PRACTICE TEST 03

A. LEXICO-GRAMMAR.

ENGLISH PRACTICE TEST 03

Chosse the best answer to each question below.

1. John was made........ outside because he was making a noise.
A. go
B. going
C. to go
D.
2. She the money so that no one would be able to find it.
A. hid
B. disclosed
C. conveyed
D.
3. There were quite a........ interesting things to see.
A. many
B. number
C. plenty
D.
4. He has written a book on the......of London.
A story
B. history
C. events
D.
5. Can you do me a(n)........ and post this letter?
A. favour
B. help
C. aid
D.

6. I am looking forward to.....from you soon.
A. hear
B. hearing
C. heard
D.
7. She has a part-time job; she works......day.
A. each other
B. one the other
€. every other
D.
8. We shall be competing........ some of the best teams in the country.
A. over
B. beside
C. between
D.
9. “Which club.......2?” ~ “?’m a member of the Glee Club.”
A. do you belong to
B. are you belonging
C. are you joining to
D. do you take part
10. I asked him, but he wouldn’t........ how much he’d paid for it.
A. convey
B. disclose
C. come out
D.
11. John is........ cleverer than Tom.
A. less
B. very
C. much
D.

12. “I'd like to be in one of that........ .” Paul said.

A.
13.
A.
14.
A.
15.
A.
16.
A.
17.
A.
18.
A.
19.
A.
20.
A.
21.
A.

gone
let on
few
past
promise
be heard
the other every
against

show
more

teacher’s classes
B.teacherclasses
C. teacher’sclass
D.teachers classes
He says he has got........ in his stomach.
hurt
B. aches
C. pains
D. suffering
Edward........ goes to bed before midnight.
seldom never
B. hardly ever
C. hardly never
D. almost ever
Icould have changed my flight if.......you were too busy to meet me at the airport.
[knew
B. I know
C.P?dhave known — D. I’d known
Tell me......there is anything special that you would like to do.
that
B. so
C. if
D. which
My native town is quite different from......1t was 20 years ago
what
B. that

C. as
D. which
I invited them to dinner as a......of friendship.
proof
B. signal
C. sample
D. gesture
The girl grew pale........ hearing the news.
on
B. in
C. of
D. by
There is a large car park........ to the station.
across
B. close
C. right
D. by
People were........ the terrible pictures of the crash victims in the newspapers.
shocked by
B. startled for
C. shocked with
D. amazed of

22......... the rain, we experienced heavy winds.
A. However
B. Despite
C. Besides
D. Although
23. I will have my sister........ my shirts.
A. to wash

B. wash
C. to washing
D. washed
24. She was........ the traffic in the city. She had never seen so many cars before.
A. surprised of
B. surprised for
C. astonished with
D. amazed at
25. Why don’t you do something worthwhile with your time instead of just......it!
A. spending
B. using
C. wasting
D. passing
26. How........ such a thing to me?
A. you say dare
B. dare you say
C. say youto dare
D. you dare say
27. There’s no need to take two......... for a day’s climbing
A. pair of boots
B. pair of boot
C. pairs of boots
D. pairs of boot
28........ from anything else, she is always late for work.
A. Apart
B. As well
C. Except
D. Not only
29. Were you able to locate the person......wallet you found?"
A. which

B. that his
C. whose
D. that’s
30. He showed no........ of nervousness.
A. proof
B. signal
C. gesture
D. sign
31. It is true he 1s young,........ he is clever for his age.
A. but
B. for
C. or
D. so
32. My watch had stopped so I had no way of knowing the right.......
A. hour
B. time
C. moment
D. o’clock
33. This meatis rather tough; you have to.....it for a long time.
A. swallow
B. bite
C. eat
D. chew
34. Since I left Hanoi six year ago, I......to visit friends and family several times.
A. have returned
B. willhave returned
CC. am returning
D. return
35. We will always......the wonderful winter holiday we had in Sweden.
A. remind

B. rethink
C. remember
D. reflect
36. Do you.....my turning the television on now?
A. disapprove
B. object
C. want
D. mind
37. You should visit the old city........ famous for many old temples and shrines.
A. where is
B. which is
C. where it is
D. in which is
38. I know he stole the money, but I can’t it because I didn’t actually see him
A. prove
B. expose
C. indicate
D. reveal
39. It turned out that she.....their intentions right from the start.
A. was knowing
B. has known
C. should know
D. had known
40. The bus was so late reaching the station that I....missed my train.
A. entirely
B. already
C. almost
D. soon
41. I saw a thief take Dad’s wallet, so I ran......him, but I didn’t catch him.

A.
42.
A.
43.
A.
44.

into
B. after
C. over
To... the flowers yesterday morning.
have been watering
B. watered
C. have watered
The traffic lights.....to green, and the cars drove on.
exchanged
B. removed
C. shone
The policeman......me the way.

D. near
D. did watered
D. turned


A. told

B. said

C. explained

D. directed

45......... her good education, Yoko knew little about Japan, because she left Japan when she

was very young.
D. Along with
A. In place of
B. Instead of
C. With all
46. He........ that he hadn’t left the job; he’d been sacked.
D. exposed
A. revealed
B. conveyed
C. showed
47. Suppose you got one million dollars, what........ with it?
A. will you do
B. would you have done
C. would you do
D. could you have done
48. It’s very dry today. Will you help me........ the plants?
A. moisten
B. water
C. wet
D. sprinkle
49. Hurry up! They’ve only got......seats left.
A. a little
B. plenty of
C. a lot of
D. afew

50. I looked up their number in the telephone......
A. directory
B. list
C. guide
D. catalogue
51. She had changed so much that......anyone recognised her.
A. almost
B. not
C. nearly
D. hardly
52. You......better be careful not to miss the train!
A. would
B. should
C. had
D. did
53. I can’t ride my bicycle....there isn’t any air in one of the tires.
A. despite
B. but
C. although
D. because
54. They had a(n).....and never spoke to each other again.
A. dispute
B. quarrel
C. objection
D. opposition
55. He is junior.....my brother by three years.
A. to
B. in
C. of
D. with

56....... the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.

A. Although
B. In spite of
C. Despite
57. As soon as you.....that, ’d like you to go to bed.
A. did
B. will do
C. have done
58. If L........ you, I would not have said such nonsense.

D. Even
D. will have done

A. am
B. have been
C. will be
D. had been
59. Who was the first person......the peak of Mount Everest?
A. reaching
B.to reach
C. reached
D. who reaches
60. Her guest apologised for causing her so much......
A. problem
B. complication
C. trouble
D. damage
61. During the rush hour the traffic......in the city centre is terrible.
A. condensation

B. congestion
C. accumulation
D. concentration
62. I’m not.......them staying with us, as long as it’s only for a few days.
A. opposed to
B. opposite
C. disagreed with
D. obJected to
63. Go out and have a good time once in a while........ just studying all the time.
A. in case of
B. in spite of
C. instead of
D. despite
64. Teachers demand higher wages because prices are......all the time.
A. progressing
B. exceeding
C. growing
D. rising
65. The......thing about travelling by train rather than by car is that you can sleep or read
during the journey.

A.
66.
A.
67.
A.
68.
A.
69.
A.

70.
A.

enjoyment
B. enjoyed
C. enjoying
D. enjoyable
He........ reading for two hours when she came in.
has been
B. had been
C. was
D. will be
They’d like to move to New York, but their children will never agree........
with going
B. with go
C. to go
D. going
This museum has more visitors than........ any other in the world.
really
B. practically
C. actually
D. utterly
Some people tell you what they think you want to hear,........ it is true.
whether or not
B.no matter what C. regardless
D. however
They were.......about who should make the coffee.
objecting
B. disputing
C. quarrelling

D. opposing

B. READING. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each numbered blank.

Today there are (71)........ 3,000 separate spoken tongues. Some, such as English and
Chinese, are spoken by hundreds of millions of people. (72)......., such as some of the native
tongues of the American Indians, are spoken by only a few thousands or a few hundred
people.
All languages have certain things in (73)........ , though their differences are enormous. They
all (74)....... sounds produced by the vocal organs (the throat, nose, tongue, palate, teeth, and
lips) and (75).....by the ear. The vocal organs are capable of producing hundreds or perhaps
thousands of different sounds. Each language group elects and uses only a small (76)........ of
these - usually between 10 and 60. Different languages use different sets of sounds of their
own language. When they need to learn a new set of sounds, they find that their old
language habit get in their (77).......
The sounds used by any language are arranged (78)........ they produce words that have
certain meanings.

When

the sounds of D, O, and G are lined up, they produce the word

“dog”. English-speakers agree that the spoken word “dog” (79)........ a particular animal. If
one English-speaker says “dog”, another English-speaker will automatically see the image
of a dog. But the (80)........ word will be meaningless to a Russian, who uses the word sobaka

for the dog image, or to an Italian, who uses the word cane.

71.
72.

73.
74.
75.
76.
77.
78.
79.
80.

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A.
A.

almost
Others
general
include
obsolete
amount
way
although
represents
identical

B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.

close to
The others
common
contain
extinct
number
road
but
belongs to
same

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next to
Another
fact
consist of
outdone
quantity
street
so that
creates
similar

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D.
D.
D.
D.

nearly
These
particular
make up

received
sum
route
because
demonstrates
alike


C. Read the text below and use the word

given in capitals at the end of each line to

form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There
beginning (0).
GESTURES
An ancient Chinese proverb says: 'Be (OO) suspicious of a man
whose stomach does not move when he laughs. 'The (81).........

is an example

we make with our bodies, often quite (82)......... give US away.
For example, fidgeting is a sure sign of (83)......... in young children.
Drumming your fingers on the table tends to indicate (84)..........
A man who keeps adjusting his tie is betraying his (85)..........
These are obvious gestures, (86)......... recognised and understood. But
the (87)......... of a gesture can vary in different cultures. The’ thumbs up’
sign indicates (88)......... in some countries, but in others, it is obscene
signal our (90).........: but at what point does a look become a stare?

And when does staring rudely become gazing in (91)......... ? The

answer is, as usual ‘It all depends’.

ANSWER KEY

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SUSPECT
MOVE
CONSCIOUS
BORE
PATIENT
NERVOUS
WIDE
SIGNIFY
APPROVE
OFFEND
INTEND
ADMIRE

EXTRA COURSE

1C
2A
3D
4B
5A
6B
7C
8D

9A
10B
WC
12A
13C
14B
15D
16C

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18D
19A;
20C
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27C;
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34A
35C.
36D
37B
35A
39D
40C

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43D
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' 48B

49D
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51D
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58D
59B;
60C;
61B;
62A
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73B
74C

75D
76B
77A
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79A
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81. movement — 82. unconciously — 83. boredom — 84. impatience 85. nervousness —
86. widely — 87. significance — 88. approval — 89. offence - 90. intention — 91. admiration

PRACTICE TEST 03