PRACTICE TEST 26
I- Make the correct choice :
1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a.village b. passage c.magazine d.gesture
2.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a.none b.won c.son d.on
3.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a.laugh b.thought c.bought d.ought
4. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a.comfortable b.industrial c.passenger d.interested
5. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a.employed b.manager c.flower d.difficult
6. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a.approximate b.accomplish c.invaluable d.expectation
7. We became more and more concerned as time went ____ and we didn’t hear any news.
a. on b. by c. after d. off
8. Please don’t stop. Go ____ with your story.
a. by b. ahead c. away d. on
9. If prices go ____ again, I won’t be able to pay my rent.
a. down b. up c. off d. away
10. Please go ____ this report before we send it to the manager’s office.
a. with b. on c. over d. after
11. When you ____ a picnic, remember to take some milk with you.
a. go for b. travel c. make d. run
12. The boss of the firm gave all his _____ an extra week’s holiday.
a. payees b. employees c. referees d. refugees
13. The man said he had seen the thieves _____ into the bank.
a. gone b. went c. go d. were going
14. To know is one thing, but to do is _____.
a. other b. some c. another d. the other
15. ____ the people in our village buy meat every day.
a. Just a few b. Only some c. Not much of d. Not many of
16. At school, David was _____ anyone else in his class.
a. as clever as b. as cleverer than c. so cleverer as d. cleverest
17. Several people were hurt in the accident but only one _____ to hospital.
a. has taken b. was taken c. was taking d. took
18. You ought to do some work _____ sitting there reading the paper.
a. in spite of b. because of c. instead of d. in addition to
19. She was busy _____ a variety of articles to the customers.
a. with introducing b. introducing c. to introduce d. to introducing
20. In a recent survey ______ by Leisurama, 150 travel agents were invited to solve certain holiday problems.
a. which conducted b. conducting c. to conduct d. conducted
21. The dog took ____ in the fire.
a. satisfactorily b. satisfactory c. satisfaction d. satisfying
22. Some children have to _____ from lifetime abnormalities.
a. come b. suffer c. be d.treat
23. His father left him an ____ of a few million dollars and all his properties.
a. inheritance b. inheriting c. inherited d. inherit
24. There was no keen ____ between the dog and the man.
a. intimate b. intimately c. intimation d. intimacy
25. He was delighted by the ____ of the welcome he received.
a. warmth b. warm c. warmly d. warmer
26. He left his town to find ____ in the big city.
a. famous b. famously c. fame d. famed
27. Every day, in all kinds of weather, many thousands of _____ jog.
a. men and women b. man and woman c. men and woman d. man and women
28. Jogging makes the heart ______ and helps people lose weight.
a. strongly b. more strongly c. stronger d. strength
29. Donald Robbins, ______is forty-two years old and works in an office, began jogging a few years ago .
a. whom b. that c. he d. who
30. Advertising ______ to produce more things to sell.
a. makes it possibly b. makes possible it c. possible makes it d. makes it possible
II.Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
31. In the beginning, for example, radios cost much more than they do today because they were
a b c
turned out slow and expensive by hand.
d
32. When manufacturers began making radios by the thousands, they found quicker and cheaper ways of making the job.
a b c d
33. Because advertising starts us to buying and producing more thing, it is sometimes called the spark plug of
a b c d
the business world.
34. She has just completed the picture which composition was suggested by me.
a b c d
III. Read the passage and make the correct choice:
Many people have recognized television a type of (35) _____ that exists in many countries. Nowadays, people usually
(36) _____ most of their spare time (37) _____ T.V. Films of all kinds are the favourite programs of many viewers, young
and old alike. However, television (38) _____ us on the native way, too. We have seen a lot of movies about (39) _____
on T.V every day.
35. a. basement b. accomplishment c. achievement d. entertainment
36. a. take b. spend c. pay d. use
37. a. to watch b. watch c. watching d. watched
38. a. affects b. efforts c. makes d. brings about
39. a. violence b. violent c. violently d. violate
IV. Read the following passage and the choose the best answer:
Jack London (1876 – 1916)
Jack London’s life and writings are thought by many to represent the American love for adventure. He was born in
San Francisco, California, and quit school at fourteen to become a sailor. He travelled a great deal during his short
lifetime, in the United States, Europe and the Far East.
Jack London took a high place in America literature at the beginning of the 20
th
century. At that time the library
shelves and bookshops of America were already full of books by famous writers. But Jack London’s stories were new
ones; his heroes were not like the ones in the books of other writers and the pictures he painted were not the same as
their pictures.
41. When did Jack London become a sailor?
a. at the beginning of the 20
th
century b. in 1890 c. in 1916 d. when he was at 40
42. During his short lifetime he travelled to many places except _____.
a. the United States b. Europe c. the Far East d. Africa
43. He took a high position in American literature _____.
a. in the early 1900s b. in the late 1800s c. in the early 1800s d. in the late 1900s
44. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about him?
a. his writings represent the love for adventure d. he travelled a lot
c. he left school after he had became a sailor d. his stories were always new ones
V. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one :
44.Ballet doesn’t interest Sonia.
a. Sonia isn’t interesting in ballet. b. Sonia isn’t interested by ballet.
c. Sonia isn’t interested in ballet. d. Sonia isn’t interested about ballet.
45.Visitors to the zoo are not allowed to feed the animals.
a. The animals mustn’t be allowed to be fed by visitors to the zoo.
b. The animals mustn’t be fed to the zoo by visitors.
c. The animals mustn’t be fed and allowed by visitors to the zoo.
d. The animals mustn’t be fed by visitors to the zoo.
46.My sister began to learn Russian five years ago.
a. My sister has to learn Russian five years ago. b. My sister has been learning Russian for five years.
c. My sister has learned Russian five years ago. d. My sister has been learned Russian for five years.
47.They couldn’t understand the lecturer because she spoke so fast.
a. The lecturer spoke too fast for them to understand. b. The lecturer spoke too fast for they not to understand.
c. The lecturer spoke too fast to understand them. d. The lecturer spoke too fast for them couldn’t understand.
48. I didn’t know it was your birthday, so I didn’t send you a card.
a. If I knew it was your birthday, I would send you a card.
b. If I had known it was your birthday, I would have been sent you a card.
c. If I hadn’t known it was your birthday, I wouldn’t have sent you a card.
d. If I had known it was your birthday, I would have sent you a card.
49. Although the weather changed, the picnic went ahead as planned.
a. In spite of the change in the weather, the picnic went ahead as planned.
b. In spite of the weather changed, the picnic went ahead as planned.
c. In spite the change in the weather, the picnic went ahead as planned.
d. In spite of changing the weather, the picnic went ahead as planned.
50. The enemy used to attack this place.
a. This place was used to attack by the enemy. b. This place used to be attacked by the enemy.
c. This place were attacked by the enemy. d. This place used to attacked by the enemy.
. enemy used to attack this place.
a. This place was used to attack by the enemy. b. This place used to be attacked by the enemy.
c. This place were attacked. again, I won’t be able to pay my rent.
a. down b. up c. off d. away
10. Please go ____ this report before we send it to the manager’s office.
a. with b.