ENGLISH PRACTICE 50

I. Circle the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
Example: 00. A. bed B. get C. between D. let

01. A. ago B. ashamed C. adult D. again

02. A. hit B. tide C. sit D. did
03. A. laugh B. cough C. enough D. plough
04. A. expansion B. inclusion C. conclusion D. decision
05. A. more B. north C. lost D. water
06. A. frightened B. stamped C. walked D. laughed
07. A. course B. court C. pour D. tourist
08. A. appeal B. death C. instead D. spread
09. A. cure B. future C. sure D. user
10. A. every B. event C. getting D. seven

II. Give the correct form of the verbs in bracket

Although some of the foreign people (11. live)... here quite a long time, they (12. not speak)...
English very well. My friend, Peter, for instance, who comes from Basle, and (13. come)... here a
year ago, still (14. speak)... with a strong Swiss accent. He (15. come)... here on business. Although I
(16. be)... here only three months, I (17. pick)... up enough English to be able to correct Peter
frequently. Peter, who is a good fellow, and (18. be)... most helpful in showing me about London
during the first weeks of my stay.

11............have lived.............................. 12..............don’t speak............................

13..............come..........................
14...............speaks........................... 15...............is coming...........................
16............have been...........................
17..........have picked................................ 18.........was.................................

III. Choose the correct answer.

School uniform
When I was a boy, children always objected to (19. wearing, dressing, wear, dress) school uniform
but teachers were (20. keen in, keen on, eager in, eager on) it because they said all of us looked
alike. Otherwise, they said, children would compete with each other, and the poor children would be
unhappy because people would see straight away (21. what poors were they, what poors they
were, how poor they were, how poor were they). In recent years, however, many schools have (22.
left over, taken off, put out, given up) the idea of making children wear uniform but, fairly enough,
now that children can wear (23. that, which, what, as) they like, they have adopted (24. an own
uniform, a uniform of their own, a proper uniform, uniform of his own). When some journalists
visited a London school they found that all the boys and girls were dressed (25. on, in, by, with)
jeans. One girl said she would rather die than wear a coat instead of a jersey because (26. anyone, no
one, none, someone) wants to look different from the other children, but they ought to be, because
this new kind of uniform is one that children like, not something (27. it has been forced to them,
they have been forced, they have been forcing, it has been forcing them) to wear, and it is also
much cheaper than school uniforms (28. used to be, use to be, are used to be, are usually being).

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19...........wearing............................. 20........keen on..................................
21............how poor they were.........................
22.........given up............................... 23.................what......................... 24...........a
uniform of their own.........................
25.............in........................... 26.................no one.........................
27..........they have been forced...........................
28..............used to be..........................

IV. Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word.

Along (29).... jogging and swimming, cycling is one of the best all round forms of exercise. It can
help to increase your strength and energy, giving you (30)... efficient muscles and a strong heart. But
increasing your strength is not the (31)... advantage of cycling. because you are not carrying the
weight of your body on your (32)... , it is a good form of exercise for people (33)... painful feet or
backs. (34)..., with all forms of exercise it is important to start slowly and build (35)... gently. Doing
too much too quickly can damage muscles that aren’t (36)... to working. If you have any doubts
about taking up cycling (37)... health reasons, talk to your doctor and ask his or her (38)..... .

29............with............................ 30.................more.........................
31................only.......................
32..............feet.......................... 33...............with...........................
34.............but.......................
35................up........................ 36......used....................................
37............for...........................
38.................advise.......................

V. Give the correct form of the words in bracket.

39. Our company helps .......unemployment..................... people to find new jobs. (EMPLOY)
40. Every ……city………………….. in this country has the right to vote. (CITY)
41. This city has over half a million ………inhabitants……………..... (INHABIT)
42. According to the …………timetable…………………..., the French lesson starts at ten. (TIME)
43. Hung’s …………knowledge…………….. of history is amazing for a boy of his age. (KNOW)
44. What should we do to keep the environment …………… unpolluted ………………… ?
(POLLUTE)
45. Do you think you have the ………ability………………….. to pass the test? (ABLE)
46. The washing …………instruction……………... for these shirts are given on the label.
(INSTRUCT)

39........................................ 40.......................................... 41.......................................

42........................................ 43......................................... 44.....................................
45........................................ 46..........................................

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VI. Read the following passage and then fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word from the
box. Do not use the same word more than once. There are three words more than you need.

left, as, married, the, everything, older, oldest, family, education, eyesight, from, recently, then

My grandfather was born in China. He came (47).... a very poor family. His parents lived in a small
farm. He did not have a very good (48)..... At the age of 17 he (49)... home. First he went to
Shanghai and (50)... he went to Hong Kong. He worked (51)... a waiter and then as a cook. When he
was 21, he (52)... my grandmother and had four children. My mother was the (53).... My
grandmother died (54)..., and my grandfather lives alone now. He is almost 80, but he is still very
active and interested in (55)... which is going on. He reads the papers and watches television even though
his (56)... is fairly poor.

47...........from............................. 48.............education.............................
49..............left.........................
50.........................then............... 51.............as.............................
52................married......................
53.................oldest....................... 54..........recently..............................
55................everything.......................
56.................eyesight.......................

VII. Finish each of the following sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it.
57. The teacher has a good relationship with all his students.
The teacher gets ...on well with all his
students..........................................................................................................
58. Famous architects have redesigned the building.
The building......has been redesigned by famous
architects................................................................................................................
59. Somebody is repairing our house at the moment.
We are …having our house repaired at the
moment...........................................................................................................................
60. “Are you coming to the party tonight, Mary?” said Adam.
Adam.....asked Mary if she was coming to the party that
night..............................................................................................................................

VIII. Read the following passage, then circle the correct answer.
“Where is the university?” is a question many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can give
them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found around the university. The university is the city.
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You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and officers of the university all over the
city. And most of its members are the students and teachers or professors of the thirty-one colleges.
Cambridge was an already developing town long before the first students and teachers
arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called. A bridge was
built over the river as early as 875.
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings.
The town grew much faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845.
Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has the population of over 100,000. Many young
students want to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the
university town. It has become a famous place all round the world.

61. 62. Why do most visitors come to Cambridge?

A. to see the university. C. to find the classroom building.
B. to study in the colleges in Cambridge. D. to use the libraries of the universities.
63. 64. Around what time did the university begin to appear?
A. In the 8th century. C. In the 13th century.
B. In the 9th century. D. In the 15th century.
65. 66. Why did people name Cambridge the “city of Cambridge”?
A. Because the river was very well-known. C. Because it was a developing town.
B. Because there is a bridge over the Cam. D. Because there is a river named Granta.
67. 68. After which year did the town really begin to develop?
A. After 800. B. After 875. C. After 1845. D. After 1951.
69. 70. From what we read we know that now Cambridge is
A. visited by international tourists.
B. a city without wall.
C. a city of growing population.
D. a city that may have a wall around it.