CELL Placement Test

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The purpose of the Placement Test is to help you select the best class level (beginner, intermediate or advanced). Complete the test yourself. Do not use a translator or other help. Maximum time is 40 minutes.

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Read the sentence. Select the correct answer. Do not use a translator or help. Do not guess.

1. Mark __at 6:00 every day.

get up gets up is getting up

2. You always __when you are angry.

shouted shouting shout

3. When my children are hungry, I feed __.

they them their

4. __Jane work on Saturday?

Do Was Does

5. Did you see Bob last night? No, but I __his wife.

seed saw see

6. I __here tomorrow.

will be am be be

7. How __ bread do we need?

much many few

8. Is that book __?

my hers your

9. Please read the instructions __.

careful carefully more careful

10. The police officer told her she __ drive fast because it's dangerous.

mustn't doesn't have to has to

11. I __ her since 2004.

didn't see don't seen haven't seen

12. Where has he __?

gone went go

13. Jerry went to the party, and Andy __.

did either did neither did too

14. When are you going to stop __ so much?

to smoke smoke smoking

15. By the time we got to the theater, the movie __.

had started started has started

16. Mr. Anderson's car was __last night.

steal stole stolen

17. I'm not sure who took the book. Paul __.

may might have could

18. Can you tell me when __?

did they leave did they left they left

19. If Sandy had known it was going to snow, she __ her boots.

would have worn would wear will wear

20. He sang that song last week, __?

does he did he didn't he

Read the story. Select the correct answer.

21. My name is Lori. I work during the day and go __ school at night.

in at to

22. I __as a manager.

work works working

23. I am thankful that __boss is very kind.

her my his

24. Everybody likes __ very much

her we his

25. I study nursing at school. I like __to school early.

go to go to going

26. I arrive early so I can study by __ before class.

herself himself myself

27. The class is difficult, so I __study hard.

must might can

28. I study hard if I __to do well.

will wanted want

29. After class, __friends and I usually go out for something to eat.

any the my

30. Last night, we __to a restaurant.

went go gone

31. The restaurant was __our school.

across to across across from

32. We like to go there because it's __place in the neighborhood.

the cheapest too cheap cheaper

33. The food __very good.

have been were is

34. I usually order __and a hamburger.

cup of coffee a cup coffee a cup of coffee

35. The restaurant __ the best hamburgers in town!

have has had

Read the story. Select the correct answer.

36. Steve and Jean recently moved to an apartment in the city. They have lived in their new apartment __two weeks.

for since during

37. Before that they __lived in a house in the country.

had have were

38. Since they moved into their new apartment, they __very busy.

have been are were

39. They enjoy __in the city.

live to live living

40. Although, they sometimes wish they __in the country.

stay staying had stayed

41. Yesterday, Jean received a birthday card. It was __by her friends Linda and Paul.

sent sending send

42. Today is her birthday and she is sad. If they were still living in the country, they __a party.

have will have would have

43. Jean told Steve that she __their old friends.

will miss missed miss

44. Steve said he would __.

call them up. call up them. them call up.

45. "I hope they __home," said Jean as Steve tried their number.

are be were

46. "No one answered," Steve said. "They must __out."

have gone be go gone

47. Steve called another friend, but he wasn't at home __.

neither. too. either.

48. "Keep on __," Jean said.

to try trying try

49. Steve called all of their friends, but no one replied. "I don't know where__," said Steve.

they are." are they." they be."

50. Suddenly they heard a knock. Jean opened the door and saw Paul, Linda, and their other friends. "We __ have called, but we wanted to surprise you," said Linda. "Happy Birthday!"

could can must

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