PRUEBA DE NIVEL CURSO APTIS

NAME: _______________________________ MARK: ____

PART 1: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

1. __________to the cinema last Friday?

A) Have you gone B) Did you go C) Went you

2. Both of them are good secondary schools, but this one is _______ than the other.

A) nearer B) more nearer C) more nearly

3. Sheila __________some tea when her son came back home.

A) was having B) has had C) has

4. You’ve never been to an Italian restaurant, _______?

A) have you B) don’t you C) aren’t you

5. You are never _________ to learn.

A) enough old B) older enough C) too old

6. You have done your homework _______ than yesterday.

A) more bad B) worst C) worse

7. Your brother would have more friends if he ________ out every day.

A) would go B) went C) will go

8. The play will start _______ .

A) at half an hour B) at half hour C) in half an hour

9. While my house _________ I´ll live in Mathew’s flat.

A) is paint B) is painted C) paints

10. Do you give and get presents _________ Christmas Day?

A) on B) in C) at
11. If Robert ___________ busy now, we’ll come back later.

A) will be B) is C) would be

12. My parents are very __________ with the choice I made.

A) pleasing B) pleasant C) pleased

13. It’s the twins’ birthday tomorrow. What _________ them?

A) will buy B) do we buy C) shall we buy

14. He _________ breakfast in the morning because he’s always late.

A) hasn’t B) doesn’t have C) has never got

15. I’m interested in _________ foreign languages.

A) to learn B) learning C) learn

16._________ fast you drive!

A) How B) What C) What a

17. They don’t have enough money, _________ they can’t go skiing next month.

A) so B) but C) as

18. A greengrocer’s is a place ________ you can buy fruit and vegetables.

A) where B) which C) that

19. People __________ work nights should be paid more.

A) what B) who C) which

20. Which word has a different vowel sound?

A) work B) third C) horse

21. Which word has the same consonant sound as “the”?

A) thanks B) than C) thought

22. Which word has the same stressed syllable as “doctor”?

A) famous B) Japan C) believe

23. Which word is pronounced the same way as “hear”?

A) her B) here C) hair

24. -Could you tell me where the supermarket is? - Walk __________ the station and
you’ll see it.

A) as soon as B) as far as C) as quick as

25. A _________ is somebody who represents people with legal problems.

A) plumber B) lawyer C) sailor

26. If you hate meat, you don’t eat _______.

A) beef B) grapes C) cabbage

27. Which of the following are not usually worn by a man?

A) tights B) socks C) slippers

28. When I got to work, I _________ my coat and hung it up behind the door.

A) put on B) tried on C) took off

29. My sister’s son is my ________.

A) nephew B) niece C) cousin

30. Which of the following is usually found in the kitchen?

A) armchair B) sink C) wardrobe

31. ____ I told them the truth, they said they didn’t believe me.

A) Although B) Despite C) However

32. My sister _____ up at seven but not any more.

A) uses to get B) usually gets C) used to get

33. Frank loves _____ chocolate but his doctor has advised him to eat some only
twice_____ week.

A) the / a B) --- / the C) --- / a

34. - Where are the saw and the hammer? - Who knows? They _______ be in the
basement.

A) need B) ought C) may

35. Is that the lady _____ gave you the parcel?

A) that B) ------ C) whose

36. He promised _____ me but he never finds the time to do it.

A) to help B) helping C) help

37. I have decided to exercise every day and eat healthy food ______lose weight.

A) for to B) to C) for

38. Did your son phone when he arrived ________ Rome?

A) at B) in C) to

39. The president was annoyed because ten people left the room _____ his welcome
speech.

A) for B) since C) during

40.Find out the different -ed sound.

A) planned B) planted C) climbed

41.Find out the different vowel sound.

A) mine B) bike C) since

42.If you don’t hurry, we are going to _______ the train to London.

A) lose B) be late C) miss

43.Carla can’t walk very well because she has got a terrible ____ in her left leg.

A) hurt B) harm C) pain

44.The weather was ______ rainy that we had to stay at home.

A) such B) such a C) so

45.Adam is _______ young ______ this jacket. He looks ridiculous.

A) enough / to wear B) too / to wear C) too / for to wear

46.Drivers often complain that there is _____ parking space in the city because of road
works.

A) less B) fewer C) many

47.Hilary gets up early in the morning and comes back home late at night, completely
________ after a hard workday.

A) wealthy B) stressing C) exhausted

48. I need a holiday. It is eight months since I ______ a day off.

A) had B) was having C) have had

49. If Will need some money, he can always _____ it from me.

A) lend B) afford C) borrow

50. We really liked that house but it was too expensive for us. So, finally we decided
that not buying it was the most _____ thing to do.

A) sensible B) sensitive C) selfish

51.- I’d like to know __________________. - Well, he’s quite shy but when you get to
know him, he’s very nice.

A) what Peter looks like B) what Peter is like C) how Peter is like

52.If I _________ you were waiting for me, I ____________ much earlier.

A) ‘d known / ‘d come B) knew / ‘d come C) ‘d known / ‘d have come

53.When you travel to Spain you ______ take your passport. Your identity card is
enough.

A) mustn’t B) don’t have to C) must

54.Which word contains the same consonant sound as “ch” in “machine”?

A) chemist B) information C) George

55.Which word has the same stress pattern as “promises”?

A) experience B) advised C) politics

56.We’ll just have to learn all those expressions _________ .

A) by heart B) by word C) in memory

57.Please do not ___________ to contact our office in case of any difficulty.

A) hesitate B) delay C) deny

58.Keep the ________ if you think you may need to change that shirt.

A) recipe B) registration form C) receipt

59.She is always hugging and kissing her friends; she’s a very __________ girl.

A) charming B) moody C) affectionate

60.All _________ for the job must fill in the correct form.

A) employees B) applicants C) employers

 PART 2: READING

London is a city that is built on water. In the future the problem will be how to hold back
that water. The Thames Barrier was built to stop London flooding if the level of the river
rose dangerously high after rain. Now the danger comes from the water below London
streets. The city has a rising water table. This means that at some point water will start
to get into the basements of many modern, tall buildings. This could cause their
foundations to move. There is a danger zone in central London where many important
modern buildings are very much at risk. That risk becomes greater as you travel east
from Westminster. In the Docklands area the cost of repair work to threatened buildings
could be more than one hundred million pounds. Many tall buildings in London have a
similar design to Lever House in New York, which was built in the 1950s. It is these
buildings that are in the greatest danger. The different conditions in New York mean they
would be quite safe there, but in London their foundations will suffer if the city’s water
table continues to rise. Since 1965 it has risen by nearly twenty metres under central
London. Unfortunately, the people who designed the city’s new buildings in the 1960s
and 70s thought the level would stay as low as ever. As a result of their miscalculations
the capital’s tallest buildings and deepest tunnels are now in very real danger of flooding.

TRUE FALSE
The Thames Barrier would stop the river from flooding London.
Water from the Thames could get into the basements of modern
buildings.
Westminster is the area most at risk from flooding.
Lever House is in danger of flooding.
Architects in the 1960s and 70s knew the water table would rise.