Welcome to the Frances King placement test

First Name*

Family Name*

Your Email*

Date of Birth*

Student Number (if known)

V1. See you tomorrow. I'm going [.......] now.*
—Please choose an option—househomereturnleave

V2. Where were you? I've been [.......] for an hour!*
—Please choose an option—waitingstayingkeepingstopping

V3. How [.......] are you? 1 metre 60.*
—Please choose an option—highlongfartall

V4. Can I [.......] £10, please?*
—Please choose an option—borrowlendrenthire

V5. I know [.......] of the people here.*
—Please choose an option—majorityalmostmostmain

V6. They don't [.......] you use a dictionary in the exam.*
—Please choose an option—allowletmakepermit

V7. It's really cold. Don't you think it would be [.......] to take a jacket?*
—Please choose an option—sensiblesensitivesensitizesense

V8. On my first visit, I found the people were very [.......] to me.*
—Please choose an option—caringcalmgentlekind

V9. She allowed the children to get [.......] with all sorts of bad behaviour.*
—Please choose an option—roundonawayoff

V10. Sorry I'm late. I [.......] the bus.*
—Please choose an option—missedlostforgetleft

V11. The station is really [.......] my house.*
—Please choose an option—closenextbynear

V12. I [.......] you can come and visit me next year.*
—Please choose an option—wishwanthopeintend

V13. Can you [.......] me to call Sara later?*
—Please choose an option—rememberremindtellrepeat

V14. It's [.......] trying to talk to him. He never listens.*
—Please choose an option—pointlesshelplessworthlesscareless

V15. After an exhausting train [.......] we finally arrived.*
—Please choose an option—travelvoyageexcursionjourney

V16. His poor diet [.......] a number of health problems.*
—Please choose an option—developedstimulatedtriggeredbegan

V17. After a lot of hard work, we eventually got the system up and [.......].*
—Please choose an option—functioningrunningworkingoperating

V18. If their parents work late, the children are left to their own [.......].*
—Please choose an option—devicesactivitiesaffairsconcerns

G1. I work in a bank. My wife [.......] in a school.*
—Please choose an option—workingworksworkis work

G2. Are you hungry? [.......] you like something to eat?*
—Please choose an option—WouldDoMayCould

G3. We have a son and a daughter. Do you have [.......] children?*
—Please choose an option—theany ofsome ofany

G4. The man [.......] lives there is a famous writer.*
—Please choose an option—whichwhatwhohe

G5. Let's go inside. It [.......] rain.*
—Please choose an option—willis going toshallwill be

G6. My parents [.......] for my 21st birthday.*
—Please choose an option—gave to me a cargave a car megave me a carme gave a car

G7. I'll send you an email when I [.......] back in the country.*
—Please choose an option—amhave beenwill beshould be

G8. Please will you stop [.......] that noise! It's so annoying!*
—Please choose an option—makingto makemakefor making

G9. She enjoyed her university course [.......] it was difficult.*
—Please choose an option—despitewhereashowevereven though

G10. Is Tokyo a nice city? I [.......] there.*
—Please choose an option—have never beendid never gowas nevernever went

G11. How long does it take you [.......] to school?*
—Please choose an option—for gettinggetto getgetting

G12. If I knew the answer, I [.......] you.*
—Please choose an option—tellwill tellwould tellhad told

G13. I'm really looking forward [.......] you next week.*
—Please choose an option—to seeseeseeingto seeing

G14. He needs to take his car to the garage [.......].*
—Please choose an option—for repairing itto have repaired itto have it repairedfor have it repaired

G15. "Do you mind if I smoke?" "I'd rather you [.......]."*
—Please choose an option—don'twon'tdidn'tshound't

G16. Venice is the most beautiful city I have [.......] been to.*
—Please choose an option—alwayseverneverforever

G17. I'm studying English. There ____ 15 students in my class.*

G18. ____ you ever been to Australia?*

G19. My brother is one year older ____ me.*

G20. You didn't find that book, ____ you?*

G21. I've worked here ____ almost 3 years.*

G22. I need to ____ my hair cut.*

G23. It's much ____ hot to go running today.*

G24. If I hadn't got up so late, I wouldn't ____ missed my train.*

G25. I will have finished university ____ the time I'm 25.*

G26. I can't hear. There are too ____ people around.*

G27. I've ____ working all day. I'm exhausted.*

G28. Sorry, you're not allowed ____ use your phone in here.*

G29. The film is ____ nearly as good as the book.*

G30. It definitely wasn't David. It can't ____ been him!*

G31. ____ more you practise, the better you'll get.*

G32. The talk was attended by hundreds of students, many ____ whom asked questions.*

G33. I'm so jealous! ____ I wouldn't give to be in her position!*

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