GENERAL ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST

Time allowed: 60 minutes

1. Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
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going to

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more ve got

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as interesting as
usually

My name is Lu Reh. I 1.____am____ 18 years old. Im

2.____a____ high school student. I 3.___ve got____ one
brother and three sisters. My brother 4.____works____ as a
mechanic, and all my sisters attend primary school.
5.____after____ school I like to play volleyball with my
friends, but I 6.___usually___ have to hurry home to look after
my sisters. When I finish high school, I 7.___want____ to study
medicine at university. My parents say its very difficult to get
into university, but Im 8.___going to___ try my best!
9.___if___ I get into university, my parents want me to study
law. But I am 10.___more___ interested in medicine. Being a
scientist is probably just 11.__as interesting as__ being a
doctor, but I 12.__d__ really like to work with children.
2. Read the story and choose the correct answers.

One day Nasreddin went into town to buy some new clothes.
First he tried on a pair of trousers. He didnt like the trousers, so
he gave them back to the shopkeeper. Then he tried a robe which
cost the same as the trousers. Nasreddin was pleased with the
robe, and he left the shop. Before he climbed on his donkey to
ride home, the shopkeeper and the shop-assistant ran out.
You didnt pay for the robe! said the shop
assistant.
But I gave you the trousers in exchange for the robe,
didnt I? replied Nasreddin.
Yes, but you didnt pay for the trousers, either! said the
shopkeeper.
But I didnt buy the trousers, replied Nasreddin.
I am not so stupid as to pay for something that I never
bought.
1. What did Nasreddin try on first in the shop?
a. some trousers
b. a robe
c. a hat
d. some shoes
2. What did he try on next?
a. some trousers
b. a robe
c. a hat
d. some shoes
3. Which item did Nasreddin like best?
a. the trousers
b. the robe

c. the hat

d. the shoes

4. How many people argued with Nasreddin?

a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
5. Why was the shopkeeper angry when Nasreddin left?
a. He didnt take the trousers.
b. He didnt say goodbye
c. He didnt like the hat
d. He didnt pay for the robe.
6. What did Nasreddin actually pay for?
a. the trousers
b. the robe
b. c. the hat
d. nothing
3. Fill the gaps with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.
Nilar is 25 years old. She is (be) a factory worker. When she
1.__studied__ (study) in high school, her father died. She
2.___had___ (have) to go to work to support her younger
brothers and sisters. Two years ago, Nilar 3.__started__ (start)
going to evening classes for adults because she 4.__wanted__
(want) to finish her education. She 5.__has been__ just
_graduated_(graduate) from this program. Now, Nilar
6.__speaking__(speak) at the closing ceremony: When I go
back home, I 7.__set up__ (set up) a literacy programmed

for women in my community. I 8.___want____ (want) to help

other women like myself. I 9.___am___ (be) grateful for this
chance to study, and I hope that in the future all women can get
the same chances to improve their lives and the lives of their
families. Women 10.___will___ never ___have___ (have) the
opportunities they deserve, but nowadays this 11.__changes___
(change), thanks to programmers like this one.
4. Fill in the gaps to make correct sentences.
Hser Moo
Ko Oo
Hser Moo

Ko Oo

Hser Moo

: Hi Ko Oo. How are you ?

: Im OK. I havent seen you for ages!
Where have 1.__you been___?
: Oh, Ive been away for a while. A few
months ago, my grandmother
2.___got____ ill, so I went back to
Papun to look after her. Shes fine
now.
: Oh, good. How about your job here in
Mae Sot? Didnt you have to come
back for work?
: Oh, you mean my job as an office
assistant? I quit that job before I
went home. That job was terrible,
and it 3.__was__ even well-paid. I

need to find a more interesting

Ko Oo

Hser Moo
Ko Oo
Hser Moo
Ko Oo

Hser Moo

4.___job___ with better pay. The

problem is that there just
5.___are not___ many jobs around at
the moment.
: Hey, you know, my uncle runs an
English Language school. Maybe
you could get a job at his school.
You 6.___can____ visit him.
: OK, where is the school?
: Its on 6th Street. Do you know
7.___where___ that is?
: Is it near the library?
: Yes, its right 8.___next___ to it. If you
come on Saturday morning, Ill
9.___tell___ you to my uncle.
: Thats great! 10.___thanks___ a lot!

5. Choose the correct answer.

Example: I a my grandmother every week.
a. visit
b. visits
c. am visiting
d. have visited
1. Right now, Saw Htoo __________ his bicycle to
work.
a. ride
b. rode
c. is riding
d. has ridden

2. Did you like __________ food at the party last

night?
a. a
c. the

b. an
d. not

3. The book you gave me was the __________ book

Ive read in years!
a. interesting
b. more interesting
c. most interesting
d. less interesting
4. You dont have to shout. I __________ hear you
very well.
a. may
b. can
c. must
d. should
5. Are you going to the market? Can you buy some garlic?
We dont have __________.
a. any
b. none
c. some
d. few
6. Mi Mi: The phone is ringing! Tin Tin: Thanks,
__________ get it.
a. I have
b. I am going to
c. Ill
d. I am
7. ____________________ to Myitkyina?
a. are you ever go
b. were you ever go
c. did you ever been
d. have you ever been
8. I __________ all day, I am really tired now!
a. am working
b. will work
c. have been working

d. had been working

9. Zin Mar: Oh, no, I missed my plane! Tun Zaw: You

__________ left the house earlier.
a. may have
b. should have
c. must have
d. would have
10. Hlaing Min talked to the woman __________ had
won the lottery.
a. which
b. who
c. whom
d. whose
11. More than a million cars __________ in the
Philippines since 2002.
a. are producing
b. were produced
c. have produced
d. have been produced
12. I __________ help you fix your bicycle unless you let
me borrow it for one week.
a. dont
b. didnt
c. wont
d. am not
13. Naw Moos parents __________ have let her go to
university in Rangoon if they didnt have some
relatives there she could stay with.
a. dont
b. didnt
c. wont
d. wouldnt
14. Before I went to primary school, I __________ to
read and write in 3 languages.
a. had already learned b. have already learned
c. am learning
d. will have learned

15. I think my computer is broken. Ive tried

__________ the button, but it wont switch on.
a. press
b. the press
c. pressed
d. pressing
6. Complete the questions.
Example: What is your name? Lily Aung.
1. Where do you come from? Chin State.
2. Do you get here last week? No, I arrived
yesterday.
3. How did you get here? By bus.
4. How much does your bus ticket
5. Have You been abroad? No, I havent.
7. Match the definition, synonym or gap with the
correct word.
Example: You can fly in this.
a. bus
c. car
1. Either mother or father.
a. parent
c. cousin
e. daughter

b. plane
d. train

b. friend
d. grandmother
f. in-law

2. This person fixes cars.

a. doctor
b. teacher
c. engine
d. mechanic
e. pickup
f. shopkeeper
3. That walk was ____. I need some rest.
a. tiring
b. striking
c. exciting
d. exhausted
e. sleep
f. finish
4. Awful.
a. famous
b. stupid
c. opposite
d. monster
e. horrible
f. lovely
5. Title of a newspaper article.
a. editorial
b. headline
c. journalist
d. reporter
e. sentence
f. advertisement
6. A formal conversation between a job applicant and
the employers.
a. career
b. invitation
c. application
d. process
e. interview
f. suggestion
7. Hes very ____. Hes always happy to share his things and
lend people money.
a. delicious
b. mean
c. confident
d. generous
e. clumsy
f. confused

8. Connected with what you are doing or talking

about.
a. relevant
b. ambitious
c. successful
d. accidental
e. interesting
f. correct
9. To change something, making it more suitable.
a. summaries
b. qualify
c. gain
d. imply
e. expand
f. adapt
10. In particular.
a. especially
b. even
c. exactly
d. however
e. almost
f. although