Outcomes Placement Test

I’m 18 and my brother is 20, so he’s _____ me.

Carl’s very _____. He’s never late, and he never forgets to do things.

We stayed in a lovely villa _____ the sea.

Not until the 1980s _____ for the average person to own a computer.

Jan _____ her arm on a hot iron.

Tomorrow’s a holiday, so we _____ go to work.

I usually _____ swimming at least once a week.

My friend Siena _____ to Russia last year.

This is _____ area, with a lot of factories and warehouses.

If I _____ well in my exams, I _____ to university.

She was so upset that she burst _____ tears.

Where did you go _____ holiday last year?

Ocean currents _____ play an important part in regulating global climate.

My cousin _____ getting a job in Bahrain.

I can’t _____ your hair, because I haven’t got any scissors.

I wish I _____ have an exam tomorrow!

The government plans to _____ taxes on sales of luxury items.

When I first moved to Hong Kong, life in a different country was very strange, but now I’m used _____ here.

There _____ milk in the fridge.

Criminals are people who are guilty of _____ the law.

Why on earth isn’t Josh here yet? _____ for him for over an hour!

“It’s pouring down, and it’s freezing.”

What are the weather conditions?

_____ feeling OK? You don’t look very well.

Daniel’s hair is getting far too long; he should _____ soon.

Mandy works for a computer software company. She got _____ recently, and so now she’s an area manager.

I can’t hear you – it’s _____ noisy in here.

Jamal has just sent me _____ to arrange plans for this weekend.

I promise I’ll call you as soon as I _____.

Photographers and designers need to be very _____.

The global financial crisis, _____ is forcing lots of small businesses to close, does not look set to end soon.

There _____ a terrible accident if the pilot hadn’t reacted so quickly.

-- “Are you ready to order?”

-- “Not yet – I’m still looking at the _____.”

“My job is never boring.”

The speaker’s job is always _____.

I’ve been working here _____ about the last two years.

“It leaves from Platform 2 at 4.15.”

The speaker is talking about _____.

I went to a lovely _____ last Saturday. The bride was my best friend when we were at school.

“I’ve got a headache.” “Maybe you _____ to take an aspirin.”

The patient had an _____ to insert metal pins in his broken leg.

She won a seat in parliament at the last _____.

I’m surprised you didn’t get upset. If someone said that to me, _____ really angry.

This used to be _____ part of the city, but since the old buildings were renovated it’s become a very fashionable area.

Cassie went to bed early because she was _____.

In the 1960s, computers were _____ expensive that ordinary people couldn’t afford them.

Do you want _____ the match tonight?

Researchers claim the new discovery is a major _____ in the fight against malaria.

The Maths problem was really difficult and I just couldn’t _____ the answer.

When I was a child, I never _____ about the future.

A local politician has _____ charges of corruption made by the opposition party.

_____ worries me about society today is how completely we have come to depend on technology.

Cats and dogs are usually kept as _____.