PRACTICE TEST 39

1. Choose the words whose underlined part was pronounced differently

2. Choose the words which have different stress

3. Identifying the incorrect part of each sentence

4. Choose the best answer

5. Fill in an appropriate word
6. Choose the best answer
7. Give the correct form of words given
1. At the end of the concert, the audience gave the young pianist a(n) ______ovation. ( STAND)
2. The university has ______the use of dictionaries during language examinations. ( AUTHOR)
3. A dilemma is a situation where a difficult choice has to be made between two, sometimes
unpleasant , ______ (ALTERNATE)
4. It is very difficult to find Mrs. Burton’s shop, for it was ______ from all others in the street.
(DISTINGUISH)
5. When we arrived at the hotel, we were amazed at the ______ hospitality of the fans.
(COMPARE)
6. The teacher’s criticism has _______ Tom’s interest in learning. (DIE )
7. The staff’s bad behaviour has brought ______to the whole company. ( GRACEFUL)
8. Panda is ______ to China only. (NATION )
9. Traditional ______ are a good source of fun and entertainment. ( CELEBRATE)
10. The public were angry with the Minister’s ______ to tell the truth about the bribery.
(REFUSE )
11. He doesn’t think you need qualifications because he’s a(n) ______ man. (MAKE)
12. If we focus on selling ______ items we can really cut out prices. ( PRODUCE )
13. Traditional banks can be very ______ and conservative about who they will lend to.
(FASHION)
14. Our ______ financial advisor lost us loads of money by recommending bad investments.
(CALL )
15. They have a(n) ______ problem of trying to keep costs down. ( STAND)
8. Cross out the extra word

9. Fill in correct prepositions

Complete sentence using words in list and their own preposition
 10. Fill in the correct phrasal verbs with ABOUT

Fill in the correct phrasal verbs with across

11. Rewrite the sentence

1. I felt stupid when I realized what I’d done. (FOOL)

2. She was very relieved when she realized that her bag hadn’t been stolen. (BREATHED)

3. Would you like to contribute something to our campaign? (MAKE)

4. Products which seem to lack credibility are not popular. (CALL)

5. Technical skills are needed to operate this new machinery. (DEMANDS)

6. We have run out of small sizes. (STOCK)

7. In all probability we will finish the project on Thursday. (CHANCES)

8. They arrived at their destination alive and kicking. (SOUND)

9. In her previous job, Mara was a picture restorer. (WORK)

10. I’m sure you were driving too fast.

You must
11. It was overeating that caused his heart attack.
If he
12. The storm completely wiped out all my crops.
I have
13. The fire led to the setting up of a public enquiry.
As a
14. Vitamin intake and intelligence are not connected.
→There
15. He suddenly thought that he might have misunderstood her.
It crossed
16. My father doesn’t approve of my borrowing so much money from a person like John.
(VIEW)

17. I like her a lot. (AFFECTION)

18. You look as if something unpleasant has happened to you. (WARS)

19. It’s brilliant film. – I laughed uncontrollably all through the way. (HEAD)

20. She finds grammar exercise extremely boring. (STIFF)

21. I’ll have to wait before I know whether he’ll keep his promise or not. (REMAINS)

22. He was so worried that his mind couldn’t function normally. (STRAIGHT)
23. They’ll cause a lot of trouble. (CAT)

24. Some people say that there’s hardly any difference between love and hate. (LINE)

25. She can buy anything she wants – She’s very rich. (ROLLING)

12. Choose the words in the list to complete the sentences

13.1. Reading comprehension
13.2. Gapped text