Practice Test 5
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1. A. grasses B. retches C. comprises D. potatoes
2. A. lie B. wide C. circle D. comprise
3. A. compound B. south C. house D. route
4. A. comprise B. any C. northern D. circle
5. A. remain B. explore C. hummock D. between
6. Many teenagers show signs of anxiety and -------------- when being asked about their future.
A. depress B. depression C. depressing D. depressed
7. She is looking -------------- a new place to live because she does not want to depend -------------- her parents any
more. A. for / on B. after / with C. up / forward D. at / into
8. It is predicted that -------------- computing technology will increase in value at -------------- same time it will
decrease in cost. A. Ø / the B. a / the C. the / a D. a / Ø
9. To -------------- a desert is a danger activity which requires careful preparation for risks.
A. circle B. comprise C. explore D. remain
10. A / an -------------- species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct.
A. dangerous B. endanger C. endangerment D. endangered
11. Sometimes it is -------------- to find suitable books for our children.
A. difficulty B. difficultly C. difficult D. difficulties
12. I want to work as an interpreter in the future, --------------, I am studying Russian at university.
A. therefore B. but C. so D. however
13. Peter has been working for 10 hours. He -------------- be very tired now.
A. needn't B. has to C. must D. should
14. I -------------- be at the meeting by 10:00. I will probably -------------- take a taxi if I want to be on time.
A. may / must B. mustn't / shouldn't C. must/ have to D. should / needn't d
15. The room -------------- once a day.
A. should clean B. should have cleaned C. should be cleaning D. should be cleaned
16. ‘I saw Grace this morning at the bank.’ - ‘It -------------- Grace. She has been to Paris on her honeymoon.’
A. can't be B. can't have been C. must be D. must have been
17. As she did so, her parents became --------------.

35. Please ( A ) fill ( B ) for ( C ) this form and post ( D ) it.
36. Slippery as the roads were, they managed to complete the race.
A. The roads were so slippery that they could hardly complete the race.
B. The roads were slippery but they managed to complete the race.
C. The roads were slippery so they could hardly complete the race.
D. The roads were so slippery; therefore, they could hardly complete the race
37. I will take up golf this year.
A. I will begin to play golf this year. B. I will stop playing golf this year.
C. I will build a golf court this year. D. I will enter a golf competition this year.
38. It's time we left for the disco.
A. We may leave for the disco now. B. We needn't leave for the disco now.
C. We should leave for the disco now. D. We must have leave for the disco now.
39. No one in the team can play better than John.
A. John plays well but the others play better. B. John as well as other players of the team plays very well.
C. Everyone in the team, but John, plays very well. D. John is the best player of the team.
40. I find it difficult to get rid of my smoking habit.
A. As for me, stopping my smoking habit is quite difficult. B. I have difficulty smoking cigarettes.
C. My smoking habit has caused me a lot of difficulties. D. I will quit smoking someday.
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on international public health. Established on 7 April, 1948, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited
the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health Organization.
The WHO's constitution, states that its objective is "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health."
Its major task is to combat diseases, especially key infectious diseases, and to promote the general health of the people of the
world. The WHO also sponsors programs to prevent and treat serious epidemics such as SARS, malaria, and AIDS. The
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for Zimbabwe making it an international standard. In addition to its work in eradicating disease, the WHO also carries out
various health-related campaigns, for example, to boost the consumption of fruits and vegetables worldwide and to

46. A. to be played B. being played C. to play D. playing
47. A. safe B. warm C. fit D. right
48. A. were played B. was played C. played D. had been played
49. A. population B. popular C. popularity D. populate
50. A. intensify B. intensity C. intensive D. intense