PRACTICE TEST – GRADE PRACTICE TEST 18 Full name: …………………………… I Which word has different underlined sound in each line? Circle A, B, C or D A campaign B foreign C gain D sign A Christmas B mortgage C wanted D whistle A marks B curls C collapse D inherits A asthma B smooth C although D father A adhesive B hang C exhaust D hill II Which word has different stress position in each line? Circle A, B, C or D A explanation B preparation C considerate D information A elaborately B mysteriously C originally D necessarily A individual B competitive C occupation D documentary A capture B picture C ensure D pleasure 10 A different B important C essential D negation III Circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each of the following sentences 11 It was in this house A I was born in B in which I was born C where I was born D that I was born 12 Thailand defeated Laos A with/by B with/ of C by/of D by/to 13 On the second thought, I believe I will have to get a new one A On reflection B For this time only C After discussing with my wife D For the second time 14 My passport last month, so I will have to get a new one A ended B terminated C expire D elapsed 15 I must take this watch to be repaired as it over 20 minutes a day A gains B accelerates C increases D progresses 16 Mr Henry was given a medal in _ of his service to his country A response B gratitude C recognition D knowledge 17 “Please speak up a bit more, Jason You’re hardly loud enough to be heard from the back”, the teacher said A eligible B audible C edible D visible 18 If he is in trouble, it is his own fault; I personally wouldn’t a finger to help him A bend B turn C rise D lift 19 As it was Christmas, the _ at church was much larger than usual A congregation B convention C grouping D audience 20 -" " “Yeah, down this street, on the left” A Is there a station near here? B How often does the train come? C Is this a train station? D Would you like to go by train? 21 Forget all and try your best next time- Lightning never twice in the same place A strikes B beats C hits D attacks 22 He managed to finish his thesis under the _ of his tutor A assistance B help C guidance D aid 23 Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have _ any solutions A looked into B come up with C thought over D got round to 24 There has been a recommendation that Peter the president of the country A will be elected B be elected C is elected D was elected 25 The sheep were huddled into a _ to protect them from overnight frosts A cage B pen C kennel D hutch 26 Many _ crafts such as weaving are now being revived A habitual B traditional C customary D ordinary PRACTICE TEST – GRADE 27 There is in my bead room A a square wooden old table B an old square wooden table C a wooden old square table D an old wooden square table 28 There seems to be a large between the number of people employed in service industries, and those employed in the primary sectors A discrepancy B discretion C discriminate D distinguish 29 A: “I am sorry I broke the vase.” B: “ .” A OK Go ahead B Yes, certainly C Don’t worry Things break D I’d rather not 30 , he felt so unhappy and lonely A In spite of his being wealth B Rich as was he C Rich as he was D Despite his wealthy 31 of half- starving wolves were roaming the snow- covered countryside A Herds B Flocks C Packs D Swarms 32 “I understand you don’t like opera , I go at least once a month.” A In contrast B On contrast C In the contrast D On the contrast 33 He seems to make the same mistake over and over again A for good B by the way C repeatedly D in vain 34 When to explain his mistake, the new employee cleared his throat nervously A asking B to be asked C to be asking D asked 35 You _ as well seek for a fish in the tree as try to that A might B should C would D must IV Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction 36 Neither of the girls have turned in the term papers to the instructor yet A B C D 37 A secretary told me an important file had left in the lunch room just the other day A B C D 38 The original World Cup trophy was given permanent to Brazil to honor that country’s record third A B C world cup title in Mexico in 1970 D 39 Physical therapists help patients relearn how to use their bodies after disease or injure A B C D 40 Modern transportation can speed a doctor to the side of a sick person, even if the patient lives on an A B C isolating farm D V Complete each space in the text with a word formed from the word in capitals AIMING TO SERVE Writing the shopping list is almost as tedious a (0) responsibility as trekking RESPONSIBLE round the supermarket, and it would be huge benefit if the store could this for you That day cannot be far off, thanks to the massive (41) accumulation of data on millions ACCUMLATE of customers who already use so – called loyalty cards Loyalty has nothing to with it – at least, not yet – as is all too (42) apparent from the many people who hold every APPEAR supermarket card there is Why then are supermarkets so keen to issue these cards? The answer is that in a technologically – sophisticated world, they provide highly (43) informative data about INFORM customers and their shopping habits One US chain noticed that Friday nights saw a seemingly PRACTICE TEST – GRADE (44) Inexplicable peak in purchases of both baby’s nappies and alcohol In their subsequent (45) analysis of the sales data, they concluded that men were being sent out for emergency baby supplies and were seizing the opportunity to stock up on beer at the same time Their immediate (46) response was to place the nappies closer to the beer! This is all part of the move away from mass marketing in favour of its newly – heralded (47) counterpart “micro marketing” Supermarkets are in essence reinventing the culture of the traditional corner shop, by calling on this new – found, (48) personalized knowledge of their customer VI EXPLAIN ANALYSE RESPOND PART PERSON Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fit each gap The first one (0) has been done as an example Going on a diet A calories is a (0) for measuring the amount of energy food will produce The average person needs about 1,800 calories per day to (49) healthy Without energy, the heart cannot (50) blood vessels and the organs cannot function You (51) weight because you consume more calories a day than your body requires The only way to lose weight is to (52) the number of calories you consume This is the basic (53) behind most diets (54) , diets don’t work for most people It’s not that they don’t lose weight; they do, but when they (55) the diet, the kilos creep back The (56) losing weight and maintaining weight loss is a sensible diet and exercise plan You need to work out how to eat fewer calories than you (57) consume You should also exercise daily so you can use up calories Burning 250 or 500 calories per day can (58) a big difference (59) riding an exercise bike while you are watching TV or climbing the stairs (60) than taking the lift Persuade someone to exercise to exercise with you; exercise is a lot easier if done in company A quantity B piece C unit D part 49 A keep on B stay C continue D carry on 50 A pump B pull C drag D force 51 A make B increase C gain D put 52 A shrink B take C remove D reduce 53 A way B principle C method D kind 54 A Similarly B Though C Unfortunately D Although 55 A go off B go on C go back D go away 56 A key B secret C way D idea 57 A preferably B actually C consistently D eventually 58 A have B C make D give 59 A Try B Attempt C Go D Aim 60 A instead B apart C except D rather VII Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap Use only ONE word in each gap Write your answer in the corresponding numbered boxes The first one (0) has been done as an example Light years away The sun (0) is the brightest object in our solar system, the center around (61) which we revolve and (62) without which life on Earth could not exit At (63) one time, people believed that the sun orbited round the Earth; our knowledge has increased considerably since then, (64) thanks/owing/due to sophisticated equipment The sun is in fact a star (65) of the type known as “yellow dwarfs” and has a volume more than a million times (66) greater than that of our planet Although (67) to the naked eye the sun and moon appear to be of the same size (most noticeable (68) during/in eclipses), the sun is in fact about 400 times more distant from us than the moon In 1922 the International Astronomical Union calculated (69) the average distance from Earth (70) as 92,897,000 miles, but this figure is (71)bound/ certain/ sure to change as modern technology enables us to (72) make more precise calculations Light PRACTICE TEST – GRADE emitted (73) from the sun takes approximately eight minutes to reach us; if it (74) were to suddenly go out, it would take (75) that long until we realized what had happened! VIII Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 46 to 55 The Roman alphabet took thousands of years to develop, from the picture writing of the ancient Egyptians through modifications by Phoenicians, Greek, Romans, and others Yet in just a dozen years, one man, Sequoyah, invented an alphabet for the Cherokee people Born in eastern Tennessee, Sequoayah was a hunter and a silversmith in his youth, as well as an able interpreter who knew Spanish, French and English Sequoyah wanted his people to have the secret of the “talking leaves” as he called his books of white people, and so he set out to design a written form of Cherokee His chief aim was to record his people’s ancient tribal customs He began by designing pictographs for every word in the Cherokee vocabulary Reputedly his wife, angry with him for his neglect of garden and house, burned his notes, and he had to start over This time, having concluded that picture-writing was cumbersome, he made symbols for the sounds of Cherokee language Eventually he refined his system to eighty-five characters, which he borrowed from the Roman, Greek, and Hebrew alphabets He presented this system to the Cherokee General Council in 1821, and it was wholeheartedly approved The response was phenomenal Cherokees who had struggled for months to learn English lettering school picked up the new system in days Several books were printed in Cherokee, and in 1828, a newspaper, the Cherokee Phoenix, was first published in the new alphabet Sequoyah was acclaimed by his people In his later life, Sequoyah dedicated himself to the general advancement of his people He went to Washington, D.C., as a representative of the Western tribes He helped settled bitter differences among Cherokee after their forced movement by the federal government to the Oklahoma territory in the 1930s He died in Mexico in 1843 while searching for groups of lost Cherokee A statue of Sequoyah represents Oklahoma in the Statuary Hall in the Capitol building of Washington D.C However, He is probably chiefly remembered today because sequoias, the giant redwood trees of California, are named of him 76 The passage is mainly concerned with A the development of the Roman alphabet B the accomplishments of Sequoyah C the pictographic system of writing D Sequoyah’s experiences in Mexico 77 According to the passage, a memorial statue of Sequoyah is located in _ A Tennessee B Oklahoma C Mexico D Washington D C 78 According to the passage, how long did it take to develop the Cherokee’s alphabet? A twelve years B twenty years C eighty-five years D thousands of years 79 In the final version of the Cherokee alphabet system, each of the characters represents a _ A picture B sound C word D thought 80 Why does author mention the giant redwood trees of California in the passage? A Sequoyah took his name from those trees B The trees inspired Sequoyah to write a book C Sequoyah was born in the vicinity of the redwood forest D The trees were named in Sequoyah’s honor 81 According to the passage, Sequoyah used the phrase Talking leaves to refer to A redwood trees B books C symbols for sounds D newspaper 82 There is no indication in the passage that, as a young man, Sequoyah A served as an interpreter B made things form silver C served as a representative in Washington D hunted game 83 What was Sequoyah’s main purpose in designing a Cherokee alphabet? PRACTICE TEST – GRADE A to record Cherokee customs B.to write books in Cherokee C to write about his own life D to publish a newspaper 84 The word cumbersome is closest in meaning to A awkward B radical C simplistic D unfamiliar 85 All of the following were mentioned in the passage as alphabet systems that Sequoyah borrowed from except A Egyptian B Roman C Hebrew D Greek IX Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given You must use between three and eight words, including the word given 86 It just isn’t possible for me to take you to the party tonight QUESTION It is out of the question for me to take you to the party tonight 87 Few people went to the last match of the season TURNOUT There was poor turnout at the last match of season 88 I don’t think the police are going to drop your case so quickly HOOK I don’t think the police are going to let you off the hook 89 They believe that Paul failed his exam because he was nervous DOWN Paul’s failure in his exam was put down to the fact that he was nervous 90 The original plan was to complete the bridge before the rainy season DUE The bridge was originally due to be completed before the rainy season 91 A common belief is that British people cannot speak foreign languages very well WEAK British people are commonly believed to be weak at foreign languages 92 Can we please stay on one channel when we're watching TV? KEEP I wish you wouldn't keep changing channel when we're watching TV 93 People legally become adults at the age of eighteen in Britain COME In Britain, people don't come of age until they are eighteen 94 He never pays her any attention NOTICE He never takes any notice of her 95 I certainly won't change my mind about getting job QUESTION There is no question of changing my mind about getting a job .. .PRACTICE TEST – GRADE 27 There is in my bead room A a square wooden old table B an old square wooden... wealth B Rich as was he C Rich as he was D Despite his wealthy 31 of half- starving wolves were roaming the snow- covered countryside A Herds B Flocks C Packs D Swarms 32 “I understand you... customers and their shopping habits One US chain noticed that Friday nights saw a seemingly PRACTICE TEST – GRADE (44) Inexplicable peak in purchases of both baby’s nappies and alcohol In their