3

Read the utterances (1316). Mark the place (a

c) where you would hear them.

Look at exercise 6 on page 21.

Cutting Edge Placement Test

Test A
1

a) restaurant

Read the text and mark the correct answer (ac)

to each question (58).

Estelle Dupont was 100 years old in 2000. She was born
near Bordeaux in France, where her father was a rich
business man. Today she lives in an old peoples home
in Paris.
My father was a rich businessman and we lived in a
chateau about ten kilometres from Bordeaux. Our home
was very comfortable. The house was very big there
were twenty bedrooms, beautiful gardens and lots of
servants. But my childhood wasnt happy. I was an only
child, and my mother was always ill. She died when I
was eight, and my father died two years later when I
was ten. It was a very bad time. I was a very unhappy
child, but life is better now.
1

How old was Estelle Dupont in 1967?

a) She was living in Bordeaux.
b) She was 67 years old.
c) She was a hundred years old.

What happened to her parents?

a) Estelles mother died two years after her father.
b) Her father died two years after her mother.
c) She was an only child.

Mark the correct word (ac) to complete each

sentence (912).

My sister likes Mexican food, but I dont like it .

b) you

c) yours

My parents havent got calculators, but they have a

computer at home.
a) it

c) her

Does your friend like classical music?

a) your

b) them

c) they

I really like Craig Davids music. My older brother

gave me some of his CDs.
a) me

b) them

a) caf

b) restaurant

c) living room

11 What time does the main film start?

a) video shop

b) cinema

C) library

12 Fasten you seatbelts, put the backs of your seats in

the upright position and fold away your tables.
a) police station b) train

c) aeroplane
[4 marks]

Mark the correct word (ac) to complete each

sentence (1724).

13 We are looking for a green car every day.

a) every day

b) at the moment c) yesterday

b) last week c) tomorrow

15 John isnt going to buy a new house next year.

[4 marks]

10 How much is an sandwich and a bottle of water?

a) on Thursdays

Did she like the gardens at the chateau?

a) Yes, she said they were beautiful.
b) Yes, she said they were very big.
c) No, because she had no one to play with.

b) them

c) shopping mall

14 I dont usually play tennis on Thursdays.

Where did she live when she was a child?

a) She lived in the city of Bordeaux, France.
b) She lived in an old peoples home in Paris.
c) She lived in a chateau near Bordeaux.

a) it

b) classroom

c) my
[4 marks]

a) next year

b) last month

c) yesterday

16 Where were you at 6 oclock this morning?

a) tomorrow

b) in the summer c) this morning

17 What time did you leave home on Thursday?

a) tomorrow

b) on Thursday c) at 6 oclock

18 There are a lot of clouds in the sky at the moment.

a) on Tuesday
19

b) yesterday

Do you like going to the beach in summer?

a) in summer b) tomorrow

20

c) at the moment
c) last month

She never drives her car at weekends.

a) today

b) next day

c) at weekends
[8 marks]

Test B
1

Read the text and choose the best answer (ad)

for each question (58).

Tim Berners-Lee looks ordinary he is about 45 years

old and has brown hair. His life is quite normal he was
born in England, but his home is now in Massachusetts,
USA. But, in 1989, Tim had a very important idea. He
invented the World Wide Web.
Tim went to school in London. His parents both worked
with computers, so it isnt surprising that he loved
computers from an early age. When he was eighteen, he
left school and went to Oxford University, where he
studied Physics. At Oxford he became more and more
interested in computers, and he made his first computer
from an old television. He graduated in 1976 and got a
job with a computer company in Dorset, England. In
989, he went to work in Switzerland, where he first had
the idea of an international information network linked
by computer and he decided to call it the World Wide
Web. In 1994, he went to live in the United States,
where he now works. In 1995, he wrote an article in the
New York Times where he said The Web is a Universe
of information: it is for everyone. His idea of a web
where people from all over the world can exchange
information, is now real.
1

Where was Tim Berners-Lee born?

a) in Massachusetts
b) in Oxford
c) in Dorset
d) in England

What did Tim study at Oxford University?

a) computers
b) school
c) the world wide web
d) physics

[4 marks]
3

Choose the best answer (ad) for each question

(1316).

Do you sell toothpaste?

a) No, we dont. Try the pharmacy.
b) No, we cant. Its too late.
c) Did you go to the pharmacy?
d) No, it isnt.

10 Excuse me, are you Mr Rogers?

a) I dont know.
b) No, he isnt there.
c) No, Im not. I think hes in the restaurant.
d) No, hes from Scotland.
11 Whats the time?
a) Its rather hot at the moment.
b) Ill tell you later.
c) Im sorry, I dont know.
d) Its the 15th August.
12 Would you like a drink?
a) Thanks. Id like an apple juice.
b) Excuse me, are you drinking?
c) Tea or coffee?
d) I dont know. Can you ask someone else?
[4 marks]
4

13

14

What did he make when he was at Oxford?

a) a television
b) the first computer
c) a computer company
d) a computer
When did he invent the world wide web?
a) 45 years old
b) in Switzerland
c) in 1989
d) in 1994

15

16

17

[4 marks]
2

Choose the best answer (ad) for each question

(912).

Which verb is the opposite of sell?

a) cost
b) bid
c) bye
d) buy
Which word means very good?
a) expensive
b) brilliant
c) important
d) beautiful

Which word is not about family?

a) aunt
b) grandfather
c) wide
d) wife
Which word is not a language?
a) Russian
b) Italian
c) France
d) Japanese

18

19

20

Choose the correct word or phrase (ad) to

complete each sentence (1724).
Does Peter come from Dublin?
a) Do
b) Does
c) Is
d) Was
Do you like that house over there?
a) those
b) this
c) these
d) that
Where did you live when you were a child?
a) live
b) lived
c) lives
d) living
Is it raining in Amsterdam?
a) Do
b) Does
c) Is
d) Are
Are you going to see Jos tomorrow?
a) see
b) will see
c) seen
d) going to see
You dont have to clean your car.
a) mustnt to
b) dont have to
c) dont want
d) cant have to
I went home to see my new baby.
a) to see
b) for to see
c) seeing
d) see
This is some picture of my friend.
a) some
b) any
c) a
d) an
[8 marks]

Test C
1 Read the four texts quickly and choose the
correct answer (ad) for each question (5
8).
During the last ten years, Ameet had had ten different
jobs: he has worked in an import-export business, he has
been an estate agent and now he has just started his own
company which sells mobile phones but he hasnt
made a million pounds yet!
Edward has moved to the United States, where he now
works, designing computer games. His most popular
game, Death Rider, has already sold over ten million
copies, and has made him very rich! He isnt married, in
fact, hes never had a girlfriend, and he still spend most
of his time playing computer games in his bedroom.

In the last ten years, Hannah has been married three

times, and has lived in Italy, Egypt, France and
Australia. At present, shes running a bar on the Greek
island of Kos with her third husband, Nikos.
[4 marks]
1

2
5

c) like

b) about

d) same

Can you look forward Bills address?

a) up

c) out

b) forward

d) on

Im looking for my coat. Have you seen it?

a) out

c) for

b) after

d) towards
[4 marks]

Choose the best answer (ad) for each question

(1316).

Your letter begins Dear Sir, what do you write

above your signature?
a) Yours faithfully

Lucy is an actress and a part-time waitress. In the last

few years, shes appeared in several plays and a couple
of TV commercials but there has been no call from
Hollywood yet!
Since leaving university with a brilliant degree, Kate
has worked for Greenpeace and other similar
organisations, first as a volunteer and now as a manager.
Shes just had her first baby.

a) after

b) Yours sincerely
c) With love
d) Your obedient servant,
10 Where exactly is New York?
a) On the east coast of the USA.
b) On the right hand side of the USA.
c) In the east coast of the USA.
d) On the side of the USA.
11 You walk into a shop. What does the shop assistant
say to you?

Who has earned the most money?

a) What do you want?

a) Ameet

c) Hannah

b) Can I help you?

b) Lucy

d) Edward

c) Do you want to buy something?

Who works in a bar?

a) Ameet

c) Hannah

b) Lucy

d) Edward

d) What would you like to buy?

12
Your restaurant bill says service not included.
What should you do?

Who has appeared on television?

a) Pay by credit card.

a) Kate

c) Hannah

b) Get your own food.

b) Lucy

d) Edward

c) Leave a tip for the waiter.

d) Ask for a receipt.

Who worked for no money?

a) Edward

c) Hannah

b) Lucy

d) Kate

Choose the correct word (ad) to complete each

phrase (912).
Im looking forward to seeing my friend next
week.
a) forward

c) for

b) about

d) out

She thinks all Spanish men look lika Antonio

Banderas!

[4 marks]
4

Choose the correct word or phrase (ad) to

complete each sentence (1724).

13 The Roxy Cinema closed seven years ago

a) ago

c) before

b) yet

d) on

14 You cant park your car on the pavement.

a) dont have to

c) neednt

b) cant

d) shouldnt

15 My hair is straighter than my sisters.

a) straightest

c) more straight

b) straighter

d) straight

16 Shes been in India since 1999.

a) for

c) since

b) in

d) at

17 How long have you been a student?

a) have/ been

c) did / be

b) has / been

d) were / being

18 Yes, Ill come to the party but I might arrive late.

a) might

c) may be

b) perhaps

d) should

19 Stop to be lazy. Go out and dig the garden!

a) being

c) be

b) been

d) to be

20 She said that she has never seen him before.

a) had

c) has

b) would

d) havent
[8 marks]

HD1 6DD
Miss Longtree Julia
b) HUDDERSFIELD
Miss Julia Longtree
28, Road London
HD1 6DD

Test D
1

Read this text quickly and match the correct

word (ad) with each definition (58).

The majority on Inuit people from Alaska are nomads,

moving from one place to another, hunting and fishing
to survive. They dont tend to live in houses, preferring
tents or houses built from ice, called igloos. Even
today, it is quite common for a man to have several
wives.
In some parts of Kentucky and Virginia, USA, it is quite
normal for girls of twelve or thirteen to get married and
start a family. Often their husbands are only sixteen or
seventeen, so young couples tend to live with their
parents until they finish their education. Many schools
in these areas have crches to look after their pupils
babies while they are studying.
1

b) Hello. Who are you?

c) 412 3663 Peter Thomas speaking.
11 How would you recommend that someone should
visit the Grand Canyon?
a) Why dont you go to the Grand Canyon?
b) You really should go to the Grand Canyon.

c) Alaskans

b) tend

c) tent

an imprecise number, more than a few, but not a

lot.
a) normal

a) I am Peter Thomas.

c) You could go to the Grand Canyon if youve

nothing better to do.

to do sth: to usually do something

a) prefer

b) Inuit

b) couple

Miss Julia Longtree

28, London Road
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 6DD

10 What should Peter Thomas say when he answers

the telephone?

people who have no permanent home, but move

from place to place according to the time of year.
a) nomads

c)

12 You want to borrow a dictionary from a friend.

What do you say?
a) Can I borrow your dictionary, please.

c) several

not more than a particular amount, number etc.

b) Would you be so kind as to lend me your

dictionary, please?

a) quite

c) Give me your dictionary.

b) only

c) often

[4 marks]

[4 marks]
2

Mark the word (ac) which has the same vowel

sound as the word in CAPITAL LETTERS in
each sentence (912).
I CANT read your handwriting.
a) aunt

6
7

c) sent

Read these pairs of sentences carefully.

Do they have the same or different meanings?
Mark the correct answer (a or b).

13 I havent seen her for four days.

She OUGHT to stay at home and study.

I havent seen her since four days ago.

a) out

a) Same

b) sort

c) tough

b) know

c) flour

Have you READ Tolstoys War and Peace?

a) seed

b) said

c) sighed
[4 marks]

Choose the correct answer (ac) for each

question (1317).

Which is the normal way to write an address on an

envelope?
a)

London Road 28
HUDDERSFIELD

b) Different

14 Dont let me forget my umbrella.

Im studying LAW at university.

a) floor

b) want

Please remind me to forget my umbrella.

a) Same

b) Different

15 Jills shorter than her brother.

Jills brother is not as short as Jill.
a) Same

b) Different

16 I remember opening the door.

I remembered to open the door.
a) Same

b) Different

17 It was raining when I arrived.

When I arrived, it started to rain.

a) Same

b) Different

18 She taught here for 35 years.

Shes taught here for 35 years.
a) Same

b) Different

19 I wont come to see you if the weathers bad.

Ill come to see you if the weathers good.
a) Same

b) Different

20 They werent allowed to enter the military base.

They didnt have permission to enter the military
base.
a) Same

b) Different
[8 marks]

a) about
Test E

1
Read the text. Which of the four statements
(aj) are really true and not beliefs or opinions?
Rather than investing in expensive scientific equipment
to predict earthquakes, perhaps scientists should spend
more time watching their pets. Many researchers now
believe that the behaviour of certain animals might help
them to predict natural disasters. For example, Chinese
scientists in the 1970s thought that reports of farm
animals running around in circles, and of dogs barking
al night may indicate an impending natural disaster.
They decided to evacuate the city of Haichin, which
shortly afterwards was hit by a huge earthquake.
Thousands of lives were probably saved as a result.
Japanese scientists have also discovered that catfish
become livelier several days before moderately strong
earthquakes. Many scientists now accept that this cant
be pure coincidence; they believe the explanation may
be linked to slight changes in the Earths magnetic field.
Although human beings cant perceive such changes, it
is thought that the sensitive nervous systems of some
animals must be affected by them. Now scientists must
discover exactly which animals are affected in this way,
so that they can save many more lives in the future.
a)

Scientists spend money on expensive scientific

equipment to predict earthquakes.

b) out

c) up

If you dont understand, ask your teacher to go

through it again with you.
a) through

b) into

c) towards
[4 marks]

Select the most suitable sympathetic response

(ac) to each utterance (1316)

My son is having an operation in hospital today.

a) Calm down!
b) You must be really worried about him.
c) What a shame!

10 That wasp is really annoying me!

a) Just try to ignore it.
b) How awful for you!
c) Never mind, these things happen.
11 My girlfriend said she didnt like my moustache!
a) Dont worry, shell get used to it.
b) How terrible for you!
c) Dont take any notice of her.
12 Ive been waiting for my bus for 15 minutes!
a) Calm down! Im sure it will arrive soon.

b) Animals can predict natural disasters.

b) Try not to worry about it.

c)

c) Maybe it will never come.

In the 1970s, Chinese scientists heard reports of

animals behaving strangely near Haichin.

[4 marks]

d) The scientists knew this was a sign that an

earthquake was coming.
e)
f)

The city of Haichin was evacuated before the

earthquake.
Japanese scientists noticed an increase in
activity of catfish during earthquakes.

g) Some animals are more sensitive to magnetic

changes than human beings are.

Scientists have discovered which animals are

affected by magnetic changes.

j)

They will be able to save more lives in the future.

[4 marks]
Choose the correct preposition (ac) to complete
each sentence (912).
The car stopped because I had run out of petrol.
a) out

c) over

b) for

Ill phone you as soon as I get home.

b) Different

It is very difficult to park in Cambridge.

a) Same

c) from

She has brought about a family of five healthy

children.

b) Different

15 The criminals had escaped when the police arrived.

The criminals escaped when the criminals arrived.
a) Same

b) Different

16 More foreign cars are being sold than last year.

People are buying more foreign cars than last year.
a) Same

She apologised for being late.

a) over

b) down

13 Ill phone you the moment I get home.

14 Parking is very difficult in Cambridge.

i)

Read these pairs of sentences carefully.

Do they have the same or different meanings?
Mark the correct answer (a or b).

a) Same

h) All scientists believe this is not a pure

coincidence.

b) Different

17 She accused me of lying.

She said I was lying.

a) Same

b) Different

18 His nervousness prevents him from being a good

speaker.
What prevents him from being a good speaker, is
his nervousness.
a) Same

b) Different

19 The people, who shouted at the minister, were

arrested.
The people who shouted at the minister were
arrested.
a) Same

b) Different

20 I wish you were more helpful around the house.

I wish youd be more helpful around the house.
a) Same

b) Different
[8 marks]