practice test no17 practice test for entrance exam time allowed 90 minutes i choose the most appropriate option 1 the blue curtains began to after they had been hanging in the sun for two months a fad

practice test for entrance exam time allowed : 90 minutes I Choose the most appropriate option The blue curtains began to after they had been hanging in the sun for two months a fade b die c dissolve d melt Learners of English as a foreign language often fail to between unfamiliar sounds in that language a separate b differ c distinguish `d solve The wind blew so hard and so strongly that the windows in their frames a rattled b slapped c flapped d shocked I have lived near the railway for so long now that I've grown to the noise of the train a accustomed b familiar c unconcious d aware In spite of her protests, her father her train for race three hours a day a let b made c insisted d caused It was impossible for her to tell the truth so she had to a story a invent b combine c manager d lie The car had a tyre, so we had to change the wheel a broken b cracked c bent d flat She applied for training as a pilot but they turned her because of her poor eyesight a back b up c over d down The only feature to these two flowers is their preference for sandy soil a similar b same c shared d common 10 the play was very long, but there were two a intervals b rests c interruptions d gaps 11 These old houses are going to be soon a laid down b run down c pulled down d knocked out 12 She rang to make an early at the hairdresser's a order b date c assignment d appointment 13 The law states that heavy good delivery vehicles may not carry of more than fifty pounds a masses b sizes c measures d loads 14 The young soldier a dangerous mission across the desert, although he knew that he might be killed a undertook b agreed c promised d entered 15 You must that your safety belt is fastened a examine b secure c check d guarantee 16 He a rare disease when he was working in the hospital a took b suffered c infected d caught 17 My sister had a baby daughter yeasterday, and she is my first a nephew b cousin c niece d relation 18 When he heard the joke, he burst into loud a smiles b laughter c amusement d enjoyment 19 The traffic lights to green and the cars drove on a exchanged b turned c removed d shone 20 It's a good idea to be dressed when you go for an interview a finely b boldly c smartly d clearly 21 If we go to the market we might find a a trade b shopping c chance d bargain 22 If he drinks any more beer, I don't think he'll be to play this afternoon a skilled b capable c possible d fit 23 That's a nice coat, and the colour you well a fits b matches c show d suits 24 Many accidents in the home could be if householders gave more thought to safety in their houses a avoided b excluded c protected d preserved 25 Smoking is a vry bad habit which many people find difficult to a break b beat c breathe d cough II Read the passage then circle the most appropriate option for each question The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer It was installed (1) the Houses of Parliament in 1868 It (2) like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas (3) , it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident (4) further developement until cars became common (5) traffic lights are an American invention Red-green (6) were installed in Cleveland in 1914 Three colour signals operated (7) hand from a tower in the (8) of the street, were installed in New York in 1918 The (9) lights of this type to (10) in Britain were in London, on the junction between St Jame's street and Piccadilly in 1925 Automatic signals were installed (11) year later In the past, traffic lights were (12) In New York some lights had a statue on top In Los Angel Les the lights did not just (13) silently but would ring bells to (14) the sleeping motorists of the 1930s These are gone and have been (15) by standard models which are universally adopted a outside b out c out of d outdoors a resembled b looked c showed d seemed a However b Therefore c Although d Despite a forbade b disappointed c avoided d discouraged a New b Recent c Modern d Late a methods b ways c systems d means a by b with c through d in a middle b heart c focus d halfway a original b primary c first d early 10 a show b appear c happend d become 11 a a b in the c in a d the 12 a various b particular c rare d special 13 a change b alter c vary d move 14 a rise b raise c wake d get up 15 a reproduced b replaced c removed d remained III Choose the option which has the underlined part different from the others a page b game c go d gift a count b sound c found d should a how b slow c power d tun a accident b jazz c watch d stamp a maths b thick c this d thin IV Choose the most related option to the given sentence Standing room only a There is no more room b There are no more seats c There is room for one more person d There is only one more room On the whole, I don't care for fish a I seldom eat fish whole b Pet fish are difficult to care for c I don't like fish very much d It's difficult to buy a whole fish Alan taught himself to type a Alan taught typing b Alan learned typing by himself c Alan type evrything himself d Alan took a typing class Every Thursday and Friday night stores are open late a I tried to go shopping on Thursday but it was too late b Stores open late evening other day c Every Thursday and Friday night I go to stores d Stores stay open late twice a week We are told to get out of the abandoned building a The ternants abandoned the building after we left b Some told us to leave the empty building c We were told the building was on an important road d We got out of the van near the building V Matching A and B A distance Equator independent prince side walk high speed train excellent ahead 10 pilot B a free b the brother of princess c very fast d teach e how far f line around the middle of the Earth g in front of h driver of an airplane i very good j a place at the side of the street for people to walk C 10