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PRACTICE TEST 1
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words.
1. A. canary B. share C. baron D. pharaoh
2. A. chaperon B. charity C. challenge D. Charlie
3. A. furl B. fur C. furze D. furrier
4. A. telecast B. telemetry C. telephone D. telegraph
5. A. complete B. command C. common D. community
II. Choose the word that has a different stress in each group.
6. A. biology B. interviewer C. redundancy D. gardener
7. A. phenomenon B. guarantee C. disposal D. familiar
8. A. university B. imagination C. anniversary D. altogether
9. A. obstacle B. intolerable C. possession D. secure
10. A. important B. imaginary C. equipment D. picturesque
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences.
11. We………………….the time, we ran out of time at last and failed the race.
A. Outlasted B. overwhelmed C. underestimated D. underchanged
12. The Chinese ……………printing.
A. Invented B. discovered C. found out D. revealed
13. She passed the exam with excellent results and was…………………a scholarship.
A. Rewarded B. presented C. given D. granted
14. I caught…………… of a lion lying under the tree, and my heart jumped.
A. View B. sight C. look D. scene
15. It is widely believed that…………………human beings are descended from one common ancestor.
A. Every B. all C. every of D. all of
16. That English will become dominant in most scientific fields is…………………….
A. Predicting B. predictable C. on predictions D. to predict
17. Taxation has been used to increase the price and reduce the………………….of cigarettes.
A. Consumer B. consuming C. consumed D. consumption
18. In the ever…………………… world of computers, it is necessary to be adaptable.
A. Advanced B. advance C. advancing D. advances
19. It is 6 years………………………I moved to Chicago.

A. When B. that C. since D. after
20. The theatre failed………………………………a suitable play to appeal to audience.
A. A. producing B. to produce C. to have produced D. producing of
21. I wondered why he ……………………his job.
A. Has changed B. changes C. used to change D. had changed
22. She ………………………….to take her neighbor to court if he didn’t stop making so much noise.
A. Threaten B. offered C. promised D. suggested
23. I was just about to ring up his office……………he arrived home.
A. When B. although C. then D. as
24. He put two letters into the wrong envelops………… mistake.
A. On B. by C. with D. in
25. While Peter was driving home last night, he………………………….petrol.
A. Was running out B. was running out of C. ran out of D. ran out
26. They gave me their address…………………send them a brochure.
A. So that I B. in order to C. so that I could D. in order that I will
27. The police suggested that anyone who saw the accident………………………in touch with them.
A. Should get B. got C. had to get D. would get
28. You can stay here…………….you don’t make a loud noise.
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A. Otherwise B. until C. unless D. as long as
29. Have you read…………….paper?
A. Today B. today’s C. of today D. in today
30. Fred was a really silly boy. I remember……………… very stupid questions.
A. His asking B. asking him C. him to ask D. his being asked
31. What…………………to see him at the stadium!
A. The surprise B. surprise C. a surprise D. surprising
32. Jupiter spins faster than ………… planets.
A. Any B. any another C. any others D. any other
33. War stole his youth and his home. Everything in his life changed………………………
A. As a result B. moreover C. by no means D. therefore

34. Under no circumstances…………………or exchanged.
A. Goods will be returned B. goods would be returned
C. can goods be returned D. are goods being returned
35. The boy had a…………………………escape when he ran across the road in front of the bus.
A. close B. good C. narrow D. fine
36. Comets are rarely bright enough to be seen with………………
A. nake eyes B. the naked eye C. naked eyes D. the naked eyes
37. Jean Fragonard was a French artist………………………portraits of the children.
A. whose paintings B. who has painted C. who painted D. whose painted
38. So far, there’s no vaccine……………in sight for common cold.
A. or curring B. has cured C. or cure D. having cured
39. Cellulose, which………………………for making paper, is found in all plants.
A. is used B. uses C. are used D. using
40. A few natural elements exist in ……………………… that they are rarely seen in their natural
environment.
A. such small quantities B. so small quantities
C. very small quantities D. small quantities
IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.
This year’s Innovations and Inventions Fair has just opened and has attracted inventors from all over
the world who need……41…….their new ideas to the public.
The fair always provides a wonderful….42….of inventions, and this year is no exception. One
inventor is demonstrating a way of making it impossible to copy documents….43…… passports or
tickets. So far, the only person who has offered to by the patent is said….44……a member of the Mafia,
but it is not clear what he wants to do……….45…….it. The inventor will have to go ahead with the
sale….46… he can find a more normal buyer…… 47……the end of the show. There are plenty of new
gadgets too to help the disabled. The youngest inventor, fourteen……48… old Jane Watson, has come
up with a battery-powered device for people who can’t clean their teeth….49….One of its special
features is that it never needs…50…, because it runs on solar power.
A new feature of this year’s show is the Help Centre, which has been…51…up to give new
inventors…52….on how to make the most of their ideas. According to the show’s organizers, many

inventions fail because inventors spend….53….much time developing the product and don’t pay…54…
attention to the business side of the project.
The fair is open from 9 a.m to 6.30 p.m every day and runs…55…March 11. Tickets are…56….at
£3.50.
41. A. a show B. to show C. showing D. shows
42. A. choice B. variation C. difference D. range
43. A. so B. like C. such D. how
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44. A. had been B. to be C. to being D. was
45. A. by B. with C. in D. without
46. A. unless B. if C. without D. except
47. A. until B. by C. since D. ago
48. A. age B. ages C. year D. years
49. A. itself B. himself C. herself D. themselves
50. A. recharge B. recharged C. to recharge D. recharging
51. A. set B. established C. started D. founded
53. A. too B. extra C. over D. far
54. A. enough B. complete C. plenty D. full
55. A. by B. until C. for D. since
56. A. priced B. worth C. valued D. cost
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