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(1)PRACTICE TEST UNIT (HIGHER EDUCATION) Choose the word that underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1 A watching B machine C kitchen D matches
2 A deal B dream C heal D jealous A few B sew C knew D new Choose the word that is stressed differently from the others.
4 A university B application C technology D entertainment
5 A certificate B necessary C economy D geography
Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. He was the only - that was offered the job
A apply B application C applicant D applying
7 He was not been offered the job because he can not meet the - of the company A requirements B applicants C information D education An - is a student at a university or college who is studying for his or her first degree
A undergraduate B application C insurance D exam
9 Students also have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of - courses in the university
A compulsory B optional C required D limited
10 Higher education - have risen this year for the first time in more than a decade A applies B applications C applicable D applicants
11 Statistics indicate that depressed patients are more likely to become ill than are - people
A normal B normally C normality D normalize
12 A letter of - is sometimes really necessary for you in a job interview
A recommend B recommendation C recommended D recommender 13 Most - are at senior level, requiring appropriate qualifications
A degrees B grades C colleges D vacancies
14 If the traffic - bad, I may get home late
A is B were C was D had been
15 If it had rained an hour ago, the streets - wet now
A will be B would have been C would be D could have been
16 - you keep your feet dry, you will get a cold
A If B Or C Unless D If only
17 If I - the lottery last week, I would be rich now
A had won B won C has won D wins
18 - I had brought my laptop to the meeting yesterday
A If B If only C Even if D As if
19 Without your recommendation, we - any success last year
A had not got B did not get C will not have got D would not have got 20 - he gets here soon, we will have to start the meeting without him
A Suppose B Provided C Unless D If
21 - as much money as Bill Gates of Microsoft, I would retire
A Did I have B If I did have C Unless I had D If I had had 22 If I - it was a normal party, I wouldn’t have gone wearing jeans and a jumper
A knew B had known C had been knowing D could know
23 Tom’s company will almost certainly fire him - he improves his attitude
A unless B or C otherwise D If
24 You are not allowed to use the club’s facilities - you are a member
A Unless B Even if C If D If only
25 - it were well paid, I would accept this proposal
A Providing B Unless C But for D If only
26 If it - warm yesterday, we’d have gone to the beach
A was B were C had been D could be
27 - here, he would help us with these troubles
A Were Peter B If were Peter C Unless Peter were D If Peter weren’t 28 If you hear from Susan today, - her to ring me
(2)29 I would send her a fax if I - her number
A know B knew C had known D could know
30 You won’t pass the examination -you study more
A unless B as long as C if D whether
31 If I were a little taller, I - be able to water the plant on the top shelf
A did B would C had D would have
32 If it - warm yesterday, we would have gone to the beach
A was B were C had been D could be
33 If I feel too excited to sleep, I - reading one of our reports
A will try B try C would try D would have tried
34 If I - it was a formal party, I wouldn't have gone wearing jeans and a jumper A knew B had known C had been knowing D could know
35 Mary: “Shall we have a drink when you finish your class?” - Peter: “ -.”
A No, we can’t B You’re welcome C All right D You needn’t that Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
36 I could understand the French teacher if she speak more slowly A B C D
37 I wish my sister will go camping with me tomorrow A B C D
38 Unless we had had that problem with the car, we would have missed the speech A B C D
39 If you sold your house , you didn’t get much money for it A B C D
40 Education and training are an important steps in getting that kind of job A B C D
Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
41 - more carefully, he would not have had the accident yesterday.
A If Peter driven B If had Peter driven
C Had Peter driven D Unless Peter had driven
42 - if a war happened?
A What you would B What would you
C What will you D What you will
43 If I had not stayed up late last night, I - tired now.
A would not have been B would not be C won’t be D were not 44 I was not there yesterday , so I couldn’t help you
A If I was there yesterday , I could help you
B Had I been there yesterday , I could have helped you C If I had been there yesterday , I could have helped you D B and C are correct
45 I will agree to these conditions provided that they increase my salary.
A They did not increase my salary so I quit the job
B I will only agree these conditions if they give me more money C They give me more money or I will only agree these conditions D Unless they give me more money, I will only agree these conditions Choose the correct word(s) for each the blanks from 46 to 50.
Higher education includes teaching, research and social services, activities of universities, and within the realm of teaching, it includes both undergraduate level and the graduate (or post graduate level) In the United Kingdom post-secondary school education (46) - the level of higher education is referred to as further education Higher education in that country (47) - involves work towards a degree-level or foundation degree qualification In most developed countries a high (48) - of the population (up to 50%) now enter higher education at some time in their lives Higher education is therefore very important to national (49) - both as a significant in its own right, and as a source of trained and educated (50) - for the rest of the economy
46 A as B above C behind D below
47 A generally B hardly C rarely D never
(3)49 A cultures B politics C economics D industries