PRACTICE TEST NO.5 PHONOLOGY Circle the word with a different stress pattern A eliminate B inhabitant C intervene A certificate B alternative C celebrity A photographer B experience C philosophy A surface B neighbor C treatment A understand B supervise C beneficial D eventually D argument D intimacy D release D engineer VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR STRUCTURES I Circle A, B, C, or D that best fits each sentence Tennis Wear has become a very lucrative business for both manufacturers and tennis stars A illegal B circumstantial C expansive D profitable Solar energy is a great potential power source, although making practical use of it has proved to be expensive A possible B practical C new D preferable It’s futile to go shopping when you don’t have any money A useless B brilliant C idiotic D challenging If you want to ask your boss for a rise in your salary, you should choose a really appropriate time A possible B suitable C accurate D prosperous The protective work of sea animals still faces tremendous challenges A obstacles B rejection C difficulties D concern The boy screamed for help but he couldn’t _ A hear him B make him heard C make himself hear D make himself heard “Your house looks so new and strange, doesn’t it?” ~ “Well, _.” A It's being painted B It's been painted C It's painted D It was painted recently There were many scientists at the meeting, several of _ were very young A them B which C who D whom Like many other countries in the world, Vietnam is “on the _” A progress B start C begin D move 10 The more time you spend practicing English, _ command of it you will have A the better B the fewer C the more D the less 11 The Roberts are on the way to London _ a bus A by B on C in D with 12 They were very _ about keeping so much money in the house A dangerous B willing C risky D nervous 13 Arthur assured me that he was going to come, but he hasn’t _ yet A turned in B turned up C turned on D turned round 14 _ I had turned the corner, I began to run A Scarcely B Just C Hardly D Once 15 The noise _ from the boat engine might disturb sea animals A which come B came C coming D has come II Put each of the words or phrases in its correct place in the passage below farms unpolluted relaxed rural wildlife pace national parks cultivated remote villages Away from the urban problems of the city lies the (1) peace and quiet of the countryside The air is more likely to be clear and (2); the (3) of life is slower, and the people living in small (4) more (5) and friendly Some land is (6) and you'll see crops growing, as well as animals grazing, on the (7) Some areas of particular natural beauty are designated as (8) by the government and here (9) can live and move about safely It is in places (10) from the noisy cities that you can experience the true beauty of nature _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 _ III Fill each blank in the sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle She is trying to make herself presentable the party I'm boiling rage, and yet I must not show it This new fashion appeals the young everywhere Your luggage must not be more than 20 kg weight Paul plays tennis very well He is second none in our school Finally she came with a very good idea Mr Smith has been appointed ambassador the United States The situation is now strict supervision by the government He never goes back his words 10 The new road is named a famous general READING I There are 10 mistakes in the passage Underline and correct the mistakes The other day, when I was in London, I ran in an old friend of mine who had been at university with me Although we hadn’t seen one another for ages and had lost touch, it was just like old times, and he told me all his new He moved to London after leaving from university, and started to train as an accountant He left after a few months because he hadn’t found it very interesting, and he didn’t feel like spending the rest of this life in an office His parents were very helpful they didn’t try to make him to carry on training as a chartered accountant, and said they will continue to support him despite of the fact that he didn’t have a job to go to He soon found work what he really wanted - writing for a TV show After the first series, the producer let him to have his own TV show even though he was relatively young, and it turned out to be a great success _ → _ _ → _ _ → _ _ → _ _ → _ _ → _ _ → _ _ → _ _ → _ 10 _ → _ II Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word It is a common saying that we not fully value a thing until we (1)… it We often value the love and worth of a friend (2)… he has been taken from us by death more than when he was with us in the flesh; it is only when we have left school or college (3)… we understand the greatness of our opportunity of education, which has gone forever; it is the sick and the ailing who realize the value of good health When we are young and strong, we cannot imagine what it is to be weak and ailing We are so (4)… to vigorous health that we take it for granted The organs of our body (5)… so smoothly that we scarcely know we have lungs and liver, heart and stomach But when any of these gets upset and gives us pain and sickness, we learn by bitter experience what an unspeakable blessing it is to be well Loss of health (6)… us miserable and is a burden to ourselves and our friends It cripples our efforts so that we cannot accomplish many of the good and great things we might have done It spoils our life What must we to keep our (7)…? We must be moderate in (8)… and drinking and wise in the choice of plain, wholesome simple food Gluttony has killed thousands, and strong drink tens of thousands We must, when young, get plenty of sleep, which is “nature’s sweet restorer”, and not try to burn the candle at both ends We must live as much as possible in the (9)… air and keep our rooms well ventilated We must get sufficient and regular physical (10)…, and keep our body clean And we must avoid bad habits and secret sins as we avoid the devil, and keep our thought clean, our bodies pure Our ideal must be the sound mind in the sound body _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 _ III Read the following passage and choose the best word(s) A, B, C, or D to fill each gap In its home country of Germany, the hot dog was (1) Frankfurter It was named (2) Frankfurt, a German city The Frankfurters were (3) sold in the United States in the 1860s Americans called frankfurters "dachshund sausages.” A dachshund is a dog from Germany (4) a very long body and short legs "Dachshund sausage” seemed like a good name for the frankfurter Dachshund sausages first became (5) in New York, especially at baseball games At games they were sold by men who kept them warm in hot-water tanks (6) the men walked up and down the rows of people, they yelled, "Get your dachshund sausages! Get your hot dachshund sausages!” People got the sausages on buns, a special bread One day in 1906 a newspaper cartoonist named Tad Dorgan went to a baseball game When he saw the men with the dachshund sausages, he got an (7) for a cartoon The next day at the newspaper office he drew a bun with a dachshund inside - not a dachshund sausage, (8) a dachshund Dorgan didn't know (9) to spell dachshund Under the cartoon, he wrote "Get your hot dogs!” The cartoon was a sensation, and (10) was the new name If you go to a baseball game today, you can still see sellers walking around with hot-water tanks As they walk up and down the rows they yell, "Get your hot dogs here! Get your hot dogs!" A entitled B referred to C known D called 10 A from A initially A with A common A Though A initiative A also A when A there B by B first B having B favourite B Since B idea B yet B how B it C after C originally C owning C likeable C As C advice C thus C where C so D as D at first D possessing D popular D Even when D opportunity D but D what D also WRITING I Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete sentences People/ used/ know/ more or less/ how/ children/ live Now things/ changing/ quickly that/ we/ even/ not know/ what/ lives/ like/ few years What/ follow/ not/ science fiction It/ how/ experts/ see/ future You/ daydreaming/ behind/ wheel/ car but that/ OK You have/ automatic/ pilot, and/ with/ high-tech computers/ cameras,/ car/ “know”/ how/ get/ you/ home safely II Complete each sentence with a suitable word or phrase Unless , the whole valley is going to be flooded Should , don't hesitate to contact me That's the third time you've been late this week and I won't for it any longer I'm afraid the information is strictly confidential I've for an hour and I'm soaked to the skin III Complete the second sentence using the word given in brackets Tim used his month's free membership really well by going to the gym every single day (most) Tim _ his month's free membership by going to the gym every single day His performance in last week's test was nowhere near as good as it was in today's (considerably) He performed he did in last week's A lot more people are buying automatic cars these days (demand) There these days Lately he has been made to think much of work (preoccupied) Lately _with work I hope my behaviour didn't upset you (offence) I hope you my behavious KEY TO PRACTICE TEST NO.6 PHONOLOGY Choose the word with a different stress pattern C D D A B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR STRUCTURES I Choose A, B, C, or D that best fits each sentence A D A B C D 11 B 12 D 13 B 14 D 15 C B D D 10 A II Put each of the words or phrases in its correct place in the passage below rural unpolluted pace villages relaxed cultivated farms national parks wildlife 10 remote III Fill each blank in the sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle at with to in to up to under on 10 after READING I There are 10 mistakes in the passage Underline and correct the mistakes one another → each other to carry → carry new → news will → would leaving from → leaving despite of → despite hadn’t found → didn’t find → doing in → into 10 to have → have II Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word lose when that used/accustomed makes health eating open work 10 exercise III Read the following passage and choose the best word(s) A, B, C, or D to fill each gap D C B A D C B D B 10 C WRITING I Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete sentences People used to know more or less about how children would live Now things are changing so quickly that we even not know what our lives will be like in a few years What follows is not science fiction It shows how experts see the future You are daydreaming behind the wheel of your car but that is OK You have an automatic pilot, and with high-tech computers and cameras, the car “knows” how to get you home safely II Complete each sentence with a suitable word or phrase Unless the rain stops soon, … Should you have any problem, … I won’t excuse for it … The information I have given you is … I’ve been walking in the rain … III Complete the second sentence using the word given in brackets Tim made the most of … He performed considerably better in today’s test than … There is an increase in demand for automatic cars these days Lately he has been preoccupied with work I hope you didn’t take offence at my behavior THE END