PRACTICE TEST 46

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. dials                B. calls                        C. talks                        D. plays

2. A. garbage                B. standard                C. solar                        D. lunar

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. dancer                B. cycling                C. traffic                D. balloon

4. A. develop                B. introduce                C. discover                D. continue

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

5. Mrs. Adams was surprise that her son and his friend had gone to the mountains to ski.

A. surprise                B. her                        C. had gone                D. to ski

6. My friend, whom bicycle was stolen last week, has decided to buy a motorbike.

A. stolen                B. to buy                C. whom                D. has decided

7. John has four cats, and he always feeds it 3 times a day.

A. has                        B. it                        C. and                        D. times

8. According to Peter’s advice, energy-saving bulbs should use in this building to save electricity.

A. According to        B. energy-saving        C. to save                D. should use

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

9. The performance we saw last night was very ____________. All of us enjoyed it.

A. impressive                B. impress                C. impressed                D. impressively

10. They used ____________ outdoors and under pressure when they lived in Tokyo.

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

11. English is thought to be ____________ Math.

A. harder than                B. more hard than        C. as hard than        D. the hardest to

12. This job is a lot different ____________ what I’m used to.

A. with                        B. from                C. about                D. for

13. The city will have to find a solution to reduce traffic jams, ____________?

A. will it                B. won’t it                C. won’t they                D. will they

14. According to our school’s regulations, students ____________use mobile phones in class.

A. mustn’t                B. shouldn’t                C. needn’t                D. won’t

15. I’ve lived in this house ____________1990.

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

16. They ____________tea when the doorbell ____________.

A. has / was ringing                                B. were having / rang        

C. had / rang                                        D. having/ringing

17. She spoke quietly to him ____________nobody could hear a word.

A. because                 B. if                         C. although                D. so that

18. Local people often sell like bracelets, scarves and hats to tourists.

A. lacquerware        B. artisans                C. handicrafts                D. sculptures

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. Button decided to continue with his studies for another two years.

A. get on                B. go on                C. carry out                D. turn off

20. The plane went down in a remote forest area.

A. short                B. far                        C. near                        D. opposite

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. Although it’s a long day for US, we feel we are contented with what we do.

A. dissatisfied                B. excited                C. shocked                D. interested

22. Smoking is strictly banned in this area.

A. prohibited                B. forbidden                C. allowed                D. stopped

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

23. Two roommates are studying and the room is dark.

- Linda: “Would you mind opening the window?” - Jane: “____________”

A. I agree with you         B. Yes, you can        C. Not at all                D. Yes, I’d love to

24. Mary and her friend - Jane are talking about their plans for the weekend.

- Mary: “Why don’t we go to the cinema?” - Jane: “____________”

A. Will you join us?         B. Yes, let’s!                C. I’d like it                D. What play is it?

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.

Rice is eaten by Vietnamese people every day. It often (25) ____________ in tropical countries such as Viet Nam, Thailand or Malaysia. The Chinese have also been growing rice for thousands of years. The seeds are planted in special beds to grow into young rice plants. Then they are taken to fields covered with muddy water called paddies. The fields of rice look very (26) ____________. After 3 or 5 months, the rice is ready to be picked. People often drain away water before collecting rice. Eating rice is a special action in (27) ____________ world. They don’t use spoons or forks to enjoy bowls of rice. (28), ____________ they use two short sticks known as chopsticks to put rice into (29) ____________ mouths. China and Viet Nam are the two countries in which people use chopsticks very well.

25. A. plants                B. stays                C. grows                D. keeps

26. A. beautify                B. beauty                C. beautiful                D. beautifully

27. A. the                B. a                        C. an                        D. x

28. A. However        B. Besides                C. Moreover                D. Instead

29. A. its                B. their                        C. our                        D. your

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. He is sorry he can’t speak English well.

A. He wishes he can speak English well.

B. He wishes he could speak English well.

C. He wishes he had spoken English well.

D. He wishes he would speak English well.

31. “What win you do at home tomorrow?” Jane asked me.

A. Jane asked me what I will do at home the following day.

B. Jane asked me what I would do at home tomorrow.

C. Jane asked me what I would do at home the following day.

D. Jane asked me what would I do at home the following day.

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. The woman is too weak. She can’t lift the basket.

A. Although she is weak, she can lift the basket.        

B. The woman is weak enough to lift the basket.

C. She is so weak that she can’t lift the basket.        

D. The woman is weak in order to lift the basket.

33. He told her about a comic book. He liked it best.

A. He told her about a comic book which he liked it best.

B. He told her about a comic book which he liked best.

C. He told her about a comic book who he liked best.

D. He told her about a comic book, that he liked best.

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

34. He / learn / French / six years.

A. He has learned French for six years.        

B. He learned French for six years.

C. He has learned French since six years.        

D. He has learned French for six years ago.

35. Tom / give I new / mobile phone / 20^th birthday.

A. Tom were given a new mobile phone on his 20^th birthday.

B. Tom was gave a new mobile phone on his 20^th birthday.

C. Tom was given a new mobile phone on his 20^th birthday.

D. Tom given a new mobile phone on his 20^th birthday.

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

Every year, students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn another language.

Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language, mathematics, and English. In England, America, or Australia, many boys and girls study their native language, which is English, mathematics, and another language, perhaps French, or German or Spanish.

Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies, because some of their books are in English at college or university. Others learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.

36. According to paragraph 1, most people learn English by ____________.

A. talking with foreigners                        B. watching videos only