SELECTIVE LESON 15 – PRACTICE TEST FOR TERM 1

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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. washed B. developed C. visited D. walked
Question 2: A. scream B. swear C. defeat D. clean

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. accept B. schooling C. poacher D. student
Question 4: A. primary B. protection C. reference D. general

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: How did you get to _______ school this morning?
A. a B. an C. the D. 
Question 6: Scientists ______ a lot of things to fight against corona viruses since 2019.
A. have done B. are doing C. did D. had done
Question 7: If it ______, we will go skiing this weekend.
A. snow B. snowed C. snows D. had snowed
Question 8: He asked me ______ ready for a job interview.
A. that I was B. I had been C. if I were D. if I was
Question 9: Jimmy _______ a part-time job as a bartender at a café last summer.
A. was offered B. offered C. offers D. offering
Question 10: My father decided to _____ table tennis to kip fit.
A. give up B. get over C. take up D. put away
Question 11: Alex is always sleeping during the lesson, ______ makes his teacher angry.
A. that B. which C. why D. what
Question 12: His illness is really serious, ______ doctors are trying their best to save his life.
A. but B. because C. so D. or
Question 13: _______ he studied quite hard, he didn’t pass the GCSE examination.
A. In spite of B. Although C. Despite D. Because
Question 14: My mother takes the ________ for running the household.
A. responsibility B. responsible C. responsibly D. irresponsible
Question 15: The most common way to ________ someone’s attention is by waving.
A. take B. attract C. make D. pay
Question 16: Secondary school students are studying ______ pressure to win a place at university.
A. in B. with C. under D. on
Question 17: It is usually considered rude to ______ someone.
A. look at B. talk about C. nod at D. point at
Question 18: My younger brothers are very ______ . They never break the family rules.
A. mischievous B. supportive
C. caring D. obedient
Question 19: Gestures, signals and facial expressions are some common ______forms of communication.
A. non-verbal B. attraction
C. attention D. verbal

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 20: Nick is talking to Linda about her new dress.
~ Nick: “What a nice dress you are wearing, Linda!” ~ Lina: “_______________”
A. Thank you very much. I am afraid. B. You are telling a lie.
C. Thank you for your nice compliment. D. I don’t like your sayings.

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Question 21: Janet and Kate are talking about future jobs.
~ Janet: “I suppose that being an IT engineer will be the best job.”
~ Kate: “__________ , but very job has its own benefits.”
A. I couldn’t agree with you more B. That’s completely true
C. You might be right D. I don’t agree with you

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 22: A survey was made to determine their attitudes toward love and marriage.
A. solve out B. understand C. find out D. know
Question 23: Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home.
A. remember B. be interested in C. resemble D. work together

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 24: The accident happened suddenly. No one had prepared for it, so some people got injured.
A. avoidably B. predictably
C. unexpectedly D. preventably
Question 25: My brother tends to look on the bright side in any circumstances. He always expects good
things to happen.
A. be optimistic B. be confident
C. be pessimistic D. be decisive

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) or phase(s) that
best fit(s) each of the numbered blanks.
GOOD FRIENDS
Psychologists have long known that having a set of cherished companions is crucial to mental well-being.
A recent study by Australian investigators concluded that our friends even help to (26) ______ our lives.
The study concentrated (27) ______ the social environment, general health, and lifestyle of 1,477 persons
older than 70 years. The participants were asked how much contact they had with friends, children,
relatives and acquaintances.

Researchers were surprised to learn that friendships increased life (28) ______ to a far greater extent than
frequent contact with children and other relatives. This benefit held true even after these friends had
moved away to another city and was independent of factors such as socioeconomic status, health, and
way of life.

According to scientists, the ability to have relationships with people to (29) ______ one is important has a
positive effect on physical and mental health. Stress and tendency towards depression are reduced, and
behaviors that are damaging to health, such as smoking and drinking, occur less frequently. (30) _______,
our support networks, in times of calamity in particular, can raise our moods and feelings of self-worth
and offer helpful strategies for dealing with difficult personal challenges.

Question 26. A. prolong B. lengthen C. stretch D. expand

Question 27. A. in B. with C. on D. at
Question 28. A. expectation B. insurance C. expectancy D. assurance
Question 29. A. who B. whom C. what D. that
Question 30. A. Otherwise B. For example C. Moreover D. However

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 following questions.
We get great pleasure from reading. The more advanced a man is, the greater delight he will find in
reading. The ordinary man may think that subjects like philosophy or science are very difficult and that if

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philosophers and scientists read these subjects, it is not for pleasure. But this is not true. The
mathematician finds the same pleasure in his mathematics as the school boy in an adventure story.

For both, it is a play of the imagination, a mental recreation and exercise. The pleasure derived from this
activity is common to all kinds of reading. But different types of books give us different types of pleasure.
First in order of popularity is novel-reading. Novels contain pictures of imaginary people in imaginary
situations, and give us an opportunity of escaping into a new world very much like our world and yet
different from it. Here we seem to live a new life, and the experience of this new life gives us a thrill of
pleasure.

Next in order of popularity are travel books, biographies and memoirs. These tell us tales of places we
have not seen and of great men in whom we are interested. Some of these books are as wonderful as
novels, and they have an added value that they are true. Such books give us knowledge, and we also find
immense pleasure in knowing details of lands we have not seen and of great men we have only heard of.
Reading is one of the greatest enjoyments of life.

To book-lovers, nothing is more fascinating than a favorite book. And, the ordinary educated man who is
interested and absorbed in his daily occupation wants to occasionally escape from his drudgery into the
wonderland of books for recreation and refreshment.

Question 31. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Different types of books B. Different kinds of reading
C. Reading as an exercise for the brain D. Reading as a pleasurable activity
Question 32. According to paragraph 1, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Ordinary people may think that philosophy and science are difficult.
B. Reading about mathematics is mentally entertaining for a mathematician.
C. Philosophers and scientists do not read for pleasure.
D. A more advanced person takes greater pleasure in reading.
Question 33. The word “derived” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. differed B. established C. bought D. obtained
Question 34. The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. a new life B. our world C. an opportunity D. a thrill of pleasure
Question 35. According to the passage, travel books, biographies and memoirs ______.
A. are wonderful novels B. tell stories of well-known places
C. are less popular than novels D. are more valuable than novels

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 36: She is very proud that she is the first person in her family entered a university.
A. proud B. the C. entered D. a
Question 37: It is interested to compare the early stylized art forms of ancient civilizations with the
modern abstract forms of art.
A. interested B. to compare C. of D. with

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 38: I have not met her for three years.
A. The last time I met her was three years ago. B. It is three years when I will meet her.
C. I did not meet her three years ago. D. During three years, I met her once.
Question 39: The government is building a school in this area.
A. A school is being built in this area by the government.
B. A school is built in this area by the government.
C. A school in this area is being built by the government.
D. A school has been built in this area by the government.
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Question 40: "If I were you, I would take the job offer." Tom said to Daisy.
A. Tom wanted to take the job offer with Daisy.
B. Tom advised Daisy to take the job offer.
C. Tom suggested not take the job offer a break.
D. Tom wanted to take the job offer, and so did Daisy.

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