PRACTICE TEST 2

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PRACTICE TEST 2

Choose a, b, c, or d that is the best alternative.

1 You _ on the bus since 10 a.m It _ now 10:40 a.m and you _ to your destination

A are sitting / will be / have travelled

B will have sat / has been / will travel

C have been sitting / is / are still travelling

D had been sitting / was / was still travelling

2 I _ him these details, so he _ some research on his own

A will not tell / would have done B have not told / would do

C do not tell / could not have done D did not tell / must have done

3 She _ on the phone with her mother for 40 minutes, and she _ to stop

A is speaking / will not seem B will be speaking / is not seeming

C has been speaking / does not seem D has spoken / did not seem

4 The doctor said John _ keep on playing football

A cannot / may B would not / will C needn’t / mustn’t D ought not to / would

6 In the end it did not rain, so I _ my raincoat

7 Most people know that smoking is harmful _ their health but they are addicted _ the practice

8 Tom apologized _ breaking Tina’s valuable pot He said that he did not do it _ purpose

A for / on B against / off C about / through D on / from

9 _ the end _ next month, we will have completed our course

A Through / via B On / for C After / from D By / of

10 They invited me _ at the conference

11 I saw the customer _ in the hall He asked _ the manager

A wait / seeing B to wait / for seen C waited / see D waiting / to see

12 We never forget _ the President at the graduation ceremony when we were at university

13 _ does not like learning history

A A great deal of students B Many a student

14 She has _ business contacts in Las Vegas

A a large amount of B much of C the number of D a number of

15 _ must come to class on time

A Most of students B All student C Every students D Each student

16 Barriers were built to _ the flood water

17 When we visit a park we may see a notice saying “ _ the grass”

18 I cannot wait until they _ the new model

19 We will give you a bicycle _ you do well on your exams

20 _ you have lots of time to do your homework, I have very little time indeed

21 The judge dismissed the case _ there was not enough evidence

22 _ up at the airport? - John did

23 _ up early? - To do morning exercise

24 Let’s go somewhere for lunch, _?

25 Everyone in the committee _ to express his/her ideas

26 It was the speaker, not his ideas, that _ the students to riot

A has provoked B provoke C are provoking D were provoking

27 The students and instructor _ for a new facility by next year

28 I am going to the _ to buy some medicine

29 When Jenny was a child, reading _ was her hobby

A picture books B picture of books C books of pictures D books’ pictures

30 The project may be finished in _

A two year’s time B two years time C two years’ time D two-years time

31 We were unable to carry out the experiment _

A on account of a malfunction in the computer

B being a malfunction in the computer

C as the computer malfunction

D there was a computer malfunction

32 It is colder and wetter _

A as in the north of Germany B in the north of Germany

C it is in North Germany D of North Germany

33 _, they agreed to all our demands

34 _ Austria is a member of _ European Union

35 In my spare time, I play _ guitar and collect _ stamps

36 John is _ English He comes from _ United Kingdom

37 We will not spend _

A at home next year our holiday

B our next year holiday at home

C next year our holiday at home

D our holiday at home next year

38 Old John sometimes goes out with _

A a dirty old cotton tie B a cotton dirty old tie

C an old dirty cotton tie D an old cotton dirty tie

39 One of Jane’s favorite subjects in school is drama because _ lots of fun and enjoys being part of it all

A has really she B she really has C really she has D has she really

40 I think John is not strong enough to do the work by _

41 Their house has _ own swimming pool

cheapness

43 German _ in Austria

44 Much of dangerous smoke goes into the air and _ by the clouds for great distances

45 The red button _ in case of emergency

C should not be pushing D should not be pushed

46 _, he would have some good ideas

A Unless were Peter here B If here were Peter

47 _ the priest started the ceremony

A Had the couple no sooner arrived than

B No sooner had the couple arrived than

C No sooner the couple had arrived than

D Had the couple arrived no sooner than

48 _ here

A At no time is parking allowed B At no time is parking not allowed

C At no time parking is allowed D Is parking allowed at any time

49 The teacher told his student _ to school late

50 He asked me _

C where I had been born D where had I born

51 John said that he _ for that company for ten years

A was working B has worked C has been working D had been working

52 Robots are growing in _ and their use in _ is becoming more widespread

A complexity / industry B complex / industrial

C complexly / industrialize D complex / industrially

53 Her _ in hearing resulted from a childhood _

A difficult / ill B difficulty / illness C difficultly / ill D difficultly / ill

54 We could not continue due to our _

55 The company will comply with _

A whatever the board of directors decides

B whatever does the board of directors decide

C the board of directors decides whatever

D however the board of directors decides

56 I think _

A that Dr Pike is a good instructor

B is that Dr Pike a good instructor

C if that Dr Pike is a good instructor

D whether is Dr Pike a good instructor

57 I’ll bet you can’t guess _?

A that what is my occupation B how is my occupation

C what my occupation is D what is my occupation

58 There will be someone meeting you on arrival

A When you arrive, someone will meet you.

B Arriving, someone will meet you.

C You will not be met when arriving.

D No one will meet you as you arrive

59 The last time I saw him was in 2001

A Since 2001, I have often seen him B I did not see him in 2001.

C In 2001, I saw him many times D I haven’t seen him since 2001.

60 We are studying Unit 3 in this book

A We have completed two units in this book so far.

B Three units in this book have been studied up to now.

C We have already studied three units in this book.

D Unit 3 in this book has been completed.

61 We invited the boy _ Tom had met the week before to the party

62 The world’s first satellite was called _ was about the size of a basket ball

A Sputnik I, which B Sputnik I, that C Sputnik I which D Sputnik I, whose

63 That is the building _ they shot the film ‘Vanilla Sky’

64 Agatha was making coffee _ I was cooking the bacon

65 _, I have been lonely

A Since my grandfather dies B Whenever my grandfather died

C Since my grandfather died D Whenever my grandfather dies

66 We will wait _

A when finishing his homework B before he finishes his homework

C no sooner he finishes his homework D until he finishes his homework

67 _ I always seem to bump into him

68 The faster we finish, _

A the sooner we can leave B we can leave sooner and sooner

C the sooner can we leave D we can leave the sooner

69 This is _ car in the garage

70 _ live in Shanghai _ in any other city in China

71 The summer is coming It gets _

A hot and hot B the more hot C the hotter D hotter and hotter

72 If he _ well on the training courses last year, he _ offered the promotion now

A did / were B did / would be

C had done / would have been D had done / would be

73 _ I would take the opportunity to talk to the boss today

A I were you B If I were you C If I had been you D Had I been you

74 You will fail _ you study harder

75 We’ll go to Kelly’s to celebrate _

76 _, we got up early and started the trip

C Even though were we tired D In spite we were tired

77 They went swimming _ the coldness of the water

78 They managed to work together _

A In spite their differences of opinion

B Although they have different opinion

C Despite the fact their differences of opinion

D Even if their differences of opinion

79 He speaks about the subject _ an expert

A as he were B as if he were C if he were D as if were he

80 It looks _ we would not be able to leave until the next day

81 Do the homework _ the teacher said

82 There was _ we were unable to find our way

83 My hometown has changed _ I hardly recognize some places

A rapidly such that B rapidly so that C such rapidly that D so rapidly that

84 He was _ he was often willing to share all of what he had got

A such a generous man as B such a generous man that

C so a generous man that D a so generous man that

85 Leave the keys out _ I remember to take them with me

86 I was beginning to feel alarm, but kept it to myself _ our two friends

C so as to I did not worry D not in order to worry

87 I always keep fruit in the fridge _ insects off it

A order to keep B as to keep C so as to keep D so as to keeping

88 _ he always did well on his English tests, his parents were not surprised at his good results

89 We will be staying for an extra week, _ we have not yet finished

90 _ the students had successfully completed their exams, their parents rewarded their efforts

by giving them a trip to Paris

Error Identification

91 If your friend tells you something in confident, do not tell anyone else about it

92 Scientists have said that global production of oil is set to peak in the next four year

93 The world’s demand has grown faster in the past five years as in the second half of the 1990s

94 Like all industrial processes, nuclear power generation has by-product wastes, so as

used fuels, radioactive waste, and heat

95 The United States is a highly developed and industrializing society

96 We use lot of energy - in our homes, in businesses, in industry, and for traveling between

different places

D

97 Ancient people burned wood to keep them warm and cooking their food

98 In any parts of the world, wood is still the main source of energy

99 The Mayan Indians lived in Mexico for thousand of years before the Spanish arrived in

the 1500s

100 Teachers at the schools work hardly for at least twelve years to train their students to

become good readers

D