Most people in Britain go / gone / get on holiday in August

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1 English Language Placement Test Maximum time: 1 hour (based on the Oxford Placement Test with acknowledgment to Dave Allan) Instructions : Please circle ONE correct answer. Example: Most people in Britain go / gone / get on holiday in August 1 Most students is to arrive /is arriving / arrive at university in September. 1 2 The University holds induction sessions for informing / to inform / for to inform you about your course. 2 3 Your tutor can give you a helpful / the helpful / helpful advice about which modules to choose. 4 At university there is / is / it is easy to make new friends. 5 However, most people experience the / some / any problems while at university For many students, worst I the worst / worse time of the year is from December to March 7 This is because it gets / there gets / it getting dark very early every day 8 and the weather / a weather / weather can be very wet and cold. 9 The most I Most of / Most students get homesick during these months. 10 Very less / little / few students have no problems at all International students at the University of Wolverhampton are beginning / begins / beginning their programme this week. 12 When their course will be / is / will have been complete it will be the first time when / where / that many of them have lived one year 13

2 14 away from home. It may be the first time they have had to live on / by / in their own Many overseas students wish they would learn / would have learned / had learned to cook before they came to Britain. 16 Luckily, it doesn't take long time / time / a long time to learn to cook. 17 Read I Looking I Reading a cookery book is a good way to start Some people pick up cooking tips by hearing / listening / listening to cookery programmes on the radio or watching TV. You can learn the basics quite quickly 19 but only if you are wanting / will to / are willing to learn from your mistakes It is often said that French cuisine is the more delicious / most delicious / deliciouser in the world Many students would rather not /would rather prefer not / would rather not to eat British 21 food. 22 They aren't used to the eat I to eat I to eating a lot of bread and chips It's true that British food is not the same as / like / than food from other countries It may be the cold climate who / which / what has influenced the way we cook and eat The British Government say it's time we develop I should develop I developed healthy eating habits They say to / say / tell we should eat five portions of fruit or vegetables per day. 27 It's no use to try / trying / in trying to stay healthy just by eating vitamin supplements. There aren't no / any / some alternatives to a healthy diet Mary Wollstoncraft has married / married / is marrying Percy Shelley, the English poet, in

3 30 After she had married / have married / was marrying him, they went to Europe on their honeymoon. 31 She is well-known both / and / or for her famous book, Frankenstein, and for her Famous husband. 32 Frankenstein has been published in many languages all in / all over / in all the world. 33 To be the most famous woman novelist from / in / of the world at this time 34 was not easy. Like any writer, she had to I must I should work very hard to get her work published Her position as a woman has made her / made her to / made her work even harder, but her other books were not a success 36 If she has / would have / had lived in this century, her life would have been much easier. Many people is believing / are believing / believe she was the first English feminist Even though she died in 1851, people would / will / did always remember the story of Frankenstein The history of massage I the massage I a massage is quite a / a quite / quite long one. For many centuries healers are using I use I had used the power of touch to overcome illness, but with little I few / a little detailed knowledge of how it worked. It wasn't until last / the last / that century that anybody 44 were / is / was able to raise the status of massage to a science, or who I which / what is now called a 'therapy'. The first person who 45

4 46 succeeded to popularise / in popularising / into popularising body massage was a Swede, Henrik Ling. His / Theirs / He was the system which was the forerunner of the many schools of massage that exist today In 1894, massage had such / such a / so bad reputation, that Ling could / should / couldn't hardly have imagined that now, not much / not many / no much more than a century later, therapeutic massage will be / had been / would be offered free of charge in hospitals. Massage is not the only ancient therapy who / which / what has received recognition. Aromatherapy is also becoming increasingly popular Although perfume has been manufactured since / during / for thousands of years, we / man / one have only recently begun to realise how dependent people are from / of / on the power of scent to influence our mood and wellbeing. More and more informations / information / an information is becoming available about aromatherapy oils: not only are they / they are / there are being used for psychological disorders but also for physical ones In some ways the most remarkable story of / above / at all is it / that / that one of acupuncture, which has been used in China for thousands of years. No-one knows how it works but, apart / for / except all that, 60

5 61 in the next 10 years, it would / must / will have been recognised by the World 62 Health Organisation and the National Health Service is planning to have / make / let more doctors trained in this specialism. 63 My friend was invited watch / watching / to watch a surgeon performing an entire operation with nothing apart / but / than a few carefully-placed needles for anaesthetic. As she said, "It's the first time I realise / I ve realised /I am realising how amazing the human body is Chen is a research student. He has joined / joined / joins the University four years ago and has been studying / studied / studies here ever since Before come / to come / coming to Wolverhampton he worked as an engineer in Shanghai, and before that he has been / was / was being a student at Beijing University. So far he isn't / wasn't / hasn't been in Wolverhampton for as long as he was in Shanghai, but he likes the area a lot and should / would / could like to stay here for at least another eighteen months or, how / which / as he puts it, until he 73 has / will have / will be finished what he set out to do He met his wife, Sunny, while he was to live / was living / had been living in Beijing, and they got married a few years later. 75 Their son is / was / has been born in Shanghai Sunny, who / which / she is an accountant, has just joined 77 her husband in England, but she / our / their son 76 77

6 78 shall stay / stays / will be staying in China 79 because it is difficulter / more difficult / the more difficult to bring him up in England than in China. 80 Ian and Sunny are used / use / used to live in Lomas Street Halls of Residence 81 but now they have moved / move / moved into a house in Pennfields. 82 Ian wanted a house next / near / close the city centre in order / for / to get to the University easily. 84 Unfortunately the / a / that one they both liked was too expensive, so they 85 must / should / had to buy one a little further away. 86 By the time Ian finishes / will finish / will have finished his research, 87 that / which / what he hopes will be published, he will have been / has been / will be living in England for six years. 89 He can't be sure if he stay / do stay / will stay but if he 90 doesn't / didn't / won't, his family won't be too surprised. 91 Mary's having a baby, hasn't she / wasn't she / isn't she? It's been a long time since we had a holiday, hasn't it / isn't it I/ hadn't we? The plane's due to depart at 9 p.m., won't it / isn't it / will it? 94 You won't be going away till September, aren't you / are you / will you? 95 You posted the letter for me, didn't you / weren't you / haven't you? 96 I think we're expected to wear formal clothes, aren't we / don't we / are you? I suppose she'd rather I didn't come, didn't she / wouldn't she / shouldn't she? 97

7 98 Nobody else has been invited, is he / has he / have they? 99 We'd better not tell the others, didn't we / have we / had we? 100 It's time you finished this test, didn't you / isn't it / don't you? TOTAL