Devon School of English

Entrance Test

  1. This test consists of 100 questions, you have 60 minutes to complete the test.

Section A

Select the correct answer.

  • 1) He ______ very tired this evening.
  • 2) That's John's sister. ______ name is Mary.
  • 3) Robert ______ in Switzerland.
  • 4) Where ______ she work?
  • 5) There aren't ______ books on the table.
  • 6) We ______ a new car last month.
  • 7) What _______ you do yesterday evening?
  • 8) I ______ born in Istanbul.
  • 9) ______ you like a glass of water?
  • 10) London is ______ than Rome.
  • 11) People borrow ______ from libraries.
  • 12) Where ____________ now? - To the cinema.
  • 13) What ____________ ? - He's a doctor.
  • 14) She ______ her watch while she was running.
  • 15) She goes to ______ work by train every day.
  • 16) I haven't got ______ money on me.
  • 17) When ____________ in Mexico?
  • 18) They _______ to see us last weekend.
  • 19) If I ______ time, I'll phone you.
  • 20) What ______ you buy if you had £10,000 to spend?
  • 21) How long ____________ English? - Since 1998.
  • 22) Millions of cans of Coca-Cola ______ every day.
  • 23) The boys ______ when the accident happened.
  • 24) You look terrible! You should ______ to bed earlier.
  • 25) We would like ______ now, please.
  • 26) He's got the car keys because he ______ to the supermarket.
  • 27) When I ______, I'll get in touch.
  • 28) I went to Japan last month. - Really! ______.
  • 29) I ____________ this car for ten years now.
  • 30) He wasn't ____________ to reach the top shelf.
  • 31) They told me __________ here.
  • 32) What ______ yesterday?
  • 33) I'm very interested in ______ English.
  • 34) He managed ______ his test at the third attempt.
  • 35) When I was young, I ______ play football every evening.
  • 36) I'm also supposed to be going, ______?
  • 37) If I ____________ , I would never have gone.
  • 38) Mary ____________ it, she was with me all evening.
  • 39) He has ____________ for you.
  • 40) Take an umbrella _______ it rains.
  • 41) Would you mind ______ the door when you go out?
  • 42) I wish I ______ a car. I'm fed up of walking everywhere!
  • 43) My teacher made me ______ hard when I was at schools.
  • 44) Everything ______ she did was wrong.
  • 45) Don't phone after 11 o'clock. I'll ______ and I don't want to be woken up.
  • 46) After driving around for hours, we ______ the car.
  • 47) I ____________ my umbrella on buses!
  • 48) He was thought _______ the Tax Department on two previous occasions.
  • 49) He rehearsed his speech thoroughly ______ nervous on the day.
  • 50) He couldn't sleep so he tried ______ sheep.
  • 51) She went to the optician's ____________.
  • 52) When I arrived at the station, I found that someone else had met her, so I ____________.
  • 53) Peter, it's high time you ______ a haircut.
  • 54) Hardly ____________ when the phone rang.
  • 55) He suggested ____________ the local authority about the problem.

Section B

Select the correct answer

  • 56) What's your boss like? - ____________
  • 57) Can I have a coffee, please? - ____________
  • 58) Have you got time now? - ____________
  • 59) Would you like to go to the cinema this evening? - ____________
  • 60) Would you mind if I opened the window? - ____________
  • 61) How do you do? - ____________
  • 62) I'm terribly sorry about the mistake. - ____________
  • 63) Thank you for the box of chocolates. - ____________
  • 64) Let me help you carry it. - Thank you, but it's very heavy. ______
  • 65) Right then, I'm off. - ____________

Section C

Select the another answer

  • 66) What time did you ______ to the station last night?
  • 67) Oh dear. I've ______ my umbrella in the car.
  • 68) She works in a small ______ near Exeter.
  • 69) I can't go out tonight because I have to ______ the baby.
  • 70) He ______ me why he was leaving.
  • 71) Will you still be here on Monday, or are you ______ back to Thailand?
  • 72) That flat is too expensive. I can't afford the ______.
  • 73) Paul, I have to get to the station by 2 o'clock. - Don't worry. I'll _________ to the station.
  • 74) An ambulance ______ the sick child to the hospital in the next town.
  • 75) That was a delicious pudding. Can I have the ______ ?
  • 76) He has got a very good ______ with a French company.
  • 77) My doctor has advised me to ______ smoking.
  • 78) Can you ______ me to buy some bread?
  • 79) Did you see the new ______ for Coca-Cola on TV last night?
  • 80) We've got last year's sales figures so now we need the ones for the ______ year.
  • 81) The weather is very ______ in England.
  • 82) His parents died when he was young and he was ______ by his grandmother.
  • 83) The ______ person watches at least 20 hours of televsion a week.
  • 84) After the accident he examined his car for ______.
  • 85) I wish you wouldn't keep _______ my time asking such silly questions.
  • 86) They were ______ from the company for stealing.
  • 87) The kidnappers demanded a ______ of £500,000.
  • 88) I only received the application ______ for the job yesterday.
  • 89) The lorry was travelling at great ______.
  • 90) He might have had an accident if he hadn't noticed his bicyle had a ______ tyre.
  • 91) It suddenly ______ his mind that he had forgotten to set the alarm before leaving the building.
  • 92) I don't think Mr Brown is well enough to ______ any more work at present.
  • 93) I must remember to buy some new ______ for my brown shoes.
  • 94) Sorry I'm late. I was ______ for an hour at Customs.
  • 95) She was ______ with killing her husband.
  • 96) He was blinded by the _______ of the car headlights.
  • 97) I'm sorry to ______ you while you're working.
  • 98) He is thought to be a great artist, but I think his work is rather ______.
  • 99) He came to look at the house ______ buying it.
  • 100) His reputation has been ______ by his association with the Prime Minister.
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