PLACEMENT EXAM level: A1.

1/2
Identify the letter that best completes the statement or answers the question

1. _____ name is Antonio

a) Their
b) His
c) Her

2. Tom and Mary_____ from Brazil

a) My
b) Is
c) Are

3. What do you do?

a) I’m a teacher
b) I’m Mexican
c) I do a lawyer

4. ____ Tom you brother?

a) Is
b) Are
c) Does

5. ____ do you work?

a) Who
b) Where
c) Are

6. A: ____ ______?
B: At the International School

a) Where do you buy

b) Where does he work
c) Is the studying

7. She____ French
a) Is
b) From
c) Her
8. ______ Name is Bernardo.
a) Her
b) He
c) His

9. I _____ French and English.

a) Call
b) Talk
c) Speak

10. Is your brother_____ accountant?

a) An
b) A
c) Famous
PLACEMENT EXAM level: A1.2/2
Identify the letter that best completes the statement or answers the question

11. Where ____ you last week?

a) Was
b) Are
c) Were
d)

12. ____ you do your homework?

a) Are
b) Were
c) Did

13. The sun ____ everyday

a) Shines
b) Shine
c) Shining

14. I love running. It’s ____.

a) Boring
b) Energizing
c) Interested

15. My mother ____ the train to work

a) Take
b) Taking
c) Takes

16. Are you ____ your birthday next week?

a) Celebrate
b) Celebrating
c) Celebrates

17. _____________ to make cookies?

a) How much butter do we need
b) How much butter are we needing
c) How many butter we do need

18. That door is __________ old.

a) Very
b) To
c) Much

19. The dog is noisy, _____ all day!

a) Bark
b) It barks
c) The dog bark

20. What _____ you do last night?

a) Does
b) Did
c) Do
PLACEMENT EXAM level: A2.1/3
Identify the letter that best completes the statement or answers the question

21. ______ English?

a) Who’s
b) Whose
c) Marry is

22. How ______ Uncle?

a) He is
b) Old is his
c) Old his

23. My roommate works ____ nine o’clock ____ night.

a) On/ in
b) In / at
c) Until / at

24. Susan _____ the dinner last Friday.

a) Doesn’t like
b) Did not like
c) Didn’t

25. _______ waste the water, Linda!

a) Doesn’t
b) Not
c) Don’t

26. My aunt lives on an island in the middle of a big ________

a) Forest
b) Desert
c) Lake

27. Can you ___ the guitar?

a) Play
b) To play
c) Playing

28. _______ the tickets for the concert expensive?

a) Did
b) Were
c) Was

29. What ___________________ at the weekends?

a) Do you usually do
b) You do usually
c) You do usually do

30. A: __________________________?
B: that’s a great ideal

a) Do you like the restaurant

b) It is nice to go the restaurant
c) How about going to the restaurant
PLACEMENT EXAM level: A2.2/3
31. A: ____________________________________?
B: No, I went to the cinema.

a) Did you stay home last night

b) Did you go to the cinema last night.
c) Was he watching TV last night.

32. There _________________ milk at home.

a) Some
b) is not any
c) any

33. Melissa is a ________________ person, she works all day

a) busy
b) late
c) lovely

34. Why is Ashley upset?

a) She studied for a test.
b) She didn´t do well in an exam
c) She went to the library.

35. A: The house is very _______ today.

B: Yes, the kids are playing ________ in the bedroom.

a) Quiet / quietly
b) Noisy / quiet
c) Quietly / quiet

36. A: How did John spend his afternoon?

B: ___________________________
a) He woke up at 5:00 a.m
b) He trained with his football team
c) He went to a party last Saturday evening

37. Are we going _________ this spring?

a) beach
b) anywhere
c) somewhere

38. My dad can´t stand ______ in the town

a) To drive
b) Drive
c) Driving

39. A: Tom broke his leg yesterday

B: __________________________
a) Really? What´s wrong?
b) Sorry! That´s wrong.
c) Oh, dear. How did it happen?

40. They _____________ a new computer, so they _________ learn how to use it.
a) have to / has to
b) have to / have
c) have / have to
PLACEMENT EXAM level: A2.3/3
Identify the letter that best completes the statement or answers the question

41. Laura wants to _______________ go-skating

a) Take up
b) Sort out
c) Get out of

42. I´ve never played volleyball but I would like to _______________

a) Had a go
b) Take class
c) Give it a try y

43. It is very ____________ to speak with your mouth full

a) Pleased
b) Rude
c) Wonderful

44. Ryan ________________ to wear a suit to work

a) Doesn´t have
b) Mustn´t
c) Wasn´t

45. In the desert the _____________ is often higher than 60 °C

a) Weather
b) Climate
c) Temperature

46. You ___________ try to take as little luggage as possible with you
a) Should
b) Need
c) Have

47. Jenny has a strong German __________. It´s difficult to understand her
a) Volce
b) Accent
c) Feeling

48. I´m having breakfast with my boss and I want to ______________

a) Spend a fortune
b) Excuse me
c) Make a good impression

49. Mr. and Mrs. Macholda couldn´t have any children, so they decided to _________
one
a) Improve
b) Adopt
c) Organize

50. There were lots of __________ to show us the way to the museum
a) Signs
b) Details
c) Tips
PLACEMENT EXAM level: B1.1/3
Identify the letter that best completes the statement or answers the question

51. Everybody failed the exam. ______________ of the students passed it.
a) None
b) Some
c) All

52. Monica didn´t eat breakfast. She __________ want to eat something now.
a) Can
b) Had
c) Might

53. A: Oscar feels tired all the time

B: ___________________________
a) I know, he isn´t getting enough sleep
b) He´s eating too much
c) Yeah, he´s resting enough

54. A: Did you watch TV last night?

B: ______________________________
a) I was watching it during the lights went out
b) I was watching it still the lights went out
c) I was watching it when the lights went out

55. A: I was wondering if you could help me

B: ____________________________________
a) Sure, how?
b) I wish you couldn´t
c) I wish you could

56. A: Will your sister go to the park?

B: _______________________________
a) Yes, you will
b) Yes, we will
c) No, she won´t

57. How long does it last?

a) At 8:30 p.m.
b) About 25 miles
c) An hour

58. The day before yesterday I ___________________ at 6:29 a.m.

a) Woke up
b) Take a shower
c) Have breakfast

59. ___________________ anything to eat?

a) That´s
b) There is
c) Is there

60. Can I borrow your car?

a) O:K: I don´t need it today
b) O:K. 50 pounds
c) Sure, I need it today
PLACEMENT EXAM level: B2.2/3
Identify the letter that best completes the statement or answers the question

61. Opening the door _____ room colder

a) Makes to the
b) Makes the
c) Make the

62. _____________________ a new mobile phone

a) I getting a
b) I´ve got
c) I gets

63. Scott arrived in Australia as _________ tourist

a) An
b) The
c) A

64. A: We´re not going to the mountains this year.

B: _________________________ am I
a) Neither
b) So
c) Also

65. She hasn ´t _____________ a presentation before

a) Gave
b) Given
c) Gift

66. What did your wife buy for you?

a) She has me a new sweater
b) She bought a new sweater for me
c) I bought a new sweater for me

67. How´s your new school?

a) It keeps me very busy
b) It makes me a boring school
c) It doesn´t me study much

68. Why don´t you come with us?

a) No, thanks. I´m waiting for my husband
b) No, thanks. I´ll got with you
c) No I´ve got a new skirt

69. Does Beverly still work at the language school?

a) Yes, she has working for them since 2001
b) Yes, she has worked there for years
c) Yes, she works since 2001

70. I don´t like opera.

a) Neither does Steve
b) Either do I
c) Neither do David
PLACEMENT EXAM level: B1.3/3
Identify the letter that best completes the statement or answers the question

71. That looks difficult, __________?

a) Don´t it?
b) Doesn´t it?
c) Does it?

72. Jenny and I both like _____________ ice tea

a) Drink
b) Drinking
c) Eating

73. ________________ we have sent 1500 flyers already

a) So far
b) Not yet
c) Yet

74. There are many fatal accidents involving motorcycles

a) That´s about a lot
b) That´s true
c) That´s too small

75. Is your uncle stressed out?

a) Yes, you´re having a break
b) No, she is very calmed
c) Yes, he is very tense

76. How long have you been living here?

a) Since 9 year ago
b) For 20 years
c) During long time ago

77. Do you know Tom´s son?

a) Yes, he´s always at the university, is he?
b) Yes, he´s always at the university, isn´t he?
c) Yes, he´s always at the university, are they?

78. Whose dress is this?

a) I think it´s my
b) I think it´s hers
c) Think is she

79. I can´t go because eating out costs too ___________ money

a) Much
b) Many
c) Enough

80. David and his friend ___________ lunch yet

a) Haven´t eaten
b) Hasn´t ate
c) Haven´t eat
PLACEMENT EXAM level: B2.1/4
Identify the letter that best completes the statement or answers the question

81. They invested a lot of money in the company as they believed that ___________ it
would make a huge profit.
a) In the long run
b) In the distance
c) It´s no wonder

82. You need to start studying for your exams soon. It´s _____________ for your exams.
a) About time you have started studying
b) It will be hight time you started studying
c) High time you started studying

83. Jim was wearing his dark sunglasses to avoid being recognized. But within ________
there was a group of fans surrounding him.
a) A few seconds
b) A quite few seconds
c) A little seconds

84. We´ve ________ coffee. I´ll go get some from Mrs. Mack next door.
a) Got at a low cost
b) Run out of
c) Released of

85. That waiter was so rude he actually __________ the money out of my hands
a) Held
b) Snatched
c) Got

86. The other day the star Tom Cruise went shopping with some _____________
a) Of this mate
b) Of his own mates
c) Of his mates

87. I _____________ by her innocent appearance and __________ her into my house.
a) Have taken / let
b) Took in / let to
c) Was taken / let

88. We decided that a holiday in Europe was _________, after terrible floods in this area
a) Not keen on it
b) Out of the question
c) Got rid of

89. It _______ that only children __________ often quite mature.

a) Said / have been
b) Is said / are
c) Is said / to have been

90. The government ___________ reducing the rate of the homeless in the country.
a) Is aiming for
b) Is focusing of
c) Is aming at
PLACEMENT EXAM level: B2.2/4
Identify the letter that best completes the statement or answers the question

91. You can shout till you´re _________. I´m not going to change my mind and that´s
final
a) Out of the blue
b) Blue in the face
c) In my black books

92. Look at this garden of theirs. They´ve really ________________ it!

a) Put their hearts and souls into
b) Turned a blind eye to
c) Been all fingers and thumbs

93. Our advertising campaign for the new soft drink was rejected, so it´s _______ again.
a) a hundred percent well
b) nine out of ten times
c) back to square one

94. “go to your room” said my father. My father told ___________ room.
a) I that went to my
b) Me to go to my
c) Me that I go to my

95. “they left this morning”, said Angelina. Angelina said that ____________ before.
a) They have been leaving
b) They was leaving that day
c) They had left the day

96. If I ______________, I _____________ eat lots of seafood.

a) Were in Spain / would
b) Am in Spain / would
c) Would be in Spain /will eat

97. I am tired of my friends treating me badly. I am tired of _______ my friends.

a) Being treated badly by
b) Been being treated badly by
c) Had been treated badly by

98. I wish I hadn´t told her about our weekend plans. I _________ about our weekend
plans.
a) Regret have told her
b) That I have told her
c) Regret telling her

99. He had to pay someone to redecorate his house. He ____________ redecorated.

a) Had to have his house
b) To have had his house
c) Has to has his house.

100. Although John is short, he´s a good baseball player. Despite ___________ a
good baseball player.
a) He is short is
b) Being short James is
c) His hight is
PLACEMENT EXAM level: B2.3/4
Identify the letter that best completes the statement or answers the question

101. The young man keeps her questions and then, to _____, he turns to her and ..

a) Put her out of her misery

b) Make matters worse
c) Flabbergasted

102. We call young people who steal cars and then drive them very fast just for run ________
a) Joyriders
b) Thieves
c) Kidnapper

103. ___________ your brother ______ your sister can help us since they´re architects.
a) Either / or
b) Neither / nor
c) Not only / either

104. There are no passengers allowed on that ship it´s for ________ only.
a) Load
b) Carry something off
c) Freight

105. If she hadn´t tripped over at the airport in Delhi, ___________________

a) She would haven´t a swollen ankle

b) She wouldn´t have had a swollen ankle
c) She wouldn´t still have a swollen ankle

106. I got a chance to go to Spain for a week. I was ___________________

a) At the end of my tether
b) Clown in the dumps
c) Thilled to bits

107. The total sales for this video are already over a million. This video _______ copies already.

a) Is selling over a million

b) Had been selling over million
c) Has sold over a million

108. It´s far too _________ a problem for you to solve on your own.
a) Large
b) Big
c) Long

109. The thief must have stolen the diamonds between the hours of 7 and 11 pm.
The diamonds________________________.

a) Must have being stolen between the hours of 7 and 11 pm.

b) Must have been stolen between the hours of 7 and 11 pm
c) Must had been stole between the hours of 7 and 11 pm.

110. The judge is going to sentence the assassin now. The assassin ______________
a) Will be sentenced now
b) Is being sentenced now
 c) Is going to be sentenced now

PLACEMENT EXAM level: B2.4/4

Identify the letter that best completes the statement or answers the question

111. He has just bought a ________ for her bed.

a) Rug
b) Flowers
c) Mattress

112. They´ve been living in a town ____________ for years.

a) Area
b) Plain
c) Valley

113. The boat began to _________ very slowly after in hit the rocks.
a) Descend
b) Ascend
c) Sink

114. He used both hands to ______ the screw on the lamp

a) Harden
b) Tighten
c) Toughen

115. Jason never studies but always manages to ____________ good exam results.
a) Create
b) Produce
c) Process

116. The government decided to __________ a warning about severe weather

conditions.
a) Obtain
b) Gain
c) Keep

117. If you had told me before, I _____________ the fridge at that store.
a) Would buy
b) Would´ve bought
c) Wouldn´t bought

118. You need to watch calories __________ you eat, the fatter you´ll get.
a) The more
b) The most
c) Much more

119. It started to ___________ , so she decide to take the bus rather than walk home.
a) Drizzle
b) Shower
c) Spray

120. He worked at a supermarket in order to ______________ herself at medical

school.
a) Support
b) Cover
c) Shelter