PRACTICE TEST 1 I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words. 1. A. canary B. share C. baron D. pharaoh 2. A. chaperon B. charity C. challenge D. Charlie 3. A. furl B. fur C. furze D. furrier 4. A. telecast B. telemetry C. telephone D. telegraph 5. A. complete B. command C. common D. community II. Choose the word that has a different stress in each group. 6. A. biology B. interviewer C. redundancy D. gardener 7. A. phenomenon B. guarantee C. disposal D. familiar 8. A. university B. imagination C. anniversary D. altogether 9. A. obstacle B. intolerable C. possession D. secure 10. A. important B. imaginary C. equipment D. picturesque III. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences. 11. We………………….the time, we ran out of time at last and failed the race. A. Outlasted B. overwhelmed C. underestimated D. underchanged 12. The Chinese ……………printing. A. Invented B. discovered C. found out D. revealed 13. She passed the exam with excellent results and was…………………a scholarship. A. Rewarded B. presented C. given D. granted 14. I caught…………… of a lion lying under the tree, and my heart jumped. A. View B. sight C. look D. scene 15. It is widely believed that…………………human beings are descended from one common ancestor. A. Every B. all C. every of D. all of 16. That English will become dominant in most scientific fields is……………………. A. Predicting B. predictable C. on predictions D. to predict 17. Taxation has been used to increase the price and reduce the………………….of cigarettes. A. Consumer B. consuming C. consumed D. consumption 18. In the ever…………………… world of computers, it is necessary to be adaptable. A. Advanced B. advance C. advancing D. advances 19. It is 6 years………………………I moved to Chicago. A. When B. that C. since D. after 20. The theatre failed………………………………a suitable play to appeal to audience. A. A. producing B. to produce C. to have produced D. producing of 21. I wondered why he ……………………his job. A. Has changed B. changes C. used to change D. had changed 22. She ………………………….to take her neighbor to court if he didn’t stop making so much noise. A. Threaten B. offered C. promised D. suggested 23. I was just about to ring up his office……………he arrived home. A. When B. although C. then D. as 24. He put two letters into the wrong envelops………… mistake. A. On B. by C. with D. in 25. While Peter was driving home last night, he………………………….petrol. A. Was running out B. was running out of C. ran out of D. ran out 26. They gave me their address…………………send them a brochure. A. So that I B. in order to C. so that I could D. in order that I will 27. The police suggested that anyone who saw the accident………………………in touch with them. A. Should get B. got C. had to get D. would get 28. You can stay here…………….you don’t make a loud noise. 1 A. Otherwise B. until C. unless D. as long as 29. Have you read…………….paper? A. Today B. today’s C. of today D. in today 30. Fred was a really silly boy. I remember……………… very stupid questions. A. His asking B. asking him C. him to ask D. his being asked 31. What…………………to see him at the stadium! A. The surprise B. surprise C. a surprise D. surprising 32. Jupiter spins faster than ………… planets. A. Any B. any another C. any others D. any other 33. War stole his youth and his home. Everything in his life changed……………………… A. As a result B. moreover C. by no means D. therefore 34. Under no circumstances…………………or exchanged. A. Goods will be returned B. goods would be returned C. can goods be returned D. are goods being returned 35. The boy had a…………………………escape when he ran across the road in front of the bus. A. close B. good C. narrow D. fine 36. Comets are rarely bright enough to be seen with……………… A. nake eyes B. the naked eye C. naked eyes D. the naked eyes 37. Jean Fragonard was a French artist………………………portraits of the children. A. whose paintings B. who has painted C. who painted D. whose painted 38. So far, there’s no vaccine……………in sight for common cold. A. or curring B. has cured C. or cure D. having cured 39. Cellulose, which………………………for making paper, is found in all plants. A. is used B. uses C. are used D. using 40. A few natural elements exist in ……………………… that they are rarely seen in their natural environment. A. such small quantities B. so small quantities C. very small quantities D. small quantities IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D. This year’s Innovations and Inventions Fair has just opened and has attracted inventors from all over the world who need……41…….their new ideas to the public. The fair always provides a wonderful….42….of inventions, and this year is no exception. One inventor is demonstrating a way of making it impossible to copy documents….43…… passports or tickets. So far, the only person who has offered to by the patent is said….44……a member of the Mafia, but it is not clear what he wants to do……….45…….it. The inventor will have to go ahead with the sale….46… he can find a more normal buyer…… 47……the end of the show. There are plenty of new gadgets too to help the disabled. The youngest inventor, fourteen……48… old Jane Watson, has come up with a battery-powered device for people who can’t clean their teeth….49….One of its special features is that it never needs…50…, because it runs on solar power. A new feature of this year’s show is the Help Centre, which has been…51…up to give new inventors…52….on how to make the most of their ideas. According to the show’s organizers, many inventions fail because inventors spend….53….much time developing the product and don’t pay…54… attention to the business side of the project. The fair is open from 9 a.m to 6.30 p.m every day and runs…55…March 11. Tickets are…56….at £3.50. 41. A. a show B. to show C. showing D. shows 42. A. choice B. variation C. difference D. range 43. A. so B. like C. such D. how 2 44. A. had been B. to be C. to being D. was 45. A. by B. with C. in D. without 46. A. unless B. if C. without D. except 47. A. until B. by C. since D. ago 48. A. age B. ages C. year D. years 49. A. itself B. himself C. herself D. themselves 50. A. recharge B. recharged C. to recharge D. recharging 51. A. set B. established C. started D. founded 53. A. too B. extra C. over D. far 54. A. enough B. complete C. plenty D. full 55. A. by B. until C. for D. since 56. A. priced B. worth C. valued D. cost 3 . planets. A. Any B. any another C. any others D. any other 33. War stole his youth and his home. Everything in his life changed……………………… A. As a result B. moreover C. by no means D. therefore 34. Under. small quantities IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D. This year’s Innovations and Inventions Fair has just opened and has attracted inventors from all. need……41…….their new ideas to the public. The fair always provides a wonderful….42….of inventions, and this year is no exception. One inventor is demonstrating a way of making it impossible to copy