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PRACTICE TEST 20
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Why does she never allow me to suggest anything ______ the house?
a. on b. at c. over d. about
2. Could you do me a favor? I’d like to have a day ______.
a. on b. of c. off d. over
3. Just as I was walking ______ her table, she smiled.
a. pass b. past c. at d. for
4. They considered these things to be ______ equal value.
a. on b. about c. in d. of
5. Do you keep a record ______ your expenses?
a. about b. of c. on d. over
6. He complimented her ______ her dress.
a. over b. about c. on d. in
7. Harry was accused ______ theft.
a. of b. in c. with d. at
8. You should never drive ______ the influence ______ alcohol.
a. in / of b. under / of c. with / with d. for / with
9. If you work for us, you’ll get somewhere to live ______ free.
a. for b. of c. at d. out
10. They took pride _______ being the best players of the NBA.
a. of b. on c. in d. at
11. She still remembered how he had broken down and cried ______ a baby.
a. like b. as c. as if d. same as
12. I’m glad you informed us in advance. You’d have been punished ______.
a. besides b. nevertheless c. otherwise d. other way
13. Pam, what would you _______ do tomorrow morning?
a. like b. ought to c. better d. rather
14. I’d rather you _______ me the truth!
a. tell b. told c. telling d. to tell
15. She saw me, but she didn’t bother ______ hello to me.
a. to say b. say c. saying d. to have said
16. She’d prefer to go out ______.
a. than to stay home b. rather than to stay home.
c. than staying home d. rather than stay home
17. We could not use fire-fighting equipment because the water pipes ______.
a. would burst b. had burst c. have burst d. used to burst
18. It’s no use ______ him really. He had to do what he had been told to.
a. to blame b. blaming c. for blaming d. you blame
19. Any job well done gives infinitely more satisfaction than _______ tackled half-heartedly.
a. which b. one c. it d. either
20. People will like you better if you show that you have a mind ______.
a. of yours b. of yourself c. of your own d. of you
21. I am not accustomed _______ in public.
a. to speak b. to speaking c. speaking d. at speaking
22. Either John or his brothers _______ the keys to the car.
a. has taken b. have taken c. has been taken d. have been taken
23. Just watch me, and do _______ I tell you.
a. whatever b. whoever c. however d. whenever
24. What we heard _______.
a. to be encouraged b. being encouraging c. was encouraged d. was encouraging
25. I would have met you at the bus terminal if I ______ that you ______.
a. knew / were arriving b. knew / had arrived
c. had known / were arriving d. would know / had arrived

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26. The fewer bags you take, ______ trouble you will have en route.
a. the fewer b. the little c. the less d. the least
27. ______ where to find the key, the boy could not open the safe.
a. Knowing not b. Not knowing c. Knew not d. Didn’t know
28. His counselor recommended that he ______ engineering.
a. will study b. is studying c. study d. studies
29. This house needs ______.
a. to repaint b. repainted c. to be repainting d. repainting
30. Maybe young people would be _______ these days if there were more discipline in school.
a. behaved better b. better behaved c. behaving better d. behave better
31. Tom was ________ that everyone likes him.
A. so nice a boy B. very nice a boy C. so nice boy D. such nice boy
32. Having known the result, ________.
A. they all felt happy B. happiness is on their part
C. so they all felt happy D. all of them feeling happy
33. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
A. calculator B. language C. broadcast D. surprising
34. Is that the town __________?
A. where you grew up there B. where you grew up
C. in where you grew up D. in that town you grew up
35. The trip to the countryside was really ________. We’d recommend it to anyone.
A. boring B. uncomfortable C. enjoyable D. discouraging
36. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. sugar B. special C. comprehension D. decision
37. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
A. challenge B. disease C. differences D. scientist
38. He was ashamed when the teacher asked him to repeat the word again.
A B C D
39. I always take all other people’s advices on my work for better performances.
A B C D
40. This is the book which I have just borrowed of my friend to prepare for the next exam.
A B C D
41. Unless we do something soon, wildlife will be in real danger to become extinct.
A B C D
42. A good citizen should never ________ a crime.
A. make B. catch C. get D. commit
43. Pedro has _______ quite a lot of knowledge of physics since he took this course.
A. acquired B. occupied C. operated D. inquired
44. Lyn doesn’t swim very well, ______ Jim.
A. and neither can B. so doesn’t C. neither does D. and neither does
45. The students, ________ listening skill is still poor, are asked to take an extra course.
A. who B. of whom C. whose D. their
46. _ “How bout eating out this evening?” _ “________”
A. Please, do. B. That’s a nice idea. C. Not long ago. D. Thank you.
47. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. steak B. great C. breakfast D. playing
48. The Internet is now a popular means of ________.
A. population B. entertainment C. transportation D. limitation
49. You should ________ the paper before handing it in.
A. go over B. take to C. break in D. put up with
50. Were a new road to be opened, ________.
A. people would travel more easily. B. travel is easier for people.
C. traveling people will use it. D. people would easier travel around.

GUIDED CLOZE
To make a career and (1)______ a living is very important in a life. You have to be very
(2)______ in deciding a career and you can find help doing that over here.

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 Career choice made turns the life of a person in full (3)______. Although salaries (4)______, if
you get into a field which you love, you will be happy all your life. On the other hand if you just work for
those extra (5)______ alone, you have to regret a lot.
Many experts predict the (6)______ of new roles in the coming years with specialized
educational courses (7)______ to serve the industry. The job market has become very (8)______ over
the years and you have to be very careful when deciding your job role or a course that qualifies you for
it.
You have got a wide (9)______ of options to choose your career from, which is a(n) (10)______
of globalization and, it is as important to know how the career tests for each course look like. So, it’s
imperative that you need career (11)______ from experts to scrap off all the misconceived (12)______
to opt for a job that suits your skills.
The educational qualifications provide a (13)______ which lets you (14)______ on the desired
roles and hence guidance for that too is quite necessary along with proper (15)______ as the course
and the institution which offers the course is to be evaluated based on various factors.
1. A for B thus C so D then
2. A reluctant B offensive C complacent D objective
3. A length B term C measure D degree
4. A matter B raise C rise D account
5. A costs B bucks C expenses D spendings
6. A disappearance B finding C emergence D development
7. A aiming B running C initiating D evolving
8. A stagnant B dynamic C depressing D perilous
9. A variation B range C coverage D curve
10. A impact B root C motive D obstacle
11. A prospect B choice C counseling D advancement
12. A connotations B passions C visions D notions
13. A stage B platform C arena D ring
14. A look B cascade C embark D call
15. A coaching B facilitating C handling D exploiting

READING COMPREHENSION
Wild animals (and wild plants) and the wild places where they live are seriously threatened
almost everywhere. One species has become extinct in each year of this century, but many hundreds
are now in danger. Animals like the great apes, the whales, seals, etc. are thought to be in danger of
extinction. Lack of attention would lead to the rapid advance of the process of extinction. Already many
kinds of wild animals have been so reduced in number that their role in the ecosystem is forgotten.
But even more important, perhaps, than individual kinds of animals and plants, whole habitats
are in danger of vanishing: marshes are being drained; and the world forests, especially the tropical
forests, are being cut down to satisfy man’s need of timber and paper. What would our world be like if
all the wild animals and wild plants vanished? Would our life still exist then?
1. According to the passage, wild animals are threatened with extinction __________.
A. in Asia B. in Europe C. throughout the world D. in Africa
2. Which of the following animals is NOT mentioned in the passage as becoming extinct?
A. The tiger B. The whale C. The seal D. The ape
3. We can infer from the passage that __________.
A. Wild plants do not face extinction B. The process of extinction is slow nowadays
C. Animals are losing their places to live in D. Tropical forests are now in good care.
4. The world “rapid” in line 4 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. slow B. enjoyable C. serious D. quick
5. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Man’s need for timber and paper B. Man’s role in the ecosystem
C. Wild life is in great danger D. Forests – the most important resources

Word Forms
1. I can’t hear what you are saying. The music is _______________.
deafening (DEAF)
2. His illness needed _______________
surgical treatment. (SURGEON)
3. It is _______________
illegal to gamble in Vietnam. (LEGAL)
4. Isn't the weather _______________
horrible today? (HORROR)

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5. Mrs. Hill is always a good ________________.
hostess She has good manners in entertaining guests.
(HOST)
6. Now that Jean's got a job, she can live financially_______________.
independent (DEPEND).
7. You'll need some_______________
absorbent paper to clean up that spilt milk. (ABSORB)
8. We've just had some extremely _______________
disappointing news. (DISAPPOINT)

CLOZE TEST
Complete the blanks in this passage with a suitable word:
Children use all 1.____________ senses to help them understand the world. If one of these
senses are 2.____________ or weakened, then a child's development will be seriously
3.____________. The case of Helen Keller, then, is very remarkable as she was missing not one, but
two of these vital senses.
Helen was 4.____________ in 1880 in America, a happy, 5.____________ baby. However,
when she was a year old, a serious illness made her 6.____________ and blind. She grew up in a
dark, silent world, 7.____________ to communicate. Unsurprisingly, by the 8.____________ she was
seven years old she was a wild, uncontrollable child.
Helen's 9.____________ were determined to help her. They found her a teacher, Anne Sullivan.
Miss Sullivan communicated with Helen through her 10.____________ of touch. Gradually, Helen
learnt 11.____________ to communicate through a kind of touching sign language. Later, she even
learnt to speak by holding her 12.____________ to her teacher's throat and feeling 13.____________
vibrations when the teacher spoke. Then she would try to imitate those 14.____________ while
touching her own throat.
With Anne Sullivan's help, Helen finished school and university. Then she 15.____________
her life to helping 16.____________ people with disabilities. She wrote books and gave lectures on the
problems she had met in her life and 17.____________ money for the blind. 18.____________ World
War II she worked with blinded soldiers. More importantly, Helen's strength and courage
19.____________ hope to many people, and changed the way people thought about the
20.____________.

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1. You are wrong to think that fat people are always slow.
à By contrast _____________________________________________________
to what you think, fat people are not always slow.
2. He knows nearly everything about the game of tennis.
à There _________________________________________________________
is almost nothing that he does not know about the game of tennis.
3. The last thing you could do is to tell them the truth.
à Under _________________________________________________________
no circumstances could you tell them the truth.
4. The strong gale of wind blew the roof off the house.
à The house _____________________________________________________
had its roof blown off by the strong gale of wind.
5. She was so surprised that she couldn't say a word.
à Such __________________________________________________________
a surprise it was that she could not say a word.
6. People believe that Faraday invented the light bulb. credited
à ______________________________________________________________
Faraday is credited for the invention of the light bulb.
7. He very much surprised me when he said he loved me. breath
à ______________________________________________________________
It took my breath away when he said he loved me.
8. We couldn't have succeeded if she hadn't assisted us. whose
à ______________________________________________________________
It was her whose assistance helped us succeed.
9. They are very good football players; my brother is the tallest one. whom
à _______________________________________________________________
They are very good football players, the tallest of whom is my brother.
10. Those stores will probably accept a credit card instead of cash. alternative
à It is ____________________________________________________________
probable that those stores will accept alternative methods of payment.

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