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PRACTICE TEST 8
1. The little children watched the performance in ______amazement.
A. wide-eyed B. cross-eyed C. eagle-eyed D. hawk-eyed 2. By the time the ambulance arrived, a crowd of ______had gathered. A. spectators B. passers C. onlookers D. viewers 3. The main cause of the strike was the management's refusal to give further consideration to the question of paying ______. A. differentials B. differences C. subsidies D. opportunities 4. In the last month I was ______my affairs in England and saying goodbye to all my friends. A. switching off B. hanging up C. winding up D. fading away 5. They say he inherited his money from a ______relative he had never met A. faraway B. remote C. distant D. far 6. One of my classmates is always putting me ______in public. It’s so embarrassing! A. up B. off C. through D. down 7. I know his name is ‘Jim’, but it was just a ______of the tongue when I called him ‘Tim’. A. slide B. skid C. skim D. slip 8. If you leave your baggage ______at the airport, it will be taken away. A. inattentive B. careless C. unattended D. neglectful 9. When you are in a western country, your host may open a wrapped gift in front of you. Opening a present in front of the gift-giver is ______polite. A. acquired B. considered C. known D. called 10. The color of your shirt does not ______that of your trousers. A. suit B. fit C. harmonize D. match 11. An accident in the power station may result in large ______of radiation being released. A. numbers B. number C. amount D. amounts 12. People believe there is a ______between the two crimes. A. joint B. chain C. link D. connector 13. You are not allowed to drive ______the influence ______alcohol. A. under/of B. in/of C. under/by D. by/in 14. ______exception ______the little baby, everybody in my family has to jog every morning. A. With/of B. With/to C. In/of D. By/on 15. Assembly lines are useful for producing a large ______of identical products. A. quality B. quantity C. quandary D. qualification 16. What the president said is not to be printed. It's ______the record. A. on B. of C. off D. without 17. Tommy is the ______sheep in his family: he is the only member who has not made a success of his life. A. black B. grey C. yellow D. white 18. You looked a bit ______out. Are you worried about something? A. stress B. stressed C. stressful D. under stress 19. The national curriculum is made ______of the following subject: English, Maths, Chemistry and so on.... A. for B. out C. up D. in 20. It was ______that he was kept in hospital for nearby a month. A. so a serious accident B. so serious an accident C. such serious an accident D. a such serious accident 21. In China's largest psychiatric facility, there is a serious lack of resources but the staffs try hard to ______this in their treatment of the patients. A. make up for B. go in for C. put up with D. set in for 22. Deforestation ______devastative floods in many parts of the world. A. starts out B. makes up C. brings up D. results in 23. The search for a new vaccine took priority ______all other medical researches. A. above B. over C. to D. on 24. Drinking water ______excessive amounts of fluorides may leave a stained or mottled effect on the enamel of teeth. A. containing B. including C. made up of D. composed of 25. The world's population will ______more than 10 billion in 50 years. A. reached B. be reached C. reach D. reaching 26. The replacement of shops such as the groceries and chemists' by the cafe ______the housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping. A. leave B. have left C. has left D. to have left 27. I can't stand Mr. Brian. He's always blowing his own ______- telling everyone how good he is at everything. A. balloon B. breath C. mind D. trumpet 28. They are happily married although, of course, they argue ______. A. most times B. from day to day C. every now and then D. on the occasion 29. He promised to mend the broken wheel soon without ______. A. fail B. failure C. trouble D. mistake 30. Politicians should never lose ______of the needs of the people they represent. A. view B. sight C. regard D. prospect 31. Doctors advise people who are deficient ______vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables. A. from B. of C. in D. for 32. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened ______a sudden loud noise. A. being there B. should there be C. there was D. there have been 33. Prices continued to rise while wages remained low ______the Government became increasingly unpopular. A. on condition that B. with the result that C. provided that D. in order that 34. Nguyen Thi Anh Vien performed so well the 28th Sea Games Women's 200m butterfly that none of her rivals could ______her. A. look up to B. come up to C. catch up with D. put up with 35. She loved tennis and could watch it till the ______came home. A. she B. everyone C. horses D. cows 36. I refuse to believe a word of it; it's a cock-and- ______story. A. hen B. goose C. bull D. duck 37. When Mr Spendthrift ran out of money, he ______his mother for help. A. fell back on B. fell upon C. fell behind D. fell in with 38. The ceiling fans were on, but unfortunately they only ______the hot, humid air. A. stirred up B. poured through C. turned into D. cut back 39. Many companies now advertise their new products by distributing free ______in public places. A. samples B. examples C. instances D. deals 40. Nam: "I'm having some friends over for lunch this Saturday. Would you like to join us?" Huong: " ______". A. Can I take a rain check? B. Come on. It's your turn. C. Thanks, but I musn't D. As a matter of fact, I do 41. It is possible ______may assist some trees in saving water in the winter. A. to lose leaves B. that the loss of leaves C. the leaves are lost D. when leaves have lost 42. Chosen as the nation's capital at the end of the American Civil War, ______the city of over a million people. A. Washington, DC is now B. for Washington, DC, C. Washington, DC, D. now in Washington, DC, 43. It is a top secret. You ______tell anyone about it. A. won’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. mightn’t 44. Those naughty boys went on making terrible noise in the park even though they had been ______ by the annoyed constable. A. turned into B. taken after C. ticked off D. dropped off 45. Sheila will inherit everything ______her uncle’s death. A. on account of B. in spite of C. in the event of D. in place of 46. "Don’t look so worried! You should take the boss’s remarks with a ______of salt" A. teaspoon B. pinch C. grain D. dose 47. His poor handling of the business ______on negligence. A. neared B. edged C. approached D. bordered 48. "If you are at a(n) ______end, you could help me in the garden." A. open B. free C. loose D. empty 49. It is understood that his closest adviser will ______as president. A. take over B. get by C. take up D. come about 50. We need to send a representative we can ______. A. find out B. count on C. catch on D. stand for