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PRACTICE TEST
(UNIT 5: INVENTIONS)
A. PRONUNCIATION
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. smartphone B. fastener C. portable D. costly
2. A. processor B. congestion C. tourism D. assignment
3. A. determine B. versatile C. dynamite D. profile
4. A. raised B. fastened C. developed D. inspired
5. A. digital B. generous C. intelligent D. progress
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the rest.
1. A. inspire B. smartphone C. software D. email
2. A. blackboard B. laptop C. device D. earbuds
3. A. observe B. research C. access D. invent
4. A. readable B. digital C. imitate D. invention
5. A. dependent B. engineer C. advantage D. experience

B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

I. Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences.
1. The equipment is lightweight, _____ and easy to store. (PORT)
2. It was most _____ of you to lend me the money. (GENEROSITY)
3. This dictionary is available in _____ form. (ELECTRON)
4. There's increasing demand for cars which are more _____ on fuel. (ECONOMY)
5. Invest your money _____ through Home Counties Savings Trust. (WISE)
6. The 20th century was remarkable for its _____. (INVENT)
7. I'd prefer not to work but I don't have much _____. (CHOOSE)
8. My _____ comes from poets like Baudelaire and Jacques Prévert. (INSPIRE)
9. The _____ estimate that nearly two-thirds of the continent has become drier over the past 60 years.
(SCIENCE)
10. I have children in my class of very mixed _____. (ABLE)
11. The country depends on _____ for much of its income. (TOURIST)
12. They make their high quality _____ right here in the USA. (FASTEN)
13. The steam engine was the greatest _____ advance of the 19th century. (TECHNOLOGY)
14. The _____ has run off 2,000 copies of the leaflet. (PRINT)
15. Can you let me have the _____ of your report? I can't read this photocopy. (ORIGIN)
16. Having professionally made curtains can be _____, so why not make your own? (COST)
17. We run the washing machine at night because off-peak _____ is much cheaper. (ELECTRIC)
18. For bookworms, an e-book _____ can be an important part of life. (READ)
19. The advantages of this system are too _____ to mention. (NUMBER)
20. _____ power is obtained from the sun's light and heat. (SUN)
II. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. It is thought that Google _____ cars may transform the way we move around cities in the future.
A. driving B. driver C. motionless D. driverless
2. Retinal implants are meant to partially restore vision to people who have lost their _____.

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A. view B. scene C. scenery D. sight

3. Biotech drugs, which are _____ from living cells, provide some of the best efforts at curing diseases
such as diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and HIV.
A. done B. made C. caused D. formed
4. The magnetic compass was first used to determine the correct _____.
A. way B. road C. path D. direction
5. IBM Watson is an artificially intelligent computer system _____ of answering questions posed in
natural language.
A. capable B. aware C. able D. fond
6. Apple iPad _____ the single most popular tablet PC ever since 2010.
A. has existed B. has stayed C. has remained D. has continued
7. In less than a decade you will carry a _____ laser pen capable of sealing wounds.
A. readable B. comfortable C. portable D. capable
8. Blue-ray was first commercially _____in 2006 and it uses a blue laser to read or write data to a disc.
A. performed B. allowed C. introduced D. supplied
9. The boat rudder was first invented to steer large ships which _____ the Chinese to build huge ships
as early as 200 AD.
A. made B. let C. enabled D. kept
10. Engineers _____ the finished bionic contact lenses on rabbits for up to twenty minutes.
A. have yet tested B. have already tested
C. have performed D. have done
III. Choose the word which should not be in the sentence.
1. She went to the market for to do her daily shopping.
2. I hope that to see you again someday.
3. John is so experienced enough to take on such responsibilities.
4. Drawing it is a relaxing hobby.
5. The Browns enjoy to travelling abroad when they get the chance.
6. We had quite an adventure when we went for climbing in the Swiss Alps.
7. I’ll never forget about travelling by plane for the first time.
8. Lan suggested we waiting until Phong got back.
9. As well as he studying to become a doctor, Huy works part-time as a waiter.
10. My brother’s car needs being servicing.
IV. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. The cocoons of silkworms were first used _____ silk by the Chinese.
A. to make B. for make C. to making D. to be made
2. Paper was first _____ to make paper money, playing cards or the world’s oldest book – the
Diamond Sutra – in the 2nd century.
A. to invent B. inventing C. being invented D. invented
3. YouTube _____ to become the world’s most popular video-sharing website since 2005.
A. grows B. grew C. has grown D. have grown
4. Wearable sensors, such as the Fitbit, Nike FuelBand and Jawbone UP, _____ the most important
part of the fitness world for the last few years.
A. become B. becomes C. have become D. has become
5. “Where’s Tony?” “He _____ to the travel agent’s, and he hasn’t come back.”
A. has been B. has been going C. has gone D. had gone
6. I can’t believe that you _____ all the three exercises. You just started five minutes ago.
A. have finished B. finished C. are finishing D. have been finishing

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7. Up to now, the discount _____ to children under ten years old.

A. only applies B. only applied C. was only applied D. has only applied
8. None of the students _____ to class yet.
A. are coming B. hadn’t come C. haven’t come D. have come
9. Their children _____ lots of new friends since they _____ to that town.
A. have made - moved B. were making – have moved
C. made – are moving D. made – have been moving
10. He _____ off clone a month ago, and _____ of since.
A. set – hasn’t been heard B. was setting – hasn’t heard
C. set – hasn’t heard D. was setting – hadn’t been heard

C. READING
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Cheap and reliable electric lighting was a holy grail for 19th-century inventors. But didn't
Thomas Edison get there first? No! He was beaten (1) ____ it by Britain's very own Joseph Swan,
working out of his (2) ____ lab at his house in Gateshead, Swan got his (3) ____ - and started
manufacturing and selling his bulbs - in 1880. He developed a tiny lament that used (4) ____ treated
cotton, and set it inside an oxygen-free vacuum (5) ____ it wouldn't catch fire when it glowed white-
hot.
Swan's first bulbs lasted little more than 12 hours but, unlike gas lamps, there was no name or
dirty smoke and they soon (6) ____ on. The impresario Richard d'Oyly Carte (7) ____ the opportunity
to make his new Savoy Theatre in London stand (8) ____ - and when it opened the following year it
was the first public building in the world (9) ____ electrically throughout. D'Oyly Carte even took to
the (10) ____ himself - holding a glowing bulb aloft, he ceremoniously broke it in front of the
audience to prove it was safe.
1. A. by B. to C. at D. with
2. A. private B. privately C. privacy D. privates
3. A. rights B. ownership C. patent D. possession
4. A. special B. specialty C. specially D. specialist
5. A. so B. so that C. than D. rather than
6. A. took B. came C. carried D. caught
7. A. provided B. passed C. offered D. seized
8. A. away B. by C. out D. up
9. A. to light B. to be lit C. to have lit D. that lit
10. A. floor B. step C. stage D. forum

D. WRITING
Complete the second sentences using the words in brackets.
1. He arrived too late to catch the 9.30 train. (arrive) -> He didn’t ....................... the 9.30 train.
2. We started working here three years ago. (have) -> We .............................. three years.
3. Could you pass me the cheese, please? (mind) -> Would you .............................. the cheese?
4. They made her pay $500 tax for the package. (to) -> She .............................. for the package.
5. I think it’s interesting to visit Japan. (visiting) -> I think .............................. interesting.
6. Is this your first visit to South America? (been) -> Have ....................... to South America before?
7. Learning about other cultures is important. (learn)-> It .............................. other cultures.
8. Oh, no. My wallet is still in the car. (left) -> I .............................. in the car.

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9. During the rush hour, it takes me over one hour to get to work. (getting)
-> During the rush hour, .............................. over an hour.
10. I have difficulty in understanding his accent. (find) -> I .............................. his accent.

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