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PRACTICE TEST 32 I. Make the correct choice: 1.

The little boy felt very ______ because his parents did not let him go with them. a. disappointing b. disappointed c. disappointedly d. disappoints 2. The surgeons tried their best to save his life, but unfortunately the operation was _____. a. succeeding b. successful c. successfully d. unsuccessful 3. During his _______ the family lived in Cornwall. a. childhood b. child c. childli e d. childless !. The ______ of world population is being studied. a. length b. width c. growth d. depth ". #f you want the two sides to be even, you must _____ from the centre. a. ta e b. measure c. preserve d. assure $. %ow many ______ were there in all & a. competition b. competitive c. competitors d. competes '. ( fertili)er is any substance that _______ the soil and helps plants grow. a. enables b. enriches c. encoourages d. encloses *. +cientists now ______ mineral soil needs. a. what b. that c. how d. why ,. %e was _______ for the -ob by a committee. a. selection b. selective c. selectively d. selected 1.. /e won0t buy the car until the ______ arises. a. necessity b. necessary c. unnecessary d. necessarily 11. ______ is my favourite sub-ect. a. %istorian b.%istory c.%istoric d.%istorical 12. #ndustrial waste is one of the ______ of air pollution. a. reasons b.sourses c.causes d.results 13. That old palace ______ as a library. a. first used b. was first used c. was first using d. first using 1!. # have a long trip ahead of me tomorrow, so # thin #0d better ______ to bed. a. went b. to go c. gone d. go 1".Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others1 a.calls b.airplanes c.accidents d.newspapers 1$.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others1 a. buys b. advise c. for s d. precise 1'.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others1 a. nees b. please c. trees d. bats 1*. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others1 a. customer b. difficult c. re2uire d. musical 1,. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others1 a. grateful b. enthusiasm c. promotion d. intensity 2.. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others1 a. method b. invention c. intense d. effective II.Identify one underlined word or hrase that is incorrect: 21. %e has done a great contribution to the development of the country. ( 3 C D 22. (re you aware of some changes of his appearance& ( 3 C D 23. %e is thin ing of leaving his -ob and goes to (merica. ( 3 C D 2!. %e usually wears sandals4 but when # last saw him, he wears boots. ( 3 C D 2". /hen you come to see me tomorrow, please phoning me in advance. ( 3 C D 2$. The air is constant polluted by smo e and by chemicals such as carbon mono5ide. ( 3 C D

2'.( good illustration of water pollution is oil release from the tan ers at sea. ( 3 C D 2*. #t ills all inds of sea animals, including birds which feathers become covered with oil , ( 3 C as well as fish and other forms of marine life. D III. Read the assa!e and "ake the correct choice: 6e5t month # have a wee 0s vacation. # am 72,8 _____ to ta e a trip. 9irst # will to :adison 73.8 _____ my brother. (fter # leave :adion, # will go Chicago to see a friend 7318 _____ is studying at a university there. +he has lived in Chicago for three years, 7328 ____ she nows her way around the city. +he has promised to ta e me to 7338 _____ interesting places. # have never been in Chicago, so # am loo ing forward 73!8 _____ going there. 2,.a. planning b. interesting c. e5citing d. surprising 3..a. to tal b. to spea c. to visit d. to receive 31.a. she b. who c. it d. whom 32.a. however b. because c. that d. so 33.a. a lot b. many c. much d. any 3!.a. to b. and c. of d. despite III. Read the assa!e and "ake the correct choice: ;anguage is not necessarily the private property of those who use it, -ust as 9rench is not the private property of 9rench people, nor <nglish of <nglish people. <nglish is spo en as a first language in the =nited +tates, in (ustralia, in 6ew >ealand, in most of Canada, in certain nations of (frica, and in other areas of the world. #t is unreasonable to regard any language as the possession of a particular nation, and with no language is it more unreasonable than with <nglish. This is not to say that <nglish is used by a greater number of spea ers than any other languages, for it is easily outnumbered in this respect by Chinese. 3ut it is the most international of languages. ( Dane and a Dutch person meeting in ?ome will almost automatically find themselves spea ing to each other in <nglish. The pilot of a ?ussian plane approaching Cairo will use <nglish to as for landing instructions. :alaysian lecturers us <nglish when addressing their :alaysian students in @uala ;umpur. To people in (frica, (sia, and +outh (merica, <nglish is an important foreign language to master, not merely because it is the language of 3ritain or the =nited +tates, but because it provides ready access to world scholarship and world trade. #t is understood more widely than any other languages. 35.Where isnt English spoken as a first language? a. the =nited +tates b. (ustralia and 6ew >ealand c. 3ritain d. 9rance 36. Which language is used by by a greater number of speakers than any other languages? a. <nglish b. Chinese c. 9rench d. (merican 37. Which is the most international of languages? a. <nglish b. Chinese c. 9rench d. Aapanese 38. Which of the follo ing !" #$% %&'E? a. <nglish is the private property of those who use it. b. <nglish is understood more widely than any other languages c. <nglish provides ready access to world scholarship and world trade d. <nglish is an important foreign language to master #. Choose the correct sentence which has the sa"e "eanin! as the a$o%e one : 3(. "he has studied )rench for fi*e years. a. +he began to study 9rench five years ago. b. +he began to study 9rench was five years ago. c. +he began studied 9rench five years ago. d. +he began to study 9rench in five years ago. +,. -e collects old coins. -e likes it. a. %e is fond of li ing old coins. b. %e is fond of he collects old coins. c. %e is fond of collecting old coins. d. %e is li e fond of collecting old coins. +.. "he said/ 0 -a*e you got a ne car/ 1ack ?2 a. +he as ed Aac that he had got a new car.

b. +he as ed Aac if she had got a new car. c. +he as ed Aac if he has got a new car. d. +he as ed if he had got a new car. +3. -e said to her/ 0 4i*e my regards to your parents.2 a. %e told her to give her regards to his parents. b. %e told her to give my regards to her parents. c. %e told her to give his regards to her parents. d. %e told her to give his regards to your parents. +3. 05ont talk to that man2/ she said. a. +he told me don0t to tal to that man. b. +he told me not to tal to that man. c. +he told not to tal to that man. d. +he said me not to tal to that man. ++. 1ane didnt go to your party because you didnt in*ite her. a. #f you hadn0t invited Aane, she wouldn0t have gone to your party. b. #f you hadn0t invited Aane, she would have gone to your party. c. #f you had invited Aane, she wouldn0t have gone to your party. d. #f you had invited Aane, she would have gone to your party. +5. %hey ha*ent finished their home ork yet. a. Their homewor haven0t been finished yet. b. Their homewor hasn0t to be finished yet. c. Their homewor hasn0t been finished yet. d. Their homewor hasn0t finished yet. +6. 1im as absent because he as ill. a. 3ecause of his being illness, Aim was absent. b. 3ecause of his ill, Aim was absent. c. 3ecause of being his illness, Aim was absent. d. 3ecause of his illness, Aim was absent. +7. 6y brother is not tall. ! am not tall. a. 6either my brother nor # am tall. b. 6either my brother or # am tall. c. 6either my brother nor # am not tall. d. 6either my brother or # am not tall. +8. 7lthough his leg as broken/ he managed to get out of the car. a. #n spite of his being bro en leg, he managed to get out of the car. b. #n spite of his leg bro en, he managed to get out of the car. c. #n spite of he bro e his leg, he managed to get out of the car. d. #n spite of his bro en leg, he managed to get out of the car. +(. -e prefers playing golf to s imming. a. %e would rather playing golf than swimming. b. %e would rather play golf to swim. c. %e would rather play golf than swim. d. %e would rather play golf than swimming. 5,. %he bag as so hea*y that she couldnt carry it upstairs. a. The bag was too heavy for her to carry it upstairs. b. The bag was so heavy for her to carry upstairs. c. The bag was heavy enough for her to carry upstairs. d. The bag was too heavy for her to carry upstairs.

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