PRACTICE TEST 45 I. Make the correct choice: 1. This is the school ____ my father used to teach. a. there b. which c. where d. that 2. If the weather ____ nice, we will come to see you on Sunday. a. will be b. is c. were d. are 3. A football player is a person _____ plays football. a. who b. he c. whom d. whose 4. If She spoke English well, she _____ the job. a. got b. would have got c. will get d. would get 5. Life ______ the earth would be affected if wild plants and animals disappeared. a. in b. on c. through d. over 6. Our sources of energy will soon end ____ other sources are found. a. if b. because c. unless d. otherwise 7. I’m busy _____ my office work. a. with doing b. to do c. doing d. for 8. It’s very kind ____ you to help me ____ the money. a. to / with b. of / with c. of / about d. to / about 9. He is ____ of writing better English than this. a. possible b. interesred c. bored d. capable 10. She went on with her work with an air of _____. a. examination b. determination c. exclamation d. explanation 11. The manager sacked five _____. a. employees b. employers c. employment d. unemployment 12. The goods in this shop were _____ displayed on the shelves. a. attraction b. attracted c. attractive d. attractively 13. To our great _____ , it rained on the day of the picnic. a. disappointing b. disappointed c. disappointment d. disappointedly 14. I think the prices here are _____. a. reasoning b. unreasonable c. reasonably d. reasoned 15. His parents have great _____ for his future. a. expecting b. expectant c. expectantly d. expectation 16. It cannot be inferred _____ the apparent ease of the transition that all is well. a.about b.from c.to d.with 17.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a. smooth b. door c. tooth d. foot 18.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a. status b. transition c. sack d. satisfy 19.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a. guidance b. desire c. expect d. attract 20.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a. disappointment b. satisfaction c. expectation d. tolerable III. Read the passage and make the correct choice: Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological (1) _______. But actually, the idea for a computer (2) _______ worked out over two centuries ago by a man (3) _______ Charles Babbage. Baggage was born (4) _______ 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines (5) _______ he called “engine”. But despite the fact that he (6) _______ building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the years people have argued (7) _______ his machine would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (8) _______ engine based on one of Babbage’s designs. (9) _______ has taken six years to complete and more (10) _______ four thousand parts have been especially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to remind people of Babbage’s work. 1.a.days b.year c.time d.age 2.a.has b.was c.had d.is 3.a.was called b.was calling c.called d.calling 4.a.on b.in c.by d.since 5.a.because b.which c.so that d.if 6.a.started b.wanted c.made d.did 7.a.until b.whether c.while d.though 8.a.some b.the c.an d.that 9.a.One b.He c.They d.It 10.a.than b.therefore c.when d.then . PRACTICE TEST 45 I. Make the correct choice: 1. This is the school ____ my father used to teach.