CANADIAN ENGLISHCOUNCIL My name is ……………………………………

PRACTICE TEST 8
Total: /70
Time allowed: 60 minutes

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (5p)
1. A. amazing B. orange C. table D. favorite 1.
2. A. bedroom B. center C. closet D. rest 2.
3. A. busy B. uncle C. tub D. luckily 3.
4. A.seat B. tea C. near D. cheap 4.
5. A. house B. happy C. high D. hour 5.
II. Find the word with the stress is different from the rest in each group (5p)
1. A. telephone B. stereo C. restaurant D. engineer 1.
2. A. sister B. baby C. brother D. describe 2.
3. A. homework B. morning C. routine D. music 3.
4. A. literature B. Saturday C. volleyball D. apartment 4.
5. A. remove B. bookstore C. temple D. flower 5.
III. Give the correct forms of the verbs (15p)
1. Yesterday we (1. go) to the cinema but the film (2. not be) good. We (3. not enjoy)
it at all.
2. Tim (4. buy) some new clothes yesterday – two shirts, a jacket, and a pullover.
3. At 10 p.m yesterday, I and my sister (5. do) homework.
4. Every weekend, I go swimming but today I (6. skate) .
5. Who (7.make) this noise?
6. The party last Saturday (8. not be) good, so we (9. not stay) long.
7. Did you go to the bank this morning? No, I (10. not have) the time.
8. When you rang, I (11.clean) my bike.
9. At my last basketball club, we used (12. train) every Saturday for three hours.
10. I really (13. like) the meal we had at your house last Tuesday.
11. We used (14.go) to the beach every day when we were on holiday.
12. I broke my leg when Tony and I (15.practise) for the school sports day.
1. 6. 11.
2. 7. 12.
3. 8. 13.
4. 9. 14.
5. 10. 15.
IV. Complete the sentences with one suitable preposition (10p)
1. I made the story because no one would have believed the truth. 1.
2. My aunt and uncle have decided to move Australia. 2.
3. It’s important that you get well your supervisor. 3.
4. Did you know that the antibiotic penicillin was discovered chance? 4.
5. If you don't know what it means, look it in the dictionary. 5.

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 6. We drove all night and finally arrived Melbourne at 9 o’clock. 6.
7. As children grow , they want more independence their parents. 7.
8. I used to go with Tony but we split about a year ago. 8.
9. It will take her a long time to get her illness. 9.
10. The plane took late because of bad weather. 10.
V. Choose the best option to complete the following sentences (10p)
1. Do you usually go out ?
A. in the afternoon on Fridays C. on afternoons Friday
B. on Fridays in the afternoon D. on Friday afternoons
2. They healthy after the summer vacation.
A. looked B. were seeming C. were looking D. were appearing
3. It’s difficult to cross this street because there is too much
A. crowd B. traffic C. people D. transport
4. Would you like to come to my house for lunch?
A. Yes, I do B. I’d love to C. Yes, I like D. OK. I’d like
5. Hung enjoys sports so much. He takes part every sports activity of our school.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
6. Don’t eat much sugar! It’s not good for your health.
A. very B. a lot C. too D. as
7. Lala doesn’t like pork, and .
A. neither do I B. I don’t, either C. I don’t, neither D. A&B
8. The of the cold are: a runny nose, a slight fever, coughing and sneezing.
A. appearances B. cures C. signs D. symptoms
9. I’m not sure I’ve got the to sing in public.
A. confidence B. confidential C. confine D. self-confident
10. I’ve got a money left, so we’ll have to be careful what we buy.
A. few B. much C. little D. many
IV. Give the correct forms of the words (10p)
1. It was a remarkable (achieve) for such a young player.
2. I can't (concentrate) with all that noise going on.
3. I have no (hesitate) in recommending her for the job.

4. Always read the (instruct) before you start.

5. She's extremely well (qualify) for the job.
6. I spent all evening (correct) essays.
7. He made some minor (revise) to the report before printing it out.
8. A sentence can be (divide) up into meaningful segments.
9. She completed her formal (educate) in 1995.
10. The (memory) service will be held at a local church.
1. 5. 9.
2. 6. 10.
3. 7.
4. 8.

VII. Choose the best answer to each question (5p)

Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in the nineteenth century, and later came
to the United States. Several members of his family did a great deal to encourage him in the field of
science. His father helped him a lot by supervising his work with the deaf. When he worked with the
deaf and investigated the science acoustics, his studies eventually led to invention of multiple
telegraph and his greatest invention - the telephone. He dedicated the last quarter century of his life
to advances in aviation.
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 1. What was Alexander Graham Bell's greatest invention?
A. multiple telegraph C. aviation
B. telephone D. acoustics
2. To what did Bell dedicate the last years of his life?
A. acoustics science C. adventure
B. aviation D. architecture
3. How many years did Bell dedicate to aviation?
A. 100 B. 50 C. 35 D. 25
4. What can we conclude about Alexander Graham Bell?
A. He worked very hard, but never succeeded.
B. He spent so many years working in aviation because he wanted to be a pilot.
C. He dedicated his life to science and the well-being of mankind.
D. He worked with the deaf so that he could invent the telephone.
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Bell was born in the 18th century.
B. Bell worked with the deaf.
C. Bell experimented with the science of acoustics.
D. Bell invented a multiple telegraph.

VIII. Using the given word to complete each sentence below (10p)
1. Jack really likes football and never misses a match. crazy
Jack....................................................................................................................football and never misses a match.
2. My uncle worked on a sailing boat until he was thirty. was
My uncle............................................................................................................................................. until he was thirty.
3. Do you want to watch TV? feel
Do you................................................................................................................................................................................ TV?
4. John participated in a swimming competition last week. part
John.............................................................................................................. in a swimming competition last week.
5. June and I had a game of tennis. against
I had............................................................................................................................................................................... June.
6. I played chess almost every day when I was young. used
I............................................................................................................ chess almost everyday when I was young.
7. Volleyball doesn’t really interest me. in
I’m not................................................................................................................................................................ volleyball.
8. I enjoyed myself at your birthday party. fun
I...................................................................................................................................................... at your birthday party.
9. Young children like Disneyland. popular
Disneyland............................................................................................................................................... young children.
10.Karen doesn’t like watching sport on TV. keen
Karen.......................................................................................................................................... watching sport on TV

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