EXAM PRACTICE 6

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently to the others.
1. A. envelops B. tunes C. books D. guitarists
2. A. doubted B. needed C. passed D. connected
3. A. record B. score C. receive D. corner
4. A. bell B. shed C. however D. case
5. A. stomach B. moment C. told D. programme
6. A. nearly B. overseas C. fear D. clearly
7. A. information B. collection C. nation D. question
8. A. climb B. bomb C. comb D. mobile
9. A. pretty B. eleven C. elephant D. better
10. A. thank B. theater C. throat D. although
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. A. flower B. photo C. heavy D. police
2. A. campaign B. repair C. marble D. July
3. A. museum B. gallery C. favorite D. capital
4. A. motorbike B. vegetable C. chocolate D. delightful
5. A. invite B. worried C. title D. behind
PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.
1. Take ______ at this picture and see if you recognize anyone.
A. an eye B. a look C. a sight D. a view
2. It was difficult for us to stop laughing when we saw the new ______.
A. comedy B. tragedy C. documentary D. scenery
3. How much ______ do you pay for this place?
A. tip B. fee C. cost D. rent
4. ______ don’t like the professor’s long speech.
A. Some student B. Some of students C. Some of the student D. Some of the students
5. I suddenly realized that the tennis ______was almost 20 years old.
A. bat B. club C. racquet D. stick
6. Paul’s hobby is collecting money from ______ countries, but he doesn’t save any paper money.
A. other B. others C. another D. an other
7. “______ is the next bus to the city centre?” – “Seven thirty.”
A. Which B. Where C. When D. How
8. She took her son to the dentist’s to get his ______ filled.
A. surgery B. cavity C. tooth D. disease
9. These workers are skillful, so they have ______ difficulty in their work.
A. few B. less C. none D. at all
10. The kid started to cry when the doctor ______ his temperature.
A. got B. had C. caught D. took
11. Ken: “Thank you very much.”
Joey: “______.”
A. That’s right B. That’s all right C. Please D. Nothing
12. Three of these verbs repeat the last letter before “-ing”; but one is different. Which one is it?
A. listen B. begin C. refer D. permit
13. Waiter: “Would you like some more sugar?”
Customer: “______.”
A. I do B. Pleasure C. No, pardon me D. Yes, please
14. “I've ______ got a job,” he said excitedly.
A. still B. yet C. already D. ever
15. On the table there were vegetable, bread, and two large ______.
A. bowl of soup B. bowl of soups C. bowls of soups D. bowls of soup
V. Fill in each blank with one suitable word or give the correct form of the words below.
1. Ask the _______ if you can borrow this book. LIBRARY
2. This book is so _______ that we didn’t want to read it. INTEREST
3. Linda’s _______ made the party less exciting. ABSENT
4. He found that life moved _______ in the countryside. SLOW
5. _______, we’ll arrive before dark. HOPE
6. The weather in January is often cold and _______. SNOW
7. I don’t think she has the _______ to do this work. ABLE
 8. The river is 300 miles in _______. LONG
9. They plan to _______ the road because there is always a lot of traffic. WIDE
10. Everyone helped to _______ the luggage from the car. LOAD
I. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in the bracket.
a. (1. you/ usually/ have) ______ bacon and eggs for breakfast?
b. We (2. work) ______ on the new show right now.
c. They (3. understand) ______ the problem now.
d. (4. she/ play) ______ tennis when she was younger?
e. Red is the first color a baby (5. see) ______.
f. He wore sunglasses (6. avoid) ______ the sunshine.
g. The roof leaks whenever it (7. rain) ______.
h. (8. eat) ______ right can help you (9. live) ______ a long and healthy life.
i. He (10. constantly/ talk) ______. He annoyed everyone.
j. I (11. watch) ______ a mystery movie on TV yesterday when the electricity (12. go) ______ out.
k. Delores (13. go) ______ (14. hike) ______ in the mountains when she has time.
l. Not a cloud in the sky! Tomorrow (15. be) ______ another warm day.
m. Jack: ‘Would you like to come to my house for dinner and talk about this?’
Jill: ‘Good idea. I (16. bring) ______ some wine.’
n. Jeff: ‘What are your plans for next week?’
Josh: ‘I (17. fly) ______ to New York on business.’
o. Sheryl forgot (18. bring) ______ her purse, so I (19. lend) ______ her ten dollars.
p. The runner was too exhausted (20. finish) ______ the marathon.
IV. Fill each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle.
a. Their flat is (1) _____ the fifth floor (2) _____ a modern block of flats opposite to the cinema.
b. The government has banned some chemicals because (3) _____ their damaging effect (4) _____ the
environment.
c. The school library is open (5) _____ any time (6) _____ four o’clock and half past five.
d. “Don't use (7) _____ all the milk today, we need some (8) _____ breakfast tomorrow,” she said to her son.
e. Some people like travelling to the countryside (9) _____ car, but others enjoy going (10) _____ foot.
f. Pedestrians have to walk (11) _____ the street (12) _____ the zebra crossing.
g. Aspirin is a wonderful cure (13) _____ colds.
h. They planned to visit their grandparents (14) _____ their way home (15) _____ the festival.
i. After setting the table (16) _____ plates, bowls, chopsticks and spoons, they all sat (17) _____ to have dinner.
j. A “balanced diet” means you eat a variety (18) _____ foods (19) _____ eating too much of anything.
k. Even though he is a grown man, he is scared (20) _____ the dark.
IV. Identify the underlined part in each sentence that is not correct and then get it right.
1. After his swim, Jim rested in the beach.
A B C D
2. What's the distant between New York and California?
A B C D
3. I’d love to come to your birthday but I’m too much busy.
A B C D
4. My brother always has lots of homeworks to do.
A B C D
5. Josh soon got used to travel to work by bicycle.
A B C D
PART THREE: READING
I. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer for each question.
Piano players - when they were young
Ivan Petrov
Ivan was born on a farm in Russia, but from the age of twelve to eighteen he studied in Poland. His first music teacher
couldn't play the piano but taught him and his sister songs from the opera. His mother began to teach him the piano
when he was six. At ten, he decided that he wanted to write music too, and he soon started on his first song.
Oleg Gagarin
Oleg was the youngest of five children and when he was four years old his father, who liked playing the piano, taught
him some traditional Russian music. When he was six, he started having lessons with a piano teacher who lived in
the same city. Oleg soon began to win prizes for his piano playing. At the age of fourteen, he went to a music college
in Austria for two years. Later, he returned home to Russia.
Josef Heptmann
Josef's father was German but he taught music in Poland where Josef was born. The family moved to Germany when
Josef was two, and a year later he started playing the piano. He gave his first concert when he was six. At ten, he
gave fifty-two concerts in two months during a trip to England! Josef always liked music but he was also interested in
physics and languages. He is too busy now but one day he would like to write his own music.

A Ivan Petrov B Oleg Gagarin C Josef Heptmann

0. Who lived in the countryside when he was young? _A_

1. Who had more than one sister or brother? _____
2. Who enjoyed other subjects as well as music? _____
3. Who studied in another country for two years? _____
4. Who was the youngest to begin playing the piano? _____
5. Who had music lessons with someone who wasn't a piano player? _____
6. Who did well in music competitions? _____
7. Who also wrote music? _____

II. Read the information below and choose the correct word to complete each numbered blank.
The Ruwenzori Mountains
Mary Daniels is a student in England. This year she (1) _______ a very interesting summer holiday, She travelled
(2) _______ fifteen other people to the Ruwenzori Mountains in Africa. They went there to help make a road (3)
_______ a forest between two big towns. 'It was very difficult (4) _______ there was no water to drink and no shops
where we (5) _______ buy food,’ said Mary. 'It was also very cold and wet in the mountains. It is. (6) _______ of the
wettest places in the world.'
Mary stayed in the mountains (7) _______ six weeks. It was hard work, but she says it was the (8) _______ thing
she has ever (9) _______. She is hoping to return next year to do some more work there.
1. A had B have C has
2. A to B with C by
3. A through B on C among
4. A so B because C why
5. A could B must C may
6. A one B some C any
7. A for B during C since
8. A good B best C better
9. A did B do C done
PART FOUR: Writing
Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the original one. (15 pts)
1. Whose pull-over is this? Who does this ............................................... ?
Who is .......................................................... ?
2. We have a break that lasts thirty minutes. We have a .......................................................
3. He failed to win the race. He didn’t ..........................................................
4. Listening to music is more interesting than watching TV. I prefer .............................................................
5. The campers managed to find a place to stay. The campers were ..........................................
The campers succeeded.................................
6. Which speed did he drive at on the highway last night? How .................................................................
7. Mary no longer prepares for the wedding parties. Mary used .......................................................
8. You can describe people better than me. You are ............................................................
I can’t ...............................................................
9. There are one thousand stamps in his collection. His collection ...................................................
10. How much time did you spend on revising for the test? How long did it.................................................
11. Remember to write a letter to me. Don’t ................................................................
12. This is a really delicious meal! What ............................................................... !
13. This is the first time she has rowed a boat. She ..................................................................
14. He started racing when he was 16 years old. He has .............................................................
He has .............................................................
He has .............................................................
15. It is three years since she last had a medical checkup. She has ...........................................................
She ..................................................................
The ..................................................................
It ......................................................................