Read the text below. For questions 54 to 58, choose the best answer (a, b, c or d).

FULL PLACEMENT TEST

Section 1

Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.

(1)   Roberta _____ from The United States.

       a) are

       b) is

       c) am

       d) be

(2)   What’s _____ name?

       a) -

       b) his

       c) him

       d) he

(3)  My friend _____ in London.

      a) living

             b) live

             c) lives

             d) is live

(4)   Where _____?

a) works Tom           

b) Tom works                       

c) Tom does work                

d) does Tom work

(5)   I ­_____ coffee.

a) no like

b) not like                 

c) like don’t              

d) don’t like

(6)   ‘_____ to Australia, Ginny?’ ‘Yes, two years ago.”

a) Did you ever go               

b) Do you ever go 

c) Have you ever been         

d) Are you ever going          

(7)   Tokyo is _____ city I’ve ever lived in.

a) the most big                     

b) the bigger 

c) the biggest            

d) the more big

(8)       A vegetarian is someone _____ doesn’t eat meat.

a) who

b) what               

c) which                                           

d) whose

 (9)  _____ these days.

a) I never a newspaper buy  

b) I never buy a newspaper  

c) I buy never a newspaper  

d) Never I buy a newspaper 

(10) I _____ watch TV tonight.

a) am

b) go to

c) going to    

d) am going to

(11)     I wish I _____ more money!

a) have

b) had           

c) would have          

d) was having

(12) _____ be famous one day?

a) Would you like    

b) Would you like to

c) Do you like

d) Do you like to                  

Section 2

Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.

(13) It’s my birthday _____ Friday.

a) on             

b) in              

c) at              

d) by

(14) I _____ eighteen years old.

a) am            

b) have          

c) have got

d) -

(15) I _____ a headache.

a) am

b) do

c) have                      

d) got

(16) Do you _____ a uniform at your school?

a) carry                     

b) wear         

c) use

d) hold

(17) ‘What time is it?’        ‘I have no _____.’

a) idea          

b) opinion     

c) answer                  

d) time          

(18)     The meal was very expensive. Look at the _____!

a) ticket        

b) receipt      

c) invoice      

d) bill

(19) How many _____ of trousers have you got?

a) items         

b) pairs          

c) sets           

d) times

(20) Joel came back from his holiday in Brazil looking really _____.

a) tanned      

b) sunned      

c) coloured   

d) darkened

Section 3

Read the text below. For questions 21 to 25, choose the best answer (a, b, c or d).

‘Heavier than air flying machines are impossible,’ said the well-known scientist Lord Kelvin in 1895. Thomas Watson, the chairman of IBM in 1943, was wrong too when he said that he thought there would be a world market for only five or so computers.

Predictions can, of course, be wrong, and it is very difficult to predict what the world will be like in 100, 50, or even 20 years from now. Butthis is something that scientists and politicians often do. They do so because they invent things and make decisions that shape the future of the world that we live in.

In the past they didn’t have to think too much about the impact that their decisions had on the natural world. But that is now changing. An increasing number of people believe that we should live within the rules set by nature. In other words, they think that in a world of fixed and limited resources, what is used today will not be there for our children. We must therefore look at each human activity and try to change it or create alternatives if it is not sustainable. The rules for this are set by nature, not by man.

(21) What was Lord Kelvin suggesting?

a) It is difficult to make accurate predictions.

b) It would be possible for people to fly.                 

c) It would be impossible for people to fly.             

d) There would only be a few computers.    

(22) According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?

a) Lord Kelvin and Thomas Watson were good friends.

b) The world does not have unlimited natural resources.

c) Our children will not make predictions about the future.

d) It is easy to predict what the world will be like 20 years from now.

(23) shape (line 6) is closest in meaning to:

a) do 

b) create        

c) look at      

d) move

(24) The article suggests we should live in a _____ way.

a) selfish                   

b) sustainable            

c) predictable                       

d) scientific

(25) Choose the best title for the article.

a) Predictions and more predictions!                       

b) Politicians and scientists

c) A sustainable future for our children       

d) New inventions

Section 4 (26 to 33)

Write a letter or email to your new pen-friend from abroad and introduce yourself. Say where you come from, where you live and give a little information about your family and friends as well as your hobbies and interests. Say how long you have been learning English and how you would like to improve your English. Write 80-100 words.

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Section 5

Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.

(34) Harry can _____ English.

a) to speak

b) speaking   

c) speak

d) speaks

(35) I’m not interested _____ sports.

a) for

b) about        

c) in

d) to

(36) She likes _____ expensive clothes.

a)  wearing               

b)  to wearing                       

c)  wear                    

d)  is wearing

(37) Harry _____ his father’s car when the accident happened.

a) was driving                      

b) drove        

c) had driven

d) has been driving

(38) I was wondering _____ tell me when the next plane from Chicago arrives?

a) could you             

b) can you     

c) if you could                      

d) if could you

(39) If I _____ him, I would have spoken to him, wouldn’t I?

a) saw                       

b) had seen                           

c) have seen  

d) would have seen

(40)     I like your hair. Where _____?

a) do you have cut

b) have you cut it     

c) do you have cut it

d) do you have it cut

(41) I think Joey must _____ late tonight. His office light is still on.

a) have worked        

b) work         

c) be working                       

d) to work

(42) John tells me Jack’s going out with Helen, _____ I find hard to believe.

a) which                   

b) who                      

c) whose                   

d) that

(43) What _____ this weekend, Lance?

a) will you do                       

b) are you doing       

c) will you have done           

d) do you do

(44) The weather has been awful. We’ve had very _____ sunshine this summer.

a) little                      

b) a little       

c) few                       

d) a few

(45) Did you hear what happened to Kate? She _____.

a) is arrested 

b) arrested    

c) has been arrested  

d) is being arrested

Section 6

Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.

(46) I usually _____ up at about 7.30.

a) go             

b) be             

c) do 

d) get

(47) I _____ football every week.

a) play                       

b) go              

c) do  

d) have

(48) My sister _____ the cooking in our house.

a) does                      

b) makes                   

c) cooks                    

d) takes

(49)     Don’t forget to _____ the light when you leave the room.

a) turn up      

b) turn in                   

c) turn off                 

d) turn over

(50) She was in _____ when she heard the tragic news.

a) crying       

b) tears                      

c) cries                      

d) tearful

(51) He _____ that he hadn’t stolen the computer, but no one believed him.

a) reassured  

b) informed  

c) insisted     

d) persuaded

(52) Could you _____ me that book for a couple of days, please?

a) lend                      

b) owe                      

c) borrow      

d) rent

(53) Greg is _____ a lot of time at Yvonne’s house these days!

a) taking       

b) spending   

c) having      

d) doing

Section 7

Read the text below. For questions 54 to 58, choose the best answer (a, b, c or d).

Manyhotel chains and tour operators say that they take their environmental commitments seriously, but often they do not respect their social and economic responsibilities to the local community. So is it possible for travellers to help improve the lives of locals and still have a good holiday?

The charity, Tourism Concern, thinks so. It has pioneered the concept of the fair-trade holiday. The philosophy behind fair-trade travel is to make sure that local people get a fair share of the income from tourism. The objectives are simple: employing local people wherever possible; offering fair wages and treatment; showing cultural respect; involving communities in deciding how tourism is developed; and making sure that visitors have minimal environmental impact.

Although there is currently no official fair-trade accreditation for holidays, the Association of Independent Tour Operators has worked hard to produce responsible tourism guidelines for its members. Some new companies, operated as much by principles as profits, offer a fantastic range of holidays for responsible and adventurous travellers.

(54) Tourism Concern…

a) is a tour operator.             

b) is a hotel.

c) is a charity.           

d) his a chain of hotels.

(55) Which of the following is NOT one of Tourism Concern’s objectives?

a) Good pay for local people       .

b) Showing respect for local cultures.

c) Saving tourists money.

d) Protecting the local environment.

(56) According to the text, fair-trade travel is all about…

a) making money for charity.                       

b) money from tourism going to local people.

c) travellers getting a good deal.      

d) a great cultural experience.

(57) According to the text, there are ­­_____ companies that are operated on principles as well as profits.

a) a few        

b) no             

c) some old   

d) many

(58) Choose the most appropriate title for the article.

a) Holidays from heaven      

b) Cheap adventure holidays

c) Fair-trade holidays                       

d) Great holiday deals

Section 8 (59 to 66)

You are going to take part in a magazine competition for a story with the title ‘A Perfect Day’. Write your story and use at least three of the following linking words: after, before, then, as soon as, by the time, just as, during, while. Write 150-200 words.

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Section 9