EIU English Proficiency Test
EIU’s comprehensive English Proficiency Test is designed to understand the expertise of the applicants in reading, writing and comprehending English Language. It is a simple 30 question test which aims at assessing basic skills of the applicant in English.

Incomplete Sentences
Directions: You will see a sentence with a missing word. Four possible answers follow the sentence. Choose the best answer to the question.

1.Before they get packaged, shipped, and sold, we test all of our children’s toys for safety ______ durability.

2.______ Harrison’s Hair Salon had closed for renovations two months earlier, none of its staff believed they would have a job to come back to.

3.While the presentation ______ , a camera crew was recording it for a local news story.

4.If the postage is incorrect, the package ______ to the sender and a small fee will be charged.

5.Management _______ looked into the matter; nevertheless, you were right in coming to me.

6.Since Mr. Carlo enrolled in night classes, he has ______ a knowledgeable trainee.

7.The clerk inadvertently let the folder ______ , and the winner’s photograph was exposed before the announcement.

8.Mia and Hubert want the travel plans ______ before the seat sale ends and the tickets sell out.

9. She was hardworking and competent; ______ , she had no trouble being recommended.

10.They thought the project would be a great success; ______ it failed to promote interest.

11. If you ever need an emergency contact number for someone, the ______ department keeps a file on each employee.

12.The trucks had not been inspected, ______ the drivers took them out anyway.

13.______ you file a formal complaint, make sure you have at least one or two people who are willing to back you up.

14. A strike action could lead ______ a settlement with management.

15.We want to improve our ability to compete ______ our largest rival.

16.To offset the taxes we owe, the accountant advised ______ a charitable foundation.

17.Buy top quality even if it ______ something not currently in vogue.

18.As soon as the money ______ invested, the project will begin.

19.These contracts will encourage the growth of a more competitive banking structure _______.

20.Management relies _______ on its ongoing review of the loan portfolio.

21.These tables show only our domestic operations; ______ , there is no reason to forward them to our international clients.

22.Anderson’s law firm provides _______ care and life insurance benefits for staff and their families.

23.The program is designed to improve competitive strength; ______ , it should increase the potential for higher earnings.

24.Financing has come chiefly from _______ sources, namely two of our employees’ relatives.

25.Our volume of sales made our team _______ to the top 1 percent of sales worldwide.

26.To avoid errors using the new coding system, you should ______ before beginning to code.

27.Even in a snowstorm that shut down half of the city, our delivery service got all of our packages ______ on time.

28. If we _______ the plans carefully, we would not have erred so seriously.

29.In ten years, about half of the decline _______ attributable to write-offs.

30. Net sales in the current year ______ 9 percent higher than the previous year.