PRACTICE TESTS

PRACTICE TEST 5
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
A. reciting B. spirit C. stimulate D. winner
A. problem B. sponsor C. wonderful D. enjoy
A. announce B. annual C. award D. among
A. competition B. completion C. question D. information
A. athletics B. marathon C. faithfully D. smoothly
II. Choose the one word or phrase - A, B, C, or D - that best completes the sentences.
The contest aimed to stimulate the spirit of learning English ______ students.
A. on B. for C. of D. among
The teacher explained the competition`s rules ______ the students very carefully.
A. to B. with C. for D. about
Most students are interested ______ the annual English Speaking Contests.
A. on B. in C. with D. at
______ is someone who takes part in sports competitions.
A. Judge B. Sportman C. Athletic D. Sponsor
They quickly read the questions and tried to find out the answers.
A. complete B. guess C. offer D. discover
A string of defeats has failed to break the team`s ______.
A. spirits B. efforts C. works D. methods
There is now intense ______ between schools to attract students.
A. competence B. competition C. competitive D. competitor
Such questions provide a useful means of ______ students` interest.
A. expressing B. encouraging C. stimulating D. providing
All students can take part in the annual English-speaking Competition.
A. happening once a year B. happening once a term
B. happening once a month D. happening once every six months
He______ his poem in front of the whole school.
A. dedicated B. recited C. said D. delivered
III. Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C, or D - that best completes the sentence.
We took part in a sponsored walk ______ to support the poor.
A. organized B. organizing C. that organized D. had organized
We strongly recommend ______ your luggage when you travel.
A. to insure B. you insuring. C. your insurance D. you insure
She asked my advice ______ subject she should study at university.
A. what B. on what. C. to what D. on to what
Children could be compelled to work on the farm, effectively denying ______.
A. their school B. them to school C. them schooling D. for schooling
20. Indoor heating systems have made ______ for people to live and work comfortably in temperate climates.A. it is possible B. possible C. it possible D. possibly
She phoned the police and ______ outside her home
A. reported to attack B. was reported to be attacked
C. reported being attacked D. reported to be attacked
The children were warned ______ in the lake without an adult present.
A. not swim B. not to swim C. not swimming D. to not swim
Homestead High School`s fooball team ______ a championship until last season.
A. has never won B. is never winning
C. had never been winning D. had never won
George mentioned ______ in an accident as a child, but he never told us the details.
A. having injured B. having been injured C. to have injured D. to have been injured
She` wanted to know if I ______ Paul recently.
A. saw B. have seen C. had seen D. would see
IV. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be corrected.
The teacher said that about 10 children needspecial help in reading.
A. said that B. need C. special D. in reading.
Every teacher I`ve spoken to tell me that standard of spelling are in decline decline.
A. Every B. to tell C. of spelling D. in
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