example: He's English. He __C__ London.
A comes B lives C comes from D from

1 ‘What _____?’ ‘I'm a web designer.’

A are you doing B do you C job you do D do you do
2 When we were children we _____ often have friends to stay the night.
A used B should C would D had
3 I've got an appointment with the dentist. I_____ him on Monday at 10am.
A am seeing B see C have seen D will seeing
4 I'm really interested _____ this new course.
A of B in C by D about
5 They _____ have any time to relax these days. They're just so busy.
A hardly B almost C lately D fairly
6 I _____ working late hours in the restaurant.
A used to B am used C got used D am used to
7 I couldn’t stop _____ those chocolates because they were so delicious.
A to eat B eating C for eating D eat
8 ‘Where's Julie?’ ‘She's _____ breakfast in the hotel. Shall we go and find her?’
A has B having C is having D will have
9 He took _____ playing the drums last year and now he's in a band.
A out B away C over D up
10 We _____ afford to go on holiday this year. We've spent all our money on the new house.
A can't B don't C won't D aren't
11 After _____ to him, we decided to stay.
A speak B we are speaking C speaking D we speak
12 Are you worried _____ your exam?
A with B for C by D about
13 They have quite a good standard of _____ in that country.
A life B income C being D living
14 That's one of _____ stupid things I've ever heard.
A most B more C the most D as much
15 Don't you think he looks just _____ his father?
A as B same C similar D like

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16 I _____ that book yet. Is it good?
A haven’t read B wasn't reading C don't read D am not reading
17 This exercise is a _____ more difficult than the first one.
A lots B lot C far D much
18 They came _____ some good ideas for the party.
A up with B up C out D forward
19 Don't you remember ____ at the special dinner we had last month?
A to meet him B him meeting C meeting him D him to meet
20 We've been waiting here _____ at least half an hour.
A yet B for C by D since
21 She _____ just spent a lot of money on a new car.
A is B was C has D does
22 We worked _____ hard to finish the assignment on time.
A absolutely B completely C entirely D extremely
23 I think you put your _____ in it when you said she looked terrible.
A hand B finger C foot D leg
24 That was _____only time I felt uncomfortable in my job.
A an B the C '-' D some
25 The fire alarm _____ off while we were having a meeting.
A took B went C put D rang
26 There wasn’t _____ in the room when I arrived.
A someone B nobody C anyone D nothing
27 They _____along a quiet road when the accident happened.
A are driving B drove C drive D were driving
28 They _____ ages researching the subject on the internet.
A spent B used C waste D consumed
29 He _____ here since January 2008. He likes the job very much.
A was working B had worked here C had been working D has been working
30 When I lived in Australia, I never got used _____ the Australian accent.
A to hear B hearing C hear D to hearing
31 He's the man _____ wife is a famous opera singer.
A who's B which C whose D that
32 There isn’t _____information about him in the database.
A some B an C no D any
33 Our products are sold _____ over the world.
A throughout B all C wherever D every

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34 Did you _____ my text? I sent it to you this morning.
A take B look C get D have
35 You _____ eat breakfast before you go to school. It's good for you.
A should B ought C need D would
36 That _____ be Samantha. She left the country yesterday.
A mustn't B can't C mightn't D needn't
37 Have you visited the beach_____ you can swim with dolphins?
A which B that C whose D where
38 Please call me as _____as you arrive home.
A immediate B quick C soon D near
39 I expect they _____ be late. They usually are.
A are going B will C can D would
40 You _____to work late if you don’t want you. It's your choice.
A don’t have B mustn't C oughtn't D needn't
41 He _____them to wait for a few minutes.
A spoke B told C said D talked
42 The coat she bought was _____small for her so she had to take it back to the shop.
A not enough B much C too D enough
43 We suggest you _____the tickets today.
A buy B are buying C buying D to buy
44 _____ his work is usually very good, this time he's made several mistakes.
A Despite B Unless C However D Although
45 We _____ anything if you had warned us.
A would say B don’t say C wouldn’t have said D won't have said
46 Don’t _____ my time. I'm very busy at the moment.
A miss B lose C waste D have
47 _____ the heavy rain, the race was postponed.
A Owing B Due to C Because D As a result
48 The man _____ a crime and was caught by the police.
A committed B made C did D got
49 The books _____ to the school this morning.
A delivered B were delivering C were delivered D had been delivering
50 They'd _____ eat in an Italian restaurant, I think.
A prefer B rather C wish D like
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