ALPHA Centre

Entry Test
Grammar

a)
b)
c)
d)

didn't be
werent
wasnt
isnt

1. I ________________ from France.

9. I _________________ the film last night.
a)
b)
c)
d)

is
are
am
be

a)
b)
c)
d)

like
likes
liking
liked

2. This is my friend. _________ name is Peter.

10. _________ a piece of cake? No, thank you.
a)
b)
c)
d)

Her
Our
Yours
His

a)
b)
c)
d)

Do you like
Would you like
Want you
Are you like

3. Mike is ______________.
11. The living room is ______than the bedroom.
a)
b)
c)
d)

my sisters friend
friend my sister
friend from my sister
my sister friends

4. My brother is ______________ artist.

a)
b)
c)
d)

the
an
a

a)
b)
c)
d)

more big
more bigger
biggest
bigger

12. The car is very old. Were going ______a new car soon.
a)
b)
c)
d)

to buy
buying
to will buy
buy

5. _________ 20 desks in the classroom.

a)
b)
c)
d)

This is
There is
They are
There are

6. Paul ________________ romantic films.

a)
b)
c)
d)

likes not
dont like
doesnt like
isnt likes

7. Sorry, I cant talk. I ________ right now.

a)
b)
c)
d)

driving
m driving
drives
drive

8. She _________________ at school last

week.

13. Jane is a vegetarian. She _______ meat.

a)
b)
c)
d)

sometimes eats
never eats
often eats
usually eats

14. There arent ____ buses late in the evening.

a)
b)
c)
d)

some
any
no
a

15. The car park is _________to the restaurant.

a)
b)
c)
d)

next
opposite
behind
in front

16. Sue _____________ shopping every day.

a)
b)
c)
d)

is going
go
going
goes

a)
b)
c)
d)

17. They __________ in the park when it started

to rain heavily.
a)
b)
c)
d)

walked
were walking
were walk
are walking

Did you ever

Are you ever
Have you ever
Do you ever

has smoked
smokes
used to smoke
was smoked

25. Mark plays football ___ anyone else I know.

a)
b)
c)
d)

18. ____________seen fireworks before?

a)
b)
c)
d)

b) rains
d. rain
24. He doesnt smoke now, but he _______ a lot
when he was young.

more good than

as better as
best than
better than

26. I promise I _________ you as soon as Ive

finished this cleaning.
a)
b)
c)
d)

will help
am helping
going to help
have helped

19. Weve been friends ________ many years.

a)
b)
c)
d)

27. This town _______ by lots of tourists during

the summer.

since
from
during
for

a)
b)
c)
d)

visits
visited
is visiting
is visited

20. You ______ pay for the tickets. Theyre free.

a)
b)
c)
d)

28. He said that his friends _________ to speak

to him after they lost the football match.

have to
dont have
dont need to
doesnt have to

21. Jeff was ill last week and he

_________________ go out.

a)
b)
c)
d)

not want
werent
didnt want
arent wanting

29. How about ________ to the cinema tonight?

a)
b)
c)
d)

needn't
cant
mustnt
couldnt

a)
b)
c)
d)

going
go
to go
for going

22. These are the photos ____ I took on holiday.

a)
b)
c)
d)

30. Excuse me, can you _________ me the way

to the station, please?

which
who
what
where

23. Well stay at home if it ______this afternoon.

a) raining

c. Will rain

a)
b)
c)
d)

give
take
tell
say

31. I wasnt interested in the performance very

much. ________________.
a)
b)
c)
d)

I didnt, too.
Neither was I.
Nor I did.
So I wasnt.

32. Take a warm coat, _________ you might get

very cold outside.
a)
b)
c)
d)

otherwise
in case
so that
in order to

33. _________ this great book and I cant wait

to see how it ends.
a)
b)
c)
d)

I dont read
Ive read
Ive been reading
I read

34. What I like more than anything else

___________ at weekends.
a)
b)
c)
d)

playing golf
to play golf
is playing golf
is play golf

35. She ___________ for her cat for two days

when she finally found it in the garage.
a)
b)
c)
d)

looked
had been looked
had been looking
were looking

36. We wont catch the plane ________ we

leave home now! Please hurry up!
a)
b)
c)
d)

if
providing that
except
unless

37. If I hadnt replied to your email, I________

here with you now.
a)
b)
c)
d)

cant be
wouldnt be
wont be
havent been

38. Do you think you ________with my mobile

phone soon? I need to make a call.
a)
b)
c)
d)

finish
are finishing
will have finished
are finished

39. I dont remember mentioning

__________________ dinner together
tonight.
a)
b)
c)
d)

go for
you going to
to go for
going for

40. Was it Captain Cook ______ New Zealand?

a)
b)
c)
d)

who discovered
discovered
that discover
who was discovering

Vocabulary
41. You may not like the cold weather here, but
youll have to ________________, Im
afraid.
a) tell it off
b) sort itself out
c) put up with it
d) put it off
42. Its cold so you should
__________________ on a warm jacket.
a) put
b) wear
c) dress
d) take
43. Paul will look ______________ our dogs
while were on holiday.
a) at
b) for
c) into
d) after
44. She ___________________ a lot of her free
time reading.
a) does
b) spends
c) has
d) makes
45. Hello, this is Simon. Could I _______ to
Jane, please?
a) say
c. Call
b) tell
d. speak

46. Theyre coming to our house

___________________ Saturday.
a) in
b) at
c) on
d) with
47. I think its very easy to ___________ debt
these days.
a) go into
b) become
c) go down to
d) get into
48. Come on! Quick! Lets get _____________!
a) highlight
b) cracking
c) massive
d) with immediate effect
49. I phoned her ____________ I heard the
news.
a) minute
b) during
c) by the time
d) the moment
50. I feel very ____________. Im going to go to
bed!
a) nap
b) asleep
c) sleepy
d) sleeper