PRACTICE TEST 2
I- Make the correct choice :
1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a.worse b. horse c. sword d. order
2.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. dear b. wear c. fear d. hear
3.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a.lesson b.delay c.wonder d.pencil
4.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a.childhood b.experience c.succeed d.unable
5. A ____ statue stands in the middle of the pagoda.
a. lifelike b. likely c. actively d. unlikely
6. Who’s going to look ____ your children while you’re at work?
a. for b. after c. at d. up
7. He’s very brave. He’s not afraid ____ anything.
a. of b. off c. for d.with
8.I suggested we should all go out for a meal but nobody else was keen ____ the idea.
a. with b. about c. of d.on
9.The police are searching ____ the man who escaped from prison.
a. of b. after c. for d. with
10.Our flat is ____ the second floor of the building.
a. on b. in c. at d. where
11.I’m sorry I haven’t written ____ you for so long.
a. for b. to c. with d. of
12. They could reach the house ____ the road was flooded.
a. despite b. although c. because d. if
13. Those are _____ shoes. They are too small.
a. woman’s b. women c. women’s d. womens’
14. “ You’re late.” he said. “ I think the bus ____ already.”
a. went b. is going c. has gone d. was going
15. I won’t blame her _____ the money because she is so young.
a. loosing b. loss c. lost d.losing
16. The tourists went to the Floating Market, didn’t they?
a. Yes, they didn’t go b. No, they did c. Yes, they did d. They went there
17. Come ____, children. Get your coats on or you’ll be late for school.
a. on b. along c. across d. over
18. The doctor showed the new nurse _____ to do.
a. what b. that c. how d. why
19. The storm has caused widespread ____ in the countryside.
a. destroying b. destruction c. destructive d. destructively
20. No trees can grow on that soil. It is ____.
a. treeless b. fertile c. destroyed d. eroded
21. Smog is a ____ of smoke and fog.
a. concentration b. communication c. combination d. complication
22. Flies and ants are ____ by honey.
a. attractive b. attracting c. attraction d. attracted
23. Seldom ______ far from home years ago.
a. people travelled b. did people travel c. travelled people d. did people travelled
24. My brother, ______ talked with you yesterday, is a factory worker.
a. he b. that c. who d. whom
25. Although she was seriously ill, ____ enjoyed life very much.
a. but she b. she c. and d. but
26. Jane asked Lan ______ she liked music.
a. what b. that c. whom d. if
27. I must apologize ______ kept you waiting.
a. for having b. to have c. having d. for being
II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
28. It is more dangerous to ride a motorbike than driving a car.
a b c d

29. He is too young for understanding this problem.
a b c d
30. They worked very hardly in spite of their old age.
a b c d
31. Would you mind to help me carry the case upstairs?
a b c d
32. They don’t usually drink beer. They are not used to drink beer.
a b c d
III- Read the following passage and make the correct choice:
There are now (33)_____ many cars in the centre of Newton that it is (34)_____ impossible to park. There are no large car parks at all and there aren’t enough parking (35)_____ on the streets. It is also getting too dangerous for people to (36)_____ their shopping in the city centre. The (37) _____ is so bad that many people are (38) _____ to go shopping in Dartford and Redfern. The streets in the centre of Newton aren’t wide (39)_____ for all the cars and buses to (40)_____ through.
33.a.too b. so c. such d. very
34.a. becoming b. developing c. turning d. coming
35.a. room b. place c. spaces d. lot
36.a. make b. go c. buy d. do
37.a. chance b. situation c. opportunity d. condition
38.a. beginning b. finishing c. avoiding d. enjoying
39.a. also b. too c. so d. enough
40.a. pass b. arrive c. reach d. fly
VI- Read the following passage and choose the best answer:
Wild animals and wild places where they live are seriously threatened almost everywhere. One species has become extinct in each year of this century; but many hundreds are now in danger. Lack of attention would lead to the rapid advance of the process of extinction.
Already many kinds of wild animals have been so reduced in number that their role in the ecosystem is forgotten.
But even more important, perhaps, than individual kinds of animals and plants, whole habitats are in danger of vanishing : marshes are being drained, and the world forests, especially the tropical forests are being cut down to satisfy man’s need of timber and paper.

41. Wild animals live ______.
a. almost everywhere b. in wild places
c. in the ecosystem d. in the marshes
42. Forests are being cut down because _______.
a. they are not useful for man b. they are harmful to the environment
c. they provide man with timber and paper d. they are plentiful
43. If forests disappeared, wild animals ______.
a. would exist on the earth b. would continue to survive
c. would be increased in number d. would be in danger of extinction
44. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the passage?
a. Wild animals are no longer threatened
b. Whole habitats are in danger of vanishing
c. Wild animals have been so reduced in number
d. their role in the ecosystem is forgotten
V. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one :
My problem is not the same as yours.
My problem is different from your. b. My problem is different from yours.
c. My problem is different with yours. d. My problem is different as yours.
He has been playing golf for 6 months.
He started playing golf for 6 months . b. He started played golf 6 months ago.
c. He started to play golf 6 months ago. d. He started playing golf for 6 months ago.
I haven’t got enough money to buy a new car.
a. If I had enough money, I would buy a new car.
b. I am rich enough to buy a new car.
c. I have so much money that I will buy a new car.
d. I am too poor so as to buy a new car.
Monique dances so well that she’s sure to win the prize.
a.Monique is such a best dancer that she’s sure to win the prize.
b.Monique is such a good dancer that she’s sure to win the prize.
c.Monique is such a better dancer that she’s sure to win the prize.
d.Monique is such a well dancer that she’s sure to win the prize.
Our house is older than all the other houses in the road.
Our house is the oldest as all the other houses in the road.
Our house is as old as all the other houses in the road.
Our house is the most oldest in the road.
Our house is the oldest in the road.
My brother hasn’t drunk beer for 2 years.
My brother gave up drinking beer 2 years ago. b. My brother stopped to drink beer 2 years ago.
c.My brother began drinking beer 2 years ago. d. My brother enjoyed drinking beer 2 years ago.