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(1)PRACTICE TEST 32 I Make the correct choice:
1 The little boy felt very because his parents did not let him go with them
a disappointing b disappointed c disappointedly d disappoints The surgeons tried their best to save his life, but unfortunately the operation was _
a succeeding b successful c successfully d unsuccessful During his _ the family lived in Cornwall
a childhood b child c childlike d childless
4 The of world population is being studied
a length b width c growth d depth
5 If you want the two sides to be even, you must _ from the centre
a take b measure c preserve d assure
6 How many were there in all ?
a competition b competitive c competitors d competes A fertilizer is any substance that _ the soil and helps plants grow
a enables b enriches c encoourages d encloses
8 Scientists know mineral soil needs
a what b that c how d why
9 He was _ for the job by a committee
a selection b selective c selectively d selected 10 We won’t buy the car until the arises
a necessity b necessary c unnecessary d necessarily 11 is my favourite subject
a Historian b.History c.Historic d.Historical
12 Industrial waste is one of the of air pollution
a reasons b.sourses c.causes d.results
13 That old palace as a library
a first used b was first used c was first using d first using 14 I have a long trip ahead of me tomorrow, so I think I’d better to bed
a went b to go c gone d go
15.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a.calls b.airplanes c.accidents d.newspapers
16.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a buys b advise c forks d precise
17.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a knees b please c trees d bats
18 Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a customer b difficult c require d musical
19 Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a grateful b enthusiasm c promotion d intensity 20 Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a method b invention c intense d effective
II.Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
21 He has done a great contribution to the development of the country A B C D
22 Are you aware of some changes of his appearance? A B C D
23 He is thinking of leaving his job and goes to America A B C D
24 He usually wears sandals; but when I last saw him, he wears boots A B C D
25 When you come to see me tomorrow, please phoning me in advance A B C D
(2)27.A good illustration of water pollution is oil release from the tankers at sea A B C D
28 It kills all kinds of sea animals, including birds which feathers become covered with oil , A B C
as well as fish and other forms of marine life D
III Read the passage and make the correct choice:
Next month I have a week’s vacation I am (29) _ to take a trip First I will to Madison (30) _ my brother After I leave Madion, I will go Chicago to see a friend (31) _ is studying at a university there She has lived in Chicago for three years, (32) she knows her way around the city She has promised to take me to (33) _ interesting places I have never been in Chicago, so I am looking forward (34) _ going there
29.a planning b interesting c exciting d surprising
30.a to talk b to speak c to visit d to receive
31.a she b who c it d whom
32.a however b because c that d so
33.a a lot b many c much d any
34.a to b and c of d despite
III Read the passage and make the correct choice:
Language is not necessarily the private property of those who use it, just as French is not the private property of French people, nor English of English people English is spoken as a first language in the United States, in Australia, in New Zealand, in most of Canada, in certain nations of Africa, and in other areas of the world It is unreasonable to regard any language as the possession of a particular nation, and with no language is it more unreasonable than with English This is not to say that English is used by a greater number of speakers than any other languages, for it is easily outnumbered in this respect by Chinese But it is the most international of languages A Dane and a Dutch person meeting in Rome will almost automatically find themselves speaking to each other in English The pilot of a Russian plane approaching Cairo will use English to ask for landing instructions Malaysian lecturers us English when addressing their Malaysian students in Kuala Lumpur To people in Africa, Asia, and South America, English is an important foreign language to master, not merely because it is the language of Britain or the United States, but because it provides ready access to world scholarship and world trade It is understood more widely than any other languages
35.Where isn’t English spoken as a first language?
a the United States b Australia and New Zealand
c Britain d France
36 Which language is used by by a greater number of speakers than any other languages?
a English b Chinese c French d American
37 Which is the most international of languages?
a English b Chinese c French d Japanese
38 Which of the following IS NOT TRUE?
a English is the private property of those who use it
b English is understood more widely than any other languages c English provides ready access to world scholarship and world trade d English is an important foreign language to master
V Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one : 39 She has studied French for five years.
a She began to study French five years ago b She began to study French was five years ago c She began studied French five years ago d She began to study French in five years ago 40 He collects old coins He likes it.
(3)41 She said, “ Have you got a new car, Jack ?” a She asked Jack that he had got a new car b She asked Jack if she had got a new car c She asked Jack if he has got a new car d She asked if he had got a new car
42 He said to her, “ Give my regards to your parents.” a He told her to give her regards to his parents b He told her to give my regards to her parents c He told her to give his regards to her parents d He told her to give his regards to your parents 43 “Don’t talk to that man”, she said.
a She told me don’t to talk to that man b She told me not to talk to that man c She told not to talk to that man d She said me not to talk to that man
44 Jane didn’t go to your party because you didn’t invite her.
a If you hadn’t invited Jane, she wouldn’t have gone to your party b If you hadn’t invited Jane, she would have gone to your party c If you had invited Jane, she wouldn’t have gone to your party d If you had invited Jane, she would have gone to your party 45 They haven’t finished their homework yet.
a Their homework haven’t been finished yet b Their homework hasn’t to be finished yet c Their homework hasn’t been finished yet d Their homework hasn’t finished yet 46 Jim was absent because he was ill.
a Because of his being illness, Jim was absent b Because of his ill, Jim was absent
c Because of being his illness, Jim was absent d Because of his illness, Jim was absent 47 My brother is not tall I am not tall.
a Neither my brother nor I am tall b Neither my brother or I am tall
c Neither my brother nor I am not tall d Neither my brother or I am not tall
48 Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car. a In spite of his being broken leg, he managed to get out of the car b In spite of his leg broken, he managed to get out of the car c In spite of he broke his leg, he managed to get out of the car d In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car 49 He prefers playing golf to swimming.
a He would rather playing golf than swimming b He would rather play golf to swim
c He would rather play golf than swim d He would rather play golf than swimming