Section I: Listening

In this section of the test, you will hear conversations an answer some questions about
them. For each conversation, first read the situation and the questions. Then listen to the
conversation. Answer the questions after you hear the conversation. Respond to the
questions by marking the correct answer (a, b, c, or d) on your answer sheet.
Read the example situation and question.

Example
Situation: Jerry invites his co-worker, Joe, to go out for breakfast
Joe ______.
a. Has to go home for breakfast
b. Doesn’t want to go a restaurant
c. Is going out for breakfast
d. Doesn’t like Julie’s Cafe
Now listen to the example conversation.
[EXAMPLE CONVERSATION]
Now answer the example question
The answer for the example is c, is going out for lunch.

Now, go on to page 3.
Situation 1: Sam is asking Mery about her works.
1. Jose Ann is_____.
a. in the cafeteria
b. in the hotel
c. in class
d. at home

Situation 2: Angie is asking Joe about his video games.

2. On Monday and Wednesday evenings, Joe____.
a. Stays home
b. Takes a class
c. Exercises
d. Goes to work

Situation 3: Brisa and Jon are talking on the phone.

3. Brisa and Jon____.
a. Don’t like to shop
b. Went shopping yesterday
c. Can go shopping on Thursday
d. Can go shopping this weekend

Now go on to page 4
Situation 4: Kate and Joha are talking about their habits.
4. Kate____.
a. Want to go running with Joha
b. Isn’t exercising right now
c. Exercises once a month
d. Is going to start eating junk food

5. Kate and Joha ____.

a. Are going to do something they enjoy
b. hate to exercise
c. Are going to the park next week
d. Are going to start going to an exercise class

Situation 5: Gaby is telling Eli about her day.

6. Gaby was late for her meeting this morning because____.
a. Her watch was wrong
b. Her train was late
c. She was talking to a cousin
d. She ate breakfast too slowly

7. Eli thinks____.
a. Gaby might get her promotion
b. Gaby will definitely get her promotion
c. Gaby won’t get her promotion
d. Gaby will probably not get her promotion

Now go on to page 5.
Situation 6: Jac is talking to Meli on his cell phone about a trip.
8. Jac ____.
a. Has never traveled with his cousin before
b. Would like to go to Puerto Rico
c. Has started making plans to go to Cuba
d. Has never been to Cuba before

9. Jac says Mount Kilauea is the most active volcano in the world and____.
a. The highest mountain in Europa
b. The most popular volcano to see
c. The hottest place in Europa
d. The most dangerous volcano on earth

Situation 7: Juan is helping Eliza with her new TV.

10. Eliza doesn’t know____.
a. which button turns her TV off
b. where to plug in her TV
c. how to turn up the volume on her TV
d. how to put music on her TV

11. Juan thinks his question about the price might make Eliza feel____.
a. annoyed
b. shocked
c. embarrassed
d. disappointed

12. Juan hasn´t been happy at his job____.

a. since college
b. for a very long time
c. for about five years
d. for almost twenty years

Now go to page 6.
Situation 8: Johan and Liz are talking about Johan´s experience in another country.
13. Johan traveled abroad for the first time____.
a. A few years ago
b. When he turned 20
c. Before he turned 20
d. After he turned 20

14. In Japan, Johan’s mistakes was____.

a. Putting his chopsticks in the shape of an X
b. Arriving late at the hotel
c. Using a fork and knife instead of chopsticks
d. Finishing his dinner before his hosts

15. Johan says, “You’re not supposed to do it”. He means that people____.
a. Don’t intend to do it
b. Shouldn’t do it
c. Will never do it
d. Don’t have to do it

16. Johan got sent to Buenos Aires____.

a. To help set up a few university
b. To open some restaurants
c. To learn about Argentinean customs
d. to start a cooking university

Now go on to page 7
Situation 9: Liza is talking Pepe for some career advice.
17. Liza is going to graduate with a degree in ________.
a. business
b. education
c. communications
d. history

18. Liza is most afraid that ________.

a. she’ll get a job she doesn’t like
b. she might not be graduating this year
c. it’s going to be difficult to find a job
d. she’ll end up with a job in communications

19. If Liza doesn’t go to graduate school now, she’ll probably_______.

a. get a job as a teacher
b. be disappointed
c. make her parents happy
d. join the real world

20. Liza really wants to _________.

a. make her brothers happy
b. start her career
c. spend two more years in school
d. quit school
Section II: Reading
In this section of the Objective Placement Test, you will read some short passages and answer questions about them.
Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. For each item, fill in your answer on the answer sheet.

Passage 1: What’s your routine at work?

BEN: I go to work every day and have breakfast at my desk. I’m always on my cell – I check my e-mail a lot. Sometimes
I have meetings. I go home late every night!

21. How often does Ben go to work?

a. Always
b. Sometimes
c. Never
d. Hardly ever

Passage 2: Having fun with English

CARLOS: My English class was fun I always get good grades. I try to do my homework on time and participate when I
can.

22. Does Carlos like his class?

a. No, he don’t
b. He is good
c. Yes, he does
d. Doesn’t work

Passage 3: Never surrender

There was once this guy who would never give up on his dreams. One time he went finishing, but he didn’t catch
anything kept trying for weeks until he finally got one.

23. This passage tell us about ______.

a. not to quit on our dreams
b. don’t follow our ideals
c. catch fish
d. fishing is good

Passage 4: University problems

Douglas had two university classes, phycology and logic. Douglas would always be on social networks, playing video
games and ever sports. His classes were about to finish and he never did any homework. When he found out that there
was a high possibility to fail his two courses, then he got nervous. He finished 20 homeworks in 7 days, once he
finished he told to himself “never again I’ll let this happen”.

24. The main idea of this reading is to _______.

 a. play video games
b. miss class
c. fail classes
d. never let your studies go away

25. If you go to the university you have to ________.

a. be playful
b. be responsible
c. let go of distractions
d. quit smoking

Passage 5: “Don’t be afraid of trying something new.”

Did you ever get a chance of trying something a little different?

I hope you took the chance, but if you didn’t you missed a lot. In life new chances come for a reason, and you have to
know when to take them opportunities one all about risks, like they say “no pain no gain”. You’re trying to be successful
in life then you must go for it. I took the risks and now I enjoy of all my success. I had a hard time when I was young but
I broke through them.

26. Risky opportunities are _________.

a. fun
b. safe
c. dangerous
d. boring

27. The writer ______.

a. tried new things
b. stayed with nothing
c. was young
d. didn’t new thing

Passage 6: Unsinkable Ship

Naval architects never claim that a ship is unsinkable, but the sinking of the passenger-and-car ferry Estonia in the
Baltic surely should have never have happened. It was well designed and carefully maintained. It carried the proper
number of lifeboats. It had been thoroughly inspected the day of its fatal voyage. Yet hours later, the Estonia rolled over
and sank in a cold, stormy night. It went down so quickly that most of those on board, caught in their dark, flooding
cabins, had no chance to save themselves: Of those who managed to scramble overboard, only 139 survived. The rest
died of hypothermia before the rescuers could pluck them from the cold sea. The final death toll amounted to 912 souls.
However, there were an unpleasant number of questions about why the Estonia sank and why so many survivors were
men in the prime of life, while most of the dead were women, children and the elderly.

28. One can understand from the reading that __________________.

a. the lifesaving equipment did not work well and lifeboats could not be lowered
b. design faults and incompetent crew contributed to the sinking of the Estonia ferry
c. 139 people managed to leave the vessel but died in freezing water
d. most victims were trapped inside the boat as they were in their cabins

29. It is clear from the passage that the survivors of the accident ______________.
a. helped one another to overcome the tragedy that had affected them all
b. were mostly young men but women, children and the elderly stood little chance
c. helped save hundreds of lives
d. are still suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder
 30. According to the passage, when the Estonia sank, ______.
a. there were only 139 passengers on board
b. few of the passengers were asleep
c. there were enough lifeboats for the number of people on board
d. faster reaction by the crew could have increased the Estonia's chances of survival

31. Was the ship safe to depart because _______.

a. It had to all the equipment and constantly maintained
b. there were few survivers
c. naval architects said the ship is unsinkable
d. the weather was nice

Passage 7: Dolphins

Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been
common since Roman times. The more we learn about dolphins, the more we realize that their society is more complex
than people previously imagined. They look after other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and protect
the weakest in the community, as we do. Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it is much
more probable that they communicate with each other without needing words. Could any of these mammals be more
intelligent than man? Certainly the most common argument in favor of man's superiority over them that we can kill them
more easily than they can kill us is the least satisfactory. On the contrary, the more we discover about these remarkable
creatures, the less we appear superior when we destroy them

32. Is clear from the passage that dolphins __________.

a. don't want to be with us as much as we want to be with them
b. are proven to be less intelligent than once thought
c. have a reputation for being friendly to humans
d. are the most powerful creatures that live in the oceans

33. The fact that the writer of the passage thinks that we can kill dolphins more easily than they can kill us
_______________.
a. means that they are better adapted to their environment than we are
b. shows that dolphins have a very sophisticated form of communication
c. proves that dolphins are not the most intelligent species at sea
d. does not mean that we are superior to them

34. One can infer from the reading that ____________.

a. dolphins have some social traits that are similar to those of humans
b. communication is the most fascinating aspect of the dolphins
c. dolphins have skills that no other living creatures have such as the ability to think
d. it is not usual for dolphins to communicate with each other

35. The writer mentions that dolphins communicates with no need of words. This means that ___________.
a. They communicate telephatically
b. They communicate by signs
c. Perhaps they send messages through body motions7
d. Dolphins don’t communicate

Passage 8: Eating pizza

Many people like to eat pizza, but not everyone knows how to make it. Making the perfect pizza can be complicated, but
there are lots of ways for you to make a more basic version at home. When you make pizza, you must begin with the
crust. The crust can be hard to make. If you want to make the crust yourself, you will have to make dough using flour,
water, and yeast. You will have to knead the dough with your hands. If you do not have enough time to do this, you can
use a prepared crust that you buy from the store.

After you have chosen your crust, you must then add the sauce. Making your own sauce from scratch can take a long
time. You have to buy tomatoes, peel them, and then cook them with spices. If this sounds like too much work, you can
also purchase jarred sauce from the store. Many jarred sauces taste almost as good as the kind you make at home.

Now that you have your crust and your sauce, you need to add the cheese. Cheese comes from milk, which comes
from cows. Do you have a cow in your backyard? Do you know how to milk the cow? Do you know how to turn that milk
into cheese? If not, you might want to buy cheese from the grocery store instead of making it yourself.

When you have the crust, sauce, and cheese ready, you can add other toppings. Some people like to put meat on their
pizza, while other people like to add vegetables. Some people even like to add pineapple! The best part of making a
pizza at home is that you can customize it by adding your own favorite ingredients.

36. The author's main purpose in writing this passage is to _____________.

a. describe the history of pizza
b. teach a healthier way to make pizza
c. outline steps to make a basic pizza at home
d. provide tips about how to make your pizza especially delicious

37. As used in paragraph 1, which word means the opposite of complicated?

a. difficult
b. simple
c. easy
d. manageable

38. As used in paragraph 3, which is the best synonym for purchase?

a. forget
b. buy
c. ask
d. cook

39. Which of the following words best describes how the author feels about making a pizza from scratch?
a. helpful
b. understanding
c. enthusiastic
d. negative

40. The benefits of making pizza at home is that you can ___________.
a. Personalize your pizza
b. make other pizzas
c. Sell pizza at the Price you want
d. eat the pizza alone

Section III: Language Use

In this section, you will answer about the use of English. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.
For each item, fill in your answer on the answer sheet.
41. My father plays soccer____ the morning on Sundays.
a. every
b. on
c. in
d. at

42. Where____ you work?

a. was
b. do
c. does
d. are

43. Sam didn’t ____the homework because she fell asleep.

a. finished
b. finish
c. finishing
d. finishes

44. Mario, scores ____ goals in a game, but he doesn’t pass the ball.
a. many
b. much
c. a few
d. a little

45. A: Marcia doesn’t go to the university

B: ______
a. We don’t too
b. She doesn’t either
c. She can’t either
d. Her too

46. I’m interested ____ soccer.

a. to playing
b. at playing
c. in playing
d. kinking

47. A: Are you going camping next week?

B: Yes we are. And we_____ all night.
a. are going to sing
b. sing
c. singing
d. are singing

48. My mother wanted ____ spaghetti for lunch.

a. cooking
b. cooked
c. to cook
d. to cooking
49. A: What did you do with your baby clothes?
B: I donated then, but my older brother gave ______ to his baby.
a. his
b. theirs
c. their
d. hers

50. A: What ____ she doing yesterday at 5 in the afternoon?

B: She was studying
a. were
b. was
c. do
d. did

51. What is your sister going to do before ________?

a. started class
b. she’s starting class
c. starting class
d. she started class

52. It’s good to be in first place, but it’s ____ to be in first.

a. gooder
b. best
c. better
d. worst

53. A: Have you ever studied Chinese?

B: Yes, ___________
a. I’m not
b. I did
c. I have
d. I haven’t

54. When I was a kid my brother always made me ____ for the soccer team.
a. playing
b. played
c. to play
d. play

55. A: Do you want to go to the beach on Wednesday?

B: I would love to ____by your house at 12:00 pm alright?
a. I’m going to pass
b. I pass
c. I’m passing
d. I’ll pass

56. Tomorrow is my graduation, so I ____ relax tonight.

a. should
b. had better
c. don’t go
d. have to
57. Patrick is someone ________.
a. I play soccer with
b. who is interesting
c. that plays soccer
d. that I admire

58. If I _______ study. I’d be sleeping at this time.

a. had better
b. don’t have to
c. didn’t have to
d. have to

59. A: Do you know where Messi played?

B: I have no idea where ________.
a. he is playing
b. he played
c. he plays
d. he playing

60. Goss _______ English since he was 18 years old.

a. has been teaching
b. is teaching
c. was teaching
d. taught

61. The math class was very difficult. He is probably very ____.
a. confusing
b. confused
c. confuse
d. confuses

62. The earthquake was devastating, but no deaths ______.

a. are shown
b. was show
c. is shown
d. were shown

63. When did he start______ soccer?

a. played
b. playing
c. were playing
d. the play

64. Very beautiful music ______at the concert everytime I go.

a. is played
b. was playing
c. played
d. plays

65. You can go faster ______.

a. by taking a plane
b. by not taking a plane
c. taking a plane
d. take a plane
66. Carmen _____study yesterday, but he went out.
a. is supposed to
b. is not supposed to
c. had to
d. was supposed to

67. My father’s bother is having his son _____ to another country so he can study.
a. sending
b. to send
c. sends
d. sent

68. We were so confused in Algebra, she should ________us a difficult exam.

a. not have given
b. is give
c. giving
d. to give

69. If I had traveled to Miami, I probably _____ more chances learn English.
a. am having
b. had
c. would have
d. would have had

70. A lot of bear are constantly disappearing __________the community programs to stop it.
a. in fact
b. due to
c. because
d. in spite of
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