PRACTICE TEST FOR THE MID-TERM TEST

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.
1. A. phones B. streets C. cooks D. makes
2. A. placed B. practiced C. stopped D. named
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stress differs from
that of the other three in each of the following questions.
3. A. require B. select C. follow D. divide
4. A. project B. support C. secure D. believe
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.
5. If you need help, just call me and I will help you if I can.
A. assistance B. problem C. attention D. signal
6. Mr. Pike held his wife's hands and talked urgently to her in a low voice, but there didn’t seem to be any
response.
A. reply B. effect C. emotion D. feeling
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.
7. English and Mathematics are core subjects.
A. important B. unimportant C. difficult D. actual
8. Using words to express an idea is the verbal forms of communication.
A. inverbal B. non-verbal C. verbally D. thought
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
9. There are many reasons why taking regular time with our family is __________.
A. important B. importance C. importantly D. import
10. We are impressed by his ___________ to help us with the hard mission.
A. willingness B. will C. willingly D. willing
11. John cannot make a ________ to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car.
A. decide B. decision C. decisive D. decisively
12. There are many ways of _____________.
A. communicative B. communication C. communicatively D. communicate
13. This school has the highest ___________ standards in the area.
A. academic B. academy C. academies D. academically
14. My father is a ____________. He often researches with animals and plants
A. teacher B. biologist C. chemist D. doctor
15. We are a very ____________ family and support each other through any crises.
A. old-established B. well-to-do C. low-income D. close-knit
16. The academic year in England runs from September to July and is divided into three _________.
A. terms B. years C. seminars D. systems
17. You can study a lot of interesting __________ such as Maths, Literature, English, … at school.
A. curriculums B. subjects C. schedules D. syllabuses
18. Mobile phone is a very popular mean of __________ nowadays.
A. communication B. connecting C. spoken D. agreement
19. At last they divorced after ten years of _______ marriage.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
20. Education in England is divided _________ primary, secondary, further and higher education.
A. in B. into C. up D. with
21. I _________ four chairs so far.
A. painted B. was painting C. have painted D. had painted
22. Oh! _________ on my foot.
A. You stand B. You’re standing C. You are stand D. Are you standing
23. I ___________ a new house last year.
A. buy B. bought C. am buying D. buys
24. The house __________ since 1990.
A. built B. build C. has been built D. was built
25. We promise ____________ him when he is in trouble.
A. help B. to help C. helping D. helped
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.
26. Tom and Scott are in the class.
Tom: “Oh, no! I left my book at home. Can I share yours?
Scott: “__________________”
A. No, not at all! B. Yes, I do too C. Yes, sure! D. No, thanks
27. Helen and Mary are talking about Mary’s result at school.
Helen: “Your parents must be proud of your result at school!”
Mary: “______________________”
A. Thank you. B. I’m glad you like it. C. Sorry to hear that. D. Of course not.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentences CLOSEST in meaning to the
original ones in each of the following questions.
28. Sam told me, “You can sit here”.
A. Sam said that you can sit here. B. Sam said that you could sit there.
C. Sam told me that I could sit there. D. Sam said that he could sit there.
29. We expect to meet them again.
A. We look forward to seeing them again. B. We don’t want to see them again.
C. We hope not seeing them again. D. We are warned against seeing them again.
30. This is the first time I have visited the USA.
A. I haven’t visited the USA before.
B. The last time I visited the USA was long ago.
C. It was not until yesterday that I visited the USA.
D. I visited the USA when I was younger.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best COMBINE the
original ones in each of the following question.
31. He had finished his work. Then he went home.
A. As soon as he finished his work, he would went home.
B. When he finished his work, he goes home.
C. Before he went home, he had finished his work.
D. If he had finished his work, he will go home.
32. My birthday is coming. My friends are preparing for my birthday party.
A. My birthday party is being prepared by my friends.
B. My birthday party prepared by my friends.
C. My birthday party prepares by my friends.
D. My birthday party will prepare by my friends.
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.
33. I saw my friend with her parents when I arrive at the station yesterday.
A. saw B. with C. arrive D. at
34. Do you enjoy to use dictionaries to look for new words ?
A. Do B. to use C. look for D. words
35. In many cultures, people signify their agreement by pointing their head..
A. many B. signify C. agreement D. pointing
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.
Traditions, saying, beliefs, language, and values are just a few things that make up our culture. Culture
is the framework in which families are structured. It shapes our expectations and ideals. Culture plays a part
in the meaning of marriage and our roles as husbands, wives, children and parents.
Understanding cultural differences and similarities related to marriage is important. Culture affects the
roles that spouses take within marriages, the age at marriage and number of children a couple have, the
meaning of divorce, cohabitation and non-marital childbearing, and the way parents raise children.
Understanding how relationships and marriages vary across cultural contexts, and how they are similar, we
will be able to identify the unique ways that marriages and family life affect people of various cultures. As a
result, we will be able to help families and sustain happy marriages.
A cross cultural marriage or similar love relationship can be extremely exciting. The cultural
background, visits to the other country, the language of the country and learning to speak it, the different habits
and ways of doing and saying things that people from other cultures have, are all very exciting indeed. What
of the disadvantages of a cross cultural marriage or love relationship with someone from another country or
cultural background? No matter how much you love your husband or wife, no matter how high your level of
cross cultural awareness, cross cultural communication and respect for differences, misunderstanding seems
to be unavoidable.
36. The passage is about _________.
A. the effects of cultures on love and marriage
B. the definition of culture
C. the role of spouses in the family
D. cultural differences
37. According to the message, which value does not make up one’s culture?
A. Beliefs B. Traditions C. Language D. Clothes
38. The word “It” in line 2 refers to _________.
A. culture B. family C. framework D. structure
39. According to the writer, cross-cultural marriage _________.
A. does not have advantages B. does not have disadvantages
C. have both advantages and disadvantages D. does not exist through time
40. According to the passage, which of the following is not affected by culture?
A. The age to get married B. Child-raising
C. How much spouses love each other D. The roles of spouses