PRACTICE TESTS

PRACTICE TEST 2
I.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently to the others.
A. grade B. great C. sneaky D. embrace
A. money B. notice C. glance D. ankle
A. imagine B. glance C. geography D. religion
A. looked B. noticed C. turned D. helped
A. change B. English C. single D. anger
II.Choose the one word or phrase - A, B, C, or D -that best completes the sentences, or substitutes for the underlined word orphrase.
She glanced briefly ________ his lapel badge.
A. in B. on C. at D. up
________ my experience, very few people really understand the problem.
A. To B. In C. With D. From
People here have a more relaxed attitude ________ their work.
A. to B. in C. on D. for
The novel is based on his ________ in the war.
A. attitudes B. images C. situations D. experiences
I don`t like that man. There is a sneaky look on his face.
A. furious B. humorous C. dishonest D. guilty
She made a big ________ about not having a window seat on the plane.
A. complaint B. fuss C. excitement D. interest
He has a very outgoing ________ and makes friends very easily.
A. person B. personal C. personality D. personage
He ________ to the spot where the house used to stand.
A. pointed B. showed C. directed D. glanced
Teenagers often have their ________ who they admire very much.
A. ideals B. admirers C. images. D. idols
I had a glance at the article, but I haven`t read it yet.
A. close look B. quick look C. direct look D. furtive look
III. Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C, or D - that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
Before he turned 14, Mozart ________ a few lesser piece for the piano.
A. has composed B. had composed C. was composed D. would composed
He was busy________ his homework.
A. to do B. doing C. for doing D. that he was doing
Rarely________ succeed in ballet if they start after the age of 12.
A. do children B. children have C. children D. are children
Have something to eat before you________.
A. leave B. left C. will leave D. had left
________ this holiday for ages. A. We`re looking forward to B. We looked forward to
C. We look forward to D. We`ve looked forward to
________ hard all year, so I felt that I deserved a holiday.
A. I work B. I worked C. I`d been working D. I`ve worked
The traffic lights ________ green and I pulled away.
A. turned B. were turning C. has turned D. had turned
How fast________ when the accident happened?
A. are you driving B. were you driving C. did you drive D. had you driven
Where________? Which hairdresser did you go to?
A. did you cut your hair B. have you cut your hair
C. did you have cut your hair D. did you have your hair cut
Fortunately, the hospital`s new air-conditioning system________ when the first heat wave of the summer arrived.
A. had installed B. installed C. had been installed D. had been installing
IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase- A, B, C, or D-that needs correcting.
The governor has not decided howto deal with the new problem already.
A. The governor B. decided how C. to deal with D. already
Hardly he hadentered the office when he realized that he hadforgotten his office key.
A. Hardly he had B. realized C. he had D. forgotten
There are few areas of human experience that have not beenwriting about.
A. There