PRACTICE TEST 5

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from
the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. offer B. invite C. succeed D. rehearse
2. A. engineering B. definition C. economics D. technology
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined
part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
3. A. natural B. native C. nation D. nature
4. A. enough B. though C. cough D. rough
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that
needs correction in each of the following questions.
5. Hardly she had arrived when all the lights went out.
A B C D
6. Fertilizer, which is added to the soil to replace or increase plant nutrients, include
A B C
animal and green manure, fish and bone meal, and compost.
D
7. Children enjoy telling and to listen to ghost stories, especially at night.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
8. She treats us as if we _____________ all idiots.
A. are B. had been C. have been D. were
9. The couple put their wedding ___________ until next year.
A. off B. up C. on D. away
10. My brother rarely __________responsibilities in the family, which makes my father really
angry.
A. gets B. takes C. receives D. brings
11. After months of testing, the Russian space scientists ______ a space suit that works better
than any other in history.
A. came to B. came up with C. came up to D. came out with
12. Near the White House is another famous landmark ____________ the Washington
Monument.
A. is which B. which calls C. called D. it is called
13. I enjoy my job as a nurse but it’s taken me a year to ____________ to working at night.
A. get used B. use C. getting used D. being used
14. The group leader wanted that everyone worked together; she asked for everyone’s
____________
A. combination B. management C. competition D. cooperation
15. “The longest fish in the contest was eighteen inches long.” “It ____________by Peter.”
A. was catching B. caught C. was caught D. will be caught
16. Which sentence is correct?
A. He has lived here since 20 years.
B. How many people in your family?
C. They missed seeing the circus yesterday.
D. She isn’t enough tall to play basketball.
17. They said my illness was ___________. Don’t they realize I’m in a lot of pain?
A. imaginary B. imagination C. imagine D. imaginative
18. It’s necessary that the train ____________on time.
A. is B. will be C. has been D. be
19. If you _______________too much on your study, you will get tired and stressed.
A. develop B. concentrate C. invest D. arrange
27. I’m sure that they will see the change when they_________ tomorrow.
A. will come B. comes C. come D. came
20. Conservation_________ animals and plants exist and develop.
A. enables B. gives C. keeps D. helps
21. The_______ is everything around us, both natural and made by humans.
A. conservation B. environment C. population D. pollution
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best
combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
22. The history of the United States is not long. It is interesting.
A. The history of the United States is long because it is interesting. .
B. The history of the United States is not long in spite of being interesting.
C. The history of the United States is not long but interesting.
D. The history of the United States is long but not interesting.
23. The bag is too heavy. I am not able to carry it.
A. If the bag is not heavy, I can carry it myself.
B. Were I stronger, I would be able to carry the bag.
C. Had it not been for the bag’s weight, I would have been able to carry it.
D. If I were you, I would not carry that heavy bag.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response
to complete each of the following exchanges.
24. -“I can’t thank you enough for your help.”
- “ ____________ .”
A. My pleasure B. My happiness C. I don’t mind D. I’d love to
25. - Bill: “How well do you play?”
- Susan: “ __________”
 A. Yes, I used to play when I was young. B. I don’t play very often.
C. No, I don’t play very well. D. Pretty well, I think.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is
CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions.
26. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.
A. It is a secret that you have passed the driving test.
B. As long as you keep calm, you will pass the driving test.
C. You have passed the driving test but you should keep calm.
D. You should keep your passing of the driving test secret.
27. “I will let you know the answer by the end of this week,” Tom said to Janet.
A. Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of the week.
B. Tom insisted on giving the answer to Janet by the end of the week
C. Tom offered to give Janet the answer by the end of the week.
D. Tom suggested giving Janet the answer by the end of the week.
28. I’m sure it wasn’t Mr. pike you saw because he is in London.
A. It can’t have been Mr. Pike you saw because he is in London.
B. The person you saw mustn’t be Mr. Pike because he is in London.
C. Mr. Pike, whom you saw, is in London.
D. It is likely that Mr. Pike you saw lives in London.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is
OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
29. Stone and marble were chosen for important monuments because they are incombustible
and can be expected to endure.
A. easy to catch fire B. valueless C. soft and weak D. out of date
30. This quartet of extraordinarily talented musicians generated a phenomenal number of
pieces that won gold records.
A. irresponsible B. incompetent C. intelligent D. impolite

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is
CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
31. There are three principles that govern which types of blood are compatible.
A. leaders B. effects C. rules D. factors
32. Look at that coat! It’s getting worse and worse. I think it’s imitation leather.
A. man-made B. natural C. valuable D. expensive
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
Human beings have a strong need to put their experiences and problems into words. That
is why everyone appreciates a “friendly car” – someone who is [33]________ to listen to their
troubles and joys. But few people realise what a complex skill listening is. To be a good
listener requires great power of concentration, which can only be gained through
[34]_________.
There are two reasons why listening is often such hard [35]________. The first is simply
that people much prefer to speak. How often have you missed what someone has said because
you were thinking about what you were going to say in reply? The second reason is that
people speak too slowly. The average speed is about 125 words per minutes, [36]________is
not fast enough for the human brain. It allows too much time for the concentration to fail, as
the brain tries to keep itself busy with other irrelevant thoughts.
Next time you are in listening situation, try to predict what the speaker is going to say.
Ask yourself questions about what is being said, and see if the speaker answers them. Finally,
make quick summaries [37]_______ your head of the main points that have been made. All of
these things will help you to concentrate and make you a better listener.
33. A. willing B. agreed C. capable D. convenient
34. A. study B. practice C. theory D. life
35. A. work B. task C. job D. act
36. A. what B. that C. this D. which.
37. A. in B. of C. about D. with
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer for each of the questions.
In the United States and its territories, there are more than 40 national parks, varying
considerably in landscape and mood. Each park was chosen for its unique features,
representative of a particular region of the country. Everglades National Park, for example, at
the southern tip of Florida, is a huge subtropical swamp, which provides refuge for such
unusual reptiles as the alligator and for thousands of varieties of birds, including the graceful
pink flamingo. In sharp contrast to the Everglades are the arid, dusty parks of the West. Mesa
Verde National Park in Colorado, for example, preserves the ruins of an Indian civilization
which flourished in the 12th and 13th centuries. Today, tourists can wander through the
awesome cliff dwellings that the Indians carved out of the steep rock.
38. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The diversity of the national parks.
B. The large number of nation parks.
C. National parks as a wildlife refuge.
D. The differences between Mesa Verde National Park and the Everglades National Park.
39. National Parks in the US___________.
A. are made more interesting
B. are a lot different from each other
C. change a lot in landscape and mood
D. are completely different from other parks in the world
40. Everglades National Park is__________.
A. b, c, d are correct
B. an area of land that is full of water
C. in the south of the US
D. home to alligators and many variety of birds
41. The word ‘which’ refers to_________.
A. ruins B. Mesa Verde National Park
C. civilization D. Indian
42. Which of the following statement is false?
A. Some of the dwellings in Mesa Verde are accessible only by ladder.
B. Everglades National Park has a cold climate.
C. The ruins of Indian civilization are being preserved.
D. Every national park in the US has its special features.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer for each of the questions
It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get an education.
Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school.
The difference between schooling and education implied by this remark is important.
Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education knows
no limits. It can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in the
kitchen or on the tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in school and the
whole universe of informal learning. The agent (doer) of education can vary from respected
grandparents to the people arguing about politics on the radio, from a child to a famous
scientist. Whereas schooling has a certain predictability, education quite often produces
surprises. A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a person to discover how little is
known of other religions. People receive education from infancy on. Education, then, is a very
broad, inclusive term; it is lifelong process, a process that starts long before the start of school,
and one that should be a necessary part of one’s entire life.
Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern
varies little from one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at
about the same time, take the assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do
homework, take exams, and so on. The pieces of reality that are to be learned, whether they
are the alphabet or an understanding of the workings of governments, have been limited by
the subjects being taught. For example, high school students know that they are not likely to
find out in their classes the truth about political problems in their society or what the newest
filmmakers are experimenting with. There are clear and undoubted conditions surrounding the
formalized process of schooling.
43. This passage is mainly aimed at ______________
A. listing and discussing several educational problems.
 B. telling the difference between the meaning of two related words.
C. telling a story about excellent teachers.
D. giving examples of different schools.
44. In the passage, the expression “children interrupt their education to go to school”
mostly implies that _______
A. schooling prevents people discovering things.
B. schooling takes place everywhere.
C. all of life is an education.
D. education is totally ruined by schooling.
45. The word” all-inclusive” in the passage mostly means___________
A. including everything or everyone B. going in many directions
C. involving many school objects D. allowing no exceptions
46. According to the passage, the doers of education are ____
A. only respected grandparents. B. mainly politicians.
C. mostly famous scientists. D. almost all people.
47. Which of the following would the writer support?
A. Our education system needs to be changed as soon as possible.
B. Going to school is only one part of how people become educated.
C. Schooling is of no use because students do similar things every day.
D. Without formal education, people won’t be able to read and write.
48. The word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ________
A. newest filmmakers B. political problems
C. workings of governments D. high school students
49. We can infer that a high school teacher _________
A. Is free to choose anything to teach.
B. is not allowed to teach political issues.
C. is bound to teach programmed subjects.
D. has to teach social issues to all classes.
50. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The best schools teach a variety of subjects.
B. Education and schooling are quite different experience.
C. Students benefit from schools, which require long hours and homework
D. The more years students go to school, the better their education is.