QUICK PLACEMENT TEST/EXAMEN DE UBICACIÓN
"Al concluir te contactaremos"

Section 1

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

(1) Roberta _____ from The United States.
are
is
am
be


(2) What’s _____ name?
your
his
him
he


(3) My friend _____ in London.
living
live
lives
is live


(4) Where _____?
works Tom
Tom works
Tom does work
does Tom work


(5) I _____ coffee.
no like
not like
like don’t
don’t like


(6) ‘_____ to Australia, Ginny?’ ‘Yes, two years ago.”
Did you ever go
Do you ever go
Have you ever been
Are you ever going


(7) Tokyo is _____ city I’ve ever lived in.
the most big
the bigger
the biggest
the more big


(8) A vegetarian is someone _____ doesn’t eat meat.
who
what
which
whose


(9) _____ these days.
I never a newspaper buy
I never buy a newspaper
I buy never a newspaper
Never I buy a newspaper


(10) I _____ watch TV tonight.
am
go to
going to
am going to


(11) I wish I _____ more money!
have
had
would have
was having


(12) _____ be famous one day?
Would you like
Would you like to
Do you like
Do you like to


Section 2

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

(13) It’s my birthday _____ Friday.
on
in
at
by


(14) I _____ eighteen years old.
am
have
have got
are


(15) Do you _____ a uniform at your school?
carry
wear
use
hold


(16) What time is it? I have no _____.
idea
opinion
answer
time


Section 3

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

(17) Harry can _____ English.
to speak
speaking
speak
speaks


(18) I’m not interested _____ sports.
for
about
in
to


(19) She likes _____ expensive clothes.
wearing
to wearing
wear
is wearing


(20) Harry _____ his father’s car when the accident happened.
was driving
drove
had driven
has been driving


(21) I was wondering _____ tell me when the next plane from Chicago arrives?
could you
can you
if you could
if could you


(22) I like your hair. Where _____?
do you have cut
have you cut it
do you have cut it
do you have it cut


(23) What _____ this weekend, Lance?
will you do
are you doing
will you have done
do you do


(24) The weather has been awful. We’ve had very _____ sunshine this summer.
little
a little
few
a few


Section 4

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

(25) I usually _____ up at about 7.30.
go
be
do
get


(26) I _____ football every week.
play
go
do
have


(27) My sister _____ the cooking in our house.
does
makes
cooks
takes


(28) Don’t forget to _____ the light when you leave the room.
turn up
turn in
turn off
turn over


(29) She was in _____ when she heard the tragic news.
crying
tears
cries
tearful


(30) He _____ that he hadn’t stolen the computer, but no one believed him.
reassured
informed
insisted
persuaded


(31) Could you _____ me that book for a couple of days, please?
lend
owe
borrow
rent


(32) Greg is _____ a lot of time at Yvonne’s house these days!
taking
spending
having
doing


Section 5

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

(33) Who _____ in that house?
does live
lives
does he live
he lives


(34) I’ll call you when I _____ home.
get
’ll get
’ll have got
’m getting


(35) If you _____ me, what would you do?
was
would be
were
have been


(36) I don’t know where _____ last night.
did he go
he did go
went he
he went


(37) John and Betty are coming to visit us tomorrow but I wish _____.
they won’t
they hadn’t
they didn’t
they weren’t


(38) I’m so hungry! If only Bill _____ all the food in the fridge!
wasn’t eating
didn’t eat
hadn’t eaten
hasn’t eaten


(39) I regret _____ harder in school.
not studying
not to study
to not study
not have studied


(40) Surely Sue _____ you if she was unhappy with your work.
will tell
would have told
must have told
had told


(41) Our neighbours aren’t very polite, and _____ particularly quiet!
neither they aren’t
either they aren’t
nor are they
neither did they be


(42) We had expected that they _____ fluent English, but in fact they didn’t.
were speaking
would speak
had spoken
spoke


(43) I’d rather I _____ next weekend, but I do!
don’t have to work
didn’t have to work
wouldn’t work
wasn’t working


(44) Harriet is so knowledgeable. She can talk about _____ subject that comes up.
whatever
whenever
wherever
whoever


(45) I always _____ milk in my coffee.
have
drink
mix
make