PRACTICE TEST 1
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
a. maneuver b. integral c. against d. aquatic
a. synchronized b. psychology c. carry d. activity
a. exercise b. diving c. physics d. variety
a. swimming b. throwing c. water d. switch
a. improve b. lose c. oppose d. movement
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
Scuba diving is swimming underwater or taking part ________ another activity while using a scuba set.
a. on b. from c. for d. in
Can you tell me some sports which are closely related ________ water?
a. in b. on c. with d. to
We can reduce the risk of many diseases ________ swimming.
a. by b. for c. with d. on
I often read books and newspapers for ________ entertainment.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
When we were in Hawaii, we often spent ________ time walking along the beach and enjoying the fresh air.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
Books which describe real things or events are called ______ non-fiction
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
The main uses of books are to provide entertainment and ________.
a. inform b. information c. informative d. informer
The player gave a hard shot ________ straight into the opposing goal.
a. beauty b. beautiful c. beautify d. beautifully
Swimming produces both ________ and physical benefits.
a. psychology b. psychological c. psychologist d. psychologically
We were really impressed by the ________ of the synchronized swimmers. They were dancing very attractively.
a. enjoyment b. entertainment c. performance d. breathing
Sports and festivals form an integral part of every human society.
a. essential b. informative c. invented d. exciting
A ________ is a tube through which a person swimming just under the surface of the sea can breathe.
a. maneuver b. volume c. photograph d. snorkel
Books are a primary means for dissemination of knowledge and information.
a. attempt b. distribution c. invention d. variety
In synchronized swimming, the players perform beautiful maneuvers to music and diving.
a. swimming suits b. tools for swimming
c. scuba sets d. movements that need skill and care
Thanks to the ______ of paper, many books have been kept for a very long time.
a. information b. knowledge c. durability d. portability
Mary eats ________ she used to.
a. fewer meat and bananas than
b. less and less meat and bananas than
c. less meat and fewer bananas than
d. the least meat and fewest bananas than
Summer is coming. It gets ________.
a. hot and hot b. hotter and hotter
c. more and more hot d. the least hot
What time shall we leave? - ________.
a. Soonest and best b. The soonest the best
c. Sooner better d. The sooner the better
The residents ________ that there is a crocodile at large in the area.
a. must be warned b. must have warned
c. may warned d. may be warning
These boxes ________ with care.
a. should have handled b. should be handling
c. should handle d. should be handled
200,000 spectators ________ to witness the three-hour ceremony.
a. were gathered the park b. have been gathered the park
c. gathered at the park d. gathered the park
The opening ceremonies of the 23rd Southeast Asian games ________ at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila.
a. held b. was held c. was holding d. had held
Thousands of cranes ________.
a. will be returned the spring b. will return the spring
c. will