PRACTICE TEST 9 Questions 1 - 4: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 1. A. effective B. eradicate C. enthusiastic D. effort 2. A. representative B. general C. refreshment D. celebrate 3. A. damage B. luggage C. manage D. teenage 4. A. jumped B. traveled C. seemed D. stared Questions 5 - 8: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 5. A. annual B. announce C. formal D. sculpture 6. A. maximum B. windowpane C. enjoyment D. organize 7. A. complete B. worksheet C. explain D. observe 8. A. disappointed B. competition C. representative D. participate Questions 9 - 24: These are incomplete sentences. Choose one best option to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 9. The contest aimed to stimulate the spirit of learning………….students. A. on B. for C. of D. among 10. Such questions provide a useful means of ………….students' interest. A. expressing B. encouraging C. stimulating D. providing 11. We took part in a sponsored walk _________ to support the poor. A. organized B. organizing C. that organized D. had organized 12. We strongly recommend _________your luggage when you travel. A. to insure B. you insuring C. your insurance D. you to insure 13. She was the first in her family ______ a college education. A. get B. getting C. to get D. gotten 14. The weather report says that ________ ten inches of snow tomorrow. A. maybe there are B. there might be C. there may be D. we may be have 15. You got home late last night." - "The Morgans insisted ______for dinner." A. on our staying B. for us to stay C. that we were staying D. about us staying 16. ___ In 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the ed States. A. Founding B. Founded C. Being founded D. It was founded 17. I’m not surprised Margaret's ill. With all the voluntary work she's______ ,she’s really been doing too much. A. taken off B. taken on C. taken in D. taken to 18. Jan appears ________some weight. Has she been ill? A. having lost B. having been lost C. to have lost D. to have been lost 19. ________ received law degrees as today. A. Never so many women have B. Never have so many women C. the women have never D. Women who have ever 20. Minh was the winner and he was _________ a set of CDs for studying English. A. awarded B. announced C. welcomed D. responded 21. The teacher said “Time is up”. It means “Time is ________” A. started B. increased C. shortened D. finished 22. More and more people are taking part in the struggle ________illiteracy. A. for B. against C. with D. about 23. We are made _________hard when we were at school. A. to study B. study C. studying D. studied 24. ___________a painter, but he also took an interest in the flight of birds. A. Not only Rembrandt was B. Although Rembrandt was C. Despite Rembrandt being D. Not only was Rembrandt Questions 25 - 34: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space by circling the letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. Intel Science Talent Search has just ______(25) the top prize to a teenage boy from the state of Colorado, ______(26) name is Ryan Patterson. The competition is the oldest program in the US that honours the science projects of high school students. The Intel Science Talent Search is sixty-seven years old this year. The winners receive a new computer and money for college _________(27). More than 1,500 students entered projects for the ________(28). Their research projects _________(29) nearly every area of science, _________(30) chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, social science and medicine. Well-known scientists _________(31) them on their research abilities and creative thinking. They also asked the students about scientific problems before deciding ________(32) the top ten winners. Intel Official Craig Barrett praised all the students _______(33) future scientific leaders. He said they would play an important part in curing diseases, protecting the environment and developing new computer _________(34). 25. A. presented B. awarded C. given D. distributed 26. A. his B. of whom C. the D. whose 27. A. education B. training C. studying D. learning 28. A. contest B. challenge C. race D. competition 29. A. consisted B. included C. involved D. contained 30. A. consisting B. involving C. containing D. covering 31. A. judged B. tested C. examined D. checked 32. A. to B. in C. on D. for 33. A. to be B. being C. for D. as 34. A. techniques B. technicians C. technologists D. technologies Questions 35 - 39: Read the following passage and then choose the best answer to the questions by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. Education in Bolivia, as in many other areas of Bolivia life, has a divide between Bolivia’s rural and urban areas. Rural illiteracy levels remain high, even as the rest of the country becomes increasingly literate. This disparity stems partly from the fact my children living in rural areas are forced to contribute economically to their family households and thus are much less likely to attend school. On average, children from rural areas attend school for 4.2 years, while children in urban areas receive an average of 9.4 years of education. A gender divide also exists. Females, on average, receive about 1.5 years less schooling than males. The female illiteracy rate is 19.6% while that for males is 7.7%. The country's illiteracy level as a whole, 13-14%, is comparably higher than in other South American countries. The problems with Bolivia education are not necessarily attributable to lack of funding. Boliva devotes 23% of its annual budget to educational expenditures, a higher percentage than in most other South American countries, albeit from a smaller national budget. A comprehensive seven-year plan of education reform has made some significant changes. Initiated in 1994, the plan decentralized educational funding in order to meet diverse local needs, improved teacher training and curricula, and changed the school grade system. Resistance from teachers Unions, however, has slowed implementation of some of the intended reforms. 35. Most of the children in rural areas in Bolivia are illiterate because _____ _ A. they don't want to go to school B. they are made to stay at home to help their families C. they find it difficult to learn to read and write D. there is a shortage of teachers and schools in Bolivia 36. On average, children from urban areas attend school for ___________ A. 1.5 years B. 4.2 years C. 7.4 years D. 9.4 years 37. The female illiteracy rate in Bolivia is ________ _ A. 7.4% B. 13% C. 19.6% 0.23% 38. The word "annual" in this passage is closest in meaning to A. every four months B. every year C. every five years D. every ten years 39. Which of the following sentences is NOT true? A.In Bolivia males receive more schooling than females. B.Bolivian illiteracy level is higher than in other South American countries. C.The lack of funding is the main reason for causing illiteracy in Bolivia. D.Bolivia spends less money on education than most other South American countries. Questions 40 - 44: In these sentences, each one has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct by circling letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your answer in the answer sheet. 40. Only when the famine gets worse world governments will begin to act. A B C D 41. Members of High School clubs learn to participation in teams through their involvement in community projects. A B C D 42. On some streets, it has against the law to ride a motorcycle without a helmet. A B C D 43. They agreed with waiting for me if I was late. A B C D 44. The equipment in the office was badly in need of to be repaired. A B C D Questions 45 - 47: After each sentence from 45 to 47, there are four sentences marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 45. "Please, could you wake me at 6 o 'clock tomorrow morning?" I asked the doorman. A. I asked the doorman if he wakes me at 6 o'clock in the following morning. B. I asked the doorman if he wake me at 6 o'clock in the following morning. C. I asked the doorman whether he wakes me at 6 o'clock in the following morning or not. D. I asked the doorman to wake me up at 6 o'clock in the following morning. 46."You stole my best cassette, Bob!" said Willy. A. Willy accused Bob for having stolen his best cassette. B. Willy accused Bob of having stolen his best cassette. C. Willy accused Bob on having stolen his best cassette. D. Willy accused Bob to have stolen his best cassette. 47."Don't forget to feed the chicken twice a day, " he said. A. He said don't forget to feed the chicken twice a day. B. He told not to forget to feed the chicken twice a day. C. He reminded me to feed the chicken twice a day. D. He suggested me to feed the chicken twice a day. Questions 48 - 50: Choose the correct sentence that has been completed from the given word cues by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 48. what / should / we / do / help / poor children / go on / learn? A. What should we do help the poor children to go on learning? B. What should we do to help the poor children to go on learning? C. What should we do to help the poor children going on learning? D. What should we do to help the poor children to go on learn? 49. you / never / will / regret / doing / a kind / action. A. You never will regret doing a kind action. B. You will never regret a kind action doing. C. You will never doing regret a kind action. D. You will never regret doing a kind action. 50. Ms. Lan / start / preparation / her / New Year / 10 days / the / occasion / before. A. Lan starts her preparations for New Year 10 days before the occasion. B. Lan starts preparations for her New Year 10 days before the occasion. C. Lan starts her preparations New Year for 10 days before the occasion. D. Lan starts her preparations New Year before 10 days the occasion. . their research abilities and creative thinking. They also asked the students about scientific problems before deciding ________(32) the top ten winners. Intel Official Craig Barrett praised. American countries, albeit from a smaller national budget. A comprehensive seven-year plan of education reform has made some significant changes. Initiated in 199 4, the plan decentralized educational. your choice on the answer sheet. Education in Bolivia, as in many other areas of Bolivia life, has a divide between Bolivia’s rural and urban areas. Rural illiteracy levels remain high, even