PRACTICE TEST 14 E12 Name:

………………………………………
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
each of the following questions.
1. We can’t eat this bread. It’s …………………….. .
A. mouldy B. rotten C. bad D. rancid
2. She’s decided to ………………….. her German by attending an evening course.
A. brush up B. patch up C. polish off D. dust off
3. Will you …………………… the baby for a minute, while I make a phone call?
A. control B. settle C. attend D. mind
4. Unfortunately, I’m rather …………..…….. to forgetfulness in my old age.
A. apt B. prone C. open D. prey
5. Our car………….. because it’s not where it’s normally parked in the parking lot.
A. should have been stolen B. would have been stolen
C. must have been stolen D. need have been stolen
6. It’s important that we……….this message……….. to young people.
A. go/over B. get/ down C. get/ over D. go / for
7. After the church service, several people ……………….. outside the chat.
A. loitered B. lagged C. lingered D. lapsed
8. I think you’ll find that the inconvenience of the diet is ………. by the benefits.
A. outranked B. overthrown C. overbalanced D. outweighed
9. The boys………….. that they had broken the window, but I’m sure they did.
A. refused B. denied C. objected D. rejected
10. He’s got plenty of …………. experience as he’s worked in that field already.
A. second-hand B. first-hand C. primary D. tertiary
11. She’s …………….. about her nursing exams, but I’m sure she’ll do well.
A. alienated B. keen C. stressed D. apprehensive
12. In the days before the widespread use of ….. having an operation must have been a grueling experience.
A. aesthetes B. aesthetics C. anaesthetics D. anaesthetists
13. They must study hard, …………..they?
A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. don’t D. won’t
14. New consumer protection legislation comes into ……………… next April.
A. law B. force C. statute D. act
15. It’s twenty years since I worked in Germany and my German is pretty ……….. now.
A. scratchy B. scruffy C. rusty D. sloppy
16. Only after buying the cottage did we discover that it was ……….. with mice.
A. inflicted B. infested C. invaded D. infected
17. You must have stolen the watch, ………………?
A. must you B. mustn’t you C. haven’t you D. have you
18. When …………. A European, we should stick to the last name unless he suggests that we use his first name.
A. speaking B. discussing C. talking D. addressing
19. Something tells me that you…………. to a single word I……….. in the past ten minutes.
A. haven’t listened/ was saying B. didn’t listen / said
C. haven’t been listening/ have said D. haven’t listened/ said
20. For lunch, I always have something quick and easy such as a hamburger, a sandwich, toast and the…………
A. same B. similar C. like D. rest
21. Every Christmas of my childhood was the same. My father …………… late for lunch, weighed down with
presents for the family.
A. would arrive B. had arrived
C. was arriving D. was used to arriving
22. It …………….. me as strange that my front door was open when I got home.
A. seemed B. occurred C. appeared D. struck
23. “It's too stuffy in this room, isn’t it?” said the guest.
A. The guest said that the room was too crowded. B. The guest suggested that the room should be aired.
C. The guest remarked that the room should be aired. D. The guest said that there was too much stuff in the room.
24. It is difficult to get tickets for 2018 World Cup. It was wise of him to buy the tickets for 2018 World Cup
advance.
A. Since they are difficult to get, he should have brought the tickets for 2018 World Cup beforehand
B. Although he bought the tickets for 2018 World Cup in advance, he wasn’t wise enough to do so
C. Such is the difficulty in getting the tickets for 2018 World Cup that it was wise of him to buy them beforehand
D. The tickets for 2018 World Cup is so difficult to get that he had enough wisdom to buy them
25. …………. Mr. Dane sent you a postcard yesterday.
A. Some B. A C. Any D. The
26. Due to unforeseen circumstances, our group's scheduled visit to the museum has been called off.
A. The trip to the museum that we'd planned is now cancelled because something unexpected has happened. 
B. Something happened at the museum, so they cancelled our visit. 
C. We are no longer going to the museum because there is no time our schedule. 
D. We can't go to see the museum at the arranged time because it will be closed.
27. They said that “IZZI GALA EVENT” on 23 December went like a bombs.
A.   “IZZI GALA EVENT” on 23 December was complained to have gone like a disaster.
B.   “IZZI GALA EVENT” on 23 December is said to go like a bomb.
C.   “IZZI GALA EVENT” on 23 December was complained to be very violent.
D.   “IZZI GALA EVENT” on 23 December was praised to be very successful.
28. Dr Nguyen has…………. A valuable contribution to the life of the school.
A. done B. created C. caused D. made
29. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is trying to……….. himself with US President Donald Trump and impress
Australian voters.
A. gratify B. please C. ingratiate D. commend
30. Pike had a lucky escape. He………….. .
A. would have been killed B. must have been killed
C. could have been killed D. should have been killed
31. Those smart phones are selling like…………. If you want one, you’d better buy one before they’re all gone.
A. shooting B. fresh bread C. hot cakes D. wild oats
32. One………… night, I heard a knock at the door, I felt embarrassed.
A. a B. an C. the D. X
33. He was working abroad, so he couldn’t willingly help us with the project.
A. If he hadn’t worked abroad, he would willingly have helped with us the project.
B. If it hadn’t been for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped us with the project.
C. Hadn’t he been working abroad, he would willingly have helped us with the project.
D. Without working abroad, he could willingly help us with the project.
34. - Ann: “Are you going to your family reunion this Christmas holiday?" - Yan:“_______________.”
A. As a matter of fact, I don't mind it at all.
B. I do. I've been excited about it now.
C. However. My parents and I are going to take
D. You bet. All my uncles and aunts will take their children along, too.
35. - Nancy: "What's the problem, Harry?" -Harry: “___________________.”
A. No problem B. No trouble at all
C. Thank you for asking me about it D. I can't remember where I left my glasses
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction
in each of the following questions.
36. John’s wisdom teeth were troubling him, so he went to a dentist to see about having them pull.
A B C D
37. These exercises look easy, but they are very relatively difficult for us.
A B C D
38. As the old one, this new copier can perform its functions in half the time
A B C D
39. The assumption that smoking has bad effects on our health have been proved defensible purposes.
A B C D
40. Only at the end of the party I thought that I had a chance to talk with him.
A B C D