Adults Placement Test
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How old are you/Quel âge as-tu?
1. Can I park here? *
c. Only for half an hour.
b. It's the same place.
a. Sorry, I did that.
2. What colour will you paint the children's bedroom? *
c. It wasn't very difficult.
a. I hope it was right.
b. We can't decide.
3. I can't understand this email. *
b. Don't you know?
c. I suppose you can.
a. Would you like some help?
4. I'd like two tickets for tomorrow night. *
a. How much did you pay?
c. I'll just check for you.
b. Afternoon and evening.
5. Shall we go to the gym now? *
a. I'm too tired.
b. It's very good.
c. Not at all.
6. Don't put your cup on the ...... of the table – someone will knock it off. *
b. edge
c. boundary
a. outside
d. border
7. His eyes were ...... bad that he couldn't read the number plate of the car in front. *
c. so
a. such
d. very
b. too
8. The company needs to decide ...... and for all what its position is on this point. *
b. once
d. finally
c. first
a. here
9. I'm sorry - I didn't ...... to disturb you. *
a. hope
c. mean
d. suppose
b. think
10. The singer ended the concert ...... her most popular song. *
c. in
a. by
b. with
d. as
11. Would you mind ...... these plates a wipe before putting them in the cupboard? *
c. getting
b. doing
a. making
d. giving
12. I was looking forward ...... at the new restaurant, but it was closed. *
c. to eating
d. eating
b. to have eaten
a. to eat
13. ...... tired Melissa is when she gets home from work, she always makes time to say goodnight to the children. *
d. Although
b. No matter how
c. However much
a. Whatever
14. It was only ten days ago ...... she started her new job. *
a. then
b. since
d. that
c. after
15. The shop didn't have the shoes I wanted, but they've ...... a pair specially for me. *
a. booked
d. asked
b. ordered
c. commanded
16. Have you got time to discuss your work now or are you ...... to leave? *
b. round
a. off
d. about
c. planned
17. Fiona is very angry ________ her boss's decision to fire several members of staff. *
a. for
c. against
b. about
d. by
18. She came to live here ...... a month ago. *
a. quite
c. already
b. beyond
d. almost
19. Once the plane is in the air, you can ...... your seat belt if you wish. *
b. unfasten
d. untie
a. undress
c. unlock
20. I left my last job because I had no ...... to travel. *
b. position
c. opportunity
d. possibility
a. place
21. It's a great place to live apart from the increasing volume of ________ that passes under my window every day. *
c. cars
a. congestion
b. transport
d. circulation
22. It wasn't a bad crash and ...... damage was done to my car. *
c. light
d. mere
b. small
a. little
23. The teacher asked if ________ to bring our textbooks to class. *
a. all we had remembered
b. we had all remembered
c. had we all remembered
d. had all we remembered
24. I'd rather you ...... to her why we can't go. *
a. can explain
c. to explain
d. will explain
b. explained
25. Before making a decision, the leader considered all ...... of the argument. *
b. features
d. shades
a. sides
c. perspectives
26. This new printer is recommended as being ...... reliable. *
d. readily
a. greatly
c. strongly
b. highly
27. When I realised I had dropped my gloves, I decided to ...... my steps. *
c. resume
b. regress
d. return
a. retrace
28. I wish we _______ met under happier circumstances. *
a. might not have
d. shouldn't have
b. could have
c. were able to
29. Please don't forget to call me when you ________ home. *
d. arrived
b. went
c. will get
a. get
30. If you _______ get a move on, we'll miss our connection. *
d. don't
b. can
c. might
a. can't
31. I have a confession to make. I _______ you the truth. *
c. wasn't telling
d. couldn't be telling
b. told not
a. wasn't told
32. Sarah and Michael are planning to get married and _______ a lot of children. *
b. make
d. have
a. bring
c. do
33. There _________ options for us to choose from at the farmer's market. *
c. couldn't be a lot of
b. weren't many
a. wasn't a lot of
d. weren't much
34. I would love to travel to Korea. What about you, _____________ to Korea? *
c. have you ever been going
d. have you ever been
b. had you ever gone
a. could you ever go
35. Oh, don't let me forget. I ___________ to ask you something. *
d. am meaning
a. have been meaning
c. mean
b. did mean