Section III: Language Use
In this section, you will answer questions about the use of English. Choose
the word or words that best complete the sentence. For each item, fill in your
answer on the answer sheet. You will have 15 minutes to complete this
section.
C41. “Are the bags ready?”
“Yes, _______ .
a. they’re
b. there are
c. their
d. they are
B42. My office is _______ downtown.
a. on
b. near
c. close
d. at
B43. “I can’t speak German.”
“_______ can I.”
a. No
b. Never
c. Not
d. Neither
B44. On weekends, we enjoy _______ friends.
a. visit
b. to visit
c. visiting
d. to visiting
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A45. These days, _______ women keep working after they get married.
a. most
b. most of
c. almost
d. the most
A46. My new job is very _______ .
a. excitement
b. excited
c. exciting
d. excite
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A47. After finishing college, I hope _________ married.
a. get
b. that get
c. getting
d. to get
C48. This apartment is _______ one we’ve seen all week.
a. cheaper than
b. the cheap
c. the cheapest
d. the cheaper
C49. Tom’s bought a new car, _______ he?
a. doesn’t
b. isn’t
c. wasn’t
d. hasn’t
C50. The package still hasn’t arrived. I wish I _______ it earlier.
a. was sending
b. had sent
c. am sending
d. have sent
B51. Excuse me. Could you tell me where _______ ?
a. the bus station is
b. is the bus station
c. it is the bus station
d. is it the bus station
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B52. Bill would have done something about the problem if he _______ about it.
a. did know
b. had known
c. was known
d. would know
B53. Janice moved to Paris. _______ there for a year already.
a. She’s living
b. She lives
c. She’s been living
d. She was living
A54. The Taj Mahal is really worth _______ .
a. to see it
b. seeing
c. you see it
d. see
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A55. If I went to live in a foreign country, _______ my friends.
a. I’d miss
b. I’m missing
c. I missed
d. I miss
A56. Would you mind _______ the window?
a. open
b. opening
c. to open
d. I open
C57. Are you interested _______ shopping with me?
a. to go
b. in going
c. go
d. going
C58. The washing machine needs _______ .
a. being fixed
b. to be fixed
c. to fix
d. you fix it
C59. By this time tomorrow, _______ in Montreal.
a. I’m arriving
b. I’ve been arriving
c. I’d arrive
d. I’ll have arrived
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B60. The ground’s wet. It must _______ .
a. raining
b. have rained
c. to rain
d. rained
B61. Sue is used _______ up early.
a. get
b. getting
c. to getting
d. to get
B62. The man _______ lives across the street is a dentist.
a. who
b. he
c. whose
d. what
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A63. _______ John, I like to cook.
a. Unless
b. Except
c. Instead
d. Unlike
A64. Before _______ breakfast, I usually take a shower.
a. eat
b. to eat
c. eating
d. that eat
A65. I’m taking a class _______ learn more about my computer.
a. so that
b. in order
c. in order to
d. that
C66. Maria is _______ intelligent girl in our class.
a. most
b. the most
c. more
d. the more
C67. You’d better tell Joe _______ in here.
a. not to smoke
b. not smoking
c. no smoke
d. don’t smoking
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C68. Susie feels really tired today. She should _______ to bed earlier last night.
a. go
b. have gone
c. went
d. be going
B69. Betty’s husband suggested that she _______ a few days off from work.
a. has took
b. taking
c. take
d. will take
B70. The older I get, _______ I become.
a. more impatient
b. the more impatient
c. most impatient
d. the most impatient
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Objective Placement Test 15
ANSWER SHEET
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