PRACTICE TEST 11
I- Make the correct choice :
1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. showed b. known c. town d. snow
2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. books b. cats c. dogs d. maps
3. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. made b. played c. said d. afraid
4. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. understand b. invitation c.industry d. computation
5. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. beauty b. advertise c. suggest d. decent
6. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. garden b. ago c. youngest d. standard
7. We had a great deal of ____ weather in April.
a. rains b. rainy c. raining d. rain
8. Nitric Oxide is another tail-pipe ____ that is highly poisonous.
a. emitting b. to emit c. emission d. emitted
9. She is accustomed ____ getting up early.
a. to b. with c. for d. at
10.He was sad ____ his father’s death.
a. by b. for c. about d. with
11. People must be made fully aware ____ the harm we are causing to the environment.
a.for b. about c. from d. of
12. Mark decided to give up sport so that he could concentrate ____ his studies.
a. at b. on c. about d. with
13. He ran as fast as he could, but he was not able to keep pace ____ his brother.
a. with b. of c. for d. within
14. When she arrived in Britain, she wasn’t used to driving ____ the left.
a. at b. in c. on d. along
15. The teacher is disappointed about his students’____.
a. care b. carefulness c. carelessness d. carelessly
16. I’ll give you further ____.
a. explains b. explaining c. explanations d. explained
17. AIDS is a dangerous ____ .
a. disease b. ill c. ease d. syndrome
18. Many people are out of work in that city. ____ is a very serious problem now.
a. Employee b. Employer c. Unemployed d. Unemployment
19. There is a growing concern _____ the preservation of nature.
a. in b. on c. of d. about
20. Although the machine is expensive, it is totally ____.
a. useful b. useless c. used d. in use
21. I wish I ______ my homework last night.
a. finished b. had finished c. finish d. have finished
22. I’m very sorry _______I was rude to Jim’s wife.
a. that b. about c. for d. to
23. I _____ to bed early last night.
a. not went b. don’t go c. didn’t go d. haven’t gone
24. She wishes that she hadn’t spent _______money.
a. so many b. a lot c. a large number of d. so much
25. I wish I had known ______ to repair the lawn mower.
a. what b. how c. which d. that
II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
26. Maria wish she had applied for the job in the library.
a b c d
27. In the past few years, this area has become heavily industrial.
a b c d
28. The sun is so bright for us to look at directly.
a b c d
29. Few airports in the United States are as modern as that in Atlanta.
30. Certain types of ants which may live as long as 15 years.
a b c d
III. Read the passage and make the correct choice