PRACTICE TEST 31 I. Make the correct choice: 1.

Her ______ from school without any excuse made the teacher angry. a. absent b. absence c. absentee d. absently 2. She cant stand his _____. a. rudely b. rude c. rudeness d. ruder 3. They are all ______ -educated ersons. a. well b. good c. fine d. nice !. Hard wor" always brings _____. a. successful b. successfully c. success d. succeed #. $our rice field is more ______ than ours. a. roducts b. roduced c. roducti%ely d. roducti%e &. 'ost children are not ______ good at their future wor". a. ex ected b. ex ectantly c. ex ectant d. ex ectation (. )ith the hel of the com uter* you can easily _____ a business lan. a. ma"e b. do c. wor" d. erform +. He was _____ rison _____ 2 years. a. in , for b. in ,in c. at , for d. at , in -. ______ that time he became interested _____ igeons. a. .n , in b. /t , in c. /t , of d. .n , of 10. . want two seats for 1omeo and 2uliet ______ 3riday night. a. at b. in c. on d. until 11. 4o on _____ you see the church on your right. a. with b. until c. to d. away 12. . loo" forward ______ you again next year. a. to see b. and see c. to seeing d. seeing 13. .m tired ______ wal"ing all day long. a. from b. off c. for d. with 1#.5hoose the word whose underlined art is ronounced differently from the others6 a. showed b. "nown c. town d. snow 1&. 5hoose the word whose underlined art is ronounced differently from the others6 a. boo"s b. cats c. dogs d. ma s 1(. 5hoose the word whose underlined art is ronounced differently from the others6 a. made b. layed c. said d. afraid 1+. 5hoose the word whose main stress is laced differently from the others6 a. understand b. in%itation c.industry d. com utation 1-. 5hoose the word whose main stress is laced differently from the others6 a. beauty b. ad%ertise c. suggest d. decent 20. 5hoose the word whose main stress is laced differently from the others6 a. garden b. ago c. youngest d. standard II.Identify one underlined word or phra e that i incorrect: 21. . dont li"e forcing to lea%e the room to study whene%er my roommates feel li"e ha%ing a arty. / 7 5 8 22.)hile she was tal"ing on the hone* the children started fighting and brea"ing the window. / 7 5 8 23. . ho e they will ha%e re aired this road by the time we will come bac" next summer. / 7 5 8 2!. 2ohn is in 9nglish class. He is studying 9nglish this semester. He also ta"es some other classes. / 7 5 8 2#. . couldnt see something because it was so dar". / 7 5 8 2&. 7ecause the weather is warmth and dam * rice grows %ery well here. / 7 5 8 2(. 2ane ne%er says a hard word to Tom because her lo%e for him. / 7 5 8

2+. Tom wishes that he watched the football match last night. / 7 5 8 2-. The test we made yesterday was so difficult that we couldnt finish it in two hours. / 7 5 8 30. The man as"ed me how many students were there in my class. / 7 5 8 III. Read the pa a!e and "ake the correct choice: / roximately 3#0 million eo le s ea" 9nglish :31; _____ their first language. /bout the same :32; _____ use it as a second language. .t is the language of a%iation* international s ort and o music. (#< of the word=s mail is :33; _____ 9nglish* &0< of the word=s radio stations broadcast in 9nglish and more than half of the word=s eriodicals are rinted in 9nglish. .t is an :3!; _____ language in !! countries. .n many others it is the language of business* commerce and technology. There are many %arieties of 9nglish* but Scottish* Texan* /ustralian* .ndian and 2amaican s ea"ers of 9nglish* :3#; _____ of the differences in ronunciation* structure and %ocabulary* would recogni>e :3&; _____ they are all s ea"ing the same basic language. 31. a. with b. in c. as d. about 32. a.thing b. number c. erson d. language 33. a. in b. from c. by d. of 3!. a. unnecessary b. unofficial c. official d. ineffecti%e 3#. a. in s ite b. instead c. des ite d. because 3&. a. if b. that c. so that d. since I#. Read the pa a!e and choo e the $e t an wer: 9nglish is the language of the eo le of 9ngland. 9ngland is in the south of the island of 4reat 7ritain..n the north of this island lies Scotland. To the west of 9ngland is )ales. The island of .reland lies to the west of 4reat 7ritain. 'ore than a thousand years ago* the eo le who li%ed in these four countries were different* and they s o"e different languages. 4reat 7ritain is not a large country. .t is much smaller than 3rance or ?orway and smaller than 3inland. 9ngland is the largest art of 7ritain and it has always been the strongest. Today the official name of 7ritain is the @nited Aingdom of 4reat 7ritain and ?orthern .reland. 9nglish is the official language in all arts of the country. .n the @nited States of /merica* 9nglish is called the national language* the language of the /merican nation. 3our hundred years ago* some 9nglish eo le sailed to ?orth /merica to li%e there* and they brought the 9nglish language to this new country. /fter them came eo le from all the countries of 9uro e. /nd they all learned 9nglish* but they made it a little different from 7ritish 9nglish. .n the @S/ now eo le s ea" /merican 9nglish. Bery many words are the same in /merican and in 7ritish 9nglish* but the /merican eo le do not s ea" the 9nglish language in the same way as eo le do in 9ngland. 37. Great Britain consists of three countries. What are they? a. 9ngland* .reland and )ales b. 9ngland* Scotland and )ales c. 9ngland* Scotland and .reland d. .reland* Scotland and )ales 38. Great Britain is _____. a. as large as 3inland b. much bigger than 3rance c. to the east of .reland d. to south of 3rance 39. How did some English eo le come to !merica four centuries ago? c. by boat b. by lane c. by truc" d. on foot "#. Which of the following is $%& &'(E? a. Ceo le in the @S/ s ea" 9nglish as their second language b. 'any words are the same in /merican and in 7ritish 9nglish c. /mericans s ea" the 9nglish language differently from the 9nglish eo le d. .n the @nited States of /merica* 9nglish is called the national language #. Choo e the correct entence which ha the a"e "eanin! a the a$o%e one : "). *+ou should go to the lecture, the teacher said. a. The teacher ad%ised us should go to the lecture. b. The teacher ad%ised us going to the lecture. c. The teacher ad%ised us to go to the lecture. d. The teacher ad%ised us go to the lecture. "-. +ou must hurry or we.ll miss the /us. a. @nless we dont hurry* well miss the train.

b. @nless we wont hurry* well miss the train c. @nless we will hurry* well miss the train d. @nless we hurry* well miss the train "3. 0ac1 said2 *3 ha4e studied English for fi4e years2 5ary., a. 2ac" told 'ary that he had studied 9nglish for fi%e years. b. 2ac" told to 'ary that he had studied 9nglish for fi%e years. c. 2ac" told 'ary that he has studied 9nglish for fi%e years. d. 2ac" told 'ary that he studied 9nglish for fi%e years. "". $o one could o en the door of the house. a. The door of the house could be o ened. b. The door of the house could be no o ened. c. The door of the house could not o ened. d. The door of the house couldnt be o ened. "6. &he city is 4ery small. We were /orn in that city a. The city in that we were born is %ery small. b. The city which we were born is %ery small. c. The city where we were born is %ery small. d. The city where were born is %ery small in. "7. Will you lease o en the door ? a. )ould you mind leasing o en the doorD b. )ould you li"e o ening the doorD c. )ould you mind to o en the doorD d. )ould you mind o ening the doorD "7. !lthough it was raining hea4ily2 they still came to the arty. a. 8es ite raining hea%ily* they still came to the arty. b. .n s ite of raining hea%ily* they still came to the arty. c.8es ite the hea%y rain* they still came to the arty. d. .n s ite of the rain hea%ily* they still came to the arty. "8. 8he seldom went to the mo4ies last year. a. Seldom did she went to the mo%ies last year. b. Seldom did she go to the mo%ies last year. c. Seldom she went go to the mo%ies last year. d. Seldom does did she go to the mo%ies last year. "9. Williamson2 the oliceman2 li4ed ne9t:door. a. The oliceman whose was )illiamson li%ed next-door. b. The oliceman whose li%ed next-door was )illiamson . c. The oliceman whose )illiamson was name li%ed next-door. d. The oliceman whose name was )illiamson li%ed next-door. 6#. His tiredness after the long dri4e did not re4ent him from finishing his wor1. a. /lthough he was tiredness from the long dri%e* he finished his wor". b. /lthough he was tired from the long dri%e* he finished his wor". c. /lthough he was tired from the long dri%e* but he finished his wor". d. /lthough being tired from the long dri%e* he finished his wor".