PRACTICE TEST 34 I. Make the correct choice: 1. Dont be so _____. Weve only been waiting a few minutes. a.

impatient b. patient c. patience d. patiently 2. We should learn all the new words by heart in order to ______ our vocabulary. a. enable b. enrich c. encourage d. endanger 3. _____ of the encouragement of her teachers, she decided to study law. a. ecause b. !n spite c. !nstead d. !n view ". #he girl was not very pretty $ _____ she sang beautifully. a. so b. but c. because d. although %. #he rotation of crops on the same land can _____ soil e&haustion. a. preserve b. produce c. prepare d. prevent '. (ur farms produce rice, crops, and dairy ____. a. products b. production c. productivity d. productively ). We must ma*e provision for our old age ____ saving money. a. of b. for c. with d. by +. #he industrial development will lead _____ the countrys prosperity. a. for b. to c. on d. along ,. -ome large cities have had measures to minimi.e air pollution. a. contamination b. preservationc. prevention d. erosion 1/. #he _____ of the swamps will destroy the mos0uitoes breeding places. a. drainage b. brea*age c. shortage d. storage 11. #hey arrived _____ the 1nited -tates last year. a. at b. for c. on d. in 12. !f ! could spea* -panish, ! ______ a year studying in 2e&ico. a. would spend b. would have spent c. had spent d. will spend 13. When ______ a dictionary, you understand the symbols and the abbreviations it contains. a. having used b. to use c. use d. using 1". ! will return your notes as soon as ______ copying them. a. ! will finish b. ! finish c. ! finished d. ! had finished 1%. 34ould you help me for a while56 7 3-ure. #ell me what ______ me to do.6 a. you want b. do you want c. want d. you wanting 1'. Who is responsible ______ the garbage 7 the husband or the wife 5 a. to ta*e out b. for ta*ing out c. to ta*ing out d. with ta*ing out 1). ! thin* ______ at the train station will surprise 8unt 9ate. a. your being b. you being c. you are d. youre being 1+.4hoose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a.thought b.fought c.shoulder d.bought 1,.4hoose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a.attend b.device c.ending d.recommend 2/.4hoose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a.riot b.*ind c.nice d.military 21. 4hoose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a.factory b.situation c.disappointment d.introduce 22. 4hoose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a.transform b.office c.failure d.holiday II.Identify one underlined word or phra e that i incorrect: 23. -he left her home to ;aris to pursue her interest in science. 8 4 D 2". <ived in poverty, she still managed to graduate at the top of her class. 8 4 D 2%. -he met him shortly after graduation and married to him a year later. 8 4 D 2'. #he s*y was so clearly that ! could see millions of stars.

8 4 D 2). 3=ou are better not lend him any more money, ;aul>6 said #om. 8 4 D 2+. ! can say for sure that you have made many progress in learning ?nglish. 8 4 D 2,. eing reasonable> =ou cant e&pect a child to do all that wor*. 8 4 D 3/. -he has taught in this school in 1,+%. -he is an e&perienced teacher. 8 4 D III. Read the pa a!e and "ake the correct choice: #he 8mericans @31A _____ to be informal while theyre receiving @32A _____ or coming for a social engagement. (n the whole, women dont usually sha*e hands as they are introduced to @33A _____$ but men do. When a man and a woman are introduced, sha*ing hands is up to the woman. 8nd punctuality, @3"A _____ means arriving on time, is probably one of the most necessary and graceful manners in public relations. 2ost people @3%A _____ it discourteous and inconvenient to arrive at an important appointment later @3'A _____ the time agreed upon. 31.a. avoid b. tend c. practise d. enBoy 32.a. company b. guest c. friend d. partner 33.a. together b. each another c. each other d. one other 3".a. that b. it c. when d. which 3%.a. find b. see c. get d. have 3'.a. than b. as soon as c. when d. at I#. Read the pa a!e and choo e the $e t an wer: 8 ta&i driver was driving along a street when he suddenly blac*ed out and lost control of his vehicle. #he ta&i plunged into a nearby river. 8 haw*er, who had seen the accident, rushed from his coffee stall and dived into the water. Ce had to swim twenty five metres before he could get to the ta&i. #he ta&i driver was trying to wind down the window. #he haw*er reached into the ta&i for the safetyDbelt. 8fter he had released the safetyDbelt, he pulled the driver out through the partially open window. 8t the hospital, the driver said that the blac*out might be caused by his high blood pressure condition. 37. The taxi plunged into a nearby river because ______. a. the ta&i bro*e down b. the driver couldnt control his ta&i c. the driver was driving along the street d. the driver suddenly got out 38. Who dived into the river to rescue the driver? a. #he one who witnessed the accident b. #he one who caused the accident c. #he one who saw a haw*er d. #he one who hit the ta&i 39. His blackout as due to _____. a. his careless driving b. his safetyDbelt c. his high blood pressure condition d. his loss of control !". Which o# the #ollo ing is $%T T&'(? a. the driver suddenly lost consciousness b. somebody dived into the water to rescue him c. the driver was ta*en to hospital d. he didnt wear a safetyDbelt #. Choo e the correct entence which ha the a"e "eanin! a the a$o%e one : !). * regret speaking to hi+ so severely yesterday. a. ! wish to spea* to him so severely yesterday. b. ! wish ! hadnt spo*en to him so severely yesterday. c. ! wish ! had spo*en to him so severely yesterday. d. ! wish ! didnt spea* to him so severely yesterday. !,. 'nless he phones i++ediately- he on.t get any in#or+ation. a. !f he didnt phone immediately, he wouldnt get any information. b. !f he does phone immediately, he wont get any information. c. !f he doesnt phone immediately, he will get some information. d. !f he doesnt phone immediately, he wont get any information.

!3. We didn.t have enough rain- so e could not gro rice. a. !f we had enough rain, we could grow rice. b. !f we had had enough rain, we could have grown rice. c. !f we hadnt had enough rain, we couldnt have grown rice. d. !f we didnt have enough rain, we could not grow rice. !!. *t as such long ho+e ork that * couldn.t #inish it. a. #he homewor* was so long that ! could finish it. b. #he homewor* was so long that ! couldnt finish . c. #he homewor* was too long that ! couldnt finish it. d. #he homewor* was too long for me to finish . !/. *t.s a long ti+e since * last ent to a #ootball +atch. a. ! havent gone to a football match for a long time. b. ! havent gone to a football match since a long time. c. ! havent gone to a football match for its a long time. d. ! havent gone to a football match a long time ago. !0. The last ti+e * sa 1ick as in )99/. a. ! havent seen Dic* in 1,,%. b. ! havent seen Dic* since 1,,%. c. ! last saw Dic* since 1,,%. d. ! havent seen Dic* for the last time in 1,,%. !7. We had lunch and then ent #or a alk by the river. a. 8fter we had lunch , we had gone for a wal* by the river. b. 8fter we had gone for a wal* by the river,we had lunch. c. 8fter we had had lunch , we went for a wal* by the river. d. 8fter we having lunch , we went for a wal* by the river. !8. He said to his i#e-23re you cooking in the kitchen no ?2 a. Ce as*ed his wife if she was coo*ing in the *itchen now. b. Ce told his wife that she was coo*ing in the *itchen then. c. Ce as*ed his wife that she was coo*ing in the *itchen then. d. Ce as*ed his wife if she was coo*ing in the *itchen then. !9. This #lo er is very beauti#ul. a. What is a beautiful flower> b. What beautiful this flower is> c. Cow beautiful flower> d. Cow beautiful this flower is> /". He spent , hours doing the +athe+atical exercises. a. !t too* him 2 hours doing the mathematical e&ercises. b. !t too* 2 hours him to do the mathematical e&ercises. c. !t too* him 2 hours to do the mathematical e&ercises. d. !t too* him for 2 hours to do the mathematical e&ercises.