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The document provides example sentences with gaps to be completed using one word like articles, relative pronouns, pronouns, auxiliaries, prepositions, connectors or modals. It also provides a cloze text passage to be completed in the same manner.

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Entry Test Gold

The document provides example sentences with gaps to be completed using one word like articles, relative pronouns, pronouns, auxiliaries, prepositions, connectors or modals. It also provides a cloze text passage to be completed in the same manner.

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ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

1 Choose the option A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence.


Example: He's English. He __C__ London.
A comes B lives C comes from D from

1 ‘What __D___?’ ‘I'm a web designer.’


A are you doing B do you C job you do D do you do
2 When we were children we __C___ often have friends to stay the night.
A used B should C would D had
3 I've got an appointment with the dentist. I_A__ him on Monday at 10am.
A am seeing B see C have seen D will seeing
4 I'm really interested __B__ this new course.
A of B in C by D about
5 They _A__ have any time to relax these days. They're just so busy.
A hardly B almost C lately D fairly
6 I __D__ working late hours in the restaurant.
A used to B am used C got used D am used to
7 I couldn’t stop __B___ those chocolates because they were so delicious.
A to eat B eating C for eating D eat
8 ‘Where's Julie?’ ‘She's _B___ breakfast in the hotel. Shall we go and find her?’
A has B having C is having D will have
9 He took __D___ playing the drums last year and now he's in a band.
A out B away C over D up
10 We __A__ afford to go on holiday this year. We've spent all our money on the new house.
A can't B don't C won't D aren't
11 After __C__ to him, we decided to stay.
A speak B we are speaking C speaking D we speak
12 Are you worried __D _ your exam?
A with B for C by D about
13 They have quite a good standard of __D__ in that country.
A life B income C being D living
14 That's one of __C__ stupid things I've ever heard.
A most B more C the most D as much
15 Don't you think he looks just __D__ his father?
A as B same C similar D like
16 I __A__ that book yet. Is it good?
A haven’t read B wasn't reading C don't read D am not reading
17 This exercise is a __B__ more difficult than the first one.
A lots B lot C far D much
18 They came __A__ some good ideas for the party.
A up with B up C out D forward
19 Don't you remember _C_ at the special dinner we had last month?
A to meet him B him meeting C meeting him D him to meet
20 We've been waiting here __B__ at least half an hour.
A yet B for C by D since
21 She ___C__ just spent a lot of money on a new car.
A is B was C has D does
22 We worked __D__ hard to finish the assignment on time.
A absolutely B completely C entirely D extremely
23 I think you put your __C___ in it when you said she looked terrible.
A hand B finger C foot D leg
24 That was __B__ only time I felt uncomfortable in my job.
A an B the C '-' D some
25 The fire alarm __B__ off while we were having a meeting.
A took B went C put D rang
26 There wasn’t __C___ in the room when I arrived.
A someone B nobody C anyone D nothing
27 They __D___along a quiet road when the accident happened.
A are driving B drove C drive D were driving
28 They _A__ ages researching the subject on the internet.
A spent B used C waste D consumed
29 He __D__ here since January 2008. He likes the job very much.
A was working B had worked here C had been working D has been working
30 When I lived in Australia, I never got used __D__ the Australian accent.
A to hear B hearing C hear D to hearing
31 He's the man __C__ wife is a famous opera singer.
A who's B which C whose D that
32 There isn’t __D__ information about him in the database.
A some B an C no D any
33 Our products are sold __B___ over the world.
A throughout B all C wherever D every
34 Did you __C__ my text? I sent it to you this morning.
A take B look C get D have
35 You _A__ eat breakfast before you go to school. It's good for you.
A should B ought (TO) C need D would
36 That __B__ be Samantha. She left the country yesterday.
A mustn't B can't C mightn't D needn't
37 Have you visited the beach__D__ you can swim with dolphins?
A which B that C whose D where
38 Please call me as __C__as you arrive home.
A immediate B quick C soon D near
39 I expect they _B__ be late. They usually are.
A are going B will C can D would
40 You __A__to work late if you don’t want you to. It's your choice.
A don’t have B mustn't C oughtn't D needn't
41 He __B__them to wait for a few minutes.
A spoke B told C said D talked
42 The coat she bought was __C___ small for her so she had to take it back to the shop.
A not enough B much C too D enough
43 We suggest you __A___ the tickets today.
A buy B are buying C buying D to buy
44 __D__ his work is usually very good, this time he's made several mistakes.
A Despite B Unless C However D Although
45 We _C___ anything if you had warned us.
A would say B don’t say C wouldn’t have said D won't have said
46 Don’t __C__ my time. I'm very busy at the moment.
A miss B lose C waste D have
47 __B___ the heavy rain, the race was postponed.
A Owing B Due to (because of)C Because D As a result
48 The man __A__ a crime and was caught by the police. (COLOCATIONS)
A committed B made C did D got
49 The books __C__ to the school this morning.
A delivered B were delivering C were delivered D had been delivering
50 They'd __B___ eat in an Italian restaurant, I think.
A prefer B rather C wish D like

2 Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in capitals.
Example: He was very angry with his sister. ANGER

1 My sister is not a very DECISIVE (adj) person. She keeps changing her mind. DECIDE
2 We are _PRODUCING (v)__ several new designs this season. PRODUCT
3 I was _SUSPICIOUS (adj)_ of the man hiding in the doorway. SUSPECT
4 We SUCCESFULLY (adv) completed the project on time. Everyone was happy. SUCCEED
5 It's _UNLIKELY (adj)_ that he'll be at the meeting. He hasn’t been invited. LIKE
6 Sometimes you have to be _COURAGEOUS (adj)_ and do things which scare you. COURAGE
7 We have no idea where he went. It's a complete _MYSTERY (n)_. MYSTERIOUS
8 My parents have always _ENCOURAGED (v)_ me to do the best I can. COURAGE
9 He's a _THOUGHTFUL (adj)_ person who considers other people's feelings. THOUGHT
10 The economy is bad at the moment so there is a lot of _UNEMPLOYMENT (n)_. EMPLOY
11 Don’t be so _IMPATIENT (adj)_. I'm nearly ready. We won’t be late. PATIENCE
12 I like his _PERSONALITY (n)_. He's always happy and funny. PERSONAL
13 The __ RELIABILITY _ of the car is its best feature. RELY
14 Do you know the _DIFFERENCE (n)_ between these two words? DIFFER
15 It was _UNDERSTANDABLE (adj)_ that they were concerned about the move. UNDERSTAND
16 I think your plans are _UNREALISTIC (adj)_. You'll never be able to achieve them. REAL
17 I like a job with lots of _VARIETY (n)_. I hate doing the same work every day. VARY
18 I found the film rather _BORING (adj)_ if I'm honest. BORE
19 We need to _STRENGTHEN (v)_ the table legs, otherwise it will collapse. STRENGTH
20 His sudden appearance was quite _UNEXPECTED (adj)_. We all thought he had left. EXPECT
21 There's nothing more we can do. The situation is _HOPELESS (adj)_. HOPE
22 I went on a very _USEFUL (adj)__ course last week. USE
23 We need _EVICENCE (n)_ that this is really the man who took the money. EVIDENT
24 The actor's _ARRIVIAL_ (n) at the restaurant caused everyone to turn round. ARRIVE
25 We’re looking for fit, healthy, _ADVETUROUS (adj)_ people to join the team. ADVENTURE

3 Complete the gaps with ONE word.


Open cloze: articles, relative pronouns, pronouns, auxiliaries, prepositions, connector, modals
NO: keywords (nouns, adjectives, verbs) a veces verbos junto con una preposition formando un phrasal
verb.
Tips: Read ALL, Read the complete sentence.

Helen is _____a_____ young woman 1__who___ lives and works 2__in__ London. She 3___has__ a very good
job and has been working for her present company 4___for__ nearly four years. But 5__________ a lot of
people don’t know about her, is that 6__at__ the weekends she participates in a rather unusual hobby.
7__Althought_ she appears to be a city girl, her passion is studying dolphins. As a 8__________, every
weekend she travels around the country to work 9_as_ a volunteer with marine research groups. She hasn’t had
the chance to swim with these beautiful creatures 10__yet___, but she hopes to one day soon. Last weekend
she set off for Dorset to count the dolphins over a 48-hour period. As she 11__________ driving through the
New Forest, the weather changed completely and a dreadful thunderstorm 12__________ her pull over and
stop. Suddenly lightning struck a tree just in front of the car and the tree burst into flames. Panicking, she tried
to start the car in 13__________ to move away from the flames 14__________ were reaching out towards her,
but the engine wouldn’t start. Then she tried to open the door, but it seemed to 15__________ locked itself.
She screamed as the flames moved nearer and she knew 16__________ was no escape. She closed her eyes and
imagined herself swimming in a cold sea with the dolphins. 17__________ of the creatures swam right up to
her and told her 18__________ to worry. It said that she'd be alright 19__________ she just relaxed with the
dolphins and enjoyed swimming around with 20__________. The next thing she was aware 21__________ was
the sound of gunfire all around her, battering and shaking the car. She realised it was raining heavily with
hailstones the size of golf balls hitting the car. This was her gunfire! The tree was 22__________ longer
burning and, as the rain slowly stopped, peace descended 23__________ more and the car started again.
Perhaps the dolphin in her dream had 24__________ sent to save her. She felt 25__________ if she was going
mad. Had any of it really happened?

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