PRACTICE TEST 6
I- Make the correct choice:
Can you drive a bit more _____ , please.
a. slower b. slow c. slowly d. slowness
He made _____ mistakes in his writing.
a. too many b. too much c. a great deal of d. so little
Any bright light at _____ is an attraction to mosquitoes.
a. times b. night c. least d. all
Taxi drivers have to have a very good _____ of the street names.
a. intention b. tendency c. determination d. knowledge
I read an article about _____ among school-leavers.
a. employment b. employees c. employers d. unemployed
I think it’s very _____ of him to expect us to work overtime every night this week.
a. reasonably b. reasonable c. unreasonable d. unreasonably
7. I’m bad _____ mathematics.
a.with b.about c.at d.in
8. The dog belongs _____ our neighbours.
a.to b.of c.with d.about
9. _____ the whole it’s a good idea, but there are one or two problems.
a.At b.In c.With d.On
10. Working in a bank isn’t the most exciting job in the world but _____ least it pays the rent.
a.on b.at c.of d.in
11. I’m very fond _____ Chinese food.
a.off b.with c.for d.of
12. _____ view of these difficulties, we shall have to abandon the scheme.
a.In b.With c.On d.During
13. We went _____ church
a. into the b. into c. in d. in the
14. No one knows exactly how many planets _____ into being.
a. come b. came c. have come d. had come
15. She _____ here but she doesn’t work here now.
a. has worked b. had worked c. used to work d. is used to working
II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
1.By the time you get back, I finish all my correspondence and then I will help you with yours.
A B C D
2. In a few minutes’ time, when the clock strikes six, I am waiting here for an hour.
A B C D
3. He had known her for a long time before he finally got married with her.
A B C D
4. I hope it won’t be rain when the bride leaves the church.
A B C D
5. I would say a lie if I said that I like you.
A B C D
6. They intended to go there next week; but now they are finding they do not have enough money.
A B C D
7. When he grew old he often thinks of all the things he had done when he was young.
A B C D
8. When we went to see them tomorrow, they were playing cards; they said they had been playing since six o’clock. A B C D
9. This is the second time you broke a cup and you broke one yesterday.
A B C D
10. I always tell you to comb your hair, but you never do what I said .
A B C D
III- Read the following passage and make the correct choice:
It cannot be inferred from the apparent ease of the transition that all is well. On the contrary we have seen that most children are ill-prepared for employment in so far as they know a little about what to expect when they start work. Even children who are supposedly keen on a particular occupation often know little about it and take no steps to find out. In the Sheffield study, although a number of boys and girls have given a great deal of thought to their future work, only just over one-third had a reasonable sound knowledge, defined generously of the tasks which would be involved in the jobs of their choice.
Most children are _____.
a.well-prepared for employment. b.feeling ill in their work
c.bad at their job preparation d.ready for employment
How much do they know about their future work?
a.not much b.a great deal
c.nothing d.a lot
How many boys and girls have given a great deal of thought to their future work?
a.None b.Only a few
c.Few d.Many
4. What are the conclusions of the Sheffield study?
a.Boys and girls are thoughtless
b.Only a few of them think about the jobs of their choice
c.None of them think about the