audition [auditions](performance by an aspiring performer) noun [UK: ɔː.ˈdɪʃ.n̩] [US: aˈdɪʃ.n̩]
entrance examination(examination used by an educational institution to select which students it will grant admission to) noun [UK: ɪn.ˈtrɑːns ɪɡ.ˌzæ.mɪ.ˈneɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˈen.trəns ɪg.ˌzæ.mə.ˈneɪʃ.n̩]