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U. S. A LANGUAGE COURSE PLACEMENT TEST

GENERAL REVIEW

READING COMPREHENSION

Directions for questions 1 -100. Select the correct answer a, b, c, or d andmark your answer sheet

DO NOT WRITE ON THE TEST BOOKLET

1) Fred will call for his suit at noonhe will.....................a) pay for itb) go and gel itc) go and look at itd) make a telephone call

2) The meeting has been called offIt .................a) will not be heldb) will be heldc) has been heldd) is being held

3) You can count on Sam becausehe is a .................a) single personb) likeable manc) dependable persond) intelligent man

4) He acts like he is tired .He.....................

a) is tiredb) is not tiredc) appears to be tiredd) doesn't appear to be tired

5) This is an interesting book. It isthe...............a) more interesting book I have ever

readb) interesting book I have ever readc) least interesting book I have ever

readd) most interesting book I have ever

read6) I bought the book ..................

a) for study prepositionsb) for to study prepositionsc) to study prepositionsd) study prepositions

7) He went to town for some shoes.

He wanted ...................

a) to gel some shoesb) to sell some shoes

c) to return sonic shoesd) to have some shoes repaired

8) A carburetor is.............. mixing

fuel and air. '

a) used to

b) used asc) used byd) used for

9) He is getting along all right in

English.

a) He' -s making good progress

b) He's making some progressc) He's making fair progressd)He's making poor progress

10) Just a moment, I'll look it up.a) look up at itb) search for it

c) examine itd) review it

11) Let' s talk the matter over as

soon as possible. Let's .............

a) finish itb) begin it

c) delay itd) discuss it

12) He has already checked out . He

has................

a) leftb) startedc) arrivedd) searched

13) You remember him,............... ?

a)didn't youb)dont youc) do youd) doesnt you

14) He didn't see thedoctor,........ ?

a) didn't heb)does hec)did hed)do he

15) I didnt see the movie,


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but........

a) he didb) he doesc) he did notd) he doesnt

16) He ........... an effort to learn.a) didb) madec)do .

d) make

17) He said he .........................a) have to go to the libraryb) had to go to the libraryc) had go to the libraryd) have go to the library18) What did you .......... forlunch ?

a) have

b)hasc)hadd) have had19) I'm going to pick up my suit .

tomorrow . I will.............

a) get itb) take it

c) clean it

d) leave it20) I........... a physicalexamination

last week.

a) takesb)take

c)tookd) will take21) I ........... thirty years old now.

a) was

b)arec) haved)am

22) When did you .......... the test ?a)take .b)takesc)tookd) have taken

23) When ....................................... ?a) you plan to leaveb) do you plan leave

c) do you plans to leaved) do you plan to leave

24) I have a ............................

a) swollen finger badlyb) badly swollen fingerc) swollen badly fingerd) badly finger swollen

25) He wanted ........................

a) a dark blue coatb) a coat dark bluec) a blue dark coatd) a dark coat blue

26) Can you tell me ................ ?a) where is the bankb) where is bankc) where the bank isd) the bank is where

27)............................ to town ?a) How far is it

b)How is itc) How fard) How much is it be

28) When 1 was in school,!.............a) learns a lotb) will learn a lotc) learn a lotd) learned a lot

29) Those are his pliers.a) Who pliers are those ?b) Whose pliers are those ?c) Whose pliers those are ?d) Whose those pliers ?

30) He gave............................a) an interesting book himb) an interesting him bookc) a book interesting himd) him an interesting book

31) We'll take that subject up.We'll ...............

a) discuss itb) accomplish itc) finish itd) prepare it

32) You had better look over yournotes as soon as possible. Youshould...............

a) get themb) review themc) submit themd) prepare them

33) Weve run out of notebooks .a) exhausted the supply of them

b) used a lot of themc) reviewed a lot of themd) read a lot of them

34) He was pleased over his ECLscore .


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a) againb)aboutc) acrossd)above

35) Which is right ?

a) They need to work harderb) They need work harderc) They need working harderd)They need worked harder

36) The post office is over there. It's.....................

a) everywhereb) in this directionc) in that directiond) right here

37) What is right?

They plan ...............a) study to tonightb) to studying tonightc) studying tonightd) to study tonight

38) You must put out the fire. Youhave to ..............

a) start itb) extinguish itc) control itd) avoid it

39) Which is right ?a) If he drive carefully, he will be

safeb) If he drives carefully, he would be

safec) If he drives carefully. he will be

safed) If he drove carefully, he will be

safe40) Which is right ?

a) If you study hard, you will learnb) If you studies hard, you will learn

c) If you studied hard, you will learnd) If you study hard, you would

learn41) Which is right?

a) If I was you, I'd leave earlyb) If I were you, I leave earlyc) If I were you. Id leave earlyd) If I was you, I'll leave early

42) Which is correct?a)After we completed the first

phase, we started the second

phase 'b)After we complete the first

phase, we started the secondphase

c) After we completes the firstphase, we starts the secondphase

d)After completed the firstphase. we started the secondphase

43) Many of the students stayed athome ..............a) so it rainedb) because it rainedc) because of it rainedd) of the rain

44) Which is correct?

That' s the school ...............a) when I learned Englishb) I learned Englishc) where I learned Englishd) that I learned English

45) Which is right ?a) Is very the interesting book ?b) Is very interesting the book ?c) Is the very book interesting ?d) Is the book very interesting ?

46) Which is correct ?

a) Does he learn very fast ?b) Do he learns very fast ?c)Does he learns very fast ?d) Does he learned very fast ?

47) Which is correct ?a) Did the Dr. checks your throat ?b) Did the Dr. check your throat ?c) Did the Dr. checked yourthroat ?d) Did the Dr. checking your throat?

48) Which is right?a) Does the student really wants to

study ?b) Does the student want really to

study ?c) Does the student really want to

study ?d) Does the student really want

studying ?


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49) Which is right?a) Do you know the students whereare ?b) Do you know where are thestudents ?c) Do you know where the studentsare?d) Do you know arc the studentswhere?

50) I finished volume 1. ThenI .................a) began to study volume IIb) begin to study volume IIc) begins to study volume IId) beginning to study volume II

51) Did it work perfectly ?a) Yes. It work perfectly

b) Yes. It works perfectlyc) Yes. It worked perfectly52) Does it work right ?

a) Yes. It works rightb) Yes. It worked rightc) Yes. It work right

53) Do they brush their teeth ?a) No. They didn't brush their teethb) No. They no brush their teethc) No. They don't brush their teeth

54) Do fish get cold in the winter ?a) Yes. It did get cold in the winterb) Yes. They cold get in the winterc) Yes. They get cold in the winter

55) Do people need friends ?a) Yes. They needs friendsb) Yes. They need friendsc) Yes. They needed friends

56) Did May find twenty dollars ?a) No. She didn't find twenty dollarsb) No. She did find twenty dollarsc) No. She didnt found twentydollars

57) Has she found her purse ?a) Yes. She hasn't found her purseb) No. She not found her pursec) No. She hasn't found her purse

58) Will he pass the test?a) Yes. He'll pass the testb) Yes. He passed the testc) Yes. He pass the test

59) Can you call me before 8o'clock?

a) Yes. I called before 8:00

b) Yes. I can call before 8:00c) Yes. I call before 8:00

60) Does he have a bicycle ?

a) Yes. He has a bicycleb) Yes. He have a bicyclec) No. He not have a bicycle

61) Did he have a car?a) No. He doesnt have a car

b) No. He haven' l a carc) No. He didn't have a car

62) Do Mary and John miss theirfather?a) No. They miss himb) Yes. They don't miss himc) No. They don't miss him

63) The students were told to ..........their assignments .a) call upb) cheer up

c) hand ind) call back

64)............ each name as theyenter the room.a) Cheer upb) Check offc) Carry outd) Bring up

65) The instructor said the student

was to............. his appointment

slip.a) carry out b) call upc) cheer upd) bring back

66) All students must ..................

their coats.a) call downb) call upc) give upd) hang up

67) You should....................a) quit notb) up givec) away god) cheer up

68) You should............... all wordsthat you don't know .

a) give upb) get acrossc) hang upd) look up

69) The report must be.............. tobe acceptable.


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a) dropped offb) done overc) handed ind) crossed off

70)................. all work before

submitting .a) cross offb) look overc) figure outd) gel back

71) You must......... your hat ...........in the room.a) point outb) take offc) put outd) put off_

72) A good student is alert..... classa) amongb) nearc) duringd) opposite

73)................. speaking, the studentroust read.a) amongb)nearc) besided) besides

74) John was walking ...............Mary and Sandy.a) duringb) betweenc) besides

75) The wagon is always ...............the horses.a) duringb) oppositec) behind

d) among76) The date of graduation is ...........a) duringb) behindc)neard) opposite

77) Before you buy a shirt, youshould.............. it...........

a) try outb) put awayc) try on

d) take place

78) The ceremony will......... at 0900.a) try on

b) take placec) get ind) try out

79) Be careful when you ..............a car.

a) get inb) try onc) take placed) cross off

80) The insurance company is

Just ............. the uniform store.

a) besidesb) beside

c) duringd) among

81) The ball rolled ............ the table .

a) amongb) duringc) behindd) opposite

82)............... they hungry ?a) Isb)Have

c)Hasd)Arc

83) Are they in the room ? Yes,

They............a) is in the roomb) isn't in the roomc) arent in the roomd) are in the room

84) Is she happy ? Yes, she...........a) are happyb) is happy

c) isn't happyd) aren't happy

85) You........... in Chicago last year .a) wasb)isc)wered)has

86) They were in Canada last year.a) What were they in Canada ?b) How were they in Canada ?c) When were they in Canada ?d) Where were they in Canada ?

87) That man is the pilot.a) What is the pilot?


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b) Whom is the pilot?c) Who is the pilot?d) When is the pilot?

88) I paid the cashier.a) Whom paid the cashier ?

b) What paid the cashier ?c) Who paid the cashier ?d) Why paid the cashier ?

89) They went to New York.a) When did they go?b) How did they go ?c) Where did they go?d) Why did they go?

90) Will he pass the testtomorrow ? Yes, ................

a) he passed the test

b)hell passed the testc)he'll pass the testd) he pass the test

91) When did Paul arrive ? Paularrived..............

a) at the stationb) on timec) for a whiled) in a hurry

92) What did John see? Johnsaw ................

a) a deerb) on timec) earlyd) yesterday

93) Do you get sick ? No, I..............a) ever get sickb) not ever get sickc) never get sickd) not never get sick

94) The safest way for sending a

large amount of money in themail is .........

a) by money orderb) by cashc) by stamp

95) My eyes are not strong I cantsee well . My eyes are ..............a) variedb)weakc) strange

96) They are having a conversationThey are............

a) walkingb) talkingc) meeting

97) The instructor fold us how tostudy. He gave us ..............

a) good articlesb) good activitiesc) good advice

98) He got a very low score on the .test. He did not succeed.He .............a) failed the testb) passed the testc) participated in the test

99)It is difficult to pick up 300

pounds .

a) liftb) examinec) consider

100) The enemy stopped lighting.The men ...............a) participatedb) permittedc) surrendered

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