Straightforward upper intermediate placement test

Exam 9 Element 2 Full Name

1.Your father's car is parked just ... the corner. a) by b) into c) in d) on 2. Your father? Yes, he has already arrived ... home. a) on b) in c) at d) – 3. We ... to have any coffee today. a) aren't going b) are going c) don't go d) go not 4. What did he say? ... to rain tonight? a) Is it going b) Does it c) Is it d) Going 5. Little Jimmy always ... football on Sunday mornings. a) going to play b) is playing c) plays d) play 6. ... you in the U.S.A. in 1990? a) Was b) Had c) Are d) Were 7. I possibly come last night. a) couldn't b) can't c) mightn't d) may not 8. He was a total stranger to us. We... him before. a) had never seen b) have never seen c) had never saw d) have never saw 9. We were going to play cards when you ... us. a) phone b) was phoning c) is phoning d) phoned 10. I think he ... be the best in his class this year. a) shall b) will c) shan't d) doesn't 11. There is ... milk in the jug that it's going to overflow. a) so many b) so c) so much d) as 12. Where is Brent? He ... to the bank. a) is going b) has gone c) is gone d) has going 13. She ... the kitchen when I went to see your sister. a) was painting b) was to paint c) painting d) painted 14. Excuse me, .... I smoke in this room? a) may b) shall c) ought d) should 15. By the time they get to the cinema, the film will a) have already started b) already started c) be start d) be started 16. We ... a holiday for twenty years. Next year we'll take one. a) haven't taken b) have taken c) hadn't taken d) hadn't 17. Do you think that you ... finish your exam in time? a) will b) shall c) would d) should

18. We'll probably go to Bristol... train. a) on b) in c) in the d) by 19. I'm afraid I ... go to the cinema this evening. a) won't be able b) can c) can't d) could 20. Your sister, Jennifer, ... do anything on Sundays. a) does b) doesn't c) don't d)- 21. She ... to do it properly. a) won't be able b) doesn't can c) can't d) cann't 22. ... your sister cook before she took these cooking lessons? a) Can b) Could c) Will can d) Were able 23. Did your friend ... the tennis match? a) lost b) to lose c) losing d) lose 24. He has been .... work all morning. a) in b) on c) at d) by 25. The picture was .... the wall. a) on b) at c) in d) by 26. When…. to play basketball? a) they go b) are they going c) do they go d) they are going 27. The classes tomorrow morning. a) start will b) shall start c) will start d) start shall 28. I think they are coming .... foot. a) at b) a c) in d) on 29. They …..to arrive in time. a) are able b) can't c) couldn't d) don't can 30. What ….to do after breakfast? a) are you b) you are c) do you d) are you going 31. That's Tom and this is .... dog. a) her b) its c) his d) their 32. They have arrived .... England today. a) on b) at c) in d) – 33. 'When…… that?' 'Last night.' a) they did b) did they did c) did they do d) did they 34. She .... want to do it. a) won't b) - c) don't d) shall not 35. We'll go .... bicycle. a) by b) in c) on d) at