FOR GIFTED STUDENTS

PRACTICE TEST 06
Choose the best option among A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the following sentences.
1. Many wild animals are now in danger of_______.
A. death B. disease C. survival D. extinction
2. If doctors could discover the______for cancer, they could save millions of people`s lives.
A. success B. reason C. remedy D. effect
3. One of the worst________ that mankind has ever had is cancer.
A. situation B. diseases C. conditions D. accidents
4. We would________ lung cancer if people give up smoking.
A. finish B. get rid of C. kill D. cancel
5. Mark went to the party________ he wasn`t invited.
A. because B. in spite of C. however D. although
6. This shirt is________ small for me to wear.
A. so B. very C. too D. most
7. Thousands of people________ being employed in the textile industry.
A. have B. are C. has D. is
8. If she________ so conceited, we`d like her more.
A. weren`t B. isn`t C. hasn`t been D. wouldn`t be
9. I received a lot of presents________ my eighteenth birthday.
A. in B. on C. at D. during
10. Nam feels________ because he did very badly on his last test.
A. happy B. happily C. unhappy D. unhappily
11. I like listening to the music programme________ the radio.
A. above B. in C. through D. on
12. She`s scared of living________ her own in a big city.
A. by B. on C. for D. in
13. There are more than 6000 living languages,________ which English is the most widely used.
A. of B. for C. about D. on
14. English is regarded as an effective________ of international communication.
A. method B. solution C. result D. medium
15. It is said that________ is better than cure.
A. health B. remedy C. prevention D. surgery
16. You can use my telephone________ you pay for the calls you make.
A. as long as B. although C. however D. whereas
17. I liked the book very much________ I didn`t have enough money to buy it.
A. because B. while C. but D. unless
18. Life in the city is much more________ than that in the country.
A. expense B. expenses C. expensive D. expand
19. We were planning to have a picnic but_______, it was raining heavily.
A. fortune B. fortunately C. fortunate D. unfortunately
20. The________ is the place where a particular species of animals is normally found.
A. habitat B. surrounding C. region D. area
21. The________ of this city has increased rapidly in the recent years.
A. number B. population C. crowd D. total
22. The girl________ photo was in the paper today lives in our street.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
23. Have you got a________ carpet than this?
A. cheaper B. cheap C. cheapest D. the cheapest
24. When I________ my new house, I________ for a telephone.
A. was buying/ asked B. were buying/ were asking
C. bought/ asked D. bought/ was asking
25. She________ to go on a diet.
A. advised B. advises C. advising D. was advised
26. Alice started playing tennis_______.
A. for 2 years B. since 2 years C. 2 years ago D. in 2 years
27. What would happen to our lives if the forest did not_______.
A. destroy B. exist C. take place D. occur
28. Many species of rare animals have already become_______.
A