10th form
ENGLISH LEVEL TEST
Part 1
Questions 1-5 Where can you see these notices. 1. please leave your room key at reception
a) in a shop b) in a hotel c) in a taxi
2. Foreign money changed here
a) in a library b) in a bank c) in a police station
3.AFTERNOON SHOW BEGINS AT 2PM
a) outside a theatre b) outside a supermarket c) outside a restaurant
4. CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS
Lessons start again on 8th january
a) at a travel agent's b) at a music school c) at a restaurant
5. Price per night:
$10 a tent , $5 a person
a) at a cinema b) in a hotel c) at a camp-site
Questions 6 – 10 In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the text below.
Scotland
Scotland is the north part of the island of Great Britain. The Atlantic Ocean is on the west and the North Sea on the east. Some people (6)________ Scotland speak a different language called Gaelic.
There are (7)________ five million people in Scotland, and Edinburgh is (8)________ most famous city.
Scotland has many mountains; the highest one is called 'Ben Nevis'. In the south of Scotland, there are a lot of sheep. A long time ago, there (9)______ many forests, but now there are only a (10)______.
Scotland is only a small country, but it is quite beautiful.
6. a) on b) in c) at
7. a) about b) between c) among
8. a) his b) your c) its
9. a) is b) were c) was
10. a) few b) little c) lot
Questions 11 – 15 In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the texts.
Alice Guy Blache
Alice Guy Blache was the first female film director. She first became involved in cinema whilst working for the Gaumont Film Company in the late 1890s. This was a period of great change in the cinema and Alice was the first to use many new inventions, (11)_________ sound and colour.
In 1907 Alice (12)___________ to New York where she started her own film company. She was (13)_____________ successful, but, when Hollywood became the centre of the film world, the best days of the independent New York film companies were (14)___________ . When Alice died in 1968, hardly anybody (15)__________ her name.
11. a) bringing b) including c) containing d) supporting
12. a) moved b) ran c) entered d) transported
13. a) next b) once c) immediately d) recently
14. a) after b) down c) behind d) over
15. a) remembered b) realised c) reminded d) repeat
Questions 16 – 20 In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the texts.
UFOs - do they exist?
UFO is short for 'unidentified flying object'. UFOs are popularly known as flying saucers, (16)__________ that is often the (17)__________ they are reported to be. The (18)_____________ "flying saucers" were seen in 1947 by an American pilot, but experts who studied his claim decided it had been a trick of the light.
Even people experienced at watching the sky, (19)___________ as pilots, report seeing UFOs.
In 1978 a pilot reported a collection of UFOs off the coast of New Zealand. A television (20)_____________ went up with the pilot and filmed the UFOs. Scientists studying this phenomenon later discovered that in this case they were simply lights on boats out fishing.
16. a) because b) therefore c) although d) so
17. a) look b) shape c) size d) type
18. a) last b) next c) first d) oldest
19. a) like b) that c) so d) such
20. a)cameraman b) director c) actor d) announcer
Questions 21 - 40 In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
21. The teacher encouraged her students ______ to an English pen-friend.
a) should write b) write c) wrote d) to write
22. They spent a lot of time______ at the pictures in the museum.
a) looking b) for looking c) to look d) to looking
23. Shirley enjoys science lessons, but all her experiments seem to _______ wrong.
a) turn b) come c) end d) go
24.______ from Michael, all the group arrived on time.
a) Except b) Other c) Besides d) Apart
25. She_______ her neighbour's children for the broken window.
a) accused b) complained c) blamed d) denied
26.As I had missed the history lesson, my friend went _______ the homework with me.
a) by b) after c) over d)on
27. Whether she's a good actress or not is a _______ of opinion.
a) matter b) subject c) point d) case
28. The decorated roof of the ancient palace was _______ up by four thin columns.
a) built b) carried c) held d) supported
29. Would it ______ you if we came on Thursday?
a) agree b) suit c) like d) fit
30. This form _______ be handed in until the end of the week.
a) doesn`t need b) doesn`t have c) needn`t d) hasn`t got
31. If you make a mistake when you are writing, just _______ it out with your pen.
a) cross b) clear c) do d)wipe
32. Although our opinions on many things _______ , we're good friends.
a) differ b) oppose c) disagree d) divide
33. This product must be eaten ________ two days of purchase.
a) by b) before c) within d) under
34. The newspaper report contained ________ important information.
a) many b) another c) an d) a lot of
35. Have you considered _______ to London?
a) move b) to move c) to be moving d) moving
36. It can be a good idea for people who lead an active life to increase their ________ of vitamins.
a) upturn b) input c) upkeep d) intake
37. I thought there was a ______ of jealousy in his reaction to my good fortune.
a) piece b) part c) shadow d) touch
38. Why didn't you________ that you were feeling ill?
a) advise b) mention c) remark d) tell
39. James was not sure exactly where his best interests _________ .
a) stood b) rested c) lay d) centred
40. He's still getting __________ the shock of losing his job.
a) across b) by c) over d) through
Part 2
Questions 41 – 50 In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best fits each space in the texts.
The tallest buildings - SKYSCRAPERS
Nowadays, skyscrapers can be found in most major cities of the world. A building which was many (41)_______ high was first called a skyscraper in the United States at the end of the 19th century, and New York has perhaps the (42) ________ skyscraper of them all, the Empire State Building. The (43) ________ beneath the streets of New York is rock, (44) ________ enough to take the heaviest load without sinking, and is therefore well-suited to bearing the (45) _______ of tall buildings.
41. a) stages b) steps c) storeys d) levels
42. a) first-rate b) top-class c) well-built d) best-known
43. a) dirt b) field c) ground d) soil
44. a) hard b) stiff c) forceful d) powerful
45. a) weight b) height c) size d) scale
SCRABBLE
Scrabble is the world's most popular word game. For its origins, we have to go back to the 1930s in the USA, when Alfred Butts, an architect, found himself out of (46) _______ He decided that there was a (47)________ for a board game based on words and (48) _______ to design one. Eventually he made a (49) _______ from it, in spite of the fact that his original (50)_________ was only three cents a game.
46. a) earning b) work c) income d) job
47. a) market b) purchase c) commerce d) sale
48. a) took up b) set out c) made for d) got round
49. a) wealth b) fund c) cash d) fortune
50. a) receipt b) benefit c) profit d) allowance
Questions 51 – 60 In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
51. Roger's manager _______ to make him stay late if he hadn't finished the work.
a) insisted b) warned c) threatened d) announced
52. By the time he has finished his week's work, John has hardly _______ energy left for the weekend.
a) any b) much c) no d) same
53. As the game __________ to a close, disappointed spectators started to leave.
a) led b) neared c) approached d) drew
54.I don't remember _________ the front door when I left home this morning.
a) to lock b) locking c) locked d) to have locked
55. I ______ to other people borrowing my books: they always forget to return them.
a) disagree b) avoid c) dislike d) object
56. Andrew's attempts to get into the swimming team have not_________ with much success.
a) associated b) concluded c) joined d) met
57. Although Harry had obviously read the newspaper article carefully, he didn't seem to have_______ the main point.
a) grasped b) clutched c) clasped d) gripped
58. A lot of the views put forward in the documentary were open to____________.
a) enquiry b) query c) question d) wonder
59. The new college _______ for the needs of students with a variety of learning backgrounds.
a) deals b) supplies c) furnishes d) caters
60. I find the times of English meals very strange - I'm not used _________ dinner at 6pm.
a) to have b) to having c) having d) have
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