OxfordOnlinePlacementTest

1  Woman: Howmanychildrenyougot? Man: Three.Twogirlsandaboy.2   Woman: I'llbebackintheofficeearlyonMonday.  Man: Right.agoodweekend,then.3 Boy: Doyoulikeplayingthiscomputergame? Girl: No.boring.Shallwechoosesomethingelsetoplay?4  Man: Thesetwocoatslookthesame.Whichoneisyours? Woman: Ithinkmine'stheonetheleft.5  Girl: Howoftendoyouplayfootball?  Boy: Actually, Iplayfootball. Girl: Really?Ithoughtyoulikedit.6  Girl: Iwasoffschoolalllastweek –Iwasfeelingreallyill. Boy: Oh,I'msorrythat.Whatwasthematter?7  Woman: CanIborrowapen? Man: Sorry,Igotone.8  Woman: Therehavebeenalotofargumentsinthestaffroomthisweek.I'mnotsurewhethertogetinvolved. Man: IfIwereyou,I'dmyheaddown.Youdon'tneedproblemslikethat.9  Woman: Ican'tunderstandwhyAnna'ssorudetous. Man: canI.10  Woman: Theysaythepriceofoilisgoingtoriseagainsoon.  Man: NotwhatI'veheard.11WhatdoestheinterviewermeanbyhisSECONDcomment? A   Youhadachancetosucceedthatyouhadnotexpected. B   Youtookyourchancewhentheopportunitycame. C   Yougotthechanceyoudeserved. Interviewer:   You'vehadsomanyofyourplaysstagedinLondonthatI'mafraidI'velostcount. Playwright:  True,butinitially,myfirstplaydidn'tgodownverywellwiththeproducerswhoreadit. Interviewer:  Andthen,againstalltheodds,camethebigchance!12Whatdoesthemanmean? A  Thecompanypresidentisarrangingameeting. B  Thecompanypresidentisreducingtheworkforce. C  Thecompanypresidentisgoingtoleavethecompany.  Man: Ihearthecompany president hasdecidedtocallitaday. Woman: I'mafraidyoucan'tbelieveeverythingyouhear.13Whatdoesthewomanmeanbyher SECONDcomment?A  Iwishitwouldstopraining.B  Idon'tthinkthatisanyconsolation.C  I'mpleasedthattheweatherhasimproved.  Woman: Istherainevergoingtostop? Man: Well,itisn'tquiteasheavyasitwasyesterday. Woman: Greatcomfortthatis!14Whatdoesthedoctormeanbyhis SECONDcomment? A  Youshouldkeepyourhanddry. B  Youwillgetillifyouletyourhandgetdirty. C  Youwouldbewell-advisedtowashyourhandthisweek.   Doctor: Now,keepthisbandageonforaweekandthenmakeanotherappointment. Patient: OK–whataboutwashingmyhand? Doctor: Thatwouldbeill-advised.15WhatdoesthemanmeanbyhisFIRSTcomment? A  Ican'tunderstandthisjob. B  Ihavetoconcentratetodothisjob. C  Inolongerfeelparticularlychallengedbythisjob.  Man: I'lltellyouwhat,Icandothisjobwithmyeyesclosed. Woman: Sotimetomoveonthen? Man: Ifonly!16WhatdoesthemanmeanbyhisSECONDcomment? A  IfonlyIcouldfindanotherjob. B  IfonlyIhadn'tacceptedthisjob. C  IfonlyIhadlesstodointhisjob.  Man: I'lltellyouwhat,Icandothisjobwithmyeyesclosed. Woman: Sotimetomoveonthen? Man: Ifonly!17Whatdoestheboymean?A  Idon'tlikereading.B  Idon'tmindwhatIread.C  Idon'thaveanythingtoread. Girl:  Whatsortofbooksdoyoulikereading?  Boy:  Well,anythingreally.18Whatdoesthemanmean? A   Ithinkit'sareallygooddocumentary. B   It'stheonlythingonworthwatching. C   I'dratherwatchsomethingelse. Woman:  That documentaryaboutwhalesisonagaintonight. It'ssupposedtobegreat. Man:  Yes,I'veseenit. Isthatallthat'son?19Whatdoesthe manmean byhisSECOND comment? A  Ihadn'trealizedtherewasastrike. B  Itwaslucky thestrikedidn'tdelayyou.  C  Iwasconcernedthatthestrikehad affectedyou. Man:  Howwasyourholiday? Woman: Well,apartfrombeingstrandedattheairportfor24hours,itwasidyllic. Man: Oh, Iwonderedifyou'dbeenhitbythestrike.20Whatdoesthewomanmean? A   Weneedtodofarmorethanbuildnewroads. B   Road-buildingmaybecausingproblemsweareunawareof. C   Theissueofbuildingnewroadsisacontroversialone. Man:  Wecan'tkeepextendingourroadnetworkstocopewithincreasingnumbersoftouristswithoutgivingathoughttoallthewildlifewe'reaffecting. Woman: ....andwhoknowswhatelse?21Whatdoesthemaleteachermean? A   Theprincipaldoesn'tlistentowhatpeoplesay.  B   Theprincipal tendstopushpeopletoohard.  C   Theprincipal's fartoocriticalofpeople.  Femaleteacher:  Idon'tthinkmuchofthenewprincipal,doyou?  Maleteacher:  No–he'salwaysrunningpeopledown. SummerblockbustersInsomecountries,theadventofsummermeanslongsunnydays,picnicsinthepark,relaxingcycleridesinthecountry,volleyballonthebeach,andeating(0)enoughice-creamtokeepthelocalparlour22 business.Thisisallveryadmirable,butnotnecessarilysomethingthateveryonerecognizes– especiallyifyouareafilmfan.Thosewhoare23 me,inotherwordswholovethecinema,lookforwardtothecomingofsummerforaverydifferentreason.Summerbringsthelatestbatchofblockbusters, at24 that'swhatthevariousfilmstudioshope 25 be.Summerfilmsaredifferentfromalltheothers. Theyseemmoreexciting,moreadventurous,and,dareIsay,moreexpendable.Inthesummer,filmfansarehappytopart26 theircashforacoupleofhoursoffrothyfun.There'snoneedforleadingactorstodeliverlongspeechesortoprovokeourthoughtsafterleavingthecinema.Alltheyneedtodoisentertainus27 thatweleavethecinemawiththoughtsofadventure,nomatter28 itisonthehighseasortheinthedeepestjungle,andweallfeelwecanbesuperheroes. Well,certainlyuntilthenextice-creamcomesalong.29Twopeoplearetalking.Whatisthewomanlookingfor?A  hersunglassesB  herhandbagC  hercarkeysD  hergloves 30Amanandawomanaretalking.Themanrecommendsaplacetohave… A  agoodmeal.B  abirthdayparty.C  abusinesslunch.D  adayoutintheforest. 31Amanandawomanaretalkingatafriend’shouse.Theyfirstmet... A  onacourse.B  atafarmshop.C  inaflowershop.D  inadoctor’ssurgery. 32Twopeoplearetalkingaboutawebsite.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewebsite? A It'seasytofindyourwayaroundit. B  Theadvertisingdoesn'tbotherhim. C  Youneedtoadaptittosuityourowninterests. D  It's reasonablethatusersshouldpaytoseecertainpages. 33Twopeoplearetalkingaboutmemory.Whatcommentdoestheman makeabout memory? A   Lie-detectorsareaneffectivewayof makingpeoplerecallpastevents.  B   Ourrecollectionofpasteventscanbeinfluencedby outsidefactors.   C   Ourmemoriesofdramaticeventsaremorevividthanothermemories.   D  Thelong-termmemoryhelpsustorecreateeventsinourchildhood.  34A  manisaskingafriendforhelp.Hecannotcollecthisdaughter,Imogen,fromthebusstopbecause… A  hedoesnot knowwhenhismeetingfinishes.B  becausehistrainmightbedelayed.C  hiscarhasnotbeenrepaired.D  hewillnotbehomeintime. 35Twostudentsaretalkingaboutcareers'advice.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisvisittoacareers'advicecentre?  A   Hewassurprisedbytherecommendationmadetohim.   B   Heobjectedtohavingtofillinthequestionnaire.  C   Hefelttheadvisorwasaggressivewithhim.  D   Hehadgonetherewiththewrongattitude.   36Anannouncerisgivinginformationaboutsometelevisionprogrammes.Which ofthefollowing willbeatitsusualtime?  A  SherlockB  thenewsC  BarberStreetD  thefilmpremier 37Theannounceris... A   apologisingforthequalityoftheprogrammes. B   providinginformationontheevening’sschedule. C   explainingwhythefootballprogrammewaslate. D   explainingwhysomeprogrammeshavetobeshown.38Twopeoplearetalkingaboutgoingice-skating.Themanfeels...  A   pleasedtohaveanopportunitytodoitagain. B   convincedthathewouldmakeafoolofhimself. C   excitedatthethoughtofdoingsomethingwithothers. D   certainhewouldn'tbeabletoleavethesideoftherink.39Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheice-skatinglessons? A   Youcanmakeprogressanditishealthy. B   Thereisverylittletimeforpractisingalone. C   Ittakesalongtimetolearndifficultmoves. D   Thewarm-upsessionistheeasiestpartofall. 40AwomanisinterviewingamanabouthisattemptstoreachtheNorthPole.WhatdoesthemansaymadehiswalktothePolesurprisinglydifficult?   A   theweightofthesled   B   thedistancehehadtocover   C   thedreadfulweatherconditions  D   theexceptionallylowtemperatures 41Awomanistelephoningarestaurant.Thewomanwants...A tobookatable.B toapplyforajob.C totalktoafriend.D tospeaktoMr.Banks.42MrJonesisthe...A  chef.B owner.C  cleaner.D assistant. 43Amanisgivinginformationaboutatravelprogramme.Whatdoesthemansayabouttoday'stravellers?A  Peopleprefertravellingtoothercountries.B  Moreandmorepeoplearetravellingalone.C  Peopleareworriedaboutthecostofliving.D  Fewerpeoplethanusualaregoingonholiday. 44A womanistalkingontheradioaboutafootballer'swedding.Thewomansuggeststhatthefootballer'steam...  A   willwinnextweek’s gameeasily. B   willplaybetterbecauseofthecelebrations. C   willnotplayaswellastheydidlastseason. D   willonlywinthechampionshipiftheyareverylucky.