PRACTICE TEST 13

PART ONE: PHONOLOGY

A. Pick out the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those of the others.

1. A. drama B. grammar C. damage D. mammal

2. A. drama B. plays C.lays D. says

3. A. furnishing B. preparation C. preposition D . prerequisite

4. A. fear B. near C. pear D. rear

5. A. myth B. with C. both D. tenth

6. A. book B. put C. brook D. booth

7. A. serve B. function C. sudden D. stomach

8. A. gen B. gaze C. gaudy D. gate

9. A. obtain B. obstacle C. obstinate D. obsolete

10. A. duty B. dual C. bugle D. duvet

B. Group the following words into columns according to their stress patterns.

European; politics; abnormal; pneumonia; expenditure; diligently; Aborigine; guarantee; archeological; ingenuity.

PART TWO: VOCABULARY

A. Supply the correct form of the word in the parentheses.

1. The D war zone was a famous military base during the two _______________ wars. (resist)

2. You should use it as a study room. It's _______________ quiet. (compare)

3. Various kinds of colorful flowers_______________ this garden. (beautiful)

4. A _______________ friend is one who likes power. (dominate)

5. Robin Hood is a _______________ hero who lived in Sherwood Forest, in Nottingham. (legend)

6. _______________ about the company's future meant that few people wanted to invest money on it. (certain)

7. The shop will change undamaged goods if a _______________ is shown as proof of purchase. (receive)

8. The cost of _______________ must be paid by the buyer. (carry)

9. We had a marvelous holiday and our trip to Da Lat was _______________. (forget)

10. The crowd showed its _______________ by shouting insults at the players. (approve)
 B. Choose the correct answer.

1. His personal problems seem to have been _______________ him from his work lately.

A. disrupting B. disturbing C. distracting D. dispersing

2. He was a very _______________ man; one day he would be happy, the next miserable.

A. uncontrollable B. uneven C. temperamental D. dispirited

3. This cloth_very thin.

A. touches B. holds C. feels D. handles

4. After all this time, John should take the bull by the horns and ask Mary to marry him.

A. continue . B. be secretive C. buy a bull D. be determined

5. I've had a _______________ of misfortune.

A. success B. continuation C. repetition D. succession

6. The music aroused an _______________ feeling of homesickness in him.

A. intense B. intentional C. intensive D. intended

7. What are the main _______________ of this illness?

A. traces B. symptoms C. emblems D. tokens

8. After accident the injured cyclist was in great _______________

A. agony B. pain C. suffering D. hurt

9. Although we argued with him for a long time, he stood his ground.

A. changed his decision B. felt sorry for us

C. refused to change his decision D. wanted to continue

10. He said, “ _______________ while the iron is hot.”

A. Strike B. Beat C. Hit D. Pound

PART THREE: GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES

A. Use the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. It is essential that he (arrive) _______________ before six.

2. This lovely beach won't exist forever. Eventually, it (probably erode) _______________ away by the sea, and there
will be nothing left but bedrock.

3. On the first of next month, he (be) _______________ in prison for five years.
 4. After I decided (have) _______________ a garage (build) _______________ next to the house, I hired
a carpenter (do) _______________ the work.

5. Freal was pleased (admit) _______________ to the college.

6. I'd rather you (not be) _______________ absent from class yesterday.

7. John admitted (surprise) _______________ by the unexpected birthday party last night.

8. Thompson, (catch) _______________ the ball, we would have won the game.

B. Fill in each blank with one appropriate preposition.

1. The play quite lived _______________ my expectations.

2. He took it _______________ granted that they were happy.

3. Put _______________ the cigarette, please. I don't like the smell of your tobacco.

4. What time did you turn _______________ last night?

5. It never occurred _______________ me to ask him for proof of his identity.

6. You should comply _______________ the school rules.

7. Just smell this meat! It's _______________

8. It's time you looked _______________ and made plan for your future.

9. I was taken _______________ when I saw the bill.

C. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first one.

1. Although the dog appeared harmless, it was, in fact, quite dangerous.

Contrary ____________________________________________________________

2. But for your folly, you could have been a partner in the firm.

If ____________________________________________________________

3. Thanks to Laura's support, I was able to finish the project.

Had ____________________________________________________________

4. Not many of the people in Britain speak a single word of my language.

Hardly ____________________________________________________________

5. I am sure you didn't lock the front door. Here's the key.

You can't____________________________________________________________

6. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.

7. The fox was unsuccessful in reaching the grapes.

The fox tried in _____________________________________________________________

8. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.

The man is ____________________________________________________________

9. “I think that you've drawn up some excellent plans. I must congratulate you.”

“I must congratulate ____________________________________________________________

10. The critics were strongly impressed by her performance.

Her performance made____________________________________________________________

D. Rewrite the following sentences with the given words in such a way that the second sentence has the same
meaning as the first one. Do not change the form of the words in brackets.

1. I'm afraid our problems are only just beginning. (ICEBERG)

____________________________________________________________

2. I would rather not see him tomorrow. (DESIRE)

____________________________________________________________

3. This license is valid until December 31st, 1998. (EXPIRY)

____________________________________________________________

4. They had to dismantle the vehicles to get them across the gorge. (PIECES)

____________________________________________________________

5. I do wish you would stop biting your nails, Brian! It really annoys me. (NERVES)

____________________________________________________________

6. Sarah wore dark glasses so that no one would recognise her. (AVOID)

____________________________________________________________

7. I found it when I was looking through some old papers. (CAME)

____________________________________________________________

8. I think you should be tolerant of other people's weaknesses. (ALLOWANCES)

____________________________________________________________

9. Give in to him and you'll regret it! (STAND)

10. He's certainly not stupid. (MEANS)

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PART FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION

A. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers.

If you were to stop people in the street and ask them to name a ship that had been sunk, it is likely that nearly all
of them would say the Titanic. For the sinking of the Titanic was, if not the most tragic, certainly the most famous
sea disaster in the history of ocean travel.

The Titanic was built as a luxury liner, intended to be the fastest in the world, and a great deal of publicity had
surrounded it. The last point probably explains why so many important people from all walks of life were on the
boat when it went down.

The Titanic was on its maiden voyage to America in 1912 when it struck an iceberg and sank. Of its 2.300
passengers, more than two thirds were drowned. Because the Titanic-was thought to be virtually unsinkable, no
one was prepared for the tragedy. There was total panic as very few of the passengers had bothered to learn the
necessary drill in the event of trouble. There was severe shortage of lifeboats and those that were launched were
still half empty. The one point of calm was to be found in the ballroom where the band carried on playing right to
the very end.

What makes the sinking of the Titanic even more tragic is the fact that warning of icebergs had been sent, yet the
liner was still continuing at full speed. In addition, one ship was only ten miles away but did not receive the
distress signal.

One good thing did, however, result from the disaster. The whole question of safety at sea was looked into,
resulting in much better safety measures including stricter lifeboat regulations and establishment of an iceberg
patrol.

1. The sinking of the Titanic was

A. the most tragic sea disaster. B. the most historic sea disaster.

C. the most famous sea disaster. D. the first great sea disaster.

2. Why were so many important people on board?

A. The Titanic had received a lot of publicity. B. The Titanic was a luxury liner.

C. It was the fastest liner in the world. D. They wanted to go to America.

3. The lifeboats were

A. too short. B. launched too soon.

C. half finished. D. poorly equipped.

A. no warnings had been sent. B. the dance band were playing too loud.

C. the Titanic was travelling too fast. D. there were no distress calls.

5. The positive result of the disaster was that

A. a full inquiry was made. B. a programme of iceberg destruction was started.

C. lifeboats were made larger. D. sea travel was made safer.

B. Cloze test: Fill in each numbered space with one appropriate word.

Television is one of man's most important (1) _______________ of communication. It brings (2) _______________

and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house and

watch the President (3) _______________a speech or visit a foreign country. He can see a war being fought and watch

statesmen try to (4) _______________ about peace (5) _______________ television. Home viewers can see and learn

about people, places, and things in faraway lands. TV even takes its viewers out of this world. It brings them (6)

_______________ of America's astronauts as the astronauts explore out of space. In (7) _______________ to all these

things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of programmes that are (8) _______________ to entertain. In

fact, TV provides many more (9) _______________ programmmes than any other kinds. The programmes include

action packed dramas, light comedies, sporting (10) _______________ and motion pictures.