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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>MINI-PRACTICE TEST 2 (12A5) Part 1: Phonetics: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group 1. A. tolerant B. horrible C. occupied D. reasonable 2. A. resource B. preserve C. conserve D. position 3. A. odour B. honour C. pour D. vapour 4. A. paint B. reclaim C. drainage D. certain 5. A. lemon B. son C. bacon D. iron Part 2: Vocabulary - grammar and structures Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D 6. He made too_______ mistakes in his writing. A. little B. much C. few D. many 7. She hasn’t written to me _______ we met last time. A. before B. since C. ago D. for 8. I worked_______ hard that I felt very tired. A. such B. too C. enough D. so 9. He is bored_______ doing the same thing every day. A. of B. to C. for D. with 10. This question is _______ difficult for me. A. enough B. to C. such D. too 11. Vehicles also account _______ air pollution in the city. A. on B. to C. with D. for 12. He said he _______ for five hours. A. has been working B. has worked C. worked D. had been working 13. They were_______ when they read the result. A. disappointed B. disappointment C. disappoint D. disappointing 14. I am very _______ in the news. A. interested B. interesting C. interest D. exciting 15. There is always_______ traffic in the city centre in the rush-hour. A. full B. heavy C. strong D. big 16. I usually wear skirts but today I _______ trousers. A. wearing B. am wearing C. wear D. wears 17. Preserving natural resources_______ of great importance A. is B. are being C. have been D. are. 18.. _______ books on this shelf were written by Charles Dickens. A. All the B. The all C. All D. Every 19. We avoid_______ our environment. A. polluted B. polluting C. pollute D. to pollute 20. The factory has a _______ to choose young, qualified people for the job. A. trend B. preference C. privilege D. tendency Which sentence expresses the same idea as the given one? 21. Peter was too ill to get up. A. Peter was so ill that he couldn't get up Peter was very ill for getting up B. Peter was not strong enough for getting up Peter was not very well to get up 22. It has been a long time since they met A. They haven’t met since a long time B. They haven’t met for a long time C. They didn't meet for a long time D. They didn’t meet a long time ago 23. This flat is too small for my family. A. This flat is not big enough for my family B. This flat is not rather big for my family C. This flat is not enough big for my family D. This flat is not very big for my family 24. "Where are you going?" he asked her. A. He asked her where she is going B. He asked her where you were going C. He asked her where was she going D. He asked her where she was going 25. Getting a good job doesn't interest him. A. He isn’t good at getting a good job B. He isn't interested in getting a good job C. He is good at getting a good job D. He is only interested in getting a good job Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting 26. Every year Bob and Alice (A) spend a few (B) day (C) at the same hotel (D) by the sea. 27. (A) Because of the light, the town seemed (B) differently from the way I (C) had (D) remembered it. 28. James (A) which has (B) just received a promotion is the (C) best worker (D) of our Company. 29. The boy (A) whom I spoke (B) to on the phone last night (C) is very interested (D) on Mathematics. 30. Our teacher (A) told us that we (B) had done our (C) homeworks very (D) carefully. 17. Preserving natural resources_______ of great importance A. is B. are being C. have been D. are 18. _______ books on this shelf were written by Charles Dickens. A. All the B. The all C. All D. Every 19. We avoid_______ our environment. A. polluted B. polluting C. pollute D. to pollute 20. The factory has a _______ to choose young, qualified people for the job. A. trend B. preference C. privilege D. tendency Which sentence expresses the same idea as the given one? 21. Peter was too ill to get up. A. Peter was so ill that he couldn't get up Peter was very ill for getting up B. Peter was not strong enough for getting up Peter was not very well to get up 22. It has been a long time since they met A. They haven’t met since a long time B. They haven’t met for a long time.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> C. They didn't meet for a long time D. They didn’t meet a long time ago 23. This flat is too small for my family. A. This flat is not big enough for my family B. This flat is not rather big for my family C. This flat is not enough big for my family D. This flat is not very big for my family 24. "Where are you going?" he asked her. A. He asked her where she is going B. He asked her where you were going C. He asked her where was she going D. He asked her where she was going 25. Getting a good job doesn't interest him. A. He isn’t good at getting a good job B. He isn't interested in getting a good job C. He is good at getting a good job D. He is only interested in getting a good job Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting 26. Every year Bob and Alice (A) spend a few (B) day (C) at the same hotel (D) by the sea. 27. (A) Because of the light, the town seemed (B) differently from the way I (C) had (D) remembered it. 28. James (A) which has (B) just received a promotion is the (C) best worker (D) of our Company. 29. The boy (A) whom I spoke (B) to on the phone last night (C) is very interested (D) on Mathematics. 30. Our teacher (A) told us that we (B) had done our (C) homeworks very (D) carefully.. MINI-PRACTICE TEST 2 (12A5) Part 1: Phonetics: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group 1. A. tolerant B. horrible C. occupied D. reasonable 2. A. resource B. preserve C. conserve D. position 3. A. odour B. honour C. pour D. vapour 4. A. paintB. reclaim C. drainage D. certain 5. A. lemon B. son C. bacon D. iron Part 2: Vocabulary - grammar and structures Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D 6. He made too_______ mistakes in his writing. A. little B. much C. few D. many 7. She hasn’t written to me _______ we met last time. A. before B. since C. ago D. for 8. I worked_______ hard that I felt very tired. A. such B. too C. enough D. so 9. He is bored_______ doing the same thing every day. A. of B. to C. for D. with 10. This question is _______ difficult for me. A. enough B. to C. such D. too 11. Vehicles also account _______ air pollution in the city. A. on B. to C. with D. for 12. He said he _______ for five hours. A. has been working B. has worked C. worked D. had been working 13. They were_______ when they read the result. A. disappointed B. disappointment C. disappoint D. disappointing 14. I am very _______ in the news. A. interested B. interesting C. interest D. exciting 15. There is always_______ traffic in the city centre in the rush-hour. A. full B. heavy C. strong D. big 16. I usually wear skirts but today I _______ trousers. A. wearing B. am wearing C. wear D. wears.

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