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ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST
Name: ____________________________
PART 1: SENTENCE COMPLETION:
Direction: In this part of the test, you will notice that there is a word or phrase missing in
each sentence. Study the four answer choices and select the one answer: A, B, C, or D that
best completes the sentence.
1. Don’t ….. to any conclusion before you know the full facts. A. rush B. dive C. leap D. fly
2. A few animals sometimes fool the enemies _______ to be dead. A. have been appearing B. to be appearing C. to appear D. by appearing
3. On no account ____ in our school wear casual clothes. All girls have to wear Ao dai. A. the female students B. the female students C. should the female students D. does the female students
4. The ____ of the bank where he worked was not in the center of the city. A. branch B. seat C. house D. piece
5. ______ from Bill, all the students said they would go. A. Exept B. Only C. Apart D. Separate
6. When I bought the shoes, they ___________ me well but later they were too tight at home. A. matched B. fitted C. suited D. went with
7. The purpose of phonetics is ____ an inventory and a description of the sounds found in speech. A. provide B. provided C. to provide D. being provided
8. They received a ten year sentence for ___armed robbery ‐ . A. making B. doing C. committing D. practicing
9. __________ the hijacker plane landed, it was surrounded by police. A. As soon as B. While C. Just D. Until
10. There isn't ........ airport near where I live. ........ nearest airport is -miles away. A. a/ the B. an/ the C. the/ the D. the/ a
11. “ You look …………………… when you see me.”- “ Yes. I think you are in China.” A. astonish B. astonishing C. astonishingly D. astonished
12. Our visit to the beach made the holiday more …………, everyone was ……… by the story about holiday. 1 A. amuse/ amusing B. amused/ amusing C. amusing/ amused D. amused/ amuse
13. The employee ..………. performance was good will get a bonus at the end of the year. A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
14. Their prices are more competitive than ………. . A. our B. us C. ourselves D. ours
15. If they ………….. me the job, I would have accepted it. A. offered B. offer C. had offered D. have offered
16. He ….......... as a financial director since 2015. A. worked B. had worked C. is working D. has worked
17. We only sell these products in ………… Europe and North America. A. the B. a C. zero article D. an
18. In 1904, FIFA, the _____________________ body for football, was set up. A. governing B. governor C. government D. governmental
19. National parks help to _____________________ endangered animals. A. protectively B. protect C. protective D. protection
20. __________________air makes people unpleasant to breathe. A. Pollutant B. Pollution C. Polluted D. Polluting PART 2: READING
Question 1. Read the text and answer the questions that follow. Choose the best answer A, B,
C, or D for each of the following questions.
Many people worry about the effects of television on family life in the United States. In the
average home, the TV is on more than six hours a day. But do people always keep their mind on
the programs? And do people who watch TV really spend less time on other free-time activities?
A study by some New York researchers found out that watching TV is the most popular free-time
activity in the United States. More than 70% of Americans say that they watch TV every day, or
almost every day. The second most popular activity is reading the newspaper. Listening to music
at home is third. Talking on the phone to friends and relatives is fourth. Exercising or jogging is fifth.
Surprisingly, television does not seem to take time away from free-time activities at home. Six out
of ten people said that when the TV is on, they seldom pay attention to it. During a typical
television program, people may eat dinner, do housework, read a newspaper or magazine, or talk
or read to their children. The TV becomes 'background music'. 2
The researchers learned that in some ways Americans are very traditional. Teenagers and single
people may be interested in activities and excitement outside the home. However, eight out of ten
Americans like to spend their free time at home with family member and friends.
(Adapted from "Reading Explorations")
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Americans' television viewing habits
B. The fact that Americans are very traditional
C. The bad effects of TV on American family life
D. How Americans spend their spare time
2. According to the research, which is the most popular leisure activity in America? A. watching TV C. listening to music B. doing housework D. going out with friends
3. What does the word "it" in paragraph 3 refer to? A. family activity B. TV viewers C. television D. free-time activity
Question 2. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer
sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
In “Cerealizing America”, Scott Bruce and Bill Crawford remark that the cereal industry uses 816
million pounds of sugar per year. Americans buy 2.7 billion packages of breakfast cereal each
year. If (1)________ end to end, the empty cereal boxes from one year’s consumption would
stretch to the moon and back. One point three (1.3) million advertisements for cereal are broadcast
on American television every year at a(n) (2)________ of $762 million for airtime. Only
automobile manufacturers spend more money on television advertising than the makers of breakfast cereal.
(3)________ of the boxed cereals found in supermarkets contain large amounts of sugar
and some contain more than 50% sugar. Cereal manufacturers are very clever in their marketing,
making many cereals appear much healthier than they really are by “fortifying” them with
vitamins and minerals. Oh, lovely - you now have vitamin-fortified sugar!
Before you eat any cereal, read the ingredient list and see how (4)________ sugar appears
on the ingredient list. Then check the “Nutrition facts” panel.
There are actually only a small handful of national commercially-branded cereals that are
made (5)________ whole grains and are sugar-free.
(From “Foods That Burn Fat, Foods That Turn to Fat” by Tom Ventulo) 1: A. to lay B. laying C. lay D. laid 2: A. charge B. average C. cost D. expense 3: A. Most B. Mostly C. Almost D. Furthermost 3 4: A. tall B. large C. high D. many 5: A. by B. from C. at D. in
PART 3: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION:
Direction: Choose the best sentence from the choices marked A, B, C or D so that it is nearest
in the meaning to the sentence printed before it.
1. John started working for a travel agency 2 years ago.
A. John started working for a travel agency for 2 years.
B. John has worked for a travel agency for 2 years.
C. John has worked for a travel agency since 2 years.
D. John started working as a marketing director 2 years ago.
2. How successful our meeting was!
A.What successful meeting was it!
B. What a successful meeting was!
C. What a successful meeting it was!
D. What it was a successful meeting!
3. They spent one month redesigning their website.
A. It takes them one month to redesign their website.
B. b) It took them one month redesigning their website.
C. It took them one month to redesign their website.
D. It took they one month to redesign their website.
4. I think you should stop smoking.
A. If I am you, I will stop smoking.
B. If I were you, I would stop smoking.
C. If I had been you, I would stop smoking.
D. If I were you, I will stop smoking.
5. Many insects have no vocal apparatus in their throats. However, they make sounds. A.
Many insects make sounds so that they have no vocal apparatus in their throats.
B. The reason why many insects make sounds is that they have no vocal apparatus in their throats.
C. Since many insects can make sounds, they have no vocal apparatus in their throats.
D. Many insects make sounds despite having no vocal apparatus in their throats
PART 4: REWRITE SENTENCES: 4
Direction: Write each second sentences using the word/ phrase given, so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence.
1. I did not know Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was going to be released until I
read the newspaper. (until)
It was_______________________________________________________________
2. Somebody told me that they don’t make cars in the UK anymore. (made)
Somebody told me that_________________________________________________
3. Mother entered the room quietly. She didn’t want to wake up her baby. (so as)
Mother _____________________________________________________________
4. My friend Albert has decided to buy a motorbike. His car was stolen last week. (Using Relative pronoun)
My friend ___________________________________________________________
PART 5: WRITING A PARAGRAPH
Direction: This is part of a letter you received from an English friend.
Now, write a letter, answering your friend’s questions.
Write your letter in about 100 words on your answer sheet below. Your answer: 5