PRACTICE TEST 77
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. pleasure B. heat C. bread D. weather
2. A. crabs B. students C. laughs D. months
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. angry B. complete C. polite D. secure
4. A. photocopy B. particular C. enthusiasm D. economy
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
5. If Kevin has a TOEIC certificate, he would get a job.
A. get B. certificate C. has D. job
6. You have to eat nutrition things to stay healthy.
A. to stay B. nutrition C. have to D. healthy
7. She used to work 50 hours a week, but recently she’s cut off.
A. cut off B. work C. but D. recently
8. The volunteer group members are helpful, exciting, and creativity.
A. are B. exciting C. creativity D. volunteer
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
9. He said to me that he ____________ to me the Sunday before.
A. wrote B. had written C. was writing D. has written
10. ____________ she’s spent lots of money to redecorate her shop, she cannot make any more profit.
A. In order that B. So that C. Although D. Because
11. Did you ____________ go to school by bike when you lived in the countryside?
A. used to B. uses to C. use to D. using to
12. They suggested that Andy ____________ up his mind immediately.
A. making B. make C. makes D. made
13. ____________ students Lisa studies with are very helpful and lovely.
A. Some of B. Much C. A little of D. Some
14. It can be quite busy here during the tourist ____________.
A. season B. seasonal C. seasonable D. seasonally
15. I’m ____________ for my smartphone. It seems to be lost.
A. to look B. look C. looking D. to looking
16. After visiting the Old Quarter, they ____________ to their hotel for lunch.
A. came from B. came up C. came down D. came back
17. Learning how to look up new words in the ____________ is really important.
A. magazine B. newspaper C. dictionary D. story
18. Global wanning will result ____________ crop failures and famines.
A. with B. from C. for D. in
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.
19. - Sue: “Can you help me with my essay” - Robert: “____________”
A. I think that, too B. Yes, I’m afraid not
C. Not completely D. Why not?
20. - Tim: “Let me wash the vegetables while you’re preparing the meat.” Linda: “____________”
A. Ok. Thank you very much. B. Good idea. I’ll do it for you.
C. Yes, please. But I can manage. D. No problem.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
21. At times, I look at him and wonder what is going on in his mind.
A. Never B. Always C. Hardly D. Sometimes
22. My cousin tends to look on the bright side in any circumstance.
A. be confident B. be optimistic C. be pessimistic D. be smart
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
23. Your experience with oil well fires will be invaluable to the company in case of trouble.
A. precious B. priceless C. important D. worthless
24. When she was a child she always looked up to her grandmother. She was a real role model for her.