PRACTISE TEST PART one: PHONOLOGY I. Find the word whose bold part is pronounced differently. 1. A fever B general C medal 2. A hose B lose C nose 3. A muscles B needles C routes 4. A jackets B skirts C shoes 5. A thanks B thigh C thought D petrol D sole D wardens D shirts D thus II. Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others. 1. A pagoda B cement C agriculture D career 2. A ashtray B music C severe D temper 3. A allocation B benefactor C philanthropy D satisfaction 4. A assasinate B equality C intelligence D understanding 5. A appenendix B irrigate C negative D passenger Part two: vocabulary I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each sentence. 1. Motorists have been ______ by the sudden rise in the price of petrol A hard pressed B hard to please C hard hit D hard up 2. An area of polictical unrest or danger is called______ A a hot seat B a hot line C a hot spot D a hot patato 3. I’m afraid I’ve______ of coffee. Would you like tea instead? A run short B be taken short C go short D fall short of 4. I know you never lend things, but_____ and let me borrow your guitar. I promise I’ll take good care of it. A miss the point B stretch a point C come to the point D make the point 5. I love this painting of an old man. He has such a beautiful______smile A childhood B childish C childless D childlike 6. If you wish to take photographs, you’ll have to have_______ A application B a permit C an allowance D an adlission 7. This is______ the most difficult job I’ve had to do. A by far B by chance C by heart D by myself 8. The road was_______ away during the storm lastnight. A flooded B flowed C washed D rained 9. The project was rejected because of_______ funds. A unavailable B inconsiderable C incomplete D insufficient 10. The traffic in town was very______ and I arrived home earlier than I expected. A light B weak C little D few 11. I was kept awake for most of the night by the_____ of a mosquito in my ear. A moan B whine C groan D screech 12. Trespassers will be_____ A perpetrated B persecuted C prosecuted D proscribed 13. The crowds______ riot through the streets. A incited B caused C ran D went 14. I would estimate that this diamond ring is______ about $5,000. A valued B precious C worth D priced 15. It’s only fairly recently that industry has become_____on the microchip. A subject B dependent C guided D influence 16. She_____ to being a bit nervous about making her speech. A asserted B acknowledged C confessed D granted 17. Politicians should never lose_____ of the needs of the people they represent. A view B sight C regard D prospect 18. The move to a different environment had brought about a significant_____ in Mary’s state of mind. A impact B effect C influence D chance 19. She______ regretted having been so unkind. A bitterly B severely C fully D awfully 20. The color of the handle does not______ so long as it is the right size. A worry B affect C matter D concern II. Use the correct form of the word in brackets. 1. Cattles and chickens are ______ animals ( domestic) 2. You can never be sure what’s he’s going to do. He is so______ ( predict) 3. Even if you are good at a game, you shouldn’t be_________ (confident) 4. Visitors complained about the_______in the old museum. ( organize) 5. When Jane made up for the play, she was_______. ( recognize) 6. Librarions spend a lot of their time______ books. ( class) 7. You can always rely on Tom. He’s very_______. (depend) 8. The young mother hurried______ to the drug store. ( breath) 9. ______ is very important to teenagers.( popular) 10.It is______ to chop down the trees in this forest. (law) Part three: grammar and structure I. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form. 1. Scarely I (arrive) _____ when I (send)_____ her a letter to say that I had a present for her. 2. “ I just (go)_____ out to get an evening paper.” “ But it (rain)_____. Why you (not wait)____ till the rain (stop)_____?” 3. As he (stand)____ there (try)____ (not weep)_____, he heard someone slowly climbing the ladder to his room. 4. He sooner (reach)____ the door than he (come)____ back. 5. None of the people (invite)_____ to the party can come. 6. I remember (wake)_____ up one night and (see)______ the switch on fire. It was lucky that I did. If one of us (not wake)______ up, we (kill)______. 7. Can you imagine what I (come)____ across when I (roll)_____ up the carpet? 8. I didn’t see anyone but I felt as though I (watch)______. 9. It’s important that every student (be)_____ attentive in class. II. Supply the missing prepositions or adverbial particles. 1. You ought to be ceirtain_____ a matter before you decide what to do_____. 2. It is _____ the law to leave your car here. 3. ______ long you will find this work quite easy. 4. Can you get into the room_____ breaking the lock? 5. _____ no time_____ all, he had learned to speak English fluently. 6. It’s always better to study vocabulary_____ connection_____ reading 7. We had to postpone the picnic_____ account _____ the bad weather. 8. The clerk_____ that counter said those purses were_____ sale. 9. I haven’t been able to get____ touch____ Mr. Miller all day long. 10. They blew_____ the bridge, and the rebels gave_____. Part four: writing I.Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. 1. I think I’m someone else. You are confusing_______________________________________ 2. Gary is proud of the fact that he’s never late. Gary prides____________________________________________ 3. On this ship passengers cannot get onto the bridge. Passengers have no______________________________________ 4. I won’t tell you this again. This__________________________________________________ 5. What is the difference between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion? How exactly does_______________________________________ 6. We cannot solve this problem. There_________________________________________________ 7. On his way home Terry had an unfortunate accident. Terry met______________________________________________ 8. Considering your position, we won’t press charges. Under_________________________________________________ 9. An electrical failure was said to be the cause of the fire. They blamed___________________________________________ 10.Lately I’ve thought of nothing but work. I have been rather_______________________________________ II.Rewrite each sentence using the word given. Don’t change the word anyway. 1. What exactly the letters A.M and P.M mean? _____________________________________________ ( stand) 2. The manager promised to have the goods delivered at once. _____________________________________________ ( delay) 3. You shouldn’t take his help for granted. _____________________________________________ ( assume) 4. Ellen has been unemployed for six months. _____________________________________________ ( out) 5. His smooth manner didn’t deceive us _____________________________________________ ( taken) 6. I have decided to ask my solicitor to prepare my will. _____________________________________________ ( drawn) 7. I would like to thank you from all the staff. _____________________________________________ ( behalf) 8. You must make allowances for his inexperience _____________________________________________ ( account) 9. The total came to just under $4000 _____________________________________________ ( worked) 10. There is not a single seat left. _____________________________________________ ( at) . prides____________________________________________ 3. On this ship passengers cannot get onto the bridge. Passengers have no______________________________________ 4. I won’t tell you this again. This__________________________________________________ 5 screech 12. Trespassers will be_____ A perpetrated B persecuted C prosecuted D proscribed 13. The crowds______ riot through the streets. A incited B caused C ran D went 14. I would estimate that this. never lend things, but_____ and let me borrow your guitar. I promise I’ll take good care of it. A miss the point B stretch a point C come to the point D make the point 5. I love this painting