PRACTICE TEST 10 ( 2022)

PART ONE: PHONOLOGY

I. Pick out the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from the rest.
1.A. ginger B. ginseng C. gipsy D. girl
2.A. trays B. says C. bays D. days
3.A. emblem B. electrification C. exact D. entire
4.A. foot B. pool C. moon D. food
5.A. birth B. with C. myth D. fifth
6.A. companion B. company C. comparison D. compartment
7.A. naked B. wicked C. beloved D. confused
8.A. plumber B. doubt C. debt D. herbage
9.A. honorable B. honesty C. historic D. heir
10.A. chooses B. houses C. rises D. horses
II. Put an accent mark over the main stressed syllable of the following words.
contemporary, literary, contemplative, prestigious,
choreograph, magnetic, multimedia, collaborated,
reminiscences, interpretation, premised, popularizing,
mainstream, unconventional, adolescent, innocence,
valedictorian, depreciate, insecure, serendipity
PART TWO: GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
I. Read the sentences and supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
a.Yesterday while I (read) ___________ in my study, Tom (come) ____________ in and (ask) ___________ me (lend)
_________ him a dictionary. “I (prepare) ___________ tomorrow’s English lesson,” he (say) __________, “and I (find)
__________ several words that I (not know) ___________.”
b.“On Saturday there (be) __________ no class. So I probably (go) ________ for a walk tomorrow and I (be)
____________ back at eleven - thirty for lunch.” – “ (not come) ______________ back so early, dear, I still (cook)
_____________ the meal.”
c.“Why (be) ____________ you so late? I (wait) ___________ here for more than an hour.” – “Sorry, but just as I
(get) __________ ready to start, a friend (call) _________ and (stay) ____________ a long time. I (come) _____________
as soon as he (leave) ______________.
II. Fill in the missing words from the sentences below. Choose from the following, using plural forms
where necessary.
arm, back, blood, bone, brain, breast, cheek, chest, finger, foot, hair, hand, heart, leg, mouth, nerve,
stomach, tooth
1. Being retired, he suddenly found himself with lots of time on his _________ but with little to do to occupy it.
2. You need to have a strong ____________ to work in a slaughter house.
3. He got up very late this morning and then had the ____________ to complain about his breakfast being cold!
4. She had a sweet ___________ and couldn’t resist buying chocolates and cream cakes.
5. None of the students liked Mr. Baker. In fact, everyone was glad to see the _________ of him when he left to
teach in Italy.
6. I think I’ll go and stretch my ____________. I’ve been sitting down all morning and I’m feeling a bit stiff.
7. I’ve got an essay to write on the history of computing. Unfortunately, I don’t know anything about it, so
do you mind if I pick your _______________?
8. He used to love mountain - climbing, but when a friend of his was killed in the Himalayas he lost his
_______________ and never went climbing again.
9. The reviewers were up in _____________ when the television station announced it was going to change the
time of the evening news broadcast from 9 o’clock to 9:30.
10. There’s something wrong somewhere. I can’t put my _____________ on what it is exactly, but something
just doesn’t feel right.
III. Supply the missing prepositions or adverbial particles.
1. The house is to be sold _____________ auction.
2. Although she practices quite a lot, she never seems to win very often _________ tennis.
3. We could tell ____________ a glance that she was no ordinary speaker.
4. He was the sort of person who immediately made you feel ___________ ease.
5. I’m sorry, but I’m not ___________ liberty to tell you any more.
6. Just look at these old photographs. I came ____________ them when I was clearing out an old cupboard.
7. The sergeant asked for volunteers, but only two came ____________.
8. We’re all going out for a pizza. Would you like to come _____________?
10. 9. I hear that Peter has come _____________ a lot of money. Apparently, a rich uncle of his died and left him
haft a million pounds.
Every time the subject of holidays comes _____________, Mary and her husband have an argument.
IV. Phrasal verbs: Here are ten well - known proverbs or expressions containing phrasal verbs.
Choose from the list the phrasal verb which fits in each expression (you may need to change the
tense or form of the verb).
bite off, come out, cut off, look after, pick up, put off, run away, throw out,
turn over, wait for
1. If you always try to do too much, people may say, “Don’t ___________ more than you can chew.”
2. Sometimes, in a bad situation, there may still be some good things. Try not to “____________ the baby with
the bath water”.
3. If somebody has behaved badly in the past but promises to be good in future, we say he has promised to
“_____________ a new leaf”.
4. If you try to hurt someone else, but you can only do it by causing even bigger problems for yourself, we
say that you have “___________ your nose to spite your face”.
5. The advice not to postpone work that should be done now is expressed in the saying: “Never ______________
till tomorrow what you can do today.”
6. Time, like the tide, goes on whether we like it or not: “Time and tide __________ no man.”
7. If you’re an optimist and believe that things always get better eventually, you might say, “The sun always
_____________ after the rain.”
8. “He who fights and _____________
Lives to fight another day.”
9. If you are careful with money, even small amounts, you will be better off: “_________ the pennies and the
pounds will _______________ themselves.”
10.“See a pin and ___________ it __________
And all day long you’ll have good luck.
See a pin and let it lie –
You’ll need that pin before you die.”
V. For each of the sentences below write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentence using the word in CAPITAL LETTERS. We have given the first word(s) of the new
sentence.
1. People’s race, creed or colour is not taken into account when they apply for a job with us.
(IRRESPECTIVE)
 Anyone ___________________________________________________________.
2. Many film - makers were very much influenced by Citizen Kane. (IMPACT)
 The film ___________________________________________________________.
3. It is only a short walk from my house to the station. (HANDY)
 My house __________________________________________________________.
4. We may have to increase our prices without warning. (SUBJECT)
 Our prices _________________________________________________________.
5. Section Six of the Health and Safety Act forbids smoking in restaurants kitchens. (CONTRARY)
 Smoking ___________________________________________________________.
6. She shot the intruder but only to protect herself. (SELF-DEFENCE)
 She _______________________________________________________________.
7. The library has lost a number of books lately. (MISSING)
 A number __________________________________________________________.
8. I did not like the way you spoke to your sister. (DISGUSTED)
 I _________________________________________________________________.
9. We ran into a barn to get out of the rain. (SHELTER)
 We _______________________________________________________________.
10. You and I have exactly the same pearl earrings. (IDENTICAL)
 Your pearl earrings __________________________________________________.
VI. Sentence building. Complete the dialogue below.
A: Hello / John. / Nice / see / you. / you / have / comfortable / journey?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B: Yes / thanks. / I / came up / yesterday / the 10 a.m. / King’s Cross.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A: you / found / good / hotel? Where / you / stay?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B: At / Queen’s / Princess Street. / I / booked / few / ago / I / no trouble / at all.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A: Good. / that / one / best / city. / How long / you / stay?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B: three / days.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A: you / know / Edinburgh / at all?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B: No. / I / haven’t / here / many / years. / I / think / I / spend / afternoons / looking / Edinburgh.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A: I / not / busy / afternoon. / If / like / take / afternoon / off / show / round.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B: Thanks / very much. / That / very / pleasant.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
VII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it.
1. That meal was excellent!
 What ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. “I’ve seen the film three times, Mary”, said George.
 George told _______________________________________________________________________________________________
3. I don’t really want to visit the museum.
 I’d rather _________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. John missed the ferry because his car broke down.
 If __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Jane is a better cook than Robert.
 Robert can’t ______________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Please do not smoke in this area of the restaurant.
 Customers are requested _______________________________________________________________________________
7. “I’m sorry, Angela”, said Martin, “I’m afraid I’ve damaged your car.”
 Martin apologised _______________________________________________________________________________________
8. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.
 In spite ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. Carol finds it easy to make friends.
 Carol has no _____________________________________________________________________________________________
10.Mark is too young to see the horror film.
 Mark is not ______________________________________________________________________________________________
PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION
I. Cloze test: Fill in the blanks with missing word(s).

THE POLAR BEAR

The polar bear is a very big white bear. We call (1) _________ the polar bear because it lives inside the Arctic
Circle near the North Pole. There are no polar bears (2) ____________ the South Pole.
The polar bear lives in the snow and ice. At the North Pole there is only snow, ice,
(3) ___________ water. There is not any land. You cannot see the polar bear in the snow
(4) __________ its coat is yellow-white. It has a very warm coat because the (5) __________ is cold north of the
Arctic Circle.
This bear is three meters (6) ___________, and it weighs 450 kilos. It can stand up on its (7) ___________ legs
because it has very wide feet. It can use its front legs like arms. The polar bear can swim very well. It can
swim 120 kilometers out (8) ___________ the water. It catches fish and sea animals for food. It goes into the
sea when it is afraid.
People like to kill the polar bear (9) __________ its beautiful white coat. The governments of Canada, the
United States, and Russia say that no one can kills polar bears now. They do not want all of these beautiful
animals (10) ___________ die.
II. Reading Comprehension.
a. Read the text and choose the best answer.
PLANET EARTH
The planet Earth is 4,600 million years old. It is difficult for us to think about such an enormous length of
time because it has little meaning for us. We can, however, simplify the idea to make it more
understandable. We can compare the planet Earth to a person of forty six years of age.
Nothing is known about the first seven years of this person’s life. Very little information exists about the
middle period either. It was only at the age of forty - two that the Earth began to flower.
Dinosaurs and great reptiles did not appear until one year ago, when the planet was forty - five. Mammals
only arrived eight months ago. In the middle of last week, man - like apes became ape - like men and began
to communicate with each other. Last weekend, the Ice Age covered the Earth.
Modern man has only been around for four hours. During the last hour man discovered agriculture. The
Industrial Revolution and the rise of large cities began just six seconds ago.
During that short time, modern man has made a rubbish tip of the Earth. In one minute, he has increased
his numbers to terrible proportions, and has caused the death of hundreds of species of animals. He has
robbed and destroyed the planet in his search for fuels. Now he stands, like a violent, spoilt child, delighted
at the speed of his rise to power, on the edge of the final mass destruction and of killing all the life which
exists in the solar system.
1. The passage tells us that
A. a great deal is known about how the Earth was created.
B. life on Earth began relatively recently.
C. more is known about the first part of the Earth’s life than the middle part.
D. scientists are well - informed about the middle part of the Earth’s life.
2. We are informed by the author that
A. the dinosaurs appeared during the middle period.
B. mammals and great reptiles both appeared at the same time.
C. there were more than forty - five kinds of great reptiles.
D. ape - like men appeared before the last Ice Age.
3. The author is mainly interested in
A. the time when man first evolved from apes.
B. what has happened since the Industrial Revolution.
C. the effects of farming.
D. the period before the last Ice Age.
4. It would appear that the main danger ahead is that
A. man will destroy everything on Earth.
B. man will use up all the fuels.
C. there will be a population explosion.
D. more species of animal may die out.
5. The author’s general view of man seems to be that
A. he has no right to be so destructive.
B. he has been the most successful animal.
C. he will be able to control the environment.
D. he has learned a lot from past mistakes.
b. Put the following sentences into logical order to make a complete reading.
1. The most serious problem of modern times is that man is destroying the earth’s natural resources and
transforming huge areas into wasteland.
2. The smoke in the atmosphere, for example, is increasing so much that the amount of sunlight has been
reduced in many cities.
3. The world’s oceans are so vast that they can cope with the present levels of pollution.
4. A way of protecting all the wild life on the earth must also be found as many species are in danger of
disappearing completely from the surface of the earth.
5. Man’s whole environment is being changed in a serious way.
6. The dangers, however, are not confined solely to the land and the sea.
7. However, little is known about the long - term effects of such low poisoning.
8. As a result, it is becoming extremely difficult to grow enough to feed the world’s rapidly increasing
population.
c. You are going to read a newspaper article about digging for gold. Choose the most suitable
heading from the list A – I for each part (1 – 7) of the article. There is one extra heading which you
do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).
A. The research work; B. Others follow;
C. Past success; D. Doubting observers
E. Building the mine; F. Confident of success;
G. More funds required H. Local reaction;
I. World - wide search for gold

FATHER AND SON START GOLD RUSH

0. ___I___ Terence and Chris Madden have travelled from Canada’s frozen north to the heat of Africa in their
search for nature’s most desired metals. The father and son team – one an explorer, the other a mineral
expert - believe their mine on the side of a Welsh mountain could contain up to 10,000 ounces of gold.
1. _______ After ten years of digging in the Welsh hills, they are convinced that they are just metres away
from a five million dollar vein of gold. “As we dig, we are finding high levels of gold; now we just need to
get a few more metres to where it is concentrated,” said Terence, 68, from Liverpool.
2. _______ The pair have dedicated their lives to the hunt for gold. Their search began after the father read of
pockets of fold worth millions of pounds buried in the “Dolgellau gold belt”, an area around the Welsh
town of the same name. While reading 19 th century mining journals and newspapers at the Welsh
National Library in Aberystwyth, father and son chose the most promising area of land to study.

3. _______ Since they first cleared away the undergrowth and found bits of gold in the rocks, they have spent
the past ten years getting permission for their work from the owners, taking samples of the earth and
removing old cars and rubbish. They then set about digging out 150 tons of greenstone rock to form a
tunnel and a 10-metre shaft.
4. _______ Now they are running short of money. Having spent their savings chasing their dream, they will
have to convince a backer to put $ 50,000 into the project to lower the mine just a few more metres to
where the gold lies. Chris madden says, “At the moment, this looks doubtful although we’ve got quite a
few people we can contact.”
5. ________ As word spread through the valleys last week about the dig, the magic attraction of gold started
turning the heads of the inhabitants as well as the gold diggers. Dolgellau relies on tourists, and residents
are cautiously hopeful. “It would encourage more people to come here if they are right, “said Peter
Woolven, manager of the Royal Ship Hotel, “but if these two find gold, I hope millions of people are not
going to come and hack away at the hillside.”
PART FOUR: VOCABULARY
I. Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets.
1. He’ll be away for an (define) _______________ period.
2. All the leading (economy) _______________ say that this country is heading for a recession.
3. We’re (identity) _____________ twins so people have great difficulty telling us apart.
4. This is just an (illustrate) ____________ of the kind of thing that could happen if you don’t wear a seat belt.
5. The judges were especially impressed by the (imagine) ____________ use of light and shade in the painting.
6. She’s at a very (impress) ___________ age so we must make sure that she goes around with the right sort of
people.
7. I consider him to be one of our great (life) ___________ poets.
8. This is the site of the (propose) ______________ extension to the motorway.
9. After my holiday I had to get back to the (real) __________ of the daily office routine.
10. I’ve led a full and (vary) ___________ life but now I feel it’s time to settle down.
II. Choose the best answer to finish each of the following sentences.
1. He may be shy now, but he'll soon come out of his ___________ when he meets the right girl.
A. shoe B. shell C. shed D. hole
2. It’s true, I tell you! I got it from the _________. My sister works at the Town Hall. She’s the one who mad the
decision!
A. nag’s head B. cat’s whiskers C. horse’s mouth D. lion’s den
3. Just look at the way he goes round giving people orders. He’s getting a bit too big for his ___________ if you
ask me.
A. boots B. braces C. trousers D. brains
4. I’m afraid you’ve caught me on the ______ I wasn’t expecting you until this afternoon.
A. stove B. grapevine C. spot D. hop
5. Nagging Susan because she smokes too much has no effect on her whatsoever – It’s like water off
___________.
A. a windmill B. a duck’s back C. a dripping tap D. an umbrella
6. Why don’t we have potatoes in their __________ tonight for a change?
A. sleeves B. shells C. jackets D. coats
7. Have you seen the new boss? She’s the __________ image of Marilyn Monroe.
A. live B. true C. spitting D. same
8. He’s one of the few __________ composers we have in this country.
A. budding B. blooming C. growing D. promised
9. Writing rhymes for birthday cards is really easy. It’s money for old ____________.
A. rags B. bread C. rope D. rubbish
10. Of course you won’t become more intelligent if you eat a lot of fish – that’s just an old ___________ tale.
A. maids’ B. ladies’ C. mothers’ D. wives’

PART FIVE: MISTAKE CORRECTION

Read the text below carefully. There are ten words which should not be in the text. If a line has
a word which should not be there, write the word.

A LATE NIGHT
Line The text The word
01 Thank you for the book which you had sent
02 me for my birthday next week. I am certain I
03 will really enjoy reading it as the book is one
04 I have been intending to buy it ever since it
05 was published about two and a half years
06 ago. On Thursday, instead of buying for me a
07 present, my sister took me out for a meal in
08 a restaurant which had been highly
09 recommended her in a local newspaper. The
10 restaurant which had been open for only two
11 months, was at about 25 kilometers away
12 and we went there in my sister’s car. The
13 meal was excellent and we thoroughly enjoyed
14 ourselves the evening. Unfortunately, after we
15 left the restaurant, we had a problem with the
16 car as that it would not start. We could not find
17 out what the trouble was and decided to leave it
18 behind in the car park until the following day.
19 We asked of a waiter to call a taxi but had to
20 wait over an hour for it to arrive, and so we did
21 not get back our home until very late. I
22 certainly did not feel at all like getting up and
23 going to the work next morning.

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