Oxford Online Placement Test 6 (2)

芇1

Woman:I'll be back in the office early on Monday.

Man: a good weekend, then.

螁2

Woman: do you do?

Man: I'm a chef in an Italian restaurant.

羈3

Woman:Do you know what I really like about the weekends? Man:What?

Woman:have to get up early.

节4

Man:did you get to Paris?

Woman: By coach. It was a lot cheaper.

蒂5

Woman:to the bus stop?

Man:Only about five minutes' walk.

葿6

Woman: any ice in the fridge?

Man: Yes. Help yourself.

羆7

Man: How's Carlo getting on with his geometry?

Woman: from a few private lessons.

蚄8

Man: That mobile phone looks cool. Is it new?

Woman: by the phone company.

袁9

Man: that job offer in the end.

Woman: Why?

Man: The salary just wasn't good enough.

羁10

Woman: Do you think you and Bethany will get married soon?

Man: I think unlikely. We've only known each other for a

few months

膁11 What does the mother mean?

螇

A I don't want you to do that.

蒅

B I'm not saying anything about this.

螂

C Not until we have talked about this.

Son:

Mum – I've decided I'm going to hitch-hike round Europe!

Mother:

Not if I have anything to say about it.

芁12 What does the woman mean?

A

I've told my personal assistant exactly why I'm unhappy with him.

B

I'm not sure if my personal assistant understands why I'm unhappy with him. C

I'm unhappy that his performance at work does not meet

the terms of his contract.

Man:

What's wrong with your personal assistant? Woman:

I'm not happy with his performance at work and I've just let him know in no uncertain terms.

Man:

Well, you don't exactly mince your words, do you?

芄13 What does the man mean by his SECOND comment?

A

You don't always say exactly what you mean.

B You always communicate precisely and effectively.

C You don't always tell people exactly what you think.

Man:

What's wrong with your personal assistant? Woman: I'm not happy with his performance at work and I've just let him know in no

uncertain terms.

Man:

Well, you don't exactly mince your words, do you? 14 What does the man mean?

A I think you should go.

B It's odd that you should feel like that.

C You should think about this more seriously.

Woman: I just don't know what's the matter with me. My boss has invited me to a Paris fashion show and I'm struggling to get excited about it.

Man:You'd normally go without a second thought

15 What does the man mean?

A It's losing a lot of money.

B It's bringing in a lot of money.

C It's hardly making any money.

Man:Timothy's business seems to be thriving.

Woman:Actually, I think he's only just about breaking even.

16 What does the man mean?

A It shocked me.

B It didn't last very long.

C It was really disappointing.

Woman:Well, was skydiving everything it was cracked up to be? Man:Pretty much – all over in a flash though.

17 What does the man mean?

A

Most new technology can be unexpectedly difficult to use.

B

It can be hard keeping up-to-date with technology.

C New technology requires too much

effort.

Man:New technology is sometimes more trouble than

it's worth.

Woman:You never did like keeping up with the times.

18 What does the woman mean?

A You didn't use to like new technology.

B You've always been against any kind of change.

C

I always thought you were really keen on new technology. Man:New technology is sometimes more trouble than it's worth. Woman: You never did like keeping up with the times.

19 What does the woman mean?

A I think it's a great idea.

B I think you're unlikely to succeed.

C I don't think you should do that immediately.

Man:I'm going to throw my hat in the ring for the Managing Director job. What do you think?

Woman: Well, to be honest, I think it's a bit of a long shot.

20 What does the woman mean?

A You're being rather pessimistic.

B I suppose you're trying to be funny.

C You shouldn't joke about such serious matters.

Man:By the time the government wake up to the real threat of global warming, we'll all have webbed feet.

Woman: What a cheerful man you are!

21 What does the man mean by his SECOND comment?

A I'm frustrated by your attitude.

B I'm afraid I can't agree with you.

C I'm finding it hard to believe you.

Man:I see the train drivers are preparing for strike action again next week. Woman: I don't suppose anything will come of it, though.

Man:I wish I could share your optimism.

22 The woman is ...

A voicing her regret.

B expressing her surprise.

C passing on her good wishes.

Man:Apparently that Head of Department job might finally be coming my way. Woman:Well, that's a turn-up for the books!

Write ONE or TWO words into each space. There is an example (0) at the beginning. Contractions, e.g. isn't count as one word.

out

about their daily lives over a 10-day period.

men utter 15,669 words.

part

contrast,

as 500 words a day. In the

, there is nothing like data to undo a stereotype!

Two people are talking about a website. What does the man think of the website?

A It's easy to find your way around it.

B The advertising doesn't bother him.

C

You need to

adapt it to

suit your

own

interests.

D

It's reasonable that users should

pay to see certain pages.

31

A man and a woman are talking. What are they discussing?

A rush hour traffic

B travelling to school

C ways of saving time

D working terms and conditions

32 Two hikers are walking up a hill. They agree to ...

A have a rest.

B stop for lunch.

C take another route.

D return to their hotel.

33

Two people are talking about some female pop singers. What does the woman say about the singers?

A Some of these singers won't be popular for very long.

B She prefers to listen to other kinds of music.

C She thinks their music is

quite conventional.

D They all look quite similar to each other.

34

Two people are talking about memory. What comment does the man make about memory?

A Lie-detectors are an effective way of making people recall past events.

B Our recollection of past events

can be influenced by outside factors.

C Our memories of dramatic events are more vivid than other memories.

D The long-term memory helps us to recreate events in our childhood.

35

Two people are talking about an acting experience. How did the girl feel about the experience?

A Terrified of forgetting her lines.

B Worried about feeling unwell while on stage.

C Excited at the thought of her first stage role.

D

Nervous about performing with experienced actors.

36

Two people are talking about a new flat (apartment). How does the woman feel about her new home?

A pleased with the location of the flat

B fed up with the noise from the street

C disappointed with the size of the kitchen

D happy that she can spend more time at home

37

Two people are talking at the gym. What does the man think about his gym membership?

A The fees are more than he can afford.

B Being a gym member fits his life well.

C The money could be better spent on

social activities.

D He plans to cancel his gym

membership next month.

38

A woman is talking to a group of students. What is her current job?

A a surgeon

B an inventor

C a scientist

D a designer

39 What advice does she give the students?

A find a job with a good salary

B work with a pleasant team of people

C do something that is continually demanding

D make sure any job has good prospects for promotion

40

A girl is talking to her father about her homework. For history homework, the girl has to ...

A do a short project.

B look at some websites.

C read part of a text book.

D read a magazine article.

41

Two people are talking about a problem with a computer. How are the man and woman going to solve the computer problem?

A repair it themselves

B contact a technician

C buy a new computer

D ask a neighbour to look at it

42

You will hear part of a travel programme. Where is the presenter speaking from?

A a boat on a lake

B a bridge over a river

C a village by the sea

D a hill overlooking a bay

43

A woman is interviewing a man about a newspaper called Metro. The man thinks the Metro newspaper is more successful than other free newspapers because ...

A it was the first free newspaper to be published.

B it has taken more risks than other newspapers.

C its appearance is different from that of other newspapers.

D its business methods

differ from those of other newspapers.