PRACTICE TEST 1
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words.
1. A. canary B. share C. baron D. pharaoh
2. A. chaperon B. charity C. challenge D. Charlie
3. A. furl B. fur C. furze D. furrier
4. A. telecast B. telemetry C. telephone D. telegraph
5. A. complete B. command C. common D. community
II. Choose the word that has a different stress in each group.
6. A. biology B. interviewer C. redundancy D. gardener
7. A. phenomenon B. guarantee C. disposal D. familiar
8. A. university B. imagination C. anniversary D. altogether
9. A. obstacle B. intolerable C. possession D. secure
10. A. important B. imaginary C. equipment D. picturesque
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences.
11. We………………….the time, we ran out of time at last and failed the race.
A. Outlasted B. overwhelmed C. underestimated D. underchanged
12. The Chinese ……………printing.
A. Invented B. discovered C. found out D. revealed
13. She passed the exam with excellent results and was…………………a scholarship.
A. Rewarded B. presented C. given D. granted
14. I caught…………… of a lion lying under the tree, and my heart jumped.
A. View B. sight C. look D. scene
15. It is widely believed that…………………human beings are descended from one common ancestor.
A. Every B. all C. every of D. all of
16. That English will become dominant in most scientific fields is…………………….
A. Predicting B. predictable C. on predictions D. to predict
17. Taxation has been used to increase the price and reduce the………………….of cigarettes.
A. Consumer B. consuming C. consumed D. consumption
18. In the ever…………………… world of computers, it is necessary to be adaptable.
A. Advanced B. advance C. advancing D. advances
19. It is 6 years………………………I moved to Chicago.

34. Under no circumstances…………………or exchanged.
A. Goods will be returned B. goods would be returned
C. can goods be returned D. are goods being returned
35. The boy had a…………………………escape when he ran across the road in front of the bus.
A. close B. good C. narrow D. fine
36. Comets are rarely bright enough to be seen with………………
A. nake eyes B. the naked eye C. naked eyes D. the naked eyes
37. Jean Fragonard was a French artist………………………portraits of the children.
A. whose paintings B. who has painted C. who painted D. whose painted
38. So far, there’s no vaccine……………in sight for common cold.
A. or curring B. has cured C. or cure D. having cured
39. Cellulose, which………………………for making paper, is found in all plants.
A. is used B. uses C. are used D. using
40. A few natural elements exist in ……………………… that they are rarely seen in their natural
environment.
A. such small quantities B. so small quantities
C. very small quantities D. small quantities
IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.
This year’s Innovations and Inventions Fair has just opened and has attracted inventors from all over
the world who need……41…….their new ideas to the public.
The fair always provides a wonderful….42….of inventions, and this year is no exception. One
inventor is demonstrating a way of making it impossible to copy documents….43…… passports or
tickets. So far, the only person who has offered to by the patent is said….44……a member of the Mafia,
but it is not clear what he wants to do……….45…….it. The inventor will have to go ahead with the
sale….46… he can find a more normal buyer…… 47……the end of the show. There are plenty of new
gadgets too to help the disabled. The youngest inventor, fourteen……48… old Jane Watson, has come
up with a battery-powered device for people who can’t clean their teeth….49….One of its special
features is that it never needs…50…, because it runs on solar power.
A new feature of this year’s show is the Help Centre, which has been…51…up to give new
inventors…52….on how to make the most of their ideas. According to the show’s organizers, many