Practice test 7

* MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST (80PTS)

A. PHONOLOGY (10PTS)
I. Pick out the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others in
each group.
1. A. basketball B. wonderful C. education D. trustworthy
2. A. surround B. restrict C. remove D. manual
3. A. planet B. affect C. annoy D. excuse
4. A. famous B. climate C. language D. attend
5. A. extensive B. decorate C. distinguish D. acquaintance
II. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others in each group.
6. A. arrow B. loud C. moldy D. poultry
7. A. basilisk B. bison C. basic D. basin
8. A. subtlety B. indebtedness C. bombard D. combing
9. A. benevolent B. content C. molecules D. technique
10. A. conscience B. bronchitis C. shuttle D. chauffeur
B. LEXICO- GRAMMAR (30pts)
Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answers
( A, B, C or D ) in the space provided under this part.
11. Winning that prize was one of the greatest________ of my life.
A. efforts B. attempts C. stages D. Achievements
12. The school was closed for a month because of serious ________ of fever.
A. outcome B. outburst C. outset D. Outbreak
13. We have a ________ future ahead with little comfort, food or hope.
A. cruel B. pessimistic C. grim D. fierce
14. My friends have just moved to a new flat in a residential area on the ______ of Paris.
A. suburbs B. outside C. outskirts D. side
15. Even if you are rich, you should save some money for a _______day.
A. windy B. foggy C. snowy D. Rainy
16. “But so”, I told him, “you are my own ________.”
A. heart and heart B. body and soul C. flesh and blood D. skinand bone
17. The most interesting films _____ for the festival will be shown next week.
A. are chosen B. having chosen C. chosen D. being chosen
18. I do not like quizzes because my general ________ is so poor.
A. memory B. knowledge C. thinking D. idea
19.The judge found him _______ of stealing and sent him to prison.
A. evil B. innocent C. guilty D. wicked
20. Many companies now advertise their new products by distributing free ____ in public
places.
A. samples B. examples C. instances D. Deals
21. The first thing you should do when you lose your bank card is to call your bank and
ask them to close your ________.
A. account B. house C. loan D. debt
22. I’d rather you __________to the English-speaking club with me this Sunday.
A. will come B. came C. come D. to come
23. Due to ever more spreading poaching, there _________a dramatic decline in the
number of elephants over the last decade.
A. was B. is C. has been D. had been
24.___________entering the hall, he found everyone waiting for him.
A. On B. During C. With D. At
25. ___________ , the results couldn’t be better.
A. No matter what he tried hard B. No matter how hard he tried
C. Although very hard he tried D. Despite how hard he tried
26. Nigel Kennedy, the ___________ violinist, will perform at the concert.
A. known B. recognized C. defamed D. celebrated
27. “Oh no! I can’t find my credit card!” “ _________.”
A. Thank you for letting me know
B. It is a nice surprise. You should be glad about it
C. Don’t worry. They will be back very soon
D. Chill out. Try to remember when you last used it
28. __________ the gold medal, he will have to do better than that.
A. To win B. So he wins C. So that he wins D. Winning
29. __________ our children may be, we cannot go for a picnic in this weather.
A. Though excited B. Excited as
C. Exciting D. Because of excitement
30. - “ I have never seen such a perfect thing on you” - “____________”
A. Haven’t you? B. I am so happy.
C. Really? D. Thank you. That’s a nice compliment
31. Lots of people ___________yoga to relax.
A. take up B. give up C. practise D. make
32. Look at the clock! It’s time ___________ home.
A. we’ll go B. we went C. we’re going D. we should go
33. Amelia ___________ have left the party. Her jacket’s still here.
A. wouldn’t B. mustn’t C. ought not to D. can’t
34. The World Health Organization (WHO) is sending ___________ aid to the orphans in
Africa who are suffering from hunger.
A. humanitarian B. humane C. human D. humanity
35. If you put your trust ___________ me, I’ll not let you ___________ .
A. in / on B. on / off C. in / down D. to / down
36. I regret going to bed so late last night.
A. I wish I hadn’t gone to bed early last night.
B. I wish I hadn’t gone to bed so late last night.
C. I wish I didn’t go to bed so late last night.
D. I wish I went to bed early last night.
37. Not until darkness fell ___________ that he hadn’t done half of his work .
A. that he realised B. that he didn’t realise
C. did he realise D. didn’t he realise
38. The last time we went to the theatre _____ we were fifteen years old.
A. was when B. was C. was that D. when
39. As a rule, new comers ______ a party at the end of the first month of their stay.
A. was held B. hold C. have held D. will hold
40. By the time he _____ for Paris, the contract will have completed.
A. has left B. will leave C. leaves D. left
C. READING COMPREHENSION (20 PTS)
Passage 1: Read the following passage and choose the best answer
Colors are one of the most exciting experience in life. I love them, and they are just
as important to me as emotions are. Have you ever wondered how the two are so
intimately related?
Colors directly affect your emotions. Color both reflects the current state of your
emotions and is something that you can use to improve or change your emotions. The
colour that you choose to wear either reflects your current state of being, or reflects the
colour or emotion that you need.
The colors that you wear affect you much more than they affect the people around
you. Of course, they also affect who comes in contact with you, but you are the one
saturated with the color all day! I even choose items around me based on their color. In
the morning, I choose my clothes based on the color or emotion that I need for the day. So
you can consciously use color to control the emotions that you are exposed to, which can
help you to feel better.
Color, sound, and emotions are all vibrations. Emotions are literally energy in
emotion; they are meant to move or to flow. This is the reason that real feeling are the
fastest way to get your energy in emotion. Also, flowing energy is exactly what creates
healthy cells in your energy in your body. So, the fastest way to be healthy is to open to
your real feelings. Alternately, the fastest way to create disease is to inhibit your emotion.
41: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Colors can help you become healthy.
B. Colorful clothes can change your mood
C. Emotions and colors are closely related to each other
D. Colors are one of the most exciting.
42: Which of the following can be affected by color?
A. Your need for thrills B. Your appetite
C. Your friend's feelings D. Your mood
43: Who is more influenced by colors you wear?
A. Anyone B. Your family
C. The people around you are more influenced D. You are more influenced
44: According to the passage, what do color, sound, and emotion all have in common?
A. They are all forms of motion B. None is correct
C. They all affect the cells of the body D. They are all related to health
45: According to this passage, what creates disease?
A. Wearing the color black
B. Ignoring your emotions
C. Being open to your emotions
D. Exposing yourself to bright colors
46: The term "intimately" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. simply B. clearly C. closely D. obviously
47: The term "they" in paragraph 3 refers to
A. none of these B. colors C. people D. emotions
48: Why does the author mention that color and emotions are both vibrations?
A. Because vibrations make you healthy
B. Because they both affect how we feel.
C. To prove the relationship between emotions and color.
D. To show how color can affect energy levels in the body.
49. The phrase "saturated with" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
A. covered with B. lacking in
C. bored with D. in need of
50. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. to give an objective account of how colors affect emotions
B. to prove the relationship between emotions and color.
C. to persuade the reader that colors can influence emotions and give a person more
energy
D. to show that colors are important for a healthy life.
Passage 2: Read the following passage and choose the best answer
 ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST
Paul Watson is an environmental activist. He is a man who believes that he
must do something, not just talk about doing something. Paul believes in protecting
endangered animals, and he protects them in controversial ways. Some people think that
Watson is a hero and admire him very much. Other people think that he is a criminal.
On July 16th, 1979, Paul Watson and his crew were on his ship, which is called the
Sea Shepherd. Watson and the people who work on the Sea Shepherd were hunting on the
Atlantic Ocean near Portugal. However, they had a strange prey; instead of hunting for
animals, their prey was a ship, the Sierra. The Sea Shepherd found the Sierra, ran into it
and sank it. As a result, the Sierra never returned to the sea. The Sea Shepherd, on the
other hand, returned to its home in Canada. Paul Watson and his workers thought that they
had been successful.
The Sierra had been a whaling ship, which had operated illegally. The captain and
the crew of the Sierra did not obey any of the international laws that restrict whaling.
Instead, they killed as many whales as they could, quickly cut off the meat, and froze it.
Later, they sold the whale meat in countries where it is eaten.
Paul Watson tried to persuade the international whaling commission to stop
the Sierra. However, the commission did very little, and Paul became impatient. He
decided to stop the Sierra and other whaling ships in any way that he could. He offered to
pay $25,000 to anyone who sank any illegal whaling ship, and he sank the Sierra. He acted
because he believes that the whales must be protected. Still, he acted without the
approval of the government; therefore, his actions were controversial.
Paul Watson is not the only environmental activist. Other men and women are also
fighting to protect the Earth. Like Watson, they do not always have the approval of their
governments, and like Watson, they have become impatient. Yet, because of their concern
for the environment, they will act to protect it.
51. An environmental activist is someone who _________ .
A. does something to protect the earth B. runs into whaling ships
C. talk about protecting endangered species D. is hero, like Watson
52. When something is controversial, ___________ .
A. everyone disagrees with it B. everyone agrees with it
C. people have different ideas about it D. people protect it
53. The members of a ship’s crew are the people ___________ .
A. who work on the ship B. who work on airplanes
C. on a ship, including the passengers D. who own the ship
54. The main idea of the first paragraph is ___________ .
A. Watson is a hero to some people
B. Paul Watson is a controversial activist
C. activists are people who do something
 D. Watson does not believe in talking
55. The Sea Shepherd was hunting ___________ .
A. the Atlantic Ocean B. whales
C. the Sierra D. Portugal
56. The Sierra did not return to the sea because ___________ .
A. the whales ate it B. it was sold in Portugal
C. The Sea Shepherd sank it D. None is correct
57. The author implies that Watson lives in ___________ .
A. Portugal B. a ship on the Atlantic
C. The Sierra D. Canada
58. The Sierra were acting illegally because they were ___________ .
A. not obeying international laws B. whaling
C. whaling and selling whales D. All are correct
59. The main idea of paragraph 3 is __________ .
A. the Sierra sold whale meat in some countries
B. the people on the Sierra did not obey international laws
C. the people on the Sierra killed as many whales as they could
D. whaling is illegal according to international laws
60. Watson ran into the Sierra because he _____________ .
A. wanted to stop the ship’s crew from whaling
B. was impatient with the government’s actions
C. wanted to protect the whales from the whalers
D. All of the above are correct
D. GUIDED CLOZED TEST (20 PTS)
I. Choose the best answer for each gap in the passage
Passage 1
Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution problem is (61)
__________________complicated as it is serious. It is complicated (62)
___________________much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. (63)
_____________________, exhaust from automobiles causes a large percentage of air
pollution. But the automobiles (64) _____________________ transportation for millions
of people. Factories discharge much (65) _____________________the material that
pollutes the air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people
Thus, to end(66) _____________________ greatly reduce pollution immediately,
people would have to (67) _____________________using many things that benefit them.
Most of the people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be (68)
____________________ reduced in several ways. Scientists anh engineers can work to
find ways to lessen the (69)_____________________of pollution that such things as
automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that(70)
_____________________businesses and individuals to stop, or to cut down on certain
polluting activities
61 A. less B. like C. as D. more
62 A. while B. because C. so D. though
63 A. Like B. Such as C. Specific D. For example
64 A. provides B. takes C. carries D. affords
65 A. of B. about C. with D. for
66 A. or B. and C.as well D. then
67 A. stop B. go on C. start D. continue
68 A. carefully B. unexpectedly C. gradually D. little
69 A. number B. way C. figure D. amount
70 A. request B. forbid C. prevent D. require
Passage 2

British parents are always complaining that their children spend too much time
glued to the telly and not enough time on other activities (71)_________________ sports
and reading. A survey recently (72)________________on people’s viewing habits does
not disapprove this. It shows that young people in Britain spend on average 23 hours a
week in front of the television, (73)_________________works out at over three hours
every hours every day.
(74)_________________is surprising, however, is the fact that average adult
watches even more: an incredible 28 hours a week. We (75)_________________ to have
become a nation of addicts. Just about every household in the country has a television and
over half have two or more. According to the survey, people nowadays don’t just watch
television sitting in their living-rooms, they watch it in the kitchen and in bed
(76)_________________.
The Education Minister said a few weeks ago that Britain’s pupils
(77)_________________spend more time reading. Unfortunately, parents are not setting a
good example: adults do (78)_________________reading than young people. In fact,
reading is at the (79)________________of their list of favouring pastimes. They would
(80)________________listen to the radio, go to the cinema or hire a video to watch on
their television at home.
71. A. such B. like C. as D. alike
72. A. investigated B. researched C. carried D. carried out
73. A. that B. which C. this D.it
74. A. what B. It C. The thing D. This
75. A. seem B. ought C. used D. would like
76. A.in addition B.as well C. more D. moreover
77. A. might B. could C. should D. would
78. A. more B. less C. little D. fewer
79. A. tell B. top C. beginning D. bottom
80. A. better B. rather C. prefer D. like

WRITEN TEST (120 PTS)

A. OPEN CLOZED TEST ( 20 PTS)
PART 1: Fill in each numbered space with one appropriate word
The London Marathon is one of the best - known long distance races in
the world. Some of the (81)____ famous long distance runners have completed in it. But
(82) ____makes it different from many other great sporting events is the fact that ordinary
people can (83) ____ part along side international stars.
The race was the idea of Chris basher, a former Olympic athlete. In 1979, his friends
told him about the New York Marathon, during (84) ____the runners are encouraged to
carry (85) ____ to the end of the course by the enthusiastic shouts of the spectators. He
flew to the USA to run in the race (86) ____was so impressed by (87)____ that he decided
to organize a similar event in Britain. Many problems (88) ____ to be overcome before the
first London Marathon took place in 1981. Chris Brasher still takes a keen interest in the
event, even though he is no longer the organizer.
A total of around 300,000 runners have completed the race, with a record of 25,194
finishing in 1984. Numbers are limited (89) ____ the streets of London are too narrow to
accommodate all those who would like to run. Each year more than 70,000 people apply
for the 26,000 places in the race. Hundreds of thousands of spectators line the route and at
least a hundred countries televise it. Over the year, (90) ____since the first race was held,
an estimated £75 million has been raised for charity by the runners.
PART 2: Fill in each numbered space with one appropriate word
Speech is one of the most important (91)________ of communicating. It consists of far
more than just making noises. To talk and also to be (92)________ by other people, we
have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (93)________ that
everyone agrees stand for particular object or idea.
Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own
language. (94)________ a language properly is very important. The basic (95)________
of English is not very large, and only about 2000 words are needed to (96)________
 it quite well. But the more words you know, the more ideas you can (97) ________ and
the more precise you can be about their exact meaning. Words are the (98)________ thing
we use in communicating what we want to say. The (99)________ we say the words is
also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (100)________
whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.
B. WORD FORM ( 40 PTS)
I. Supply the correct form of the words in the CAPITAL LETTER
CROSS- CULTURAL MISUNDERSTANDING
Many visitors to Britain find the natives’ (101. BEHAVE ) _________frequently
rather strange and occasionally totally (102. COMPREHEND) __________. One of the
most common (103. COMPLAIN) _________ is that we are cold and (104. FRIEND)
_________ . In fact, all we are trying to do is to “mind our own business” and not to
interfere in other people’s. This may also make us appear (105. INTEREST) ___________
in foreign visitors. We are also seen as far too (106. APOLOGY) _________ ,forever
going round saying “Sorry” and “I beg your pardon”. Again, our main concern is to avoid
any degree of (107. EMBARRASS) _________ . On the other hand, foreign visitors often
appear (uninternationally) (108. POLITE) _________ to the British. What to a Spaniard is
a wholly (109. OFFEND ) _________ click of the fingers to attract attention is highly
insulting to a Bristish bar-worker and (110. PRACTICE) _________ guarantees a drink-
free evening!
II. Supply the correct form of the words in the CAPITAL LETTER
111. I find her story about UFOs hardly _______________. (BELIEVE)
112. This is really __________________ news. (MARVEL)
113. They may be travelling in space and examining ____________ beings. (HUMANITY)
114. Traveling in big cities is becoming more and more TROUBLE
_________ every day.
115. Don’t be frightened. This is just an __________________ story. (IMAGINE)
116. I hate him because of his __________________. (HONEST)
117. The development of synthetic fabrics has brought new challenges and new opportunities
to ________________ engineers. (CHEMISTRY)
118. Women are now more and more _______________ and can earn their own living.
(DEPEND)
119. The exact origin of universe remains a _________________ . (MYSTERIOUS)
120. The earthquake is one of the most natural ______________ that we have experienced.
(DISASTROUS)
C. ERROR IDENTIFICATION ( 20 pts): There are ten mistakes in the text. Identify
and underline each mistake, write it down and give your correction:

If I have to choose one region of the world for my number one favorite for
travelling, it would have to be Southeast Asia. There is simple more variety here than in
almost any other region of the world. In food, religion, culture, Southeast Asia has as
much variety and interest that you could possibly ask for.
It is also a great area to travel simply for the challenge of travelling. Because
Southeast Asia consists of so many islands and peninsulas, getting to places isn’t often a
challenge and a lot of fun. Standard road and rail and air travel isn’t often possible. I’ll
always remember the time that we rented a boat to sail to an Indonesian island of Komodo
to see the famous dragons. We spent four days for pumping water out of the boat just to
keep it afloat.
Food is another great pleasure in Southeast Asia. After my first trip through the
region I became an addict to tropical fruits. And the local Chinese and Thai dishes – just
thinking about them make my mouth water. And prices? I’ve seldom spent more than a
dollar and two for a meal.
The greatest pleasure in travelling in Southeast Asia is the excitement of meeting
new people. Its people that make travel worthwide. More than anything I remember from
my travels are the many different individuals I met and got to know along the way –
people who have opened their countries, their homes, and their hearts to me.
0. have  had
121.___________________
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D. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (40 PTS)

Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original
one.
131. It’s impossible for us not to laugh when he starts singing.
→ We can’t________________________________________________________
132. Experts think that all dogs evolved from wolves.
→ All dogs________________________________________________________
133. Although Judy was severely disabled she participated in many sports.
→ Despite her_______________________________________________________
134. You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t wear out
→ No matter how_____________________________________________________
135. Robert is sorry now that he didn’t accept the job.
→Robert now wishes__________________________________________________
136. Peter hasn’t had his hair cut for over 3 months.
→ It is over _________________________________________________________.
137. I meant to post that letter before lunch.
→ What I meant _____________________________________________________.
138 People will only become aware of the problem if you increase the publicity.
→ Only if __________________________________________________________.
139. Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for AIDS.
→ Enormous ________________________________________________________.
140. Success depends on hard work.
→ The harder _______________________________________________________.

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