PRACTICE TEST 18

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

1. A. site                B. kite                        C. like                        D. hit

2. A. wanted                B. loaded                C. planned                D. ended

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

3. A. abroad                B. consist                C. label                        D. attend

4. A. evidence                B. temperature        C. decorate                D. effective

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

5. Last year’s storm was even more dangerous because it struck the village in night.

A. was                        B. more dangerous         C. struck                D. in

6. I invited Tim to my birthday party, so I haven’t had a reply from him yet.

A. to                        B. so                        C. haven’t had                D. him

7. Most students in my class like our English teacher because of he has a good sense of humour.

A. students                B. like                        C. because of                D. sense

8. The worse drought which occurred last summer damaged all the fruit crop in the region.

A. The worse                B. which                C. damaged                D. in

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

9. London is a large city. Its _____________ is smaller than Tokyo or Shanghai.

A. populate                B. popular                C. populous                D. population

10. He said he _____________ because it was too noisy.

A. can’t concentrate                                B. does not concentrate

C. don’t concentrate                                D. couldn’t concentrate

11. My friends are interested _____________ art and architecture.

A. up                        B. in                        C. from                        D. for

12. His mother often _____________ shopping in the morning to buy groceries for the family.

A. go                        B. goes                        C. going                D. has gone

13. If it snows this winter, we _____________ skiing in the mountains.

A. went                B. could go                C. would go                D. will go

14. Claudia wasn’t in the class, _____________?

A. wasn’t she                B. was she                C. isn’t she                D. is she

15. Mark is so _____________ to know that she has been admitted to Harvard University.

A. excited                B. excite                C. exciting                D. excitingly

16. Many trees _____________ by the teachers and students in the school at the Tree Planting Festival.

A. were planted        B. plants                C. planted                D. are planting

17. My school yard is _____________ than yours.

A. the larger                B. the largest                C. larger                D. large

18. London _____________ an underground train system since the nineteenth century.

A. have had                B. had                        C. has had                D. has

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

19. Despite not having much money, Susan and Jane usually have meals in the restaurant.

A. eat in                B. eat out                C. eat away                D. eat at home

20. The closure of many workshops in this area left hundreds of people unemployed.

A. jobless                B. employed                C. occupied                D. skillful

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

21. John’s parents were absolutely delighted about his success.

A. happy                B. unhappy                C. pleased                D. satisfied

22. In my opinion, private transportation services exist to make your life easier.

A. public                B. individual                C. special                D. own

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.

23. - Nam: “I think we should all recycle our rubbish.” - Nick: “_____________”

A. Yes, I agree                B. Yes, I’m glad too         C. I’m fine thanks         D. No, thanks

24. - Nam: “Would you like me to wash the dishes for you?” - Nick: “. That’s very kind of you.”

A. Yes, please                B. No, you won’t         C. You’re right                D. Nothing special

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.

Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen is one of the world’s most famous clothes designers. He started (25) _____________ in an expensive clothes shop in London where he made clothes for people like Prince Charles and the Russian leader Mikhail Gorbachev. (26) _____________ the 1990s, he decided to work on his own and he opened his own fashion business.

(27) _____________ rich and famous people became his customers and the clothes (28) _____________ he made for them were often unusual. Magazines and newspapers liked to write articles about his clothes and about him. However, he wasn’t always pleasant to journalists so they didn’t always write nice things about him. But McQueen never cared what anyone said about him. Unfortunately, he (29) _____________ in 2010 when he was only 41 years old.

25. A. to working        B. work                C. worked                D. working

26. A. In                B. On                        C. At                        D. For

27. A. Much                B. Many                C. A lot                        D.A

28. A. whose                B. who                        C. which                D. whom

29. A. dies                B. died                        C. die                        D. dying

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

30. “Can I have a day off tomorrow?” asked Emma.

A. Emma asked that she could have a day off tomorrow.

B. Emma asked if she can have a day off tomorrow.

C. Emma asked that if she could have a day off tomorrow.

D. Emma asked if she could have a day off the next day.

31. We held Environment Day at our school last week.

A. Environment Day was held at our school last week.

B. Environment Day was hold at our school last week.

C. Last week at our school, Environment Day is held.

D. Last week at our school. Environment Day is hold.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

32. Bill took a taxi. He still arrived late.

A. In spite of having taken a taxi, Bill arrived late.

B. Despite of having taken a taxi, Bill arrived late.

C. Although of having taken a taxi, Bill arrived late.

D. Though having taken a taxi, Bill arrived late.

33. Antony has decided to study English. He wants to get a good job in the future.

A. Antony decides to study English in order to he can get a good job in the future.

B. Antony decides to study English although he can get a good job in the future.

C. Antony has decided to study English so that he can get a good job in the future.

D. Antony decides to study English so as that he can get a good job in the future.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most meaningful sentence written from the given words.

34. I wish / pen pal friend / write / me / often.

A. I wish my pen pal friend writes to me more often.

B. I wish my pen pal friend wrote to me more often.

C. I wish my pen pal friend would write to me more often.

D. I wish my pen pal friend had written to me more often.

35. He / see / well / unless / he / wear / glasses.

A. He can’t see well unless he doesn’t wear his glasses.

B. He can see well unless he wears his glasses.

C. He can see well unless he doesn’t wear his glasses.

D. He can’t see well unless he wears his glasses.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

If you have decided to be a doctor or an engineer, it’s easy to get information about how to become one. It’s more difficult if you want to be an actor. Nobody can say, “First you do this, then you do that, and one day you’re an actor”. But I can tell you some things that will help.

Learning to be an actor usually starts at school. Drama lessons and clubs can teach students many things, including different ways of acting and how to write their own plays. Writing helps you understand a lot about acting. But even more important is learning to work in a group with other actors.

However, school lessons and clubs are only one part of learning about being an actor. Find small theatre groups near where you live - and don’t worry about being the star! It doesn’t matter if you only have one word to say in a play, it will still help you improve. You need to be on stage as much as possible, in a variety of different types of plays.

When you finish school, you should think about studying at university. Of course, it’s possible to be an actor without going to university, but doing a theatre course is a good idea for some people. These courses may improve your acting, and also help you learn about a variety of subjects, such as business, history, music and dance.