PRACTICE TEST 8
QUESTIONS 1-2: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest
in
each group. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice
on
the answer
sheet.
1. A. gym B. game C. gone D.
gather
2. A. garment B. hardship C. carry D.
garlic
QUESTIONS 3-5: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the word whose main stress is on
the
syllable in the position which is different from that of the others. Identify your choice by circling letter
A,
B, C or D on the answer
sheet
3. A. popular B. dangerous C. magazine D.
applicant
4. A. battle B. career C. engine D.
rabies
5. A. people B. possess C. purpose D.
pepper
QUESTIONS 6 - 24: These are incomplete sentences. Choose A, B, C or D as your best choice
to
complete each sentence and then identify your answer by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer
sheet.
6. Ann is going to write of articles for her local
newspaper.
A. a series B. the series C. a serie D. the
serie
7. She climbed out of the swimming pool and with a
towel.
A. drying herself B. dried herself C. dries herself D. having dried
herself
8. The movie itself wasn't very good, I liked the
music.
A. and B. or C. but D.
so
9. Who was Tom with when you saw him? "Nobody." He was
.
A. in his own B. by his own C. on his own D. with his
own
10. Mary doesn't buy many clothes. She usually
.
A. makes by
h
e
r
s
e
lf
B. makes her c
l
o
t
h
e
s
C. makes her own c
l
o
t
h
e
s
D. makes c
l
o
t
h
e
s
her o
w
n
11. Are you in
soccer?
A. interesting B. interests C. interested D.
interest
12. He works very hard. It's not that he's always
tired.
A. surprised B. surprising C. surprise D.
surprises
13. He's one of the most people I've ever
met.
A. bored B. bore C. boring D.
boredom
14. About twenty miles from Boston, a little town, named Concord, that has a rich
history.
A. has B. there is C. there are D. where
is
15. There was a table in the
kitchen.
A. beautiful large round wooden B. large beautiful round
wooden
C. beautiful round large wooden D. wooden round large
beautiful
16. He's a man with a
.
A. thin long face B. face long and thin C. long thin face D. thinly long
face
17. I kept them in the
.
A.
m
e
t
a
l
b
l
a
c
k
s
m
a
ll
box
B.
s
m
a
ll
b
l
a
c
k
m
e
t
a
l
box
C. b
l
a
c
k
m
e
t
a
l
s
m
a
ll
box D.
s
m
a
ll
m
e
t
a
l
b
l
a
c
k
bo
x
18. They spoke for us to
understand.
A. slow enough B. so slowly C. slowly so D. slowly
enough
19. It's too noisy here. Can we go somewhere
.
A. quietly B. more quietly C. quieter D.
quite
20. It was we spent the whole day at the
beach.
A. such a nice weather that B. such nice weather
that
C. such nice a weather than D. such a nice weather
so
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21. It is only recently that ballets have been based on themes American
life.
A. reflecting B. reflects C. is reflecting D.
reflected
22. Poison oak generates irritating poisons even if people merely brush against the
plants.
A. they can affect people B. that can affect
people
C. what can affect people D. which do they
affect
23. is no way to tell the exact number of heroin addicts in
Vietnam.
A. It B. There C. What D.
Each
24. In order for people to work together effectively, they need each other's
needs.
A. to be sensitive to B. is sensitive for C. sensitivity D.
sensitive
QUESTIONS 25: The sentences (1-2-3-4-5-6-7) in the following paragraph are in the wrong
order.
Choose the correct order to make a good paragraph by circling letter A, B, C or D. Mark your answer
on
the answer
sheet.
(1) They do not want to wear the same dark blue or yellow and brown that everyone else is wearing.
(2)
Schools uniforms should be optional for these reasons. (3) Another problem is colour. (4) For one thing,
they
are very expensive nowadays especially for teenagers. (5) Boys and girls nowadays like to
express
themselves by wearing different colored clothes that are available in the shops. (6) For another
thing,
although the styles may suit one student it does not often suit another. (7) So I think that we should
be
allowed to choose for ourselves what we wear for most of the
day.
A. 5-4-1-6-3-2-7 B. 4-6-3-1-5-2-7 C. 2-4-6-3-5-1-7 D.
3-2-1-5-6-4-7
QUESTIONS 26 - 30: Read the following passage and then choose the best answer to the questions
by
circling the corresponding letter (A, B, C or D). Mark your choice on the answer
sheet.
Although the composition and role of the board of directors of a company will vary from
one
organization to the next, a few generations may be made. As regards the composition of the
board,
customarily some directors are prominent men and women selected to give prestige to the group. Others
are
usually chosen from among retired executives of the organization for their specialized knowledge of
the
company.
It is generally true that, as long as the top management maintains the confidence of the board
of
directors, the directors will not actively intervene to dictate specific policies. This is the same
administrative
procedure usually followed by the board of trustees of a college or university, and is similar in
many
respects to the parliamentary system of ministerial responsibility practised in Great
Britain.
26.The title that best expresses the ideas in this passage is
.
A. The Board of Directors B. The Board of
Trustees
C. The Parliamentary System D.
Management
27. Who generally formulates policies for a
company?
A. Top management B. A dictator C. The board of directors D. Retired
executives
28. What does the author mean by the statement "It is generally true that, as long as the top
management
maintains the confidence of the board of directors, the directors will not actively intervene to
dictate
specific
policies."?
A. Policies are dictated by the board with the approval of top
management.
B. The board will assume control only if they loose confidence in
management.
C. A vote of confidence by management authorizes the board to make
policies.
D. When management loses confidence in the board, they will assume
control.
29.The author mentions all the following as having similar administrative procedures
EXCEPT
A.
the
board of
d
i
r
e
c
t
o
r
s
of
a
company
B. the
board of
trustees
of
a
co
ll
e
g
e
C. the
members
of
Congress
i
n
the
U
n
i
t
e
d
States
D.
the
members
of P
a
r
li
a
m
e
n
t
i
n
Great
B
r
i
t
a
i
n
30.Who would not be a likely candidate to be chosen as a member of the board of directors of City
Bank?
A. a retired president of City Bank B. a respected
lawyer
C. a senator D. a City Bank
employee
QUESTIONS 31 - 40: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit
each
space. Identify your choice by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer
sheet.
Most British people go abroad on holiday, to visit family or on short business trips. People are
(31)
to find out how to get urgent treatment before leaving the U.K. They have to (32) a
form
which
explains
what
they
(33)
do
if
they
fall
ill
or
(34)
an accident, and
what
arrangements exist in (35) country for medical treatment. The regulations are fairly simple but
(36)
people do not have this information, they may (37) that private medical care is
extremely
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expensive.
It
is
not
unusual
for
people
to
discover
that
they
do
not
have
(38)
money with them
to
(39) the total costs and (40) such circumstances an already difficult situation
becomes
even
more
complicated.
31. A. advised B. suggested C. said D.
spoken
32. A. put B. bring C. fill D.
get
33. A. ought B. will C. should D.
may
34. A. have B. get C. happen D.
take
35. A. their B. each C. one D.
this
36. A. because B. whether C. as D.
if
37. A. look B. want C. find D.
know
38. A. enough B. little C. few D.
full
39. A. pay B. give C. spend D.
have
40. A on B. in C. at D.
up
QUESTIONS 41 - 45: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the sentence
which has the
same
meaning as the original one and mark your choice on the answer
sheet.
41 .It's a pity. 1
can't play
chess.
A. I wish I can play chess. B. I wish I
could played
chess.
C. I wish I could play chess. D. I wish I
play
chess.
42. "Where does Mai
live? " he
asked.
A. He asked me where Mai lives. B. He asked me
where does Mai
live.
C. He asked me where Mai lived. D. He asked me
where did Mai
live.
43. They are going to celebrate their 25lh wedding
anniversary in
Hue.
A. Their 25lh wedding anniversary are going to celebrate in
Hue.
B. Their 25th wedding anniversary is going to be celebrated in
Hue.
C. Their 25lh wedding anniversary are going to be
celebrating in
Hue.
D. Their 25th wedding anniversary
is going to be celebrate in
Hue.
44. Lan doesn’t have enough
time to do it
well.
A. If
Lan
had
more
t
i
m
e
,
she
w
ou
l
d
do
it
w
e
ll
.
B.
If
Lan
had
more
t
i
m
e
,
she
will
do
it
w
e
ll
.
C.
If
Lan
had
more
t
i
m
e
,
she
w
ou
l
d
have done
it
w
e
ll
D. If
Lan
had
more
t
i
m
e
,
she
d
i
d
it
w
e
ll
.
45. I want to buy him a T-shirt on his birthday but I haven 't
got any
money.
A. I'd buy him a T-shirt on his birthday if t
had some
money.
B. I'd buy him a T-shirt on
his birthday if I had few
money.
C. I'd buy him a T-shirt on his birthday if I
have some
money.
D. I'd buy him a T-shirt on
his birthday if I have few
money.
QUESTIONS 46 - 50: Each of the following sentences has four underlined words or
phrases marked
A,
B, C, and D. Choose the word or phrase which must be changed in
order for the sentence to be correct
by
circling letter A, B, C or D and then mark your
choice on the answer
sheet.
46. Some of the plants (A) in this store require very little care (B), but this one needs
much more
sunlight
(C) than the others ones (D)
.
47. Daniel said that if he had (A) to do another (B) homework tonight, he would not be
able to (C)
attend
(D) the
concert.
48. John decided to buy (A) in the morning a new car (B), but in the afternoon (C) he
changed his mind (D).
49. It has always been (A) her dreamt (B) to write (C) a
successful (D)
novel.
50. Water (A) covers (B) two- three (C) the area
of (D) the
world.