PRACTICE TEST 5
A. PHONETICS AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently form the others in each group
1. A.slice B.knight C.recipe D.quiet
2. A.steam B.death C.meat D.leap
3. A.proud B.group C.soup D.route
4. A.behave B.cave C.save D.cavity
5. A.deposit B.semester C.decide D.seaside
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the rest.
6. A.financial B.diploma C.educate D.admission
7. A.procedure B.nursery C.assignment D.consider
8. A.photography B.community C.security D.independent
9. A.generation B.celebration C.minority D.electronics
10. A.estimate B.delicious C.stimulate D.finally
III. Choose the word which best fits each gap of the sentence.
11. Students in the UK must take a course of two years for the General certificate of Education Advanced
level as a(n) for tertiary study.
A.demand B.requirement C.alternative D.core
12. Only those who achieve high at the GCSE examination are able to do the A level course.
A.scores B. remarks C. levels D.grades
13. All to courses at tertiary institutions are made through UCAS, and should be received by
UCAS (the University and College Administration Service)
A.applications B.contestants C. competitors D.candidates
14. There will be fewer vacant places left at the universities, so choice will be limited.
A.sriously B.serverely C.heavily D.intensively
15. UCAS the details of each application on computer and sends a copy of the form to each
university listed on it.
A.restores B.reminds C.records D.remembers
16. Each university considers the application before making a decision on the of a place.
A.offer B.invitation C.promise D.apply
17. According to some educators, the of teaching is to help students learn what they need to know

29. Mrs.Wood always talks to her pupils as though they adults.
A.are B.were C.would be D.have been
30. Had you told me that tis wea going to happen, I it.
A.didn’t believe B.won’t believe C.hadn’t believed D.would neverhave believed
31. Unless you all of my questions, I can’t do anything to help you.
A.answer B.will anwer C.would answer D.anwered
32. I am really tired today. I wish I Bob to the airport late last night.
A.didn’t have to take B.were not taking C.didn’t take D.hadn’t had to take
33. Their friendship lasted three years. If he less mean, she him.
A.is/ won’t leave B.was/ wouldn’t leave
C.had been/ wouldn’t have left D.were/ wouldn’t leave
34. I wish I you some money for your rent, but I’m broke myself.
A.can lend B.could lend C.will lend D.would lend
35. It has been a long drought. It hasn’t rained for over a month. If it , a lot of crops .
A.hasn’t rained/ would die B.won’t rain/ die
C.doesn’t rain/ will die D.didn’t rain/ would die
36. If you boil water, it into the atmosphere as vapour.
A.will disappear B.would disappear C.disappears D.A and C are correct
37. I William with me if I had known you and he didn’t get along well with each other.
A.won’t bring B.wouldn’t have brought
C.didn’t bring D.hadn’t brought
38. I’ll get the tickets to the concert provided that still some availabe.
A.there were B.there is C.there are D.there will be
39. If television had been invented in the 18
th
century, George Washington regularly on the
evening news.
A.would be interviewd B. would have been interviewed
C.had been interviewed D.was interviewed
40. Ed in serious financial problems if he had listened to some of his friends.

1980s, most students were interested only in their studies and future jobs. Today, students seem to be a
combination of the two. They want to make good money when they graduate, but they are also interested in
helping society. Many students today are volunteering in the community. They are working to help people,
without payment. For example, they tutor (teach privately) children in trouble, or they work with organizations
for homeless people. In these ways, they hope to make changes in society.
41. Nowadays, few foreign students are maijoring in literaure, philosophy or psychology because .
A.these fields are not very popular B.they don’t hope they can get good jobs in the future
C.they are practical courses D.they want classes at a low cost
42. These days, most traditional students .
A.are studying business and management B.attend college part-time
C.are not interested in extras D.live off campus
43. Nontraditional students are interested in .
A.living in a dormitory B. extras that colleges offer
C.atteding college full-time D.good-quality classes, at a low cost
44. In paragraph C, most of new students .
A.prefer new methods of learning B.like reading and writing
C.want a good job and make a lot of money D.have a different style of learning
45. Many students today are volunteering in the community because they want .
A.to change society B.to work in group
C.to get experience D.to get good money
II. Read the passage and then fill in each blank with the best completion.
A. In Part Three of the Speaking Section you work together with a partner. You have to do a(n)
(46) task which usually (47) about 3 minutes. One possible task is “promlem”
(48), which means you have to look at some (49) information and then (50) the problem
with your parter. You may be shown photos, drawings, diagrams, maps, plans, advertisements of computer and
graphics and it is (51) that you study them carefully. If necessary, check you know exactly what to
do by (52) asking the examiner to (53) the instructions or make them clearer.
B. While you are doing the task, the examiner will probably say very (54) and you should
ask your partner questions and make (55) if he or she is not saying much. If either of you has any
real difficulties, the examoner may decide to step in and (56) . Normally, however, you will find

65. Before I went to drama school, I had to resist quite a lot of family pressure for me to study medical.
A B C D
66. Was I interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it.
A B C D
67. If I had had the same problems you had as a chlid, I migh not succeed in life as well as you have.
A B C D
68. If you fail the GCSE examination, you will not allowed to take the entrance examination to the
A B C D
university.
69. Correspondance course is a course of study that you do at home, using books and exercises send to
A B C D
you by post or e-mail.
70. The full portfolio of courses run by the university including undergraduate and postgraduate degrees,
A B C
adult education, distance and online learning.
D
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