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Oxford Online Placement Test 1 (1)
Oxford Online Placement Test 1 (1)
Oxford Online Placement Test 1 (1)
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Man: I've got some letters to post.
Woman: them to the post office if you like.
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Boy: Oh, by the way, I borrowed your dictionary yesterday.
Girl: Well, it might have been nice if first.
10
Woman: Do you think you and Bethany will get married soon?
Man: I think it's unlikely. We've only known each other for a few months.
11 What does the boy mean?
Woman: If only we'd taken down the tent before we left the campsite this morning.
Man: Yes, but it didn't look like rain then.
Woman: Oh well, let's get on with it then.
13 What does the woman mean?
Man: I'm going to throw my hat in the ring for the Managing Director job. What do you
think?
Woman: Well, to be honest, I think it's a bit of a long shot.
Woman: I'm just here on the off chance that Dr Brown may be able to see me.
Man: Please take a seat and I'll see if I can fit you in.
Woman: I'm just here on the off chance that Dr Brown may be able to see me.
Man: Please take a seat and I'll see if I can fit you in.
Photography Exhibition
Local photographer, Alison Willis, is going to have (0) an exhibition of her work here in Oxford. Ms Willis's
photographs will be on display next month in the Museum of Modern Art for two weeks and I advise you
24 she was working as a tourist guide. Now she 25 her time searching for perfect
images of the countryside in all seasons. This is 26 makes her work interesting. Most of her
photographs are not just beautiful pictures of places, they also 27 a story about them. The
29 Two students are talking about careers' advice. What does the man say about his visit to a
careers' advice centre?
He was surprised by the recommendation made to
A
him.
He objected to having to fill in the
B
questionnaire.
He felt the advisor was
C
aggressive with him.
He had gone there
D
with the wrong
attitude.
30 Two people at the animal hospital are talking about pets. What does the man think about
cats?
A They are good company for older people.
31 A woman is talking about her job. Why does she want to find another job?
A She doesn’t get paid enough.
32 A man and woman are looking at a catalogue. What are they discussing?
A televisions
B computers
C mp3 players
33 A man is calling a woman. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A drive his daughter home
34 Two people are talking about learning foreign languages. What does the woman say?
She had no real need to learn a foreign language as a child.
A
She is now learning a language without working hard.
B
She is glad she learned other languages as a child.
C
36 A woman is talking about a new radio programme. The main aim of the radio programme is to
…
help children learn
A
to read.
tell children
B
stories on the
radio.
C encourage children to read more.
teach children how
D
to write good
stories.
37 A father is talking to his daughter about animals. The father is ...
38 Two people are talking about going ice-skating. The man feels . . .
A pleased to have an opportunity to do it again.
convinced that he would
B
make a fool of himself.
excited at the thought of doing something with
C
others.
certain he wouldn't be able to leave the
D
side of the rink.
39 How does the woman feel about the ice-skating lessons?
40 A woman is interviewing a man about his attempts to reach the North Pole. What does the man
say made his walk to the Pole surprisingly difficult?
the weight of the
A
sled
the distance he
B
had to cover
the dreadful weather conditions
C
the exceptionally low
D
temperatures
41A woman is talking to a man about her recent holiday. Why did the woman decide to go on a
cycling holiday?
A She wanted a cheap holiday.
42 A man is leaving a message on an answering machine. The room in Sara’s flat is ...
B very expensive.
A this weekend.