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 questions 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. Full Name Email Address Programme You Are Applying For 1. Before they get packaged, shipped, and sold, we test all of our children’s toys for safety ______ durability. A. nor B. as well as C. but D. or None 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. A. Although B. While C. The D. When None 3. While the presentation ______ , a camera crew was recording it for a local news story. A. was being made B. has been made C. was making D. made None 4. If the postage is incorrect, the package ______ to the sender and a small fee will be charged. A. was returned B. is going to return C. will be returned D. returns None 5. Management _______ looked into the matter; nevertheless, you were right in coming to me. A. has already B. still has C. has still D. has yet None 6. Since Mr. Carlo enrolled in night classes, he has ______ a knowledgeable trainee. A. looked into B. brought about C. turned into D. broken into None 7. The clerk inadvertently let the folder ______ , and the winner’s photograph was exposed before the announcement. A. drop B. dropped C. to drop D. dropping None 8. Mia and Hubert want the travel plans ______ before the seat sale ends and the tickets sell out. A. to be arrange B. will arrange C. arranged D. arrange None 9. She was hardworking and competent; ______ , she had no trouble being recommended. A. namely B. yet C. moreover D. thus None 10. They thought the project would be a great success; ______ it failed to promote interest. A. thus B. yet C. as a result D. finally None 11. If you ever need an emergency contact number for someone, the ______ department keeps a file on each employee. A. personnel B. persons C. personal D. personable None 12. The trucks had not been inspected, ______ the drivers took them out anyway. A. and B. so C. and so D. but None 13. ______ you file a formal complaint, make sure you have at least one or two people who are willing to back you up. A. As B. While C. Before D. After None 14. A strike action could lead ______ a settlement with management. A. from B. to C. at D. with None 15. We want to improve our ability to compete ______ our largest rival. A. with B. of C. about D. for None 16. To offset the taxes we owe, the accountant advised ______ a charitable foundation. A. catching on B. going over C. filling out D. setting up None 17. Buy top quality even if it ______ something not currently in vogue. A.were B. is C. was D. be None 18. As soon as the money ______ invested, the project will begin. A. is B. will be C. is going to be D. has been None 19. These contracts will encourage the growth of a more competitive banking structure _______. A. always B. two years ago C. in the next year D. sometimes None 20. Management relies _______ on its ongoing review of the loan portfolio. A. predominance B. predominantly C. predominant D. predominated None 21. These tables show only our domestic operations; ______ , there is no reason to forward them to our international clients. A. moreover B. consequently C. nevertheless D. yet None 22. Anderson’s law firm provides _______ care and life insurance benefits for staff and their families. A. healthy B. healthful C. healthfulness D. health None 23. The program is designed to improve competitive strength; ______ , it should increase the potential for higher earnings. A. nevertheless B. meanwhile C. namely D. accordingly None 24. Financing has come chiefly from _______ sources, namely two of our employees’ relatives. A. internalizing B. internal C. intern D. internalized None 25. Our volume of sales made our team _______ to the top 1 percent of sales worldwide. A. advanced B. advance C. advancing D. advancement None 26. To avoid errors using the new coding system, you should ______ before beginning to code. A. find it out B. take it up C. look it over D. move it away None 27. Even in a snowstorm that shut down half of the city, our delivery service got all of our packages ______ on time. A. deliver B. delivering C. to deliver D. delivered None 28. If we _______ the plans carefully, we would not have erred so seriously. A. had studied B. study C. studied D. were studying None 29. In ten years, about half of the decline _______ attributable to write-offs. A.will be B.has been C.would be D. are None 30. Net sales in the current year ______ 9 percent higher than the previous year. A.had been B.are C. will be D.were None 1 out of 3 Time's up
