Practice Test 1 – FC4

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position
of the main stress in each of the following questions:
1. A. ambassador B. retirement C. shoot – out D. regard  _____
2. A. tragic B. voyage C. engage D. iceberg  _____
3. A. anthem B. classical C. mournful D. communicate  _____
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions:
4. A. gem B. gangster C. page D. large  _____
5. A. island B. present C. peas D. zoo  _____
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each
of the following questions:
6. The cinema has changed completely at the end of the 1920s.
A. has changed B. at C. 1920s D.The  _____
7. The host nation, Uruguay, win a victory over Argentina in the final round.
A. host nation B. in C. over D. win  _____
8. Why do you listen to music for? To feel relax after having worked hard.
A. Why B. listen C. To feel D. having worked  _____
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions:
9. “Do you think that we are destroying the environment?” – “__________”
A. Talking rubbish! B. What for? C. Pardon? D. Damage!  _____
10. Music ________ babies to sleep at night ang wakes students up in the morning.
A. lulls B. get C. make D. awake  _____
11. The __________ of the match was England’s Lennox Lewis.
A. victor B. victory C. triumph D. win  _____
12. The firework display, part of the city’s centenary celebrations, ________ place on the 21st August.
A. will take B. is taking C. takes D. is going to take  _____
13. You better hurry now! Our lesson __________ at half past seven, and it’s twenty-five past now.
A. starts B. will start C. is going to start D. starting  _____
14. Defeated Argentina, Uruguay became the _________ in the 1st World Cup.
A. champion B. victory C. runner-up D. loser  _____
15. ________ is a game in which two teams use their hands to hit a ball over a high net.
A. Basketball B. Football C. Volleyball D. Soccer  _____
16. “Excuse me, is anybody sitting here?” – “_________”
A. Sorry, the seat is taking C. Yes, I am so glad
B. Yes, you can’t seat here D. No, thanks  _____
17. Lee, my classmate, comes from _________ Philippines. He plays _________ football quite well.
A. x/ the B. the/ x C. the/ the D. the/ a  _____
18. Ian is described as _________ honest and hard-working boy. He is also _________ most social in our class.
A. the/ the B. a/ the C. x/ the D. a/ x  _____
19. I am going to go to _________ school to visit my friend, ________ 10th grade teacher.
A. a/ a B. the/ the C. a/ the D. x/ x  _____
20. This handmade cloth is beautiful. To see such quality is ________.
A. pleasing B. please C. pleased D. pleasant  _____
21. It was not until one was found that the search for a star ________.
A. will stop B. would stop C. didn’t stop D. had stopped  _____
22. This heater, which we has just bought, is ________ the plants warm in the winter.
A. keeping B. for keeping C. kept D. in order to keep  _____
23. “The problem seems annoying to everyone.” “__________”
A. It is B. They are C. They do D. It does  _____
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word(s) for each of the blanks.
The 2006 FIFA World Cup finals are scheduled to (24) __________ in Germany (25) __________ 9 June and
9 July 2006. Qualifications for the (26) ________ is now complete, with all 32 competing (27) __________ fighting for
the honored title. The 2006 finals are the eighteenth to be contested. In June 2000, Germany won the (28)________
the event, beating the bids of England, Brazil, Morroco and South Africa, who will be the host of the 2010 FIFA World
Cup.
24. A. set up B. take place C. take part in D. made up  _____
25. A. in B on C. between D. from  _____
26. A. tournament B. match C. contest D. competition  _____
27. A. groups B. gangs C. countries D. teams  _____
28. A. countries B. right C. ability D. fame  _____
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer for each question.
Cricket World Cup is the most awaited event in the world of Cricket. It is by far the biggest event for every
cricketer and all cricket fans. The ICC Cricket World Cup is the premier Championship of ODI (One Day International)
cricket. The tournament is held every four years. It is the fourth largest and fourth most viewed sport event. Ten test-
cricket-playing and ODI-playing nations and other who qualify through World cup Qualifiers contest the tournament.
In all the tournaments held till date, Australia is the most successful of the five teams who have claimed ICC world cup
trophy. Australia won the championship 4 times, whereas West Indies and India won twice, while Pakistan and Sri
Lanka claimed once each.
29. How often is the Cricket World Cup held?
A. Every two years. B. Every four years. C. Every five years. D. Every year.  _____

30. Which is NOT true about Cricket World Cup?

A. It is held every four years B. It is the fourth largest sport event.
C. It is the fourth most viewed sport event. D. Sri Lanka won twice  _____

31. In line 1, the word “it” refers to ___________.

A. Cricket World Cup B. event
C. the world D. Cricket  _____

32. According to the passage, who contest the tournament?

A. Anyone who is cricketer or cricket fan.
B. Australian.
C. Ten test-cricket-playing and ODI-playing nations.
D. Ten test-cricket-playing and ODI-playing nations and other who qualify through World cup Qualifiers  _____
Word – form:
33. World Cup, the ________ football tournament, is held every four years. (nation)  ______________
34. In the first two decades of its __________, the cinema developed rapidly. (exist)  ______________
35. Music can express one’s ________, love, hate, or friendship. (angry)  ______________
36. The _______ is a person whose job is to try to stop the ball going into the goal. (goal)  ______________
Rewrite:
37. The man spoke slowly so that everybody would be able to hear him clearly. (For)
 ________________________________________________________________________________________?
38. The accident happened because the driver in front stopped so suddenly.
 Had ____________________________________________________________________________________.
39. The monitor always go to class on time so that he can be an example for the class.
 In order to _________________________________________________________________________________.
40. The girls didn’t go to bed until her mother came to her room and punished her.
 It was __________________________________________________________________________________.