PRACTICE TEST 15

classmate Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best fits the blankspace in each sentence: 1/I never forget ……… a.. In order to have good health, people do exercise regularly.. P

PRACTICE TEST 15

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:

1.a display b dirty c invent d investigate

2.a legal b leg c general d get

3.a.ulter b custom c cutting d use

4.a course b scout c bound d ground

5.a date b path c delay d classmate

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blankspace in each sentence:

1/I never forget ……… a the day on which I first met you b the day when I first met you on

c the day on that I first met you d the day that I first met you

2/ I have two sisters _ are doctors

a both of which b who both c both oh whom d both of who

3/ What _ if Mary _ you the book when you were asked to read the text by the teacher yesterday

a will happen I does not lend b would happen / did not lend

c would happened / does not lend d would have happened/had not lent

4/ After he ……… his English course, he went to England to continue his study

a will finish b has finished c had finished d will have finished

5/ They _ a lot of preparations before the match started

a has made b had made c will be made d are making

6/ Oil lamps _ for years before electricity was discovered

a had used b are used c has been used d had been used

7/ On _ at the airport, I was very worried to find that no one _ for me

a arriving / was waiting b arriving / had waited c arrive / had been waited d arrive / was waiting 8/ Please tell me _ you look so sad

a why the reason b the reason why c that the reason d the reason that

9/She was carefully opening the drawer she kept her precious things

a in which b where c in that d a and b

10/My friend, , is very hopeful about her future a whose father is a millionaire

b of a millionaire’s daughter c her father whose is a millionaire d a millionaire is whose father

Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting:

1.Unlike oxygen, which is chemical changed by our bodies into carbon dioxides,

a b c

nitrogen is merely exhaled back into the air

d

2 The mathematic test was too difficult for us to solve it

a b c d

3 Both chocolate and butter has a lot of calories

a b c d

4 Although the serious problem of polution, many people prefer living in big cities

a b c d

5 Why did you quit your job? – For low salary

a b c d

6 The more he earns, the most happy he is

a b c d

7 Neither Mary nor her friends is going to the party

a b c d

8 The US, that is one of the most powerful countries, decided to declare a war to Iraq

a b c d

9 How many time does it take you to come to school?

a b c d

10 You should have a talk to your friend while to jog to regulate the speed

a b c d

11 You have to study harder unless you will fail the examination

a b c d

12 Why do you need such a big sum of money for?

a b c d

13 How length is the river? – About 200 kilomiters

a b c d

14 Jogging has been said that to make our heart stronger

a b c d

15 Mary said that she do jogging every morning

a b c d

16 Almost 300 million people had visited America’s national parks every year

a b c d

17 We have ever read Oliver Twist writing by Charles Dickens.

a b c d

18 Exercise is one of best ways of keeping depression away

a b c d

19 It was the weak of the foundation that led to the collapse of the house

a b c d

20 I have called Peter three times but no one answers the phone He maybe out

a b c d

21 The police made the robbers telling the true

a b c d

22 Which do these people run for?- To lose weight

a b c d

23 William Shakespeare, that wrote Romeo and Juliet, used to be an actor

a b c d

24 How fastly can you jog an hour?- 5 kilomitres

a b c d

25 Walking is also a safe and satisfactory way of to keep fit

a b c d

26 Everyone stopped talk when the president came in

a b c d

27 Tom Cruise, is one of the most famous American film starts, acted in “Minority Report”

a b c d

28 How often have you learnt English?- For 3 years

a b c d

29 At this time next week, Peter was working in London

a b c d

30 If you are in my position, what would you do?

a b c d

31 What do you call a person who job is to edit a film?

a b c d

32 Among the films that I like the best are “Home alone”

a b c d

33 Many films whose are about violence are harmful to our chidren

a b c d

34 In order to have good health, people do exercise regularly

A People do exercise regularly when their health is good

B People do exercise regularly because their health is good

C Doing exercise regularly does nothing to people’s good health

D People do exercise regularly so that they can improve their health

35 He didn’t pay attention to what I said

A He didn’t hear me when I said to him B He took no notice of my words

C He had no intention to tak to me D He took my advice

36.She feels bad when she stays up late

A Feeling bad, she stays up late B She is bad to stay up late

C Staying up late is her bad habit D She is not used to staying up late

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage:

1/ Television is one of man’s most important means of (1) _ It (2) _ pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the

president make a speech or visit a foreign country He can see a war being (3) and watch statemen try to bring (4) peace (5) television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things in faraway lands Television even takes its viewers out of this world It brings them views of America’s astronauts (6) the astronauts explore outer space In addition to these things, television brings its (7) _ a steady stream of programmes that are designed to (8) _ In fact, TV provides many more entertainment programmes (9) any other kind The programmes (10) _ action-packed dramas, light comedies, sporting events, and motion pictures

1.a.thought b.transportation c.traffic d.communication

2.a.brings b.sets c.makes d.links

3.a.founded b.fought c.brought d.found

5.a.Despite b.Instead of c.Through d.Among

6.a.because b.as c.although d.so that

7.a.listeners b.readers c.players d.viewers

8.a.entertain b.enter c.enable d.enrich

9.a.with cthan c.as d.for

10.a.conclude b.prove c.include d.improve

4 A Dane and a Dutch person in Rome will almost automatically find themselves speaking to each other in English a meeting b met c meet d are meeting

5 People in _ speak _ a Portugal/Portugal b Portuguese/Portugal

c Portugal/Portuguese d Portuguese! Portuguese

6 English is easily _ by Chinese

a outrun b outnumbered c outlived d outweighed

7 Malaysian lecturers use English when - their students in Kuala Lumpur

a speaking b saying c giving d addressing

8 More than half of the _ and research journals are in English

a scientific b scientist c science d scientifically

9 Instead _ studying, Margaret went to a ballgame with some of her friends

a.of b.with c.along d.off

10 Mrs Grant insisted the whole truth

11 There are some differences _ British and American English

a.of b.about c.between d.with

12 I’m not going out yet I’m waiting the rain to stop

a.in b.during c.on d.for

13 I wrote to the company asking them _more information about the job

a.to b.about c.for d.with

14 I hope you succeed _ finding the job you want a in b.at c of d upon

15 Do you _ smoke? There’s a fire down the road

a feel b ever c smell d usually

II Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:

1 You had to be paid the bill before the fifth of the month

a b c d

2 The tea was so hot for her to drink

a b c d

3.If it doesn’t rain they would go for a picnic

a b c d

4 The child will die if nobody send for a doctor

a b c d

5 Nobody believed so a crazy story

a b c d

6 She wanted to know how long it would take us getting there

a b c d

7 The children were frightened with the noise

a b c d

8 The crops are late this year because of the weather is cold

a b c d

9 They didn’t go to the movies because the bad weather

a b c d

10 He walked slower because of his injured legs

a b c d

III-

Read the following passage and choose the best option:

1/ Although English is spoken in many countries, it is not (1) an international language This is because

it gives an unfair advantage to countries, like the USA and Britain, which use English (2) a first language A truly international language would be one (3) had to be learned as a second language by all countries, making everyone equal This was the opinion of Dr Zamanhof, who, in 1887,

(4) the world’s most successful international language, called Esperanto The word Esperanto means

“one who hopes” in that language Zamanhof hoped that if everyone in the world (5) to learn one language, it would help create goodwill and friendship between nations

Esperanto is now spoken in about 90 countries (6) the world and many newspapers and books

are (7) in it Some schools even offer courses in Esperanto However, until Esperanto is a

compulsory subject in schools everywhere, it will not become the meat is of international understanding

Dr Zamanhof(8) for

1 a.necessarily b.really c.actual d.certain

2.a.with b.as c.by d.in

3 a.who b.where c.which d.when

4.a.created b.did c.performed d.finished

5.a.is b.were c.would be d.could

6.a.all b.through c.around d.over

7.a.published b.spoken c.carried d.taken

8.a.waited b.looked c.searched d.hoped

2/ In the world today, there are 5,000 to 6,000 living languages, of(1) _ English is by far

the most (2) _ used As a mother (3) , it ranks second only to Chinese, (4) _ is little used outside China Approximately 350 million people speak English as _(5) first language About the (6) _ number use it as a second language

l.a that b whom c which d them

2.a widely b likely c lively d.friendly

3.a speech b tongue c tooth d.mouth

4.a which b who c it d.that

5.a theirs b their c there d.its

6.a different b like c indifferent d.same

IV.Fill in the blank

1/ endangers eroded necessary without consequently

there protection problem rural

Man cannot exist _air, water and light Many people think that soil is also to man’s existence Without soil _ could be no vegetation, no animals and _no people

However, the soil is being _day after day because people use the land without paying attention

to the _of land and the prevention of soil erosion In many areas, soil erosion is a major _which _ the development of agriculture

2/ smoke grow all pollute masks

We are all slowly destroying the Earth The seas and rivers are (1) dirty to swim in There is so much

(2) in the air that it is unhealthy to (3) in many of the world’s cities In one well-known city,

for example, poisonous gases from cars (4) _the air so much that traffic policemen have to wear oxygen

(5) We have (6) _ down so many trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland

(7) over the world As a result, farmers in parts of Africa cannot (8) _ enough to eat (9) animals are quickly disappearing For instance, tigers are rare in India now because we have killed

too many for them to survive We must act now before it is too (10) _ to do anything about it Join us now

to save the earth This is too important to ignore

Save the Earth

TEST 5

I Make the correct choice:

1 Clean air provides us _ a healthy supply of oxygen

a for b with c on d at

2 Water vapour and carbon dioxide occur in the air naturally

a turn b produce c happen d cause

3 When wastes _ into the atmosphere, the air becomes contaminated

a poured b pour c are poured d are pouring

4 Vehicles also account _ air pollution in cities

a for b in c with d on

5 Burning garbage and paper wastes pollutes the air with _ odours

a pleasant b sweet c unpleasant d healthy

6 Burning coal and oil releases other gases _ to humans

a harmful b useful c helpful d healthful

7 Dangerous chemicals _from burning plastics or hairspray containers

a releasing b release c can release d can be released

8 Hydrogen fluoride is produced in the manufacture of phosphate fertilizers and some metals

a distribution b production c reduction d contribution

9 Lead and smoke are emitted in engine exhausts as tiny particles

a very much b very big c very small d very many

10 Smog can be found in most major cities _ there are large concentrations of industry and

automobiles a where b which c that d in where

11 In the atmosphere sulphur dioxide can combine with water vapour and oxygen to a sulphuric-acid mist a turn down b turn up c turn on d turn into

12 Industrial smoke stacks _ sulphur and nitrogen oxide

a set out b throw out c turn out d leave out

13 People are looking for the best methods to recycle _ into manure

a wood pulp b soil c garbage d.land

14 We had no _ of going for a walk with them

a decision b tension c tendency d intention

15 The exhaust from all kinds of vehicles, smoke from factories, industrial waste and dirt are spoiling our _

a situation b environment c condition d surrounding

16.The air has become more and more polluted because of exhaust fumes from motor vehicles

a conserved b contaminated c preserved d wasted

17.Hydrogen _ with oxygen to form water

a.makes b fixes c combines d connects

18 We come from Vietnam, so Vietnamese is our mother tongue

a first language b.second language c foreign language d international language

19.My father three foreign languages: English, French and Japanese

a instructs b.masters c.regards d addresses

20.Language is not necessarily the private property of those who use it

a.succession b.professior c.possession d.recession

21.The pilot of a Russian plane approaching Cairo will use English to ask for landing instructions

a.coming near b.taking off c.landing d.leaving

22.When foreigners ask him, he answers in English

a.automatic b.automation c.automated d.autornatically

23.This gives us some idea _ the importance of English

a.with b.of c.about d.in 24.English is now an effective medium of international

a.communication b.application c.vacation d.education

25.English provides ready access _ world scholarship and world trade

a.for b.of c.with d.to

26.English is understood more _ than any other languages

a.widely b.lovely c likely d.unlikely

27.We regard him _ a great friend of ours

a.for b.as c.at d.with 28.This man is involved _ the bank robbery

a.in b.at c.with d.for

29.Employrnent is said _the most important thing to the youth today

a.to be b.be c.being d.been

30.A good place _ is Bloom’s

a.eating b.to eat c.where eating d.which to eat

31/ Conservation is the safeguarding and preservation of resources

a naturism b natural c naturally d naturist

32/ Salt has a effect on food

a preserving b preservation c preservative d preserve

33/ The fight against is an important part of conservation

a pollution b solution c revolution d evolution

34/ Carbon monoxide is a gas

a tasty b harmless c colorful d odourless

35/ Environmental pollution is one of the most problems facing mankind

a bad b serious c commonly d good

36/ Reclaiming land consists irrigating deserts, draining swamps and pushing back the sea

a with b about c of d in

37/ We can conserve our environment by of waste

a prevention b preventing c prevented d prevent

38/ Farmers can protect their land by rotation of crops

a year b yearly c every year d each year

39/ Farmers can help the soil by adding fertilizers

a enrich b rich c enriching d richly

40/ Preserving natural resources is of a great

a important b more important c importantly d importance

41/ More and more pollution by that factory

a produced b is being produced c produces d is producing

42/ She drives faster and than I do

a careless b more carelessly c more careless d carelessly

43/ Never in my life such a mess in my life

a I see b I have seen c have I seen d I saw

44/ Neither Tom nor Ann _ to the party yesterday

a came b didn’t come c comes d come

II- Fill in each blank with one suitable word:

1/ The environment is everything (1) us both natural and made by humans A major problem in the world today is (2) destruction of the natural environment

This is a complicated problem We burn fuel and this (3) air pollution We throw away millions of plastic bags, containers, toys and other (4) _ These stay in the environment; They are not (5) _of paper or wood that slowly disappear We have made thousands of new chemicals Factories that make or use chemicals always have chemical wastes These are often poisonous and they (6) in the environment

2/ Besides helping to conserve soil and water, forests are important (1) _ other reasons They supply

us

(2) lumber, paper, telephone poles, railroad ties, barrels, boxes, baseball bats, toothpicks and cardboard These

are only a few (3) _ the many products that come (4) _ forests Thousands of people spend their vacations

(5) _ forests Millions (6) _ animals make forests their permanent homes

Forests are useful to men in several ways Wood is always necessary for building and for making all (1) of things; and we usually need firewood in our homes Countries (2) have many trees get more rain than (3) _ which are treeless; and where trees grow, especially on mountains, they prevent (4) rain from washing the earth away into the valleys and leaving no rocks