PRACTICE TEST 6

I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. future B. resume C. pressure D. enthusiasm
2. A. honest B. humour C. honour D. hour
3. A. whether B. enthusiast C. clothes D. though
Choose the word whose main stress is put differently from that of the others in the group.
4. A. reduce B. retail C. repair D. relate
5. A. advertise B. qualify C. recommend D. interview
II. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
6. Since he went to university, Mike has become very interested _____ environment issues.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
7. How much you earn depends _____ how fast you can word.
A. in B. on C. of D. to
8. The job offer was too good for Jennifer to turn _____.
A. off B. away C. out D. down
9. A skilled will help candidates feel relaxed.
A. interview B. interviewing C. interviewee D. interviewer
10. The company employs a _____ of nearly 5000.
A. workload B. workman C. workforce D. workout
11. She applied _____ the new post of training officer.
A. to B. for C. with D. by
People_____ can speak English can be understood in many countries.
A. whose B. who C. whom D. which
Do you remember Mr. Darnell, _____ taught us English Literature?
A. who B. whom C. that D. which
Violent tropical storms _____ occur in western Asia are called typhoons.
A. that B. it C. which it D. when it
Martin tried on three jackets, _____ fitted him.
A. none B. none of which C. none of them D. all of those
Yesterday we visited the City Museum, _____ I`d never been before.
A. which B. that C. to that D. to which
Bogota, _____ is the capital of Colombia, is a cosmopolitan city.
A. who B. which C. that D. where
Neil Armstrong was the first person _____ foot on the moon.
A. set B. setting C. to set D. who was set
Many of the pictures _____ from outer space are presently on display in the public library.
A. sent B. sending C. having sent D. that sent
Is that the man _____ was broken into two days ago?
A. whose house B. the house of whom C. who D. of whom the house
The reason _____ he was absent from school is that he had an accident.
A. why B. in which C. for D. which
She is not very keen ______ going to Spain again so soon for holidays.
A. for B. on C. of D. to
_____ accepting your offer, I`d like to know a bit more about the company.
A. In advance B. In order to C. Until D. Before
Fred`s yearly income _____ since he _____ professions.
A. nearly tripled - changed B. nearly tripled - has changed
C. has nearly tripled - changed D. was tripled - changed
He was offered the job _____ his poor qualifications.
A. due to B. thanks to C. despite D. instead of
26. Jan appears _______ some weight. Has she been ill?
A. having lost B. having been lost C. to have lost D. to have been lost
27. ________ received law degrees as today.
A. Never so many women have B. Never have so many women
C. the women have never D. Women who have ever
28. We were made _______ hard when we were at school.
A. to study B. study C. studying D. studied
29. _________ a painter, but he also took an interest in the flight of birds.
A. Not only Rembrandt was B. Although Rembrandt was C. Despite Rembrandt being D. Not only was Rembrandt
30. ______ In 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the ed States.
A. Founding B. Founded C. To found