PRACTICE TEST 14 (3 years) 1-2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 1. A. baggy B. casual C. fashion D. fade 2. A. about B. couple C. doubt D. without 3-5. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 3. A. economics B. engineering C. information D. geography 4. A. physicist B. digestion C. professor D. discover 5. A. battle B. invent C. engine D. scholar 6-30. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the sentence. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 6. Don’t touch the cat, he may ____________ you. A. kick B. tear C. scream D. scratch 7. Ireland was part of the UK, __________? A. didn’t it B. wasn’t it C. hasn’t it D. weren’t it 8. Was my child polite ___________ you? A. at B. from C. to D. with 9. I would like to apply ___________ the position of sales clerk that you advertised in the Sunday newspaper. A. for B. to C. with D. in 10. In winter, driving accidents occur quite _________ on the highways. A. frequently B. many C. much D. a few 11. The explorers walked all the way along the river from its mouth to its _________. A. cause B. well C. source D. outlet 12. _________ the hotel rooms are reserved throughout peak season. A. Almost B. Almost of C. Almost all of D. Most of all 13. My grandparents have lived there ___________ 1975. A. in B. on C. since D. for 14. If you let an object __________ your hand, it will certainly fall. A. off B. of C. down D. out 15. Mercury always keeps one side ___________ the sun. A. above B. below C. towards D. next to 16. “Sorry” “_________________” A. I don’t mind B. It doesn’t matter C. Really D. All right 17. “I’m going on holiday tomorrow.” “____________________” A. Congratulations B. Sorry to hear that C. Have a nice time D. Watch out 1 18. Yesterday I met your brother, ____________ had taken us to the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York before. A. who B. that C. whom D. whose 19. _________ students attended the meeting that there weren’t enough chairs for all of them. A. So few B. Too many C. So much D. So many 20. Peter doesn’t like scuba-diving. _________ does his brother. A. Either B. Too C. So D. Neither 21. That’s the car ____________ crashed into his house. A. what B. that C. who D. x 22. The woman next door, to __________ I talked last week, is moving next month. A. who B. that C. whom D. her 23. The hobby I like ____________ is playing my guitar. A. mostly B. almost C. most D. better 24. I am interested in _________ books. A. collect B. collecting C. collected D. to collect 25. _________ the classroom, he began to talk about the car accident yesterday. A. To enter B. Entered C. Enter D. Entering 26. Many plant and animal __________ are now in danger of extinction. A. pieces B. species C. amount D. numbers 27. You _________ take anything out of the shop without paying for it. A. need B. needn’t C. must D. mustn’t 28. Be careful of that dog. It might ____________ you. A. bite B. slip C. wake D. break 29. I have been working _____________ this book for months, and at last, I have found it. A. over B. up C. for D. at 30. I __________ a novel ____________ by O. Henry at seven yesterday evening. A. read / written B. would read / to write C. was reading / written D. was to read / writing 31-35. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. For 60 years Thomas Alva Edison was the world’s leading inventor. Few people realize (31) ___________ hard Edison worked, often 20 hours a day, and that most of his inventions were the (32) ________ of hundreds of experiments. He patented over a thousand inventions that changed our way of living including the mimeograph machine, wax wrapping paper, and improvements (33) ________ the telegraph and telephone. He designed the central power station that became the model for the first public electric plant in New York City, providing electric power (34) ________ thousands of homes and businesses. Edison was (35) __________ of the earliest inventors of the cars and electric trains possible. 31. A. however B how C. which D. why 32. A. results B resulted C. result D. resulting 33. A. by B. to C. at D. of 34. A. to B. by C. for D. with 35. A. one B. once C. ones D. first 2 36-40. Read the passage carefully and choose the best option A, B, C or D to answer the questions. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. All of us have to work to earn a living ourselves and to help our family. However, we work not only for material life but also for many other things. We are working to prove our ability. We feel self – confident and proud because we are independent. Anyone who works is regarded as a useful member of society. We’re working, that means we’re contributing to our company. Working helps us train our minds because we always try our best to do the job. The better we work, the more money we earn and that encourages us to work harder. Without working, a man’s life will be empty, purposeless and meaningless and it’s easy for a jobless person to do wrongs. 36. Why should we work? A. Because we have to B. It makes our material life worse C. It makes us purposeless D. It makes ourselves better 37. What can we get from work beside money? A. Many other important things B. Some salary C. Meaningless feeling D. Nothing 38. What will happen if we work more? A. We feel better B. We earn more C. We contribute more D. All are correct 39. What helps us work harder? A. good way B. good pay C. good life D. None are correct 40. Without working, how is one’s life? A. better B. more confident C. prouder D. boring 41-45. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. Mark your answer in the answer sheet. 41. She then realized that it is more and more difficult to talk to her sister. A B C D 42. After he had returned to his house, he was reading book. A B C D 43. Many people believe that New York is the most great city in America. A B C D 44. Would you mind lend me your motorbike until next week? A B C D 45. Nowadays, grandparents can live happy with their children and grandchildren. A B C D 46-50. Choose the closest meaning A, B, C, or D to the original one. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 46. People speak English all over the world. A. All over the world speaks English. B. English all over the world is spoken. C. English is spoken by all over the world. D. English is spoken all over the world. 3 47. This house was bought last year. A. They bought this house last year. B. They bought this house for one year. C. They had this house for a year. D. They had this house since last year. 48. They will build a factory in this area. A. This area will be built a factory in. B. This area will build a factory. C. A factory will be built in this area. D. A factory will build in this area. 49. Would you please give me a hand? A. Would you consider handing something to me? B. Would you mind helping me? C. Would you remember giving me a hand? D. Would you expect to give me a hand? 50. If I were you, I would never tell her the truth. A. You’re advised not to tell her the truth. B. You had better never tell her the truth. C. You can tell anyone the truth, except her. D. Never should you tell her the truth. 4 . PRACTICE TEST 14 (3 years) 1-2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 1. A. baggy B. casual C. fashion D. fade 2. A. about B world. D. English is spoken all over the world. 3 47. This house was bought last year. A. They bought this house last year. B. They bought this house for one year. C. They had this house for a year. D C. since D. for 14. If you let an object __________ your hand, it will certainly fall. A. off B. of C. down D. out 15. Mercury always keeps one side ___________ the sun. A. above B. below C.