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Practice test I. Choose a word whose main stress is different from the others of the group. 1. A. industrial B. experiment C. professor D. accidental 2. A. document B. fountain C. maintain D. access 3. A. epoch B. equivalent C. epic D. episode 4. A. residential B. president C. relative D. resident 5. A. authority B. authorize C. authentic D. autocracy II. Choose the best answer. 6. Flight nineteen from NewYork is now arriving at . A. gate two B. the gate two C. second gate D. the second gate 7. The greater the demand, A. the higher the price B. the price the higher C. the higher is the price D. the high price 8. A seventeen-year-old is not to vote in an election. A. old enough B. as old enough C. enough old D. as enough old as 9. Many companies to take part in the illegal logging. A. denied B. protested C. refused D. rejected 10. My car isn't . It's always letting me down. A. believable B. reliable C. trusty D. unreliable 11. The hotel room was hot and and I woke up with a terrible headache. A. airless B. airy C. close D. stuffy 12. Tell me about it . Can't you see I am busy? A. after B. last C. late D. later 13. To tell the , I forgot all about our appointment. A. true B. truth C. real D. reality 14. The winner of the competition was with a cheque for $500. A. awarded B. given C. offered D. presented 15. Employees hope that their salary will with the cost of living. A. grow B. develop C. rise D. raise 16. Thank you for your invitation. What time would you like ? A. we come B. we to come C. us to come D. that we come 17. What weather we are having! It's such a nice day! A. a lovely B. lovely C. so lovely D. such lovely 18. Let's go out for a walk, ? A. let not us B. don't we C. do we D. shall we 19. I am interested in history, especially history of Western Europe. A. the/ the B. / the√ C. / √ √ D. a/ the 20. She stopped him home by hiding the car key. A. not drive B. not to drive C. to drive D. from driving 21. There were 162.000 divorces in Britain in 1983, and about a fifth of those involved at least one partner who divorced before. A. √ B. had C. had been D. were 22. I applied for the job that I saw in the paper. A. advertising B. advertised C. be advertised D. being advertised 23. Five percent of the household shopping by British men. A. does B. is done C. are done D. were done 24. A friend of came to tea yesterday. A. her Janet B. Janet C. Janet's D. Janets' 25. the people who saw the exhibition thought it was marvelous. A. All B. Most C. Everyone D. Each 26. John has come ………….some good suggestions for raising the money we need. A. up with B. on to C. round to D. across with 27. I agree with most of what you said, but I can’t ………… your idea of letting children leave school at 14. A. keep up with B. catch up with C. put up with D. go along with 28. A. “Would you mind if I shut the window?” – B. “ ……………… ” A. Yes, please shut B. Yes, I wouldn’t mind C. No, please do D. No, don’t shut it. 29. A. “What do you think about Laura?” - B. “ ……………” A. I forgot all about her. B. She’s sweet and gentle C. She went to Paris D. No, I don’t 30. A. “Can I have the menu, please?” – B. “ ……… ” A. Yes, let me see B. No, thanks C. Here you are D. Sorry, I can’t 31. Helen was surprised to see me at the party on my own and wanted to know why Bob … with me. A. wasn’t coming B. hadn’t come C. hasn’t come D. didn’t come 32. You’d better see a doctor, …………. you? A. hadn’t B. didn’t C. wouldn’t D. don’t 33. The tourists refused to …………. the poor service. A. stand in for B. get away from C. put up with D. get on with 34. Amy and Anna look like sisters but actually they’re not …………. . A. family B. relation C. familiar D. related 35. It is an ………….car to run; it can do 20 kilometers on a liters of petrol. A. economy B. economist C. economic D. economical III. Choose a word or phrase that needs correcting. 36. Enthusiasts say if machines can translate languages, they could teach languages although they A B doubt that the teacher could be total replaced by a machine. C D 37. Joseph Ford, the politician who was kidnapped last week as he was driving for his office, was A B C released unharmed. D 38. When I arrived at her house, I found she has been out with her new friend without leaving me a note. A B C D 39. St. Luca is an island in the Caribbean Sea, forming part of the Windward islands group, situating A B C about twenty miles south of Martinique. D 40. One of the most urgent problem facing us now is the need to control population growth. A B C D VI. Read the passages and decide which answer A,B,C or D best fit each space. One of the most difficult but rewarding of pastimes is the sport of mountain climbing. Mountain climbing can be divided into two categories, rock climbing and ice climbing, and the modern climber must (41) ……… many different skills. Rock climbing (42) ………… a combination of gymnastic, imagination and observation, but perhaps the most necessary skill is being able to (43) …………out how much weight a particular rock will support. Mountaineers climb in groups of three or four, each climber at a distance of approximately six meters from the next. Usually one person climbs while the other climbers (44) ………… hold of the rope. The most experienced climber goes first and show the other climbers which (45) …………… to go. When the leader has reached a good position, he or she makes the secure so that it is safe for the others to follow. Since much mountain climbing (46) ………… place in bad weather, snow skills play a very important part. Ice axes are used for (47) ………… steps into the snow, and for testing the ground. Climbers always tie themselves (48) ……., so that, if the leader does fall, he or she can be held by the others and pulled back to safety. The number of dangers (49) …………. by climbers is almost endless. Yet perhaps the most difficult part of the sport is the physical effort needed when the air has little oxygen. The (50) ………… of oxygen can leave mountaineers continually out of breath. 41. A. own B. hold C. control D. possess 42. A. requires B. insists C. calls D. orders 43. A. work B. try C. stand D. set 44. A. keep B. stay C. continue D. maintain 45. A. passage B. way C. walk D. course 46. A. gets B. takes C. occupies D. fills 47. A. cutting B. tearing C. breaking D. splitting 48. A. collectively B. jointly C. together D. co-operatively 49. A. marked B. touched C. felt D. faced 50. A. need B. gap C. lack D. demand V. Read these passages then choose the best answer to each question. Passage 1 What exactly is a tornado? The general picture is familiar enough. The phenomenon usually occurs on a hot, sticky day with south wind and an ominous sky. From the base of a thunderhead, a funnel-shaped cloud extends a violently twisting spout toward the Earth. As it sucks in matter in its path, the twister may turn black, brown or even white. The moving cloud shows an almost continuous display of sheet lightning. It lurches along in a meandering path, usually northeast ward, at 25 to 40 miles per hour. Sometimes it picks up its finger from the earth for a short distance and then plants it down again. The funnel is very slender; its wake of violence averages about 400 yards wide. As the tornado approaches, it is heralded by a roar as hundreds of jet planes or thousands of railroad cars. Its path is a path of total destruction. Buildings explode as they are sucked in by the tornado's low- pressure vortex (where the pressure drop is as much as 10 percent) and by its powerful whirling winds (estimated at up to 500 miles per hour). The tornado's lifetime is as brief as it is violent. Within a few tens of miles (average about 16 miles), it spends its force and suddenly disappears. 51. Tornadoes usually occur on . A. hot days B. cold days C. rainy days D. hot and humid days 52. The twister's colour is caused by______. A. what it picks up B. the colour of the sky C. snow D. the sun 53. A tornado ______. A. travels in a straight line C. travels at a constant speed B. meanders D. stays on the ground at all times 54. The speed of a tornado is_____. A. 25 to 40 miles per day C. 25 to 40 miles per hour B. 85 miles per hour D. 10 miles per hour 55. The average width of the path of the funnel is_____. A. the width of its finger B. less than 40 yards C. about 400 yards D. 25 miles 56. The sound which announces the coming of a tornado is similar to that made by____. A. hundreds of jets B. a diesel engine C. thunder and lighting D. a vortex 57. A building in the path of a tornado most likely would……………… . A. lose its roof B. be partially destroyed C. be totally destroyed D. escaped 58. According to this article, the winds of a tornado_____. A. have been clocked at 500 miles per hour B. are estimated at up to 500 miles per hour C. drop the pressure 40 percent D. travel at 16 miles per hour 59. Usually a tornado is spent after travelling about . A. 6 miles B. 50 miles C. 400 yards D. 16 miles 60. Implied but not stated: A. The tornado's lifetime is as brief as it is violent. B. Tornadoes are caused by sheet lighting. C. Nature is sometimes destructive. D. A tornado is a supernatural phenomenon. Passage 2 What kind of human being will the future spaceman be? Will he need bones of steel and powerful muscles to resist rocket thrust, the lungs of a glass blower, a mighty heart, the aplomb of an acrobat, unconscious death urges, or a schizophrenic drive toward isolation? Popular ideas of a spaceman tend to the weird composites of comic-book fiction and fact. A more realistic portrait emerges from the young science of bio-astronautics, the newest and strangest of medical disciplines. The astronaut may be described as a youngish man of high intelligence who is normal to an abnormal degree. On earth, he may well have been a skin diver, high diver, tumbler, pole vaulter or acrobat. He must be highly motivated, carefully trained, and he must want to come back. His heart and lungs must be healthy but need not be exceptionally developed, for his cabin will be pressurized. Huge muscles may actually be a handicap, for he will have almost no way to get exercise, and he will find that the strength of a year-old child is adequate in the weightlessness of space. A compact body and a short, sturdy neck will help him to withstand the tremendous forces encountered at take-off. Most important physically, his digestive system must be one that will not be upset by weightlessness; he must not be subject to motion sickness. 61. Comic-book fiction has led many people to believe that the ideal spaceman would be a_____. A, glass blower B. schizophrenic C. superman D. physicist 62. Bio-astronautics is mot closely related to the science of_____. A. medicine B. astronomy C. astrology D. acrobatics 63. An astronaut must have______. A. Average intelligence C. below average intelligence B. superior intelligence D. subnormal intelligence 64. Which of the following is not mentioned as a possible future spaceman? A. Diver B. Acrobat C. Fullback D. Pole vaulter 65. The spaceman of the future_______. A. must not be concerned about his fate B. should have an unconscious wish for death C. should have a strong suicide complex D. should have a strong desire to survive 66. A training school for astronauts would most likely not have which of the following in its curriculum? A. Weight lifting B. Tumbling C. Aeronautics D. Physics 67. In space, having huge muscles may be ……… . A. an absolute necessity B. helpful C. a handicap D. more important than having intelligence 68. Most important, physically, to the spaceman is ………… . A. huge muscles C. an exceptional heart B. a strong digestive system D. a long neck 69. A person would be unqualified for space travel if he . A. gets seasick B. has only normal lung development C. is highly motivated D. is young 70. The purpose of the writer seems to be ……………… . A. to disprove some misconceptions concerning spacemen B. to portray realistically an ideal future spaceman C. to encourage young men to prepare for future space travel D. Both A and B VI. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one. 71. I owe ten pounds to the brother of a friend of mine. A. My friends' brother lent me ten pound. B. My brother's friend lent ten pounds to me. C. I owe the brother of a friend of mine ten pounds. D. I owe ten pounds to the friend of a brother of mine. 72. The snow makes driving dangerous. A. The snow makes it impossible to drive B. The snow makes it dangerous to drive. C. Driving is not easy in snowy weather. D. It is dangerous to go skiing. 73. They don't let workers use the office telephone for personal calls. A. They don't allow using the office telephone to cal personal secretaries. B. They don't allow workers to use the office telephones. C. The office telephone is not used by workers personally. D. They don't let the office telephone be used for personal purpose by workers. 74. He was accused of stealing a thousand pounds from his employer. A. They accused him of stealing a thousand pounds from his boss. B. They charged him with robbing his employer at court. C. Stealing a thousand pounds from his employer was known by other employees. D. Stealing a thousand pound made him accused of dishonesty. 75. Lean the ladder carefully against the wall; otherwise it will fall down. A. You should handle the ladder carefully or you will fall down. B. If you did not lean the ladder against the wall carefully, it would fall down. C. If the ladder is not leant carefully against the wall, it will fall down. D. Lean against the ladder or you will fall off the wall. 76. It's not worth trying to make her change her mind. A. It's no point in trying to make her change her mind. B. There is no point in trying to make her change her mind. C. There's no point to try to make her change her mind. D. It's no point for trying to make her change her mind. 77. She asked John to repeat what he had said. A. "Please repeat what you say, John." she said. B. "Please repeat what John has said," she asked. C. Please repeat what you said, John," she asked. D. "Will you please repeat what John said?" she asked. 78. He was driving very fast because he didn't know the road was icy. A. If he had known that the road was icy , he wouldn't be driving so fast. B. If he had known the road was icy, he wouldn't have been driving so fast. C. If he knew that the road was icy, he wouldn't have driven so fast. D. If he had known that the road was icy, he wouldn't have been driving so fast. 79. "Don't forget to phone the office," she told him. A. She reminded him not to forget to phone the office. B. She reminded him to forget not to phone the office. C. She reminded him to phone the office. D. She reminded him about phoning the office. 80. If I were you, I'd look for another job. A. I suggest your looking for another job. B. I suggest that you would look for another job. C. I suggest you to look for another job. D. I suggest that you look for another job. Keys to practice test 3 1.D 2.C 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. A 7.A 8. A 9. C 10.B 11. D 12. D 13. B 14. A 15. C 16. C 17. D 18. D 19. B 20. D 21. B 22. D 23. B 24. C 25.A 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. B 30. C 31. A 32. A 33. C 34. D 35. D 36. D 37. C 38. B 39.C 40.B 41. D 42. A 43. A 44. A 45.B 46. B 47. A 48. C 49. D 50. C 51. D 52. A 53. B 54. C 55. C 56. A 57. C 58. B 59. D 60. C 61. C 62. A 63. B 64. C 65. D 66. A 67. C 68. B 69. A 70. D 71. C 72. B 73. D 74. A 75. C 76. B 77. C 78. B 79. C 80. D . skiing. 73. They don't let workers use the office telephone for personal calls. A. They don't allow using the office telephone to cal personal secretaries. B. They don't allow workers. "Don't forget to phone the office," she told him. A. She reminded him not to forget to phone the office. B. She reminded him to forget not to phone the office. C. She reminded him. muscles C. an exceptional heart B. a strong digestive system D. a long neck 69. A person would be unqualified for space travel if he . A. gets seasick B. has only normal lung development C. is