Intermediate Level Placement Test

PLACEMENT TEST INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
1. She needs to go for a walk. She __________at her desk all day.
a. has been sitting b. has sat c. is sitting d. sits
2. Karen _________ to driving lorries. She has been doing it since she left
school.
a. gets used b. is getting used c. is used d. has been getting used
3. We _________ of visiting Egypt this year.
a. have thought b. think c. will think d. are thinking
4. Mary __________ near the sea when she was a little girl.
a. was living b. used to live c. used to living would live
5. They ____________ home when their car broke down.
a. were driving b. had driven c. drive d. would drive
6. People in this town are very friendly and I made friends ____________ I
moved here.
a. while b. as soon as c. since d. already
7. He paid for the window he ____________.
a. was breaking b. had broken c. had been breaking d. broken
8. It had been a long time ____________ I´d seen Mark.
a. ago b. since c. until d. yet

9. You´d better take a jacket in case the weather __________ cold.
a. will turn b. will be turning c. turns d. is turning
10. The baby ___________ by the time we get home tonight.
a. will sleep b. is sleeping c. sleeps d. will be sleeping
11. Jason hopes he _______ into that university.
a. gets b. is getting c. to be getting d. will have been getting
12. “When will he make up his mind?”
“I think he´s finally on the point ________ a decision.”
a. to make b. for making c. about to make d. of making
13. Jane won´t be at the office, she _________ home by now.
a. will go b. will have been gone c. will have gone d. will have been going
14. She bought a ________ statue from that shop.
a. beautiful red African wooden b. red African wooden beautiful
c. wooden beautiful red African d. beautiful wooden red African
15. That road isn´t _________ for buses.
a. enough wide b. too wide c. widest d. wide enough
16. The longest I work here, _________ I dislike my colleagues.
a. more b. the most c. the more d. very much

17. Physics _____ much more difficult now than last year.
a. are b. is c. had been d. is being
18. I was hoping she could give me _______ news.
a. some b. a c. any d. another
19. How ________ did you bring?
a. many luggages b. much luggage c. big a luggage d. many luggage
20. I can´t afford chocolate that costs € 14 _____ bar!
a. for the b. one c. the d. a
21. “Are there any sandwiches left?” “Very ______ ; you´d better hurry up if you
want one!”
a. a few b. little c. few d. a little
22. Neither Sandra _____ Thomas enjoyed the documentary film.
a. and b. either c. or d. nor
23. ______ information about the incident was given to journalists.
a. Few b. Little c. An d. Several
24. There are ________ students in class today than there were yesterday.
a. less b. few c. a little d. fewer

25. “You don´t arrive home late any more”.
“That´s because I leave work early to avoid ______ in the rush hour”.
a. to drive b. drive c. driving d. driven
26. “You should never have lent Pamela that money.” “I know, I regret ______ it
to her”.
a. giving b. to give c. for giving d. about giving
27. I wouldn´t have known if I _____ watched the news.
a. haven´t b. hadn´t c. didn´t d. wouldn´t have
28. “Have you seen that film?” “No, I wish I ____”.
a. had b. have c. did d. would
29. “Would you like to go to the lake?” “I´d rather we ______ to the beach.”
a. go b. be going c. had gone d. went
30. We´d better hurry, _________ we´ll be late.
a. as long as b. in case c. unless d. otherwise
31. “Did Terry repair the roof?” “No. He ______ by professionals.”
a. was doing it b. had to do it c. had it done d. had done it
32. Not until they took the blindfold off, _______ where I was.
a. I realised b. I had realised c. I did realise d. did I realise

33. Hardly _________ the gate when the dog ran out into the street.
a. Julie had opened b. Julie opened
c. had Julie been opened d. had Julie opened
34. “I haven´t had lunch yet.”
“You usually have it at half past one, _______?
a. aren´t you b. haven´t you c. don´t you d. won´t you
35. “How can I help you, madam?”
“Can you tell me what time __________?”
a. does the last train arrive b. is the last train arriving
c. the last train arrives d. will the last train arrive
36. “Was Robert speaking to you?”
“Yes. He asked ________ my new job.”
a. was I enjoying b. me was I enjoying
c. me if I was enjoying d. what I was enjoying
37. “Did you tell Fran about it?”
“Yeah, but I __________! He already knew.”
a. mustn´t have b. needn´t have c. hadn´t to d. didn´t need
38. Surely, you ________ known what they were going to do.
a. may have b. can have c. must have d. better have
39. My aunt, ______ now lives in Cyprus, used to work in that department store.
a. that b. whom c. which d. who

40. The woman ________ you sold your old furniture is my neighbour.
a. who b. whose c. to whom d. whom
41. _________ hard I try, I still can´t solve the Maths problem.
a. However b. Whichever c. Whatever d. Whoever
42. “Do you know who is going to be president?”
“No, the votes ____________ counted.”
a. are b. are still c. need d. are still being
43. I don´t like being made ___________ other people´s work.
a. do b. to do c. doing d. to be doing
44.”Have you ever met Danny?”
“No, but he _____________ quite popular wherever he goes.”
a. gets said to be b. is said to be
c. has been said as d. is said that he´s

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PLACEMENT TEST INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

a. has been sitting b. has sat c. is sitting d. sits

a. gets used b. is getting used c. is used d. has been getting used

3. We _________ of visiting Egypt this year.

a. have thought b. think c. will think d. are thinking

a. was living b. used to live c. used to living would live

5. They ____________ home when their car broke down.

a. were driving b. had driven c. drive d. would drive

a. while b. as soon as c. since d. already

7. He paid for the window he ____________.

a. was breaking b. had broken c. had been breaking d. broken

8. It had been a long time ____________ I´d seen Mark.

a. ago b. since c. until d. yet

a. will turn b. will be turning c. turns d. is turning

10. The baby ___________ by the time we get home tonight.

a. will sleep b. is sleeping c. sleeps d. will be sleeping

11. Jason hopes he _______ into that university.

a. gets b. is getting c. to be getting d. will have been getting

12. “When will he make up his mind?”

“I think he´s finally on the point ________ a decision.”

a. to make b. for making c. about to make d. of making

13. Jane won´t be at the office, she _________ home by now.

14. She bought a ________ statue from that shop.

a. beautiful red African wooden b. red African wooden beautiful

c. wooden beautiful red African d. beautiful wooden red African

15. That road isn´t _________ for buses.

a. enough wide b. too wide c. widest d. wide enough

16. The longest I work here, _________ I dislike my colleagues.

a. more b. the most c. the more d. very much

a. are b. is c. had been d. is being

18. I was hoping she could give me _______ news.

a. some b. a c. any d. another

19. How ________ did you bring?

a. many luggages b. much luggage c. big a luggage d. many luggage

20. I can´t afford chocolate that costs € 14 _____ bar!

a. for the b. one c. the d. a

a. a few b. little c. few d. a little

22. Neither Sandra _____ Thomas enjoyed the documentary film.

a. and b. either c. or d. nor

23. ______ information about the incident was given to journalists.

a. Few b. Little c. An d. Several

a. less b. few c. a little d. fewer

a. to drive b. drive c. driving d. driven

a. giving b. to give c. for giving d. about giving

27. I wouldn´t have known if I _____ watched the news.

a. haven´t b. hadn´t c. didn´t d. wouldn´t have

28. “Have you seen that film?” “No, I wish I ____”.

a. had b. have c. did d. would

a. go b. be going c. had gone d. went

30. We´d better hurry, _________ we´ll be late.

a. as long as b. in case c. unless d. otherwise

31. “Did Terry repair the roof?” “No. He ______ by professionals.”

a. was doing it b. had to do it c. had it done d. had done it

a. I realised b. I had realised c. I did realise d. did I realise

a. Julie had opened b. Julie opened

c. had Julie been opened d. had Julie opened

34. “I haven´t had lunch yet.”

“You usually have it at half past one, _______?

a. aren´t you b. haven´t you c. don´t you d. won´t you