PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS 1-2: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet A hear B fear C pear D ear A smiled B worked C picked D jumped QUESTIONS 3-5: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the word whose main stress is on the syllable in the position which is different from that of the others Identify your choice by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet A daughter B decide C provide D enjoy A physicist B president C inventor D gardener A factory B farmer C fairy D farewell QUESTIONS 6-24: These are incomplete sentences Choose A, B, C or D as your best choice to complete each sentence and then identify your answer by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet Elephants scratch themselves with sticks ……… A holding in their trunks B in their trunks holding C hold in their trunks D held in their trunks Jane suggested ……… A car A me to buy B that I buy C I will by D me buy The windows are dirty They need ……… A be wash B to wash C being washed D washing I'd rather you ……… anyone what I said A don't tell B won't tell C didn't tell D not to tell 10 Not many people live in the north of the country Most ……… live in the south A of peoples B persons C population D of the population 11 Vermont, commonly known as the Green Mountain State, refused ……… until 1791 A to join the Union B joining the Union C the joining of the Union D join the Union 12 It seems that the Earth is the only planet ……… A that can support life B which supports the life C that can be supported life D which support life 13 What's the name of the man ……… car you borrowed? A who B which C that D whose 14 Are these the keys ……… yesterday? A you look for B you are looking for C you were looking for D you had locked for 15 What's the name of the hotel ……… A you told me B you told me about C you said me about D you spoke me about 16 Some of the people ……… couldn’t come A that I invited to my party B that I invited my party to C to that I invited my party D which I invited to party 17 Tell me ……… you want, and I'll try to get it for you A that B what C that if D what 18 Sheila, ………., finally arrived A who we’ve been waiting for B for whom we'd been waiting C whom we’d been waiting D that we'd been waiting for 19 Fortunately we had a map, ……… we'd have got lost A without which B with which C for which D of which 20 Doctors say that smoking and drinking can both ……… your health A destroy B improve C ruin D damage 21 Air constricted between the vocal chords makes them ……… , producing sounds A to vibrate B vibrating C vibrate D the vibration 22 The average spoken sentence in conversational English takes 2.5 seconds A for to complete B completing C to complete D by completing 23 In a supermarket, you can use a ……… or pay in cash A credit card B post card C charge card D name card 24 Someone who serves customers at a shop is called a ……… A shop master B shop seller C shop dealer D shop keeper QUESTION 25: The sentences (1-2-3-4-5-6-7) in the following paragraph are in the wrong order Choose the correct order to make a good paragraph by circling letter A, B, C or D Mark your answer on the answer sheet (1) The air is fresh and you have a chance to enjoy nature (2) Many busy people think it is the most relaxing kind of holiday (3) It is much cheaper to hire a caravan or a tent than it is to stay in a motel (4) There are several reasons why camping is very popular with a lot of people (5) Moreover, it is good for us all to escape from the telephone, the radio, and the television and to forget the problems of the world (6) For one thing it is a fairly cheap holiday (7) In addition it is very pleasant to sleep out in the bush and to have a picnic meals instead of eating inside A 3-1-2-4-5-6-7 B 4-6-3-7-1-5-2 C 2-3-1-4-7-6-5 D 7-3-2-1-5-6-4 QUESTIONS 26 - 30: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet Tampa, Florida, owes a great deal of its growth and prosperity to a Cuban cigar manufacturer named Vicente Martinez Ybor When the Cuban Revolution broke out in 1869, he was forced to flee his country and moved his business to south Florida Sixteen years later, serious problems caused him to seek a better location along the west coast of the state His original land purchased of sixteen blocks expanded to more than one hundred acres near Tampa This newly developed area was called Ybor city in his honor With the demand for factory workers for Ybor's business, the surrounding areas expanded and thrived 26 Where is Ybor city located? A south Florida B Cuba C west Florida D in the Florida countryside 27 In what year was Ybor forced to leave south Florida? A.1854 B 1869 C 1885 D 1895 28 When did the Cuban Revolution break out? A 1869 B 1896 C 1886 D 1816 29 Why will people probably continue to remember Ybor's name? A He suffered a great deal B An area was named in his honor C He was a Cuban revolutionary D He was forced to flee his homeland 30 Why did the surrounding areas expand and thrive? A because of the demand for cigars B because of the demand for factory workers for Ybor's business C because of the demand for land D because of the demand for housing blocks QUESTIONS 31 - 40: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space Identify your choice by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet "My home is in the air -1 an enormous amount of travelling It is a fast life and (31) ……… of work, but I like it and that is the only way (32) me Every thing is tiring - music, travelling - but what can I do? I am not (33) ……… to complaining It is hard to imagine now (34) I will ever be very long in one place My home town is cm the Caspian Sea There is sea, wind, sun and (35) ……… many tourists and hotels I have my own flat with four or five rooms, but I am seldom there If I am there for a day or two I prefer to (36) ……… with my mother and grandmother They live in a small house, (37) ……… it is very comfortable and my mother cooks for me I like good, simple food I have no wife, no brothers or sisters and my father (38) ……… when I was seven He was an engineer and I don't (39) ……… him very well He liked music very much and wanted me to (40) ……… a musician." 31 A most B full C complete D more 32 A for B to C in D by 33 A wanted B taken C used D known 34 A and B so C while D that 35 A far B too C much D more 36 A stay B go C D spend 37 A but B since C even D which 38 A killed B gone C passed D died 39 A know B remember C remind D see 40 A become B turn C develop D grow QUESTIONS 41 - 44: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the sentence which has the same meaning as the original one and mark your choice on the answer sheet 41 There will be a shortage of water unless it rains A If it didn't rain, there will be a shortage of water B If it doesn't rain, there would be a shortage of water C If it doesn't rain, there will be a shortage of water D If it rains, there will be a shortage of water 42 Jane can swim further than I can A I can't swim as far as Jane B I can swim as far as Jane C Jane can't swim as for as I can D Jane can swim as far as I can 43 They went out in spite of the heavy rain A Although it rains heavily, they went out B Although it rained heavy, they went out C Although it rained heavily, they went out D Although it rains heavy, they went out 44 The flight to Washington lasted more than three hours A It take more than three hours to fly to Washington B It took more than three hours fly to Washington C It took more than three hours to fly to Washington D It took three hours to fly to Washington QUESTIONS 45-46: The in italic below are cues Make sentences by choosing from the alternatives A, B, C, and D the one best way to make a meaningful sentence Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet 45 most soaps I detergents I contain phosphates, substance I damaging I environment A Most soaps and detergents contain phosphates, a substance that is damaging to the environment B Most soaps and detergents contain phosphates, a substance is damaging the environment C Most soaps and detergents contain phosphates, substance that is damaging to environment D Most soaps and detergents contain phosphates, a substance that is damaging to environment 46 we I now I faced I problem I deforestation A We are now faced with problem of deforestation B We are now facing with the problem of deforestation C We now faced with problem of deforestation D We now faced with the problem in deforestation QUESTIONS 47 - 50: In these sentences, each one has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D Choose the one word or phrase which must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct by circling letter A, B, C or D and then mark your choice on the answer sheet 47 Buying clothes are often a very time-consuming practice because those clothes that a person likes are rarely the ones that fit him or her 48 Because they had spent too many time considering the new contract, the students lost the opportunity to lease the apartment 49 These televisions are all too expensive for we to buy at this time, but perhaps we will return later 50 After she had bought himself a new automobile, she sold her bicycle