PRACTICE TEST 4

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. re’main B. ‘cover C. ‘legend D. ‘station
2. A. ‘annual B. an’nounce C. ‘formal D. ‘sculpture
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word w hose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
3. A. stressed B. booked C. equipped D. compared
4. A. amount B. shoulder C. mouthful D. countable
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
5. How can you live in this messy room? Go and ____________ it up at once.
A. dust B. sweep C. tidy D. do
6. We’re good friends. We ____________ each other for a long time.
A. know B. have known C. are knowing D. knew
7. John looked ____________ today because he got mark 10.
A. happy B. happily C. unhappy D. happiness
8. There are not many ____________ between American and British English.
A. difference B. different C. differences D. differently
9. You sometimes help your mother ____________ the housework.
A. do B. doing C. to doing D. did
10. I ____________ this book from the school library last week.
A. will borrow B. borrowed C. have borrowed D. borrow
11. It was a fine day for a picnic ____________ it was rather cold.
A. if B. therefore C. so D. although
12. Could you please turn on ____________ light? It’s too dark here.
A. an B. a C. the D. x
13. I can’t do my project because I don’t have a laptop. I wish I ____________ it.
A. have B. had C. had had D. would have
14. Let’s have a party tonight, ____________?
A. won’t we B. shall you C. shall we D. will you
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
15. I applied for this volunteer activity but they turned down my application.
A. rejected B. agreed C. took on D. selected
16. The librarian asked the children to be silent because everyone was trying to study.
A. noisy B. boring C. quiet D. early
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
17. It was such a complicated task that I couldn’t do it myself.
A. difficult B. simple C. complex D. problematic
18. Literature is a compulsory subject in our education, which means every student has to study the
subject.
A. difficult B. easy C. optional D. unnecessary
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
19. - Ms. Anna: “You did a really good job on your midterm exam. Keep going!” - Jane:
“____________”
A. I knew it. Thanks. B. Thank you for your compliment!
C. Yes, sure! D. No problem.
20. - Susan: “Many happy returns of the day!” - Jean: “____________”
A. Thank you. B. Good luck! C. Congratulations! D. The same to you!
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
All of us use energy every day - for transportation, (21) ____________, heating and cooling
rooms, manufacturing, lighting, and entertainment. The choices we make about how we use energy -
turning machines off (22) ____________ we’re not using them or choosing to buy energy efficient
appliances - impact our environment and our lives.
There are many things we can do to use less energy and use it more wisely. Two main ways to
(23) ____________ energy are energy conservation and energy efficiency. Turning the light (24)
____________ when you leave the room and recycling aluminum cans are both ways of conserving
energy. Energy efficiency is the use of technology that requires less energy to perform the same
function. A compact fluorescent light bulb that uses less energy than (25) ____________ ordinary
bulb to produce the same amount of light is an example of energy efficiency.
21. A. eating B. drinking C. sleeping D. cooking
22. A. when B. before C. after D. while
23. A. store B. produce C. use D. save
24. A. off B. on C. in D. out
25. A. an B. a C. the D. x
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an
ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them.
However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed.
Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years
ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds
and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all
other animals.
Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. They did not
limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but earned their painting materials to spaces that
required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex.
Unfortunately, the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature
changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air
movement has also damaged the images inside. Although they are not out in the open air, where
natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are
barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after
it was discovered.
26. According to the passage, what is probably true about the south of France?
A. It is home to rare animals. B. It has a large number of caves.
C. It is known for horse-racing events. D. It has attracted many famous artists.
27. The word “damaged” in the passage is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. destroyed B. repaired C. built D. created
28. Why was painting inside the Lascaux complex a difficult task?
A. It was completely dark inside. B. The caves were full of wild animals.
C. Painting materials were hard to find. D. Many painting spaces were difficult to reach.
29. According to the passage, all of the following have caused damage to the paintings EXCEPT
______.
A. temperature changes B. air movement
C. water D. light
30. What does the passage say happened at the Lascaux caves in 1963.
A. Another part was discovered. B. A new lighting system was installed,
C. Visitors were prohibited from entering. D. A new entrance was created.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
31. Peter is the carefuller driver that I have ever known.
A. the B. careftiller C. that D. have ever known
32. Despite the metric system is used throughout the world, it is still not commonly used in the United
States.
A. Despite B. throughout C. metric system D. commonly used
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the original
sentence in each of the following questions.
33. The test was very long. We couldn’t do it in forty-five minutes.
A. We couldn’t do the test in forty-five minutes though it was long.
B. The test was too long for US to do in forty-five minutes.
C. The test was long enough for US to do in forty-five minutes.
D. Forty-five minutes is the time we needed to do the long test.
34. I failed the exam. My mother was disappointed.
A. I failed the exam, but my mother was disappointed.
B. I failed the exam, or my mother was disappointed.
C. I failed the exam, so my mother was disappointed.
D. I failed the exam although my mother was disappointed.
35. We started to play golf last month.
A. We have played golf since last month.
B. We played golf since last month.
C. We have played golf for last month.
D. We have started to play golf since last month.
36. “Close your books”, the teacher said to us.
A. The teacher told US close our books.
B. The teacher told US to closing our books.
C. The teacher told US closing our books.
D. The teacher told US to close our books.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is best written from the words/ phrases
given.
37. close down /museum /no longer/place/interest
A. They have closed down the museum because it is no longer a place of interest.
B. They closed down the museum, so it is no longer a place of interest.
C. They closed down the museum although it is no longer a place of interest.
D. They are closing down the museum, but it is no longer a place of interest.
38. Take /your shoes / when / go /a Japanese house
A. Take out your shoes when you go into a Japanese house.
B. Take off your shoes when they go into a Japanese house.
C. Take off your shoes when you go into a Japanese house.
D. Take up your shoes when go into a Japanese house.
39. past/children /not have/many / form /entertainment
A. From the past, children not have many forms of entertainment.
B. In the past, children didn’t have many forms of entertainment.
C. In the past, children don’t have many forms of entertainment.
D. For the past, children didn’t have many forms of entertainment.
40. respect/our ancestors/one/traditions/our people
A. To respect our ancestors is one of the traditions on our people.
B. Respect our ancestors is one tradition of our people.
C. Respecting our ancestors was one of the traditions of our people.
D. Respecting our ancestors is one of the traditions of our people.