PRACTICE TEST 50
I. Make the correct choice:
1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. eliminate b. elephant c. endanger d. erosion
2.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. environment b. hydroelectric c. circulation d. wild
3.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. disease b. spread c. meat d. treat
4. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. disappearance b. circulation c. conservation d. environment
5. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. vegetation b. destruction c. variety d. erosion
6. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. injured b. valuable c. forest d. protect
7. Half the world’s rain forests have already been _____.
a. destroying b. destruction c. destructive d. destroyed
8. Try to eliminate fatty foods from your diet.
a. limit b. get rid of c. move d. add
9. Acid rain has caused severe _____ on the hillside.
a. erosion b. pollution c. destruction d. floods
10. A large hydroelectric _____ was built on the River Danube.
a. power b. dam c. bank d. wall
11. _____ take the train instead of the bus ? It’s faster.
a. How about b. Let’s c. Why don’t d. Why
12. _____ air makes people unpleasant to breathe.
a. Pollute b. Pollution c. Polluted d. Polluting
13. We are now facing the possible _____ of several rare species.
a. danger b. variety c. existence d. disappearance
14. What would Tom do if he _____ the truth ?
a. would know b. has know c. knows d. knew
15. Jim wanted to know _____ call and tell him where to meet you.
a. you could b. whether you can c. if you could d. when could you
16. Could you talk _____? I’m trying to work.
a. more quietly b. quieter than c. more quiet d. quiet
17. Whales and sharks are carnivores, _____ means they eat meat.
a. this b. that c. it d. which
18. Would you mind _____ me tomorrow ?
a. call b. calling c. to call d. if you call
19. Owls have a strong beak and sharp talons _____ mice and other small preys.
a. which used to catch b. used for catching
c. their use is to catch d. they are used for catching
20. If someone _____ into the store, smile and say: “May I help you?”
a. comes b. came c. will come d. would come
21. _____ you, I would think twice about that decision. It could be a bad move.
a. If I am b. Should I be c. Were I d. If I had been
22. “Would you like some cake?” - “No, thanks. If I _____ cake, I _____ fat.”
a. ate/ will get b. ate/ would get c. would eat/ could get d. am eating/ will get
23. She’s been studying hard for the exam, so she ________ to pass.
a. should b. ought c. had better d. must
24. If I weren’t working for an accounting firm, I ________ in a bank.
a. work b. will work c. have worked d. would be working
25. ‘Why are you so late ?’ ‘I ________ my aunt to the airport. The traffic was terrible!’
a. could take b. must have taken c. should take d. had to take
26. Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems _____ mankind today.
a. facing b. to face c. which they face d. faced
27. Reclaiming land ______ of irrigating deserts, draining swamps and pushing back the sea.
a. is full b. consists c. is made d. composes
28. ______ natural resources is of great importance.
a. Preservation b. Preserving c. Presevatively d. Preservative
29. _____ studying, Margaret went to a ballgame with some of her friends.
a. Because of b. Instead of c. In spite of d. In favor of
30. Do you _____ smoke? There’s a fire down the road.
a. feel b. ever c. smell d. usually
II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
31. We’re used to think that there was no life in the ocean depths.
a b c d
32. A large portion of the world’s water supply have been contaminated by factory waste, ships and oil spills.
a b c d
33. Were Mr Morgan still a head master, he would not permit such bad behave.
a b c d
34. The match was cancelled due to the weather was bad.
a b c d
35. Despite his disability, he tried leading as normal a life as possible.
a b c d
III. Read the passage and make the correct choice:
Cuc Phuong, the first national park in Viet Nam, (36) _____ officially opened in 1960. It is located 160km
Southwest of Ha Noi spanning Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh, and Thanh Hoa provinces. The 200-square-kilometre park
(37)_____ both tourists and scientists. In 2002, nearly 100,000 visitors made their way to Cuc Phuong. Many come to
see the work being done to (38) _______ endangered species. (39) _______scientists, there are about 2,000 species of
flora and 450 species of fauna. Cuc Phuong is also home to the Muong ethnic minority, who live mainly (40) ______ bee
keeping and farming.
36.a. was b. is c. had d. has
37.a. stops b. attracts c. is d. takes
38.a. prevent b. get rid of c. protect d. stop
39.a. In addition to b. Despite c. Due to d. According to
40.a. on b. by c. for d. with
IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer:
Frederich Engels was born in 1820, in Barmen, in the Rhine Province. His father was a manufacturer. In 1838,
Engels without having completed his high school study, was forced by his family to enter a commercial house in Bramen
as a clerk. Commercial affairs did not prevent Engels from pursuing his scientific and political education. The study of
philosophy led him further. Engels was the finest scholar and teacher of modern proletariat in the whole civilised world.
From the time that fate brought Karl Marx and Frederick Engels together, the two friends devoted their life’s work to a
common cause. In their scientific works, Marx and Engels were the first to explain that socialism is not the invention of
dreamers, but the final aim and necessary result of the development of the working people in modern society.
41.When did Engels stop his high school study ?
a. 1820 b. 1838 c. 1840 d. 1848
42. What did his family force him to do ?
a. to continue his high school study. b. to enter a university.
c. to enter a commercial house as a clerk. d. to work as a politician.
43. Frederick Engels ______.
a. pursued his scientific and political education. b. was interested in commerce.
c. liked to become a clerk. d. liked to become a businessman.
44. What was the relationship between Karl Marx Engels ?
a. teacher and student b. Friends c. boss and employer d. relatives
45. According to Marx and Engels, socialism is ______.
a. the invention of dreamers. b. unbelievable
c. the final aim and necessary result of the development of the working people. d. unworkable.
V. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one :
46. Climbing without a safety rope is forbidden.
a. You aren’t allowed to climb without a safety rope. b. You don’t permit to climb without a safety rope.
c. You aren’t forbidden climbing without a safety rope. d. You had better not climb with a safety rope.
47. Nigel hasn’t got satellite TV, so he can watch the game.
a. If Nigel has satellite TV, he can watch the game. b. If Nigel has got satellite TV, he could watch the game.
c. If Nigel had satellite TV, he could watch the game. d. If Nigel would have satellite TV, he could watch the game.
48. Walking home alone is not a good idea.
a. You can’t walk home alone. b. You mustn’t walk home alone.
c. You don’t have to walk home alone. d. You shouldn’t walk home alone.
49. ‘Did someone ring you an hour ago ?’ Martin said to Susan.
a. Martin asked Susan whether anyone rang her an hour ago.
b. Martin asked Susan if someone had rung her an hour before.
c. Martin asked Susan whether someone rang him an hour ago.
d. Martin asked Susan if anyone had rung her an hour before.
50. Throw a stone into water and it sinks.
a. If you threw a stone into water, it would sink. b. If a stone is thrown into water, it may sink.
c. If you will throw a stone into water, it sinks. d. If you throw a stone into water, it sinks.
. 160km
Southwest of Ha Noi spanning Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh, and Thanh Hoa provinces. The 200-square-kilometre park
(37)_____ both tourists and scientists. In. “May I help you?”
a. comes b. came c. will come d. would come
21. _____ you, I would think twice about that decision. It could be a bad move.
a. If