IELTS Placement

Question 1

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.......you have graduated from university and started working, you will realize ......fun it was being a student.

Answer

Hardly / what
When / so
Not only / that
Once / how much
How/ so much

Question 2

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You have to take the full course of your antibiotics......you feel better;......, your illness will simply return.

Answer

so that / such as
unless / moreover
whereas / even if
even if / otherwise
although / so that

Question 3

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Yoriko, after working all day, prefers to open a tin......cook a meal for herself.

Answer

otherwise
rather than
therefore
as long as
instead

Question 4

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The farmers in the valley eat most of ......they produce, and......they don't eat, they sell.

Answer

which / anything
where / how else
that / something
how / whenever
what / whatever

Question 5

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Ted thought......would be a good Idea to study with friends rather than on ....... but in the end they just listened to music and played cards.

Answer

they / them
it / his own
he / himself
theirs / him
his / their own

Question 6

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If ...... book is like the first chapter, then I don't think I'm going to read ...... of it.

Answer

every / something
all of/ no longer
each / nothing
the whole / any more
most / everything

Question 7

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.......had I left the shop......I remembered that I'd left my credit card there.

Answer

Either/ or
The more /the less
Neither/ nor
Both / and
No sooner/than

Question 8

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John failed his exams because he was always out with his friends when he…………..

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should have been studying
used to study
must have been studying
will have studied
could be studying

Question 9

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.......$100 for my US visa application, I was upset......that I'd been rejected for unspecified reasons.

Answer

Paying / being discovered
To be paid / discovering
Having paid / to discover
To pay / having discovered
Being paid / to be discovered

Question 10

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Sandy got married when she was .... 16, and now, at the age of 36, she is ......a grandmother.

Answer

still / anymore
however / as
despite / no longer
barely / already
although / even

Question 11

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Though I asked around, no one was quite sure ........... it took to get to the next town.

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how far
how long
how much
how often
how many

Question 12

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I don't mind .......... TV at home, but I'd much rather ........... a film in the cinema.

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to watch / to see
watch / seeing
having watched / seen
watching / see
watched / having seen

Question 13

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.......... traveling to Mecca in disguise, Burton was also able to penetrate the forbidden city of Harar in what is now Ethiopia.

Answer

Although
Regardless of
Despite
Though
Besides

Question 14

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....... how hard she tried, her boss always complained about her work.

Answer

No matter
As much as
Nonetheless
Although
As though

Question 15

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......... today, in some societies the world is thought to be flat.

Answer

Since
Already
Even
Unless
Rather

Question 16

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In spite of the fact that the government owns .......... of the forests in our country, ......... has been done either to curb their misuse or to develop a well-managed forest industry.

Answer

whole / some
a few / none
most / plenty
both / much
all / little

Question 17

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---- drawings is different.

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Each one of the
Very few
Every
All of
None

Question 18

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The report concludes sadly that .... students have .... knowledge of nuclear physics.

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some / a lot of
both / whole
none / any
every / no
very few / some

Question 19

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---- of what he said was very sensible.

Answer

Many
Much
A few
Few
Every

Question 20

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The Amazon in Brazil is .... longest river in ..... South America.

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the / -
- / the
- / -
the / the
a / the

Question 21

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The moment .... I learned the results of the art competition was one of the worst times in my life.

Answer

which
when
where
why
who

Question 22

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The extent .... the stock market is affected by the day-to-day pronouncements of the President of the United States is astonishing.

Answer

of which
to which
whose
where
when

Question 23

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Crossing Death Valley, ..... temperatures reach well above 110 Fahrenheit, was a near insurmountable task for the early pioneers.

Answer

that
where
when
whom
which

Question 24

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The 19th century artist, ..... name I could not remember, was one of the best I had ever seen.

Answer

which
whose
that
who
whom

Question 25

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Human food may be very harmful for some animals, ..... is why they won't let us feed the animals at the zoo.

Answer

that
why
when
whom
which

Question 26

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My sister Ann had always wanted to go to a place .... she could speak her native tongue.

Answer

which
whom
whose
where
for which

Question 27

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The scouts in my school were sure to visit the flooded town, the condition ..... was not known.

Answer

where
of which
whose
that
in which

Question 28

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The storm continued for ---- of the days when we were in New Orleans,·but fortunately there wasn't ---- damage in the city.

Answer

a few / many
several / a lot
all / a little
most / much
some / few

Question 29

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The dietary habits of a child often have .... to do with that child's eating habits as an adult.

Answer

little
whole
every
a great amount
most

Question 30

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According to the studies, dolphins, whales and ---- other sea creatures use highly sophisticated navigation systems.

Answer

any
a little
many
much
each

Question 31

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Today, ...... people who enjoy winter sports is much greater than that of twenty years ago.

Answer

a number of
many
a great deal of
the number of
several

Question 32

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When the little boy grabbed the lizard, .... tail broke off in ..... hand.

Answer

it's / his
it / him
its / his
it / one's
its / he's

Question 33

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See you .... Monday morning.

Answer

under
at
in
on

Question 34

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He tried to open the tin ..... a knife.

Answer

with
by
to
of

Question 35

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Tokyo is the most crowded city ..... the world.

Answer

on
at
in
over

Question 36

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I wish you ..... making that noise. It's bothering me.

Answer

would stop
are going to stop
stop
can stop

Question 37

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Many people who live near nuclear plants are concerned. ---- go wrong, the impact on the surrounding area could be disastrous.

Answer

Something would
Something will
Should something
Does something

Question 38

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The best thing that you can do to extend the life of your car is to have your car ..... on a routine basis.

Answer

to service
to be serviced
service
serviced

Question 39

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As I have put on weight recently, I have to get the tailor .... my suit before my graduation ceremony.

Answer

fix
fixed
to fixing
to fix

Question 40

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The poor bird ..... and all its efforts to escape from the trap ..... in vain.

Answer

has been captured / had been
captures / were
had been captured / was
will capture / are
had been captured / were

Question 41

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The Wii, which is a video game console ..... by Nintendo ..... on November 19, 2006.

Answer

made / was released
is made / was released
was made / will release
makes / released
made / released

Question 42

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These differences between two photographs ..... with the help of Photoshop.

Answer

should remove
must have removed
have to remove
could have been removed
were able to remove

Question 43

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The inhabitants of our village claim that pedestrians have no choice but to risk their lives crossing the dangerous road as there is .... a pedestrian bridge ..... a crosswalk.

Answer

not only / but also
both / and
neither / nor
no sooner / than
hardly / when

Question 44

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They like to keep their old houses rather than building the new ones ...... it is very hard and expensive to maintain them.

Answer

because
even though
on the contrary
on account of
for example

Question 45

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Continued high-blood pressure is dangerous ...... it can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.

Answer

however
so that
as
no matter although
for instance

Question 46

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Some people believe vaccines overload our immune system, making it less able to react to other diseases ...... meningitis or AIDS, which are now threatening our health.

Answer

but for
lest
with the aim of
whereas
such as

Question 47

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Mike has been told he will have to pay the fine ..... his high rank in the military.

Answer

even if
furthermore
on grounds that
despite
on purpose that

Question 48

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Ever since the use of natural gas became widespread, London isn't ...... a polluted city ..... it was ten years ago.

Answer

as / as
such / as
so / that
more / than
enough / to

Question 49

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According to the recent election's results, the Democrats are ..... of the four main political parties.

Answer

the smaller
smallest
much smaller
smaller
the smallest

Question 50

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The cupboard was ..... big ..... fit through the door, so we had to take it apart first.

Answer

too / to
more / than
so / that
enough / to
as / as

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