Placement test - WE LEARN

  • PLACEMENT TEST

  • Complete the dialogues below by choosing the correct option (A-D). An example (0) has been done for you.
  • 0. Emily: What do you do at the weekends, Yara? Yara: My sister and I A going to the cinema.
  • 1 Manager: Where's Mr Davidson? Assistant: Oh, he's __ London today.
  • 2 Amirah: Do you like cats? Chris: No, but there __ lots of other animals I like.
  • 3 Andrew: Where__________ Alicia come from?Martin: I think she’s from the United States.
  • 4 Teacher: Tell me something about your parents, Lucas.Student: My mother and ______father both very tall.
  • 5 Ayla: That's a nice table, Sophie! Is it new? Sophie: Oh no, it's my __ old dining table.
  • 6 Emma: What do you do after school? Chloe: I see my friends. Do you visit people, too? Emma: No, I __ go out.
  • 7 Katie: Is Charlotte at school today? Laura: No, she__________ . She’s not well today.
  • 8 Alex: I’d like to make a cake._________ eggs have we got?Andrea: Three, I think. Let me check.
  • 9 Ifrah: Which bus goes to the hospital? Antonia: __ the 236. It stops outside.
  • 10 Father: Are we ready to go? Daughter: No, Mum can’t find_______ hat.
  • 11 Shop Assistant: Can I help you?Customer: Yes, I’d like to buy _________trousers.
  • 12 Mother: Where's that fish I bought? It was on the table. Daughter: Oh no! The cat __ it.
  • 13 Amanda: I like your new sofa. Fahima: Thanks. It's __ comfortable than the other one we had.
  • 14 Alicia: I'm going to the supermarket. Do you want anything? Peter: Could you get_______ milk, please?
  • 15 Karina: When do you want to play football? Aniqa: I ________to play tomorrow, because I don't need to go to work.
  • 16 Manisha: What did you do at the weekend? Nicola: I ______tennis with my friend on Saturday.
  • 17 Wife: Have we got any cheese in the fridge? Husband: No, we haven't. I'm________ buy some this afternoon.
  • 18 Laura: Where_______ you last Tuesday? I tried to phone you. Beatriz: Oh, I was visiting my grandmother. I didn't have my phone with me.
  • 19 Miriam: Are you coming to my party on Tuesday? Brian: I'm really sorry, but I _________ to take my daughter to the airport.
  • 20 Saif: Why do you like running? Isabella: Because it's ___________ way to keep fit.
  • 21 Anna: Have you lived here a long time? Stefan: Yes, over 40 years. I know __________ of people in this town.
  • 22 Josef: Why didn't you come to the cinema last week? Chloe: I wanted to but I couldn't. I_________ studying for that test we had on Monday.
  • 23 Anna: That bird's on the garden table again. I think it's hungry. Juliana: Yes, look! It ___________ eat the bread we put there.
  • 24 Sophie: How long __________________married? Ying Yue: Two years. I met my husband when I was working in New York.
  • 25 David: Have you __________ that new film yet? Susanna: No, I haven't. We could go on Thursday if you like?
  • 26 Shop Assistant: Excuse me, please. Could I get past? Customer: Oh, I'm sorry. I'm getting in the way, _____________I?
  • 27 Wife: Advertising is a big business for musicians. Husband: Yes, musicians ________________ a lot of money for writing short pieces of music.
  • 28 Son: Mum, I'd really like a guitar. Can I have one? Mother: OK, but if we buy one you __________have to practise playing it.
  • 29 Juliana: Do you like Brazilian coffee? Miriodere: No I don't, because it's__________ strong.
  • 30 Matthew: Would you like anything from the shop? Alicia: Yes, I'd like one of ____________ celebrity magazines, please.
  • 31 Daughter: Mum, my computer is broken again. I really need a new one. Mother: I ___________buy one if we had the money, but it's not possible right now.
  • 32 Mother: ___________________you packed your suitcase yet? We're leaving early tomorrow morning. Son: I'll do it later. It won't take long.
  • 33 Lucas: Do you play the piano, Natasha? Natasha: Well, I __________ play when I was younger, but I'm not sure I remember now.
  • 34 Martina: What did the doctor say about your stomach pains? Padma: He asked me what I __________for the last two days.
  • 35 Daughter: Everyone has arrived apart from Pamela. Mother: Don't worry, she phoned me this morning and said she ___________ be a bit late.
  • 36 Vincent: Did you see the weather forecast? It's going to be extremely hot this weekend. Pauline: I know, I can't believe it! It ___________ since Monday.
  • 37 Ameena: What colour are you going to paint the living room? Charlotte: I ___________ probably choose something bright, like yellow.
  • 38 Victor: I'd love to go back in history to see how people lived hundreds of years ago. Simon: Me too! If I ____________ choose, I'd probably travel to ancient Rome.
  • 39 Stephen: The concert was fantastic yesterday. You ____________ have come. Yuuto: I know. I wanted to, but I had to work late.
  • 40 Katie: Would you like to go sightseeing or to the beach this afternoon? Matthew: I don't mind, I'll let you decide. Katie: OK, let's go sightseeing. _________ we?
  • 41 Amanda: It said on the news that the president also owns all the national newspapers. Andrew: That _______ be right! I don't think that's true.
  • 42 Assistant: That meeting was really difficult. What would you have done if you ______________ in my position? Manager: Oh, I think you managed it very well.
  • 43 Natalia: My new smartphone doesn't seem to work. Katie: Oh dear! Perhaps you should take it_______ and ask for a refund.
  • 44 Chris: I wish I could be with our cousins, Alison: Me too! By this time tomorrow they __________________ on a Greek beach while we're revising for our history test.
  • 45 Son: Are you OK, Mum? You don't seem very relaxed. Mother: I just wish I __________an aisle seat so that I could get up and walk around more easily.
  • 46 Nicola: I love this picture, but won't it cost a fortune? Victor: No, it's just a copy. The original, _____________ is a portrait of the artist's friend, sold for €4 million!
  • 47 Laura: I can't believe how talented this artist was. Emily: I know, it's amazing. __________ he was almost 90 when he did them, his paintings are beautiful.
  • 48 Andrea: I want to buy some new shoes for the winter. Shan: Well, I l_______ooking for a new pair of boots for weeks, but I can't find anything I like.
  • 49 Client: I don't have much money – just enough to __________. Accountant: Well, let me suggest a way of helping you save more.
  • 50 Pablo: In April next year I _________________ here for ten years Alison: Wow! It really doesn't seem that long.
  • 51 Student: Is it true that it took Bell and Watson ages to invent the telephone? Teacher: Yes. When they finally succeeded, they ______________________on it for about 30 years.
  • 52 Rachel: This would be a lovely place to sit on a dry day. Natasha: Yes, I know. I just wish the rain_______________ .
  • 53 Student: What's today's lesson going to be about? Teacher: Today we're going to learn about a tribe ____________ descendants live in Lima, the capital of Peru.
  • 54 Andrea: Did your town have a good market? Katie: Yes. When I was young we _____________ there every Saturday looking for bargains.
  • 55 Daughter: Joanna has been really supportive. I'm so lucky to have her as a friend. Mother: Yes. Just think - if you hadn't sat next to her in class at school, you ____________ so close now.
  • 56 David: Did you see the headline this evening? Nicola: Yes - the Prime Minister was __________ to resign today.
  • 57 Student: I'm concerned about the chemical test results I've just had from the river. Professor: It _____________ be a good idea to check the acid levels as well then.
  • 58 Aamir: They've just announced that our train has been delayed. Laura: That's annoying. We _____________ have rushed to get here after all.
  • 59 Liam: So, your Dad's got a laptop! Cian: Yes, I bought it for him last year - until then he_______________ a typewriter!
  • 60 Isabella: The flight is fully booked, so I won't be able to go to Barbados next week. Safia: If you __________ the ticket sooner, you'd have found a seat.
  • 61 Receptionist: You ______________ taken a taxi to the hotel since you arrived so late. Customer: It was OK, actually. There was a direct bus service from the airport.
  • 62 Sophie: Have they finished interviewing for the manager's position yet? Rafi: No, but they ____________ all the candidates by next Friday.
  • 63 Athlete:__________ hard I try, I can't run any faster. Coach: You've improved a lot. I wouldn't worry about it.
  • 64 Laura: That's a really beautiful painting. The colours are so vivid. Jeremy: Yes, it's amazing to think it was lost for years and ______________.
  • 65 Charlotte: I saw the photos from the film festival. Was that you with the actor from The Hobbit? Niall: Yes, it was! ____________did I imagine I would ever actually meet him.
  • 66 Pauline: I hear you got soaked on the golf course this morning. Chris: Yes. I wish I _______listened to the weather forecast.
  • 67 Laura: How was the meeting? Ricardo: It finished late because Victor didn't arrive until 5 pm. He told me he _______ been given the wrong directions.
  • 68 Andrew: I picked up some of that cat food you wanted. Pedro: Oh good. Once_______ to these new cat biscuits, they won't want to go back to the other stuff.
  • 69 Antonia: Has your son done well in his exams? Phillip: Yes. Only once ______________ he wasn't sufficiently prepared, but he can take that one again.
  • 70 Son: I had a bit of a stomach ache this morning. Mother: Oh dear! Well, I did say you ___________ eaten that chicken last night.
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