PRACTICE TEST 51
I. Make the correct choice:
1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. possessed b. regarded c. instructed d. provided
2.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. involved b. offered c. outnumbered d. helped
3.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. future b. adventure c. mature d. nature
4.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. instruction b. possession c. property d. necessary
5.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. access b. approach c. lecture d. offer
6.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. contamination b. pronunciation c. communication d. automatically
7. This is the school ____ my father used to teach.
a. there b. which c. where d. that
8. If the weather ____ nice, we will come to see you on Sunday.
a. will be b. is c. were d. are
9. If She spoke English well, she _____ the job.
a. got b. would have got c. will get d. would get
10. Life on the earth would be affected ______ wild plants and animals disappeared.
a. if b. unless c. so that d. by
11. Our sources of energy will soon end ____ other sources are found.
a. if b. because c. unless d. otherwise
12. I’m busy _____ my office work.
a. with doing b. to do c. doing d. for
13. It’s very kind ____ you to help me ____ the money.
a. to / with b. of / with c. of / about d. to / about
14. He is ____ of writing better English than this.
a. keen b. interested c. bored d. capable
15. She went on with her work with an air of _____.
a. determiner b. determination c. determined d. determine
16. The goods in this shop were _____ displayed on the shelves.
a. attraction b. attracted c. attractive d. attractively
17. To our great _____ , it rained on the day of the picnic.
a. disappointing b. disappointed c. disappointment d. disappointedly
18. I think the prices here are _____.
a. reasoning b. unreasonable c. reasonably d. reasoned
19. His parents have great _____ for his future.
a. expecting b. expectant c. expectantly d. expectation
20. It cannot be inferred _____ the apparent ease of the transition that all is well.
a.about b.from c.to d.with
21. _____ he was not a musician himself, Lawrence Hammond developed an electronic keyboard instrument called the
Hammond organ.
a. Although b. That c. Despite d. For
22. _____ the storm, I would have been home before eight.
a. Instead of b. But for c. During d. Because of
23. _____ you really need is a long holiday.
a. That b. What c. Why d. Who
24. I _____ go to pop concerts when I was a teenager.
a. would like b. used to c. must d. was used to
25. Rick _____ the party early last night because he _____ a headache.
a. left / had b. left / has c. was leaving / has had d.has left / was having
26. I remember you. You ______to school here.
a. were used to going b. have already gone c. should go d. used to go
27. Can you show me ________ the film in this camera ?
a. how to change b. how change c. how changing d. how you changed
28. I didn’t like the noise in the city at first. But now _______ here.
a. I got used to living b. I’m used to living c. I used to live d. I used to living
29. Last summer, we had ______ holiday in Spain.
a. a two week’s b. a two-weeks c. two-week d. a two-week
30. _______ at the party, we saw Ruth standing alone.
a. Arrived b. To arrive c. Arriving d. We were arriving
II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
31. What do you use to do when you felt afraid ?
a b c d
32. I’ve been studying French since I have started high school.
a b c d
33. It took them at least two months learning how to pronounce these words.
a b c d
34. Helen Keller, who was both blind and deafness, overcame her inabilities with the help of her teacher, Ann Sullivan.
a b c d
35. Lake Superior, that lies on the US Canadian border, is the largest lake in North America.
a b c d
III. Read the passage and make the correct choice:
Zamanhof invented a new language (36) ______ Esperanto to improve understanding between people of different
countries. He showed Esperanto to his friends to ______ what they thought about it. Later in the same year he went to
study at a university in Moscow. He (38) ______ to improve Esperanto. Zamanhof’s friends then worked hard to spread
the new language. They tried to persuade schools (39) ______ the world to teach it. However, only a few people today
speak Esperanto because more and more people use English (40) ______ a foreign language.
36.a. called b. spoken c. made d. written
37.a. go out b. find out c. carry out d. look for
38.a. could b. looked forward c. wanted d. finished
39.a. over b. through c. all d. throughout
40.a. in b. as c. with d. of
IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer:
The first school for blind, deaf and mute children in the Tibet Autonomous Region celebrated its first anniversary
on Friday. The school is built in the eastern suburb of Lhasa, capital of Tibet, and is designed to hold 200 students. It
covers 20.000 square meters.
The school curriculum includes Braille and sign language training, Tibetan, mathematics, writing, ethics training,
physical education, arts, handicrafts, speech and walking courses. At the celebration, the audience was touched by a
silent song expressed by the students with sign language. Baiba Toinzhub, a 10-year-old blind child, can speak fluent
Chinese and is good at singing and dancing. He told the visitors that life in the boarding school was comfortable.
41. What type of students attend the school ?
a. Children who live in the Tibet Autonomous Region. b. Children with a variety of disabilities.
c. Children who cannot see, hear, or speak. d. Children who are visually impaired.
42. The school is located in __________.
a. the capital of Tibet b. the suburb of the capital of Tibet
c. the eastern of Tibet d. 20.000 square meters
43. The school is ________.
a. able to hold 200 students b. the first boarding school in Tibet
c. 20,000 square meters in area d. a and c are correct
44. Which subject is taught in the school ?
a. Physics b. Foreign languages c. Computers d. Braille
45. Which of the following is not true ?
a. Tibet’s first deaf-mute school celebrated its first birthday. b. The visitors were welcomed with a beautiful song.
c. Life in the boarding school is comfortable. d. Baiba Toinzhub can sing and dance very well.
V. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one :
46. When did you last ride a bike ?
a. How often did you ride a bike ? b. How long is it since you rode a bike ?
c. What time is it since you ride a bike ? d. How much time did you ride a bike ?
47. I didn’t use to like football.
a. I don’t like football. b. When I was young I liked football, but now I don’t.
c. Once I didn’t like football, but now I do. d. I wasn’t accustomed to football.
48. The police blocked off the road, which caused a traffic jam.
a. The road that caused a traffic jam was blocked off by the police.
b. The police blocked off a traffic jam on the road.
c. The police blocked off the road because it caused a traffic jam.
d. The fact that the police blocked off the road caused a traffic jam.
49. Henry should have done his homework last night, but he watched TV instead.
a. Henry didn’t watch TV last night because he had to do his homework.
b. Henry watched TV last night instead of doing his homework.
c. Henry did his homework while watching TV.
d. Henry had already done his homework before he watched TV.
50. Our meal will be over by eight o'clock.
a. We finish our meal at eight o'clock. b. We will be having our meal by eight o'clock.
c. We will have finished our meal by eight o'clock. d. We will have our meal at eight o'clock.
. summer, we had ______ holiday in Spain.
a. a two week’s b. a two-weeks c. two-week d. a two-week
30. _______ at the party, we saw Ruth standing alone.
a about
14. He is ____ of writing better English than this.
a. keen b. interested c. bored d. capable
15. She went on with her work with an air of _____.