PRACTICE TEST 54

1. Choose the words whose underlined part was pronounced differently

2. Choose the words which have different stress

3. Identifying the incorrect part of each sentence

4. Choose the best answer
5. Fill in an appropriate word
6. Choose the best answer
7. Give the correct form of words given

_A(n) ____________________ figure suddenly appeared in front of us. (GHOST)

87. They exchanged the usual ____________________ before getting down to discussing
business. ( PLEASURE)
88. Professor Jackson has joined the company, working in the ____________________
section. ( ADVICE )
89. The company was hit by a(n) ____________________ of crisis. (SUCCESS)
90. He incurred her ____________________ by refusing her invitation. ( PLEASED)
91. Thousands of African children are ____________________ ; they suffer from
malnutrition. (NOURISH)
92. I could see several ____________________ in your performance today, Roddick!
( DRAW)
93. We are grateful to him for his ____________________ in teaching career. ( HEART)
94. You have to find a(n) ____________________ person to ask for an objective judgemen
t. (INTEREST)
95. As a result of her good ____________________ , she’s made a lot of achievements in her
life. ( BRING)
96. His success in the field of mathematics is ____________________ . ( PHENOMENON)
97. ____________________ , this TV program should be carefully censored. (EDUCATE )
98. Several ____________________ have been eliminated so far. ( CONTEST )
99. ____________________ is the study of animals and their behaviours. (ZOO)
100. The city council is thinking of building a(n) ____________________ system.
(GROUND)
 8. Think of 3 possible words to fill in each sentence as in example
1

9. Fill in suitable words and then match list 1 to list 2

10. Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs of LOOK
11. Rewrite the sentence
The thief must have come in through the window.
The thief
11. Driving at that speed is dangerous whether you are an experienced driver or not.
However
12. The play is so popular that the theater is likely to be full every night.
Such is
13. All of you are likely to be able to enter college. (CHANCES)

14. I think his theory is clear and logical. (STANDS)

15. Don’t panic about something so trivial. (MOUNTAIN)

16. Mass tourism has been one of the causes of the problem. (BLAME)

17. Teaching doesn’t really suit her. (CUT)

18. Graham spends all his time doing research. (DEVOTED)

19. You must accept the fact that she has left you. (RESIGN)

20. My friend took no notice of my advice. (DEAF)

21. She was just as good as they had thought. (CAME)

22. They will not announce the decision formally.

No formal
23. She firmly believed John to be telling the truth.
It was
24. Although he didn’t want to pay such a high price, he had no choice.
Reluctant
25. I can’t understand why they are reluctant to sign the contract. Baffled

26. There isn’t much that Peter doesn’t know about modern art. Gaps

27. Bob has a habit of upsetting people unintentionally. Inclined

28. Martin’s habit of taking risks doesn’t fit in with his image as a family man. Compatible

29. John really must attend the meeting. Crucial

30. Sally became known throughout the country as a result of her popular TV series. Household
 31. John made his teacher very angry. Incurred

32. He used to be a teacher, so he really knows what it’s like in the classrom. Firsthand

33. She writes notes on everything that was said at the meeting. Record

34. They could not warn people by electronic mail because that might spread the computer virus. Fear

35. Jane is likely to be promoted. Chance

36. The cost of the excursion is part of the price of the holiday. Includes

37. Charles and his brother are exactly alike. look as

38. What are you thinking at the moment? Mind

39. What about going to the new film at the Rex tonight? We

12. Fill the correct word in each gap from the list
13.1 Read the passage and answer the questions
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