PART 1 FUNCTION AND VOCABULARY: Choose the best alternative.

1. 9.
A: Pam! ________ your seatbelt. Brad Pitt is a famous actor ________.
B: Sorry dad. I’ll. A) and I don’t like him
A) You can't fasten B) so I don’t like him
B) You can fasten C) or I don’t like him
C) You will fasten D) but I don’t like him
D) You must fasten
10.
2. A: ________?
A: ________? B: Only one.
B: Sam Wilson. W-I-L-S-O-N. A) How much brothers do you have?
A) Is your surname Wilson? B) How old brothers do you have?
B) What is your surname? C) How many brothers do you have?
C) How do you spell your surname? D) Do you have one brother?
D) How is your surname?
11.
3. A: ________ laptop is this?
A: ________? B: It’s ________.
B: He’s from Liverpool, England. A) Who / mine B) Whose / mine
A) Where is Liverpool? C) Who / my D) Who / mine
B) Where is Pete from?
C) Is Pete from Liverpool? 12.
D) Is Liverpool in England? A: How do you go to work?
B: ________.
4. A) By car B) In car
A: ________? C) By the car D) On car
B: It’s 21, Park Street, London.
A) Where is your address? 13.
B) What is in Park Street? A: Excuse me, ________?
C) What is there in Park Street? B: It’s opposite the post office.
D) What is your address? A) where is the post office
B) can you tell me where the chemist’s is
5. C) where the chemist’s is
A: ________? D) could you tell me where the post office
B: Yes, I have.
A) Have you got a computer? 14.
B) Do you have a computer? A: You have a very talented sister.
C) Have I got a computer? B: Yes. Helen’s only four but ________.
D) Do I have a computer? A) she can read B) she can’t read
C) he can read D) he can’t read
6.
A: ________? 15.
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B: She’s an engineer. Let's go somewhere else. ________.

A) What's her natiomality? A) There is too many noise here.
B) What is her work? B) There is too much noise here.
C) What does she do? C) There is enough noise here.
D) What does she work? D) There is too noise here.

7. 16.
A: Do you live in Ankara? A: Mum, I'm hungry. ________
B: ________. something to eat, please.
A) Yes, I live. B: I’ll prepare you a sandwich.
B) Yes, I do live in Ankara. A) I like B) I'd want
C) Yes, in Ankara. C) I'd like D) I'm like
D) Yes, I do.
17.
8. A: What time do you have dinner?
A: Why don’t you stay at this hotel? B: We usually have it ________.
B: ________. A) at eight
A) I’m afraid, it’s a hotel expensive. B) to eight
B) I’m afraid, it’s expensive hotel. C) in eight
C) I’m afraid, it’s a hotel expensive. D) on eight
D) I’m afraid, it’s an expensive hotel.

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18. 27.
Luxemburg ________. April is my favourite ________.
A) isn’t as small as Germany A) month B) season
B) is as small as Germany C) year D) autumn
C) is smaller than Germany
D) is the smallest 28.
A: Where can I buy some medicine?
19. B: ________.
A: ________ did you arrive? A) At the baker's.
B: Just ten minutes ago. B) At the chemist's.
A) What time B) How C) At the grocer's.
C) Where D) When D) At the florist's .

20. 29.
A: I haven't got any money. Excuse me, waiter. Can I have
B: Never mind. ________. ________, please?
A) I get some from the bank A) the bill
B) I’ll get some from the bank B) the cheque
C) I’m getting some from the bank C) the money
D) I’d get some from the bank D) the tip

21.
A: Would you like some juice?
B: Yes, please. ________.
A) Just a few. A) much B) hardly
B) Just a little.
C) Just a lot of.
D) Just much.
22.
A: ________ early on Sundays?
B: Of course. It’s holiday.
A) Do you hate sleeping
B) Do you hate to sleep
C) Do you hate getting up
D) Do you hate to get up
23.
________ in the dark room. ________
the lights. It’s bad for your eyes.
A) Read / Switch off
B) Read / Switch on
30.
Don't forget your umbrella. It's raining
________.
C) heavy D) heavily
31.
I am really sorry but I don't understand
what you ________. Can you explain it
again, please?
A) say B) mean
C) tell D) talk
32.
Can you ________ me some money?
Promise I'll give it back next week.
A) lend B) borrow
C) keep D) pay
33.
Paul doesn't have a car so he often uses

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C) Don’t read / Switch off public ________.
D) Don’t read / Switch on A) taxi B) car
C) transport D) bus
24.
A: ________ do you go out? 34.
B: Once a week. Bergüzar Korel is married ____ Halit
A) How much B) How many Ergenç.
C) How often D) How fast A) with
B) to
25. C) at
My favourite ________ is breakfast. D) of
A) dinner B) food
C) meal D) drink 35.
Mr. Darren started a new job. It's more
26. interesting and he ____ more money.
Those are very nice ________. Where A) earns
did you buy them? B) wins
A) a pair of shoes B) dress C) gains
C) T-shirt D) jeans D) spends

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 PART 2 USE OF ENGLISH: Read Sera's letter to Steve and choose the best
alternative.

Dear Steve,

I ____(1)____ in
Istanbul sinc
____(2)____ in e 2005. Befo
Kırşehir, bu re that we
in Kırşehir __ t my father
__(3)____ and ’s company
to Istanbul. we had to m
ove house
Now we ___(
4)_____ the
we ____(5)___ life in Istan
_ it difficult bul. At first
and noisy c to get used to ,
ity. When w such a big
programme ____(7)____ a e ____(6)____,
r. My moth job at a co my father
I ____(9)____ er is a house mputer com
going to a p wife so she pany as a
of new frien rivate colleg ____(8)____.
ds. The stud e and since
best friend ents here ar then I ____(1
is Sheila wh e friendly a 0)____ a lot
Science com o is very go nd willing to
petitions fo od. She ____(1 help. My
She is really r more tha 1)____ par t
good at Scie n five years in various
university. nce and she and she ____
____(13)____ (12)____.
My brother to study Ph
____(14)____ ysics at
old friends. the life in Is
He ____(16)_ tanbul beca
with Bob w ___ them on use he ____(1
ho is his best Sundays. Rig 5)____ his
and next m friend. Last ht now he __
onth my br week Bob __ __ (17)____
Our dog Bar other ____(1 __(18)____ to
ky is also ve 9)____ him. se e him
and the par ry miserable
k where he h ere. I guess h
____(20)____. e misses our
garden
Now it’s tim
e to finish th
Lots of love e letter beca
from Istanb use I must d
ul, o my homew
ork.
Love Sera
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1. 11.
A) was living A) has taken
B) am living B) takes
C) live C) is taking
D) have lived D) took
2. 12.
A) have lived A) is never losing
B) were living B) never loses
C) lived C) never lost
D) live D) has never lost
3. 13.
A) is closing A) is planning
B) was closing B) will plan
C) closed C) plans
D) have closed D) has panned
4. 14.
A) were enjoying A) didn’t like
B) enjoy B) doesn’t like
C) have enjoyed C) wasn't liking
D) are going to enjoy D) isn’t liking
5. 15.
A) will find A) is missing
B) found B) is going to miss
C) have found C) has missed
D) find D) misses
6. 16.
A) have arrived A) has phoned usually
B) will arrive B) phones usually
C) arrived C) usually phones
D) are arriving D) is usually phoning
7. 17.
A) got A) has talked
B) get B) talked
C) gets C) talks
D) is getting D) is talking
8. 18.

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A) isn’t working A) came
B) doesn’t work B) come
C) hasn’t worked C) comes
D) didn’t work D) is coming
9. 19.
A) started A) will visit
B) have started B) is going to visit
C) am starting C) has visited
D) will start D) visits
10. 20.
A) made A) uses to run
B) have made B) used run
C) was making C) used to run
D) am making D) used running

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 PART 3 READING: Look at the pictures and read the texts about Alberto, Jerry
and Carla and answer the questions about them.

Well, I've got a

dog. It's black
name is Pirate. and white. Its
It's only one yea
lovely and frien r old. It's really
dly. What else?
very important. My bicycle is
It's my bir thday
my mother. It's b present from
Jer r y lue. Blue is my fa
vourite colour.

y c a r. I 'v e got an old

e thing is m t's white.
My favourit yy e a r s o ld . I
m e r ic a n c ar. It's fort t it is comforta
ble.
A f a s t b u
isn't very
Actually, it
nroof.
It's got a su
Alberto

My favourite
hobby is tak
my digital c ing photos a
amera is ve nd
me. It's an r y importan
expensive s t for
really great. mall camer
Oh, I nearly fo a . It's
phone is my rget. My mob
favourite th ile
It's got Inter ing. It's a No
Carla net connecti
on and a cam
kia.
era.
Placement test A1 - A2

1. What is American?
______________________________
2. What colour is Jerry's pet?
______________________________
3. Who is one year old?
______________________________
4. Whose hobby is taking photos?
______________________________
5. Who wears glasses?
______________________________

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PART 4 LISTENING: You are going to listen to Lorenzo and Adriano. They
are talking about their childhood. Listen to them and complete the missing
information. Be careful! You will listen twice.

______ and I
My name is Lorenzo. I am ______
two children.
live in London with my wife and
in Valencia.
I was born on the ____________
east cost of
Valencia is a touristic city on the
____ around.
Spain. There are always ________
Valencia. Our
There are a lot of beaches in
I could swim
old house was on the beach and
o ye ars old . In my fam ily, the re were ____________
when I was tw
rents, my three
people: my parents, my grandpa
were a happy
brothers, two sisters and me. We
a garden. There
family. We had a big house with
in it. We had a
were beautiful flowers and trees
e thing was my
lot of ____________. My favourit
rents' birthday
bike. It was red and it was my pa
present.

I am Adriano. I live in New Yo

rk. I am a
____________ teacher. I was born
in Malta,
a small ____________ in the Medit
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erranean,
south of Sicily. There weren't an
y shopping
centres or skyscrapers there wh
en I was a
child. There was only a big sho
peaceful city. People speak ____ p. It was a
________ and Maltese there.
I could speak both languages when
I was four. We
had a quite small flat. There were
____________
people in my family: my paren
ts, my sister
and me. My father was a ____
________. My
favourite hobby was windsurfin
g in Malta. I
could windsurf when I was nine.

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 PART 5 WRITING: Complete the cards below with information about yourself and a
member of your family. Then write two paragraphs about yourself and about the
member of your family.

__ Name
_ _ _ _ _ ______ : ____
______
____ __ Age: _ ______
Name
: ____
_ _ _ _ _ ______ ______
_ _
_____
___ _ Hobbi ______
______ ______ es: __ ______
Age: _ _____ _ _ _ _ _
Favou ______
______
__
o b b i es: __ rite fo
od: _ _ ___
H d: ______
v o u r ite foo _ ______
___ ______
Fa _ _ _ _ _ Favou ______
______ rite fil ______
______ star: ______ m s t ar:
___
o u r i t e film _ ______
__ ______
Fav __ _ _ _ _ ______
______ ______
______ ___

Me
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________, __
________________________________________________________________
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My family member
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

ahmetkenter@yahoo.com

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 ANSWER KEY

Part 1 FUNCTION AND VOCABULARY

1. D 11. B 21. B 31. B
2. B 12. A 22. C 32. A
3. B 13. B 23. D 33. C
4. D 14. A 24. C 34. B
5. A 15. B 25. C 35. A
6. C 16. C 26. D
7. D 17. A 27. A
8. D 18. C 28. B
9. D 19. D 29. A
10. C 20. B 30. D
Part 2 USE OF ENGLISH TENSES Part 3 READING
1. D 6. C 11. A 16. C 1. Alberto's car (is American.)
2. C 7. A 12. D 17. D 2. (Jerry's pet is) black and white.
3. C 8. B 13. A 18. A 3. Jerry's dog, Pirate (is 1year old.)
4. B 9. A 14. B 19. B 4. Carla's hobby (is taking photos.)
5. B 10. B 15. D 20. C 5. Carla (wears glasses.)

Part 4 LISTENING (If you don't have a CD player, you can read out the text.)

LORENZA:
My name is Lorenza. I am a lawyer and I live in London with my wife and two children.
I was born on the 15th of March in Valencia. Valencia is a touristic city on the east cost
of Spain. There are always tourists around. There are a lot of beaches in Valencia. Our
old house was on the beach and I could swim when I was two years old. In my family,
there were eight people: my parents, my grandparents, my three brothers, two sisters
and me. We were a happy family. We had a big house with a garden. There were beautiful
flowers and trees in it. We had a lot of neighbours. My favourite thing was my bike.
It was red and it was my parents' birthday present.

ADRIANO:
I am Adriano. I live in New York. I am a retired teacher. I was born in Malta, a small island
in the Mediterranean, south of Sicily. There weren't any shopping centres or skyscrapers
there when I was a child. There was only a big shop. It was a peaceful city. People speak
English and Maltese there. I could speak both languages when I was four. We had a quite
small flat. There were four people in my family: my parents, my sister and me. My father
was a fisherman. My favourite hobby was windsurfing in Malta. I could windsurf when I
was nine.
Part 5 WRITING: Students' Own Answers

Note: The reading and listening exrecieses are taken from English Break A1.
For a placement test without listening or writing please get in touch through mail.
Regards,
ahmetkenter@yahoo.com