Placement Test

1. Where can you see this notice?

Ask about our chef’s specials

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2. This car is more _______________ than that one.*

3. Mohammed and Khaleel _____________doctors.*

4. The bank is ______________to the supermarket.*

5. What _______________on Thursday?*

6. "Can I get anything for you at the market?"
"Yes, ______________ apples."*

7. A _______________works in a garage.*

8. I've got three brothers. _________________, but the other one is still at school.*

9. I arrived at work three hours _______________.*

10. Where can you see this notice?*

11. "What does Miriam do?" "She's _________________."*

12. "We want to buy a new house. Yesterday we saw a very nice house near here, ___________ so we are not buying it."*

13. I go home _________________ 3 o'clock.*

14. He plays football__________________ than me.*

15. FOR SALE:
White Honda Accord Only two years old. Good conditions. __________. 4 speed automatic. ABS brakes and air bags. $7000. Tel: 552 1102 *

16. "Are the boys' bicycles in the garage?"
"No there ______________in the garage.*

17. "_________________much is that?"
"That's one pound eighty, please."*

18. John woke up late and _______________, so he took a taxi to work.*

19. We usually ________________ shopping by car, but today we are going by taxi.*

20. "_________________does he go to work?"
"By bus."*

21. "How's Ali's sister?"*

22. "_________________ does class finish?"
"It finishes at 9.15."*

23. Which is the correct meaning for this notice?
PUBLIC CAR PARK
$2.00 an hour
$5.00 a day *

24. He’s not right handed. He’s _________ handed.*

25. He ____________ doesn’t believe it even though we’ve shown him the evidence.*

1. Every old house has ____________ strange stories.*

2. The baby is crying! Will you _________________ while I prepare his milk?*

3. Red Crescent collection
Thank you very much to everybody who very kindly helped to collect money for the Red Crescent _________. I have been notified that between us we raised $200. The money will be put towards a new ambulance.*

4. That’s the camel __________________.*

5. Would you like some more coffee? There’s still ______________ left.*

6. Hamad works in a factory and ________________.*

7. Before _________________ hope, let s try this one.*

8. I met him _________ the stairs as I was coming up.*

9. How to make an International phone call from Wales
1. First, dial 010.
2. Then dial the code for your country ___________.
3. Dial the code for the town or city you want. Eg. Madrid 1, Stockholm 8.
4. Finally, dial the number of the person you want to speak to.*

10. He ______________ someone I knew in the army.*

11. “You realise you were driving at more than 180, don’t you?”
“But I ________________! This car can’t do more than 140.”*

12. Which one of these sentences is correct?*

13. I didn’t realise you wanted to keep the letter. I’ve ________________ it up.*

14. He waited for the sound that had woken him to________________.*

15. He is normally ______________ in any emergency.*

16. Which is the correct meaning for this notice?
DELAYS ARE POSSIBLE*

17. Nuria was very generous ________________ her efforts to save.*

18. Where can you see this notice?
NO-SMOKING*

19. There are lots of mistakes in this exercise.
I’ll have to ________________ it again with you.*

20. Sovkat would have spoken if the teacher
had not ________________ his hand for silence. *

His opinion is always the same ________________
his father’s.*

22. ________________ I need is a drink of cold water.*

23. He broke a ________________ while he was
washing the dishes.*

24. His brother will arrive at eight o’clock __________.*

25. He looked up at the house as if he _______________
how to get in.*

1. Dear Henry,Thanks for the invitation to your party.
________________ See you there.*

2. There’s a man ________________ long legs.*

3. PTO stands _______ ‘Please turn over’
– the page of course.*

4. The summer sale is on! Don't miss it! Bring the family!
Everything for your home and garden at bargain prices! All items __________.
Saturday and Sunday only. *

5. Which one of these sentences is correct?*

6. Doctors say that people who make exercise a part
of their daily lives are happier and more relaxed
than those who do not ________________.*

7. CUSTOMER PROTECTION
IF YOU ARE NOT ENTIRELY SATISFIED WITH ONE OF OUR PRODUCTS, PLEASE RETURN IT TO THE STORE WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT ________________.
IF YOU PREFER, SEND IT TO THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER, STATING WHERE AND WHEN IT WAS BOUGHT. *

8. Last Thursday, ________________ hundreds of
people on the beach.*

9. Is his ________________ than mine?*

10. Don’t you remember that we _________________
to the cinema tonight?*

11. “Whose is this house?” “It’s _________.”*

12. We went out to dinner before ______________ to
the football match.*

13. Assam ______________the plates
and some of them broke.*

14. How to order
Our customer service staff are ready to take your order: Monday to Friday 8 am 8 pm and Saturday 9 am 3 pm.
Please have the product name and code, credit card number and shipping address ready. __________________.*

15. “Have you ever been to Muscat?”*

16. Which is the correct meaning for this poster?
DANGER, KEEP OUT*

17. Maria was so ______________ she forgot her books.*

18. My youngest daughter ___________ late for school.*

19. Tomorrow will be dry but cloudy in the morning.
In the afternoon, it will be quite cold , but _______
because there will be less wind. *

20. Where can you see this notice? Canned goods*

21. I'm _____________________ I didn't pass the test,
I'll do better next time.*

22. Ahmet is behind Osman. Osman is _______ Ahmed.*

23.SKYTRAIN
Skytrain – the longest, fully automatic, driverless rapid transport system in north America ­ ______________ on 3rd January, 1986. On 6 March 2002, skytrain carried its 100 millionth passenger. *

24. I was so tired that I would have slept ____________.*

25. He broke the world _________ for the long jump.*

1. Which is the correct meaning for this notice?
GUEST HOUSE, NO VACANCIES*

2. The shepherd trained the dog to look after his
___________ of sheep.*

3. If only I _________ about it before we set out.*

4. The meeting _____________ at midnight and
we all went home.*

5. What time ________________ dinner?*

6. He _____ his engagement before the wedding.*

7. “ Do you dance or sing ?”
“Yes, sometimes _______________.”*

8. I’m going to the barber’s ______________.*

9. I was surprised my friend was out.
“He ________________ shopping,” I thought *

10. He ____________ live in a country village
than in a big town.*

11. Your parents are __________ to call the police if
they don’t know where you are.*

12. This door ____________ when you open it.
You must put some oil on the hinges.*

13. “I wonder why they are late for lunch.”
“They _________________the train.”*

14. He was _________________ tired to go on.*

15. He asked me how long ____________________ stay.*

16. Drive carefully, because there are lots of
________________ in the road.*

17. ____________________ in the room.*

18. I’m taking maths and science for my degree
__________ and I enjoy them too.*

19. The soldier aimed his gun ________ the target.*

20. __________________ to get rich.*

21. “I missed the bus home last night.”
“So ____________________.”*

22. ___________________ a pity I didn’t see you.*

23. If you ______________ such a long time to get
ready, we’d have arrived by now.*

24. I enjoyed the meal very much. Would you mind
giving me the ___________ for it?*

25. He was _________________ of deciding anything
for himself.*