Free Printable TEST 1-2021

1.

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.

Question 1 . A. shortlist B. temporary C. afford D. accordingly

a)

A. shortlist

b)

B. temporary

c)

C. afford

d)

D. accordingly

2.

Question 2. A. waited B. decided C. cooked D. contaminated

a)

A. waited

b)

B. decided

c)

C. cooked

d)

D. contaminated

3.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the

a)

A. confide

b)

B. gather

c)

C. divide

d)

D. maintain

4.

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.

a)

A. compulsory

b)

B. certificate

c)

C. category

d)

D. accompany

5.

Question 5. He went to Ha noi yesterday , ___?

A. doesn’t he B. did he C. does he D. didn’t he

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

Question 6. The road to our village . . . . . . . . next year.

A. is widened B. will widened C. can widened D. will be widened

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

Question 7. He suffers .......... headaches.

A. from B. with C. in D. by

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

Question 8. The more he slept,…………….irritable he became.

A. the most B. the vey more C. much more D. the more

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

Question 9. My aunt gave me a____________ hat on my 16th birthday.

a)

A. nice yellow new cotton

b)

B. new nice cotton yellow

c)

C. new nice yellow cotton

d)

D. nice new yellow cotton

10.

Question 10: I saw Lisa at the museum when I ________ to restaurant.

a)

A. was going

b)

B. went

c)

C. have gone

d)

D. were going

11.

Question 11. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.

a)

A. In spite

b)

B. Although

c)

C. Despite

d)

D. In spite of

12.

Question 12: ________ , his employees will have worked for two hours.

a)

A. By the time the boss arrives

b)

B. when the boss arrives

c)

C. after the boss arrives

d)

D. only when the boss arrives

13.

Question 13: every major judo title, Mark retired from international competition.

a)

A. When he won

b)

B. Having won

c)

C. On winning

d)

D. Winning

14.

Question 14: In spite of her abilities, Laura has been ________overlooked for promotion.

A. repeat B. repeatedly C. repetitive D. repetition

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

Question 15: Some high school students often_____helping the disadvantaged or handicapped children.

a)

A. look after

b)

B. clean up

c)

C. make out

d)

D. participate in

16.

Question 16: A few kind words at the right time________ all the difference.

A. make B. give C. do D. take

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

17.

Question 17. She made a big____________about not having a window seat on the plane.

A. fuss B. complaint C. interest D. excitement

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

18.

Question 18 I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my_______.

a)

A. piece of cake

b)

B. sweets and candy

c)

C. biscuit

d)

D. cup of tea

19.

Question 19: Tony and Toby have a lot in _______with each other.

a)

A. common

b)

B. competition

c)

C. regard

d)

D. similar

20.

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.

Question 20: Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to brightness.

a)

A. record

b)

B. shine

c)

C. categorize

d)

D. diversify

21.

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.

Question 21: Before the advent of the railways, communications were slow and difficult.

a)

A. import

b)

B. disappearance

c)

C. introductory

d)

D. arrival

22.

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.

Question 22: Unless the two signatures are identical, the bank won’t honour the check.

a)

A. genuine

b)

B. different

c)

C. fake

d)

D. similar

23.

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.

Question 23: She’s a bit down in the dumps because she’s got to take her exam again.

a)

A. hitting the roof

b)

B. embarrassed

c)

C. in mood for

d)

D. on cloud nine

24.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.

Question 24: - A: “Would you like me to send this package for you?” - B: “______”

a)

A. That would be nice. Any problems?

b)

B. Yes, please, if you don’t mind.

c)

C. I’m sorry, but here you are.

d)

D. No, thanks. I’m really busy.

25.

Question 25: Nancy and James are talking about their school days.

– Nancy: "I think school days are the best time of our lives." – James: ______. We had sweet memories together then."

a)

A. Absolutely

b)

B. That's nonsense

c)

C. I'm afraid so

d)

D. I doubt it

26.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.

Christ the Redeemer is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by Polish-French sculptor Paul Landowski and built by the Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with the French engineer Albert Caquot. The face was created by the Romanian (26) ______ Gheorghe Leonida.

a)

A. artist

b)

B. guitarist

c)

C. stylist

d)

D. scientist

27.

The statue is 30 metres tall, not including its 8-metre pedestal, and its arms stretch 28 metres wide. By (27) ______ , it is approximately two-thirds the height of the Statue of Liberty’s height from base to torch.

a)

: A. package

b)

B. comparison

c)

C. pleasure

d)

D. occasion

28.

The statue weighs 635 metric tons (625 long, 700 short tons), and is (28) ______ at the peak of the 700-metre Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city of Rio.

a)

A. connected

b)

B. scratched

c)

C. located

d)

D. pointed

29.

A symbol of Christianity across the world, the statue has also become a cultural icon of both Rio de Janeiro and Brazil, and is listed as (29) ______ of the New Seven Wonders of the World

a)

: A. other

b)

B. each

c)

C. another

d)

D. one

30.

The statue, (30) ______ was constructed between 1922 and 1931, is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone.

a)

A. why

b)

B. which

c)

C. who

d)

D. that

31.

Question 43: My brother usually asked me for help when he has difficulty with his homework.

a)

asked

b)

when

c)

with

d)

homework

32.

They are having her house painted by a construction company.

a)

having

b)

her

c)

painted

d)

construction

33.

: I’m becoming increasingly forgetable. Last week I locked myself out of the house twice.

a)

I'm becoming

b)

forgetable

c)

myself

d)

the

34.

Question 46: We have been cooking for the party for four hours.

a)

A. We didn’t start cooking for the party until four.

b)

B. We started cooking for the party four hours ago.

c)

C. We have four cooks for the party

d)

D. Cooking for the party will be done in four hours

35.

Question 47: "Don't forget to submit your assignments by Thursday," said the teacher to the students.

a)

A. The teacher reminded the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.

b)

B. The teacher allowed the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.

c)

C. The teacher ordered the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.

d)

D. The teacher encouraged the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.

36.

Question 48: I’m sure that they had practiced hard for the games as they won a lot of medals.

a)

A. They couldn’t have practiced hard for the games as they won a lot of medals

b)

B. They must have practiced hard for the games as they won a lot of medals

c)

C. They shouldn’t have practiced hard for the games as they won a lot of medals

d)

D. They might have practiced hard for the games as they won a lot of medals.

37.

Question 49: Jenifer rejected the job offer. She now regrets it.

a)

A. Jenifer regrets not having rejected the job offer.

b)

B. If only Jenifer didn’t reject the job offer.

c)

C. Jenifer wishes she hadn’t rejected the job offer.

d)

D. Jenifer regrets to reject the job offer.

38.

Question 50: We couldn't solve the problem until our teacher arrived.

a)

A. Not until we solved the problem could our teacher arrive.

b)

B. When our teacher arrived, we solved the problem.

c)

C. Until our teacher arrived, we were able to solve the problem.

d)

D. Not until our teacher arrived could we solve the problem.

TEST 1-2021

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

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