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Placement test 1
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1.a Complete the sentences with the present simple or the present progressive. Use the verbs in parentheses.
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Brian:
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"Hi, Ted. (you / want)
to have lunch together this week?"
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Ted:
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“Sure. When?”
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Brian:
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“What (you / do)
tomorrow?”
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Ted:
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“I (go)
to the dentist.
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What about Wednesday?” |
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Brian:
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“Sorry, I can’t. I (visit)
my sister and then
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I (go)
shopping.”
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Ted:
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“(you / do)
anything on Thursday?”
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Brian:
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“No, I’m free. (you / like)
Chinese food?
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Ted:
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“Sure.”
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Brian:
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“Okay, let’s go to Chang Wok’s.”
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1.b Put the verbs in parentheses in the past simple.
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Maria:
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“Juan, what (you / want)
to be when you (be)
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young?”
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Juan:
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“I (want)
to be an actor.”
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Maria:
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“Why (you / not become)
an actor?”
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Juan:
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“I (get)
interested in science at school.”
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Maria:
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“(you / go)
to college?”
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Juan:
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“Yes. I (go)
to college in Madrid.”
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Maria:
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“What (you / study)
?"
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Juan:
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“I (study)
medicine and (become)
a doctor.”
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1.c Complete the questions and answers.
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Tom:
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“
you go shopping yesterday?”
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Sue
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“Yes,
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Tom:
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“
you buy anything nice?”
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Sue:
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“No,
. The stores were too expensive.”
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Matt:
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“
you at home last night?”
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Lisa:
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“No,I
at a night club.”
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Matt:
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“
it good?”
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Lisa:
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“Yes, it
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2.a Complete the text below with verbs from the box. Be careful; three verbs are not used.
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| going - hates - lives - likes - go - runs - is - loves - to run |
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Ricardo
a 29-year-old graphic designer from Argentina, but now he
in Boston.
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He
running. He
8 kilometers every day. He also enjoys
to the
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movies but he
watching television.
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2.b Complete sentences using many, much, lot or lots.
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There are
of restaurants in the area.
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There isn’t
traffic on the weekend.
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Are there
shops near the hotel?
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There’s
of information in the guidebook.
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Is there
entertainment at night?
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2.c Complete this letter by putting the correct object pronoun (me, you, her, him, it, us, them) in each space.
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My grandparents came to our house to stay with
last week. It was my birthday and my
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grandmother baked a cake for
. It looked fantastic, but when we tasted
, it was
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even better. I really like my grandparents. I often visit
in their cottage in the summer. They
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are very funny together. They always shout at each other. But I know that she loves
and he
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loves
. Next time you visit, I’ll take
to their cottage. I know you’ll enjoy
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2.d Rewrite sentences, putting the words in the correct order.
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every wash hair day I my.
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don’t I usually breakfast eat.
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a movies to go week I the once.
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vacation always my I in take September.
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weekends busy am on very sometimes I.
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a I month times or to go two restaurant three a.
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2.e Read the conversation and put the verbs in parentheses into the correct form, to + verb or verb + ing.
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Mark:
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“What would you like
(do) tonight?”
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Wendy:
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“How about
(go) to a restaurant?”
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Mark:
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“Actually, I don’t think I want
(go) out.”
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Wendy:
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“Would you prefer
(stay) at home and watch
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TV? There’s an old movie on later.” |
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Mark:
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“Yes. I really enjoy
(watch) old movies.”
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Wendy:
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“OK. Let’s stay in, then.”
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2.f Read the conversation and put the verbs in parentheses in the correct tense, going to + verb or will + verb.
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James:
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“Hi Jan.
(you have) a party for your birthday tonight?”
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Jan:
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“No. We
(have) dinner in a restaurant. Do you want to come?
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You
(love) it. It’s Italian!”
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James:
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“Yes please!”
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Jan:
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“And after that, we
(go) to a nightclub.”
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James:
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“Sounds great! How
(I get) there?”
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Jan:
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“Don’t worry.
(pick you up) in my car at 7:30.”
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James:
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“OK. See you then.”
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2.g Put verbs in the correct form of the verb, the past simple or the past progressive.
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I
(not hear) the doorbell because I
(watch) TV.
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We
(play) tennis when it suddenly
(start) to rain.
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When I
(arrive) at the party, everybody
(dance).
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2.h Complete sentences with a comparative form of the words in parentheses.
For example: “George is older than Bill.”
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Mexico City is (big)
than London.
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A Mercedes is (expensive)
than a Ford.
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Tom Cruise is (famous)
than Johnny Depp.
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Spain is (hot)
than France.
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2.i Write on the space on the right the correct word.
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That’s me / mine / my pen.
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You / Your / Yours is on the desk.
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Which car is her / hers / they?
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It’s the one next to our / ours / we.
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I like their / there / theirs friends.
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2.j Write on the space on the right the correct phrase.
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You have / Have you / Did you ever stayed in a five star hotel?
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I have ever gone / ever been / never been to Los Angeles.
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Has he / He has / Did he do the shopping?
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I didn’t / don’t have / haven’t seen Titanic.
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2.k Write on the space on the right the correct letter.
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Scientists (a) discover / (b) will discover / (c) are going to discover a cure for cancer soon.
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We’ve decided that we (a) are painting / (b) are going to paint / (c) might paint the bathroom.
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The world (a) gets / (b) is getting / (c) has gotten warmer and warmer.
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Thomas is a student. He (a) studies / (b) is studying / (c) might study biology at college.
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I (a) go (b) am going (c) went shopping this afternoon.
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Everyone in the room (a) has / (b) will have / (c) is having a mobile phone.
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Sue and David (a) will move / (b) have moved / (c) are moving into their new house soon.
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