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LANGUAGE LEADER PLACEMENT TEST B
Choose the best word or phrase, a), b), c) or d), to complete the sentences.
0 My name _is_ David.
a) is b) are c) be d) am
1 _____ is he unhappy? I don’t know.
a) How b) Why c) Who d) Does
2 Sarah is the champion. She _____ wins.
a) always b) rarely c) never d) occasionally
3 Do you have _____ umbrella?
a) a b) an c) the d) (no word – write Ø)
4 _____ you help me please?
a) Can b) Do c) Can’t d) Don’t
5 Germany is _____ bigger than Italy.
a) (no word – write Ø) b) more c) the d) most
6 _____ David happy? Yes, he is.
a) Are b) Aren’t c) Is d) Isn’t
7 There _____ any cars in the car park.
a) are b) aren’t c) is d) isn’t
8 Karol _____ at school. He is a teacher.
a) doesn’t work b) works c) don’t work d) work
9 _____ she need a car? Yes, she does.
a) Am b) Is c) Do d) Does
10 _____ is Istanbul? In Turkey.
a) Where b) When c) What d) Which
11 It _____ very cold yesterday.
a) is b) are c) was d) were
12 I _____ drive a car at six years old but now I drive all the time.
a) can b) could c) can’t d) couldn’t
13 _____ you fly to France last year?
a) Did b) Was c) Were d) Do
14 Last night I _____ spaghetti.
a) eat b) eaten c) ate d) eating
15 My TV is old. I _____ buy another one.
a) should b) would c) could d) couldn’t
16 You don’t _____ buy a dictionary. I have one.
a) should b) have to c) could d) will
17 At the end of the course, we _____ have an exam.
a) do b) will c) (no word – write Ø) d) are
18 What are you _____ eat tonight?
a) going b) have c) will d) going to
19 I have never _____ that film.
a) see b) seen c) saw d) sees
20 _____ you been to Spain?
a) Do b) Will c) Are d) Have
21 Iwona is _____ best student in the class.
a) a b) an c) the d) (no word – write Ø)
22 I _____ some chocolate in my bag.
a) has b) have c) doesn’t have d) don’t have
23 How _____ money is there in the bank?
a) much b) many c) some d) any
24 We _____ in Rome at the moment.
a) to live b) are living c) lives d) is living
25 I _____ studying these days.
a) is not b) do not c) are not d) am not
26 Did you hear the new song by the Matches on _____ radio last night?
a) an b) (no word – write Ø) c) the d) a
27 Osteopaths are doctors _____ people with back problems.
a) they help b) help c) who they help d) who help
28 How many exams _____ this year?
a) do you take b) have you taken c) is you take d) did you taking
29 There have been eight accidents _____.
a) in the last few days b) yesterday c) last year d) on November 12th
30 The Copper Kettle is the _____ restaurant in the town. The meals are so cheap.
a) more expensive b) most expensive c) less expensive d) least expensive
31 I _____ to the radio at the moment.
a) do not listen b) does not listen c) is not listening d) am not listening
32 The weather is getting hotter _____.
a) usually b) today c) sometimes d) never
33 They didn’t see David at work _____ Monday.
a) in b) at c) on d) with
34 Where _____ the exam yesterday.
a) did b) do c) was d) is
35 Julio _____ his car when the bus hit him.
a) was parking b) parked c) parks d) is parking
36 Old people usually _____ pay to use the bus.
a) must not b) could not c) might not d) don’t have to
37 Have you ever thought _____ a doctor?
a) becoming b) to become c) about becoming d) became
38 This lesson is so _____.
a) bored b) bore c) boring d) bores
39 At the end of the year, the hospital _____ to open a new surgery.
a) like b) are hoping c) going d) will
40 _____ live in London?
a) Was David used b) Did David used to c) Did David use d) Was David used to
41 Chicken with chocolate _____ by Mexican people.
a) eats b) is eating c) is eaten d) are eaten
42 The hotel _____ this weekend for a wedding.
a) is closing b) is going close c) is close d) will be close
43 The Lexington Murderer _____ from prison last week.
a) was released b) was releasing c) did release d) released
44 How long _____ for the exam this week.
a) you have studied b) you studied c) were you studied d) have you been studying
45 If the newspaper sold more adverts they _____ more money.
a) will make b) makes c) can make d) would make
46 There are very _____ tomatoes in the shop. I’ll have more tomorrow.
a) little b) many c) few d) much
47 There _____ rain tomorrow.
a) won’t b) might be c) definitely is d) may will
48 If you don’t revise, you _____ the exam.
a) won’t pass b) might pass c) don’t pass d) aren’t passing
49 You _____ a ticket before you get on the train.
a) must to buy b) have buy c) must buys d) have to buy
50 Has Mark received a letter _____ the bank?
a) to b) from c) by d) on
51 I don’t think the government _____ to the proposal.
a) are going to agree b) is agreeing c) might agree d) are agreeing
52 The police had no evidence against John so they _____.
a) permitting him to go b) let him go
c) allows him to go d) give him permission to go
53 As soon as the rain _____ we will go.
a) stops b) stopped c) will stop d) is stopping
54 If I _____ you I _____ the proposal.
a) were / would endorse b) am / will endorse c) be / would endorse d) was / will endorse
55 The second world war was not _____ as the first world war.
a) so long b) much longer c) the longest d) as long
56 _____ haven’t you been to school this week?
a) Why b) Where c) How d) Which
57 I’m sorry, I am _____ to accept your offer.
a) be able b) disable c) unable d) enable
58 The exploration team _____ from the Arctic on the 5th of November.
a) got up b) got back c) got down d) got round
59 _____ dinner already?
a) Will you eat b) Do you eat c) Have you eaten d) Were you eat
60 For the last six weeks the astronauts _____ to travel to Mars.
a) have waited b) were waiting c) waited d) have been waiting
61 A vet is a doctor _____ job is to look after animals.
a) who b) whose c) that d) which
62 Spencer Tracey, _____ , was married to Kathryn Hepburn.
a) was a famous actor b) he was a famous actor
c) who was a famous actor d) whose a famous actor
63 Manchester United _____ for the first time in twenty matches.
a) was just been beaten b) have just beaten c) have just been beaten d) just beat
64 It was _____ first time, I had seen _____ advert for MP3 players in _____ newspaper.
a) (no article – write Ø) / the / a b) a / an / a c) the / an / a d) a / the / a
65 John gave Sarah a _____ plant for her birthday.
a) green house plastic b) green plastic house c) plastic green house d) house green plastic
66 Don’t worry about it. There are _____ of other people who like it.
a) plenty b) none c) a few d) some
67 Kasia _____ it was the best film she had ever seen.
a) told to me b) said me c) told me d) says to me
68 The journalist asked President Smith _____ when he was in India.
a) what he had seen b) what did he see c) what had he seen d) what he did see
69 If the meeting _____ later, everyone would have had a chance to vote.
a) finishes b) finished c) has finished d) had finished
70 You _____ asked David before borrowing his guitar.
a) should have b) must have c) can’t have d) shall have
71 While my manager _____ the delegates, I prepared the coffee.
a) was meeting b) meets c) has met d) has been meeting
72 By the age of 23, Steve _____ in twelve countries.
a) was living b) has lived c) lived d) had lived
73 The project needs further _____ before we can agree on a budget.
a) develop b) development c) developing d) developer
74 Ali is a workaholic. He _____ be one of the most hard-working people I know.
a) could b) can c) might d) must
75 If you don’t _____ the revision, you _____ pass the exam.
a) do / won’t b) make / wouldn’t c) make / won’t d) do / wouldn’t
76 There is _____ paper left in the photocopy machine.
a) any b) hardly c) hardly any d) none
77 St Mary’s School was built in 1883. It was _____ first school of its kind.
a) an b) the c) (no word – write Ø) d) a
78 Next June I _____ on the beach getting brown.
a) will be being sat b) am sitting c) will be sitting d) sit
79 By this next time next year I _____ German.
a) be learning b) have learnt c) am learning d) will have learnt
80 The election _____ next month.
a) couldn’t happen b) will not be happen c) might not happen d) may be happen
81 I _____ to myself that Sarah was late when she came in through the door.
a) just thought b) was just being thought c) was just thinking d) have just thought
82 By the time I got home, the cat _____ all the fish.
a) ate b) had eaten c) had been eaten d) has eaten
83 Over the last twenty years, air pollution _____ a major issue.
a) has become b) became c) has been becoming d) was becoming
84 Would you mind _____ me how you finished so quickly?
a) tell b) telling c) to tell d) is telling
85 I _____ if there is any change in his condition.
a) like knowing b) ’d like knowing c) ’d like to know d) like to know
86 He was rewarded by _____ free tickets to Hawaii.
a) given b) being given c) was given d) been given
87 After running for five miles I was _____ exhausted.
a) absolutely b) very c) a bit d) extremely
88 We know it wasn’t true because he lies very _____ .
a) possibly b) similarly c) never d) badly
89 It hasn’t been possible _____ the representatives today.
a) meet b) meeting c) to meet d) the meeting
90 The school _____ the exams moved to the end of the month.
a) has b) have c) had d) to have
91 The man _____ at the end of the street is looking for you.
a) waits b) waiting c) is waiting d) wait
92 It _____ said that cures for all major disease will be found within fifty years.
a) has b) had c) is d) was
93 The cabinet suggested _____ the budget for this year.
a) changes b) change c) to change d) changing
94 _____ interest rates fall, the government must be ready.
a) Will b) Do c) Should d) Could
95 If the computer hadn’t been invented, I wouldn’t _____ find things so quickly now.
a) have been able to b) were able to c) had been able to d) be able to
96 It took us hours but we finally succeeded _____ tickets for the concert.
a) got b) to get c) in getting d) with getting
97 It was a dark night. Arthur _____ ready for the meeting.
a) has got b) was got c) was getting d) has been getting
98 Peter says he _____ happier when he was still at school.
a) use to be b) would be c) used to be d) would have been
99 I think you have _____ what I was trying to say.
a) misunderstood b) ununderstood c) inunderstood d) overunderstood
100 I wish a school _____ there earlier than last year.
a) was built b) was being build c) had built d) had been built
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