PLACEMENT TEST

2021

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espontánea.

1) What´s this?
a) Is it a ball?
b) Is it ball?
c) Is a ball?

2) a) Where´s that woman? She´s Dr. Smith.

b) What´s that woman?
c) Who´s that woman?

3) Mr Hill is at school.
a) It´s a boy with him.
b) There´s a boy with him.
c) She´s a boy with him.

4) a) The feet of Tom are cold.

b) Tom´s feet are cold.
c) Toms´ feet are cold.

5) She a) hasn´t got any shoes.

b) hasn´t got some shoes
c) hasn´t got no shoes.

6) She a) is 14 years old

b) has 14 years old.
c) have 14 years old.

7) a) What your father doing?

b) What´s doing your father?
c) What´s your father doing?

8) He´s a) working.
b) work.
c) works.

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 9) a) Who´s car is this?
b) Who car is this?
c) Whose car is this?.

10) That´s Susy and that´s

a) his
b) her
c) hers
sister Mary.

11) Mr and Mrs Smith are in the library with a) they students.
b) their
c) them

12) These aren´t lemons.

a) They´re are oranges.
b) They oranges.
c) They are oranges.

13) a) There got three brothers.

b) They got
c) They´ve got
.

14) That´s his bag.

a) The mine
b) Mine
c) My
is in the bookcase.

15) a) What´s time? It´s 9 o´clock.

b) What´s the time?
c) What the time?

16) Here are some shoes. Put a) it in the cupboard.

b) they
c) them

17) The Art teacher is a) listening to music

b) listening music
c) listening at music.

18) The pupils are at school.

a) They play in the backyard now.
b) They are playing in the backyard now.
c) They playing in the backyard now.

19) Leave your pencils

a) on the desk.
b) in the desk.
c) at the desk.
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20) How a) many money have you got?
b) much
c) few

21) a) Look the whiteboard please.

b) Look at
c) Look to

22) You must a) wait the train at the train station.

b) wait for the train at the train station.
c) wait a train at the train station.

23) a) We can swam in the swimming pool.

b) We can swimming in the swimming pool.
c) We can go swimming in the swimming pool.

24) Where a) does Susan go every morning?.

b) Susan go every morning?.
c) goes Susan every morning.?

25) How many people a) are there in Argentina?

b) is there
c) have there

26) They a) are never going to the theatre at weekends.

b) never go
c) go never

27) I´m sorry. I a) don´t understand.

b) no
c) not

28) Look! She a) is going to get off the train.

b) has got
c) is got

29) There´s a) anybody in the taxi.

b) anything
c) somebody

30) The teacher is asking a) that the student to help him.

b) to the student
c) the student

31) a) Do you see “Batman”?. No, not yet

b) Have you seen
c) Did you saw

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32) Are those bags full?
a) Yes, both of them are full.
b) Yes, them both are full.
c) Yes none of them are full.

33) Who´s eaten all the sandwiches? a) She has.

b) He is.
c) He had.

34) He´s been here a) since four months.

b) for
c) during

35) You a) wasn´t at home yesterday.

b) not be
c) weren´t

36) It´s a beautiful day a) doesn`t it?.

b) isn´t it?.
c) it is?.

37) Mrs Smith a) is doing cleaning.

b) is doing the cleaning.
c) doing cleaning.

38) My brother a) gave to me a cd.

b) gave me a cd.
c) gave a cd to me.

39) I a) go to the shopping centre yesterday.

b) have gone
c) went

40) She a) didn´t bought clothes, she bought a pair of shoes last week.
b) didn´t buy
c) not bought

41) a) What´s the movie like?.

b) How´s the new movie like?.
c) What it´s the new movie like?.

42) a) How long did Susan take her driving test?.

b) How much time did Susan take her driving test?.
c) How many times has Susan taken her driving test?.

43) Must I wear a uniform?

a) No, you don´t need if you don´t want to.
b) No, you needn´t if you don´t want to.
c) No you needn´t to if you don´t want to.
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44) a) Let´s to go for a walk.
b) Let´s go for a walk.
c) Let´s go for walk.

45) That´s a very nice bike. a) It´s more better than the other one.
b) It´s better than
c) It´s better as

46) Do a) ever you go to a museum?

b) you ever to go
c) you ever go

47) What are you thinking a) about?.

b) in?.
c) on?.

48) She´s a) the nicest girl I´ve ever met.

b) the nice
c) the most nice

49) What a) we could give her for her birthday?

b) we shall give
c) shall we give

50) I a) talk on the phone when the bell rang.

b) was talking on the phone
c) am talking on the phone

51) What a) did happen after you left the house?.

b) happen
c) happened

52) Mrs Smith is a widow. Her husband a) dead seven years ago.
b) died
c) is dead

53) I don´t like Paul. I don´t like him a) neither.

b) either.
c) too.

54) Why don´t you a) give up drinking?.

b) give up drink?.
c) give up to drink?.

55) Paul , you must buy a) yourself a new pair of trousers.

b) himself
c) itself

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56) The soup is horrible. Is there a) anything else to eat?.
b) everything
c) something

57) Will it rain tomorrow? I a) don´t hope so.

b) don´t think so.
c) think not so.

58) We´ re not a) interesting in that project.

b) interest
c) interested

59) Mary is the student a) what got the prize.

b) which
c) who

60) After she a) had taken the dog for a walk, he went to school.
b) takes
c) was taking

61) Who a) wrote “El Quijote de la Mancha”?.

b) did write
c) was written

62) “El Quijote” A. had written by Cervantes.

B. was written
C. has being written

63) The school teacher thinks they a) ought pass the exam.
b) should to
c) should

64) She´s 2 years old. She isn´t a) enough old to go to school.

b) old enough
c) too old

65) Susan is late for work. She a) is being sick.

b) should be
c) must be

66) She asked Susan a) where the supermarket was.

b) where was the supermarket.
c) where the supermarket is.

67) I´ll do my homework when a) I get home this evening

b) I will get home this evening
c) I´m getting home this evening.

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68) She a) said him that he was sick.
b) told
c) told him

69) You had a lot of mistakes. a) So do I.

b) Neither did I.
c) So did I.

70) There´s nobody here. a) They´ve all been home.

b) They´ve all gone
c) They all gone

71) I didn´t hear what he was a) said.

b) telling.
c) saying.

72) I´ll stay at home if a) It rains

b) It will rain.
c) rains.

73) When do you a) want that we come?.

b) want we come?.
c) want us to come?.

74) How long a) have you been living in London?

b) are you living
c) did you live

75) We were a) very tired that we stayed at home.

b) so tired
c) too tired

76) In 8 months` time he a) will be able to a new house.

b) could be able to
c) will able to buy

77) She felt a) somebody touching her back.

b) anybody touching
c) somebody to touch

78) a) What a strange boy he is!.

b) What strange boy he is!.
c) How strange boy he is!.

79) a) Will you rather have a coke or a beer?.

b) Would you rather
c) Would you rather to

80) I´ m waiting a) that my friend comes.

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 b) for my friend to come.
c) for my friend coming.

81) The a) other paintings are much better.

b) others
c) another

82) I asked him if a) he has ever travelled abroad.

b) has he ever
c) he had ever

83) If he a) won´t work hard hard he wouldn´t be the best in the class.
b) didn´t work hard
c) wouldn´t work

84) My friend and I a) think to spend some time in Europe.

b) are thinking of spending
c) thinking in spending

85) I look forward a) to hearing from you soon.

b) to hear
c) hear

86) I wish a) he come to Montevideo.

b) him to come
c) he came

87) What´s that terrible noise outside?. The street a) is being repaired.
b) is been
c) has been

88) She doesn´t look a) nicely in those red trousers.

b) nice
c) smartly

89) She came to the birthday a) in spite of she hadn´t been invited.
b) in spite that
c) although

90) Do you mind a) to come back tomorrow?

b) coming
c) come

91) I come from the south of Uruguay. I a) born in Canelones.

b) was born
c) have been born

92) I had no idea where a) does she live but luckily I found the address.
b) did she live
c) she lived

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93) It was a) such a difficult test that they couldn´t do it .
b) very
c) too

94) Avoid a) driving at night if you are tired.

b) to drive
c) drive

95) When I was a child I a) was used to ride my bike everyday.

b) used
c) used to

96) It was impossible a) that I came early.

b) that I come
c) for me to come

97) If I a) would have known that Paul was going to travel abroad, I would have told you.
b) had known
c) knew

98) She bought a bike a) so that her son could learn how to ride it.
b) so as
c) in order

99) You a) had better not tell anybody that I´ll change my job.
b) did better not to
c) did better not

100) The reason a) why the crash was that he ran over a boy.
b) of
c) for

101) She apologized a) that she was late.

b) for being late.
c) to be late.

102) He suggested a) to me to apply for the Marketing Manager position at the company.
b) me to apply
c) I should apply

103) Do students a) take examinations at the end of every term?.

b) give
c) enter

104) I feel awful I wish I a) didn´t eat so much at the party.

b) hadn´t eaten
c) wouldn´t have eaten

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105) He a) made me to do everything again and again.
b) made that I do
c) made me do

106 ) The plane was delayed a) due the bad weather conditions.
b) since
c) because of

107) I´m surprised that my daughter isn´t at home . She a) must be gone to the shopping centre.
b) had to be going
c) must have gone

108) I´m sorry but I a) am not able to finish my work yet.

b) haven´t been able
c) haven´t been able to

109) To travel from Uruguay to Brazil you a) don´t have a passport.

b) needn´t
c) don´t need

110) He a) would be given $1000 for his last birthday.

b) was given
c) has been given

111) It´s a) no use worrying about what might happen.

b) not use worrying
c) no use to worry

112) I a) was travelling since last week and I´m exhausted.

b) have been travelling
c) am travelling

113) It´s time a) you told me the truth.

b) that you tell me
c) for you tell me

114) I ´ll never a) get used to living in Spain.

b) got used to live
c) get used to live

115) I told them how to get here but perhaps we a) must have given them a map.
b) gave them
c) should have given

116) Did you paint the house yourself ? No, I a) had painted.
b) had it painted
c) hadn´t it .

117) It won´t a) do you any harm to eat a bit more.

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 b) make you any harm
c) make harm to you

118) Hurry up or a) they have finished all the food by the time we got there.
b) they´ll have finished
c) are finishing

119) We arrived a) in the airport just in time to catch the plane.

b) to
c) at

120) I´ll send you a note as soon as a) I have get in touch with her.
b) I´ll get in touch
c) I get in touch

121) How long a) do we know each other?.

b) have we known
c) have we met

122) I prefer going to the museum a) to going to the theatre.

b) than
c) what

123) Women talk more than men. I a) don´t agree with you.
b) am not agree
c) am not agree

124) They a) may not have missed the bus because I saw them getting on it.
b) mustn´t have
c) can´t have.

125) I remember a) to make an appointment at 4 o´clock.

b) making
c) to have made

126) a) What a lovely daughter has she!.

b) What a lovely daughter she has !.
c) What lovely daughter she has !.

127) a) I enjoyed your speech.

b) I enjoyed very much your speech.
c) Very much I enjoyed your speech.

128) a) There´s hardly a furniture .

b) There are hardly any furniture.
c) There´s hardly any furniture.

129) She a) explained me everything.

b) explained everything to me
c) explained to me everything

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130) What do you get tired a) of ?
b) with ?
c) about?

131) I a) insist to meet you at work

b) suppose
c) expect

132) The news about the broken bridge a) avoided the driver from having an
accident.
b) prevented
c) warned

133) Everything else a) were lost.

b) was
c) have been

134) I was a) bore so I went to the cinema.

b) boring
c) bored

135) I was made a) to work very hard at work

b) work
c) working.

136) How long a) it takes you to have a shower?.

b) does it take you
c) you take

137) That skirt is too long. It needs a) taking up.

b) to take up.
c) that you take it up .

138) Milk a) it´said to be good for your health.

b) is told to be
c) is said to be

139) It´s difficult to a) make understand yourself in France.

b) make yourself understood
c) make yourself understand
140) I a) didn´t need to do the cleaning because my husband did it.
b) needn´t have done
c) I not needn´t do

141) This test is a) rather more difficult than the other one.
b) quite
c) fairly

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 142) Her house was broken into and a) all her jewels were stolen.
b) all her jewels were robbed.
c) she was robbed all her jewels.

143) I wish a) that you stopped interrupting our conversation.

b) you to stop
c) you would stop

144) No sooner a) he had entered the house that he left again.

b) had he entered
c) he entered

145) a) Had the man been more handsome he would have got the leading role.
b) Had been more handsome
c) Had been a more handsome man

146) a) I´d prefer that you wear the red one and not the yellow one.
b) I´d prefer you to wear
c) I´d prefer you wearing

147 ) It´s a long time since I a) didn´t heard from you.

b) haven´t heard
c) heard

148) She a) was hoped to come last week but she didn´t.
b) was willing to
c) was to have

149) I object a) to being treated like a baby.

b) to be treated
c) being treated

150) Don´t leave your belongings a) lying all over the floor.
b) laying
c) lain
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