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(1) Bob and Peter ____ students.Style Update Placement Exama. am b. is c. are d. be(2) ____ a student here?a. Are you b. You’re c. I’m d. Is they(3) What time ____?a. it is b. are they c. is d. is it(4) My chemistry class is ____ 10:20.a. in b. on c. at d. near(5) My mother’s sister is my ____.a. father b. uncle c. aunt d. sister(6) ____ cousin is an engineer.a. Ted’s cousin b. Ted cousin c. Cousin Ted’s d. Cousin of Ted’s(7) ____ three bedrooms in my house.a. There is b. There are c. It is d. They are(8) A: How can I get to the museum?B: ____.a. For subway b. On subway c. By subway d. In subwayPage 1 of 10 Photocopiable D.R. © Editorial Macmillan de México 2007

Style Update Placement Exam(9) Ned ____ in the park on Saturday.a. always runs b. run always c. always run d. runs always(10) My sister ____ English very well.a. speak b. don’t speak c. isn’t speak d. doesn’t speak(11) My new car is the ____ in the country.a. goodest b. better c. gooder d. best(12) The Orange X computer is ____ than the Super X computer.a. expensive b. more cheap c. cheaper d. expensiver(13) Would you like ____ water?a. some b. a few c. a lot d. little(14) The chair is ____ the table and the sofa.a. on b. under c. in d. between(15) My brother and sister ____ in a bank.a. works b. is work c. are work d. are working(16) Larry ____ tennis in New York next week.a. play b. playing c. is playing d. going to playPage 2 of 10 Photocopiable D.R. © Editorial Macmillan de México 2007

Style Update Placement Exam(17) A: Do you want to go to the movies?B: Sorry, I ____.a. can b. have to c. can’t d. going to(18) A: Would you like to come to the party?B: I’m sorry. I ____ work.a. can b. have to c. can’t d. going to(19) Caesar ____ in ancient Rome.a. lives b. lived c. live d. living(20) I ____ to the movies last night.a. go b. goed c. went d. did go(21) Marvin ____ French very well.a. don’t spoke b. didn’t spoke c. didn’t speak d. don’t speak(22) It was a nice day and the children ____ playing outside.a. were playing b. was playing c. play d. are playing(23) Bill ____ for the bus when he fell down.a. ran b. is running c. runs d. was running(24) ____ sitting at my desk?a. Whose b. Who’s c. Who d. WherePage 3 of 10 Photocopiable D.R. © Editorial Macmillan de México 2007

Style Update Placement Exam(25) ____ notebook is this?a. Whose b. Who’s c. Who d. Where(26) Do you like ____?a. swim b. swimming c. is swimming d. swam(27) A: I like horror movies.B: ____.a. Neither do I b. So am I c. Neither am d. So do I(28) Where ____ last Saturday?a. did you go b. do you go c. did you went d. do you went(29) Where ____ live when you were a child?a. do you b. did you used to c. did you use to d. did you use(30) I ____ stop eating junk food.a. going to b. am going to c. went d. am(31) A: Class starts at 8 o’clock.B: ____ be there.a. I going to b. I am c. I’d d. I’ll(32) Rick isn’t here. He ____ be sick.a. can b. must c. will d. doPage 4 of 10 Photocopiable D.R. © Editorial Macmillan de México 2007

Style Update Placement Exam(33) Jan is going to take French classes after school next semester. She ____ speakFrench very well.a. does b. must c. can’t d. didn’t(34) I cook ____ Mexican food on weekends.a. much b. a lot of c. a few d. many(35) His job is ____ Alice’s.a. secure b. more secure than c. the most secure d. the most securer(36) The Johnson’s painted their house ____.a. myself b. theirself c. themself d. themselves(37) Sally, wake up! I heard ____!a. anything b. nothing c. something d. anywhere(38) ____ ever met my parents?a. Do you b. Have you c. Did you d. Are you(39) I’ve lived here ____ seven years.a. for b. in c. since d. at(40) Has your brother ____ studied algebra?a. never b. yet c. even d. alreadyPage 5 of 10 Photocopiable D.R. © Editorial Macmillan de México 2007

Style Update Placement Exam(41) A: How long have you lived here?B: A month. I ____ in January.a. have come b. has been c. come d. came(42) When it looks like rain, I ____ my umbrella.a. take b. took c. will take d would take(43) If global warming continues, more species ____ extinct.a. are b. will become c. can be d. become(44) ____ opening the window. It’s very hot in here.a. Could you b. Would you c. Would you mind d. Please(45) If I were you, I ____ study more.a. will study b. would study c. study d. have studied(46) I wouldn’t go on a trip to Europe ____ I had more money.a. since b. for c. if d. unless(47) She was late, but she managed ____ here.a. getting b. get c. got d. to get(48) She asked ____ call her after ten.a. him not to b. not him to c. to him to not d. him notPage 6 of 10 Photocopiable D.R. © Editorial Macmillan de México 2007

Style Update Placement Exam(49) English ____ in many parts of the world.a. speaks b. spoke c. is speak d. is spoken(50) Photography ____ in France.a. invented b. is invent c. was invented d. was invent(51) My girlfriend likes romantic movies, but I ____.a. like b. likes c. don’t d. am(52) ____ of them like Chinese food.a. Too b. One c. Every d. Both(53) My little sister is ____ to read.a. old enough b. enough old c. old too d. too old(54) I’m ____ hungry that I could eat a horse.a. enough b. so c. too d. very(55) Jack ____ for a job since May.a. has look b. has looking c. has been looking d. has done looking(56) Barter ____ since the beginning of human society.a. is practice b. was practiced c. has practiced d. has beenpracticedPage 7 of 10 Photocopiable D.R. © Editorial Macmillan de México 2007

Style Update Placement Exam(57) She told me that she ____ late.a. will be b. would be c. is d. was be(58) Henry asked the teacher when ____.a. the exam was b. is the exam being c. the exam is d. the exam is being(59) He’s not sure, but he ____ late today.a. can’t be b. won’t be c. can being d. might be(60) Rick ____ by the new hairdresser on Bridge Street.a. had cut his hair b. had his hair cut c. cut the hair d. his hair had cut(61) I didn’t understand my algebra homework ____ I asked Paul for help. He’s a greatteacher.a. because b. too c. that d. so(62) An architect is a professional ____ designs and builds houses and other buildings.a. who b. what c. which d. whose(63) The tour ____ at four in the afternoon.a. leaves b. is leave c. going to leave d. will left(64) That is the report ____ was left on my desk.a. who b. what c. which d. itPage 8 of 10 Photocopiable D.R. © Editorial Macmillan de México 2007

Style Update Placement Exam(65) Before he came to Mexico, he ____ in Europe.a. lives b. had lived c. has lived d. is living(66) If he ____ more, he would have passed the exam.a. had studied b. studied c. would study d. studies(67) ____ drugs can be very dangerous.a. To take b. Take c. Takes d. Taking(68) I’m ____ meeting him.a. look forward in b. looking forward to c. looking forwardaboutd. looked to(69) My car was stolen. I wish ____ it in a parking lot.a. I left b. I had left c. I have left d. I leave(70) I won’t leave ____ you get here. I’ll wait for you.a. after b. until c. while d. when(71) We are investigating the plane crash. There ____ pilot error.a. might have been b. might be c. will have been d. should be(72) They let ____.a. it do b. us to do it c. us do it d. it do usPage 9 of 10 Photocopiable D.R. © Editorial Macmillan de México 2007

Style Update Placement Exam(73) She didn’t feel comfortable ____ with us so she went to a hotel.a. staying b. to stay c. stayed d. stay(74) You shouldn’t eat that, ____?a. no b. you should c. should it d. should you(75) In five years I ____ living in Europe.a. will have b. will be c. will been d. willPage 10 of 10 Photocopiable D.R. © Editorial Macmillan de México 2007