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(1)PRACTICE TEST 39 I Make the correct choice:
1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a choice b guidance c intimacy d prospect
2.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a place b chase c phrase d purchase
3.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a smooth b door c tooth d foot
4 Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a Canadian b relaxed c humanity d poverty
5 Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a hesitation b revolution c incomplete d sentences
6 Hunger is a problem _ the world
a through b throughout c all d over
7 Mrs Mai is sad _ her poverty
a about b with c of d at
8 Some forms of cancer are now if they are discovered early
a curing b cured c to cure d to have cured
9 Many people think _ Faraday is the great inventor in history
a about b if c that d of
10 The young man broke the chemical glassware because of his _
a care b carefulness c careless d being careless
11 Gary is of the fact that he is never late
a sorry b disappointed c proud d full
12 My new hi-fi kept _ a funny noise
a making b to make c make d made
13 the students in our class speak English well
a Most b A lot c A few d All
14 Every in our company respects Mr Ward
a employment b employee c employed d unemployment
15 I’m not used English on the phone
a to speak b to speaking c as speaking d for speaking
16 It was an _ football match
a excite b excitement c excited d exciting
17 Peter some interesting people when he was on the way to New York
a meets b met c has met d had met
18 “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”, _ in 1865, was Mark Twain’s first literary success
a publish b to publish c publishing d published
19.Mr Thomas does not allow _ in his office
a smoke b to smoke c smoking d smoked
20 It would be nice to go to school without any examinations
a take b to take c taking d took
21 Mr Thomas does not let anyone _ in his office
a smoke b to smoke c smoking d smoked
22 My teacher does not allow us while he is explaining the lesson
a talk b to talk c talking d talked
23.Gravity, by Issac Newton, is being widely applied in physics
a discover b to discover c discovering d discovered 24 My mother told me to take a raincoat with me it rains
a because of b in spite of c in case d despite
25 The doctor says _
a that the patient should give up smoking b the patient to give up smoking
c giving up smoking d the patient give up smoke
26 The house, which was _, attracted everybody
a beautifully decorated b beautiful decorated c decorating beautifully d beautiful decorating 27 I not have enough money this book
a buy b to buy c buying d for buying
28 Never _ her books
a I borrow b I borrow c am I borrow d have I borrow
29 We have time We needn’t to hurry
a many b a lot c plenty of d a number of
30 I promised on time I mustn’t late
a being / be b to be / to be c to be / be d being / being
II.Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 31 Lots of people don’t seem to get used to queue
(2)32 If you work hard, you would be successful in anything that you a b c d 33 There are some interesting foreign students stay with your family a b c d
34 Jack London, that was the great American writer, wrote many famous novels a b c d
35 The United States lie between Canada and Mexico a b c d
III Read the passage and make the correct choice:
Some people believe that soon schools will no longer (36) _ necessary These people say that (37) _ the Internet and other new technology, there is no longer any need for school buildings, formal classes, or teachers Perhaps this will be true one day, but it is hard (38) _ me to imagine a world without schools In fact, we need to look at (39) _ we can use new technology to make schools better not to eliminate them We should invent a new kind of school that is (40) _ to libraries, museums, science centers, laboratories, and even corporations
36.a open b close c be d make
37.a in spite of b because c although d because of
38.a for b of c about d with
39.a what b how c if d which
40.a connected b opened c linked d communicated
IV Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers:
Ernest Hemingway was one of the greatest American writers of his age He was born in Oak Park, Illinois, in the family of a doctor In his schooldays, Ernest became an excellent sportman He played football, swam, and boxed At school he was a successful pupil He wrote poems for the school library magazine and edited the school newspaper In 1918, he joined the army and was given a job of driving American Red Cross ambulances on the Italian front Two months later, he was badly wounded in the leg He was taken to a hospital in Milan where he had twelve operations In 1923, his first work, “Three stories and Ten Poems” was written Hemingway’s last novel, “The Old Man and the Sea” (1952), is about the courage of an old fisherman, who was fighting with a big fish and the sea for many hours and won the victory over them In 1954 the author was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature and “The Old Man and the Sea” was mentioned as one of his best works Ernest Hemingway died in 1961 when he was 62 years old
41 When was Hemingway born ?
a 1899 b 1900 c 1901 d 1982
42.He was a _ pupil at school
a bad b slow c naughty d good
43 What did he when he joined the army in the World War I ?
a a taxi driver b an ambulance driver c a bus driver d a lorry driver 44 What was Hemingway’s last work ?
a For Whom The Bell Tolls b A Farewell to Arms c Three stories and Ten poems d The Old Man and the Sea 45 Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize for _
a medicine b physics c literature d chemistry
V Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one : 46 When did Mike start learning French?
a How long has Mike started learning French? b How long has Mike been to learn French? c How long has Mike been learning French? d How long was Mike starting to learn French? 47 “Let’s have dinner out this evening!” said Tom
a Tom wanted to have dinner out alone b Tom suggested having dinner out c Tom invited them having dinner out d Tom let others have dinner out 48 I have never seen him play so well
a He has never seen so well at a play b He has never been seen to play so well c He has never played so well for me to see it d He has never seen such a good play VI Choose the best sentence made from the given cues:
49 learn / speak English / difficult / than / learn/ write it.
a Learning to speak English is more difficult than to learn to write it b Learning to speak English is so difficult as learning to write it c Learning to speak English is more difficult than learning to write it d Learning to speak English is not so difficult as to learn to write it 50 house / white wall / my uncle’s.
a The house whose wall is white is my uncle b The house where wall is white is my uncle’s c The house which wall is white is my uncle’s