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Practice test 3

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the different PRONUNCIATION word:

a)

exam

b)

exaggerate

c)

luxurious

d)

maximum

2.

Identify the different PRONUNCIATION word:

a)

fragile

b)

bargain

c)

general

d)

luggage

3.

Identify the different PRONUNCIATION word:

a)

treachery

b)

treasure

c)

feature

d)

meadow

4.

Identify the different STRESS word:

a)

obsolete

b)

complete

c)

compete

d)

deplete

5.

Identify the different STRESS word:

a)

consent

b)

obstinacy

c)

condolence

d)

equality

6.

Identify the INCORRECT option:

Starches provide people with important nutrients which they need them

a)

provide

b)

with

c)

which

d)

them

7.

Identify the INCORRECT option:

The Bactrian, or Asian , camel can be identified by their two humps

a)

or

b)

can be

c)

identified

d)

their

8.

Identify the INCORRECT option:

A trade center since antiquity, Catalonia itself has often been ruled by outsider

a)

A

b)

antiquity

c)

itself

d)

outsider

9.

Identify the INCORRECT option:

Early balloonist remained aloft in the air for relatively short periods

a)

Early

b)

in the air

c)

relatively

d)

periods

10.

Choose the one that best completes the sentence:

In the first few months of life, an infant learns how to lift its head, how to smile, and...............................

a)

how his parents to recognized

b)

to be recognizing his parents

c)

how to recognize his parents

d)

the recognizing of his parents

11.

Choose the one that best completes the sentence:

..........................., Luxor did not reach preeminence until about 2000 B.C.E

a)

Many centuries earlier it was founded

b)

Although founded many centuries earlier

c)

The city founded centuries earlier

d)

Founding the city centuries earlier

12.

Choose the one that best completes the sentence:

Declared an endangered species in the United States, .....................

a)

people have gathered the ginseng root almost to the point of extinction

b)

the near extinction of the ginseng root is due to excessive gathering

c)

the ginseng root has been gathered almost to the point of extinction

d)

gathering the ginseng root almost to the point of extinction

13.

Choose the sentence that has closest meaning with the given one:

I travel by bus as a last resort

a)

I only travel by bus when there are no other alternatives

b)

I always travel by bus

c)

I resort to bus when I am the last to come

d)

Travelling by bus is my favourite

14.

Choose the sentence that has closest meaning with the given one:

Our opinion on the subject are identical

a)

There's some difference in our opinion on the subject

b)

We differ in opinion on the subject

c)

We have the same opinions on the subject

d)

We are identical

15.

Choose the sentence that has closest meaning with the given one:

I'd have worn the right shoes if I 'd known were were going to do all this climbing

a)

I'd have gone on the climb if I'd been wearing the right shoes

b)

If only I'd been wearing suitable shoes, I would have enjoyed the climb

c)

As I didn't realize there was going to be so much climbing, I didn't come in suitable shoes

d)

I didn't realize that these shoes weren't right for climbing in

16.

Choose the sentence that has closest meaning with the given one:

Our system is that the losing side pays for the hire of the basketball court.

a)

If our side loses, then we will have to pay for the hire of the basketball court.

b)

With us, it's the winners, not the losers who have to pay for the hire of the basketball court.

c)

The losers obviously expect the wining side to pay for the hire of the basketball court.

d)

The way we do it is, whichever side loses, that side pays for the hire of the basketball court.

17.

By raising their weapons the men showed their ...........to continue the fight.

a)

ready

b)

readiness

c)

were ready

d)

readily

18.

The visit of the President will increase the ............between the two countries.

a)

understanding

b)

peace

c)

quiet

d)

knowledge

19.

Let's just ...............our differences and be friends

a)

stop

b)

leave

c)

forget

d)

rid

20.

In order to finance the project he Council will have to get a large ...............from the bank

a)

profit

b)

interest

c)

gain

d)

loan

21.

The authorities tried to encourage the use of public transport but with only..............success.

a)

steady

b)

partial

c)

some

d)

tremendous

22.

The main road through Salisbury was blocked for two hours today after an accident..................several vehicles.

a)

containing

b)

connecting

c)

involving

d)

including

23.

That old vase will..............an attractive lamp-holder.

a)

make

b)

form

c)

compose

d)

assemble

24.

The police are..........the town for the missing vehicle

a)

seeking

b)

looking

c)

combing

d)

investigating

25.

I accidentally ..........Mike when I was crossing a street downtown yesterday.

a)

kept en eye on

b)

lose touch with

c)

paid attention to

d)

caught sight of

26.

I was glad when he said that his car was.............

a)

for my use

b)

for me use

c)

at my use

d)

at my disposal

27.

I really must go and lie down for a while; I 've got a ...........headache

a)

cuting

b)

spliting

c)

ringing

d)

cracking

28.

Stop .......about the bush, John! Just tell me exactly what the problem is.

a)

rushing

b)

hiding

c)

beating

d)

moving

29.

I usually buy my clothes .......... It's cheaper than going to a dress-maker

a)

off the peg

b)

on the house

c)

in public

d)

on the shelf

30.

They ..................married for two years or so when Roy employed a very attractive Indian secretary in his Glasgow office

a)

only have been

b)

were only

c)

have only been

d)

had only been

31.

At the time of our first meeting there was a considerable difference between me and him; he ..........articles in magazines for over five years while I was practically unknown.

a)

had been publishing

b)

was publishing

c)

has been publishing

d)

published

32.

One thing should be made quite clear: there can't be any last-minute changes once the program............approved by all the people involved.

a)

will be

b)

will have been

c)

has been

d)

would have been

33.

You will have no more than five minutes for placing the animal back in the cage. Once the drug............., you should again keep away from it.

a)

ceases to work

b)

will have ceased to work

c)

will cease working

d)

would cease to work

34.

If it ........the children, the life would be so tedious

a)

were

b)

were for

c)

weren't for

d)

isn't

35.

If only I .............this subject as an extra credit assignment. It was very boring.

a)

didn't choose

b)

wouldn't choose

c)

haven't chosen

d)

hadn't chosen

36.

There ...............no price rises till the end of the year. Because of this we will have to change the name of the product before we can sell it for more money.

a)

will have been

b)

are to be

c)

are

d)

won't be

37.

Although he ...................a fair trial, I don't expect him to return.

a)

has been promised

b)

had promised

c)

has promised

d)

keeps promising

38.

Identify the CLOSEST word with the underlined word:

Some organisms seem to be potentially immortal. Unless an accident puts an end to life, they appear to be fully capable of surviving

a)

living too long

b)

never dying

c)

ageless

d)

timeless

39.

Identify the CLOSEST word with the underlined word:

Says Dr Craig Nossel, head of Wellness at Discovery Vitality: " The trick to making your lifestyle healthier is to make small healthy changes everyday, such as taking the stairs instead of the lifts, increasing your fruit by one, drinking one extra glass of water or quitting smoking

a)

the technique of

b)

the feature of

c)

the key to

d)

the way to

40.

Identify the OPPOSITE word with the underlined word:

Smoking is detrimental to health, severely increases the risk of lung cancer, kidney cancer, esophageal cancer, heat attack and more

a)

damaging

b)

destructive

c)

influential

d)

beneficial

41.

Identify the OPPOSITE word with the underlined word:

The U.S higher education system offers unparalleled choice to international students in the types of institutions, academic and social environments, entry requirements , degree programs and fields of study that are available.

a)

unique

b)

unlimited

c)

unexceptional

d)

unusual

42.

- How do you think cities will change in the future?

- "............................."

a)

People will live much longer and fatal diseases will be cured

b)

No one can describe the city that they have ever visited

c)

I think everything will get connected and things are automatic

d)

THe number of homeless people is increasing and increasing.

43.

- Do you consider yourself to be healthy?

- "...................................."

a)

Sure. I'm eating only my own home-grown foods

b)

You are kidding ? Things are different now.

c)

You see, everything has two sides like a coin

d)

Yep. When you live a healthy life, you feel happy.

44.

Don't you think it's rather............asking him to lend you more money, when you still haven't paid back what you already owe him?

a)

cheeky

b)

hostile

c)

unpleasant

d)

crude

45.

Everyone was having fun, but I was too..............to join in, even though I wanted to.

a)

modest

b)

inhibited

c)

vain

d)

superior

46.

He is so ..............that he never listens to anyone else's point of view

a)

self-opinionated

b)

big-headed

c)

condescending

d)

bossy

47.

Would you be....................my letters while I am away?

a)

too good as to forward

b)

so good as to forward

c)

as good as forward

d)

so good as forwarding

48.

I don't know what all the fuss was about; it was just a/an.................in a teacup

a)

flood

b)

storm

c)

earthquake

d)

blaze

49.

The criminals the...................of successful robberies.

a)

trash and treasure

b)

part and parcel

c)

ins and outs

d)

close call

50.

Identify the CLOSEST meaning sentence

Far more devastating for the author than the loss of his house to fire was the destruction of the sole copy of his latest novel

a)

IN his latest book, the author tells of the pain he suffered when he lost his home in a devastating fire

b)

Even the destruction of his home in the fire was not as hard for the author to bear as the burning of the only manuscript of the new novel

c)

Even more difficult for the author than writing his only book was seeing it destroyed when his house burn down

d)

THe author was devastated to find his house burns down with everything in it, among which was the only manuscript of his latest novel