English Entry Test

1. Most university students ____ campus in their first year.

2. From this graph we can see that the economy ____ at the moment.

3. They ____ personal computers when my father was a student.

4. I ____ want to be a practising doctor but now I’m more interested in research.

5. The teacher ____ us how to do the experiment when the fire bell rang.

6. I finished my essay yesterday but ____ it in to the tutor yet.

7. ____ the experiment three times now with different results each time!

8. When I arrived the lecture ____ so I didn’t find it easy to follow.

9. She ____ well at school but that changed when she became friends with a different group of girls.

10. ____ the doctor at 2.00 this afternoon so I can’t go to the lecture.

11. My sister ____ economics and politics when she goes to university.

12. While we’re working on the project our boss ____ on a beach in Greece!

13. If the trend continues, the average income ____ by 107% by 2020.

14. You can base your geography assignment on ____ country – it doesn’t matter which.

15. There aren’t ____ places left on the course so you’d better apply soon.

16. I don’t know whether to accept the job offer. It’s ____

17. For those of you new to the company, this leaflet is full of ____

18. The manager interviewed ____ candidates in turn.

19. I know it’s not much of a present but I made it ____

20. You should visit Bath. It’s ____ city.

21. The government has released some ____ data showing how schools are not providing an adequate education to our children.

22. You really should go to Namibia. The scenery is ____ stunning and the people are very friendly.

23. This factory produces some of ____ cameras in the world.

24. ____ people live in the countryside than 100 years ago.

25. The bookshop ____ the end of the road is excellent.

26. There were millions of people around the world ____ the football match live on television.

27. Scientists finally ____ find a cure for the disease after years of research.

28. She got a terrible mark in the exam so she ____ very hard at all.

29. What ____ in order to get a permit to work in your country.

30. When you write your essays you ____ copy ideas from books without referencing them properly.

31. Doctors have ____ us to cut down on salt in our diets if we want to reduce the risk of getting heart disease.

32. ____ this newspaper report, more women smoke than men nowadays.

33. My parents encouraged ____ this course.

34. What will you do if ____

35. A recent government report has warned that ____ we act immediately to reduce pollution, there will be serious consequences for the planet.

36. If I didn’t have to work tonight, ____

37. I wish that man ____ tapping his fingers on the table. It’s really annoying me.

38. I’m aiming ____ a band 7 in IELTS.

39. Do you have any knowledge ____ how our education system works?

40. The minister ____ is responsible for education has just resigned.

41. The University of St Andrews ____ is the oldest university in Scotland.

42. Many children these days do not have a healthy diet. ____ is possible that this is because less healthy foods are cheaper than healthy ones.

43. The charity is trying to find ways to save ____ and the world’s endangered animal species.

44. In the past we threw a lot of our kitchen waste away, but today many items such as plastic bottles and newspapers ____

45. I can’t pick you up from the station on Wednesday because ____ on that day.

46. These drugs are the best medicine available as a treatment at the moment, ____ they are expensive, unfortunately.

47. Learning a foreign language is important because it helps you to understand other cultures better ____ it can be a useful skill in many areas of work.

48. ____ I can’t go to the conference as I’ve got to go to Sydney on business.

49. ____ I think it’s useful to write an outline of your essay before you start to write the first draft.

50. The ____ of dark red spots is one of the first signs of the disease.