Atlas Placement Test (B2 – C2) Complete the questions 1 to 35 by choosing the word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best completes the phrase or sentence. 1. I’m really looking forward to _____________ to Ireland next month. will be going go going will go 2. Would you mind ______________, please. You’re not allowed to smoke in pubs here. not to smoke not to smoking not smoking not smoke 3. Why _____________ to the Guinness Storehouse next weekend? do we go don’t we go aren’t we go are we go 4. This food is delicious. It’s the first time we ______________ here. What a great place! have eaten did eat ate eat 5. Now that I think about it, I remember ________________ the front door when I left this morning, so the keys can’t still be in the house. to have locked locking to lock locked 6. Whether Lionel Messi is the greatest player ever is a ________________ of opinion. matter subject case choice 7. After four attempts he finally succeeded _______ passing his driving test. on to with in 8. The new manager doesn’t ______________ of eating or drinking in the conference room. allow accept approve permit 9. She was tired of living in a rented flat. She was really keen to get a place _________ . by her own of her own on herself of herself 10. At the end of the month _______________________ together for a year and a half. we have lived we have been living we’ll have been living we are living 11. She tried to ________________ me into going shopping with her, but I refused. make persuade convince suggest 12. It was a ____________ race, but I just managed to beat him by a metre or so. near close closed nearly 13. I hated maths at school. They always ___________________ lots of homework. made us to do made us do made us doing has made us to do 14. You can always get your money back if you keep the _______ . bill ticket recipe receipt 15. She ___________ me for the accident. accused denied blamed complained 16. Would it __________ you if we came on Saturday morning? fit suit like agree 17. He fell into the river and was ____________________ . drowned sunk flooded washed 18. These days almost anything _________________ . does goes makes clings 19. I try to ______________ a run every day. do make go for get 20. You _________________ me she was married before I asked her out. ought to tell can to tell can have told could have told 21. I really regret losing my temper. I _______________ screamed at him so aggressively. should not have should not would ought not have ought to have not 22. You’d better invite him to the party as well, _________ you? wouldn’t hadn’t shouldn’t would 23. I didn’t pass my exams this time, but that doesn’t ______ out the possibility of getting into Trinity College next year. cancel put rule strike 24. It’s really hot! Let’s go and sit in the ________________ . shadow shadows shade shades 25. Take the short _______ through the park. It’ll save time. cut path way distance 26. When I heard that I hadn't got the job, I was bitterly ________________ . disappointed angry annoyed sad 27. ________________ economic conditions in Europe are difficult, Chinese investment is on the rise. Despite that In spite of Even Although 28. You can rely on me, I always keep ______________ . the truth up the word my word true 29. We are ready to start building, we're just waiting to be given the _______________ . get go go-ahead get up and go go light 30. It was an accident, I didn't do it on _______________ . accident purpose meaning intent 31. Perhaps she ought to move away, forget about him and ____________ a new start. make begin do originate 32. Just because they are helping you out, you can’t ________________ a blind eye to what they are doing with others. give make do turn 33. She tried to ________________ me into going shopping with her, but I refused. make persuade convince suggest 34. Janet and James had a blazing _______________ last night. quarrel debate row disagreement 35. No sooner ___________ he arrived than he insisted on going out again. as that did had 36. Complete the questions 36 to 40 by choosing which option(s) can complete the sentence correctly? It looks _____________________ it’s going to rain. if as if as though like 37. Excuse me, sir. You haven’t paid ___________________ . for your drink your drink the bill to the waiter 38. She worried about ___________________ careful enough with her translation. not being not to be not having been not have been 39. I wish I ______________ how to fix my computer. know knew would know had known 40. He knew he’d told a lie. Now he had to _______________ the consequences. take suffer give face Name Email Time's up admin2020-04-21T09:24:42+01:00
