PRACTICE TEST Find the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others A grammar B damage C drama D mammal A operate B personal C interact D receiver A foot B moon C food D pool A protection B education C exception D question A endanger B condition C handkerchief D dangerous Find the word whose stressed pattern is different from the others in each group A afternoon B tomorrow C banana D umbrella A sorrow B passion C native D complaint A brilliant B harbor C mature D difficult A government B disappoint C audience D talented 10 A important B experience C different D continue Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence 11 Have you lived here life? A your all B all your C the whole D all the 12 - Do you need some more paper? - No, thanks I A have still a piece left B have a piece still left C still have a piece left D have left a piece still 13 The athlete would have won the gold medal not fallen over A had he B if he C if not D unless he had 14 You’d better get someone your living room A redecorate B to redecorate C redecorating D redecorated 15 The girl father is a chef at a famous restaurant can’t cook A who B which C whose D whom 16 He’d prefer to music rather than to the cinema A to listen/ go B listening/ going C listen/ go D listened/ went 17 - When can I take my holiday? - A It’s for you B How you like C After your wish D It’s up to you 18 Hello! Is that 39567821? Please put me to the manager A through B across C up D over 19 I shall the job to the best of my A capacity B knowledge C talent D ability 20 The boy remained after being scolded by his mother A silence B silent C silently D being silent 21 I’m interested in history, especially history of Western Europe A the/ the B X / the C X / X D a/ a 22 Shall I you a story? A speak B talk C tell D say 23 Mary, give her my love A If you saw B Should you see C Do you see D By seeing 24 Not until he was 16 English A that he learned B when he learned C would he learn D did he learn 25 She _till the early hours listening to pop music A took me up B kept me up C caught me up D held me up 26 You have never been to Italy, ? A have you B haven’t you C did you D had you 27 a dentist, Mike is very concerned about having healthy teeth A Because B He is C As D That he is 28 The brochure says that the hotel has a great of the sea A appearance B look C sight D view 29 In 1870, , John D Rockefeller and others created the Standard Oil Company A that oil prices fluctuated B despite fluctuating oil prices C but the oil prices fluctuated D oil prices were fluctuating Page of 30 In the _of security, personnel must wear their identity badges at all times A requirement B interests C demands D assistance Supply the correct form of the verbs in the parentheses 31 I’d like you (inform) other students to assemble here at a.m 32 What you hope to when you (leave) school next year? 33 The child was considered (have) no ability to study because he was mentally retarded 34 How long ago you (buy) it? 35 – 36 If my brother (not miss) the train last night, he (be) here now 37 I’m so confused that I don’t know what should (do) 38 He has never felt so (embarrass) in his life 39 – 40 A - Stop! You (not see) the notice? B - I see it but I can’t read it What it (say) ? 31 to inform 33 having 35 hadn’t missed 37 be done 39 Don’t you see 32 leave 34 did you buy 36 would be 38 embarrassed 40 does it say Read the following passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word For 60 years, Thomas Alva Edison was the world’s leading inventor Few people realized (41) hard Edison worked, often 20 hours a day, and that most of his inventions were the (42) of hundreds of experiments He patented over a thousand inventions that changed our way of (43) , including the mimeograph machine, wax wrapping paper, and improvements of the telegraph and telephone He designed the central power station that (44) the model for the first public electric plant in New York City, providing electric power for thousands of homes and businesses Edison was (45) of the earliest inventors of the motion picture machines He also perfected the electric motor, which made streetcars and electric trains possible 41 how 42 results 43 living 44 became 45 one Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each sentence The money that some professional sportsmen earn shouldn’t impress anyone when you take into (46) _ the fact that only a few of them manage to attain immortality and everlasting fame And once they reach their (47) _ and display their talent at their best, they are fully conscious that their brilliant careers won’t last forever They live under a constant pressure of being (48) _ and subsequently replaced by someone who is younger, faster and more accomplished For that reason, objectives like retirement benefits and pensions are (49) _ great concern to all professional athletes Some of the retired competitors go as far as to organize strikes and rallies to voice their protest against any policy unresponsive to their demand (50) _ the younger professionals seek more upgrading solutions to the problem as more and more of them attach a proper significance to (51) _ a solid education, even at university level Such an approach should help them find interesting and well-paid jobs (52) _ their sports career is over A completely new strategy has been devised by the schools priding themselves (53) _ supporting their own teams Their authorities insist that the sports clubs members achieve high academic standards or else they are debarred from partaking in certain sports events, which may lead to further disruption in their professional careers By these practical and most effective (54) _, combining education with sports activity, the (55) _ of the professional athlete as being brainless and unintelligent may eventually be changing to the sportsmen’s benefit 46 A reflection B attention C examination D consideration 47 A prime B shape C best D capacity 48 A outcast B outshone C outstayed D outgrown 49 A with B in C at D of 50 A whereby B whereas C whereupon D wherein 51 A mastering B learning C receiving D attending 52 A right away B promptly C barely D once 53 A with B on C for D in 54 A grounds B results C factors D means 55 A vision B outlook C image D judgment Page of Read the passage below and choose the best answer for the questions from 56 to 60 In the mid – nineteenth century, the United States had tremendous natural resources that could be exploited in order to develop heavy industry Most of the raw materials that are valuable in the manufacture of machinery, transportation facilities, and consumer goods lay ready to be worked into wealth Iron, coal, and oil – the basic ingredients of industrial growth – were plentiful and needed only the application of technical expertise, organizational skill, and labor One crucial development in this movement toward industrialization was the growth of the railroads The railway network expanded rapidly until the railroad map of the United States looked like a spider’s web, with the steel filaments connecting all important sources of raw materials, their places of manufacture, and their centers of distribution The railroads contributed to the industrial growth not only by connecting these major centers, but also by themselves consuming enormous amounts of fuel, iron, and coal Many factors influenced emerging modes of production For example, machine tools, the tools used to make goods, were steadily improved in the latter part of the nineteenth century – always with an eye to speedier production and lower unit costs The products of the factories were rapidly absorbed by the growing cities that sheltered the workers and the distributors The increased urban population was nourished by the increased farm production that, in turn, was made more productive by the use of the new farm machinery American agricultural production kept up with the urban demand and still had surpluses for sale to the industrial centers of Europe The labor that ran the factories and built the railways was recruited in part from American farm areas where people were being displaced by farm machinery, in part from Asia, and in part from Europe Europe now began to send tides of immigrants from eastern and southern Europe – most of whom were originally poor farmers but who settled in American industrial cities The money to finance this tremendous expansion of the American economy still came from European financiers for the most part, but the American were approaching the day when their expansion could be financed in their own “money market” 56 What does the passage mainly discuss? A The history of railroads in the U.S B The major U.S industrial centers C Factors that affected industrialization in the U.S D The role of agriculture in the 19th century 57 The word “themselves” in the paragraph refers to _ A sources B centers C railroads D places 58 According to the passage, all of the following were true of railroads in the United States in the nineteenth century EXCEPT that _ A they connected important industrial cities B they were necessary to the industrialization process C they were expanded in a short time D they used relatively small quantities of natural resources 59 Which of the following in NOT true of United States farmers in the 19th century? A They lost some jobs because of mechanization B They were unable to produce sufficient food for urban areas C They raised their productivity by using new machinery D They sold food to European countries 60 The word “ran” in the paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A operated B hurried C constructed D owned Give the correct form of the words in brackets 61 There is too much in this movie (VIOLENT) 62 Dolphins sometimes are killed when they are entrapped in fishing nets (ACCIDENT) 63 It is a good book because it is very (INFORM) 64 Third time lucky! After two attempts, Mark’s finally passed his driving test (SUCCEED) 65 He’s so nice It’s a working for him (PLEASE) 66 One disadvantage of the Internet is that it takes time away from such as watching TV and reading.(ACT) Page of 67 He is behaving in a very way (MYSTERY) 68 My teacher is very about the history of Vietnam (KNOW) 69 Don’t eat that fruit It is (POISON) 70 Tim is one of the on a boat trip on Lake Michigan (PARTICIPATE) 61.VIOLENCE 63 informative 65 pleasure 67 mysterious 69 poisonous 62.accidentally 64 unsuccessful 66 activities 68.knowledgeable 70 participants Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting 71 Those people say that it is such polluted air that they can’t breath, don’t they? A B C D 72 It is noisy enough in this room, so I would rather you stop shouting like that A B C D 73 He isn’t driving to the convention in March, and neither we are A B C D 74 Dr Roberts, the first woman to be elected president of the university, is intelligent, capable and A B awareness of the problem to be solved C D 75 I was such nervous that I didn’t think I would pass the exam A B C D 76 She asked me why did Peter look so embarrassed when he saw Mary A B C D 77 It is time the government helped the unemploy to find some jobs A B C D 78 Peter and tom play the badminton every afternoon with Mary and me A B C D 79 Not woman held a presidential cabinet position in the United States until 1933, when Frances Perkins A B C D became secretary of labor 80 Not only gardens are places of beauty, but they serve scientific and educational purposes as well A B C D Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it 81 Having nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk Since we had nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk 82 “Nothing will persuade me to apply for that kind of job.” She said She flatly refused to apply for that kind of job 83 The school I studied at last year was better than this one This school isn’t as/so good as the one ( that/which) I studied at last year 84 He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport He regretted not having said goodbye to her at the airport 85 If someone understands this book, they are cleverer than I am Anyone who understands this book is cleverer than I am Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one Using the word(s) given in block letters and the word(s) MUST NOT be changed in any way 86 He forgot about the gun until he got home (NOT UNTIL) Not until he got home did he remember about the gun 87 The boy is talking to the girl with long hair (WHOM) The girl whom the boy is talking to has long hair 88 “Hand your books to me when you have finished, please.” The teacher said to his students (ASKED) The teacher asked his students to hand their books to him when they had finished 89 Absolute secrecy was crucial to the success of the mission (WITHOUT) Without absolute secrecy, this misson would not have succeeded / been successful / been a success / would have failed Page of 90 Most people regard him as being the best man for the job (WIDELY) He is widely regarded as being the best man for the job THE END - Page of