Oxford Entry Test

Part 1
Read the sentence and choose the correct answer.
1 My name is Joe. I a student.
A ☐ are
B ☐ be
C ☐ am
D ☐ is

2 Speaker 1 Where from?

Speaker 2 London.
A ☐ have you
B ☐ are you
C ☐ you have
D ☐ you are

3 Speaker 1 Here’s a cup of tea for you.

Speaker 2 Thanks.
A ☐ hot
B ☐ high
C ☐ happy
D ☐ hard

4 My sister can English and French.

A ☐ speaking
B ☐ speaks
C ☐ speak
D ☐ to speak

5 Speaker 1 Do you want banana?

Speaker 2 Yes, please.
A ☐ an
B ☐ few
C ☐ a
D ☐ lots

6 Speaker 1 Does Martina play tennis?

Speaker 2 Yes, she plays really .
A ☐ well
B ☐ better
C ☐ good
D ☐ best

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 7 a park near here?
A ☐ Are there
B ☐ There are
C ☐ Is there
D ☐ There is

8 our holidays in England.

A ☐ We always have
B ☐ We have often
C ☐ We have sometimes
D ☐ Never we have

9 Speaker 1 I a sandwich, please.

Speaker 2 Of course, here you are.
A ☐ would like
B ☐ can like
C ☐ am like
D ☐ do like

10 Mum Are you going to the cinema with your friends?

Boy Yes, .
A ☐ I do
B ☐ I going
C ☐ I am
D ☐ I go

11 Speaker 1 Did you to Jane at the party?

Speaker 2 No, she wasn’t there.
A ☐ talking
B ☐ talks
C ☐ talk
D ☐ talked

12 Do you have a ?
A ☐ pair of scissors
B ☐ pairs of scissors
C ☐ pair of scissor
D ☐ pairs of scissor

13 The weather is nice today but yesterday it terrible.

A ☐ wasn't
B ☐ weren't
C ☐ was
D ☐ were

14 Speaker 1 Where are you going?

Speaker 2 some bread from the shop!
A ☐ Gets
B ☐ To get
C ☐ Get
D ☐ Getting

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 15 We start school 8.45 every morning.
A ☐ at
B ☐ until
C ☐ in
D ☐ on

16 We talked about it and decided the party at Emily’s house.

A ☐ having
B ☐ to having
C ☐ have
D ☐ to have

17 It’s going to be cold tomorrow, so forget to bring something warm.

A ☐ not
B ☐ doesn't
C ☐ no
D ☐ don’t

18 I to Greece, but I’d love to go one day.

A ☐ didn’t
B ☐ never been
C ☐ wasn’t
D ☐ have never been

19 Dad, you to collect me from school. Mary’s going to give me a lift back.
A ☐ don’t have
B ☐ shouldn't
C ☐ haven’t
D ☐ mustn’t

20 I’m sorry, but Jack can’t come out at the moment. He his homework.
A ☐ doing
B ☐ has done
C ☐ does
D ☐ is doing

21 Speaker 1 Hi, Dan.

Speaker 2 Hi, Sue, nice to see you. When here?
A ☐ you got
B ☐ have you got
C ☐ did you get
D ☐ you did get

22 Speaker 1 Did you have a nice holiday?

Speaker 2 Yes, we stayed in beautiful hotel on the island.
A ☐ most
B ☐ the more
C ☐ more
D ☐ the most

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 23 I usually cook dinner because I get home earlier Jane.
A ☐ than
B ☐ more
C ☐ as
D ☐ like

24 students are there in your school?

A ☐ How long
B ☐ How often
C ☐ How much
D ☐ How many

25 There’s a woman in our village paints beautifully.

A ☐ which
B ☐ whose
C ☐ who
D ☐ where

26 Speaker 1 I knocked on their door but nobody answered.

Speaker 2 Maybe they in the garden.
A ☐ have sat
B ☐ sit
C ☐ sat
D ☐ were sitting

27 Last night there was a really programme on TV about horses.

A ☐ interest
B ☐ interests
C ☐ interesting
D ☐ interested

28 Speaker 1 If you Harry tomorrow, can you ask him to give me a ring?
Speaker 2 Sure.
A ☐ saw
B ☐ have seen
C ☐ see
D ☐ will see

29 Speaker 1 What’s Sue doing these days?

Speaker 2 I don’t know – I from her for ages.
A ☐ didn’t hear
B ☐ hadn't heard
C ☐ don’t hear
D ☐ haven’t heard

30 We start going to the beach as soon as it is to go swimming.

A ☐ enough warm
B ☐ warmer
C ☐ too warm
D ☐ warm enough

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Part 2
Read the sentence and choose the correct answer.
1 Speaker 1 These flowers are for you, Mrs Robinson.
Speaker 2 sweet of you! Thank you.
A ☐ What
B ☐ That
C ☐ How
D ☐ Too

2 Speaker 1 What was the test like?

Speaker 2 Not too bad. And definitely not as the last one.
A ☐ harder than
B ☐ harder
C ☐ as hard
D ☐ the hardest

3 If we so late, we wouldn’t have missed the bus.

A ☐ wouldn’t leave
B ☐ haven't left
C ☐ didn’t leave
D ☐ hadn’t left

4 Speaker 1 What’s the hurry?

Speaker 2 We’ve got time left before we give our presentation.
A ☐ very little
B ☐ a few
C ☐ a little
D ☐ few

5 Speaker 1 Who ?
Speaker 2 I don’t know – they just hung up before I could answer.
A ☐ did you phone
B ☐ is phoning you
C ☐ phoned you
D ☐ you phoned

6 Speaker 1 I hate this weather.

Speaker 2 Me too. It’s been absolutely freezing, ?
A ☐ doesn’t it
B ☐ wasn't it
C ☐ isn’t it
D ☐ hasn’t it

7 Speaker 1 Did you see Emma at the party?

Speaker 2 No, by the time I got there she .
A ☐ leaving
B ☐ had left
C ☐ left
D ☐ has left

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 8 We David next Saturday, but he had to cancel because he’ll be on a business trip.
A ☐ would see
B ☐ were about to see
C ☐ are seeing
D ☐ were seeing

9 Come on, hurry up. be late again, or Mrs Jones will be really cross with you.
A ☐ You’d rather not
B ☐ You hadn't better
C ☐ You’d better not
D ☐ You would not

10 I thought the concert was extremely .

A ☐ fantastic
B ☐ unique
C ☐ amazing
D ☐ good

11 It’s possible to learn to ski when you’re older, but the younger you start .
A ☐ the best
B ☐ much better
C ☐ even better
D ☐ the better

12 Since they opened the new road, the traffic’s been better than it used to be.
A ☐ so many
B ☐ a large amount
C ☐ a great deal
D ☐ far more

13 I feel so lucky New York so many times in my life. I’d love to go back some day.
A ☐ to have visited
B ☐ to have been visiting
C ☐ to visit
D ☐ to be visiting

14 I suppose what Angela said been true – I guess we’ll never know.
A ☐ must have
B ☐ should have
C ☐ could have
D ☐ will have

15 young have been particularly badly affected by the closing of schools.

A ☐ Some
B ☐ Every
C ☐ The
D ☐ Any

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 16 Speaker 1 I was wondering the day off tomorrow.
Speaker 2 Yes, of course.
A ☐ I could have
B ☐ if I could have
C ☐ could I have
D ☐ if could I have

17 After her first few months in London, Laura gradually got in a big city.
A ☐ used to living
B ☐ use to living
C ☐ used to live
D ☐ use to live

18 It’s a pity, but there’s a small of football fans that gives us all a bad name.
A ☐ measure
B ☐ mass
C ☐ minority
D ☐ majority

19 I wish I my father’s advice and gone to university.

A ☐ took
B ☐ have taken
C ☐ would take
D ☐ had taken

20 Petra’s really annoying. She is complaining about something or other.

A ☐ commonly
B ☐ ultimately
C ☐ constantly
D ☐ entirely

21 Speaker 1 I’m really nervous about the exam.

Speaker 2 Don’t be – happens, you’ll know you’ve done your best.
A ☐ whatever
B ☐ whatsoever
C ☐ whenever
D ☐ whichever

22 Look, you’ve got an important exam next month. It’s time to do some revision.
A ☐ you’ll start
B ☐ you have started
C ☐ you start
D ☐ you started

23 Claire’s on holiday, lucky thing. I expect she on the beach, having a lovely time.
A ☐ would lie
B ☐ would have been lying
C ☐ will have lain
D ☐ will be lying

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 24 to this proposal, how would we then proceed?
A ☐ Had I agreed
B ☐ Supposing I'd agreed
C ☐ Were I to agree
D ☐ If only I had agreed

25 My appointment hasn’t been confirmed, so I’d rather you say anything about it.
A ☐ didn’t
B ☐ mustn't
C ☐ don’t
D ☐ won’t

26 What he did was unacceptable; you have made formal complaint. Why didn’t you?
A ☐ must
B ☐ need to
C ☐ ought to
D ☐ had to

27 All things , I think we were lucky we only lost the match 2 – 0.

A ☐ having considered
B ☐ to consider
C ☐ considering
D ☐ considered

28 you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
A ☐ Would
B ☐ Need
C ☐ Should
D ☐ Could

29 Not imaginative, but it is accurate too.

A ☐ your work is only
B ☐ only your work is
C ☐ only is your work
D ☐ is only your work

30 she is going to do next that really worries me.

A ☐ What it’s
B ☐ What's that
C ☐ It’s what
D ☐ That’s what

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