Entrance Exam in English
Version B
Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.
Trinity College
Trinity College was 1) ………………………….by Sir Thomas Pope in 1555. A devout catholic with no
surviving children, Thomas Pope saw the Foundation of an Oxford college as means of
2) …………………………… that he and his family would always be remembered in the prayers and masses
of its members. He came from a family of small 3) ………………………. in Oxfordshire, trained as a
lawyer, and rose rapidly to prominence 4) ………………………….. Henry VIII. As Treasurer of the Court of
Augmentations he handled the estates of the monasteries 5) …………………………. at the Reformation,
and amassed a considerable personal 6) ………………………….. . Pope was a discreet and trusted privy
counsellor of Mary Tudor, and it was from Mary and Philip that he 7) ………………………. Letters Patent
and royal approval for his new foundation. Pope died in 1559. Although his religious
8) …………………………. were never fully realised – Elizabeth I had succeeded her sister and England
9) ……………………………… to the Protestant faith – nonetheless the memory of his name, like his
college, has endured the fluctuating fortunes of over 400 years. His wife, Lady Elizabeth Pope, was a
particularly influential 10) ………………. in Trinity´s early years. Pope´s foundation was for a President,
twelve Fellows and twelve scholars, all supported by the income from his 11) ……………………………….
endowment of lands, and for up to twenty undergraduates. The Fellows, all men, were required to
take Holy Orders and remain unmarried. The College Statutes set out rules for a simple monastic life
of religious observance and study. The Garden was an informal grove of trees, mainly elms, amongst
which the members of the College could 12) ……………………………….. and meditate.
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a) founded
a) securing
a) owners
a) with
a) dissolved
a) fortune
a) inherited
a) ideals
a) rejoined
a) outline
a) generous
a) prowl
b) set
b) ensuring
b) landowners
b) on
b) disintegrated
b) wealth
b) conferred
b) examples
b) repeated
b) symbol
b) generosity
b) walk
c) begin
c) clinching
c) freeholders
c) under
c) crumbled
c) rich
c) received
c) belief
c) returned
c) shape
c) bounty
c) promenade
d) starting
d) verifying
d) mistresses
d) because
d) withered
d) money
d) expected
d) value
d) reinstated
d) figure
d) teeming
d) yomp
Choose the one answer (a, b, c or d) that best completes each sentence.
13. Don´t wash that sweater in hot water, ……………………… it will shrink.
a) unless
b) if
c) moreover
d) otherwise
14. Right, Mrs. Bell. Take these pills twice a day and if the problem ………………… more serious,
come back and pay me a visit.
a) goes
b) becomes
c) turns
d) develops
15. We all just looked at the bill and then realised that ………………….. wasn´t even included! So we
had to pay another 15%. I am never going back to that restaurant.
a) services
b) serving
c) serves
d) service
16. When each group of tourists have paid the entrance fee, ……………… them with a picnic
hamper and two parasols.
a) provide
b) give
c) lend
d) give out
17. Could you turn the central heating up a little more, please? I can …………………….. notice any
difference in the temperature from an hour ago.
a) barely
b) hard
c) just
d) rather
18. We got home to find the children ……………………….. down the marble hallway in their socks.
a) sliding
b) skidding
c) falling
d) crashing
19. Though many eminent scientists have travelled to Loch Ness in Scotland, the famous monster
has never been ……………………………… by any of them.
a) seen
b) witnessed
c) viewed
d) watched
20. This house is so old now. When it rains, the windows leak and the roof needs to be replaced
soon. …………………………….., we love it and would never move to another.
a) Nevertheless
b) Although
c) Though
d) Despite
21. You can´t ignore this problem any longer. You have to ………………………….. it so we can go on
with the plan.
a) deal with
b) do with
c) solve with
d) deal
22. We couldn´t find the hotel and it was getting dark ……………………………… we got out a map and
studied it carefully.
a) so
b) and
c) but
d) if
23. Martin Jones, ……………………….. as the Gentle Bank Robber during his three-year reign, was
jailed for 25 years today at the Central Court.
a) named
b) reputed
c) called
d) known
24. I was born about 40km ………………………. Paris but have always lived in Great Britain.
a) from
b) to
c) far
d) near
25. We replaced the broken vase with a very similar one that we found the next day in the
market and they were ……………………….. the wiser when they returned from their vacation.
a) not
b) none
c) less
d) nothing
26. I never had a moment to myself, Tony. I never ……………………………. looking at your broken
radio. Sorry!
a) got round to
b) got over
c) found out about
d) got away with
27. Archaeology students often go on a lot of …………………………….. to get practical experience of
archaeological digs happening in their area.
a) field trips
b) apprenticeships
c) seminars
d) conferences
28. I need to pass a difficult …………………………. even before they see me for interview.
a) proof
b) skill
c) test
d) course
29. Pass me the …………………………….., I need to put these sheets together.
a) scissors
b) eraser
c) stapler
d) sharpener
30. My doctor told me to follow a more …………... diet and to cut down on my sugar and caffeine.
a) even
b) balanced
c) equalised
d) unbiased
31. I …………………….. some of my old photos when I was clearing the shed.
a) came across
b) turned on
c) caught up
32. There was a problem with the cooker, but I ………………………………..it now.
a) have fixed
b) fixed
c) have been fixing
33. Although well off the ……………….. track, the hotel is nevertheless very easy to get to.
a) beating
b) far
c) beaten
34. She managed to finish the race in spite of ………………………. the blisters on her feet.
a) have
b) had
c) having
35. ……………………………… carefully, a hamster can be a good pet.
a) Handled
b) Handle
c) Handling
36. I am sure that everything ……………………………… all right in the end.
a) will be
b) will being
c) is being
37. ……………………… longer do we expect politicians to tell us the truth.
a) Any
b) Not
c) No
38. The conclusions of the climate change deniers are ………………………….. wrong.
a) fundamentally
b) up to a point
c) primarily
39. Yes, but the fact of the ………………………… is that you can start a home based business without
much stress at all.
a) problem
b) matter
c) question
40. They were ……………………… to call earlier.
a) ought
b) needed
c) supposed
41. The church was very carefully …………………….. last decade.
a) mended
b) restored
c) replaced
42. By the time we …………………………. at the party, the band had stopped playing.
a) got through
b) filled in
c) turned up
43. Having …………………………… about your suggestion for a few days, I´ve decided to support the
project.
a) thinking
b) think
c) thought
44. Can you tell me when …………………………… leaving?
a) does the plane
b) is the plane
c) the plane is
45. Nothing happened at the meeting, ……………………….. it?
a) didn´t
b) does
c) did
46. It´s a great shame that they ………………………….. with each other as they used to be such good
friends.
a) fell out
b) came out
c) set out
47. The strawberries are still green – they aren´t ………………………………..yet.
a) mature
b) developed
c) ripe
48. We´ ve got to learn all facts ………………………… for the exam.
a) in hand
b) on hand
c) by heart
49. If this butter is not put in the refrigerator, it will ………………………………………. .
a) go off
b) go over
c) turn off
50. We missed our train because of the queue in ticket ………………………………… .
a) agency
b) office
c) lounge