Keys- Practice test 2

PRACTICE TEST 2
Pick out the word that has the underlined sound pronounced differently from the rest (1pt).
whole, subway, award, willing
sunbathe, success, result, publish
problem, product, explosion, deposit
actually, mutual, contain, lecture
encourage, country, double, scout
Put an accent mark before and above the stressed syllable of each of the following words (1pt).
acrobat, assign, borough, colonial, cooperation, inherit, international, popular, proletariat, reestablish
Find the word that means (1pt).
enthusiastic admirer or supporter of sth/sb.
portion of food at a meal.
best performance or highest or lowest level ever reached, especially in sport.
the noun of popular.
person who tames and trains wild animals.
Give the correct word form (1pt).
People may feel . . . . . . . . . . if they make a mistake. (SHAME)
Can you measure the . . . . . . . . . . of this window? (BROAD)
People who are very . . . . . . . . . . rarely have many friends. (ARGUE)
The woman was busy . . . . . . . . . . in the kitchen. (COOK)
She roared with . . . . . . . . . . when she heard the funny stories. (LAUGH)
Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one. (1pt)
Handicapped people find shopping in supermarkets difficult. It’s
Why don’t you meet to discuss the pay offer? I suggest
Without this treatment, the patient would have died. If it
It is pointless to have that typewriter repaired. That old typewriter is not
It is ages since Alan visited his parents. Alan
Fill in each blank with ONE appropriate word. (2pts).
At sixteen Henry Vincent was separated from his family as a result of the war. He wandered aimlessly from (1) _______ country to another (2) _______ finally settling down in Australia, (3) _______ he trained (4) _______ an electronics engineer. He established (5) _______ own business but it called for so much work that marriage was out of the (6) _______.
His retirement suddenly (7) _______ him realize (8) _______ lonely he was and he decided to (9) _______ up a hobby. With his interest (10) _______ electronics, amateur radio seemed a natural choice. He installed his own equipment and obtained a licence and his call sign, which is the set of letters and numbers used to (11) _______ oneself when making radio contact with other radio amateurs all (12) _______ the world.
Soon Henry had (13) _______ great many contacts in far-off places. One in particular was a man in California with (14) _______ he had much in common. One night the man in California (15) _______ to mention the village in Europe he (16) _______ come from. Suddenly, Henry realized that this man was in fact his younger brother, Peter. At first, the two brothers were at a (17) _______ for words but then little by little they filled (18) _______ the details of their past lives and not (19) _______ afterwards Henry Vincent flew to California to (20) _______ reunited with his brother.
Build sentences from these cues (1pt).
library/ large collection/ books/ kept/ reading/ reference.
school library/ helpful/ developing/ children’s love/ books/ habit/ reading.
once/home/ they/tell/ grandmother/ the show/ they/ like best.
If we/ have/ time/ take/ bicycle trips/ countryside.
We/ be/ lot/ healthier/ if/ stay there/ a week.
Writing (2pts): Write a short composition of about 100 words on the following topic:
The advantages and disadvantages of television.
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