Test cz. 1

Quick Placement Test

Where can you see these notices?

(1) Please leave your room key at Reception.
in a shop in a hotel in a taxi
(2) Foreign money changed here.
in a library in a bank in a police station
(3) AFTERNOON SHOW BEGINS AT 2PM.
outside a theatre outside a supermarket outside a restaurant
(4) CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS
Lessons start again on the 8 th January
at a travel agent’s at a music school at a restaurant
(5) Price per night:
£10 a tent
£5 a person
at a cinema in a hotel at a camp-site

THE STARS

There are millions of stars in the sky. If you look (6)……………… the sky on a clear night, it is possible to see about 3000 stars.
(6) at up on
They look small, but they are really (7)……………… big hot balls of burning gas.
(7) very too much
Some of them are huge, but others are much smaller, like our planet Earth. The biggest stars are very bright, but they only live for a short time. Every day new stars (8) ……………… born and old stars die.
(8) is be are
All the stars are very far away. The light from the nearest star takes more (9)……………… four years to reach Earth.
(9) that of than
Hundreds of years ago, people (10)……………… stars, like the North star, to know which direction to travel in. Today you can still see that star.
(10) use used using

Alice Guy Blaché

Alice Guy Blaché was the first female film director. She first became involved in cinema whilst working for the Gaumont Film Company in the late 1890s. This was a period of great change in the cinema and Alice was the first to use many new inventions, (11)……………… sound and colour.
(11) bringing including containing supporting
In 1907 Alice (12)………………. to New York where she started her own film company.
(12) moved ran entered transported
She was (13)……………… successful, but, when Hollywood became the centre of the film world, the best days of the independent New York film companies were (14)…………………….
(13) next once immediately recently
(14) after down behind over
When Alice died in 1968, hardly anybody(15) ……………… her name.
(15) remembered realised reminded repeated

UFOs – do they exist?

UFO is short for ‘unidentified flying object’. UFOs are popularly known as flying saucers, (16)…………….. that is often the (17)……………….. they are reported to be.
(16) because therefore although so
(17) look shape size type
The(18) ……………… „flying saucers” were seen in 1947 by an American pilot, but experts who studied his claim decided it had been a trick of the light.
(18) last next first oldest
Even people experienced at watching the sky, (19)…………….. as pilots, report seeing UFOs.
(19) like that so such
In 1978 a pilot reported a collection of UFOs off the coast of New Zealand. A television (20) …………….. went up with the pilot and filmed the UFOs. Scientists studying this phenomenon later discovered that in this case they were simply lights on boats out fishing.
(20) cameraman director actor announcer

Questions 21 – 40

• In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
• For questions 21 to 40 mark one letter A, B, C or D

(21) The teacher encouraged her students ……………….. to an English pen-friend.
should write write wrote to write
(22) They spent a lot of time ……………….. at the pictures in the museum.
looking for looking to look to looking
(23) Shirley enjoys science lessons, but all her experiments seem to ……………….. wrong.
turn come end go
(24) ……………….. from Michael, all the group arrived on time.
Except Other Besides Apart
(25) She ……………….. her neighbour’s children for the broken window.
accused complained blamed denied
(26) As I had missed the history lesson, my friend went …………………. the homework with me.
by after over on
(27) Whether she’s a good actress or not is a ……………….. of opinion.
matter subject point case
(28) The decorated roof of the ancient palace was ……………….. up by four thin columns.
built carried held supported
(29) Would it ……………….. you if we came on Thursday?
agree suit like fit
(30) This form ……………….. be handed in until the end of the week.
doesn’t need doesn’t have needn’t hasn’t got
(31) If you make a mistake when you are writing, just ……………….. it out with your pen.
cross clear do wipe
(32) Although our opinions on many things ……………….. , we’re good friends.
differ oppose disagree divide
(33) This product must be eaten ……………….. two days of purchase.
by before within under
(34) The newspaper report contained ……………….. important information.
many another an a lot of
(35) Have you considered ……………….. to London?
move to move to be moving moving
(36) It can be a good idea for people who lead an active life to increase their ……………….. of vitamins.
upturn input upkeep intake
(37) I thought there was a ………………… of jealousy in his reaction to my good fortune.
piece part shadow touch
(38) Why didn’t you ………………… that you were feeling ill?
advise mention remark tell
(39) James was not sure exactly where his best interests ………………… .
stood rested lay centred
(40) He’s still getting ……………….. the shock of losing his job.
across by over through