PRACTICE TEST 2

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.
Question 1: A. chaos B. cherish C. chorus D. scholar
Question 2: A. clamped B. wished C. ticked D. posed
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.
Question 3: A. engineer B. religion C. understand D. comprehend
Question 4: A. attract B. prefer C. forecast D. suppose
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 5: Hurry up or you’ll be late _____ school.
A. for B. in C. at D. on
Question 6: Thanks to my friends’ _____ remarks, my essays have been improved.
A. constructive B. construction C. constructor D. construct
Question 7: _____ you, I’d think twice about that decision.
A. Were I B. Should I be C. If I am D. If I had been
Question 8: _____ he got top marks at high school, he never went to university.
A. Nevertheless B. Despite C. Although D. Meanwhile
Question 9: We all agree that she is _____ student in our class.
A. a more clever B. cleverest C. most clever D. the cleverest
Question 10: My teacher reminded me _____ my essay carefully before handing it in.
A. checked B. checking C. to have checked D. to check
Question 11: It was announced that neither the passengers nor the driver _____ in the crash.
A. were injured B. are injured C. was infured D. is injured
Question 12: Changes have been made in our primary schooling program. As a result, young
children _____ do homework any more.
A. oughtn’t B. needn’t C. couldn’t D. haven’t
Question 13: He has lived in _____ United Kingdom for two years.
A. a B. an C. the D. no article
Question 14: It is imperative _____ what to do when there is a fire.
A. he must know about C. that everyone know
B. that everyone know D. we knew
Question 15: The problem of _____ among young people is hard to solve.
A. employment B. employees C. employers D. unemployment
Question 16: He’s a very _____ person because he can make other workers follow his advice.
A. creative B. influential C. deciding D. effective
Question 17: The players’ protests _____ no difference to the referee’s decision at all.
A. did B. made C. caused D. created
Question 18: Pay no _____ to what other people talk about you. Believe in yourself.
A. notice B. way C. attention D. allowance
Question 19: British and Australian people share the same language, but in other respects
they are as different as _____.
A. cats and dogs B. chalk and cheese C. salt and pepper D. here and there
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.
Question 20: My scientists agree that global warming poses great threats to all species on Earth.
A. risks B. annoyances C. fears D. irritations
Question 21: How on earth could they do away with a lovely old building like that and put a
car park there instead?
A. keep B. destroy C. decrease D. upgrade
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.
Question 22: When he passes the entrance exam, his parents will be walking on air.
A. extremely happy C. feeling extremely unhappy
B. extremely light D. feeling extremely airy
Question 23: Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity.
A. cover B. conserve C. presume D. reveal
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best
completes each of the following exchanges.
Question 24: Liam and Kara are having a discussion about learning new skills.
- Liam: I think that self-leadership is a crucial skills for everyone nowadays.
- Kara: _____. It greatly helps us achieve success.
A. I don’t think it’s right C. You may be wrong
B. I don’t understand D. I definitely agree
Question 25: Dan is talking to his friend after work.
- Dan: Do you still feel like going to a movie tonight?
- Dan’s friend: _____. What movie should we see?
A. I’m not sure B. I like movies C. It’s a great idea D. No, thanks
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
My first job was a sales assistant at a large department store. I wanted to work part-time,
because I was still studying at university and I was only able to work a few nights a week. I
came across the advertisement in the local newspaper. I remember the interview as though
it were yesterday. The (26) _____ manager sat behind a large desk. He asked me various
questions which surprised me because all I wanted was to work in sales.
An hour later, I was told that I had got the job and was given a contract to go over. I was to
be trained for ten days before I took my post. Also, as a member of staff, I was (27) _____ to
some benefits, including discounts. When I eventually started, I was responsible (28) _____
the toy section. I really enjoyed it there and I loved demonstrating the different toys. I was
surprised at how friendly my colleagues were, too. They made working there fun even when
we had to deal with customers (29) _____ got on our nerves. (30) _____, working there was
a great experience which I will never forget.
Question 26: A. person B. personal C. personage D. personnel
Question 27: A. entitled B. given C. catered D. supplied
Question 28: A. in B. with C. for D. to
Question 29: A. which B. why C. where D. who
Question 30: A. By contrast B. However C. Moreover D. On the whole
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 from 31 to 35.
Grandma Moses is among the most celebrated twentieth-century painters of the United
States, yet she had barely started painting before she was in her late seventies. As she once
said of herself, “I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me.”
No one could have had a more productive old age. She was born Anna Mary Robertson on a
farm in New York State, one of five boys and five girls. (“We came in bunches, like
radishes.”) At twelve she left home and was in domestic service until at twenty-seven, she
married Thomas Moses, the hired hand of one of her employers. They farmed most of their
lives, first in Virginia and then in New York State, at Eagle Bridge. She had ten children, of
whom five survived, and husband died in 1927.
Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery pictures as a hobby, but
only switched to oils in old age because her hands had become too stiff to sew and she
wanted to keep busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first sold at the local drugstore
and at a fair, and were soon spotted by a dealer who bought everything she painted. Three
of the pictures were exhibited in the Museum of Modem Art, and in 1940 she had her first
exhibition in New York. Between the 1930s and her death she produced some 2000
pictures: detailed and lively portrayals of the rural life she had known for so long, with a
marvelous sense of color and form. “I think real hard till think of something real pretty, and
then I paint it,” she said.
Question 31: Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Grandma Moses: A Biographical Sketch C. Grandma Moses: Her Best Exhibition
B. The Children of Grandma Moses D. Grandma Moses and Other Older Artists
Question 32: Grandma Moses spent most of her life _____.
A. nursing B. painting C. embroidering D. farming
Question 33: The word “whom” in paragraph 1 refers to _____.
A. Grandma Moses and her husband C. Grand Moses and her siblings
B. Grand Moses and her children D. Grandma Moses’s children
Question 34: According to the passage, Grandma Moses began to paint because she wanted
to _____.
A. decorate her home C. improve her salary
B. keep active D. gain an international reputation
Question 35: In paragraph 2, the word “spotted” could best be replaced by _____.
A. speckled B. featured C. noticed D. damaged
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 from 36 to 42.
A signature usually contains either a first name and a surname, or initials and a sursame, or,
less frequently a first name and initials. Your first name represents your private or family
self, and your surname represents your public self, how you are socially and at work.
If your first name is more prominent in your signature, this implies that you have positive
feelings about your childhood and that your “private” self is more important to you than
your “public” self. If your surname is more prominent, this means that your “public” self is
more important to you. The more space between your name and surname, the more you
wish to keep your public and private self separate. If you only use initials either for your first
name or your surname in your signature, this means that you are more secretive about this
part of your personality (your private or public persona).
A legible signature implies that you are a person with clear ideas and objetives. The more
illegible your signature is, the less assertive you are as a person, and the more you tend to
avoid conflict.
Most signatures are horizontal, rising or descending. A rising signature means that you are
the kind of person who, when faced with problems, will work to overcome them. Usually
optimistic, you are in control and ambitious. A descending signature means that you have a
tendency to get depressed and give up when faced with problems, and lack self-confidence.
Some people’s signatures go through a temporary phase where they go down, which shows
that they are going through a hard time or an illness. A horizontal signature suggests an
emotionally stable person who is well-balanced and generally satisfied with the way their
life is going. If your signature is bigger than the rest of the letter or document you have
written, that means that you are self-confident and have quite a high opinion of yourself.
Some people actually sign in capital letters, which suggests they are arrogant rather than
self-confident. People whose signature is smaller than the rest of the text may be insecure
and have low self-esteem.
Question 36: What is mainly discussed in the passage?
A. Instructions of writing your signature
B. Changing your signatures being inadvisable
C. What your signature says about you
D. Scientific facts behind signature
Question 37: The word “initials” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. a person’s full name B. all the letters in a signature
C. first letters of all of a person’s names D. a person’s family name
Question 38: What does signing only initials for your first name suggest?
A. You want to keep your private self secret.
B. You want to keep your public self secret.
C. You tend to avoid conflicts.
D. You are in control when faced with problems.
Question 39: The word “legible” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. legal B. clear C. neat D. straight
Question 40: The word “they” in paragraph 4 refers to _____.
A. signatures B. people C. problems D. documents
Question 41: What kind of person are you if you sign in capital letters?
A. Arrogant B. Emotionally stable C. Optimistic D. Ambitious
Question 42: What aspect of signature is NOT mentioned in passage?
A. Space within a signature C. Size
B. Legibility D. Shape
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that
needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 43: The lady who had invited us heard me telling my wife that the dinner terrible,
A B C
so I was embarrased.
D
Question 44: The threat of being dismissed do not worry me any more because I have
A B C
started my own business.
D
Question 45: She wishes we didn’t send her the candy yesterday because she’s on a diet.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest
in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 46: It’s difficult for me to understand what he implies.
A. I find it difficult to understand what he really means.
B. Understanding what he implies is found difficult.
C. What he implies is not very difficult to understand.
D. To understand what he really means is difficult to find.
Question 47: I could not get the job because I did not speak English well.
A. I would have spoken English well if I could get that job.
B. I wish I had got the job so that I could speak English well.
C. Despite my poor English, I was successful in the job.
D. I failed to get the job because of my poor English.
Question 48: A small hotel was the only choice of place to stay at during my trip to London.
A. I had different choices of where to stay during my trip to London.
B. I had no alternative but to stay at a small hotel during my trip to London.
C. There were a lot of hotels for me to choose from during my trip to London.
D. I was talked into staying at a small hotel during my trip to London.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best
combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 49: Smoking is an extremely harmful habit. You should give it up immediately.
A. As smoking is an extremely harmful habit, you should give it up immediately.
B. You should give up smoking immediately and you will fall into an extremely harmful
habit.
C. When you give up smoking immediately, you will affect your health with this
harmful habit.
D. Stop your smoking immediately so it will become one of your extremely harmful
habits.
Question 50: I did not dare to turn on the television. I was afraid of waking the baby up.
A. I did not dare to turn on the television for fear of waking up the baby.
B. Waking the baby up, I could not continue watching the television.
C. I decided not to turn on the television in order to wake the baby up.
D. I decided to turn the television down to avoid waking the baby up.
-