Placement Test B
Choose the correct answer.
1 Cats are … intelligent as dogs.
a) more b) not as c) than d) most
2 My dad … people with body-piercing.
a) doesn’t stand b) would rather c) can’t stand d) doesn’t care
3 ‘Let’s play tennis.’ – ‘No, thanks. … go swimming.’
a) I like b) I prefer c) I’d rather d) I want
4 Our school has a football … and two tennis courts.
a) garden b) park c) place d) pitch
5 … with my aunt and uncle at the moment.
a) We’re staying b) We had to stay c) We stayed d) We stay
6 We can … time if we buy our train tickets on the Internet.
a) save b) make c) have d) spend
7 My brother is going to take … judo.
a) over b) off c) away d) up
8 I want to go to France this summer so … French.
a) I won’t learn b) I’m learning c) I learn d) I learned
9 The cafés in Spain are not … as ours.
a) more b) like c) same d) the same
10 Linda is very fit. … everywhere by bike.
a) She goes b) She’s going c) She went d) She’s going to
11 My sister … play the piano when she was four!
a) can b) had c) could d) had
12 I tidied the kitchen … you were doing the shopping.
a) what b) where c) if d) while
13 ‘Are you … ?’ – ‘No. I hate sport.’
a) an athletic b) athletic c) athletics d) athlete
14 I saw two men in the street. They … at our house.
a) are looking b) were looking c) doesn’t look d) was looking
15 Our friends played well, …
a) did they? b) do they? c) don’t they? d) didn’t they?
16 Joe had £10 so he paid … the taxi.
a) to b) with c) for d) of
17 We … dinner when the phone rang.
a) having b) had c) were having d) was having
18 I didn’t … it was a good film.
a) mind b) think c) watch d) like
19 There weren’t any chairs, so we … sit on the floor.
a) had to b) have got c) have to d) had got
20 ‘I went to Italy last month.’ – ‘…’
a) Did you? b) Could you? c) Were you? d) Are you?
21 It’s … go swimming after a big meal.
a) unhealthy b) bad c) bad for d) bad to
22 I’m not … to be in the basketball team.
a) as good as b) enough good c) good enough d) better
23 Colds … by coughing and sneezing.
a) be spread b) are passed c) are spread d) pass on
24 My favourite … is salmon.
a) fish b) fruit c) meat d) vegetable
25 She’s … busy to have lunch with us.
a) too b) to c) enough d) more
26 My mother’s in bed. She’s got … .
a) cold b) headache c) ill d) flu
27 … is high in carbohydrates.
a) Cheese b) Fruit c) Fish d) Pasta
28 Our cat is very … : she doesn’t like fish.
a) usual b) usually c) unusual d) fun
29 You … drive a car if you’re tired.
a) would b) shouldn’t c) must d) should
30 The cat … in an old cupboard.
a) finds b) found c) was found d) was find
31 She speaks Spanish. She … be from Mexico.
a) can b) should c) would d) could
32 She’s … wearing a baseball cap.
a) not b) isn’t c) never d) doesn’t
33 The old part of the city is now a … area.
a) pedestrian b) traffic c) shop d) street
34 She’s a … good singer.
a) bit b) real c) quite d) really
35 John and I looked at … and laughed.
a) each other b) themselves c) us d) together
36 Working in a hot kitchen all day … fun.
a) can’t b) can’t be c) might d) must be
37 (phone call) ‘Hello. It’s Andy. Can I … Ben, please?’
a) speak with b) say to c) speak to d) talk with
38 ‘I’m sorry, Andy. Ben’s not here. Can I … a message?’
a) ask b) hear c) understand d) take
39 It was an awful party. We didn’t enjoy … .
a) them b) ourselves c) each other d) us
40 … very easy to get to the airport.
a) There’s b) It’s c) Is d) It
41 My parents love museums and … .
a) sightseeing b) site-seeing c) sight-seeing d) site seeing
42 Our teacher … been to China.
a) did b) was c) has d) went
43 What is there … in this town?
a) doing b) done c) to do d) to be doing
44 … TV all day is boring.
a) The watching b) Watching c) Watched d) Watch
45 My brother and I came to school … foot.
a) on b) with c) in d) off
46 My sister works in an office. She’s a … .
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