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Practice test 2

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the different PRONUNCIATION word

a)

removed

b)

approved

c)

beloved

d)

relieved

2.

Identify the different PRONUNCIATION word

a)

none

b)

zone

c)

stone

d)

phone

3.

Identify the different STRESS word

a)

obvious

b)

notorious

c)

credulous

d)

numerous

4.

Identify the different STRESS word

a)

dialect

b)

diagram

c)

diagonal

d)

diamond

5.

Identify the different STRESS word

a)

Europe

b)

monument

c)

province

d)

minority

6.

Identify the INCORRECT answer:

A traveler can reach some of the village along the Amazone only by riverboat.

a)

reach

b)

the village

c)

only

d)

riverboat

7.

Identify the INCORRECT answer:

Fiber is important element in nutrition, and it aids in protecting the digestive tract as well

a)

is important

b)

in

c)

protecting

d)

as

8.

Identify the INCORRECT answer

The first European settlement of Australia left the city of Portsmouth in May 1787

a)

The first

b)

settlement

c)

left

d)

in

9.

The soybean, a plant native to China and Japan, has become ......................in the United States farming community.

a)

one of the most popular crops

b)

as one of most popular crops

c)

only of the most popular crops

d)

one popular crops most are in

10.

A construction kit consists of parts that can be.........................

a)

together they are fitted

b)

together are fitted

c)

fitted together

d)

that when fitted together

11.

The Swedish scientist................... to people who have done something important to help humankind.

a)

awarding money Alfred B.Nobel to to be left

b)

Alfred B. Nobel left money to be awarded

c)

Alfred B. Nobel left to be awarded money

d)

left money to be awarded to Alfred B. Nobel

12.

Of all the endangered South American birds, the Jacana has been...................

a)

difficult the most to protect

b)

protected the most difficult

c)

to protect the most difficult

d)

the most difficult to protect

13.

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the given one:

David seems really ill at ease in front of all those people.

a)

David feels uncomfortable in front of all those people.

b)

David is easy to be ill because of all those people

c)

David is ill because he stands in front of all those people

d)

David feels comfortable in front of all those people

14.

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the given one:

Hardly are appeals allowed against the council's decision.

a)

The council always allows appeals against its decisions

b)

It's too hard for the council to allow appeals against its decisions

c)

The council rarely allows appeals against its decisions

d)

Allowing appeals against its decisions is not good.

15.

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the given one:

They arrived too late to get good seats.

a)

THey had to stand for the whole show

b)

Although they were late, they found some good seats

c)

They got good seats some time after they arrived

d)

When they arrived the good seats had been already taken

16.

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the given one:

After the very salty food we had, we were all dying of thirst.

a)

We were very thirsty after having the very salty food

b)

We all died because we were too thirsty

c)

The food was not salty enough for us to have

d)

We all died because there was not enough food

17.

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the given one:

The students did not take to their new lecturer.

a)

The students didn't understand what the new lecturer said

b)

The students didn't follow the new lecturer

c)

The new lecturer didn't care for his students

d)

The new lecturer was unpopular with his students

18.

The blue curtains began to ..............after they had been hanging in the sun for two months.

a)

melt

b)

die

c)

dissolve

d)

fade

19.

He's the most distinguished scientist in his ..............

a)

matter

b)

field

c)

part

d)

place

20.

Even after I washed the coat, it still had some............marks on it.

a)

faint

b)

weak

c)

thin

d)

uncertain

21.

There has been a great............in his English.

a)

escalation

b)

rise

c)

increase

d)

improvement

22.

Having to travel through such heavy traffic every day really......................me down

a)

depresses

b)

puts

c)

gets

d)

pulls

23.

The ..........of the poetry competition will be known today.

a)

result

b)

decision

c)

effect

d)

choice

24.

...........................the fighting stopped, travel across the country has been quite safe.

a)

When

b)

After which

c)

Since

d)

Unless

25.

Helen asked me ...............the film called " Star Wars"

a)

have I seen

b)

if I had seen

c)

have you seen

d)

if had I seen

26.

You can leave the money with him; he's totally..................

a)

trusting

b)

trusty

c)

trustful

d)

trustworthy

27.

The taxi............arrive at nine, but it didn't turn up.

a)

ought to

b)

was to

c)

should

d)

might

28.

It was very difficult for the inspector to ..................what recommendations he should make.

a)

decide

b)

settle

c)

solve

d)

realise

29.

She had done more work in one day than her husband....in three day.

a)

do

b)

may do

c)

done

d)

could do

30.

What do you usually..........for delivering things?

a)

demand

b)

charge

c)

cost

d)

price

31.

It took many hours of negotiation to ...........a compromise

a)

make

b)

do

c)

reach

d)

arrive

32.

The car burst into................but the driver managed to escape.

a)

fire

b)

flames

c)

heat

d)

burning

33.

This morning the postman was ...............down the street by my dog.

a)

hunted

b)

sped

c)

run

d)

chased

34.

According to the newspaper, the boy was knocked unconscious and lay on his back with..................

a)

his closed eyes

b)

having his eyes closed

c)

closing his eyes

d)

his eyes closed

35.

I would like to thank everybody for their...............support

a)

undimming

b)

complete

c)

unfailing

d)

deep

36.

Armed terrorists are reported to have..........the Embassy.

a)

taken up

b)

taken to

c)

taken into

d)

taken over

37.

When he woke up, he realised that the things he had dreamt about could not..........have happened

a)

likely

b)

possibly

c)

certainly

d)

potentially

38.

He cannot.........ignorance as his excuse; he should have known what was happening in his own department

a)

plead

b)

insist

c)

refer

d)

defend

39.

He always did well at school ...............having his early education disrupted by illness.

a)

on account of

b)

in addition to

c)

in spite of

d)

even though

40.

He told his father a long and .................story to explain his lateness.

a)

inconceivable

b)

incredulous

c)

unimaginable

d)

unconvincing

41.

I used to .................reading comics, but now I've grown out of it.

a)

take a fancy to

b)

keep an eye on

c)

get a kick out of

d)

kick up a fuss about

42.

I don't think that everyone likes the way he makes fun,..................?

a)

don't I

b)

do I

c)

don't they

d)

do they

43.

Liitle Deon: " This herb smells horrible, mommy!"

Mommy: "..............................., it will do you a power of good"

a)

Come what may

b)

By the by

c)

What is more

d)

Be that as it may

44.

John: " Oh, I forgot my girlfriend's birthday last week"

Anne: "..................."

a)

Not on your life

b)

So I guess you are in the doghouse again

c)

Sure, knock on wood

d)

You really should get a life

45.

Identify the CLOSEST word:

The appeal was rejected by the committee, despite the fact that it had been signed by over 5000 people.

a)

application

b)

petition

c)

permit

d)

form

46.

Identify the CLOSEST word:

The children were full of beans today looking forward to their field trip.

a)

eating a lot

b)

hyperactive

c)

melancholy

d)

lively and in high spirits

47.

Identify the OPPOSITE word:

Relations between the two countries have improved considerably in the last few years.

a)

abolish

b)

demolish

c)

diminish

d)

deteriorated

48.

Identify the OPPOSITE word:

The device is very sophisticated and should only be operated by someone who is familiar with it.

a)

crude

b)

advanced

c)

makeshift

d)

archaic

49.

I guess you would want to work here as a teacher. If so, you...................a degree first.

a)

would have to get

b)

would have got

c)

must have got

d)

had got

50.

The boys we met on the train.....................soldiers on leave. They were young, with very short haircuts.

a)

may be

b)

may have been

c)

had had to be

d)

could be