English level test

General Intake Test English

Choose the correct answer and mark it on the answer sheet. Only ONE answer per question is correct.

Please complete the test in maximum 30 minutes without reference books.

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Mary is English, but Peter isn’t, he is German.

Peter is English.

Mary isn’t German.

Mary isn’t English.

Peter and Mary aren’t English.

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Bob is older than John, but younger than Elisabeth.

Bob is very old.

Bob is younger than John.

Bob is the oldest.

Elisabeth is older than Bob.

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The students are looking for their files.

They’re trying to find their files.

They can see their files.

They’re looking at their files.

They’re working with their files.

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John can’t go to the meeting tomorrow.

He can only go to the meeting.

He mustn’t go to the meeting.

He won’t be able to go to the meeting.

He may not go to the meeting.

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Your boss wants you to go home.

You want your boss to go home.

You want to go home with your boss.

Your boss doesn’t want you to stay here.

Your boss wants you to leave home.

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The girl was told not to answer the telephone.

She didn’t want to answer the telephone.

The girl has said not to answer the telephone.

The girl received instructions not to answer the telephone.

The girl spoke about not answering the telephone.

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John and Maggie write to each other every month.

They write to themselves every month.

John writes to Maggie and Maggie writes to John every month.

Each one writes the other’s emails every month.

Both of them write all their emails at the end of the month.

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Lucy should arrive at the office earlier.

She would like to arrive at the office earlier.

She ought to arrive at the office earlier.

She would arrive earlier at the office if she could.

She might arrive at the office earlier.

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My brother hardly works at all.

He works very hard.

He practically never works.

All his work is very difficult.

He does hard work all day.

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I was supposed to see the doctor this morning.

I had an appointment to see the doctor, but didn’t go.

People thought I saw the doctor this morning.

I supposed the doctor would see me this morning.

The doctor wanted to see me this morning.

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My neighbour has lived about 100 years.

She was very old.

She is very old.

She died at the age of about 100.

She lived for less than 100 years.

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Shall I ask Mr. Smith to come in?

May I ask him to come in?

Will I ask him to come in?

Can I ask him to come in?

Do you want me to ask him to come in?

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Mr and Mrs Black remembered to lock the door before leaving.

They remembered locking their door.

They remembered that the door was locked.

They didn’t forget to lock the door.

They left locking the door.

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Bob had his car cleaned yesterday.

His car was clean yesterday morning.

He had to clean his car yesterday morning.

His car was cleaned for him yesterday.

He cleaned his car yesterday.

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Eva would rather drink coffee.

She’d better drink coffee.

She’d prefer to drink coffee.

She’s had enough coffee.

She drinks more coffee than tea.

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Either bus goes to Dam Square.

Both buses go there.

All the buses go there.

No buses go there.

Any bus goes there.

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If it had been sunny yesterday, I’d have played tennis.

When it was sunny, I would play tennis.

If it weren’t raining, I’d play tennis.

I didn’t play tennis yesterday because of the weather.

When it wasn’t raining yesterday, I played tennis.

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Jack doesn’t have to work today.

He mustn’t work today.

He can’t work today.

He can choose not to work today.

He has no work to do today.

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Susan couldn’t have passed the test.

She didn’t do the test.

She must have failed the test.

She shouldn’t have failed the test.

She might fail the test.

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Had I not seen George, I would never have known he was here in Amsterdam.

I knew George would be in Amsterdam.

I did not see George in Amsterdam.

I have never seen George in Amsterdam.

I saw George in Amsterdam.

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Read the following phone conversation and type in the missing words from the options below.

“Hello, Mary! It’s John! I you before now, but I so hard at the office that I didn’t have the time. My boss on holiday tomorrow and she arrange everything before she . If she had given me sensible instructions I could have done the work next week. But you the same problems with your boss. Anyway, two tickets for the new play at the Grand Theatre on Saturday. and see it together?”
“Oh John! I’m terribly sorry. I hate to , but I’m .”

Fill-in-01.
must have rung
had to ring
should have rung
ought to ring

Fill-in-02.
must work
have had to work
must have worked
ought to work

Fill-in-03.
is going
will go
shall go
shall be going

Fill-in-04.
wants me to
wants that I
would like that I
would that I

Fill-in-05.
shall leave
will leave
leaves
is leaving

Fill-in-06.
must have
have to have
can have
ought to have

Fill-in-07.
they have been given to me
I have been given
I am given
they are given to me

Fill-in-08.
May we go
Do you like to go
Shall we go
Will we go.

Fill-in-09.
drop you down
bring you down
let you down
let you drop

Fill-in-10.
taken up on Saturday
booked over on Saturday
tied up on Saturday
arranged on Saturday

Your score is

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