English Placement Test Online 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839 You have 30 minutes to complete the test. ENGLISH ON-LINE PLACEMENT TEST Do not use reference books and/or dictionaries NameYour EmailYour Phone with country codeYour agent's email Read the note, and answer according to your understanding. 1 / 39 Category: Reading / Comprehension The editors called the reporters. True False TORONTO – It was the reporters who noticed first. Unable to call their editors from church while covering the weddings of the rich and famous, they asked the priest why their cell phones never worked in the building. The reply was quick: French counterintelligence. French-made cell phone jammers the size of paperbacks have been tucked unobtrusively among paintings of the Madonna and statues of the saints in churches around the world. Canada has considered allowing cell-phone blocking. But Industry Canada, which regulates the country's telecommunications, decided against it, saying the devices could infringe on personal freedom and affect public safety by crippling communication with law enforcement and security agencies. 2 / 39 Category: BASIC / INTERMEDIATE I ... call if I have time. is going to going to will will to 3 / 39 Category: INTERMEDIATE+ / ADVANCED I started trying to reach Mr. Wah three days ago. Since then, I ... him four times. have phone have phoned had phoned phoned 4 / 39 Category: INTERMEDIATE+ / ADVANCED Alex, do you know where Mr. Whadi is? I ... for him for the past hour. was looking have looked had looked have been looking 5 / 39 Category: BASIC / INTERMEDIATE We ... a car. bought are to buying was to buy are buy Read the note, and answer according to your understanding. 6 / 39 Category: Reading / Comprehension The editors cover the weddings of the rich and famous. True False TORONTO – It was the reporters who noticed first. Unable to call their editors from church while covering the weddings of the rich and famous, they asked the priest why their cell phones never worked in the building. The reply was quick: French counterintelligence. French-made cell phone jammers the size of paperbacks have been tucked unobtrusively among paintings of the Madonna and statues of the saints in churches around the world. Canada has considered allowing cell-phone blocking. But Industry Canada, which regulates the country's telecommunications, decided against it, saying the devices could infringe on personal freedom and affect public safety by crippling communication with law enforcement and security agencies. 7 / 39 Category: BASIC / INTERMEDIATE I ... my homework. am to do are doing am doing am to doing 8 / 39 Category: BASIC / INTERMEDIATE We ... what to do. don't knowing don't know didn't knew isn't know 9 / 39 Category: BASIC / INTERMEDIATE They ... at night. are studying study to study are to study Choose the correct completion for each sentence (A, B, C or D) 10 / 39 Category: BASIC / INTERMEDIATE She ... home by bus. Check 11 / 39 Category: BASIC / INTERMEDIATE ... how to get there? Do you knows Did you knew Do you know Does you know Read the note, and answer according to your understanding. 12 / 39 Category: Reading / Comprehension The jammers look like paperbacks. True False TORONTO – It was the reporters who noticed first. Unable to call their editors from church while covering the weddings of the rich and famous, they asked the priest why their cell phones never worked in the building. The reply was quick: French counterintelligence. French-made cell phone jammers the size of paperbacks have been tucked unobtrusively among paintings of the Madonna and statues of the saints in churches around the world. Canada has considered allowing cell-phone blocking. But Industry Canada, which regulates the country's telecommunications, decided against it, saying the devices could infringe on personal freedom and affect public safety by crippling communication with law enforcement and security agencies. 13 / 39 Category: BASIC / INTERMEDIATE ... with us! Stay To stay Stayed Are stay 14 / 39 Category: BASIC / INTERMEDIATE She ... the answer. knews know knows to know 15 / 39 Category: INTERMEDIATE+ / ADVANCED Jim ... soccer only a couple of times, so he’s not very good at it. has been playing plays has played has play 16 / 39 Category: INTERMEDIATE+ / ADVANCED We ... on a plane since last year when I was on a plane that had a fire in one of its engines. hadn't been flying haven't flown have flown haven't been flying Read the note, and answer according to your understanding. 17 / 39 Category: Reading / Comprehension There are many statues of saints and paintings of Madonnas around the world. False True TORONTO – It was the reporters who noticed first. Unable to call their editors from church while covering the weddings of the rich and famous, they asked the priest why their cell phones never worked in the building. The reply was quick: French counterintelligence. French-made cell phone jammers the size of paperbacks have been tucked unobtrusively among paintings of the Madonna and statues of the saints in churches around the world. Canada has considered allowing cell-phone blocking. But Industry Canada, which regulates the country's telecommunications, decided against it, saying the devices could infringe on personal freedom and affect public safety by crippling communication with law enforcement and security agencies. 18 / 39 Category: BASIC / INTERMEDIATE Is the following sentence correct? You are learning English. True False 19 / 39 Category: INTERMEDIATE+ / ADVANCED Hello. May I speak to Sue? - She ... in right now. May I take a message? wasn't isn't should be must be 20 / 39 Category: INTERMEDIATE+ / ADVANCED Rachel didn't come to work today, she ... sick. has been to be was must be Read the note, and answer according to your understanding. 21 / 39 Category: Reading / Comprehension The devices interfere with the operation of security agencies. True False TORONTO – It was the reporters who noticed first. Unable to call their editors from church while covering the weddings of the rich and famous, they asked the priest why their cell phones never worked in the building. The reply was quick: French counterintelligence. French-made cell phone jammers the size of paperbacks have been tucked unobtrusively among paintings of the Madonna and statues of the saints in churches around the world. Canada has considered allowing cell-phone blocking. But Industry Canada, which regulates the country's telecommunications, decided against it, saying the devices could infringe on personal freedom and affect public safety by crippling communication with law enforcement and security agencies. 22 / 39 Category: INTERMEDIATE+ / ADVANCED Is Celine here yet? Yes, she ... has just arrived had just arrived just arrive just has arrived 23 / 39 Category: BASIC / INTERMEDIATE He ... in Paris. is to live lives to live live 24 / 39 Category: INTERMEDIATE+ / ADVANCED Does Dr. Johnson mind ... at home if his patients need his help? to call calling being called to be called 25 / 39 Category: INTERMEDIATE+ / ADVANCED Mr. Miller gave no indication of ... his mind. to have been changed changing to be changed being changed 26 / 39 Category: BASIC / INTERMEDIATE They ... practice their English. need to are to need to need 27 / 39 Category: INTERMEDIATE+ / ADVANCED The children should ... “Thank you” when you gave them their gifts. to have said have said to say has said 28 / 39 Category: BASIC / INTERMEDIATE They ... a French course. taked were to take are taking was to take 29 / 39 Category: BASIC / INTERMEDIATE I ... talk to my friend. am to want want to to want 30 / 39 Category: INTERMEDIATE+ / ADVANCED Janice ... for almost eleven hours. Don’t you think we should wake her up? has been sleeping has been to sleep has sleep had slept 31 / 39 Category: BASIC / INTERMEDIATE She ... in Ottawa. studies to studies studys is to studying 32 / 39 Category: INTERMEDIATE+ / ADVANCED I was in your hometown last month. It looked like a nice town. I ... there before. never have been had never been have never been was never 33 / 39 Category: INTERMEDIATE+ / ADVANCED We had better ... an umbrella when we go out. It looks like it’s going to rain. can take taking take to take 34 / 39 Category: INTERMEDIATE+ / ADVANCED Hi, Ann. ... my friend Gloria? Do you meet Have you met Had you met Are you meet 35 / 39 Category: BASIC / INTERMEDIATE ... they speak Greek? Are Does Do Is 36 / 39 Category: INTERMEDIATE+ / ADVANCED I don’t appreciate ... when I’m speaking. being interrupted to be interrupted interrupting interrupted 37 / 39 Category: BASIC / INTERMEDIATE I ... smoke don't doesn't does don't to 38 / 39 Category: BASIC / INTERMEDIATE How ... you know? are does is do 39 / 39 Category: BASIC / INTERMEDIATE I ... what you said. forgot forgets am forget didn't forgot
