PRACTICE TEST 12

I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. interfered B. allowed C. watched D. played
2. A. lie B. goalie C. achieve D. belief
3. A. punch B. synchronized C. March D. touching
Choose the word whose main stress is put differently from that of the others in the group.
4. A. water B. football C. begin D. meter
A. personal B. penalty C. defensive D. vertical
II. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
6. _______ swimming is considered to be ______ good way of losing weight.
A. Ø / a B. The / a C. A / the D. The / the
7. They are going to _______ the pool to 1.8 meter.
A. deep B. depth C. deepen D. deeply
8. The referee had no hesitation in awarding the visiting team a _______.
A. penalty B. penalize C. penal D. penalization
9. Players can move the ball by throwing it _______ a teammate or swimming while pushing the ball in front of them.
A. for B. into C. to D. from
10. Shots usually succeed _______ the goalie is out of position.
A. despite B. until C. when D. so
11. If a defender _______ a foul within the five meter area that prevents a likely goal, the attacking team is awarded a penalty throw or shot.
A. commits B. interferes C. punches D. touches
12. The more goals the players _______, the more exciting the match became.
A. marked B. made C. scored D. sprinted
13. After a tie, there are two overtime periods of three minutes each.
A. penalty B. draw C. score D. goal
14. Rowing is a sport ______ people or teams race against each other in boats with oars.
A. in which B. which C. that D. whom
15. I have never taken part in any water sports _______ I cannot swim.
A. because B. because of C. due to D. on account of
16. Many people do not like scuba diving _______.
A. because it is dangerous B. because of dangerous C. because its danger D. due to it is dangerous
17. John _______.
A. softball and plays tennis every summer B. plays softball and tennis every summer
C. plays every summer softball and tennis D. every summer plays softball and tennis
18. What is your favourite water sport?
A. Scuba diving is dangerous B. Rowing is energetic
C. Synchronized swimming is wonderful D. Water polo is
19. Water polo is played _______ a pool 1.8 meters deep.
A. in B. on C. across D. at
20. The news of war _______ and the world.
A. was shocked the nation B. was shocked by the nation
C. shocked the nation D. shocked by the nation
21. The player _______.
A. will reward for his hat-trick B. will be rewarded for his hat-trick
C. will reward his hat-trick D. will be rewarded his hat-trick
22. By the end of the term, I _______ all the required reading.
A. was finished B. had been finished C. had finished D. finished
23. John could not continue the match _______ his badly injured leg.
A. because B. in spite of C. despite D. because of
24. I wish I _______ to the football match last night. It was very exciting.
A. went B. would go C. had gone D. didn’t go
25. Never before _____ such a beautiful waterfall.
A. that I have seen B. I see C. have I seen D. I have seen
26. Pupils should have their eyes ______ regularly.
A. tested B. to test C. test D. testing
27. My brother likes music very much. He ______ to music while working.
A. used to listening B. is used to listening C. is used to listen D. was used to listening
28. Paul’s drunkenness lost him the job. Unless he ______ so often, he ______ sacked.