PRACTICE TEST 48
I. Make the correct choice:
1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. figure b. science c. engineer d. business
2.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. basic b. factor c. transit d. challenge
3.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. improvement b. production c. synthetic d. industry
4.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. refrigeration b. conditioning c. technology d. emphatically
5. It’s _______ to see her at this time. It’s too late .
a. possible b. impossible c. possibility d. impossibly
6. He’s interested in reading ______ books and magazines.
a. educational b. educated c. educating d. educator
7. It ______ years of practice to acquire the skill of a ballet dancer .
a. spends b. gets c. has d. takes
8. John is old enough to be ______ of his parents.
a. dependent b. independence c. depending d. independent
9. Don’t believe _______ he says. He’s an unreliable man.
a. however b. why c. whatever d. in
10. Many foreigners visit Hanoi, ______ political and cultural centre of Vietnam .
a. which b. which is c. a d. that is a
11. Tom’s away at the moment. He is _____ holiday ____ France.
a. on / in b. on / at c. in / in d. in / at
12. Language is not _____ the private property of those who use it.
a. necessity b. necessary c. unnecessary d. necessarily
13. The pilot of a Russian plane approaching Cairo will use English to ask for landing _____ .
a.instructions b.instructors c.instructing d.instructed
14. When foreigners ask him, he answers in English _____.
a.automatic b.automatically c.automation d.automated
15.This gives us some idea of the _____ of English.
a.important b.unimportant c.importance d.importantly
16 English is now an effective medium of international _____.
a.communicative b.communication c.communicatively d.communicate
18.English is _____ as a first language in New Zealand.
a.speech b.spoken c.speaking d.speechless
19. The librarian went to look in the cupboard ______ rare books are kept.
a. which b. that c. whose d. where
20.I am accustomed to living on my own.
a.used to b.fond of c.kind to d.interested in
21.The gate is closed to stop the children ______ into the road.
a.run b.running c.ran d.to run
22.This place ________ the site of an animal market.
a.used to be b.used to being c.used for being d.was used to being
23. He is not reliable . He often ______ a lie .
a. says b. tells c.talks d. speaks
24.A new hospital for children _________ in our city.
a. have been built b. were built c. has been built d. has been building
25.Lan is a _______ student.
a. working-hard b. hard-worked c. hard-working d. hard work
26. A tree_______ are dead, should be cut down.
a. whose branches b. the branches c. which branches d. of the braches
27.Marie Curie was the first woman in France_______ a university professor.
a.to be b.was c.being d. is
28. After the _______of her husband, she had to take charge of educating the children by herself.
a. dead b. dying c. death d. die
29.When I was child, I ______ go to the zoo with my father on Sundays
a. was used to b. was used for c. used for d. used to
30.She wondered_______her only son was there.
a. where b. if c . because d.what
II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
31. These children are interesting in cartoons very much. They spend much time watching them on TV.
a b c d
32. We couldn’t go on a camping trip because the bad weather.
a b c d
33. She looks so beautifully that everyone looks at her when going downtown.
a b c d
34. Would you like going to the supermarket with me tonight?
a b c d
35. A new highway with many lanes will be build in the region next year.
a b c d
III. Read the passage and make the correct choice:
Nowadays, tropical rain forests are in (36) _____ of extinction. Each year millions of acres of rain forests are
cleared to (37) _____ way for population growth and agriculture. This results in the destruction of millions of plants. (38)
_____ turn, this destruction causes some types of animals to lose their natural habitat. Because of this, many species of
plants and animals are becoming (39) _____. It is important for us to save the tropical rain forests. Once a tropical rain
forest is destroyed, it will take hundreds of years (40) _____ the forest can be re-established.
36. a. favor b. danger c. place d. spite
37. a. give b. take c. make d. become
38. a. In b. To c. By d. With
39. a. alive b. dangerous c. popular d. extinct
40. a. before b. so that c. because d. although
IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer:
Karl Marx was born in Trier on May 5th, 1818. His father was a lawyer. In 1835, Marx studied in Bonn and then in
Berlin, first law and later philosophy. He got his Ph.D in Philosophy in Berlin in 1841. Marx then moved to Paris and
studied political economy, the French socialists, and the history of France. The result was his conversion to socialism. In
September 1844, Engels visited Marx in Paris for a few days. Marx and Engels were materialists. They regarded the world
and humanity materialistically. In 1848, Marx and Engels published their famous book. “Manifesto of the Communist Party”
Marx also settled down in London. In 1864 Marx founded the International Working Men’s Association. Engels also took
an active part in its affairs. The work of the International Association, which, in accordance with Marx’s idea, united
proletarians of all countries, was of tremendous significance in the development of the working - class movement. On
March 14th, 1883 Marx the founder of scientific communism, passed away quietly in his armchair.
41. What did Marx study in Bonn and Berlin ?
a. law and philosophy b. economics c. trade d. politics
42.What did he study in Paris ?
a. political economy b. the French socialists
c. the history of France d. all are correct
43. Where were Marx and Engels in 1844 ?
a. England b. France c. Russia d. Germany
44. Marx founded the International Working Men’s Association in ______.
a. 1841 b. 1844 c. 1864 d. 1883
45. How old was Marx when he died ?
a. 60 b. 65 c. 75 d. 80
V. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one :
46. My father gave up smoking.
a. My father smokes a lot. b. My father used to smoke.
c. My father stopped smoking for a while. d. My father likes smoking.
47. If Mark keeps studying as he has been, he’ll have no trouble passing his exams.
a. Mark won’t pass his exams because he isn’t studying.
b. Mark is studying hard to pass his exams.
c. Mark has passed his exams.
d. Mark has trouble passing his exams.
48. ‘Would you like some coffee ?’ Peter asked me.
a. Peter asked me if I liked coffee.
b. Peter offered to give me some coffee.
c. Peter asked me to make him a cup of coffee.
d. Peter wanted to know if I would like to make coffee.
49. The coffee was not strong enough. It didn’t keep us awake.
a. The coffee was too strong to keep us awake.
b. We were kept awake because the coffee was strong.
c. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake.
d. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.
50. Harry spent five hours knocking on doors, but he didn’t sell a single magazine.
a. Harry sold no magazines even though he spent five hours knocking on doors.
b. Harry sold only one magazine.
c. Harry has knocked the doors for five hours to sell a magazine.
d. Harry spent five hours to sell magazines at one house.
. built c. has been built d. has been building
25. Lan is a _______ student.
a. working-hard b. hard-worked c. hard-working d. hard work
26. A tree_______ are. Association in ______.
a. 1841 b. 1844 c. 1864 d. 1883
45. How old was Marx when he died ?
a. 60 b. 65 c. 75 d. 80
V. Choose the correct sentence which has