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Placement Test

 1. 

Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best completes the statement.


The speaker is talking about _____.
a.
the past
b.
the present
c.
the future
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 2. 

Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best answers the question.


Which food will Mario NOT eat?
a.
cheese
b.
steak
c.
onions
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 3. 

Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best answers the question.


Who wrote the paper?
a.
Mary
b.
Kathy
c.
Mary Kathy
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 4. 

Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best answers the question.


Which sentence is true?
a.
The weather was colder yesterday.
b.
The weather is warmer today.
c.
The weather was warmer yesterday.
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 5. 

Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best completes the statement.


The speaker is talking about _____.
a.
the past 
b.
the present
c.
the future
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 6. 

Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best answers the question.


Which sentence could be true?
a.
Ron weighs 69 kg, and Taylor weighs 76 kg.
b.
Ron weighs 76 kg, and Taylor weighs 69 kg.
c.
Ron weighs 69 kg, and Taylor weighs 69 kg.
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 7. 

Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best completes the statement.


The speaker is talking about _____.
a.
the past
b.
the present
c.
the future
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 8. 

Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best completes the statement.


The speaker thinks you can't _____ Lisa.
a.
hear
b.
trust
c.
match
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 9. 

Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best completes the statement.


The speaker plans to buy _____.
a.
one thing
b.
two things
c.
three things
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 10. 

Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best completes the statement.


This is a _____.
a.
refusal
b.
complaint
c.
compliment
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 11. 

Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best answers the question.


Which sentence is true?
a.
The speaker has no money.
b.
The speaker has some money.
c.
The speaker will give you money.
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 12. 

Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best completes the statement.


The speaker is probably __________.
a.
at a travel agency
b.
at a doctor’s office
c.
at a restaurant
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 13. 

Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best completes the statement.


The speaker is talking about ___________.
a.
why the woman spoke
b.
when the woman spoke
c.
how the woman spoke
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 14. 

Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best completes the statement.


The speaker thinks ____________.
a.
scuba diving is dangerous
b.
you’re not going scuba diving
c.
scuba diving is usually safe
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 15. 

Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best completes the statement.


You should send a fax to __________.
a.
a man
b.
a woman
c.
two people
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 16. 

Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best answers the question.


Which happened first?
a.
I arrived.
b.
I saw the band.
c.
The band started playing.
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 17. 

Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best completes the statement.


The speaker is talking about __________.
a.
one person
b.
at least two people
c.
three or more people
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 18. 

Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best completes the statement.


The speaker’s grandfather is ______.
a.
dead
b.
blind
c.
alive
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 19. 

Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best answers the question.


How much water does Tom want?
a.
none
b.
a small amount
c.
a large amount
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 20. 

Listen to the audio and identify the choice that best completes the statement.


The speaker is going to _____________.
 
a.
spend some money at the bank
b.
put some money in the bank
c.
get some money from the bank
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 21. 

There many tall buildings ______ my city.
a.
on
b.
in
c.
at

 22. 

Many people ______ in apartments.
a.
live
b.
lived
c.
lives

 23. 

What did you do yesterday?
a.
I study.
b.
I worked.
c.
I work.

 24. 

Three different species of monkeys live ______ this island.
a.
at
b.
on
c.
in

 25. 

______ many different colors. Which do you like best?
a.
There was
b.
There are
c.
There is

 26. 

Are you sick? You ______ go see a doctor.
a.
can’t
b.
should
c.
shouldn’t

 27. 

The players on our team are ______ than the other team’s players.
a.
faster
b.
fast
c.
fastest

 28. 

There ______ one teacher for every ten students in my school.
a.
is
b.
am
c.
are

 29. 

Some musicians______ a song outside my window.
a.
is playing
b.
plays
c.
are playing

 30. 

Anyone ______ learn to ride a bike.
a.
can’t
b.
can
c.
shouldn’t

 31. 

My aunt is a doctor. She really loves ______ job.
a.
her
b.
our
c.
their

 32. 

Is that your guitar? No, it isn’t. It’s my ______ guitar.
a.
cousins
b.
cousins’
c.
cousin’s

 33. 

While bats are hunting at night, songbirds ______in nests.
a.
sleeping
b.
are sleeping
c.
sleeps

 34. 

Wildlife ______ have a safe habitat to survive.
a.
must
b.
don’t have to
c.
shouldn’t

 35. 

What did women wear in the 1800s?
a.
Most women weared long dresses.
b.
Most women wear long dresses.
c.
Most women wore long dresses.

 36. 

In the 1920s, women ________ to wear shorter dresses.
a.
begin
b.
began
c.
begun

 37. 

At the concert, the band performed a few _________.
a.
music
b.
old hits
c.
new song

 38. 

My sister has the ______ idea for a new gadget.
a.
good
b.
best
c.
better

 39. 

My friend loves technology. She ______ have a career in technology someday.
a.
is going to
b.
will
c.
is going

 40. 

Our ancestors ______ in this country for thousands of years.
a.
having lived
b.
has lived
c.
have lived

 41. 

There are two green chairs in my room. ______ light green one is my favorite place to sit and read.
a.
A
b.
The
c.
An

 42. 

The chair isn’t ______ my bed, but it’s in a bright, sunny place.
a.
as comfortable as
b.
most comfortable than
c.
comfortable as

 43. 

A good night’s sleep protects your body. Many people don’t get ______ sleep.
a.
enough
b.
often
c.
rarely

 44. 

Tests always  ______ nervous – even when I’ve studied.
a.
makes me
b.
make me
c.
make them

 45. 

Before smartphones, people ______ get messages on answering machines.
a.
used to
b.
use to
c.
would have

 46. 

What are you doing with those extra apples?
a.
I’m going to make pie.
b.
I’ve made a pie.
c.
I made a pie.

 47. 

If you like nutritious meals, you _________ my dad’s cooking.
a.
enjoy
b.
will enjoy
c.
enjoyed

 48. 

My neighbor wants to surround people with art. She thinks it should be _________.
a.
nowhere
b.
everywhere
c.
anywhere

 49. 

The wildfire ______ for over a week.
a.
has been burning
b.
have been burning
c.
is burning

 50. 

The day before the hurricane, residents of the area ______ for evacuation.
a.
was prepared
b.
have been preparing
c.
were preparing

 51. 

Gabe has a really outgoing personality, ______?
a.
does he
b.
doesn’t he
c.
isn’t he

 52. 

Marie refuses to go in the cave. She ______ that there are bats inside.
a.
could have heard
b.
must have heard
c.
might not have heard

 53. 

I don’t want ______ these old clothes. Is there a way we can reuse them?
a.
to destroy
b.
destroy
c.
destroying

 54. 

The club I ______ has two leaders.
a.
belong on
b.
belong to
c.
belong at

 55. 

I have ______ clothes. I need to give some away.
a.
too many
b.
too much
c.
enough

 56. 

A lot of styles ______ by past trends.
a.
inspired
b.
are inspired
c.
is inspired

 57. 

The new satellite works  ______  the old one.
a.
the most efficiently
b.
less efficient than
c.
more efficiently than

 58. 

By the time Isabel flew in an airplane, she ______ college.
a.
is already finishing
b.
will finish
c.
had already finished

 59. 

If I had known about the space shuttle launch, I ______.
a.
would have watched it
b.
would watch it
c.
could watch it

 60. 

“I drew dog portraits for my art project because dogs are my favorite subjects.”
She _______.
a.
says she has drawn dog portraits for her art project because dogs are her favorite subjects.
b.
said she drew dog portraits for her art project because dogs were her favorite subjects.
c.
said I drew dog portraits for my art project because dogs were my favorite subjects.

 61. 

My mom told me to stop _________ so much TV and go outside.
a.
to watch
b.
watching
c.
watch

 62. 

I _________ the light festival every year.
a.
look out to
b.
look up to
c.
look forward to

 63. 

If I had remembered to bring food from home, I _________ money on a sandwich now.
a.
wouldn’t be spending
b.
wouldn’t spend
c.
will not spend

 64. 

She _________ all 50 states by the end of the year.
a.
explores
b.
will have explored
c.
has explored

 65. 

The _______ the flight, the more fuel is needed.
a.
longest
b.
more long
c.
longer

 66. 

To capture a good photo of the sunrise, your camera _________at just the right angle.
a.
will be placed
b.
must be placed
c.
has been placed

 67. 

My goal is to travel to _________ Peru to explore _________Andes. I’ve never been to_________ South America before!
a.
the / the / x
b.
x / the / the
c.
x / the / x

 68. 

Lee: Is there any homework tonight?
Lee _________.
a.
guesses there’s no homework tonight
b.
is telling you to do the homework tonight
c.
wants to know if there’s any homework tonight

 69. 

Lara is a very skilled surfer.
_________ is a very skilled surfer is Lara.
a.
The thing that
b.
The person who
c.
The surfer that

 70. 

What word can be removed from this sentence without changing its meaning?
 
The fossils that they found in the desert are over 60 million years old!
a.
that
b.
over
c.
years

 71. 

Read and complete the sentence.

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This reading is about giant pandas ___ .
a.
in zoos
b.
only in China
c.
in China and other countries

 72. 

Read and answer the question.

How many wild pandas are there in China?
a.
12
b.
200
c.
1600

 73. 

Read and complete the sentence.

Pandas can _____.
a.
swim but can´t climb trees
b.
climb trees and swim
c.
climb trees but can´t swim