PRACTICE 15

Time allotted: 60 min.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. re’lease B. pro’mote C. des’troy D. ‘happen
2. A. ‘negative B. ‘accident C. dis’cover D. ‘columnist
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three
in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
3. A. gallery B. arrange C. native D. tasteless
4. A. breath B. smooth C. wealth D. growth
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable answer to each of the following questions.
5. Maria felt ____________ when she heard her brother shouting while she was studying.
A. sick B. confident C. relaxed D. annoyed
6. Would you like to ____________ in an online survey about student support services?
A. participate B. discuss C. attend D. involve
7. When we reached the airport, we found that all the flights ____________ due to the storm.
A. was cancelled B. had been cancelled
C. cancelled D. had cancelled
8. We ____________ four quizzes and five tests so far this semester.
A. have had B. are having C. had D. will have
9. The new student in my class is ____________ good at both English and French.
A. reason B. reasoned C. reasonable D. reasonably
10. They decided to buy the house ____________ they didn't really have enough money.
A. in spite of B. however C. even though D. despite
11. Tom denied ____________ on the test, but the teacher clearly saw him copying someone else's
answers.
A. cheat B. to cheat C. cheating D. to be cheated
12. The teacher spoke ____________ to help US to understand.
A. more slowly B. slower C. most slowly D. slowest
13. I was invited by the professor ____________ I met at the conference.
A. whose B. where C. which D. whom
14. We heard the news as soon as we ____________ the car radio.
A. went over B. switched on C. grew up D. turned down

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
15. When she finally turned up, the train had already left the station.
A. invited B. departed C. purchased D. arrived
16. It was fortunate that he was taken to a nearby hospital right away after the accident.
A. clever B. lucky C. alive D. perfect
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
17. This airline has more than 100 foreign flights a day.
A. domestic B. overseas C. regional D. international
18. They invited us to the party, but we had to agree because we were busy.
A. cancel B. postpone C. refuse D. arrive
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following
exchanges.
19. - "What's your plan tonight?" - “____________”
A. There is a great movie. B. I think I'll relax at home.
C. I really don't like the cinema. D. Work was busy today.
20. - "___________” - "I read books almost every night before I go to bed."
A. How often do you read books?
B. How long does it take you to finish a book?
C. What can you learn from books?
D. Where do you read books?
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer that best
fits each of the numbered blanks.
In most places, winter brings shorter days and colder temperatures. There is usually (21)
_____________ food available for animals.
Animals deal with the food (22) _____________ in a number of ways. Some animals hoard food
so that it will be available in the winter. Squirrels and some birds, such as blue jays and woodpeckers,
store nuts and seeds in trees and other hiding places. Beavers stash tree branches underwater near their
lodges. Honeybees make (23) _____________ honey to last the hive throughout the winter.
To (24) _____________ for winter, many animals eat more food during the warm months than
they actually need. The extra food is stored in their bodies in the (25) _____________ of fat. During
winter, when food is less available, the animals' bodies absorb the fat to provide energy.

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 (Evan-Moor - Daily science)
21. A. less B. more C. least D. most
22. A. abundance B. import C. shortage D. expense
23. A. thousand B. enough C. too D. lot
24. A. consume B. collect D. reside D. prepare
25. A. view B. form C. time D. weight
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the questions.
Opononi, New Zealand, was a quiet little town by the sea. Most of the men worked as fishermen.
In the summer of 1955, they noticed that a strange sea animal was following their boats. At first the
men thought it must be a shark. But the animal came closer and closer to the boats. Before long
everyone could see it was a dolphin. One of the fishermen named her Opo - after the town.
At first, Opo was shy, as many wild dolphins are. But she was curious, too. Every day she swam
closer to the boats. Finally one of the fishermen reached out as far as he could with his oar. He
scratched Opo with it.
She reared back in the water. But the oar must have felt good, for soon Opo came closer than ever
before. Then she rolled over. The men had to laugh. Opo was plainly saying, "Scratch my belly this
time."
A scientist came to look at Opo. He said Opo was a young dolphin who had probably lost her
mother. That was why she was swimming alone. Opo might have been an orphan, but she soon found a
new family. The whole town of Opononi adopted the friendly dolphin.
(Curriculum Corporation, Australia)
26. When the men first noticed something in the water, they thought it was a _______.
A. boat B. shark C. dolphin D. swimmer
27. Why did the fisherman name the dolphin Opo?
A. The dolphin seemed very young.
B. Opo is a word that means orphan.
C. Opo is part of the name of a town.
D. The dolphin had a friendly manner.
28. Opo came up to the fishermen because she was ________.
A. shy B. alone C. curious D. wild
29. By rolling over, Opo was showing that she _________.
A. was saying goodbye B. wanted something to eat

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C. wished the men would go away D. liked being touched
30. The scientist thought that Opo was probably swimming alone because she.
A. preferred to be with humans
B. had become separated from her mother
C. was more intelligent than other dolphins
D. had been frightened away by sharks
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
31. There were some good programmes on the radio, none of that I listened to.
A. were B. on the radio C. that D. listened to
32. He used to playing football professionally, but he had to quit because of an injury.
A. playing B. professionally C. had to D. because of
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original
sentence in each of the following questions.
33. I cannot send her the invitation because I don't know her address.
A. If I know her address, I can send her the invitation.
B. I couldn't send her the invitation if I didn't know her address.
C. If I knew her address, I would send her the invitation.
D. I could have sent her the invitation if I had known her address.
34. Did they build their house with the help of some friends?
A. Are their house built with the help of some friends?
B. Has their house been built with the help of some friends?
C. Would their house be built with the help of some friends?
D. Was their house built with the help of some friends?
35. We enjoyed the festival despite the rain.
A. Although it was raining, we enjoyed the festival.
B. We enjoyed the festival when it started to rain.
C. Without the rain, we still enjoyed the festival.
D. The rain prevented US from enjoying the festival.
36. He got up early in order to catch the plane.
A. He got up early but he missed catching the plane.
B. He got up early so that he could catch the plane.
C. He wanted to catch the train but he couldn't get up early.

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D. He never caught the plane as he got up early.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is best written from the words/phrases
given.
37. astronaut/meet/last week / talk / experience / space
A. The astronaut that we meet last week talked about his experience on space.
B. The astronaut whom we met last week talking about his experience in space.
C. The astronaut whose we have met last week talks about his experience on space.
D. The astronaut who we met last week is talking about his experience in space.
38. It/claim /more measure/should/use/protect/ tower
A. It will be claimed that more measures should be used to protect the tower.
B. It will claim that more measures should been used to protect the tower.
C. It will be claimed that more measures should use to protect the tower.
D. It will claim that more measures should be using to protect the tower.
39. suggest/we/improve/quality/tourism/services
A. It is suggested we must improve the quality of tourism services.
B. It is suggesting we need improve the quality of tourism services.
C. I suggest that we should improve the quality of tourism services.
D. I suggest that we will improve the quality of tourism services.
40. She/publish / first poem / time / eight
A. She was publishing her first poem by the time she is eight.
B. She published her first poem by the time she had been eight.
C. She had published her first poem by the time she was eight.
D. She has published her first poem by the time she has been eight.