English practice test for b1

PRACTICE TEST 1 I. Choose the best answer 1. The furniture is was____ A. too expensive for me to buy B. very expensive for me to buy C. enough expensive for me to buy D. such expensive that I couldn’t buy 2. I remember___ the front door when I left home this morning. A. to lock B. locking C. locked D. to have locked 3. I am ___ tired to think about that problem at the moment. A. simply B. nearly C. far too D. much more 4. The job was more difficult than I ___ expected it to be. A. would B. had C. have D. might 5. He just couldn’t open the jar ___ hard he tried. A. whatever B. however C. no matter D. even 6. Could you ___ me the way to use this telephone? A. explain B. show C. say D. remember 7. I have told him never___ here again. A. come B. comes C. came D. to come 8. Their washing machine was out of___ so they couldn’t wash any clothes. A. activity B. work C. condition D. order 9. His wife’s death was a terrible shock and it took him a long time to___ it. A. get round B. come through C. get over D. get through 10. The fruit is tasted sweet, rather___ a peach. A. more B. like C. as D. than 11. Up to now, the manager___ a lot of information about his secretary. A. learned B. has learned C. had learned D. learns 12. It is our duty to care for___ sick A. an B. the C. a D. No article 13. Pointing at someone to attract hisher___ is usually considered rude in most social situations. A. approach B. attention C. signal D. assistance 14. To my___, winter is a daft time to go on holiday A. opinion B. belief C. view D. mind 15. Their latest proposal runs___ to everything they____ over the last year A. counter said B. against have been saying C. counter have been saying D. against have said 16. Delinquency often results___ something that happened in the youth’s childhood. A. in B. to C. of D. from 17. The sat down to a___ meal A. fivecoursed B. five courses C. five course D. five course’s 18. As a protection device, an octopus ejects black or purple ink to cloud the water when___ A. does it escape B. its escape C. it escapes D. escape it 19. A: “I can’t believe we’re actually here in the Caribbean” B: “___” A. This is the life B. Life goes on C. But I believe D. Why can’t you? 20. Since no photographs___ taken during the walk, I left my camera in the bus A. have to be B. were to be C. have been D. should have been 21. Let me use the office telephone, ____? Mine is out of order. A. shall we B. shall I C. will you D. don’t you 22. I was glad when he said that his car was___ A. for me use B. at my use C. for my use D. at my disposal 23. “Would you bother if I had a look at your paper?” – “___” A. Well, actually I’d rather you didn’t B. That’s a good idea C. You’re welcome D. Oh, I didn’t realize it 24. Tony and Nancy always kiss and make___ after their argument. A. up with B. clear C. up D. out 25. Have I told you about___ the government is dealing? A. the problem with which B. the problem with that C. the problem D. the problem that 26. The weather is going to change soon, I feel it in my___ A. body B. legs C. skin D. bones 27. Not much happened yet, ___? A. did they B. didn’t it C. did it D. didn’t they 28. I’ll never ___ Rihanna for the first time. A. forget meet B. forget met C. forget to meet D. forget meeting 29. You must remember not to___ from the point when you write an essay. A. go astray B. wander C. diverge D. go off 30. The inconsiderate driver was___ for parking his vehicle in the wrong place A. inflicted B. harassed C. condemned D. confined II. Find the mistake and correct. 1. People live in big cities often have trouble making friends. A B C D Correct: ………. 2. It was not until the late 1970s when these country people could enjoy the benefits of A B C D electricity. Correct: ……… 3. The more electricity they use, the less money the pay. A B C D Correct: ……… 4. This class has cancelled because too few students had registered before registration closed. A B C D Correct: …….. 5. Platinum is a rare and value metal, white in color, and easy to work. A B C D Correct: ……… 6. The Kerma civilization was some of the earliest indigenous African tribal group. A B C D Correct: ……… 7. From space, astronauts are able to clearly see the outline of the whole Earth. A B C D Correct: …….. 8. It will be next to impossible to return the product again to the shop once you have used it. A B C D Correct: ……… 9. Approximately, one in every three marriages in America today end in divorce. A B C D 10. She was among the few who want to quit smoking instead of cutting down. A B C D Correct: ……….. III. Reading the passage and answer the questions If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children. However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are very supportive of their child. Michael Collins is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. Michael’s mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling. Winston Smith, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy. 1. Michael Collins is fortunate in that ______. A. his father is a musician B. his parents are quite rich C. his mother knows little about music D. his parents help him in a sensible way 2. Winston’s parents push their son so much and he ______. A. has won a lot of piano competitions B. cannot learn much music from them C. has become a good musician D. is afraid to disappoint them 3. One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to ______. A. help their child to become a genius B. make their child become a musician C. neglect their child’s education D. push their child into trying too much 4. Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents? A. Successful musicians. B. Their children. C. Unrealistic parents. D. Educational psychologists. 5. All of the following people are musical EXCEPT _____. A. Winston’s mother B. Michael’s mother C. Michael’s father D. Winston’s father 6. The word “They” in the passage refers to ______. A. parents in general B. concerts C. violin lessons D. Michael’s parents 7. The phrase “crazy about” in the passage mostly means ______. A. “confused about” B. “surprised at” C. “extremely interested in” D. “completely unaware of” 8. The word “unwilling” in the passage mostly means ______. A. “not wanting to do something” B. “not objecting to doing anything” C. “getting ready to do something” D. “eager to do something” 9. Parents’ ambition for the children is not if they ______. A. force their children into achieving success B. themselves have been very successful C. understand and help their children sensibly D. arrange private lessons for their children 10. The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that _____ A. successful parents always have intelligent children B. successful parents often have unsuccessful children C. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants. D. parents should spend more money on the child’s education IV. Phonetics 1. A. lose B. rose C. movie D. move 2. A. expand B. exist C. extinct D. explorer 3. A. desert B. reverse C. observant D. conserve 4. A. bargain B. mountain C. certain D. campaign 5. A. scissors B. dessertspoon C. connoisseur D. dispossess Stress pattern 6. A.dramtic B. inconsistent C. amazing D. resemble 7. A. outlook B. realize C. percent D. addict V. Gap filling (Guided closed test) In the United States and Canada, it is very important to (1)_____ a person directly in the eyes when you are having a conversation (2)_____ him or her. If you look down or to the side when the (3)______ person is talking, that person will think that you are not interested in (4)____ he or she is saying. This, (5)___, is not polite. If you look down or to the side when you are talking, it might (6)____ that you are not honest. However, people who are speaking will sometimes look away for (7)____ seconds when they are thinking or (8)____ to find the right word. But they always turn immediately (9)____ to look the listener directly in the eyes. These social rules are (10)____ for two men, two women, a man and a woman, or an adult and a child. Question 1: A. talk B. notice C. get D. look Question 2: A. with B. to C. for D. about Question 3: A. others B. another C. one D. other Question 4: A. which B. what C. that D. where Question 5: A. yet B. in addition C. of course D. although Question 6: A. become B. come C. seem D. turn Question 7: A. a little B. a few C. little D. few Question 8: A. trying B. looking C. achieving D. managing Question 9: A. up B. back C. down D. over Question 10: A. like B. the same C. likely D. such as VI. Rewrite these following sentences 1. I’ll find that man, no matter how long it takes (MAY)  However…………………………………….. 2. Do you have a good relationship with your boss? (ALONG)  Are you……………………………………… 3. The only thing they didn’t steal was the television.  They stole everything……………………… 4. Let’s invite the Browns to the party on Sunday.  They suggested…………………………….. 5. He can shout even louder but I still won’t take any notice  No matter……………………………………. 6. The decorators have finished the whole of the first door.  We have had………………………………… 7. It was such a heavy burden that my father couldn’t lift it.  The burden…………………………………... 8. He started playing football for Manchester United six months ago  He has……………………………………… 9. I wished I had applied for that job.  It is a………………………………………. 10. You’re the worst guitarist in the world.  No one else…………………………………. VII. Word forms 1. The police are interested in the sudden………….of the valuable painting (APPEAR) 2. I’d lost my key so I couldn’t……….the door when I got home (LOCK) 3. Even if you are good at a game, you shouldn’t be…………. (CONFIDE) 4. I believe you because I know you are…………. (TRUE) 5. I was late because I………………how much time I need (ESTIMATE) The end