Practice test 2

Question 1: a- Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
1. A. spoon B. flood C. cook D. soon
2. A. looked B. moved C. rained D. carried
3. A. show B. power C. low D. snow
4. A. measure B. division C. pleasure D. insure
5. A. stomach B. switch C. match D. catch
b- Choose the word that has the different stress from the others :
1. A. complete B. company C. commit D. combine
2. A. register B. regular C. referee D. reference
3. A. famous B. curious C. numerous D. suspicious
Question 2: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. She (ask)....... me to tell about him several times.
2. When it (start)........ to rain, I still (try)....... to start the engine.
3. Your daughter (grow)......... a lot since I last saw her.
4. The presents (send)....... to John were very beautiful.
5. It won’t be safe to use these stairs until they (repair)....... .
6. I didn’t see anyone but I felt as though I (watch)......... .
7. He (look).......... fatter than some days ago.
8. You can’t see the doctor. He (go)...... to Ho Chi Minh city and (not return).......... until next month.
Question 3: fill in the blank with a suitable preposition
1. I am tired ….... much walking.
2. How are you getting .........at school.?
3. We go home ....... school.
4. The moon goes .........the sky from East to West.
5. Don’t come into the room ......... that window.
6. Don’t do it all at once; do it little .........little.
7. My friend and I were very happy .......... the result of the exam.
8. We took a lot of photographs ......... our visit .......... Rome last summer.
9. ............ the popular singers, I like Michael Jackson the most.
Question 4: Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentence:
1. One of my English teachers is American, ...........is British.
A. any B. the other C. another D. others
2. Please .......... your hand if you want to ask the teacher a question.
A. rise B. push C. raise D. lift
3. Kathryn queued all night so .......... get a good seat
A. as to B. that she C. she can D. to
4. Peter sometimes helps me ............. my homework.
A. to do B. do C. with D. all are correct
5. It was ............ warm this afternoon that I didn't wear my jacket.
A. such B. such a C. so D. a so
6. They had never come .................. such a beautiful little village before.
A. at B. across C. off D. along
7. The librarian went to look in the cupboard........... rare books were kept.
A. which B. that C. where D. there
8. Most of the people........... to the reception were old friends.
A. inviting B. invited C. who are invited D. invite
9. When ........................... a dictionary, you need to be able to understand
the symbols and abbreviations it contains.
A. using B. use C. to use D. having used
10. Let's go to the next party, ............... ?
A. shan't we B. won't we C. will us D. shall we
Question 5: Give the correct forms of the words in brackets:
1. Catching common cold is ............for everybody. (please)
2. It is a contest in which ..........have to read two poems in English. (participate)
3. I ............ met an old friend last week. (expect)
4. They are ........... ill patients. No modern techniques can cure them. (hope)

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5. It’s not a very pretty town, but the ............ are beautiful. (surround)
6. A holiday in the USA is ...........cheap. (surprise)
7. Doctors and ... have reported on how we are affected by the noise around us. (science)
8. Don’t you think it would be ........ to see your teacher? (sense)
9. I enjoy going on long walks for a bit of .......... (relax)
10. Peter’s .........got worse as he returned to wear glasses. (eye)
Question 6: a- Read the following paragraph and choose the best answer to fill in each blank:
Most British people go abroad on holiday, to visit family, or on short business trips. People are....(1) to find out how
to get urgent treatment before leaving the UK. They have to .....(2) a form which explains what they.....(3) do if they fall ill
or.......(4) an accident, and what arrangements exist in .....(5) country for medical treatment. The regulations are fairly
simple but........(6) people do not have this information, they may .....(7) that private medical care is extremely expensive.
It is not unusual for people to discover that they do not have....(8) money with them to....(9) the total cost and .....(10) such
circumstances an already difficult situation becomes even more complicated.
1. A. advised B. suggested C. said D. spoken
2. A. put B. bring C. fill D. get
3. A. ought B. will C. should D. may
4. A. have B. get C. happen D. take
5. A. their B. each C. one D. this
6. A. because B. whether C. as D. if
7. A. look B. want C. find D. know
8. A. enough B. little C. few D. full
9. A. pay B. give C. spend D. have
10. A. on B. in C. at D. up
b. Read the passage carefully then answer the questions below.
Higher education is given in colleges and universities. The average course is four years. Students choose a major and
take courses in this subject. After four years they get a bachelor degree. Then the students may go on to graduate school
and, with a year or two of further study, get a master's degree. After another two or three years of study, they may get a
still higher degree as doctor of philosophy. Higher education trains people to become teachers, nurses, engineers or do
other professional work. Lawyers and doctors must go to school longer than four years.
1. What degree do students get after four years of higher education?
2. How long does it take a student to obtain a master’s degree?
3. Who must go to school longer than four years?
4. How long is the average course in an American university?
5. How long is a student trained into a teacher?
Question 7:
a. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct
1. We insist on you leaving the meeting before any further outbursts.
A B C D
2. It has been a long time since we talked to John, isn't it?
A B C D
3. Tom has not completed the assignment yet , and Maria hasn't neither.
A B C D
4. David is particularly fond about cooking, and he often cooks very delicious meals.
A B C D
5. The progress made in space travel for the early 1960s is remarkable.
A B C D
b. Rearrange the order of words in these sentences in such a way that each of them
becomes a correctly expressed question.
1. have people many how the accepted invitation.
2. today library time does the what close.
Question 8: Rewrite these following sentences so that the meanings stay the same as the one given:
1. It is easy for us to find the house.
We had ................................................................................................
2. “Why don’t you complain to the company, Peter?” Said William.
William suggested ......... .........................................................................................
3. You can leave only when I tell you.

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Until ........... ..........................................................................................

4. He is back from New York after three days there.
He has been ..... ...........................................................................................
5. They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left.
Only after ........ ..........................................................................................
6. During his childhood the family lived in Cornwall.
His family ....... .............................................................................................
7. Fewer people die from flu than 50 years ago.
Not as ....... ..........................................................................................
8. I have never been to Paris before.
This is ...... ..........................................................................................
9. Their car is Italian. It’s big and red.
They’ve got..... ..........................................................................................
10. I think you should tell the police about the accident.
If I ............. ...........................................................................................
Question 9: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one
1. He is carrying out a research on how people spend their money for clothes.
A research ......................................... .................................................. ....................
2. Although I had all the necessary qualifications, they didn’t offer me the job.
Despite ......................................... .................................................. ....................
3. “Please do not litter as you are walking along the coast”, the guard said to us.
The guard told ......................................... .................................................. ....................
4. I haven’t bought any clothes since my trip to Hanoi.
The last time ......................................... .................................................. ....................
5. They think that a garden would be a perfect setting for the house.
It ......................................... .................................................. ....................
6. Jack’s parents made him study a lot for the entrance exam to high school.
Jack was ......................................... .................................................. ....................
7. You can’t register for a course abroad if you don’t have a passport.
Unless ......................................... .................................................. ....................
8. “Why don’t we visit the Royal Citadel first?” Quang said.
Quang suggested that ......................................... .....................................................
9. People expect that he will join the company soon.
He ......................................... .................................................. ....................
10. Shall we use Perfume Pagoda as a theme of the presentation?
She suggests ......................................... .................................................. .................…
Question 10: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one
1. Jonah had obviously made an effort to put on smart clothes for the occasion. (UP)
Jonah had obviously made an effort to _________________
2. Losing weight is not so easy as putting on weight. (DIFFICULT)
Losing weight ____________________________________
3. I can’t understand him because he speaks so quickly. (IF)
_________________________________________________
4. The suitcase is so heavy that I can’t carry it. (SUCH)
_________________________________________________
5. It will be very cold tomorrow. (WISH)
_________________________________________________
6. The sun is much hotter than the moon. (SO... AS)
_________________________________________________
7. The last time I saw Lan was at Tam’s birthday party. (HAVEN’T)
_________________________________________________
8. What did he tell you? (NEED TO KNOW)
_________________________________________________
9. Where did they go on holiday? (KNOW)

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_________________________________________________
10. Where is the dentist’s office? (HOW)
_________________________________________________
11. It was so late that nothing could be done.
It was too _____________________________
12. He left school and then joined the army.
After ________________________________
13. The leak was repaired by the plumber this morning.
The plumber __________________________
14. Tea is cheaper than coffee.
Coffee _______________________________
15. I adore listening to music every day.
I enjoy _____________________________
Question 11: Rewrite the sentence that has the same meaning with the previous sentence.
1. I fed the chickens this morning.
The chickens ...............................................................................................................
2. The question is so difficult that all the students can’t answer it.
It is such .....................................................................................................................
3. It is 5 years since Tom and Mary got married.
Tom and Mary……………………………………………………………………….
4. Although he is strong, he can’t move that stone.
In spite .......................................................................................................................
5. Where does your brother work?” she asked me.
She asked me ……………………………………………………………………….
6. David had gone home before we arrived.
After ...........................................................................................................................
7. We had lunch then we took a look around the shops.
Before ..........................................................................................................................
Question 12: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. You should take the train instead of the bus.
-> If................................................ .................................................. ..................
2. I'm sure that someone forgot to lock the door.
--> Someone must.............................................. .................................................
3. They bought this house ten years ago.
--> They have.............................................. .................................................. .....
4. The course finished with a big party.
--> At the end............................................... .................................................. ....
5. We invited a pop star onto the chat show, but he didn't turn up.
--> The pop star.............................................. .................................................. ..
6. Although she said that she would come, I don't think she ever will.
—> Despite........................................... .................................................. ...........
7. The plane had hardly left the airport when the accident happened.
--> No sooner............................................ .................................................. .......
8. You feel tired now because you didn't sleep very well last night.
-> Had............................................... .................................................. ..............
9. When did you start the project?
—> How long.............................................. .................................................. ....
10. Their wedding will be held in a lovely church.
--> The church............................................ .................................................. ......