PRACTICE TEST 4

Date: Apr 24, 2024

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A. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three
in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. recognize B. recipe C. describe D. subscribe
2. A. gene B. grocery C. grassland D. jungle
3. A. campaign B. foreign C. assignment D. budgeting
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. process B. campus C. messy D. career
2. A. unhealthy B. domestic C. different D. emotion
B. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. I'm afraid you've missed the deadline - the deadline ______________ applications was 30 May.
A. for B. of C. to D. towards
2. The classic symbol of saving money is a pink piggy ______________.
A. savings B. coin C. bank D. notes
3. I've run ______________ milk. Would you like some creamer instead?
A. off B. out of C. out D. into
4. Managing emotions is an important skill for relationship______________ because it can help you stay
calm and collected in difficult situations.
A. constructing B. building C. straightening D. creating
5. He remembered ______________ with a sharp knife before becoming unconscious.
A. to be attacked B. having attacked C. being attacked D. to have attacked
6. In spite of ______________ the instructions twice, I still couldn’t understand how to use the machine.
A. read B. having read C. to have read D. having been read
7. I admit ______________ the car without insurance when the accident happened.
A. driving B. to drive C. having driven D. to be driven
8. The car accident seems ______________ at around 1.00 p.m. yesterday.
A. having happened B. to have happened C. to happen D. to be happening
9. We are shocked to hear the news of your ______________ from your job.
A. dismissing B. have dismissed C. been dismissed D. having been dismissed
10. We have to preserve heritage ______________ so that people can enjoy them in the future.
A. sites B. places C. areas D. parts
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined part in the following questions.
1. I think looking after her elderly mother is quite a drain on her energy.
A. caring about B. taking care of C. ignoring D. keeping track of
2. Don't bank on your friends to help you out of trouble.
A. borrow money from B. call off C. rely on D. ask for
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Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined part in the following questions.
1. We really appreciate all the help you gave us last weekend.
A. associate B. disregard C. suspect D. value
2. He usually stays quite calm in meetings but this time he just lost his head.
A. fascinated B. worried C. enthusiastic D. confident
Write the correct form of the given word.
1. It is important to have a workplace environment where everyone can work ______________.
(PRODUCE)
2. We were concerned that these animals, kept in captivity for so long, might not be able to survive
______________ in the wild. (DEPEND)
Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined and bold part that needs correction in each
of the following questions.
1. I appreciate to having the opportunity to discuss these important issues with you.
A. to having B. discuss C. issues D. with
2. She has considerable difficulty trying to bring up two children while doing full-time job.
A. trying B. up C. while D. full-time job
C. READING
Read the passage and choose the correct option A, B, C, or D that best fits each of the numbered
blanks.
How to be happier
Our happiness does not depend only on what we have, say scientists. What we realize we have is just as
important. This is why the rich often seem miserable (1) _____ people with very little can be much happier
with their lives. It is (2) _____ how rarely we think about how lucky we are. Most of us have good health,
homes and friends. We don't notice how good life normally is until we're feeling sad about something. But we
don't have to wait for something negative to happen. Instead, we (3) _____ be grateful all the time for the
good things in our lives. We can do this by writing down five of them (4) _____ night. For example, something
that we own, or the people we are fond of. By repeating this every day for a month, it will become a habit.
People who do this are healthier, more successful and more satisfied (5) _____ their own lives.
1. A. so B. nor C. for D. but
2. A. amusing B. annoying C. surprising D. embarrassing
3. A. ought B. may C. should D. might
4. A. most B. every C. all D. some
5. A. with B. over C. under D. into
Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each question.
The glaciers of the Himalayas and the Andes could disappear in this century. As a result, the millions of people
in India, Bolivia, and Peru who now depend on melting water from mountain glaciers could find themselves
in a critical situation. The ice sheet of Greenland is also melting more quickly than scientists predicted.
Greenland’s largest outlet glacier, the Jacobshavn Isbrae glacier, is moving toward the sea twice as fast as it
was in 1995. One cause could be meltwater that runs down to the bottom of the glacier and gets between the
ice and the rock below. This water makes it easier for the glacier to slide along to the ocean.
Many ice researchers believe that Greenland’s melting, if it continues, will add at least three feet to global sea
levels by the year 2100. If the ice sheet of Antarctica, now largely unaffected, begins to melt, the next few
centuries could see a six-foot rise in sea levels, forcing tens of millions of people out of their homes.
How can we avoid these dire consequences of global warming? “We have to have a serious and immediate
shift in attitude,” says Laurie David, producer of the prize-winning movie An Inconvenient Truth, which
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helped to raise awareness of the problem. Many believe that an attitude of hope and a desire to stay informed
make a good beginning. An informed public is in a better position to help address this critical issue.
1. What was the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A. to explain the problem of melting glaciers
B. to suggest how to slow the melting of glaciers
C. to illustrate how glaciers are formed and disappear
D. to explain the causes of global warming
2. What is the word “critical” in line 3 closest in meaning to?
A. important B. meaningful C. dangerous D. different
3. What do many researchers believe will happen by the year 2100?
A. The ice sheet of Antarctica will begin to melt.
B. Tens of millions of people will be forced out of their homes.
C. The melting of Antarctica ice will add 20 feet to sea levels.
D. Global sea levels will rise at least three feet.
4. What is happening to the ice sheet of Antarctica?
A. It is melting dangerously quickly.
B. Its outlet glaciers are all speeding up.
C. Its condition isn’t changing very much.
D. It is causing a rise in global sea levels.
5. Which of the following statements would Laurie David most likely agree with?
A. Global warming is a problem that will probably fix itself over time.
B. There is nothing the average person can do to affect global warming.
C. Global warming is a problem, but not a very serious one.
D. To prevent global warming, people need to change the way they think.
D. WRITING
Rewrite the following sentence without changing its meaning. Use the given word(s) if any.
1. Although it was hunted close to extinction, the rhino is once again common in this area.
→ Having ________________________________________________________________________.
2. Receiving constructive feedback on their progress is useful for students.
→ It is ________________________________________________________________________.
3. Tony stole his friend's pocket calculator but he denied. (HAVING)
→ Tony denied ______________________________________________________________________.
Put the words in the correct order to make a correct sentence.
1. websites/environment?/don't/information/more/for/a/have/some/we/the/at/Why/look/about
→ _______________________________________________________________________________
2. notice./short/come/to/at/to/It/somebody/expect/such/is/unreasonable
→ _______________________________________________________________________________

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