PRACTICE TEST 2

PRACTICE TEST 2 (NHL)

I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others
a. apple b. appositive c. angry d. animal a. gather b. dash c. far d. statue a. orator b. gate c. navy d. race a. ten b. enter c. deliver d. men a. plenty b. second c. he d. met

II. Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentence
6. My brother _____ in this factory since 1990.
a. works b. worked c. has worked d. had worked
7. I _____ my hair before breakfast this morning.
a. washed b. had washed c. was washing d. have washed
8. We understood the lesson after the teacher ______ it.
a. explained b. had explained
c. has explained d. was explaining
9. My father _____ three years ago, and he’s now living on his pension a. rested b. left c. worked d. retired 10. He said that he _____ his homework since 7 o’clock. a. did b. was doing c. has done d. had done 11. Are you afraid _____ snakes? a. by b. for c. of d. about 12. What’s _____ T.V tonight? a. at b. in c. on d. from 13. We admire his new_____ a. discover b. discovery c. discovered d. discovering 14. Come as quick as_____ a. impossible b. possibility c. possibly d. possible 15. She sings_____ a. beauty b. beautiful c. beautifully d. unbeautiful

Ill. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence
16. We couldn’t understand the teacher if he ______ too fast.
a. spoke b. has spoken c. doesn’t speak d. didn’t speak
17. As _____ as I know, we have not received a bill for the new computer.
a. much b. long c. soon d. far
18. She is _____ to understand it.
a. too intelligent b. too young c. very pretty d. enough ability
19. My mother has _____ work to do today.
a. so many b. so much c. so d. such
20. It is _____ book that just a few people like it.
a. so an old b. so old c. such old d. such an old
21. I won’t wake unless I _____ the alarm.
a. don’t hear b. heard c. hear d. didn’t hear
22. The satellite travelled _____ into space that nobody could see it with naked eyes.
a. so far b. such far c. too far d. far enough
23. Unless you_____ quiet, I’ll scream. a. don’t keep b. keep c. kept d. didn’t keep
24. I wish I _____ at you so loudly with no reason yesterday.
a. wouldn’t shout b. don’t shout e. didn’t shout d.. hadn’t shouted
25. I’ll be able to speak English well if I _____ hard.
a. studied b. study c. have studied d. had studied

IV. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English
26. There was so many traffic that it took him only ten minutes to get there.
a b c d

27. He was brought home from school to work the farm.
a b c d

28. If we had a big house, we can invite our friends to stay.
a b c d
29. The pull of the earth is too strong that no one can jump as high as three metres.
30. You can find out how hard the earth is pulling you by weigh yourself. a b c d
31. Excepting for the graduate students, everyone will have to take the tests on the same day. a b c d
32. Our neighbour asked us to look over their dog for them while they were away on vacation.
a