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ENGLISH LANGUAGE PLACEMENT TEST

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Part 1A
For questions 1 to 5, select A, B or C in the place  Where  you can see these notices/

Flight 091 to Los ANGELES DELAYED

 
 
 

2. PLEASE WAIT HERE Until the nurse calls Your name

 
 
 

3. Use only with a 240V Electricity supply 

 
 
 

4. NO FISHING MARCH-AUGUST

 
 
 

5. Water weekly and Put in a sunny place

 
 
 

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Part 1B (Q6-10)

In this section you must choose the word which Best fits each space in the text below.

The Ruwenzori Mountains

Mary Daniels is a student in England. This year she (6)….. a very interesting working holiday in the Ruwenzori Mountains in Africa. She went there to help make a road (7)……a forest between two big towns. “It was very difficult because there was no water to drink and no shops where we (8)….. buy food”, said Mary. “It was also very cold and wet in the mountains. It is (9)….. of the wettest places in the world.”  Mary stayed in the mountains for six weeks. It was hard work, but she says it was the (10)…..thing she has ever done.

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For Questions 11 to 20  you must choose the word which best fits each space in the text below

The Open University

Like any other university, the Open University can give you a degree. However, you don’t have to (11)…… working to study. It can also open up a whole variety (12)…..interests. If you have (13)…..

studied before, you will enjoy the special, new pleasure of (14)….your knowledge. You will make friends of (15)…. kinds.

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16. An Unusual Artist
David Sheperd is an an artist who believes in saving elephants, tigers and monkeys. About thirty years ago David (16)…..an invitation to paint for the Royal Air Force in Kenya. When he arrived they (17)….to him. “We don’t want painting of aeroplanes; we (18)….them. (19)….day long. Do you paint things like elephants?” This was the (20)….of his fantastically successful career as a painter of wild animals.

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21. For Questions 21 to 40  you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.

 

21. He left the meeting early because he had to …….up his daughter from the airport

 

 
 
 
 

22. the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.

 

 
 
 
 

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We apologise for the …..of flight BA 713 to Athens

 
 
 
 

24. I’m thinking…….to see a film about South America tonight.

 
 
 
 

25. . ….I was in Australia, I met all sorts of interesting people.

 
 
 
 

26. The teacher objected to the students …….gum in class.

 
 
 
 

27. After many attempts, he finally…….to pass his driving test.

 
 
 
 

28. You won’t need to take a key….you are home by midnight.

 
 
 
 

29. When I last saw Shirley play tennis, she appeared to be in top……

 
 
 
 

30. I’d be very ……in going to Japan one day.

 
 
 
 

31. She is much more intelligent than most people…….

 
 
 
 

32. That old saucepan will come in …..when we go camping.

 
 
 
 

33. I’d like to visit America next summer but I can’t afford the air…..

 
 
 
 

34. My grandmother thinks children today are not….up strictly enough.

 
 
 
 

35. She comes from a very old family that can be……..over five centuries.

 
 
 
 

36. The acceptance of Angela’s article by a national newspaper……the beginning of her career as a serious journalist

 
 
 
 

37. Her car’s outside so I suppose she….have arrived.

 
 
 
 

38. The doctor advised me not to take…..so much work in future.

 
 
 
 

39. . You shouldn’t have criticized him in front of his friends. It was extremely…..of you

 
 
 
 

40. It’s no use …..a language if you don’t try to speak it too.

 
 
 
 

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Part 2
In this part ( Questions 41-50) you must choose the word or phrase Which best fits each space in the texts below

AUDIOBOOKS – Books on cassette

In the modern world, there is a wealth of leisure activities to choose from. Entertainment industries (41)…..for your leisure time. You can watch TV, listen to music, go to an art gallery or concert or, of course, read a book. Sometimes it seems that reading is (42)……because, (43)… you’re a fast reader, it can take a (44)……amount of time to finish a novel, for example. But in the (45)……world; time is something that can be in short supply. Perhaps this is the reason for the increasing sales of books on cassette.

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Walking Holidays
Scotland is indeed a country with much to offer to the visitor. There are numerous ways (46)…… which you can (47)……the country, but surely to enjoy its hills and valleys on foot is by far the best way to (48)…..in the atmosphere. There are many holidays (49)…..specially for keen walkers and these are a first-class way to see the country. “About Argyll” is a new type of walking holiday, which is the (50)…… of John Fisher. It looks set to change the face of tourism in Scotland.

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51. In this part (Questions 51-60) you must choose the word or phrase Which best completes each sentence.

 

51.. When the electricity failed, he….a match to find the candle.

 
 
 
 

52. She emptied the …….of her bag onto the table.

 
 
 
 

53. You are requested to …..in your bags at the door.

 
 
 
 

54. Betty’s early success as a designer threatened to go to her…..

 
 
 
 

55. We had so many problems with the car that ……we sold it and bought a new one.

 
 
 
 

56. I wish Martha ……so angry with John last night.

 
 
 
 

57. Their house is within……reach of the station.

 
 
 
 

58. Before squandering your money,…….a thought for those who are really in need.

 
 
 
 

59. . The evidence Joan gave was not……with what she had said previously.

 
 
 
 

60. The news of his arrival spread quickly by word of …

 
 
 
 

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