PRACTICE TEST 3
I. Make the correct choice:
1.Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
a. adventure b. advice c. advertise d. advance
2. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
a. blood b. food c. wood d. good
3. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
a. forks b. lasers c. biscuits d. whips
4. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the rest:
a. dangerous b. mountainous c. curious d. adventurous
5. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the rest:
a. militant b. company c. invaluable d. military
6. They _______ working all through the night, and finished at nine this morning.
a. put off b. kept on c. turned down d. went out
7. The picnic still _______ despite the bad weather.
a. went ahead b. went away c. went off d.went back
8. He is ______ with vitamin C every day.
a. taken b. rejected c. infected d. injected
9. The atmosphere absorbs much of the radiation from the sun.
a. takes off b. takes up c. takes in d. takes on
10. AIDS is a newly discovered and very _______ disease.
a. danger b. dangerous c. endanger d. dangerously
11. These chemicals are poisonous. They can cause ______ if taken into the body.
a. death or illness b. dead or ill c. dead or illness d. death or ill
12. In Vietnam, _______ Day is on September 2nd.
a. Women’s b. Teachers’ c. Independence d. Mother’s
13. People becomes more militant ______ smoking in public places.
a. than b. with c. in d. about
14. Not long ago, I was introduced ______ a famous artist.
a. with b. to c. about d. for
15. The planets of our _______ systems are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
a. sunny b. sun c. solar d. sunshine
16. Vietnamese teenagers are used to being dependent ______ their parents.
a. on b. of c. with d. for
17. Toys are necessary for the mental _______ of children.
a. strength b. warmth c. undergrowth d. growth
18. There ______ many wonderful developments in this century.
a. was b. has been c. have been d. is
19. Charlie Chaplin, ______ was a comedian, was best known for his work in silent movies.
a. who b. he c. whom d. that
20. If Peter ______, he would come.
a. is invited b. was invited c. would be invited d. had been invited
21. The weather is ________ to go for a picnic.
a. so good that b. good enough for us c. as good as d. too well
22. Peter doesn’t like films.- _________.
a. Either does his sister b. Neither does his sister c. His sister does, too d. His sister doesn’t, neither
23. I would like to have my car __________.
a. repair b. to repair c. repairing d. repaired
24. My car needs _______.
a. to repair b. repairing c. to be repairing d. repair
25. On holiday I always _______ on the beach when the weather is fine.
a.lie b.was c. lay d.am
26. The teacher’s salary is as high _______.
a. as the doctor b. as the doctor’s c. than the doctor d. than the doctor’s
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