Placement test
Written test
CEF
A1 to C1
• Choose the best answer for each question.
• Stop when the questions become too difficult.
• Spend no more than 40 minutes on the test.
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Where
from?
I’m from Russia.
A you are
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B you
house in Moscow. We have
A any
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B a
B daughters B hotel
A Her
B His
I get up
A for
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I like apples, but I
A don’t like
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C He’s
five people in my family.
A They are 7
C supermarket
name’s Paul.
This is my brother.
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C children
. I’m a doctor.
I work in a
A hospital
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C an
, a boy and a girl.
I have two
A sons
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C are you
B There is
7 o’clock in the morning.
B at
B like
speak French?
A do you
B you do
A this
C in
bananas.
Excuse me,
How much are
C There are
C do like
C you
shoes?
B these
Placement test Written test C that
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Where are my glasses?
They’re
the table.
A at
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B on
My sister
tennis very well.
A plays
B play
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I don’t see my parents very often
C by
they live in South Africa.
A so
B but
Rosie stayed
home yesterday afternoon.
A in
B at
C to
B did go
C was
is quite expensive but the food there is excellent.
The
B restaurant
Do you want to listen to music or
A see
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C because
to the cinema.
Last night I
A film
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C playing
B with
A went
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C in
train.
I usually go to work
A on
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C book
TV?
B look
C watch
were you at the weekend?
I was in Scotland.
A When
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B Where
C What
you have a good time at the party?
Yes, it was fun. A Did
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Are you
B Were
English teacher?
A Maria
B Marias’
Bob will meet
at the airport.
A us
B we
I’m going to a concert tonight.
A Do C Had
B Are
Placement test Written test C Maria’s
C our
you like to come?
C Would
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use your dictionary?
Sure. Here you are.
A Could I
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B Could you
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B rent
B get
do you want?
A any
A OK
I’d like
A some
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A cook
C right
milk in my coffee, please. B any
C a
B Here’s
C There’s
dinner.
B am cooking
I think cycling is more dangerous A as
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B great
.
Is this a good time to talk?
Sorry, no. I
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C much
a bus stop near my flat.
A It’s
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B many
Sorry I’m so late.
That’s
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C arrive
Do you sell stamps?
Yes, we do. How
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C cost
to the bus station? Excuse me, how do I
A come
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is too expensive for me.
I like this apartment but the
A money
C Do I
C cooking
driving.
B like
C than
going to the theatre next Saturday.
We
A will
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B do
C are
meet for coffee some time soon.
A Let’s
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Kamal has got a holiday home near
A a
B Do you
B the
Placement test Written test C Shall they
sea.
C some
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If you’ve got a headache, you
A should
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B did
B Are you
.
A enough
B lot
it tomorrow.
A finishes
B is going to finish
B really
.
A is
B yes
B hadn’t
B with
B saw
B earn
A haven’t
D by
C see
D was seeing
C spend
D lend
C needn’t
D don’t have
C make
D exercise
C Are you going
D Will you go
to ask.
B mustn’t
a lot of sport in my free time.
I
A do
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C on
Can I make myself a cup of coffee?
Of course. You
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D didn’t have
money from a friend, you should always pay it back promptly.
If you
A borrow
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C had
Joanna was in Paris.
The last time I
A have seen
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D right
credit card. We paid the restaurant bill
A to
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C so
a television when I was a child.
We never
A have had
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C much
Is Ottawa the capital of Canada?
I think
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C finished
loves working with children.
Paula
A very
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C too much
Did Amina finish the report? No. She
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C Did you
I only get about five hours’ sleep a night.
That’s not
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C had
ever been to New York?
A Have you
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go home.
B practise
anywhere interesting recently?
A Do you go
B Have you been
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It’s Walter’s birthday on Friday. He
A should
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B can
B so
If the weather
bad tomorrow, we can go to a museum.
A will be
B was
B are
My mum’s not very well.
B had been
C sorry to hear that D not bad, thanks.
C has been
B All the
D had gone
time on Friday is fine.
C Every
D Any
climb the wall and jump into our neighbours’ garden.
B did
C have
D used
C painting
D painted
the wall yet?
Have you finished
B to paint
Can you help me? I’ve tried
hotel in the city and can’t find a room.
B any
Lena used to find work boring
C every
D all
she became a nurse.
B until
C if
D since
closer to my office, I could walk to work.
If I
A lived
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D were
to see his grandmother. He’ll be back tomorrow.
When I was a child, I
A unless
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C was
Would you mind changing my appointment?
A many
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B I do apologise
Hans isn’t here. He
A paint
D would be
.
A would
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C is
D as
drunk around the world every day.
A is
A Next
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C than
About a billion cans of Coca-Cola
A has gone
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D shall
learning the violin.
A like
A it doesn’t matter
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C will
Learning the piano isn’t as difficult Oh,
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be 30, I think.
B would live
C had lived
D live
outside the cinema when suddenly a police car arrived. I
A stood
B was standing
Placement test Written test C have stood
D am standing
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Shall we go to The Riceboat for dinner? It
be fully booked. They’re sometimes busy on a Monday.
A will
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B may
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B yet
Don’t worry, I
you a lift if you want.
A give
B am giving
B taking
B live
Julia Don’t worry if I
A am
A to take
Boxing is a sport
A it
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Jon
A is only
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D to take
C set
D take
B mustn’t
C won’t
D can’t
C has been
D is being
married since she was 20.
B was
late tonight. I’m going to the gym after work.
B will be
C would be
D was
C took
D taking
I’ve got a terrible headache, and it won’t go away.
Have you tried
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C having taken
be mine then. Mine’s got my name on the front.
A is
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D ’m going to give
There’s no name on this dictionary.
A might not
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C ’ll give
up with the noise in the city, so we moved to the countryside. I couldn’t
It
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D only
more exercise. My doctor advised me
A put
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C just
I’ve got to be at work in five minutes.
A take
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D must
come back from a trip to India. It was amazing.
We’ve
A already
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C can
I was wondering
some aspirin?
B take
requires a lot of speed and fitness.
B that
C what
D where
working on this project for a couple of months so he hasn’t made much progress yet.
B has only been
C was only
D had only been
I could ask you some questions.
Sure, go ahead.
A what
B if Placement test Written test C that
D how
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What clothes should I pack for a trip to Boston?
Well, it depends
A on
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B with
B would have
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B to
C like
B taken
C put
D took
B realises
C recognises
D reminds
to be picking Tom up at the station but I’ve lost my keys.
I
B am requested C am intended
D am obliged
C time
D opportunity
How about going to Colours nightclub?
I’m going there. It’s awful!
B way
not to go to university.
By the age of 18, I
B decided
B wasn’t
The amount of organically grown food on sale has
A raised C have decided
D was deciding
repaired before next week.
I’m afraid your car
A hasn’t been
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D come
me of my trip to Cuba.
Salsa music always
A had decided
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C done
B did
A hope
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off.
a very good impression at his interview. Ben got the job because he
There’s no
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D equal
I don’t know how much this card costs. The price label’s
A am supposed
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D about
A alike
A remembers
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C with
B same
D may have
you?
over time.
A made
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C should have
Some married couples seem to get more
A gone
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D to
ordered something more filling.
Do you ever ask your neighbours to do favours
A for
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C up
I’ve finished this salad and I’m still hungry. I
A must have
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the time of year that you go.
B lifted
Can you believe it? A woman has been
C wouldn’t be
D can’t be
enormously in recent years. C increased
D built
for hacking into the computer of her online virtual
husband.
A accused
B suspended
Placement test Written test C arrested
D suspected
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You may borrow my laptop
A unless
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B in case
B can’t have
B off
B learn
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B happened
C Provided that
D will still be
D learning
C that they go
C appeared
If the film is a
success, the director will get most of the credit.
A big
B high
B have spoken
This is a photo of my little sister
B eating
Our students take their responsibilities very
A considerably
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A very
B thoroughly
D to have gone
to me where the missing keys might be. B set By the end of today’s seminar I will
D However much
on strike if they didn’t get a pay rise.
A take
A eat
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C having learned
There’s going to be a new department at work. They’ve asked me to
A speak
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B to go
I was about to go to sleep when it
A remembered
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B Even if
The factory workers threatened
A going
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C are still
I had the talent, I still wouldn’t want to be a movie star. A In case
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D away
the language has been quite easy for me.
My mother’s Italian, so
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D won’t have
standing in the rain.
B would still be
A to learn
C should have
C over
If the taxi hadn’t stopped for us, we
A were still
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D although
dealing with problems, rather than dealing with them immediately.
Pierre tends to put
A down
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C as long as
taken ages to complete.
It’s a huge painting. It
A must have
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you promise to look after it.
C put
C large
D occurred
it up. D bring
D good
to each of you individually.
C be speaking
D have been speaking
ice cream on the beach. C was eating
D having eaten
.
C seriously
D strongly
delighted with the birthday present. B completely
Placement test Written test C fairly
D absolutely
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101 People were amazed that the burglary took place in
A wide
B broad
102 She invested a lot of time
A to
C large
C with
103 The police claimed that they acted in self-
104 I
D open
researching the most appropriate university course.
B for
A interest
daylight. B confidence
D in
.
C defence
D discipline
remember putting my briefcase down on that shelf.
A deeply
105 He turned
A over
B entirely
C clearly
to be considerably older than I had imagined.
B up
C out
106 The windows in this house are in urgent
A need
108 Life is a
A far
B were being 111 Having
A taken
B huge
C have been
C big
B incorporated
114 It’s
D great
C involved
D consisted
in a traffic jam.
B stuck
C blocked
D surrounded
his driving test several times, Paul finally passed at the fourth attempt.
B made
B to
C had
B wherever
D attended
other musical styles, especially soul.
C about
113 Maintaining an accurate balance sheet is essential,
A however
D are being
testing people’s responses before and after drinking coffee.
112 Gospel music has been a major influence
A with D demand
deal easier for immigrants who can speak the local language. 110 We may be a bit late. We’re
A buried
C want
shown to reduce accidents.
109 The experiment
A contained
D round
of replacement. B help
107 Speed cameras
A have
D strongly
D on
business you’re in.
C whatever
D whenever
likely that this novel will win a literary prize. A totally B deeply
Placement test Written test C strongly
D highly
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115 It’s no
A point
for me to get Brad’s phone number – I’ll be seeing him tonight. B wonder
C secret
116 I’d lived in Australia, so I was used to
A driving
on the left side of the road.
B drive
C having driven
117 I don’t think the colours in Julia’s outfit
A fit
118 Very rarely
A it rains
C match
D go
C is it raining
D it is raining
here in July.
B does it rain
download music from my computer.
B as opposed to
120 The number of turtles on the island A has declined
D drove
together.
B suit
119 I prefer to buy CDs
A in contrast to
D problem
C rather than
by 70% over the last decade.
B has been declining
Placement test Written test D in comparison to
C has been declined
D is declining
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