PRACTICE TEST No. 59

English 12 PRACTICE TEST No 59 Exercise Circle the word which has the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A turn B burn C curtain D busy A comfort B hobby C knowledge D popular A instead B leak C reach D seat A wisdom B resident C island D compose A audience B laugh C taught D August Exercise Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the word or phrase which best completes each sentence Those boys are addicted _ that game online A on B for C to D with _ from Bill, all the students said they would go A Except B Only C Apart D Separate The party will really be wonderful I wish you _ A to come B will come C can come D could come Most of my friends are used _ their summer vacation in the countryside A to spend B spend C to spending D spending I’ll see you in July when I _ back A come B came C will come D will have come Prevention is better than _ A treatment B pills C cure D doctors This puzzle had so _ pieces that we couldn’t finish it A many B much C little D few I don’t think he has the _ to the work A capacity B possibility C able D reality I asked if _ wanted an ice-cream but nobody did A anyone B everyone C everything D nobody 10 Bill has _ his job and gone back to college A let off B given up C passed up D withdrawn 11 All of us are _ to seeing our new English teacher A looking forward B looking for C looking up D looking after 12 The crowds at a football match are often _ A excite B excited C exciting D excitement 13 They are still playing on the field _ it is raining heavily A though B because C but D despite 14 This house needs _ A to repaint B repainted C to be repainting D repainting 15 You are _ noticed the change A the single B the only C the only one D only one Exercise In each of the following sentences, four words or phrases have been underlined Circle the letter A, B, C or D under the word or phrases that would not be correct George has not(A) completed the assignment(B) yet(C), and Maria hasn’t neither(D) Although my sister was(A) tired, but(B) she helped(C) me with(D) my homework A new(A) department store(B) was building(C) in our town last month(D) Mai didn’t go(A) to the zoo with her friends(B) last Sunday because(C) her sickness(D) The water(A) and land around(B) the chemical(C) factory are serious(D) polluted They asked(A) me what did I do(B) the night before(C) but I couldn’t tell(D) them One of the(A) most urgent problem(B) now is(C) the need to control(D) population growth You’re(A) tired as(B) you stayed up(C) too late to watch(D) TV last night Wendy sat(A) down near(B) to Jeff and whispered(C) something in(D) his ear 10 Would(A) you mind if I(B) take the seat(C) next to you(D)? Exercise Fill in each space with ONE suitable word to complete the passage below If you live in a city, you probably see many people, hear the (1) _ of traffic, and smell the pollution (2) cars and factories High School for Gifted Students - HNUE Page English 12 We are entering a new time in (3) history of the world Before this, most (4) were farmers They lived in the country Now many people are (5) the farms and moving into the cities They are looking for better jobs The cities are growing very quickly Most cities are very crowded People are driving more cars, burning more fuel, (6) _ more water, eating more food, making more garbage, and producing more things in factories than (7) _ before Life is becoming difficult Some governments are trying to plan for the future They are building new roads, putting (8 _ new houses, looking for more water, and limiting growth in certain areas Still, city planners are getting worried People are crowding into the cities (9) _ than cities can take them The cities are running out (10) room What is the answer to this problem? Exercise Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the right word(s) to complete the passage A WELSH FESTIVAL Wales has a population of about three million English is the main language and only twenty per cent speak both Welsh and English Every year, (1) _ August there is a Welsh-speaking festival It (2) _ place in a different town each year so everyone has a chance for it to be near them Local people (3) _ years making plans for when the festival will be in (4) _ town Each festival is (5) _ by about 160.000 people They travel not only from nearby towns and villages (6) _ also from the rest of the British Isles and (7) _ from abroad There are concerts, plays and (8) _ to find the best singers, poets, writers and so on Shops sell Welsh music, books, pictures and clothes as (9) _ as food and drink The festival provides a chance for Welsh speaking people to be together for a whole week, with (10) _ Welsh language all around them A on B by C in D at A takes B finds C has D makes A pass B put C spend D A our B their C his D its A arrived B attended C visited D come A but B and C since D however A just B hardly C quite D even A tests B examinations C competitions D races A long B far C good D well 10 A one B a C the D some Exercise Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as the first one Ann is good-looking and well-behaved → Ann is not _ You should report the police about the accident →The accident She can't have more children because of her age → She is too I think that no city in the world is more beautiful than Paris → I think Paris Her flight to Moscow lasted three hours and a half → It took _ Henry regretted buying the second-hand car → Henry wished he _ I tried as hard as I could, but I just couldn’t get the money → No matter Although Mary was sad at losing the contest, she managed to smile → In spite of People did not discover AIDS until 1981 → Not until 10 People think that the owner of that house is abroad → The owner _ Exercise Read the following passage then choose the best answer for each High School for Gifted Students - HNUE Page English 12 What is the main idea of the passage? A Comparison between life on a farm and that in the city B Food in the country in comparison to that in the city C Seasons in the country D The author’s childhood According to the author, the seasons on the farm were A similar B very different from one another C beautiful D different from those in the city What can be inferred from the passage about the experience of seasons in a year for the city people? A Seasons are similar B It may be difficult for them to tell seasonal difference C They see different seasons come and go D Food is similar in all four seasons The word “them” refers to _ A city people B four seasons C good things about modern life D people in the country According to the passage, all the following are true EXCEPT A there are four seasons in the country where the author used to live B the author was born and raised on a farm C people in the country eat the same type of food all the year round D the author takes frozen and tinned food now Exercise Read the following sentences beginning with the given words so that the meaning stays the same “I am going to travel to Hue City next Saturday,” said the man →The man said “I didn’t attack anybody!” said the man →The man denied We not have enough money so we can’t buy that house →If I haven’t decided to continue my study in a foreign country →I haven’t made In spite of the rain, the match continued until the last minute →Although There were so many people on the train that I couldn’t get a seat →The train was “Would you like to go out for a drink with me tonight?” he told me →He invited I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party →I really wish I Linda gave me that present on my 20th birthday →That present 10 They couldn’t move any further because of the thick fog →The thick fog High School for Gifted Students - HNUE Page