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Date: Student’s name:

General English Placement Test Part I 1. What's ____ name? a) you're b) your c) yours d) you 2. "How are you?" "____, thanks. And you?" a) Very good b) Very fine c) Very well d) Very nice 3. "What's that?" "____ a scanner." a) It's b) Is c) She's d) He's 4. "Is this your bag?" "Yes, ____." a) he is b) I am c) It's d) it is 5. ____ name is David Jones. a) Her b) His c) He's d) He 6. I speak English but Rafa ____ Spanish. a) speaks b) does speak c) do speak d) speak 7. "Can you swim?" "____." a) Yes, I do b) Yes, I can swim c) Yes, I can d) Yes, I swim 8. "____ a cigarette?" "No, thanks. I don't smoke." a) Do you like b) You like c) Would you like d) Don't you like 9. "Have you got any money?" "No, ____." a) I not got b) I haven't got c) I not d) I haven't 10. I ____ in Madrid yesterday. a) were b) was

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c) be d) am 11. I live ____ Valencia. a) in b) at c) to d) from 12. How old ____ you? a) have b) do have c) are d) is 13. "What do you do?" "____." a) I teacher b) I'm teacher c) I'm a teacher d) I'm teaching 14. "What ____?" "They wanted some money." a) did they want b) wanted they c) did they wanted d) they want 15. Is that ____ car? a) they b) there c) they're d) their 16. "Whose car is it?" "It's ____." a) of David b) of David's c) David's d) the David's 17. ____ food in the kitchen? a) Are there b) Is there any c) Are there any d) There is some 18. "Did you go shopping this morning?" "Yes, ____."

a) I did b) I went c) I did went d) I did go

19. "____ does that computer cost?" "£1,200."

a) How b) What number c) How much d) How many

20. Can I have ____ sandwich, please?

a) a b) got c) some d) any

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Part II 1. At weekends I enjoy ____ to the beach.

a) go b) going c) to go d) and go

2. I ____ like to go to Scotland next year.

a) would b) want c) could d) will

3. "What ____?" "I'm cooking breakfast."

a) do you b) do you do c) you doing d) are you doing

4. ____ only two railway stations in this city.

a) Have b) They are c) There are d) There is

5. I have lunch ____ 2 o'clock every day.

a) at b) in c) on d) to

6. I always get up late ____ Saturdays.

a) the b) at c) in d) on

7. James is very good at English, but Carlos is ____."

a) better b) gooder c) more good d) well

8. Carlos is ____ than James.

a) most intelligent b) more intelligent c) very intelligent d) intelligenter

9. ____ to the bank tomorrow?

a) Are you going b) Do you go c) Are going d) You're going

10. I'm not very hungry, so I only want ____ food.

a) a little b) a lot of c) not much d) a few

11. ____ to London?

a) Have you ever gone b) Were you ever

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c) Have you ever been d) Did you ever went

12. I've been living in Valencia ____ ten years.

a) during b) for c) since d) ago

13. I'm going to the shops ____ buy some bread.

a) to b) for c) for to d) and

14. "Did you buy the bread?" "No, ____."

a) I didn't b) I didn't buy c) I didn't bought d) I not bought

15. I don't like this pub. There ____ people here.

a) is too many b) are too many c) is too much d) are too much

16. I usually have lunch at home, but today ____ lunch in a restaurant.

a) I'm going have b) I'm having c) I having d) I have

17. I ____ for the same company for twenty years.

a) have worked b) am working c) work d) have work

18. I ____ for El Corte Inglés when I was eighteen.

a) have worked b) have been working c) worked d) did work

19. We ____ to the beach if it rains.

a) will b) won't go c) wouldn't go d) didn't go

20. We ____ to the beach unless it's sunny.

a) will b) won't go c) wouldn't go d) didn't go

Part III 1. I'm sorry I can't come tomorrow. ____ my sister for lunch.

a) I'm meeting b) I'll meet c) I'd meet d) I've met

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2. Christine ____ wear a uniform for her work in the hotel. a) must b) must to c) has to d) needs

3. "It's very hot in here." "____ the window for you."

a) I'm opening b) I'm going to open c) I've opened d) I'll open

4. There wasn't ____ on the beach when I arrived there at 9 o'clock.

a) no one b) anyone c) any people d) nobody

5. It was awful! I've never had ____ bad holiday.

a) so a b) like a c) such a d) so much a

6. You don't need to get the theatre tickets. Sue ____ them.

a) has already bought b) already bought c) has bought already d) did already buy

7. Can you ask him to call me when he ____?

a) is going to arrive b) will arrive c) arrives d) is arriving

8. "Are you staying in Valencia for Christmas?" "I don't know. I ____."

a) stay b) will c) might d) perhaps

9. "I've got terrible toothache." "You ____ go to the dentist."

a) must to b) should c) ought d) had better to

10. ____ going out to a restaurant tonight?

a) Let's b) How about c) Would you like d) Why not

11. There was a fire in the factory. Fortunately everyone ____ escape.

a) could b) managed c) was able to d) can

12. The teacher told the noisy student ____ quiet.

a) to be b) that he be c) be d) that he was

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13. The man ____ has got a lot of money and lives in a big house.

a) she met b) which she met c) what she met d) who met

14. I recommend it. It's one of the best books ____.

a) I ever read b) I've ever read c) I've never read d) I never read

15. What ____ when she told him she wanted to leave?

a) happened b) did happen c) does happen d) has happened

16. ____ I like going to the cinema, I prefer watching videos at home.

a) However b) Although c) Nevertheless d) But

17. When she was younger she ____ play football in the park.

a) used b) use to c) did use d) used to

18. One of my neighbours won the lottery and ____ work for the rest of his life.

a) hasn't to b) mustn't c) doesn't have to d) shouldn't

19. I ____ the television when you rang.

a) have watched b) watched c) was watching d) watch

20. Valencia is a big city, but it isn't ____ Barcelona.

a) as big as b) so big than c) as big that d) bigger

Part IV 1. John got a good job as soon as he finished university. He ____ a lot of money.

a) costs b) earns c) wins d) spends

2. This bed ____ really comfortable. I'm sure I'll sleep well all night.

a) looks b) looks like c) seems like d) looks as

3. Some big new offices ____ next to the railway station.

a) have builded

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b) have built c) have been built d) have been builded

4. They don't pay you enough. I'd look for a new job if ____ you.

a) I were b) I am c) in place of d) I've been

5. The play ____ when we arrived at the theatre.

a) has already begun b) already began c) had already begun d) was already began

6. You wouldn't travel alone across Africa, ____?

a) wouldn't you b) will you c) did you d) would you

7. The little girl told her friend a secret and asked her ____ anyone.

a) to not tell b) not to tell c) that she not tell d) to don't tell

8. Excuse me! ____ tell me how to get to the National Gallery?

a) Would you mind b) Do you mind c) Could you d) I'd like you

9. J K Rowling is a writer ____ Harry Potter books are popular everywhere.

a) who b) whose c) of whom d) who's

10. At last I'm going on holiday! I ____ work until the beginning of September.

a) won't must b) mustn't c) won't have to d) don't must

11. My plane was late. When I arrived my friends ____ three hours to meet me.

a) had been waiting b) were waiting c) are waiting d) waited

12. He ____ be able to drive because he's just bought a car.

a) can't b) won't c) must d) is possible

13. I haven't spoken to Kevin for years. I wonder ____.

a) how is he b) how he is c) what he's like d) how he's like

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14. We can't afford to have the house painted. We're going to do it ____. a) ourself b) ourselfs c) ourselves d) us

15. I think you should take your umbrella ____ it rains.

a) because b) in case c) for d) as

16. If ____ with you to the shops, will you help me clean the house?

a) I go b) I'll go c) I went d) I'd go

17. Some of the students failed the exam. They ____ worked harder.

a) ought to b) might have c) should have d) should

18. I'm such a wonderful person, ____?

a) aren't I b) amn't I c) am not I d) no

19. Do you see that man over there? He's the one ____.

a) who we were talking b) which we were talking about c) whom we were talking d) we were talking about

20. I wish the local council ____ cars double-parking and blocking traffic.

a) would stop b) stopped c) will stop d) stops

Part V 1. You ____ done all the washing-up, although it's very kind of you.

a) needn't b) didn't need c) hadn't d) needn't have

2. At the interview they asked me how long ____ for my previous company.

a) have I worked b) had I worked c) have I been working d) I'd worked

3. The car ____ if he had been driving more slowly and carefully.

a) didn't crash b) wouldn't crash c) hadn't crashed d) wouldn't have crashed

4. I'm going to London this weekend. I'll ask my sister if she can put me ____.

a) away b) in

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c) up d) through

5. It's such a lovely day. Let's drive into the country, ____?

a) will we b) shall we c) don't we d) let we

6. The man suspected of the murder ____ by the police at the moment.

a) is questioning b) is questioned c) is being questioned d) has been questioned

7. I'm sure he would have helped you if you ____ him.

a) would ask b) asked c) had asked d) would have asked

8. She asked for his advice and he suggested ____ to a lawyer instead.

a) her to go b) she went c) she would go d) she to go

9. She apologized ____ late for the second time that week.

a) that she was b) for be c) for being d) to have been

10. It's very late. I should have been home ages ago. It's time ____.

a) I go b) I went c) I'll go d) I'd go

11. Have you any idea what time ____?

a) the film starts b) the film does start c) does the film start d) will the film start

12. The plumber ____ come while I was out, but I'm not sure.

a) will have b) can have c) might have d) has

13. When you go to England, it isn't easy getting used ____ on the left.

a) of driving b) to driving c) to drive d) driving

14. I remember when I was a child, my mother ____ tell me stories every night.

a) could b) would c) did d) used

15. "Did you enjoy your holiday?" "Oh, yes. It was ____ wonderful."

a) very

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b) extremely c) absolutely d) terribly

16. I haven't spoken to my brother for over fifteen years. We don't get ____.

a) on b) out c) over d) with

17. Whenever I cough I get a sharp ____ in my chest.

a) hurt b) wound c) ache d) pain

18. The food in this hotel is great. They really know how to look after their ____.

a) customers b) guests c) clients d) people

19. Capital punishment still exists in the USA, but many think it ____ years ago.

a) should be abolished b) should have been abolished c) must be abolished d) must have been abolished

20. Teachers are not nearly ____ people think.

a) such well paid like b) as well paid like c) so much paid as d) as well paid as