Entry test: Grammar and Vocabulary

Do you ever ask your neighbours to do favours __________ you?

• A) for

• B) to

• C) with

• D) about

I __________ outside the cinema when suddenly a police car arrived.

• A) stood

• B) was standing

• C) have stood

• D) am standing

Shall we go to The Riceboat for dinner? It __________ be fully booked. They’re sometimes busy on a Monday.

• A) will

• B) may

• C) can

• D) must

We’ve __________ come back from a trip to India. It was amazing.

• A) already

• B) yet

• C) just

• D) only

I’ve got to be at work in five minutes. Don’t worry, I __________ you a lift if you want.

• A) give

• B) am giving

• C) ’ll give

• D) ’m going to give

My doctor advised me __________ more exercise.

• A) take

• B) taking

• C) having taken

• D) to take

I couldn’t __________ up with the noise in the city, so we moved to the countryside.

• A) put

• B) live

• C) set

• D) take

There’s no name on this dictionary. It __________ be mine then. Mine’s got my name on the front.

• A) might not

• B) mustn’t

• C) won’t

• D) can’t

Julia __________ married since she was 20.

• A) is

• B) was

• C) has been

• D) is being

Don’t worry if I __________ late tonight. I’m going to the gym after work.

• A) am

• B) will be

• C) would be

• D) was