HIPPO 2022: HIPPO 5 / S15 Use of English Test

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HIPPO 2022

Preliminary Round
HIPPO 5 / S15 Use of English Test
Time allowed: 30 minutes

Candidate Number Date of Birth

D D M M Y Y Y

Choose a, b or c to complete the sentences.

41. Emma’s eyes rested on ___________ letter. Here was ___________ opportunity she had
been waiting for.
a) the / the b) a / the c) the / -

42. By the time my children graduate, I __________________ in retirement.

a) will be b) will have been c) am going to be

43. He does not ____________ to be able to nd his way around.

a) seem b) mean c) look

44. Your behaviour at the party last night was ______________ .

a) inexplicable b) unexplained c) derogatory

45. Nobody expected they would ______________ with FC Barcelona.

a) win b) draw c) lose

46. Kiwis, the squat ___________ endemic to New Zealand, are odd birds.

a) vertebrates b) invertebrates c) mammals

47. ‘I saw an unusually large ____________ of crows near my house.’

a) ock b) group c) murder

48. Hippos are very ____________ animals and are the third largest living land mammals.

a) slim b) rotund c) miniscule

49. I really hate having to ______________ up for exams but I have to do it.

a) swot b) cram c) study


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50. ‘I’m so in love with him. I’m in a ____________ most of the time!’

a) maze b) craze c) daze

51. I’ll give you two days to come ________ _______ a solution.

a) up by b) up with c) out with

52. They _________ ___________ gone out - they weren’t wearing their shoes.

a) could have b) may have c) can’t have

53. The great thing about Michele is that whenever he promises something, he never goes
___________ on his word.
a) back b) down c) straight

54. It goes without ___________ that May is better than any other student in the class.

a) mentioning b) telling c) saying

55. My bank manager wants to speak to me urgently because my account is ______________ .

a) bankrupt b) red c) overdrawn

56. These strawberries are ___________ delicious.

a) extremely b) absolutely c) very

57. You should keep your __________ every time you buy something just in case you want to
return it.
a) recipe b) bill c) receipt

58. It took Jane ve minutes to ____________ out the solution to the problem.

a) work b) do c) make

59. My job consists ____________ preparing contracts and similar documents for the clients.

a) of b) in c) by

60. ‘Connecting people’ has been a very successful international ____________ for Nokia.

a) moto b) advertisement c) slogan


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