New Inside Out Quick Placement Test
New Inside Out Quick Placement Test
New Inside Out Quick Placement Test
Section 2
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
(13) It’s my birthday __A___ Friday.
a) on
b) in
c) at
d) by
b) have
c) have got
a) -
(16) Do you __B___ a uniform at your school? PUEDE SER WEAR O USE
a) carry
b) wear
c) use
d) hold
(18) The meal was very expensive. Look at the __B___! PUEDE SER D
a) ticket
b) receipt
c) invoice
d) bill
(20) Joel came back from his holiday in Brazil looking really ___A__.
a) tanned
b) sunned
c) coloured
d) darkened
Section 3
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
(21) Harry can __C___ English.
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a) to speak
b) speaking
c) speak
d) speaks
(24) Harry ___A__ his father’s car when the accident happened.
a) was driving
b) drove
c) had driven
d) has been driving
(25) I was wondering ___C__ tell me when the next plane from Chicago arrives?
a) could you
b) can you
c) if you could
d) if could you
(28) I think Joey must ___C__ late tonight. His office light is still on.
a) have worked
b) work
c) be working
d) to work
(29) John tells me Jack’s going out with Helen, __A___ I find hard to believe.
a) which
b) who
c) whose
d) that
(31) The weather has been awful. We’ve had very ___C__ sunshine this summer.A
a) little
b) a little
c) few
d) a few
Section 4
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
(33) I usually __D___ up at about 7.30.
a) go
b) be
c) do
d) get
b) go
c) do
d) have
(36) Don’t forget to __C___ the light when you leave the room.
a) turn up
b) turn in
c) turn off
d) turn over
(37) She was in __B___ when she heard the tragic news.
a) crying
b) tears
c) cries
d) tearful
(38) He __C___ that he hadn’t stolen the computer, but no one believed him.C
a) reassured
b) informed
c) insisted
d) persuaded
(39) Could you ___A__ me that book for a couple of days, please?
a) lend
b) owe
c) borrow
d) rent
Section 5
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
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(45) John and Betty are coming to visit us tomorrow but I wish __D___.
a) they won’t
b) they hadn’t
c) they didn’t
d) they weren’t
(46) I’m so hungry! If only Bill __C___ all the food in the fridge!C
a) wasn’t eating
b) didn’t eat
c) hadn’t eaten
d) hasn’t eaten
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(48) Surely Sue ___B__ you if she was unhappy with your work.
a) will tell
b) would have told
c) must have told
d) had told
(49) Our neighbours aren’t very polite, and __B___ particularly quiet!B
a) neither they aren’t
b) either they aren’t
c) nor are they
d) neither did they be
(50) We had expected that they __D___ fluent English, but in fact they didn’t.B
a) were speaking
b) would speak
c) had spoken
d) spoke
(52) Harriet is so knowledgeable. She can talk about ___A__ subject that comes up.
a) whatever
b) whenever
c) wherever
d) whoever
Section 6
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
(53) I always ___A__ milk in my coffee.
a) have
b) drink
c) mix
d) make
b) look at
c) see
d) hear
(56) Before you enter the triathlon, please bear in __C___ that you’re not as young as
you used to be!
a) thought
b) question
c) mind
d) opinion
(57) The breath test showed he had consumed more than three times the legal limit of
alcohol, so the police arrested him for __D___.
a) trespassing
b) mugging
c) speeding
d) drunk driving
a) time-wasting
b) time-consuming
c) time-using
d) out of time
(59) After the movie was released, the main __A___ point was its excessive use of
violence.
a) discussion
b) speaking
c) conversation
d) talking
(60) There have been several big __A___ against the use of GM foods recently.
a) campaigns
b) issues
c) boycotts
d) strikes