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. 3 4 5 6 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. 6 7 8 9 10 11 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 11 12 13 the first time when / where / that many of them have lived one year 13
14 away from home. It may be the first time they have had to live on / by / in their own. 14 15 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 15 16 17 18 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. 18 19 20 It is often said that French cuisine is the more delicious / most delicious / deliciouser in the world. 20 21 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. 22 23 It's true that British food is not the same as / like / than food from other countries. 23 24 It may be the cold climate who / which / what has influenced the way we cook and eat. 24 25 The British Government say it's time we develop I should develop I developed healthy eating habits 25 26 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 26 27 28 vitamin supplements. There aren't no / any / some alternatives to a healthy diet. 28 29 Mary Wollstoncraft has married / married / is marrying Percy Shelley, the English poet, in 1816. 29
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. 30 31 32 33 34 35 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 35 36 37 been much easier. Many people is believing / are believing / believe she was the first English feminist. 37 38 Even though she died in 1851, people would / will / did always remember the story of Frankenstein. 38 39 The history of massage I the massage I a massage is 39 40 quite a / a quite / quite long one. For many centuries healers 40 41 are using I use I had used the power of touch to overcome illness, but with 41 42 little I few / a little detailed knowledge of how it worked. It wasn't until 42 43 last / the last / that century that anybody 44 were / is / was able to raise the status of massage to a science, or 43 44 45 who I which / what is now called a 'therapy'. The first person who 45
46 succeeded to popularise / in popularising / into popularising body massage 46 47 was a Swede, Henrik Ling. His / Theirs / He was the system which was the forerunner of the many schools of massage that exist today. 47 48 In 1894, massage had such / such a / so bad reputation, that Ling 48 49 could / should / couldn't hardly have imagined that now, 49 50 not much / not many / no much more than a century later, 50 51 therapeutic massage will be / had been / would be offered free of charge 51 52 in hospitals. Massage is not the only ancient therapy who / which / what has received recognition. Aromatherapy is also becoming increasingly popular. 52 53 Although perfume has been manufactured since / during / for thousands of years, 53 54 we / man / one have only recently begun to realise how 54 55 dependent people are from / of / on the power of scent to influence our 55 56 mood and wellbeing. More and more informations / information / an information is becoming available about aromatherapy oils: 56 57 not only are they / they are / there are being used for psychological disorders but also for physical ones 57 58 In some ways the most remarkable story of / above / at all is 58 59 it / that / that one of acupuncture, which has been used in China 59 60 for thousands of years. No-one knows how it works but, apart / for / except all that, 60
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 61 62 63 64 operation with nothing apart / but / than a few carefully-placed needles for anaesthetic. As she said, 64 65 "It's the first time I realise / I ve realised /I am realising how amazing the human body is. 65 66 Chen is a research student. He has joined / joined / joins the 66 67 University four years ago and has been studying / studied / studies here ever since. 67 68 Before come / to come / coming to Wolverhampton he worked as an engineer 68 69 in Shanghai, and before that he has been / was / was being a student at Beijing 69 70 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 70 71 and should / would / could like to stay here for at least another eighteen months or, 71 72 how / which / as he puts it, until he 73 has / will have / will be finished what he set out to do. 72 73 74 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. 74 75 76 Sunny, who / which / she is an accountant, has just joined 77 her husband in England, but she / our / their son 76 77
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 78 79 80 81 82 83 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, 83 84 85 86 87 88 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? 88 89 90 91 92 It's been a long time since we had a holiday, hasn't it / isn't it I/ hadn't we? 92 93 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? 93 94 95 96 97 I suppose she'd rather I didn't come, didn't she / wouldn't she / shouldn't she? 97
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? 98 99 100 TOTAL