PRACTICE TEST 4
I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. education B. compulsory C. academic D. independent
2. A. secondary B. primary C. category D. certificate
3. A. Geography B. university C. technology D. methodical
Choose the word whose main stress is put differently from that of the others in the group.
4. A. require B. select C. follow D. divide
5. A. academic B. advanced C. achievement D. aggressive
II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
6. The state school system can be divided ______ two levels of education: primary education and secondary education.
A. in B. into C. up D. with
7. ______ the end of the school year, students take an exam in each subject.
A. On B. To C. In D. At
8. Mr. Bush did not appear fully aware _______ the importance of this act.
A. to B. for C. of D. on
9. Does the quality of teaching depend _______ class size?
A. in B. on C. of D. up
10. Children are required to be in full-time education ____ the ages of 5 and 16.
A. at B. from C. between D. by
In Britain it is ______ for children to attend school between the ages of five and sixteen.
A. enforced B. compulsory C. obliged D. made
In spite of his poor ______ , he was a most articulate speaker.
A. education B. educator C. educational D. educated
By the age of twenty-five he had ______his ambition of becoming a pianist.
A. reached B. completed C. obtained D. achieved
Rarely ______attracted so much media attention.
A. a debate has B. a debate was C. has a debate D. was a debate
The world`s population______considerably since 1950.
A. is increasing B. increased C. has increased D. has been increased
Police ______illegal drugs in a secret hiding place in the star`s home.
A. reported to have found B. are reported to have found
C. are reported having found D. are reported they have found
As soon as the supplies _______, they will be distributed to the starving people.
A. arrives B. will arrive C. arrive D. arrived
When are you going to get the roof ______? It leaks quite badly.
A. repair B. to repair C. repairing D. repaired
It`s a long time since London ______in one of its infamous pea-souper fogs.
A. enveloped B. was enveloped C. has enveloped D. has been enveloped
Renoir, ______ paintings are considered masterpieces all over the world, is one of the most popular French impressionist painters.
A. who B. which C. whose D. where
Frozen food must be packed, ______and stored when the fruit is ripe.
A. be frozen B. must be frozen C. frozen D. it must be frozen
If the level of VAT ______this year, small business will be affected.
A. raise B. will raise C. raised D. is raised
There are believed over 300 species of trees in El Yunque rain forest in Puerto Rico.
A. to be B. being C. there are D. they are
24. _____ people applied for the position that we won`t be able to make a decision for several weeks.
A. Too many B. So many C. A lot of D. The
25. _______ through a prism, a beam of white light beaks into all the colors of the rainbow.
A. When shines B. It shines C. It is shone D. When shone
26. ______ July 20th , 1969, Astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped down onto the moon.
A. In B. At C. On D. Since
27. Any child has the right to an education_______ of sex, religion, race, or nationality.
A. despite B. because C. regardless D. providing
28. The students were warned off the land _______ they tried to camp there.
A. because B. when C. if D. though
29. Were I rich, I ______ a