PRACTICE TEST 3

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE (8.0 points)

Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
1. A. confused B. explored C. noticed D. vaporised
2. A. handicraft B. exhibit C. behave D. hyphen
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. collapse B. leisure C. bracelet D. accent
4. A. carnival B. astronaut C. nomadic D. satisfy
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each
of the following questions.
5. Mercury is the smaller planet in the solar system and the closest to the sun.
A B C D
6. My grandmother used to be telling us folktales when we were small.
A B C D
7. There wasn’t hardly electricity in the mountainous regions ten years ago.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
8. If I_______his advice, I would be a fool.
A. followed B. would follow C. will follow D. had followed
9. Every possible test was carried_______to decide the nature of her illness.
A. on B. of C. through D. out
10. “Tom and Jerry” is one of the best American_______ever made.
A. operas B. westerns C. thrillers D. cartoons
11. The ground is dry, and we haven’t had any rain for months. It’s a real _______
A. flood B. drought C. storm D. typhoon
12. What’s the_______at your school? Do you study all day?
A. timetable B. program C. course D. lesson
13. She asked the pupil_______still, but they kept moving out of the class.
A. sit B. sat C. to sit D. sitting
14. I thanked him politely_______.
A. then have a quick walk away B. so that to walk away
C. but walked away after that D. and walked quickly away
15. The words of his old teacher left a _____ impression on his mind. He is still influenced by
them.
A. fine B. broad C. deep D. wide
16. It_______ us two weeks to complete the task given by the physics teacher.
A. spent B. took C. got D. made
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the
following exchanges.
17. - “Thank you very much for your help.”
- “_______”
A. Thank you very much too. B. How nice of you to say so!
C. Yes. That’s alright. D. You’re welcome.
18. - “Mum, I’ve won the girls’ long jump.”
- “_______”
A. It’s nothing. B. All right.
C. Congratulations! D. Don’t be proud!
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
19. Binh is an active student. He has taken part in different charity projects in his town.
A. been involved in B. taken care of
C. looked forward to D. been grateful to
20. Everyone has their own style of studying. I prefer to study by myself so I am not
disturbed.
A. location B. method C. culture D. network
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
21. We must not let small children play in the kitchen. It is a dangerous place.
A. handy B. suitable C. central D. safe
22. With the help of the Internet, information can reach every’ corner of the world swiftly.
A. at a low speed B. at a high price
C. with some difficulty D. unexpectedly
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Before people had electricity and gas, they cooked on wood and charcoal fires. A fairly
recent addition to cooking is the microwave. This (23) _______the cooking time. Fan ovens
are also more efficient. Barbecue cooking outside in the garden on a warm day in summer is
very (24) _______. In the kitchen, utensils are used to contain the food, and they vary from
open pans to pans with lids, frying pans, steamers, pressure cookers and woks.
The kitchen is now the ‘hub’ of the house. The family, friends and visitors, (25)
_______waiting for a meal to be prepared, all gather in the kitchen and help to prepare the
dishes or watch others doing the cooking. The utensils available to aid the food (26)
_______are plentiful. Different types of knives for example. Aprons and oven gloves help
to protect us from spills and heat when taking hot dishes from the oven.
Some people love cooking, (27) _______the meal, assembling the ingredients and then
preparing the food. Others, however, prefer to open a tin of food and hot up the contents.
23. A. calms down B. speeds up C. carries out D. puts off
24. A. popular B. liked C. widespread D. accepted
25. A. where B. after C. once D. when
26. A. preparation B. training C. guidance D. instruction
27. A. developing B. arranging C. planning D. designing
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the correct answer
to each of the questions.
Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is an expert in the skill of pronouncing
his own language; but few people are even moderately proficient at pronouncing foreign
languages. There are many reasons for this, some obvious, some perhaps not so obvious. But I
suggest that the fundamental reason why people in general do not speak foreign languages very
well is that they fail to grasp the true nature of the problem of learning to pronounce, and
consequently never set about tackling it in the right way. Too many people fail to realize that
pronouncing a foreign language is a skill - one that needs careful training of a special kind, and
one that cannot be acquired by just leaving it to take care of itself. I think even teachers of
languages, while recognizing the importance of a good accent, tend to neglect, in their practical
teaching, the branch of study concerned with speaking the language. So the first point I want to
make is that English pronunciation must be taught; the teacher should be prepared to devote
some of the lesson time to this, and should get the student to feel that here is a matter worthy of
receiving his close attention. So, there should be occasions when other aspects of English, such
as grammar or spelling, are allowed for the moment to take second place.
28. What does the writer actually say about pronouncing foreign languages?
A. Only a few people are really proficient.
B. No one is really an expert in the skill.
C. There aren’t many people who are even fairly good.
D. There are a lot of people who are moderately proficient.
29. The writer argues that going about the problem of pronunciation in the wrong way is______.
A. an obvious cause of not grasping the problem correctly
B. a fundamental consequence of not speaking well
C. a consequence of not grasping the problem correctly
D. not an obvious cause of speaking poorly
30. The underlined word “one” in the passage refers to_______.
A. skill B. careful training C. special kind D. itself
31. The best way of learning to speak a foreign language, he suggests, is by_______.
A. picking it up naturally as a child
B. learning from a native speaker
C. not concentrating much on pronunciation
D. taking on systematic work
32. The underlined word “aspects” in the passage probably means_______.
A. pronunciations B. parts C. words D. sentences
II. WRITING (2.0 points)
Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with
the given words.
33. It’s a pity that our teacher isn’t here at the moment.
I wish_____________________________________________________.
34. It was such a good show that they decided to go and see it again.
The show _________________________________________________.
35. He prefers typing to writing by hand.
He’d rather_________________________________________________.
36. He speaks too quickly for me to understand.
He doesn’t speak_____________________________________________.
Write new sentences as simitar as possible in meaning to the original sentences, using the
given words in brackets. Do not change the given words in any way.
37. Could you lend me some money until the weekend? (from)
_______________________________________________________________
38. I can’t decide which hat I like more, the blue one or the green one. (choose)
_______________________________________________________________
39. I don’t think my English is good. I cannot join our English Speaking Club, (enough)
_______________________________________________________________
40. I don’t come from your country. I can’t understand your problems, (if)
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