Adult English Placement Test

Name IZABELA Nationality POLE

Date of Birth 02.04.1985 Age 38 Male/Female FEMALE

Total score: / 60

Writing Task: _________________

Assessed Level: ________________________________

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

(1) Roberta _____ from The United States. (9) _____ these days.
a) are a) I never a newspaper buy
b) is b) I never buy a newspaper
c) am c) I buy never a newspaper
d) be d) Never I buy a newspaper

(2) What’s _____ name? (10) I _____ watch TV tonight.

a) - a) am
b) his b) go to
c) him c) going to
d) he d) am going to

(3) My friend _____ in London. (11) I wish I _____ more money!

a) living a) have
b) live b) had
c) lives c) would have
d) is live d) was having

(4) Where _____? (12) _____ be famous one day?

a) works Tom a) Would you like
b) Tom works b) Would you like to
c) Tom does work c) Do you like
d) does Tom work d) Do you like to

(5) I _____ coffee. (13) It’s my birthday _____ Friday.

a) no like a) on
b) not like b) in
c) like don’t c) at
d) don’t like d) by

(6) ‘___ to Australia, Amy?’ ‘Yes, two years ago.” (14) I _____ eighteen years old.
a) Did you ever going a) am
b) Do you ever go b) have
c) Have you ever been c) have got
d) Are you ever going d) -

(7) Tokyo is _____ city I’ve ever lived in. (15) I _____ a headache.
a) the most big a) am
b) the bigger b) do
c) the biggest c) have
d) the more big d) got

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

a) who
b) what
c) which
d) whose

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(16) Do you _____ a uniform at your school? (24) Harry _____ his father’s car when the accident
a) carry happened.
b) wear a) was driving
c) use b) drove
d) hold c) had driven
d) has been driving
(17) ‘What time is it?’ ‘I have no _____.’
a) idea (25) I was wondering _____ tell me when the next
b) opinion plane from Chicago arrives?
c) answer a) could you
d) time b) can you
c) if you could
(18) The meal was very expensive. Look at the ___! d) if could you
a) ticket
b) receipt (26) If I _____ him, I would have spoken to him,
c) invoice wouldn’t I?
d) bill a) saw
b) had seen
(19) How many _____ of trousers have you got? c) have seen
a) items d) would have seen
b) pairs
c) sets (27) I like your hair. Where _____?
d) times a) do you have cut
b) have you cut it
(20) Joel came back from his holiday in Brazil looking c) do you have cut it
really _____. d) do you have it cut
a) tanned
b) sunned (28) I think Joey must _____ late tonight. His office
c) coloured light is still on.
d) darkened a) have worked
b) work
(21) Harry can _____ English. c) be working
a) to speak d) to work
b) speaking
c) speak (29) John tells me Jack’s going out with Helen, _____
d) speaks I find hard to believe.
a) which
(22) I’m not interested _____ sports. b) who
a) for c) whose
b) about d) that
c) in
d) to (30) What _____ this weekend, Lance?
a) will you do
(23) She likes _____ expensive clothes. b) are you doing
a) wearing c) will you have done
b) to wearing d) do you do
c) wear
d) is wearing

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(31) The weather has been awful. We’ve had very (39) Could you _____ me that book for a couple of
_____ sunshine this summer. days, please?
a) little a) lend
b) a little b) owe
c) few c) borrow
d) a few d) rent

(32) Did you hear what happened to Kate? She (40) Greg is _____ a lot of time at Yvonne’s house
_____. these days!
a) is arrested a) taking
b) arrested b) spending
c) has been arrested c) having
d) is being arrested d) doing

(41) Who _____ in that house?

(33) I usually _____ up at about 7.30.
a) does live
a) go
b) lives
b) be
c) does he live
c) do
d) he lives
d) get
(42) I’ll call you when I _____ home.
(34) I _____ football every week.
a) get
a) play
b) ’ll get
b) go
c) ’ll have got
c) do
d) ’m getting
d) have
(43) If you _____ me, what would you do?
(35) My sister _____ the cooking in our house.
a) was
a) does
b) would be
b) makes
c) were
c) cooks
d) have been
d) takes
(44) I don’t know where _____ last night.
(36) Don’t forget to _____ the light when you leave.
a) did he go
a) turn up
b) he did go
b) turn in
c) went he
c) turn off
d) he went
d) turn over
(45) John and Betty are coming to visit us tomorrow
(37) She was in ____ when she heard the tragic news.
but I wish _____.
a) crying
a) they won’t
b) tears
b) they hadn’t
c) cries
c) they didn’t
d) tearful
d) they weren’t
(38) He _____ that he hadn’t stolen the computer,
but no one believed him.
a) reassured
b) informed
c) insisted
d) persuaded

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(46) I’m so hungry! If only Bill _____ all the food! (54) I _____ TV every evening.
a) wasn’t eating a) watch
b) didn’t eat b) look at
c) hadn’t eaten c) see
d) hasn’t eaten d) hear

(47) I regret _____ harder in school. (55) Can you give me a _____ with my bag.
a) not studying a) leg
b) not to study b) back
c) to not study c) hand
d) not have studied d) head

(48) Surely Sue _____ you if she was unhappy. (56) Before you enter the triathlon, please bear in
a) will tell _____ that you’re not as young as you used to
b) would have told be!
c) have told a) thought
d) had told b) question
c) mind
(49) Our neighbours aren’t very polite, and _____ d) opinion
particularly quiet!
a) neither they aren’t (57) The breath test showed he had consumed more
b) either they aren’t than three times the legal limit of alcohol, so the
c) nor are they police arrested him for _____.
d) neither did they be a) trespassing
b) mugging
(50) We had expected that they _____ fluent English, c) speeding
but in fact they didn’t. d) drunk driving
a) were speaking
b) would speak (58) The meeting was _____ and not very interesting.
c) had spoken a) time-wasting
d) spoke b) time-consuming
c) time-using
(51) I’d rather I _____ next weekend, but I do! d) out of time
a) don’t have to work
b) didn’t have to work (59) After the movie was released, the main _____
c) wouldn’t work point was its excessive use of violence.
d) wasn’t working a) telling
b) speaking
(52) Harriet is so knowledgeable. She can talk about c) conversation
_____ subject that comes up. d) talking
a) whatever
b) whenever (60) There have been several big _____ against the
c) wherever use of GM foods recently.
d) whoever a) campaigns
b) issues
(53) I always _____ milk in my coffee. c) boycotts
a) have d) strikes
b) drink
c) mix
d) make

Writing Task:
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In the space below, write about yourself. Say where you come from, where you live, and give a little bit of
information about your family and friends as well as your hobbies and interests. Finally, say where, when
and how long you have been learning English. Also say how and why you would like to improve your
English.

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