PRACTICE TEST 13 (3 years) 1-2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 1. A. refusal B. music C. student D. studying 2. A. attack B. arms C. animal D. catch 3-5. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 3. A. marathon B. insurance C. horrible D. teenager 4. A. jacket B. picture C. classroom D. behind 5. A. improve B. briefcase C. under D. hungry 6-30. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the sentence. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 6. Paper is _________________ wood. A. made by B. made of C. made from D. made with 7. Lan will stay there _________________ the beginning in September_____________November. A. from / to B. till / to C. from / in D. till / of 8. Chicago is a large city, _______________? A. aren’t it B. doesn’t it C. won’t it D. isn’t it 9. I wasn’t ____________ with my exam result. A. please B. pleased C. pleasing D. pleasant 10. This is the place _______________ the body was found. A. that B. which C. where D. there 11. John started his current job ______________October 10 th . A. at B. on C. in D. to 12. You had better stay _____________ home and get rid of your cold. A. at B. in C. inside D. into 13. My brother couldn’t go far because he was afraid of _____________. A. to fly B. flying C. be flying D. being fly 14. Unless you ________________ all my questions, I can’t do anything to help you. A. answer B. answered C. will answer D. would answer 15. She hated _________________ questioned by the police. A. be B. to be C. being D. been 16. He fell and hurt himself badly while he ______________ the roof. A. paints B. painting C. was painting D. is painting 17. The doctors tried their best to save his life but unfortunately they were _______________. A. succeed B. successful C. unsuccessful D. success 18. English is now an effective medium of international ______________. A. communicate B. communicative C. communication D. communicator 19. English tends towards _______________ that is its strength. A. simple B. simplicity C. simplify D. simply 1 20. There are regional _______________ between the North and the South. A. differ B. different C. differences D. difference 21. How long ago _____________ as a shop assistant? – Five years ago. A. do you work B. have you worked C. did you work D. were you working 22. Swimming and water skiing are _____________ aquatic sports. A. either B. neither C. both D. but 23. He ______________ fishing for recreation only. A. go B. to go C. goes D. going 24. The book is ______________ interesting _____________ cheap. A. both / and B. either / or C. neither / and D. either / nor 25. They are not __________ to take part in this program of the World Health Organization. A. old enough B. enough old C. so old D. as old 26. I’m going ___________ for a few days so don’t send me any more work. A. away B. in C. after D. over 27. A scientist who studies living things is a ____________. A. biologist B. biologically C. biology D. biological 28. The football match was postponed ___________ the bad weather. A. in spite B. despite C. because D. because of 29. Endangered species _____________ by the World Wildlife Fund. A. be protect B. would protect C. are protected D. will protect 30. Kim: “What ____________________ this weekend?” Sally: “Oh, we’re going windsurfing. It’s fantastic!” A. are you going B. are you doing C. do you go D. would you do 31-35. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. Maria’s family decided to go to London last week because they wanted to have a tour. The sight in London was so (31) ____________ that she’s been there ten days but it seems to her only to be yesterday. It means (32) ___________ she enjoyed the trip very much. She and her father stayed in a very big hotel (33) ___________ 200 rooms. From these, they can easily (34) _______ Hyde Park, the very big park in London. In here people can buy from a needle to an elephant in 2 best ____________ streets, Regent’s Street and Oxford Street. 31. A. interest B interesting C. interested D. interestingly 32. A. that B is that C. that is D. that was 33. A. have B. has C. with D. of 34. A. reached B. reaching C. reach D. reaches 35. A. shopping B. selling C. trading D. shop 36-40. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to answer the questions. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. When you apply for a job, one of the most important things is job interview. In order to make a good impression during a job interview, you need to prepare yourself for the interview 2 carefully. Punctuation is very necessary. You should arrive in plenty of time so that you have a little of time to relax and keep calm before the interview. You should be well-dressed. Do not wear a skirt which is too short or jeans. You also need to plan what you are going to say. You have to answer a lot of questions about your education and experience. You may be asked many things about yourself and especially about the reason why you decided to apply for the job. You can ask the interviewer about the salary you expect, the position you are applying and the duties you have to do in the job. You also must try to find out as much as possible about the company you want to wok for. 36. When you apply for a job __________________. A. job interview is not important. B. don’t make any good impression. B. preparation is not necessary. D. interview is important for you to prepare. 37. What about punctuation? A. Being late is all right. B. You should arrive early enough to relax. C. Punctuation is not important. D. If you are late the interview will wait. 38. What about clothes? A. You can wear whatever you like. B. You should be well-dressed. C. Jeans are suggested. D. A short skirt makes you more attractive. 39. You may be asked about __________________. A. your study B. the reason why you are interested in the job C. your experience D. All are correct 40. You can ask the interview about __________________. A. the salary, position and duties B. the salary, position and his age C. the salary and the interview’s education D. the salary, the interview‘s family and his duties. 41-45. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. Mark your answer in the answer sheet. 41. Don’t turn on the TV, please, I am so tired to watch it. A B C D 42. This is the best place of which I can think of for our holiday. A B C D 43. Nowadays with modern equipment, scientists can prediction when a volcano will erupt. A B C D 44. In spite the danger, they managed to cross the river during the night. A B C D 45. If the little girl knew how to do it, her mother will be pleased. A B C D 46-50. 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. 46. Mr. Pike is a farmer. I bought his land last year. A. Mr. Pike, whose land I bought, is a farmer last year. 3 B. Mr. Pike, whom I bought his land last year, is a farmer. C. Mr. Pike, who is farmer, whose land I bought last year. D. Mr. Pike, whose land I bought last year, is a farmer. 47. Last week we saw a very interesting film. A. The film, which we saw last week, was very interesting. B. The film was very interesting which we saw last week. C. The film which we saw was very interesting last week. D. The film last week which we saw was very interesting. 48. If we wrote to her, she would be happy. A. He didn’t write to her, so she wasn’t happy. B. He wrote to her, so she was happy. C. He wrote to her, but she wasn’t happy. D. He didn’t write to her, but she was happy. 49. The coffee wasn’t sweet enough for her to drink. A. She didn’t like to drink sweet coffee. B. The coffee wasn’t sweet, so she didn’t drink it. C. The coffee was sweet and she drank it. D. She couldn’t drink coffee. She didn’t like any more sugar. 50. Unless we protect the environment, our life will be badly affected. A. If we protect the environment, our life will be badly affected. B. If we don’t protect the environment, our life will be badly affected. C. If we don’t protect the environment, our life won’t be badly affected. D. If our life is badly affected, we will protect the environment. 4 . questions about your education and experience. You may be asked many things about yourself and especially about the reason why you decided to apply for the job. You can ask the interviewer about the. I bought his land last year. A. Mr. Pike, whose land I bought, is a farmer last year. 3 B. Mr. Pike, whom I bought his land last year, is a farmer. C. Mr. Pike, who is farmer, whose land I bought. B. neither C. both D. but 23. He ______________ fishing for recreation only. A. go B. to go C. goes D. going 24. The book is ______________ interesting _____________ cheap. A. both / and B.