OxfordOnlinePlacementTest

1 Woman: Howmanychildrenyougot Man: Three.Twogirlsandaboy.2 ?Woman: I'llbebackintheofficeearlyonMonday. ?Man: Right.agoodweekend,then.3 Boy: Doyoulikeplayingthiscomputergame Girl: No.boring.Shallwechoosesomethingelsetoplay4 Man: Thesetwocoatslookthesame.Whichoneisyours Woman: Ithinkmine'stheonetheleft.5 Girl: Howoftendoyouplayfootball? Boy: Actually,?Iplayfootball. Girl: ReallyIthoughtyoulikedit.6 Girl: Iwasoffschoolalllastweek?–Iwasfeelingreallyill. Boy: Oh,I'msorrythat.Whatwasthematter7 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?SECONDcommentA??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!17WhatdoestheboymeanA??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'son19Whatdoesthe?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: ....andwhoknowswhatelse21Whatdoesthemaleteachermean 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.WhatisthewomanlookingforA??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'stravellersA??Peopleprefertravellingtoothercountries.B??Moreandmorepeoplearetravellingalone.C??Peopleareworriedaboutthecostofliving.D??Fewerpeoplethanusualaregoingonholiday. 44A?womanistalkingontheradioaboutafootballer'swedding.Thewomansuggeststhatthefootballer'steam...? A?? willwinnextweek’s?gameeasily. B?? willplaybetterbecauseofthecelebrations. C?? willnotplayaswellastheydidlastseason. D?? willonlywinthechampionshipiftheyareverylucky.?