M&DORADO – SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
SENIOR PLACEMENT TEST
LEVEL: intermediate - upper intermediate
Date ___________________
Name_______________________________
Age _________
Manual recomandat _______________
TEL. NO.
PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS
1. Where's John? He
(listen) to a new CD in his room.
2. Don't forget to take your umbrella with you to London. You know it always
3. Jean
(work) hard all day but she
4. Look! That boy
5. He
14. I
15. I
(not work) at the moment.
(run) after the bus. He
(speak) German so well because he
(think) your new hat
(want) to catch it.
(come) from Germany.
(look) nice on you.
(live) with my parents but right now I
16. I can't talk on the phone now. I
20. How much
(stay) with some friends for a few days.
(drive) home.
17. Where are the children? They
18. You never
(rain) in England.
(lie) on the beach over there.
(listen) to a word I say! You
your suitcase
(weigh)? It
always
(listen) to that mp3 player!
(look) really heavy.
PAST SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS
1. A: What (you, do)
B: I (try)
when the accident occurred?
to change a light bulb that had burnt out.
2. After I (find)
(turn)
the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately)
it in.
3. The doctor (say)
(need)
to the police and
that Tom (be)
too sick to go to work and that he
to stay at home for a couple of days.
4. Sebastian (arrive)
She (study, at the library)
at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she (be, not)
for her final examination in French.
there.
5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch,
also)
television. That's all she ever does!
6. A: I (call)
you last night after dinner, but you (be, not)
B: I (work)
there. Where were you?
out at the fitness center.
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
1)
(you/buy) your train ticket yet?.
2) The kitchen is a complete mess! What
3) Julie
4) Amanda
5) How much coffee
6) Simon
(the children/do)?.
(learn) to drive for six years!..
(already/have) lunch, so she'll meet us later..
(she/drink) this morning?.
(write) three books..
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS
It was a relief to find the documents. I (look)
for them all afternoon.
He was dismissed, even though, in his opinion, he (not/do)
It was not the first time I'd met him. We (meet)
anything wrong.
many times before.
He called me at eleven in the evening to tell me that he (find/finally)
When he (finish)
word.
a solution.
his speech, he waited for the reaction of the audience. But no one said a
By the time I came back from my business trip, a lot of things (changed)
The doctor asked me how long I (have)
.
the symptoms.
WAYS OF EXPRESSING FUTURE – future simple or future continuous
1)Look at those clouds! It …………………… (rain)
2)………………….. to the cinema with me? (you/come)
3)…………………………………………….me the butter, please? (pass)
4)Sarah …………………………… for the weekend. (come)
5) By this time tomorrow, they ……………………………. (already leave)
6)If you drop that plate, it ……………………………….. (break)
7)She eats too much. She ………………………….. fat. (get)
8)The plane ……………………… at 15.30. (arrive)
9)You ……………………………….if you don't eat. (not grow)
10) At this time tomorrow …………………………….(sleep) so you should call later!
11)Be careful! You……………………………………! (fall)
12)The train ……………………………. at half past four. (leave)
13)When ……………………………… you again? (I/see)
THE DEGREES OF COMPARISON
Complete the following sentences.
1. No other boy is as ……………………. as James. (tall )
2. Milk is ………………….. than any other food. (nourishing)
3. Radium is one of the ……………………… metals. (valuable)
4. Few English poets were as ……………………. as Wordsworth. (great)
5. Shimla is ………………….. than most other hill stations in India. (famous)
6. Gold is one of the ……………………. metals. (precious)
7. Solomon was …………………… than any other king. (wise)
ED AND ING ADJECTIVES
Fill the gaps with the adjectives in brackets.
1
He's such a monotonous speaker. I was ________________ stiff. (bored / boring)
2
Most sequels are ________________. (disappointed / disappointing)
3
I had such a ________________ day I went straight to bed. (tired / tiring)
4
Everyone's very ________________ about the news. (excited / exciting)
5
That lamp produces a very ________________ effect. (pleased / pleasing)
6
The whole school was ________________ by the tragic event. (saddened / saddening)
7
I don't like watching ________________ films on my own. (depressed / depressing)
8
I was ________________ when she told me she'd got divorced. (amazed / amazing)
9
He's such a ________________ guy. He only ever talks about himself. (bored / boring)
10 I'm very ________________ in films and theatre. (interested / interesting)
USED TO / BE USED TO / GET USED TO
Q1 - I'm not used to ____ up this early.
get
getting
Q2 - I used to ____ a lot.
read
reading
Q3 - You'll have to get used to ____ on the right when you live there.
drive
driving
Q4 - I didn't use to ____ it, but I do now.
like
liking
Q5 - I found it hard to get used to ____ in such a hot country.
live
living
Q6 - Before I started cycling, I _____ go to work by bus.
used to
got used to
SO AND SUCH
She is ____________funny! She always makes me laugh.
2. Sarah and Ed are ___________crazy people! I never know what they are going to do next.
3. James has _____________much money that he could actually buy that Ferrari.
4. Although most of the audience had never been exposed to _____________music, they thoroughly enjoyed the
performance of the Tibetan folk choir.
5. The movie was _________________good that I saw it five times.
6. Terry speaks English _____________fluently that I thought he was American.
7. Most students never discuss __________topics in class, but I think it is important to teach our children to question th
media.
TOO AND ENOUGH
Fill in the correct word (too or enough).
1. I left the coffee for a minute to cool because it was
hot to drink.
2. He wasn't strong
to lift that heavy box.
3. There aren't
policemen in our town.
4. Do you have
information to help me with this problem?
5. It is
difficult to do for a little child.
THE ZERO, FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD CONDITIONAL
We did not meet him yesterday. If we
I cannot speak Russian. If I
If I
If you
(speak) Russian, it
(want) I
(be) easier for me to find a well paid job.
(get) this post if she
(study) harder.
(apply) for it. She has all necessary skills and abilities.
(not/be) late for school yesterday if I
Your telephone
(not/forget) to set my alarm clock.
(not/be) disconnected last week, if you
If my friends
(ask) me to help them, then I always
(stop) singing, I
(do) it.
(hit) you!
INFINITIVES AND ING
Did you remember
(post) the letters?
2. The doctor told him to stop
3. That film made me
(smoke).
(cry).
4. I think you should avoid
5. The teacher encouraged him
6. She loves
(eat) junk food.
(rewrite) the essay.
(watch) soap operas.
7. Students are not allowed
8. My friends advised me
9. In the end we agreed
10. I forgot
(ask) her to explain.
(help) you.
(get) a better mark at the last test if I
I
Unless you
(tell) that you were searching for hi
(not/understand) what my teacher says, then I always
I
She
(meet) him, then we
(call) Sarah.
(stay) in class during the break.
(take) on that job.
(share) the expenses.
(pay) your bill before the deadline.
COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
MODAL VERBS
Choose the right modal verb: MUST / SHOULD / CAN / HAVE TO / NEED TO / COULD/ MIGHT
There is plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You
buy any.
It's a hospital. You
smoke.
He had been working for more than 11 hours. He
be tired after such hard work. He
prefer to get some rest.
I
speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Morocco. But after we moved back to
Canada, I had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost everything I knew as a child. Now, I
just say a few things in the language.
The teacher said we
read this book for our own pleasure as it is optional. But we
read it if we don't want to.
______________ you stand on your head for more than a minute? No, I ________________
If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you
to work hard.
Take an umbrella. It
rain later.
You
leave small objects lying around . Such objects
be swallowed by children.
REPORTED SPEECH AND INDIRECT QUESTIONS
"I was very tired," she said.
→ She said
"Be careful, Ben," she said.
→ She told Ben
"I will get myself a drink," she says.
→ She says
"Why haven't you phoned me?" he asked me.
→ He wondered
"I cannot drive them home," he said.
→ He said
"Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she says.
→ She asks Peter
"Where did you spend your holidays last year?" she asked me.
→ She asked me
He said, "Don't go too far."
→ He advised her
RELATIVE CLAUSES
1) The man was late (Julie invited the man)
2) The doctor was sick (I wanted to see the
.
doctor)
.
3) The accountant was arrested (the accountant works for
my father’s company)
.
4) I wrote to the friend (you met the friend last
week)
.
5) The mobile phone can’t be fixed (the mobile phone is
broken)
.
6) John made a copy of the photo (I took the
photo)
.
7) I met a girl (the girl was a doctor)
.
8) We called a doctor (the doctor works at a hospital in
London)
.
9) We like the actor (the actor was in a famous
film)
.
10) I went to the restaurant (I read about the restaurant in
the newspaper)
.
WRITE 40-60 WORDS ABOUT THE QUOTATION: HE WHO ALLOWS HIMSELF TO BE
OFFENDED DESERVES TO.