ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTISE Test 7

ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTISE Test 7 The Korean education system basically consists of primary school six years , ---1--- schools three years, high schools three years, and colleges ---2-

ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTISE Test 7

The Korean education system basically consists of primary school ( six years ), -1 - schools ( three years), high schools ( three years), and colleges -2 -universities ( four or two years) with graduate courses leading -3 - Ph D degrees -4 - education is compulsory for children aged six to eleven The basic primary school curriculum is generally divided -5 - -6 - subjects: Korean language, mathematics, social studies, science, ethics, physical education, music and fine arts students in middle school are required to take a number -7 - additional subjects, such as English, and can take electives, -8 - as technical or vocational courses Afterwards, students can choose -9 - general educational high school -10 - general, high school tends to be rigorous, as the competition for college admission is notoriously stiff.

D half

D University

D eight

D among

11.Five years ago we started to preserve the - houses and the

landscape

A traditional B tradition C traditionally

D traditions

12.Before modern - likes gas and electricity, the fireplace was used for both heating and cooking

A conveniences B convenience C convenient

D conveniently

13.The fans - when their team scored a goal

D called

14.We tried a lot of hotels, but - of them had any free rooms.

15.I think the teacher as well as his students - good

16.He wanted to read the letter, which I - last week

A am just writing B have just written C had just wrote

D had written

17.The house - we stayed was over 200 years ago

D what

18.The child kept the present that she -

A has been given B had been given C had given

D has given

19.I would rather - here

D waited

20.The reason why I am writing - to tell you about a party on

Saturday

21.Everybody in the wedding party - happy

D looks

22.Mercury’s low gravity makes you - very light in a spaceship

D feeling

23.Psychiatrists and doctors have failed - people not to drink

24.Where is the house -?

A where they are living B which they are living

C where they are living there D where they are living in

25.Doing exercises - interesting

26.Which part is in correct in English?

We are very (A) interesting (B) in (C) watching films (D)

27.He never (A) allows us (B) smoking (C) in this (D) room

28.Why is (A) she surprising (B) when Buckley does not (C) obey him at first (D)?

29.There was (A) wind and snow outside, but (B) he could not see far (C) at all (D)

30.The manager was honest (A), clean, well dress (B) and clever but (C) he never tried to be polite to (D) us

31.“ He lost his job three months”

A They are three months since he lost his job B It is three months since he lost his job

C It is three months ago since he lost his job D It has been three months since he lost his job

32.“ She hasn’t played the piano for five years”

A the last time she played the piano five years ago B she doesn’t play the piano five years ago

C The last time she played the piano was five years ago D She played the piano five years

33.The teacher told them -

A to talk about the pollution of our environment B talk about the pollution of our environment

C to talk about the pollution our environment D to talk about the pollution the our environment

34.If I do something that makes you uncomfortable, -

A please let me know how you feel B please let me know what you feel

C please let me to know how you feel D please let me to know what you feel

35.It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car

A The man is believed to escaped in a stolen car

B The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car

C The man believed to escaped in a stolen car D They believed that the man stole the car

36.Pick out the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:

D dental

D though

39.Pick out the word that has stress pattern on the first syllable:

A important B difficult C attractive

D successful

40.A continent B possession C particular

D instruction

41.When you are doing puzzles, always read - the questions

carefully

42.Our classroom needs - up

D tidied

43.The students are used to - in the school library

D worked

44.She uses a - to work out the square root of seventeen

D calculation

45.He turned his dream into - through hard work and became a scientist

D really

In May 1966, the Worlds Health Organization was authorized to initiate a globe campaign to eradicate smallpox The goal was to eliminate the disease in one decade Because similar projects for malaria and yellow fever had failed, few believed that smallpox could actually be eradicated, but eleven years after the initial organization of the campaign, no cases were reported in the field.

The strategy was not only to provide mass vaccinations but also to isolate patients with active smallpox in order to contain the spread of the disease and to break the chain of human transmission Rewards for re[porting smallpox assisted in motivating the public to aid health workers One by one, each smallpox victim was sought out, removed from contact with others, and treated At the same time, the entire village where the victim had lived was vaccinated Today small pox is no longer a threat to humanity Routine vaccinations have been stopped worldwide.

46.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A The World Health Organization B The Eradication of Smallpox

C Smallpox Vaccinations D Infectious Disease

47.What was the goal of the campaign against smallpox?

A To decrease the spread of smallpox worldwide B To eliminate

smallpox worldwide in ten years

C To provide mass vaccinations against smallpox worldwide

D To initiate worldwide projects for smallpox, malaria, and yellow fever at the same time

48.according to the passage, what was the strategy used to eliminate the

spread of smallpox?

A Vaccination of entire villages B Treatment of individual

C Isolation of victims and mass vaccinations D Extensive reporting

of outbreaks

49.How was the public motivated to help the health workers?

reporting cases

C By isolating them from others D By giving them vaccinations

50.It can be inferred that: -

A no new cases of smallpox have been reported B malaria and yellow fever have been eliminated

C smallpox victims no longer die when they contract the disease

D smallpox is not transmitted from one person to another

Test 8

1 The right-hand rule was - in those countries by Napoleon

Bonaparte

A given room for B take for granted C put into force

D lost track of

2 His success made him become -

D famousness

3 Are you familiar - the procedures?

D with

4 We regret - the late arrival of the 12.45 train from London

A announce B to announce C announcing

D for announcing

5 Poverty prevented him - with his studies

A to continue B continue C with continuing

D from continuing

6 We have to fight against the dirtying and - of our air and water

D poisonously

7 They stayed for hours, - I was very annoyed

D whenever

8 Plants gain energy from the light of - sun.

D no article

9 Choose the incorrect part in English in the following sentences:

The (A) performance has (B) been cancelled (C) in spite of (D) the bad weather

10 Most (A) the students in the class (B) can speak (C) English quite fluently (D)

11 Pick out the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other

words:

D responsible

12 Choose the word that has the main stress on the first syllable:

D important

13 Choose the word that has the main stress on the second syllable:

D Japanese

14 Pick out the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:

D planning

D future

D respect

17 You should provide every child - a chance to go to school

D with

18 He is very capable - learning and understanding things

D about

19 He had to give a good reason - being absent - several classes

D for/from

20 That is quiet silly What you are saying is -

D reasonably

21 Mary - her homework when we arrived so we all went out for the evening

A had been finished B was being finishing C was finished

D had finished

22 Are you - with your child’s performance at school?

A satisfying B satisfactory C satisfied

D dissatisfying

23 When we arrived, a crowd - for several hours to greet him

A had been waiting B was waited C has been waiting

D was waiting

24 If you had worked harder, you -

A would not be sackedB were not sacked C won’t have been sacked D wouldn’t have been sacked

25 People do exercise - fit

D to be kept

26 There are so many - things to do that we never get -

A interesting/boring B interested/bored C interested/boring

D interesting/bored

27 No longer - clean the floor I have just bought a vacuum cleaner

A do I have to B I do have to C I have to

D have I to

28 We must be quick There’s - time

D a few

29 I’d rather - here

D waited

30 “He lost his job tree months ago”

A They are three months since he lost his job B It’s three months since

he lost his job

C It’s three months ago since he lost his job D It has been three months since he has lost his job

31 If George keeps studying as he has been, he will have no trouble in passing his exams

A George will not pass his exams because he is not studying B

George has passed his exams

C George has trouble in passing his exams D George is studying hard to pass his exams

32 The film was so boring that I fell asleep.

A the film was interesting enough, but I fell asleep B I fell asleep because the film was boring

C I did not fall asleep even though the film was boring D The film was too long for me to watch

33 I regret lending him money

money

C He did not borrow money from me D I lent him money and I regret now

34 John didn’t attend the class because he was serious ill

A John’s class was not serious B John never attended the class

C John was absent from class many times D John was too ill to attend the class

35 Because of working hard, she felt ill

A She worked so hard that she felt ill B She was too ill to work hard

C She did not work, so she felt ill D She was not ill although she worked hard

Around the age of sixteen, you must take one of the biggest decisions of your life Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university -36 -? Do I leave and start work or beginning a training -37 -?

The decision is yours, but it may be -38 - remembering two things: there is more unemployment

-39 - who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right -40 - will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs If you decide -41 - straight into a job, there are many opportunities for training Getting qualifications will -42 - you to get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn -43 - you earn Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is -44 - possibility This way, you can save up money for student days as well as -45 - practical work experience.

D past

D term

D worth

39 A with B among C between

D through

D notes

D gone

D help

D where

D also

D doing

In the United States and Canada, it is very important to look a person directly in the eyes when you are having a conversation with him or her If you look down or to the side when the other is talking, that person will think that you are not interested in what he or she is saying This, of course is not polite If you look down or to the side when you are talking, you may appear to be hiding something; that is, it might seem that you are not honest However, people who are speaking will sometimes look away for a few seconds when they are thinking

or trying to find the right word But they always turn immediately back to look the listener directly in the eyes These social “rules” are the same for two men, two women, a man and a woman, or an adult and a child.

46 In the US and Canada, when you are having a conversation with someone, -

A do not look directly in the eyes B it is impolite to look at the eyes of the speaker or hearer

C you should look him or her directly in the eyes D A and B are correct

47 If you look down or to the side when the other is talking, -

interested in what is being said

C you will be thought to be not interested in the conversation D you are the interesting person

48 If you look down or to the side when you are talking, -

A you are thought to be dishonest B the Americans are interested in you

C you are interested in the conversation D you are very polite

49 The speaker will sometimes look away -.

A because he or she wants to end the conversation

B because he or she thinks that the hearer is not honest

C because he or she is thinking or finding the right word

D because the hearer is interested in what is being said

50 These social “rules” are -

A the same for everybody B for women only C for children only

D for men only

Test 9

1 The result was quite different - what I expected

D from

2 Feeling sleepy, the driver stopped - a coffee

D drunk

3 Hoi An is famous - its old streets

D on

4 The city authority bans cars to wipe - smoke

D at

5 Someone was cleaning the classroom when we arrived

A The classroom was cleaned when we arrived

B The classroom was be cleaned when we arrived

C The classroom was to be cleaned when we arrived

D The classroom was being cleaned when we arrived

6 This knife is - It doesn’t cut at all

D usage

7 Sai Gon Giai Phong is published seven days a week It’s a - newspaper

D yearly

8 I used to - to the zoo by my father when I - in the city

A took / had lived B taken / lived C taking / were living

D take / are living

9 “ I have seen this film twice, Linda” said Tom.

A Tom told Linda I had seen this film twice B Tom told Linda she had seen this film twice

C Tom told Linda she has seen that film twice D Tom told Linda she had seen that film twice

10 I - Miss Linda an advice when I - her tomorrow morning

A will give/see B would give/gave C was giving/saw

D had given/saw

11 Clean air provides us with a - supply of oxygen

D healthful

12 Carbon dioxide occurs in the air in - form

D nation

13 Pick out the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words

D scientist

D important

D custom

16 Choose the underline part (a,b,c, or d) that is incorrect in English :

He invited(A) me to having (B) dinner with (C) him and his family (D)

17 This is (A) the school at which (B) Uncle Ho used to studying (C) when he was young (D)

18 This car is more - than that one

D fastest

19 “ Have you ever been to France?” – “ Yes, I - there last August”

D were

20 “ I am going to Paris next week,” said Jim

A Jim told me to go to Paris next week B Jim invited me to Paris with him the following week

C I am going to Paris next week with Jim D Jim said that he was going to Paris the following week

21 Had we left any later, we would have missed the train

A We left too late to catch the train, B The train did not