PRACTICE TEST 22

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. lake B. flat C. shape D. game
2. A. travelled B. succeeded C. behaved D. combined
3. A. gather B. although C. breathtaking D. feather
4. A. trousers B. jeans C. shoes D. pants
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
5. A. contestant B. decision C. mechanic D. volunteer
6. A. happy B. urban C. famous D. aware
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
7. Tom is at Linda's house for dinner.
Tom. “Thank you for a lovely evening."
Linda. “__________”
A. Have a good day. B. You’re welcome.
C. Thanks. D. Cheers.
8. Susan wants to borrow a bike from Mike.
Susan. “Is it all right if I use your bike?"
Mike. “__________”
A. Sure, go ahead. B. It may be wrong.
C. OK, I hope not. D. The same to you.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning
to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
9. Let’s wait here for her. I’m sure she’ll turn up before long.
A. leave B. arrive C. visit D. enter
10. Many people feel nervous when they first make a speech in public.
A. impressed B. fearful C. confident D. upset

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Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
11. The aim of these courses are to improve students’ language skills.
A. of B. skills C. students’ D. are
12. If you went to my birthday party, you will meet a lot of new friends
A. If B. new friends C. a lot D. went
13. Tom’s jokes are inappropriate but we have to put up with it just because he’s the boss.
A. have to B. because C. jokes D. it
14. Some people think it’s hard to study academic and vocational subjects at a same time.
A. a B. hard C. Some D. and
Read the text Mow and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following questions.
Exercise has become a huge part of our world. There are gyms everywhere, but if you're not
keen on them, there are hundreds of exercise videos to choose from. Exercise la good for you It
makes you feel better, look better and can help you live longer.
But what happens if you are the kind of person who would do anything rather than spend five
minutes on an exercise bike, including cleaning the house, visiting a boring relative or watching a
terrible TV programme? If you are that kind of person, you need a plan!
First of all, decide when you are going to exercise. Choose three times a week, like mo. Write
EXERCISE in your diary, on your calendar, on the wall if necessary! Then make sure you do it. Don't do
anything else. I never make other arrangements.
Next, vary what you do. I went to the same aerobics class for two years! No wonder I was
bored! Now I use different machines at the gyms, I often change my jogging route and I never do
aerobics.
Make exercise fun and find an exercise you enjoy. Why not play a sport, or join a dance class? I
recently started a modem dance class. It’s great fun and I've met lots of new people, but as soon as I
get bored, I'll find something else!
15. What is the writer’s main aim in writing the text?
A. to describe different ways of keeping fit
B. to talk about the exercise classes she goes to
C. to persuade people of the benefits of exercise
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D. to encourage people to take exercise
16. What is the phrase "keen on" in paragraph 1 closest in meaning to?
A. frightened of B. scared of C. fond of D. afraid of
17. What does the word "it” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. anything B. calendar C. exercise D. diary
18. What does the writer say about herself?
A. She isn’t keen on joining classes.
B. She prefers to exercise at home.
C. She likes to do different kinds of exercise.
D. She doesn’t like watching TV programmes.
19. What does she say about her dance class?
A. She may not do it forever.
B. She thinks some people in her dance class arc unfriendly.
C. She often finds it boring.
D. She prefers doing sports to taking part in her dance class.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
20. I think there’s a lot to say about online learning, _________?
A. is it B. isn’t it C. isn’t there D. is there
21. Women _________ from most housework by high technology.
A. free B. will be freed C. freed D. will free
22. It’s difficult to _________ changes in technology.
A. take care of B. look through C. keep up with D. get up
23. My new school, which you visited two days ago, is _________ the old one
A. bigger B. the biggest C. bigger than D. biggest
24. Students often listen attentively _________ their teachers.
A. at B. with C. for D. to
25. I wish I _________ English well in order to study abroad.
A. could speak B. can speak C. will speak D. may speak
26. Mr. Nam said that
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A. he visits Singapore the following year
B. he visited Singapore the following year
C. he had visited Singapore the year before
D. he has visited Singapore the year before
27. By the time Alex _________ 15 years old, he had been in London for over eight years.
A. will be B. had been C. is D. was
28. My children enjoy _________ to the Water Park.
A. take B. being taken C. to take D. to be taken
29. Too many tests and exams have put students under _________.
A. excitement B. interest C. pressure D. influence
30. She walked home by herself although she knew that it was _________.
A. dangerously B. endanger C. danger D. dangerous
31. The teacher suggested that carefully for the exams.
A. we should review B. reviewing C. we must review D. to renew
32. A survey is being to find out what the students think of the school.
A. conducted B. operated C. explored D. carried
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best COMBINES each
pair of sentences in the following questions.
33. Ms. Young is a dedicated teacher. I admire her very much.
A. Ms. Young, whom I admire very much, is a dedicated teacher.
B. Ms. Young, who I admire her very much, is a dedicated teacher.
C. Ms. Young, dial 1 admire her very much, is a dedicated teacher.
D. Ms. Young, which I admire very much, is a dedicated teacher.
34. It rained heavily. However, the game continued.
A. The game didn’t continue in spite of the heavy rain.
B. Although it mined heavily, the game continued.
C. The game continued because it rained heavily.
D. Because of the heavy min. the game didn’t continue.
35. Peter has so much English homework. He won’t go to my birthday party.
A. If Peter has so much English homework, he wouldn’t go to my birthday party.
B. If Peter does not have so much English homework, he will go to my birthday party.
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C. If Peter didn’t have so much English homework, he would go to my birthday party.
D. If Peter had so much English homework, he will not go to my birthday party.
36. Jim went out of the room. He did not say anything.
A. Jim went out of the room, wanting to say something.
B. When saying something. Jim went out of the room.
C. Since he said nothing. Jim went out of die room.
D. Jim went out of the room without saying anything.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in
meaning to each of the following questions.
37. The last time I used a public phone box was ten years ago.
A. I haven’t used a public phone box for ten years.
B. I have used a public phone box for ten years.
C. I would use a public phone box in ten years.
D. I didn’t use a public phone box ten years ago.
38. Nobody in my class is as outgoing as An.
A. An is as outgoing as nobody else in my class.
B. An is more outgoing than nobody in my class.
C. An is the most outgoing person in my class.
D. An is not as outgoing as people in my class.
39. “Remember to pick me up at 7 o 'clock tomorrow morning,” he said.
A. He told me not to forget to pick me up at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning.
B. He reminded me to pick him up at 7 o’clock the following morning.
C. He asked me to remember to pick me up at 7 o’clock next morning.
D. He promised to remember to pick him up at 7 o’clock the morning after.
40. The weather was too unpleasant for us to go on a picnic.
A. It wasn't very unpleasant weather and we could go on a picnic.
B. The weather was so unpleasant that we couldn't go on a picnic.
C. It was such unpleasant weather that we could go on a picnic.
D. The weather was unpleasant enough for us to go on a picnic.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined part in each of the following questions.
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41. We are sad because the time we studied together has come to an end.
A. finished B. started C. changed D. separated
42. Teenagers should learn how to cope with negative emotions such as fear and jealousy.
A. opinions B. feelings C. behaviors D. ideas

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Chocolate
When the Spanish explorer Cortez reached Mexico in the sixteenth century, he found the
people there using a drink they called chocolate. It tasted quite (43) ___________ because it had
pepper in it. To (44) ___________ it taste better, the Spanish added sugar to it. When chocolate first
came to Europe in the seventeenth century, people started to drink it with milk, (45) ___________ of
water. Nowadays, tonnes of chocolate and cocoa are (46) ___________ to factories, where they arc
turned (47) ___________ many popular sweets and cakes.
(48) ___________ chocolate and cocoa come from the fruit of the cacao tree. Cacao trees can
only be grown in hot countries, as they need a warm climate. Cacao is an American plant,
(49)___________ still grows wild in the northern part of South America. Countries in Central and
South America were the first to grow it, (50) ___________ today Africa supplies the world with tile
most chocolate.
43. A. sweet B. strong C. smooth D. salty
44. A. cause B. allow C. make D. let
45. A. rather B. apart C. instead D. except
46. A. delivered B. directed C. prepared D. produced
47. A. over B. off C. down D. into
48. A. Each B. Both C. Either D. Every
49. A. what B. who C. that D. which
50. A. but B. therefore C. so D. however