Placement Test

1. I’m 18 and my brother is 20, so he’s ....... me.

• a the oldest of
• b older than
• c as old as

2. Carl’s very ........ . He’s never late, and he never forgets to do things.

• a reliable
• b patient
• c strict

3. We stayed in a lovely villa ........ the sea.

• a it overlooks
• b overlooked
• c overlooking

4. Not until the 1980s ........ for the average person to own a computer.

• a it was possible
• b was it possible
• c was possible

5. Jan ........ her arm on a hot iron.

• a broke
• b burned
• c sprained

6. Tomorrow’s a holiday, so we ........ go to work.

• a have to
• b mustn’t
• c don’t have to

7. I usually ........ swimming at least once a week.

• a go
• b do
• c play

8. My friend Siena ........ to Russia last year.

• a went
• b has gone
• c has been

9. This is ........ area, with a lot of factories and warehouses.

• a an agricultural
• b an industrial
• c a residential

10. If I ........ well in my exams, I ........ to university.

• a will do; will go
• b will do; go
• c do; will go