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PRACTICE TEST$10


I. Read the following passage. Write T (true) or F (false) for each of the sentences below according to the information given.
London has a population of about 6.770.000. It lies on the River Thames, where the Romans landed nearly 2000 years ago. From about 1800 until World War II, London was the biggest city in the world, to visit its historic buildings such as St Paul’s Cathedral, which has a huge dome, and the houses of Parliament, where you can see and hear the famous clock, Big Ben. They also come to visit its theatres, its museums and its shops such as Harrods, where you can buy anything. Like many big cities, London has problems with traffic and pollution. Over 1000000 people a day use the London Underground, but there are still too may cars on the streets. The air isn’t clean but it is cleaner than it was 100 years ago. Until the clean Air Act in 1956, London was famous for its “smog”, which is a mixture of smoke and fog.
The best thing about London is parks. There are five parks in the city centre. But the children’s favourite place is Hamleys, which is the biggest toyshop in the world. It is 200 years old.
London used to be the biggest city in the world in 18th and 19th century.
London lies on the banks of the River Thames.
You can see and hear Big Ben at St Paul’s Cathedral.
Harrods is a famous museum.
London was considered the city of fog.
Authorities in London do not have to worry about pollution.
Nearly one seventh population in London use London Underground everyday.
Hamleys is the biggest part in the world.
II. Put the verbs in the blanks into the correct form.
1. This building (finish) by the end of the year.
2. The city (have) a lot of changes for the past ten years.
3. Yesterday he (do) his homework for 2 hours, then he (play) football.
4. The men said that they (look) for the lost child since 8am and they (not find) him yet.
5. Try (avoid) (make) spelling mistakes in your compositions.
III. Give the correct form of the words in the blanks.
Linda Devere Hardy, who died last week, was a famous woman. In the 1920s, she was (1. determine) to learn to fly, and became the first woman to become a fully (2. qualify) pilot. Her solo (3. fly) from London to Delhi was one of the greatest (4. achieve) of the early days of aviation. Her (5. marry) to Angus Hardy took place after the end of the second World War. With his encouragement she wrote a number of (6. detect) stories in the 1950s, which achieve great (7. popular). In 1962, her husband’s tragic (8. die) in a car crash ended her (9. literature) career, and she spent the rest of her life on an isolated island off coast of Scotland.
IV. Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
Computing is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses (1) used. Before printing presses were invited only rich people like kings and dukes could (2) to buy books. Often these people were unable to read and did not have enough (3) to learn. In any case, the books were so big that it was (4) for anyone to relax with a book because they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a (5) people were able to write. And it took an extremely long time to (6) a book. The position with computer is very similar today. A few (7) ago, computers were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them, but they did not know how to use them. In many countries, however, the situation has completely changed.
V. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.
The twins are unequal (1) … height.
I am deeply indebted (2) … you (3) … your help.
How can you be indifferent (4) the sufferings of starving children.
The boy is so curious (5) … his father’s work.
Is the gallery open (6) … the public?
Luckily, we arrived (7) … time (8) … the exam.
VI. Correct the mistakes.
She usually arrives home late, that annoys her parents.
Which one is the most hardworking of these two girls?
Why don’t you have someone to water the flowers in the garden?
John as well as his friend are going to the circus tonight.
When moving to the kitchen, the teacup was broken.
He spends money as water.
The house is inexpensive. In