PRACTICE TEST 28
I. Make the correct choice:
1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a.dead b.bean c.meat d.seat
2.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a.wool b.wood c.blood d.foot
3.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a.chorus b.Christian c.cholesterol d.check
4. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a.languages b.demanding c.develop d.tradition
5. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a.prepare b.pleasant c.symbol d.foreign
6. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a.accompany b.participant c.misunderstand d.surprisingly
7. Katie’s _____ has kept her away from school for a week.
a. ill b. illness c. being illness d. been ill
8. This company offered a lot of attractive jobs.
a. cut off b. stopped c. gave d. gave up
9. Every year many____ attempt to swim across the English Channel.
a. swimming b. swims c. swimmer d. swimmers
10. This knife is_____. It doesn’t cut at all.
a. useless b. useful c. in use d. usefully
11. Some students in my class are starting to learn another language and they find it_____.
a. enjoyment b. enjoyable c. enjoyably d. enjoy
12. She was ____ right when she said the man was guilty.
a. reasoned b. reasoning c. reasonable d. reasonably
13. A few years ago, she _____ the prize for the most promising author of the year.
a. won b. has won c. is winning d. was won
14. ______ natural resources is of great importance.
a. Preservation b. Preserving c. Preserved d. Preservative
15. Our teacher was very kind _____ us.
a. of b. to c. with d. among
16. Her children are very quick _____ computer games.
a. with b. in c. at d. on
17. This kind of music is popular _____ the young.
a. among b. of c. in d. with
18. Boys are fond _____ playing football.
a. of b. with c. about d. in
19. Last weekend the beach was overcrowded ______ people.
a. in b. about c. of d. with
20. She is very worried _______ her mother’s health.
a. with b. for c. about d. on
21. They ______ that they will undertake the job.
a. have just decided b. just decide c. just decided d. will just decide
22. She was playing _______ when our guests arrived last night.
a. a piano b. piano c. the piano d. pianist
23. She has just come in and ______ you in 5 minutes.
a. seen b. saw c. see d. will see
24. I haven’t left Paris _______ we went to Dieppe three years ago.
a. since b. when c. because d. so that
25. We met only yesterday and have already decided _______ married.
a. getting b. to get c. get d. got
II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
26. The students said they would be sitting for their next exam the previous Monday
a b c d
27. Mr. Smith said to me where I was going on my vacation that year .
a b c d
28. She wondered that the mechanic had finished repairing her car.
a b c d
29. His parents encouraged him studying harder.
a b c d
30. There is a lot of regional differences in England.
a b c d
III. Read the passage and make the correct choice:
At times, it seems (31) _____ people have no sense of (32) _____ towards their environment. They have the
tendency to carelessly drop their rubbish (33) ____ they happen to be, and when (34) _____ is no shortage of rubbish
bins. However, this must change.
Dropping rubbish not (35) _____ makes a place to look ugly, but it also puts public health at risk and (36) _____
endanger wild life.
31.a. which b. that c. as d. what
32.a. responsibity b. ability c. duty d. work
33.a. however b. place c. wherever d. in
34.a. it b. that c. which d. there
35.a. also b. only c. too d. ever
36.a. is b. ought c. had d. may
IV. Read the passage and choose the best answer:
SEAN O’CASEY
1880 March 30, born in Dublin, Ireland, in a worker’s family. As a child, knew hunger, poverty, and ill-health,
and saw fear, disease, and drunkenness all about him. Later, worked as a labourer and was in the Irish Citizen
Army.
1923 Wrote The Shadow of a Gunman.
1924 Wrote Juno and the Paycock .
1926 Wrote The Plough and the Stars.
1928 The Abbey Theatre rejected The Silver Tassie . Decided to leave Ireland for England.
1929 – 1954 Wrote many plays and six volumes of autobiography.
1964 September 18, died at Torquay, England.
37.Sean O’Casey was born ______.
a. in a labourer’s family b. in the Irish Citizen Army
c. in a rich family d. in England
38.He spent his childhood ______.
a. in prosperity b. in poverty
c. in the army d. in the Abbey Theatre
39. What did he decide to do in 1928?
a. reject The Silver Tassie b. leave for Ireland
c. move to England d. leave England
40. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about him?
a. He was an Irish dramatist b. He died in England
c. He wrote six volumes of autobiography d. He died at an early age
V. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one :
41. It is more dangerous to ride a motorbike than to drive a car.
a. Riding a motorbike is more dangerous than to drive a car.
b. Riding a motorbike is more driving a car dangerous than.
c. Riding a motorbike is more dangerous than driving a car.
d. Riding a motorbike it is more dangerous than driving a car.
42. He is too young to understand this problem.
a. He isn’t old enough for understanding this problem. b. He isn’t young enough to understand this problem.
c. He isn’t old enough for him to understand this problem. d. He isn’t old enough to understand this problem.
43. They worked very hard in spite of their old age.
a. Although they are old, they worked very hard. b. Although they were old, they worked very hard.
c. Although they were old age, they worked very hard. d. Although their being old, they worked very hard.
44. Shall we go for a ride ?
a. What about going for a ride? b. What about shall go for a ride?
c. What about go for a ride? d. What about we going for a ride?
45. Would you please do it for me ?
a. Would you mind to do it for me? b. Would you mind pleasing do it for me?
c. Would you mind doing it for me? d. Would you mind do it for me?
46. They don’t usually get up early.
a. They are not used to usually getting up early. b. They are not used to getting up early.
c. They are not used to get up early. d. They are not usually used to getting up early.
47. The flight was delayed because of the bad weather.
a. Because the weather bad, the flight was delayed.
b. Because the weather were bad, the flight was delayed.
c. Because the weather was bad, the flight was delayed.
d. Because the bad weather , the flight was delayed.
48. “Why didn’t you make an appointment earlier?”the doctor asked.
a. The doctor asked her why she hadn’t made an appointment earlier.
b. The doctor asked her why hadn’t she made an appointment earlier.
c. The doctor asked her why he hadn’t made an appointment earlier.
d. The doctor asked her why she didn’t make an appointment earlier.
49. He spent two hours writing the essay.
a. It took him two hours writing the essay. b. It took him two hours to write the essay.
c. He took two hours to write the essay. d. It took his two hours to write the essay.
50. He is too young to ride a motorbike.
a.He isn’t young enough to ride a motorbike. b. He is very young that he can ride a motorbike.
c. He is so young that he can’t ride a motorbike. d. He can ride a motorbike because he is young.
. understand this problem. a. He isn’t old enough for understanding this problem. b. He isn’t young enough to understand this problem. c. He isn’t old enough for him to understand this problem shortage of rubbish bins. However, this must change. Dropping rubbish not (35) _____ makes a place to look ugly, but it also puts public health at risk and ( 36) _____ endanger wild life. 31.a very kind _____ us. a. of b. to c. with d. among 16. Her children are very quick _____ computer games. a. with b. in c. at d. on 17. This kind of music is popular _____ the young. a. among