PRACTICE TEST 9
Questions 1 - 4: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Mark your
choice on the answer sheet.

1.

A. effective B. eradicate C. enthusiastic D. effort
2.

A. representative B. general C. refreshment D. celebrate
3.

A. damage B. luggage C. manage D. teenage
4.

A. jumped B. traveled C. seemed D. stared Questions 5 - 8: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others by
circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on
the answer sheet.

5.

A. annual B. announce C. formal D. sculpture
6.

A. maximum B. windowpane C. enjoyment D. organize
7.

A. complete B. worksheet C. explain D. observe

A. Founding B. Founded C. Being founded D. It was founded
17. I’m not surprised Margaret's ill. With all the voluntary work she's______ ,she’s really been
doing too much.
A. taken off B. taken on C. taken in D. taken to
18. Jan appears ________some weight. Has she been ill?
A. having lost B. having been lost C. to have lost D. to have been lost
19. ________ received law degrees as today.
A. Never so many women have B. Never have so many women
C. the women have never D. Women who have ever
20. Minh was the winner and he was _________ a set of CDs for studying English.
A. awarded B. announced C. welcomed D. responded
21. The teacher said “Time is up”. It means “Time is ________”
A. started B. increased C. shortened D. finished
22. More and more people are taking part in the struggle ________illiteracy.
A. for B. against C. with D. about
23. We are made _________hard when we were at school.
A. to study B. study C. studying D. studied
24. ___________a painter, but he also took an interest in the flight of birds.
A. Not only Rembrandt was B. Although Rembrandt was C. Despite Rembrandt being
D. Not only was Rembrandt
Questions 25 - 34: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to
fit each space by circling the letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
Intel Science Talent Search has just ______(25) the top prize to a teenage boy from the
state of Colorado, ______(26) name is Ryan Patterson. The competition is the oldest program in
the US that honours the science projects of high school students. The Intel Science Talent Search
is sixty-seven years old this year. The winners receive a new computer and money for college
_________(27).
More than 1,500 students entered projects for the ________(28). Their research projects
_________(29) nearly every area of science, _________(30) chemistry, physics, mathematics,
engineering, social science and medicine. Well-known scientists _________(31) them on their

American countries, albeit from a smaller national budget. A comprehensive seven-year plan of
education reform has made some significant changes. Initiated in 1994, the plan decentralized
educational funding in order to meet diverse local needs, improved teacher training and
curricula, and changed the school grade system. Resistance from teachers Unions, however, has
slowed implementation of some of the intended reforms.
35. Most of the children in rural areas in Bolivia are illiterate because _____ _
A. they don't want to go to school B. they are made to stay at home to help
their families
C. they find it difficult to learn to read and write D. there is a shortage of teachers and
schools in Bolivia
36. On average, children from urban areas attend school for ___________
A. 1.5 years B. 4.2 years C. 7.4 years D. 9.4 years
37. The female illiteracy rate in Bolivia is ________ _
A. 7.4% B. 13% C. 19.6% 0.23%
38. The word "annual" in this passage is closest in meaning to
A. every four months B. every year C. every five years D. every ten years
39. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A.In Bolivia males receive more schooling than females.
B.Bolivian illiteracy level is higher than in other South American countries.
C.The lack of funding is the main reason for causing illiteracy in Bolivia.
D.Bolivia spends less money on education than most other South American countries.
Questions 40 - 44: In these sentences, each one has four underlined words or phrases
marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one word or phrase that must be changed in order for
the sentence to be correct by circling letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your answer in the answer
sheet.
40. Only when the famine gets worse world governments will begin to act.
A B C D
41. Members of High School clubs learn to participation in teams through their involvement
in community projects.
A B C D

C. What should we do to help the poor children going on learning?
D. What should we do to help the poor children to go on learn?
49. you / never / will / regret / doing / a kind / action.
A. You never will regret doing a kind action.
B. You will never regret a kind action doing.
C. You will never doing regret a kind action.
D. You will never regret doing a kind action.
50. Ms. Lan / start / preparation / her / New Year / 10 days / the / occasion / before.
A. Lan starts her preparations for New Year 10 days before the occasion.
B. Lan starts preparations for her New Year 10 days before the occasion.
C. Lan starts her preparations New Year for 10 days before the occasion.

D. Lan starts her preparations New Year before 10 days the occasion.