ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAM FOR STUDENT TRAINEES

Part I: English Grammar

Select the best answer.

1. Marie___________ in the library this afternoon.

A. is study C. is studying
B. studying D. are studying

2. Faye, __________ the windows please. It's too hot in here.

A. opens C. opened
B. open D. will opened

3.The movie was __________ the book.

A. as C. good as
B. as good D. as good as

4. Raffy's hobbies include biking, swimming, and __________.

A. to climb mountains C. to climb
B. climb mountains D. climbing mountains

5. Mr. Moore requests that someone _________ the data by fax immediately.
A. sent C. send
B. sends D. to send

6. Who is ____________ , Pat or Jack?

A. tallest C. taller
B. tall D. the tallest

7. The show will begin ________ fifteen minutes.

A. in C. with
B. on D. about

8. I have only a ________ Christmas cards left to write.

A. few C. less
B. fewer D. little

9. Each of the Olympic athletes ____________ for months, even years.

A. have been training C. has been training
B. were training D. been training

10. Juliet __________ never late for work.

A. am C. were
B. are D. is

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11. The hotel will upgrade _________ computer information systems next month.
A. there C. it's
B. their D. its

12. Jen likes apples, _________ she does not like oranges.
A. so C. but
B. for D. or

13. You were ____________ the corporate office before 2 p.m.

A. suppose call C. supposed calling
B. supposed to call D. supposed call

14. When I graduate from college next June, I _____________ a student here for five years.
A. will have been C. has been
B. have been D. will have

15. Ms. Aguinaldo _________ rather not invest that money in the stock market.
A. has to C. would
B. could D. must

Part II: English Grammar

Select the one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect.

1. The majority to the news is about violence or scandal.

A. The C. news
B. to D. violence

2. John swimmed one hundred laps in the pool yesterday.

A. swimmed C. in
B. hundred D. yesterday

3. When our vacation, we plan to spend three days mountain climbing.

A. When C. days
B. plan D. climbing

4. Mr. Pope does not take critical of his work very well.
A. does C. his
B. critical D. well

5. Andrea and Daniel send e-mail messages to other often.

A. and C. other
B. send D. often

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6. Mr. Bautista is telephoning a Philippine Red Cross for help.
A. is C. Red
B. a D. for

7. I had a enjoyable time at the concert last night.

A. a C. at
B. time D. last

8. The doctor him visited the patient's parents.

A. The C. visited
B. him D. patient's

9. Jenny intends to starting her own catering business in a few years.

A. intends C. catering
B. starting D. few

10. Each day after school, Jake run seven miles.

A. Each C. run
B. after D. miles

11. He goes never to the company basketball games.

A. never C. basketball
B. the D. games

12. Do you know the student who books were stolen?

A. Do C. who
B. know D. were

13. Kate will spend her vacation either in Boracay nor the Palawan.
A. will C. nor
B. her D. Palawan

14. I told the salesman that I was not interesting in buying the latest model.
A. told C. interesting
B. that D. buying

15. Amy used work for a multinational corporation when she lived in Malaysia.
A. used work C. when
B. multinational D. lived in

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Part III. English Vocabulary
Select the best answer.

1. The rate of ___________ has been fluctuating wildly this week.

A. money C. coins
B. bills D. exchange

2. The bus ___________ arrives late during bad weather.

A. every week C. yesterday
B. later D. always

3. Do you ____________ where the nearest grocery store is?

A. know C. now
B. no D. not

4. Jerry Seinfeld, the popular American comedian, has his audiences ___________.
A. putting too many irons in the fire C. rolling in the aisles
B. keeping their noses out of someone's business D. going to bat for someone

5. The chairperson will ____________ members to the subcommittee.

A. appoint C. appointment
B. disappoint D. disappointed

6. The critics had to admit that the ballet ______________ was superb.
A. procrastinate C. pathology
B. performance D. psychosomatic

7. Peter says he can't ___________ our invitation to dinner tonight.

A. angel C. accept
B. across D. almost

8. We were __________ friends in that strange but magical country.

A. upon C. toward
B. among D. in addition to

9. The typhoon caused ____________ damage to the city.

A. extend C. extensive
B. extended D. extension

10. Many cultures have special ceremonies to celebrate a person's _________ of passage into
adulthood.

A. right C. writ
B. rite D. write

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Part IV. English Reading Comprehension
Select the best answer.

Directions to Joe's house

Leave NLEX at Sta. Rosa. Follow that road (Elm Street) for two miles. After one mile, you will pass a small
shopping center on your left. At the next set of traffic lights, turn right onto Maple Drive. Joe's house is the third
house on your left. It's number 33, and it's white with green trim.

1. What is Joe's address?

A. Sta. Rosa NLEX C. 13 Erika Street
B. 2 Elm Street D. 33 Maple Drive

2. Which is closest to Joe's house?

A. the traffic lights C. Sta. Rosa exit
B. the shopping center D. a greenhouse

Date: January 4, 2015

To: Megan Morris
From: Stefanie Reed
Subject: Staff Meeting

Please be prepared to give your presentation on the monthly sales figures at our upcoming staff meeting. In
addition to the accurate accounting of expenditures for the monthly sales, be ready to discuss possible reasons
for fluctuations as well as possible trends in future customer spending. Thank you.

3. The main focus of the presentation will be ______________.

A. monthly expenditures C. monthly sales figures

B. monthly salary figures D. staff meeting presentations

4. Who will give the presentation?

A. the company president C. Stefanie Reed

B. Megan Morris D. future customers

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the glorious hills. These fields were home to Thomas Hardy, and the ports launched ships that shaped world
history. Bed and breakfasts abound, ranging from quiet farmhouses to lofty castles. Our tour begins August 15.
Call or fax us today for more information 1-800-222-XXXX. Enrollment is limited, so please call soon.

5. Which of the following counties is not included in the tour?

A. Devon C. Essex
B. Cornwall D. Hampshire

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6. How many people can go on this tour?
A. 10 C. 2-8
B. an unlimited number D. a limited number

7. What can we infer about this area of southern England?

A. The region has lots of vegetation C. The sun is hot and the air is dry.
B. The coast often has harsh weather. D. The land is flat.

Jessica Soho, perhaps the most popular broadcaster in the Philippine news media today, was the first Filipino
to win in the New York Film Festival for Coverage of a Breaking Story. The coverage which made her win was
her account of a hostage crisis in Cagayan Valley. She got her start in broadcasting as a voice-over news
reporter in GMA Network when she was just fresh from college. Jessica never dreamed of becoming a
broadcast journalist. Her ambition was to become a lawyer. When she entered the University of the Philippines
in 1981, she enrolled in Political Science but it was the fear of math that led Jessica Soho astray. At the U.P.
College of Mass Communications, Jessica met the late journalist Luis Beltran who regaled students with tales
of adventures. Beltran inspired Jessica to finish Mass Communications. Jessica has also received the much-
coveted George Foster Peabody Award for her documentaries on the underground "kidney-for-sale" business
and death sport "kamao". Noted for her quick wit and trenchant commentary, her name became synonymous
with shows in GMA Network such Brigada and State of the Nation. During a keynote speech at the University
of the Philippines Cebu last year, Jessica was quoted saying, “My personal theory, although this may not be
original—I think the universe is not without walls. Whatever you bounce off it will always come back to you.
Karma for Buddhists and Hindus; the Golden Rule for Catholics.”

8. What is the purpose of this announcement?

A. to invite people to the New York Film Festival

B. to encourage college students to study broadcasting

C. to recognize Ms. Jessica Soho’s accomplishments

D. to advertise a job opening at GMA Network

9. The expression "to become synonymous with" means

A. to be the same as C. to be in sympathy with

B. to be the opposite of D. to be discharged from

10. What was Ms. Jessica Soho’s first job in journalism?

A. She was a T.V. announcer. C. She was a voice-over reporter.

B. She was a newscaster in Cebu. D. She was a talk show host in Cagayan Valley.

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