PRACTICE TEST 2

I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. diversity B. sacrifice C. oblige D. significant
2. A. weather B. appear C. measure D. pleasure
3. A. confided B. obliged C. determined D. agreed
Choose the word whose main stress is put differently from that of the others in the group.
4. A. confide B. banquet C. cultural D. attitude
5. A. similarity B. independent C. generation D. diversity
II. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
6. We need a decision ______ this project by next week.
A. in B. on C. with D. to
7. There was an enthusiastic response ______ my suggestions.
A. for B. of C. to D. with
A large number of India men agreed that it was unwise to confide ______ their wives.
A. in B. on C. of D. with
9. Parents are ______ by law to send their children to school.
A. obliged B. confided C. demanded D. conducted
10. Some people are concerned with physical ______ when choosing a wife or husband.
A. attractive B. attraction C. attractiveness D. attractively
11. A woman has to sacrifice ______ in marriage than a man.
A. much B. more C. a lot D. such
12. They ______ the job by this time tomorrow.
A. finish B. will be finishing C. will have finished D. are finishing
13. Gold, as well as silver, ______ in price.
A. have risen B. rise C. has risen D. are rising
14. We ______ for an hour when the bus finally came.
A. waited B. had been waiting C. have been waiting D. have waited
15. I`d rather you ______ anything about it for the time being.
A. don`t do B. not do C. won`t do D. didn`t do
16. John has his car ______ every two months.
A. serviced B. service C. to service D. servicing
17. I`ll return Bob`s pen to him when I ______ him.
A. see B. will see C. will have seen D. have seen
18. I ______ on the left because I`ve lived in Britain for a long time.
A. was used to drive B. am used to drive C. used to driving D. am used to driving
19. In Vietnam, two, three or even four generations live ______ one roof.
A. on B. over C. with D. under
20. My father has an older sister he hasn`t seen ______ thirty years.
A. since B. in C. during D. for
21. What could be more ______ than a wedding on a tropical island?
A. romance B. romantic C. romanticizing D. romanticism
22. She was full of ______ to achieve her goals.
A. confide B. confidence C. confident D. confidently
23. ______ , the frontier guards seemed unconscious with our presence.
A. Surprisingly B. Surprising C. Surprised D. Surprise
24. In a new culture, many embarrassing situations occur______ a misunderstanding.
A. despite B. account of C. because of D. in spite of
26. Charles is a gifted footballer, but up to now he ______ well in the international matches.
A. doesn`t play B. didn`t play C. hasn`t played D. wasn`t playing
27. I ______a lot of interesting people while I ______ in Norway.
A. met - worked B. was meeting - was working C. met - was working D. was meeting - worked
28. Jane can’t cook ______ as Mary can.
A. as good B. better and better C. as better D. as well
29. Jack is not ______ to get married.
A. so old B. old enough C. very old D. older
30. I’d rather ______ to the museum.
A. don’t go B. not to go C. not going D. not go
31. San Francisco has a pleasant climate, ________ and many fascinating neighborhoods.
A. exciting scenery B. has exciting