PRACTICE TEST 14
I- Make the correct choice:
1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a.enough b.tough c.rough d.though
2.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a.kept b.pneumonia c.progress d.program
3.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a.secret b.season c.serious d.sugar
4.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a.service b.disease c.traffic d.patient
5.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a.community b.fascinated c.illiterate d.significant
6.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a.rotation b.mineral c.contaminate d. American
7. Smog is commonly ____ in most major cities where there are large concentrations of industry and automobiles.
a. founded b. closed c. happened d. found
8. Carbon dioxide occurs in the air in a natural form.
a. begins b. takes place c. emits d. releases
9. She wants to travel by car; but he would rather ______ by train.
a. to go b. went c. going d. go
10. Agriculture provides us ____ almost all our food.
a. for b. about c. with d. of
11.Vietnam is rich ____ natural resources.
a. in b. with c. for d. into
12.He has been absent ____ school very often lately.
a. for b. from c.at d. in
13.He is careless ____ leaving the door unlocked when he goes to bed.
a. at b. in c. on d. about
14. By the end of next month, we _______ our English course.
a. have completed b. will be completed c. will have completed d. completed
15. Mona is the best student in the class. She is _____ to all the other students.
a. superior b. better c. worse d. cleverer
16. A _____ asks people for money and food.
a. beggar b. traveller c. peddler d. debtor
17. Firemen wear ____ clothing, otherwise they would get burnt.
a. protective b. protection c. protecting d. protected
18. “Time” is an American ____ news magazine. It is published every Sunday.
a. daily b. weekly c. monthly d. fortnightly
19. Don’t be afraid of the dog. He’s ____.
a. unharmed b. harmful c. harmless d. harm
20. I don't like hunting. - _______.
a. Either do I b. I do, too c. Neither do I d. I don't, neither
21. These trousers need _______.
a. clean b. to clean c. cleaning d. cleaned
22. The children can play here. It’s not ____.
a. endangered b. dangerous c. dangerously d. danger
23. Although there was all the noise outside, the students ______studying.
a. managed b. wanted c. kept on d. hoped
24. Despite _______, they are always neatly dressed.
a. their poverty b. they are poor c. being poverty d. poor
25. We don’t feel ______ although we have walked three miles.
a. tiring b. tiredly c. tired d. tire
II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
26. She ate very few in spite of the delicious food.
a b c d
27. Though I am fond of music, I can’t play some musical instruments.
a b c d
28. In spite of the fact that he had been warned, he still got an electric shocked.
a b c d
29. My grandfather is still active man despite his age.
a b c d
30. Different from they are, all advertisements are alike in one important way.
a b c d
III- Read the following passage and make the correct choice:
It was really (31) ____ accident that penicillin was (32) ____ by Alexander Fleming. As a result, he produced the
first of a series of antibiotics which (33) ____ to change medicine forever.
While (34) ____ bacterial research in the laboratory, he accidentally left one of the cultures uncovered. Upon
returning the next day, he found that it had (35) ____ infected by a mould called penicillin. Since then, penicillin has
proved to be one of the most useful drugs known (36) ____ man.
31.a. the b. an c. by d. at
32.a. discovered b. invented c. done d. gone
33.a. finished b. was c. practised d. suggested
34.a. working b. making c. doing d. producing
35.a. done b. actually c. made d. become
36.a. for b. as c. from d. to
III- Read the following passage and choose the best answer:
Man cannot exist without air, water and light. Many people think that soil is also necessary to man’s existence.
Without soil there could be no vegetation, no animals and consequently no people. However, the soil is being eroded day
after day because people use the land without paying attention to the protection of land and the prevention of soil erosion.
In many rural areas, soil erosion is a major problem which endangers the development of agriculture.
37. If there were no air, no water and no light, man _____.
a. would live on the earth b. would survive
c. would disappear from the earth d. could exist on the earth
38. Many people think that soil ______.
a. is useful for man b. is of no importance to man
c. is unnecessary for man d. depends on man’s existence
39. The soil is being eroded day after day because ______.
a. people always prevent soil erosion b.people usually protect the land
c. people manage to use the land with care d. people pay no attention to the protection of land when using it
40. Soil erosion is a major problem in many rural areas because _____.
a. it can be solved right now b. it is dangerous for agriculture
c. it is the development of agriculture d. it is of great use to people
V. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one :
41. I couldn’t keep my eyes open because I was very tired.
a. I was very tired so as to keep my eyes open. b. I was too tired to keep my eyes open.
c. I wasn’t tired enough to keep my eyes open. d. I was so tired that I kept my eyes open.
42. The book was so good that he couldn’t put it down.
a. It was such a book so good that he couldn’t put it down.
b. It was so a good book that he couldn’t put it down.
c. It was such a good book that he couldn’t put it down.
d. It was such good book that he couldn’t put it down.
43. She owns all this land now.
a. All this land belongs to hers. b. All this land belongs to her land.
c. All this land belongs to her own. d. All this land belongs to her.
44. I’ll finish this job and then I’ll phone you back.
a. I’ll phone you back as soon I’ll finish this job. b. I’ll phone you back as soon I finished this job.
c. I’ll phone you back as soon I finish this job. d. I’ll phone you back as soon I’m finished this job.
45.Children tend to play the problems down.
a. Children have to play the problems down.
b. Children have no tendency to play the problems down.
c. Children have an intention of playing the problems down.
d. Children have a tendency to play the problems down.
46.They think little about their future work.
a. They give little thought to their future work. b. They give a great deal of thought to their future work.
c. They give little thought about their future work. d. They give little thinking to their future work.
47.I won’t eat any more cakes because I’m full.
a. If I were hungry, I would eat any more cakes. b. If I am full, I will eat some more cakes.
c. If I was full, I would eat some more cakes. d. If I was hungry I would eat some more cakes.
48.Nobody told us anything about the incident.
a. We were told anything about the accident. b. We weren’t told anything about the accident.
c. Anything weren’t told us about the accident. d. Anything were told to us about the accident.
49. English is more international than any other language in the world.
a. English is the most international language in the world.
b. English is the most international as any language in the world.
c. English is not as international as any language in the world.
d. English is not the most international language in the world.
50. Whose car is this?
a. Whom does this car belong ? b. Who belongs to this car ?
c. Who does this car belong to? d. Whose does this car belong to?
. the world.
50 . Whose car is this?
a. Whom does this car belong ? b. Who belongs to this car ?
c. Who does this car belong to? d. Whose does this car belong. owns all this land now.
a. All this land belongs to hers. b. All this land belongs to her land.
c. All this land belongs to her own. d. All this land