Harry spent five hours knocking on doors, but he didn’t sell a single magazined. Harry sold no magazines even though he spent five hours knocking on doors.[r]
(1)PRACTICE TEST 48 I Make the correct choice:
1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a figure b science c engineer d business
2.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a basic b factor c transit d challenge
3.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a improvement b production c synthetic d industry 4.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a refrigeration b conditioning c technology d emphatically It’s _ to see her at this time It’s too late
a possible b impossible c possibility d impossibly He’s interested in reading books and magazines
a educational b educated c educating d educator It years of practice to acquire the skill of a ballet dancer
a spends b gets c has d takes
8 John is old enough to be of his parents
a dependent b independence c depending d independent Don’t believe _ he says He’s an unreliable man
a however b why c whatever d in
10 Many foreigners visit Hanoi, political and cultural centre of Vietnam
a which b which is c a d that is a
11 Tom’s away at the moment He is _ holiday France
a on / in b on / at c in / in d in / at 12 Language is not _ the private property of those who use it
a necessity b necessary c unnecessary d necessarily 13 The pilot of a Russian plane approaching Cairo will use English to ask for landing _
a.instructions b.instructors c.instructing d.instructed 14 When foreigners ask him, he answers in English _
a.automatic b.automatically c.automation d.automated 15.This gives us some idea of the _ of English
a.important b.unimportant c.importance d.importantly 16 English is now an effective medium of international _
a.communicative b.communication c.communicatively d.communicate 18.English is _ as a first language in New Zealand
a.speech b.spoken c.speaking d.speechless
19 The librarian went to look in the cupboard rare books are kept
a which b that c whose d where 20.I am accustomed to living on my own
a.used to b.fond of c.kind to d.interested in 21.The gate is closed to stop the children into the road
a.run b.running c.ran d.to run
22.This place the site of an animal market
a.used to be b.used to being c.used for being d.was used to being 23 He is not reliable He often a lie
a says b tells c.talks d speaks 24.A new hospital for children _ in our city
a have been built b were built c has been built d has been building 25.Lan is a _ student
a working-hard b hard-worked c hard-working d hard work 26 A tree _ are dead, should be cut down
a whose branches b the branches c which branches d of the braches 27.Marie Curie was the first woman in France _ a university professor
a.to be b.was c.being d is
28 After the _of her husband, she had to take charge of educating the children by herself a dead b dying c death d die
29.When I was child, I go to the zoo with my father on Sundays
a was used to b was used for c used for d used to 30.She wondered _her only son was there
a where b if c because d.what II Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
31 These children are interesting in cartoons very much They spend much time watching them on TV a b c d
(2)33 She looks so beautifully that everyone looks at her when going downtown a b c d 34 Would you like going to the supermarket with me tonight?
a b c d
35 A new highway with many lanes will be build in the region next year
a b c d III Read the passage and make the correct choice:
Nowadays, tropical rain forests are in (36) _ of extinction Each year millions of acres of rain forests are cleared to (37) _ way for population growth and agriculture This results in the destruction of millions of plants (38) _ turn, this destruction causes some types of animals to lose their natural habitat Because of this, many species of plants and animals are becoming (39) _ It is important for us to save the tropical rain forests Once a tropical rain forest is destroyed, it will take hundreds of years (40) _ the forest can be re-established
36 a favor b danger c place d spite
37 a give b take c make d become
38 a In b To c By d With
39 a alive b dangerous c popular d extinct
40 a before b so that c because d although
IV Read the following passage and choose the best answer:
Karl Marx was born in Trier on May 5th, 1818 His father was a lawyer In 1835, Marx studied in Bonn and then in Berlin, first law and later philosophy He got his Ph.D in Philosophy in Berlin in 1841 Marx then moved to Paris and studied political economy, the French socialists, and the history of France The result was his conversion to socialism In September 1844, Engels visited Marx in Paris for a few days Marx and Engels were materialists They regarded the world and humanity materialistically In 1848, Marx and Engels published their famous book “Manifesto of the Communist Party” Marx also settled down in London In 1864 Marx founded the International Working Men’s Association Engels also took an active part in its affairs The work of the International Association, which, in accordance with Marx’s idea, united proletarians of all countries, was of tremendous significance in the development of the working - class movement On March 14th, 1883 Marx the founder of scientific communism, passed away quietly in his armchair
41 What did Marx study in Bonn and Berlin ?
a law and philosophy b economics c trade d politics 42.What did he study in Paris ?
a political economy b the French socialists c the history of France d all are correct 43 Where were Marx and Engels in 1844 ?
a England b France c Russia d Germany
44 Marx founded the International Working Men’s Association in
a 1841 b 1844 c 1864 d 1883
45 How old was Marx when he died ?
a 60 b 65 c 75 d 80
V Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one : 46 My father gave up smoking
a My father smokes a lot b My father used to smoke c My father stopped smoking for a while d My father likes smoking 47 If Mark keeps studying as he has been, he’ll have no trouble passing his exams
a Mark won’t pass his exams because he isn’t studying b Mark is studying hard to pass his exams
c Mark has passed his exams
d Mark has trouble passing his exams 48 ‘Would you like some coffee ?’ Peter asked me
a Peter asked me if I liked coffee b Peter offered to give me some coffee c Peter asked me to make him a cup of coffee d Peter wanted to know if I would like to make coffee 49 The coffee was not strong enough It didn’t keep us awake
a The coffee was too strong to keep us awake
b We were kept awake because the coffee was strong c The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake d The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake
50 Harry spent five hours knocking on doors, but he didn’t sell a single magazine a Harry sold no magazines even though he spent five hours knocking on doors b Harry sold only one magazine