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A1 to B2

face2face Placement Test

Question Sheet

Choose the best answer for each question. Choose one answer only. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. Spend a maximum time of 30 minutes on the test. Please stop if the questions become too difcult.

1 Maria a) are

Brazilian. b) am c) is

d) be

2 Pauls studying medicine because he wants to be a a) lawyer 3 Jim a) doesnt 4 John is a) Peters 5 Whats your a) important 6 Excuse me. a) You have the 7 What time a) you 8 I usually a) go for a drink 9 What b) teacher c) doctor d) builder

got a car. b) hasnt brother. b) Peter

c) isnt

d) havent

c) of Peter

d) Peter his

sport? b) favourite time please? b) What is

c) beautiful

d) nice

c) Have you got the

d) What

b) do you

get up in the morning? c) are you d) you do

at the supermarket on Saturday mornings. b) eat out c) do sport d) go shopping

Mary for her birthday? a) about buying b) shall we buy in London. b) lives c) is lived

c) to buy

d) lets

10 My brother a) live 11

d) living

there a restaurant near here? a) Are b) Have c) Do d) Is or a bath in your bathroom? d) fridge

12 Do you prefer to have a a) shower b) cooker

c) washing machine

13 How a) price 14

is the cheese sandwich please? b) much c) cost d) money

the food like at that Indian restaurant you went to last night? a) Did you b) Was c) What was d) How did because I like to laugh. a) love stories b) comedies c) action lms than Paris.
b) bigger c) cleaner d) noisier

15 I like

d) science ction lms

16 London is more a) dangerous 17

to go for a pizza this evening? a) Do you like b) What do you want . b) raining

c) Would you rather

d) Would you like

18 Look! It a) rains 19 Hello, a) can

c) does rain

d) is raining

I speak to Jane please? b) will c) do d) am .

d) generous

20 Peter loves giving presents, hes very a) selsh 21 Whats a) bad b) shy c) lazy

? You look upset. b) happen c) matter .

d) wrong

22 If you do more exercise you will a) lose weight b) stop to smoke

c) work less

d) have a holiday

23 To get to the Post Ofce, a) go along b) go over

at the end of this road. c) turn right d) go past

24 Bye bye, George! a) Make b) Have

a nice weekend! c) Do d) Pass

25 BILL I really love football.

JIM

.
b) So am I c) So do I d) Oh, I do

a) Neither do I 26 I a) were 27 I didnt a) watched

18 years old when I started my rst job. b) had c) was d) did TV last night. b) watching

c) watch

d) not watched

28 My grandfather was born eighty years a) since b) last c) ago d) before

29 It was nice to meet you. See you a) later b) more c) always

, I hope. d) longer

30 Many people prefer jobs with exible a) working hours 31 Im a) much 32 John b) ofce c) salary

.
d) holiday pay

sorry, but I cant come to your party tonight. b) awful c) really d) such

his wife in 2004. a) has met b) met c) did he meet

d) was met

33 Im sure a) well have

a great time at the party next Saturday. b) were having c) we have d) we go to have doing your English homework? c) make d) spend with you if you like. c) Im coming d) I can be coming

34 How much time do you a) work b) give

35 Are you going shopping? a) Ill come 36 Jane is the a) richer 37 Excuse me, I a) would like 38 You shouldnt a) asked b) I come

girl in her class. b) more popular c) worse

d) happiest

b) wonder

if you could show me the way to the train station? c) may ask d) hope

a lady how old she is. b) ask c) asking d) to ask hands when they rst meet. c) take d) put

39 In England people usually a) kiss b) shake

40 Hurry up or well a) lose 41 I was so a) calm 42 b) fail

our train! c) catch d) miss

b) nervous

yesterday because I fell asleep in class! c) guilty d) embarrassed

a) Do you

anything next Friday? b) Do you do

c) Would you do

d) Are you doing

43 Many types of watches a) are made b) made

in Switzerland. c) are making

d) is made

44 I like these trousers but they dont a) suit 45 I b) size c) t d) match

me. Theyre much too small!

my driving test last week, so now Ill have to take it again. a) passed b) lost c) failed d) got

46 SUSAN Ive got four sisters.

RUTH

a) Do

you? b) Got c) Are

d) Have

47 What would you do if you a) win b) would win

a million pounds? c) won d) winning

48 Im trying to a) save

money to buy a new car. b) waste c) spend d) lend ?

c) dont you d) you are

49 Youre from Liverpool, a) arent you 50 You a) must b) isnt it

to study hard if you want to pass your exams. b) should c) have d) supposed after work to go out. b) exhausted c) fascinated married since 1985. b) are c) were

51 Im usually too a) furious 52 My parents a) have been

d) angry

d) got

53 If you go to London, the Tate Modern is really worth a) to see 54 I b) seeing c) to be seen d) see

a) walked

home yesterday when it started raining. b) was walking c) have walked

d) have been walking

55 John wants to be president of his company hes very a) stubborn b) responsible c) ambitious

! d) independent

56 People say English people tend a) being 57 I try to b) be c) to be

rather reserved. d) be

my desk every day after work. a) go through b) clear out c) put away

d) tidy up

58 The thing you open bottles with is a) said b) spoken c) named

a bottle opener in English. d) called

59 Take your umbrella a) unless 60 Could you a) do b) because

it rains. c) as

d) in case

me a favour please? b) make c) give d) help .

61 In order to log on to a computer you sometimes need to enter a a) link b) software c) web site d) password

62 Many new houses a) build 63

in the town where I live. b) have been building c) are being built

d) are building

a) If I were you, Id

to post that card to Pete its his birthday tomorrow. b) You should c) Dont forget d) Youd better

64 I dont know many people a) they b) what

still smoke nowadays. c) which d) who of her headache. c) even though . c) sneeze

65 Mary went to the party a) although b) in spite

d) despite

66 I think Ive got a cold. I cant stop a) to sneeze b) sneezing

d) the sneezing

67 If you dont know the meaning of a word you can a) get it out 68 b) point it out c) look it up

in a dictionary.
d) come up with it

I opened the window? a) May b) Would you mind if

c) Could

d) Do you mind

69 My doctor a) told 70 Peter a) offered

me I should eat less meat. b) spoke to c) said d) told to me to go to the theatre with him next week. b) invited c) promised d) suggested what you said.
c) take d) know

71 Sorry, I didnt quite a) catch 72 I wish I b) listen

get up early every morning! a) didnt have to b) mustnt c) hadnt

d) wouldnt have to

73 Jane

from Cambridge University with a degree in Law. a) graduated b) passed c) studied d) qualied ?
c) going d) doing

74 Hi Jenny. Hows it a) making b) getting

75 I dont smoke now, but I a) am used to 76 Paris is a) famous for 77 If I a) left 78 JACK b) used to

smoke 20 a day! c) use to d) was used to

the Eiffel Tower. b) impressed by

c) fascinated by

d) excited about

earlier, I wouldnt have been late for work. b) was leaving c) had left d) have left

Would you like me to help you? SUE No its OK, but thanks . a) to offer b) the offer c) you offer

d) for offering

79 The lm sounded interesting, but it a) worked out b) took off

to be really boring. c) came round d) turned out

80 PETER

Ive just won a million pounds! BILL You must ! a) joke b) be joking c) make a joke

d) joking

81 This time next week I a) will go to sit 82 One argument a) in favour of 83 I have never a) been going 84

on the beach on holiday! b) am sitting c) will sit d) will be sitting not smoking is that you save a lot of money! c) itd be better if d) to make you

b) to agree with

to Scotland.
b) went c) been d) going

my advice! a) Listen b) Hear

c) Take

d) Do

85 Its usually cheaper to call a a) voicemail b) ring tone

than a mobile phone. c) landline d) network

86 Sorry to bother you, but a) I wonder

I could have a word with you? b) it is possible c) I would like d) I was wondering if to redecorate the kitchen. d) debt

87 Im going to ask my bank for a a) credit 88 ANDREW b) loan c) savings

Im sorry Im late. DAVID It ! a) doesnt matter b) matters

c) never mind

d) alright

89 I was a) very

tired last night that I fell asleep on the sofa. b) too c) so d) such away for the weekend? c) going d) we go ? b) cut your hair

90 Do you fancy a) to go b) go

91 How often do you have a) your hair cut

c) got your hair cut

d) hair cut

92 My husband is useless at home he cant even a) change 93 What a) bores b) put up c) x d) dry-clean

a light-bulb!

me about Steve is that hes always late! b) annoys c) hates d) dislikes a settlement on Mars. b) have been building c) be built a living with a part-time job. c) work d) do them at home. b) must leave c) couldnt leave

94 By 2020 I believe we will a) have built 95 Its difcult to a) get b) make

d) been built

96 I havent got my keys. I a) should have left

d) must have left