PRACTICE 45 31/5/2023

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. drinks B. rides C. travels D. leaves
2. A. must B. full C. cut D. sun
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. happen B. expect C. expand D. admit
4. A. computer B. semester C. museum D. century

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
5. The secretary to _______I talked didn't know where the meeting was.
A. which B. who C. that D. whom
6. There has not been much supply of water recently, ______?
A. does there B. has there C. hasn't there D. has it
7. _______it is getting dark, we will not wait for him any longer.
A. Unless B. While C. Since D. Although
8. When_______?
A. penicillin was discovered B. penicillin discovered
C. was penicillin discovered D. did penicillin discover
9. When it began to rain, the children _______in the yard.
A. played B. were playing C. have played D. had played
10. She had changed so much that _______anyone recognized her.
A. almost B. hardly C. all D. nearly
11. The average _______of pocket money received by teenagers fell to £4 a week this year.
A. number B. sum C. digit D. amount
12. _______ we arrived late, we didn't miss the speech
A. Despite B. Even though C. In spite of D. However
13. He______ for the acceptance from the company since last Friday.
A. was waiting B. has been waiting C. had waited D. waits
14. I was angry with her because__________.
A. she was so rude to me B. she is so rude with me
C. she was such rude to me D. she is such rude to me
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.
15. - John: “I learned that you won the 100-meter race this morning. Congratulations!”
- Nick: “_______”
A. Thank you. B. No, don't say so.
C. Just lucky. D. No, no. I ran slowly.
16. - Dam: “Would you like to come to dinner next Friday?”
- Laura:“_______”
A. Certainly not. B. Unfortunately not. C. I'm afraid, I can't. D. I hope not.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
17. Alexander Graham Bell started experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long
distance
A. taking back B. sending out C. looking for D. going on
18. The librarian asked the children to be silent because everyone was trying to study
A. noisy B. boring C. quiet D. early
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
19. With the arrival of Jonh’s friends , the party became really enjoyable
A. coming B. approval C. leaving D. support
20. With technological changes many traditional skills have become obsolete.
A. without changing B. in use C. out of order D. up to date

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Being an only child, there was not much that Thahirah could do when she was alone. Reading her
books made her life seemed so much more interesting. She read so much that she earned the
(21)______ 'bookworm'. Because of all the reading that she did, her grasp of the English Language
was so good that no one in her level could ever beat her at it.
Her teachers were all so proud (22)______ her. They especially enjoyed her compositions as she
had a very good imagination and could write very well. One day, a surprise waited for Thahirah in
school. Her teacher had (23)______ some of her compositions to a friend of hers who was book
publisher. The publisher was so (24)______ with Thahirah's writing that he offered Thahirah the
chance to write her own novel. Thahirah wasn't so sure at first whether she had the talent to write a
novel. But with her teacher's encouragement she agreed. A few months (25)______, Thahira's book
was published and put on sale. They sold like hotcakes ! Everyone was proud of her and Thahirah
discovered that this was what she wanted to be an author.
21. A. pet name B. nick name C. surname D. first name
22. A. of B. in C. for D. with
23. A. explained B. illustrated C. shown D. proved
24. A. surprised B. impressed C. annoyed D. shocked
25. A. soon B. forward C. before D. later

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
Tigers are one of the most powerful and graceful animals in the world. The different species that
still exist today, namely the Bengal, Indochina, Siberian, South China and Sumatra tigers are in danger
of becoming extinct. Due to irresponsible hunting, the Bali, Caspian and Java tigers have already
become extinct. This could soon happen to the other species too.
In the past, tigers were considered as pests. With a smaller area to hunt, as man had taken up more
of the land to build upon, the tigers found less areas for themselves to hunt. They thus turned to farms
to get their food. Farmers' livestock were attacked by these tigers. People were then encouraged to hunt
and kill these animals with the promise of rewards. Even after the threat of tigers on livestock was
over, man continued to hunt tigers, this time for recreation. Poachers also hunt tigers for their body
parts . The skin of tigers is much sought. Bones and other organs are also used as ingredients in
traditional Chinese medicine. Although killing tigers is illegal, it is still being carried out and unless it
is stopped, the remaining species of tigers will soon become extinct too.
26. How many species of tigers were there originally ?
A. Four B. Five C. Eight D. Three
27. There were less hunting grounds for the tigers because ______.
A. man had occupied the land B. the farmers put their livestock there
C they liked hunting livestock D. the tiger population was increasing
28. Man continues hunting tigers even when they are no longer pests because ______.
A. he treats it as a form of recreation B. he loves tiger very much
C. he still thinks tigers are pests D. he want to make the tigers extinct
29. Poachers are people who ______.
A catch tigers B. make Chinese medicine
C. hunt tigers illegally D. hunt tiger's body parts
30. Illegal poaching will ______.
A. cause the extinction of tigers B. increase the population of tigers
C. increase the amount of Chinese medicine. D. increase the price of body parts

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correcting in each of the following questions.
31. Ice skating and to go skiing are popular winter sports in the United States.
A B C D
32. The surgeon examined the patient quickly, and then the operation was begun.
A B C D
33. I’m going out now. If anybody phones while I shall be out, can you take a message?
A B C D
34. In some countries, octopuses and snails are considered being delicacies to eat .
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
the original sentence in each of the following questions.
35. My mother drivers more carefully than my brother
A. My mother drives as carefully as my brother.
B. My mother is a more careful driver than my brother.
C. My mother always drive carefully but my brother doesn’t.
D. My brother is a more careful driver than my mother.
36. Street musicians are not allowed to perform in this station.
A. Musicians must not play in this station.
B. Musicians do not have to play in this station.
C. Musicians can leave instruments in this station.
D. Musicians must keep their instruments with them in this station.
37. The boy is too fat to run far.
A. The boy was very fat and couldn’t run far.
B. The boy’s fatness didn’t stop him running far
C. The boy had to run far because he was fat
D. The boy became ill because he was too fat.
38. The critics undervalued his new book.
A. His new book was valuable to the critics.
B. The critics had a low opinion of his new book.
C. The critics turned downed his new book.
D. The critics were fed up with his new book.
39. He tries to practises English everyday. He can speak English more fluently now.
A. The more fluently he can speak English , the more he practices English.
B. He can speak English fluently, but he tries to practise English everyday.
C. The more he practises English everyday, the more fluently he can speak it.
D He tries to practise English everyday, and he can hardly speak English more fluently .
40. She is learning computer programming. She wants to get a better job.
A. She is learning computer programming, so she has got a better job.
B. She is learning computer programming in order to get a better job.
C. She has got a better job because she is learning computer programming .
D. To learn computer programming , she may be able to get a better job.
_____The end_____