Test your English

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This test will help us to assess your level of English and to place you on the right course. It should take about 30 minutes to complete and without assistance of any kind. Please select your answers from the box to the right of each question. For each question there are four possible answers. Only ONE is correct. Please note, if no word is required you should choose the box containing the alternative ‘___’ .

Some questions follow on from one another. The three dots … indicate where one question leads onto another which then starts with …

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Created on December 02, 2019 By

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The British Institute Bell Pre-Test (English)

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1 / 50

Every summer Maggie __________ on holiday to Italy.

is going

goes

to go

2 / 50

‘Would you like a cup of coffee?’ ‘Yes, ____________. Thank you very much.’

I like

I would

I do

I will

3 / 50

The students have lost ____________ books.

they’re

theirs

there

their

4 / 50

If I ___________ something nice I’ll buy it for you.

am seeing

see

will see

saw

5 / 50

‘How much sugar do you take in your tea?’ Only ___________ .

a little

a lot

a few

some

6 / 50

My cousin wants to be a translator. She’s very good ___________ languages.

for

7 / 50

We decided to take some food _____________ we got hungry on the journey.

in case

so that

because

8 / 50

Why don’t you phone your parents instead of _____________ to them?

writing

to write

write

you write

9 / 50

Last night, Roger’s car ___________ from outside his house.

stole

has been stolen

has stolen

was stolen

10 / 50

Some people talk loudly in their sleep, saying ____________ same words …

the

______

some

all

11 / 50

…they used _____________ the day.

for

during

while

12 / 50

Other people say ______________ of strange things,

some

few

lots

many

13 / 50

but the next morning they __________ remember what they have said

couldn’t

mustn’t

didn’t

can’t

14 / 50

Sometimes when a person walks in his sleep his eyes are __________ open or shut, but he can’t see anything.

neither

_____

both

15 / 50

Many sleepers ___________ a lot of noise, which is annoying for other people. They can even wake themselves up!

make

have

walk

16 / 50

Why do people tell lies? Professor Mary Harvey at Ohio University __________ this subject for the past twenty five years.

is studying

studies

was studying

has been studying

17 / 50

Next week her results ___________ in a new book called ‘Lies, Life and Love’.

publish

will publish

will be published

are published

18 / 50

After __________ hundreds of different people …

interview

interviewing

to interview

she has interviewed

19 / 50

… ___________ had offered …

who

which

whom

they

20 / 50

… to help her ______________ the research,

for

with

doing

make

21 / 50

she came to _____________ following conclusions.

these

____

the

some

22 / 50

There are five reasons ____________ we tell lies:

when

for

why

23 / 50

first of all, fear makes us ____________ .

lying

lie

to lie

liar

24 / 50

Secondly, we lie when we are ____________ an embarrassing situation.

with

before

25 / 50

For example, we ____________ have a friend …

may

must

would

should

26 / 50

… who is ___________ awful cook.

the

____

27 / 50

But when that person ____________ a special dish for us, and asks, ‘Did you enjoy that?’,

will prepare

would prepare

has prepared

had prepared

28 / 50

we smile, saying ‘Yes, delicious!’ even ___________ we really hated it!

though

____

29 / 50

Thirdly, we sometimes lie in order _____________ those we love.

to protect

for protecting

that we protect

protecting

30 / 50

Fourthly, we lie when we want to _____________ a dangerous situation.

walk out of

go out of

come out of

get out of

31 / 50

And finally, _____________ some people …

there is

there are

they are

they have

32 / 50

… who can _____________ tell the difference …

no really

no longer

no more

no way

33 / 50

… _____________ their dream life …

from

between

34 / 50

… and ______________ is real.

what

that

who

which

35 / 50

For people like this, telling lies _____________ a habit.

had become

have become

became

has become

36 / 50

They are ____________ unreliable that …

very

such

too

37 / 50

… they should ________________ .

avoid

be avoided

be avoiding

have avoided

38 / 50

We are really looking forward _____________ you both next week!

see

to see

seeing

to seeing

39 / 50

Have you met Mark and Sally? They’re old friends of ____________ .

out

ours

ourselves

40 / 50

You may borrow my bicycle ___________ you’re careful with it.

supposing

even if

as far as

as long as

41 / 50

If I’d known you were in town, I _____________ you.

had telephone

will have telephoned

would have telephoned

would telephone

42 / 50

‘I wish you ____________ your room more tidy, Jack’, said his mother.

are keeping

would keep

have kept

keep

43 / 50

I’m so sorry for cancelling our date. I’ll ____________ to you, I promise.

make it over

make it out

make it down

make it up

44 / 50

These papers are confidential: I’d rather _____________ take them out of the office

you didn’t

you don’t

you wouldn’t

you shouldn’t

45 / 50

We’d better not waste any more time, _____________ .

will we?

would we?

hadn’t we?

had we?

46 / 50

They enjoyed the football match so much that they joined the ______________ supporter club the next day.

team

teams

team’s

teams’

47 / 50

______________ the information in the brochure, the hotel had no swimming pool.

In opposition to

Contrary to

Compared with

Regardless of

48 / 50

We were lucky at the airport customs hall. We _____________ our suitcases.

didn’t have to open

wouldn’t need to open

needn’t have opened

haven’t had to open

49 / 50

Under no circumstances ______________ this restricted area.

you must enter

you mustn’t enter

must you enter

mustn’t you enter

50 / 50

For the interview, she wore a ______________ suit.

grey silk smart

smart grey silk

grey smart silk

smart silk grey

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