PRACTICE TEST 1

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. precious B. preparation C. pretty D. repetition
2. A. architect B. parachute C. choir D. psychology
3. A. treason B. reason C. season D. jealous
4. A. aggressive B. suggest C. energy D. garbage
5. A. measure B. vision C. pleasure D. pension
Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others.
1. A. official B. literacy C. inventory D. stationery
2. A. diversity B. severe  C. ecosystem  D. courageous
3. A. prediction B. compulsory C. intelligent D. judgement
4. A. valuable B. entertain C. honesty D. mountain.
5. A. realize B. product C. mechanic D. separate
Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the blanks.
1. It is recommended that he _______ this course
A. took B. takes C. take D. taking
2. Various societies define _______ in many rather complex ways.
A. that is successful B. what success is C. that success is D. what is success
3. I could not turn in my paper on time because my word processor _______.
A. fell down B. turned down C. tore down D. broke down
4. “You must always _______ us the truth” the judge said to the man.
A. tell B. confess C. speak D. say
5. Her father is a _______ drinker. He is always drinking.
A. strong B. heavy C. addictive D. capable
6. Don’t set off fireworks too closely to your house, _______?
A. do you B. don’t you C. will you D. won’t you
7. Trains stop here in order to _______ passengers only.
A. pick up B. get off C. pull up D. pull in
8. In recent years, more and more people _______ for things with credit cards.
A. pay B. are paid C. are paying D. have been paying
9. He was the first person _______ the fire.
A. discover B. to discover C. discovering D. discovered
10. “Who was the man with you yesterday?” - “He was _______.”
A. the next door man B. the man next to the door
C. the man next by the door D. the man next door
11. John: “I didn’t pass my driving test.” -Anna: “_______!”
A. Better luck next time B. So poor C. Congratulations D. That was nice of them
12. You can _______ your sister to our party tonight.
A. bring B. carry C. take D. get
13. You need more exercise, so you should _______ golf.
A. carry out B. take in C. turn up D. take up
14. I like that photo very much. Could you make an _______ for me?
A. increase B. enlargement C. expansion D. extension
15. His roses won the first ________in the local flower competition.
A. prize B. award C. cup D. reward
Fill in each blank with the correct form of the given word.
1. He feels sad about his _____________ result in the examination. SATISFY
2. The_______________ of this factory are widely consumed in this country. PRODUCE
3. You must keep on working with him no matter how much you ___________. AGREE
4. Film festivals are_____________ divided into categories like drama, documentary or animation. TYPICAL
5. He enjoyed ____________ with friends and it cost nothing. SOCIAL
6. I have just bought a replacement for one of my favorites which _____________ disappeared. MYSTERY
7. Gift exchange is ____________ expression of social relations. SIGNIFY
8. I try not to remember this ______________ experience that only leaves me with unhappy thoughts. FRIGHTEN
9. The boy _______________ asked for permission to go out with his friends. REPEAT
10. British Rail apologized for the _________________ of the 4.20 to Bath. CANCEL
There are 10 mistakes in the passage. Each numbered line in the right column has one.Find and correct them
Your answer:
Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution problem is as complicated
as it is serious. It is complicated because of much pollution is caused by things that (1) ……..………….…
benefit people. For example, exhaust of automobiles causes a large percent of all (2) …………..….……
air pollution. However, the automobile provides transportation for million of (3) ……………...……
people. Factories discharge much of material that pollutes air and water, but factories (4) ……………………
give employment to the large number of people. (5) ……………………
Thus, to end or great reduce pollution immediately, people would have to stop (6) ……………………
using many things that benefit them. Most the people do not want to do that, of (7) ……………………
course. Nevertheless, pollution can be gradual reduced in several ways. Scientists (8) ……………………
and engineers can work to find ways to less the way of pollution that such things (9) ……………………
like automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that (10) ……………..……
request businesses and traffic to stop, or to cut down on certain polluting activities.
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
Desperate to go to school
Truancy has become a serious problem in many schools in recent years. In an attempt to tackle this problem one
school introduced a new scheme to (1) ____ students to attend as many classes as possible. Pupils who (2) ____ a
100% attendance record throughout the whole academic year were rewarded with an all inclusive weekend school
(3) ____ to an activity centre where they would be able to have a go at outdoor activities such as climbing,
abseiling and white water rafting.
One student was so (4) ___ to qualify for this free weekend away that he even went to school with a broken wrist.
He hurt his wrist when he fell (5) ___ his bike on the way to school but he was so worried about (6)___ his 100%
attendance that he didn’t (7)___ his teachers or parents until the school day had finished. He (8)____ admitted to
his mother what had happened when she (9)___ that he was having difficulty eating his dinner and asked him what
was wrong. She took him to hospital that night, where they put his arm in plaster and he was able to go back to
school the 5 next day. Fortunately, he was fully (10) ___ from his accident in time to go on the trip.
1. A. suggest В. force С. encourage D. make
2. A. succeeded В. made С. achieved D. realised
3. A. holiday В. trip С. travel D. excursion
4. A. interested В. happy С. excited D. keen
5. A. away В. down С. off D. over
6. A. filling В. maintaining С. guarding D. succeeding
7. A. tell В. say С. admit D. explain
8. A lastly В. actually С. fortunately D. eventually
9. A. knew В. aware С. looked D. noticed
10. A. recovered В. improved С. repaired D. fixed
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question
The languages spoken by early Europeans are still shrouded in mystery. There is no linguistic continuity
between the languages of Old Europe (a term sometimes used for Europe between 7,000 and 3,000 B.C.) and the
languages of the modern world, and we cannot yet translate the Old European script. Scholars have deciphered
other ancient languages, such as Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian, which used the cuneiform script, because of
the fortuitous discovery of bilingual inscriptions. When cuneiform tablets were first discovered in the 18 th century,
scholars could not decipher them. Then inscriptions found in Iran at the end of the 18 th century provided a link:
these inscriptions were written in cuneiform and in two other ancient languages, Old Persian and New Elamite –
languages that had already been deciphered. It took several decades, but scholars eventually translated the ancient
cuneiform script via the more familiar Old Persian language.
Similarly, the hieroglyphic writing of the Egyptians remained a mystery until French troops unearthed the
famous Rosetta stone in the late 18th century. The stone carried the same message written in ancient Greek,
Egyptian hieroglyphs, and Egyptian hieratic, a simplified form of hieroglyphs. The Rosetta stone thwarted
scholars’ efforts for several decades until the early 19th century when several key hieroglyphic phrases were
decoded using the Greek inscriptions. Unfortunately, we have no Old European Rosetta stone to chart
correspondences between Old European script and the languages that replaced it.
The incursions of Indo-European tribes into Old Europe from the late 5 th to the early 3rd millennia B.C.
caused a linguistic and cultural discontinuity. These incursions disrupted the Old European sedentary farming
lifestyle that had existed for 3,000 years. As the Indo-Europeans encroached on Old Europe from the east, the
continent underwent upheavals. These severely affected the Balkans, where the Old European cultures abundantly
employed script. The Old European way of life deteriorated rapidly, although pockets of Old European cultural
remained for several millennia. The new peoples spoke completely different languages belonging to the Indo-
European linguistic family. The Old European language or languages, and the script used to write them, declined
and eventually vanished.
1. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Reason for the failure to understand the written records of Old European culture.
B. Influences on the development of Old European script.
C. Similarities between Old European script and other ancient writing systems.
D. Events leading to the discovery of Old European script.
2. According to the passage, New Elamite is _________.
A. a language that was used in Europe about 3,000 years ago
B. a modern language that came from Old Persian
C. one of the languages spoken by the Old Europeans
D. a language that was understood by the late 18th century
3. When does the passage suggest that ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script was finally deciphered?
A. At around the same time as cuneiform script was deciphered.
B. Shortly before the Rosetta stone was unearthed.
C. As soon as additional bilingual inscriptions became available to scholars.
D. A few decades after the hieratic script was decoded.
4. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE of the Rosetta stone?
A. It was found by scholars trying to decode ancient languages.
B. It contains two versions of hieroglyphic script.
C. Several of its inscriptions were decoded within a few months of its discovery.
D. Most of its inscriptions have still not been decoded.
5. According to the passage, scholars were able to decipher cuneiform form with the help of _________.
A. the Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian languages
B. Old Persian
C. tablets written in Old European
D. languages spoken in 18th century Iran
6. The word “fortuitous” in the 1st paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.
A. important B. immediate C. early D. lucky
7. The word “them” in the 1 paragraph refers to _________.
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A. Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian B. bilingual inscriptions

C. cuneiform tablets D. scholars
8. The word “thwarted” in the 2 paragraph is closest in meaning to _________
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 A. continued B. influenced C. encouraged D. frustrated
9. According to the passage, Indo-European incursions caused Old European population to ________.
A. separated into different tribes
B. move eastward
C. change their ways of living and obtain food
D. start recording historical events in writing
10. The author mentions the Balkans in the passage in order to explain why _________.
A. Indo-European languages were slow to spread in Old Europe
B. the inhabitants of Old Europe were not able to prevent Indo-European incursions
C. the use of the Old European script declined
D. the Old European culture survived for a time after the Indo-European incursions
Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word in the following passage.
The idea that a blind person could drive a car sounds crazy. And the concept of someone who can’t see driving a car
at almost 150 miles per hour sounds even (1) __________. Miranda Naylor, a blind accountant from Southport, has
done exactly that in an attempt to (2) _______ money for charity. Mrs. Naylor drove (3) __________ sports car for two
miles in a straight line along the runway of a disused airfield. She was in radio contact with her husband Pete Naylor, (4)
__________ was able to give her directions and advice in this way. Her amazing achievement is expected to raise about
£50,000, which will be donated (5) __________ a company that trains dogs for the blind. Mrs. Naylor has been blind (6)
__________ she was six years old and she still has some visual memories of the world (7) __________ her. She admits
that not having her sight makes her life awkward at times. She believes that if you are disabled in any way, you
shouldn’t waste time (8) __________ sorry for yourself. “It makes a lot of sense to keep busy” she says. “Achieving
(9)__________ can be a great source of self confidence”. Miranda is now looking for a new challenge and (10)
__________ like to ride a motorbike.
Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1. I find his handwriting very hard to read.
 I have …………………………………………………………………..………………………..………
2. He got down to writing a letter as soon as he returned from his work.
 No sooner ………………………………………………………………………………………….…..
3. Success depends on your hard work.
 The harder …………………………………………………………………………………………..…
4. “If I were you, I wouldn’t accept his marriage proposal”, said Nam to Lan.
 Nam …………………………………………………………………………………………….………
5. No matter how hard I tried, I could not open the window.
 Try ……………………………………………………………………………………..……………..….
II. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one, using the given word. Do not
change the given word.
1. The fridge is completely empty. LEFT
 ………………………………………………….………………………………..…..
2. It is pointless to have that old typewriter repaired. WORTH
 ……………………………………………………………………….……………………………..……..
3. Frank never pays any attention to my advice. NOTICE
 ……………………………………………………………………….……………………………….….
4. John only understood very little of what the teacher said. HARDLY
 ……………………………………………………………………….……………………………..……..
5. Her ability to run a company really impresses me. IMPRESSED
 ……………………………………………………………………….…………………………….……..