Practice Test No.

3 For 10 th Grade Admission

PART A: PRONUNCIATION&STRESS

I/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others in each group. (5 pts.)

1, A, Cave B, Have C, Behave D, Pave

2, A, Receipt B, Recall C, Recollect D, Recover

3, A, Card B, Heard C, Hearth D, Heart

4, A, Abuse B, Refuse C, Fuss D, Future

5, A, Adventure B, Future C, Mature D, Figure

II/ Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of
the others in the list. (5 pts.)

1, A, Admirable B, Accessible C, Compatible D, respiratory

2, A, Humane B, Unite C, Colleague D, canteen

3, A, Descent B, Dissent C, Discontent D, content

4, A, Eradicate B, Kilometer C, Characterize D, communism

5, A, Technical B, Origin C, Agriculture D, cathedral

PART B: LEXICO AND GRAMMAR

I/ Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write your
answer (A, B, C or D) in the box provideD, (15 pts.)

1, A number of oil tankers have been laid ……………. recently.

A, on B, down C, up D, in
2, The inscription on the tombstone had been worn ………by the weather and
could scarcely be read.

A, away B, off C, out D, on

3, …………….. second thoughts, I’d rather not go out tonight.

A, With B, In C, On D, Under

4, The new hairdryer does not comply ……………… British safety standard.

A, to B, with C, against D, on

5, Many books were not available to the public because of government …

A, omission B, inhibition C, compensation D, censorship

6, The woman accused of shoplifting was found not guilty and was ………

A, excused B, liberated C, acquitted D, interned

7, He is an ……………authority on the subject.

A, prominent B, expert C, eminent D, quality

8, My car was so old that I could only sell it for ……….

A, rubbish B, scrap C, debris D, waste

9, Not only ……………… in the project, but he also wanted to become the leader.

A, did Jack involve

B, had Jack been involved

C, was Jack involved

D, Jack was involved

10, I felt a bit ……………..and seemed to have more aches and pains than usual.

A, out of sorts B, on the mend

C, over the worst D, under the fevers

11, The school was closed for a month because of a serious ……………of fever.

A, outcome B, outburst C, outset D, outbreak

12, I don’t think he’s ever been there, ………………?

A, do I B, has he C, have I D, hasn’t he

13, They had a four-day holiday, then began work..

A, on end B, out of bounds C, in proportions D, in carnest

14, He is a tough politician – he knows how to ……………..the storm.

A, run down B, keep up

C, ride out D, push back

15, On entering the nursery I stumbled on the wooden blocks ………………..all

over the carpet.

A, plunged B, scattered C, settled D, tossed

II/ Fill in the blank with a suitable noun to form the idiomatic expression. Write
your answer in the box provided (5 pts.)

1, I’d like to take __________ of this opportunity to explain the difficulty I’ve met.

2, She decided to set _______ to these letters because they weren’t necessary.

3, Don’t have ____________ in what he says. He is a liar.

4, For generations our people got _________ over many enemies and drove them
away.

5, He left home without taking ________ of anybody.

III/ Give the correct form of the word given in parentheses. Write your answer in
the box provided (10 pts.)

1, The attack in the city center last night (example) the kind of behavior amongst
young people that many object to.

2, This matter is very (confidence). Don’t discuss it outside the office.

3, You shouldn’t interrupt someone in (sentence).

4, I want to make sure all my (depend) will be financially secure if I’m

incapacitated in any way.

5, There was a heavy (pour) yesterday afternoon which completely ruined the
church Garden Party,

6, There is a risk factor with all medication, but honestly the risk with this
particular drug is (neglect).

7, A (dominate) friend is one who likes power.

8, Suddenly without (provoke), the dog sank its teeth into my leg.

9, Street-fights are an everyday (occur) in this area of the city

10, I really believe that it would be a major mistake to crime) any drugs that are
currently illegal.

IV/ Match the verb in box A with the word(s) in box B to form a phrasal verb, and
then fill it in each blank to complete the sentence. Be sure to use the correct verb
tense and form. Write your answer in the box provided (5 pts.)

Box A: put, apprise, go, crease, stem, fall, pull, center, brood, carry
Box B: from, over, away, off, on, of, up, back on, through, in for

1, The problem _____ the government’s lack of action.

2, The argument is ____ whether or not to lower the age limit.

3, Don’t waste time _______ your past failures.

4, I’m afraid there is no milk left; we have to ________ dried milk for our teA,

5, Tom got _____ by the music and wouldn’t stop singing.

6, I’m going to stay at university and try to ________ getting a job for a few years.

7, Her husband has been ___________ the good news about their son.

8, She swims so well that she really should _____ the competition

9, I almost _________ when I heard Tim was going to be playing Romeo in the
school play.

10, He is in a critical condition in hospital, so we’re all praying he’ll_______

V/ Underline ten mistakes in the following sentences and correct them. Write the
correction in the box provided (5 pts.)

1, Neither of the scout leaders know how to trap wild animals or how to prepare
them for mounting.

2, At the start of the seminar, they gave us a number of handouts and a little nice
folder to keep them all in.

3, Stephen Crane’s story is a clinical portrayal of a man as an animal trapped by

the fear and hunger.

4, Time is precious. Let us do the most of it to enrich our knowledge.

5, Nora hardly never misses an opportunity to play in the tennis tournaments.

6, Because of the snow storm and the road blocks, the air force dropped food close
the city.

7, They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them.

8, Our new neighbors had been living in Arizona for ten years before moved to
their present house.

9, Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large,
industrial cities today.

10, When I entered the room, I found my younger brother stand on the kitchen
table.

PART C: READING

I/ Read the following passage and circle the best answer for each blank. Write your
answer (A, B, C or D) in the box provided (14 pts)

What is the world largest desert? I’m sure the first that …1,.. to mind is the
legendary Sahara – but that’s 3rd It’s actually the desert on the Antarctic …2,..,
measuring just under 14,000,000 km2, closely followed by the Arctic desert. Most
people living away from deserts associate this kind of …3,.. with sand, but only
10% of deserts are actually made up of sand …4,…

The term desert’ in fact describes a …5,.. which receives almost no …6,.., meaning
rainfall, snow, ice or hail. The term can also apply to regions where there is greater
evaporation of …7,.. than rainfall. In other words, more water is absorbed back
into the …8,.. than stays on or within the grounD, So, in …9,.. deserts, you’re
mainly talking about ice sheets and a little rock, not sand, of course. The surface of
many other deserts is comprised of loose rock where the finer particles of dust and
sand have been …10,.. away.

It may surprise you to know that deserts exist all over the …11,.., from the
Kalahari in Africa to the Great Victoria in Australia and so on, and that they
…12,.. just over a fifth of the earth’s land areA, The world’s largest hot desert, the
Sahara, actually …13,.. temperatures of 122 Fahrenheit degrees. Other arid deserts
may not be so hot but in common with the Sahara, they … 14,.. considerably at
night.

An issue that is worrying geologists, governments and the people that live on the
edges of deserts is the way they are spreading. You might think that the reason for
this is drought – but lack of rain is not the cause.

1, A, jumps B, leaps C, rises D, springs

2, A, country B, continent C, territory D, pole

3, A, terrain B, plain C, horizon D, nature

4, A, hills B, dunes C, piles D, slopes

5, A, base B, landscape C, ground D, soil

6, A, wildlife B, agriculture C, precipitation D, alteration

7, A, moisture B, drops C, dampness D, drizzle

8, A, setting B, atmosphere C, environment D, surroundings

9, A, extreme B, Mediterranean C, typical D, polar

10, A, left B, disappeared C, blown D, removed

11, A, globe B, sphere C,atlas D, orb

12, A, contain B, expand C, cover D, cross

13, A, obtains B, reaches C, stretches D, raises

14, A, cool B, fall C, freeze D, decrease

II/ The passage has eight phrases left out. Decide which phrase (A-L) from the list
should go in each gap. Write the letter in the space provideD, There are more
phrases than gaps. Write your answer in the box provideD, (8 pts.)
RECYCLING PLASTICS

One of the most difficult wastes to recycle is mixed plastics, (1)

Plastic manufacturers turn their own offcuts into granules that are melted down for
reuse. They can also reuse any single, pure thermoplastic materials, (2)

The British firm Meyer-Newman of Gwent recycles complete telephones into new
ones. But mixed plastics have unpredictable properties and low structural st

So it is difficult to make a material with good and predictable properties from

mixed plastic wastes. One answer is compatibiliser. This is an octopus-like
molecule in which each arm represents a section of different polymer, that in turn
(4)

Stirred into a mixture of molten plastic, cach arm of the octopus grabs and reacts
chemically with a molecule of the one polymer in the mixture. The result is an
alloy rather than a mixture. It is strong because of intra-molecular bonding and has
highly predictable properties, so it is potentially reusable. During the past two or
three years, many plastic manufacturers have (5)

But perhaps the most advanced, ‘Bennet’, was produced independently two years
ago, after 15 years of research, by the Dutch engineer Der Groep. His invention is
already being used widely, largely in secret (6) Bennet is made up of short sections
of several polymers representing the arms of octopus, each is able to link the
molecules of a different polymer in the mixture. The reliable strength of the plastic
alloys’ made with Bennet suggests that (7) The vehicle recycling industry is keen
to recycle more plastics. Despite the environmental benefits, they fear that the
steady increase in the use of reclaimable plastics will make it uneconomic to
recover vehicles from the metals they contain. Some car manufacturers, such as
BMW and Mercedes, are now designing products and requesting components that
are easier to recycle: (8)

A, is characteristic of a different plastic

B, developed their own compatibilisers

C, which has never been achieved despite substantail government investment in
research

D, often used in wrappers and containers

E, they could be used in high-grade, high-cost applications such as car bumpers

F, it does not have sufficient rigidity

G, for example, car bumpers made from one material instead of up to seven

H, always been sceptical about recycling plastics

I, as manufacturers do not want to be seen to be using recycled plastics in their

quality products

K, for example, steel suspension systems and car bodies

L, such as polythene that are not chemically cross-linked

M, the different plastics in the mixture are not bonded at a molecular level

PART D: WRITING

I/ Rewrite each of the following sentences using the word(s) given so that its
meaning stays the same.(8 pts.)

1, I don’t understand one word of this document (head)

I can’t

2, Erika didn’t mention her illness at all. (reference)

Erika made

3, Did anything about his behavior seem unusual to you? (strike)

Did anything about his behavior

4, He was arrested when they caught him driving a stolen car. (act)

Being

5, She was just as good as they had thought. (up)

She definitely

6, Tony didn’t feel like dancing that night. (mood)

Tony

7, You’re going to enjoy tonight! (treat)

You’re

8, Why do you think you are allowed to criticize me like that? (gives)

What do you think

II/ Write about the following topic:

Violence is increasing at an alarming rate in many schools. In what ways

can this problem be overcome?

You should write at least 200 words. (20 pts.)