Student Pilots Entry Test

1. The big company meeting is ………………………….. .

A. in room 256 in B. on room 256 on C. in room 256 on
Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday
2. I don't understand. What ……………………….?
A. does this word new B. does this new word C. means this new
mean mean word
3. We go to class late. When we walked in, the other students ……………… an exam.
A. have taken B. were taken C. were taking
4. We have …………………… today.
A. a business B. a meeting of business C. a business's
meeting meeting
5. I'm not a rich man. I don't have ………………… money.
A. many B. much C. some
6. When I went to Carol's house, she was busy. She ……………… her suitcase for her trip to
London.
A. has packed B. was packed C. was packing
7. If you're hungry, there is some fruit on the table. You can have …………………… if you'd like.
A. a banana B. any banana C. a few banana
8. I didn't know the answer to question number 50, but Luke …………………… it to me.
A. Tells B. Told C. Telled
9. Please return …………………… to the refrigerator after you use it.
A. a milk B. milk C. the milk
10. I liked some of the movie, but I didn't like . ………………
A. the end of the B. the end's movie C. the movie's end
movie
11. I need to go to the post office right now. These letters ……………… as soon as possible.
A. are going to send B. have to send C. have to be sent
12. The manager said that ……………… was the best.
A. Kevin's report B. Kevins' report C. the report of Kevin
13. I had two keys. I have one here, but do you know where Marina put ………………?
A. another one B. the other one C. it
14. There was a terrible car accident near the bank. It ……………… around 4 p.m.
A. was happened B. happening C. happened
15. Eastern Airlines is ……………… its great on-time record. Its planes are almost never late!
A. famous about B. known by C. known for
16. As soon as the alarm clock went ………………, Joan jumped out of bed and started cooking
breakfast.
A. off B. on C. out
17. I ……………… to get up early tomorrow morning.
A. had better B. have C. should
18. There ……………… many famous military leaders in the history of the modern world.
A. Were B. have been C. has been
19. Joe is a great student. He ……………….
A. rarely a test fails B. fails rarely a test C. rarely fails a test
20. She has a very ……………… voice.
A. Friendly B. Hardly C. quickly
21. Marcus was born in Germany, and …………………… .
A. so did Johan B. Johan did too C. Johan was too
22. The Arabic language ……………… from right to left.
A. is writing B. is written C. was used to writing
23. Oh, no! Hamburgers again! I'm so tired ……………… hamburgers every day!
A. for eat B. of eating C. to eat
24. The weather was very bad in the morning. …………….. , none of the planes could take off.

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 A. Because B. So C. Therefore
25. A short note ……………… was discovered in a box of old books.
A. Lincoln wrote it B. that Lincoln wrote it C. that Lincoln wrote
26. The doctor told me …………………. so much coffee.
A. to avoid drinking B. avoiding drinking C. to avoid to drink

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27. I tried to persuade Vicky …………….. to the zoo with us.
A. Going B. is going to go C. to go
28. I cannot eat seafood. ……………. me that that restaurant served nothing but seafood, I would
not have gone there.
A. If someone tells B. Would someone tell C. Had someone told
29. We wanted to attend the play, but we ……………………… .
A. were exhausted B. exhausted C. were exhausting
30. Of all the books that Jalstony wrote in the eighteenth century, perhaps the best
known ……… Birds Flying Wildly.
A. about those is B. of those are C. of those is
31. ……………… your salary is so low, you should ask for a raise.
A. Although B. Despite C. Given that
32. My hair looks terrible. I really need_______
A) to be cutting my B) to cut my hair C) to get my hair cut
hair
33. Henry has traveled all over the world. He is only 30 years old, but he has already visited 50
countries. When he was only 20 years old, he ……………… 20 countries.
A. had visited already B. had already visited C. has already visited
34. Although we tend to think that they are basically the same animal, dolphins, porpoises, and
fish are not alike; despite how similar they might seem, these three animals ………… dolphins
and porpoises are mammals while fish are not.
A. different so that B. differ so that C. differ in that
35. ……………… each other for such a long time, we are almost like brothers.
A. Because we have B. Because we know C. Unless we have
known known
36. You ……………………… write the report today. The deadline is May 26 th
A. mustn’t B. haven’t to C. don’t have to
37. You're such a wonderful singer. You ……………… have taken lessons from a voice coach.
A. ought to B. must C. should not
38. She’s never met ……………………… friendly people before.
A. such B. that C. so
39. Can you play the music _________________ ? Our neighbors are going to call the police!
A. quieter B. quietlier C. more quietly
40. The weather wasn’t _ _____ ____ ___ ___ _ to go for a walk so they decided t o stay at home.
A. too good B. good enough C. so good
41. Mr Brown ……………………… forty cigarettes a day.
A. used to smoke B. used to smoking C. uses to smoke
42. Don’t give the waiter a ………………………, the service was very slow.
A. bill B. money C. tip
43. No one knows why he resigned, ______________________ ?
A. does one B. don’t they C. do they
44. I’m sure the book ……………………… into English soon.
A. will be translated B. will translate C. was translated
45. She won the world championship ……………………… she was just 18.
A. despite B. although C. in spite
46. Never ______________ business with that company. They are unreliable.
A. make B. do C. run
47. She is really ……………………… on ballet.
A. keen B. fond C. interested
48. The red curtains began to _________________ after they had been hanging in the sun for three
months.
A. dissolve B. fade C. melt
49. This is not my car. It’s my ………………………, they bought it last week.
A. parents’ B. parents C. parent’s
50. A shop - __________________ is somebody who steals from shops.
A. thief B. lifter C. robber
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51. “ Why are your hands dirty ?” “ I _ ___ ___ _ __ ___ ____ ___ my motorbike.”
A. repaired B. have been C. was repairing
repairing
52. He ________________ her of marrying him for his money.
A. blamed B. warned C. accused
53. They are hoping to _________________ an in-house magazine next year.
A. begin B. eject C. launch
54. She is always so naughty; I can’t imagine how any one puts ___ ___ _________ with her.
A. up B. off C. –
55. They were made ____________________ it.
A. do B. to do C. done
56. This meat is tough. You have to _______________ it for a long time.
A. eat B. bite C. chew
57. How long ____________________ French before she went to France?
A. has she been B. had she been C. she studied
studying studying
58. They congratulated her ___________________ doing so well in her exams.
A. on B. for C. of
59. She feels really ___ ______ ____ ___ . She’s been doing this job for too long.
A. broke B. tied up C. burnt out
60. __ ___ ___ ___ ___ __ you hurry, you won’t catch the t rain.
A. Except B. Unless C. If
61. When it’s his _____ _____ ____ __ to buy a drink he says he doesn’t have enough money to
pay .
A. time B. term C. turn
62. The correct answer was obvious.
A. clear B. strange C. hidden
63. One of the chief causes of the poisoning of children is carelessness
A. bad B. main C. minor
64. A native of texas should be accustomed to hot summers
A. used to B. thinking about C. upset over
65. John was definite that he knew the way to town
A. uncertain B. sure C. surprised
66. If I were you ,………………………………….
A. I would eat more B. I will eat more C. I would to eat more
67. What would you do if you ________________ Susan?
A. meet B. would meet C. met
68. Albert argues with anyone who will listen
A. agrees B. disagrees C. sings
69. She was told to disregard his statements
A. show interest in B. care about C. forget about
70. A stethoscope is used to check the …………………………
A. blood circulation B. heart and lungs C. stomach
71. ……………………….. people don´t know what it´s like in other countries.
A. The most B. Most of C. Most
72. Andrea had a ………………….in her hair yesterday.
A. nice yellow bow B. yellow nice bow C. nice bow yellow
73. In some countries students have to spend a lot of time working ……………………….. their own.
A. on B. by C. in
74. Very ……………………….. people can travel abroad.
A. less B. little C. few
75. English is quite difficult because of all the exceptions ……………………….. have to be learnt.
A. who B. which C. what
76. She lost a ………………………….
A. Small white cat B. cat small white C. white small cat

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77. There aren´t ……………………….. easy ways of learning a foreign language in your own
country.
A. No B. Any C. some
78. I bought ……………………….. oranges.
A. great some big B. great big some C. some great big
79. We met ………………………… people at the conference.
A. very smart two B. smart two very C. two very smart
80. The clown was wearing a ………………………… hat.
A. Big green yellow B. Big green and yellow C. Green and yellow big