The British Institute Bell pre-test

This test will help us to assess your level of English and to place you on the right course. It should be completed in 30 minutes 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 '___' .

1. Every summer Maggie __________ on holiday to Italy.

2. 'Would you like a cup of coffee?' 'Yes, ____________. Thank you very much.'

3. The students have lost ____________ books.

4. If I ___________ something nice I'll buy it for you.

5. 'How much sugar do you take in your tea?' Only ___________ .

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

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

8. Why don't you phone your parents instead of _____________ to them?

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

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

11. ...they used _____________ the day.

12. Other people say ______________ of strange things,

13. but the next morning they __________ remember what they have said

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

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

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

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

18. After __________ hundreds of different people ...

19. ... ___________ had offered ...

20. ... to help her ______________ the research,

21. she came to _____________ following conclusions.

22. There are five reasons ____________ we tell lies:

23. first of all, fear makes us ____________ .

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

25. For example, we ____________ have a friend ...

26. ... who is ___________ awful cook.

27. But when that person ____________ a special dish for us, and asks, 'Did you enjoy that?',

28. we smile, saying 'Yes, delicious!' even ___________ we really hated it!

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

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

31. And finally, _____________ some people ...

32. ... who can _____________ tell the difference ...

33. ... _____________ their dream life ...

34. ... and ______________ is real.

35. For people like this, telling lies _____________ a habit.

36. They are ____________ unreliable that ...

37. ... they should ________________ .

38. We are really looking forward _____________ you both next week!

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

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

41. If I'd known you were in town, I _____________ you.

42. 'I wish you ____________ your room more tidy, Jack', said his mother.

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

44. These papers are confidential: I'd rather _____________ take them out of the office.

45. We'd better not waste any more time, _____________ .

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

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

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

49. Under no circumstances ______________ this restricted area.

50. For the interview, she wore a ______________ suit.

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The British Institute Bell Pre-test

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