EXAM PRACTICE 2

PART ONE: PHONOLOGY

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently to the others.
1. A. gallery B. activity C. island D. palace
2. A. exciting B. fridge C. memorial D. forest
3. A. organize B. windsurfing C. garden D. get
4. A. chocolate B. basketball C. correct D. clock
5. A. survey B. microwave C. racing D. hockey
6. A. clothes B. watches C. benches D. classes
7. A. nearly B. overseas C. fear D. engineer
8. A. feather B. thrilling C. theater D. thank
9. A. joined B. dated C. enjoyed D. scored
10. A. chat B. school C. chemistry D. toothache
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. A. different B. September C. January D. secondary
2. A. campaign B. repair C. marble D. July
3. A. invite B. worried C. index D. title
4. A. quarter B. tidy C. because D. bottle
5. A. family B. eleven C. businessman D. volleyball
PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in the bracket.
a. The train to Berlin (1. leave) ___________ every hour.
b. First you (2. walk) ___________ for two hundred meters, then you (3. turn) ___________ left.
c. We'll go when you (4. be) __________ ready.
d. Sorry, I can't stay after school today; I (5. play) ___________ tennis with Josh.
e. I don't think he (6. come) ___________ tonight.
f. Look at that car! It (7. crash) ___________ into the yellow one.
g. (8. they/ be) _________ at the beach last Sunday?
h. She (9. forever/ tell) ________ him she's going to leave him but she never actually does.
i. Elizabeth (10. currently/ write) _________ a children's book titled “I am the World”.
j. I'm sorry. The bar (11. close) _________ half an hour ago.
k. Soil (12. consist) _________ of 45% minerals, 25% water, 25% air and 5% organic matter.
l. You needn't (13. worry) _________ about anything.
m. I tried hard (14. not/ laugh) _________.
n. Goodness, Cheryl, are you sick? I (15. make) _________ you some chicken soup.
o. Do you fancy (16. come) _________ on a day trip to London next Saturday?
p. She pretended (17. not/ see) _________ me.
q. Promise me that you (18. not/ tell) _________ him.
r. Last week I (19. be) _________ very busy and I (20. not/ have) _________ time to do housework.
II. Fill each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle.
a. Do you want to go (1) ___________ a walk this evening?
b. Here, students study subjects (2) ___________ maths, physics and English.
c. James: “It’s very cold (3) ___________ this room.”
Josh: “I’ll turn (4) ___________ the heating then.”
d. I’ve invited Sue (5) ___________ the party, but I don’t think she will come.
e. (6) ___________ the end (7) ___________ the lesson, put the books (8) ___________ on the bookshelf.
f. We have to share books because there aren’t enough (9) ___________ one each.
g. It’s a good idea to underline important words (10) ___________ a pencil.
h. We had an interesting lesson today (11) ___________ Ancient Egypt.
i. I can’t stand that kind (12) ___________ film.
j. I often stay (13) ___________ my parents (14) ___________ Christmas Day.
k. The pizza isn't ready yet. It will be ready (15) ___________ about 30 minutes.
l. You need to go (16) ___________ the living room to reach the kitchen.
m. We hired a guide to take us (17) ___________ the city.
n. (18) ________ summer I like to travel (19) _________ Italy because of the weather and the people there.
o. Our children go to the same school (20) _________ theirs.
III. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.
1. You can't go out without ______ shoes.
A. no B. any C. none D. lots of
 2. A ______ is a page or series of pages showing the days, weeks and months of a particular year.
A. timetable B. schedule C. calendar D. list
3. Jack ______ an excuse, and said he couldn’t come to the party.
A. took B. made C. did D. used
4. Jenny: ‘______ is your address?’
Josh: ‘Flat 3B, 51 Croydon Road, Bexhill.’
A. Why B. Where C. What D. How
5. Jimmy: ‘What is your national meal dish?’
Peter: ‘______ is spaghetti!’
A. We B. Our C. Ours D. Us
6. Mark: “Could I have ______ small white loaf of bread?”
A. some B. Ø C. a D. any
7. I am _______ that you and your family are well.
A. pleasant B. pleasing C. pleasure D. pleased
8. Why don’t we buy Julia a ______ of flowers?
A. pile B. bunch C. crowd D. heap
9. There are two churches in the town and ______ of them are extremely old.
A. each B. all C. both D. most
10. Please pay ______ to what I am saying.
A. attention B. knowledge C. meaning D. hearing
11. Andrew: ‘How often do the buses run?’ - Brian: ‘______’
A. Seven thirty. B. Until eight o’clock. C. Yes, it is coming. D. Every twenty minutes.
12. Which is the plural form of the word ‘radio’?
A. radios B. radioes C. radio D. radio’s
13. You can watch Harry Porter on TV ______ you can read it.
A. because B. or C. when D. so
14. It's my husband who ______ the gardening.
A. makes B. keeps C. gets D. does
15. She has ______.
A. long blonde hair B. hair long blonde
C. long hair blonde D. blonde hair long
IV. Identify the underlined part in each sentence that is not correct and then get it right.
1. They are many meeting rooms in the building but they are often occupied.
A B C D
2. Our office is near to the airport, so it will be easy for you to get here.
A B C D
3. My Poland teacher is really friendly and helpful.
A B C D
4. He heard about it through a friend of him.
A B C D
5. She drank too much last night when she put the glass carelessly down.
A B C D
V. Fill in each blank with one suitable word or give the correct form of the words below.
1. Germany is a major _______ of motor cars. MANUFACTURE
2. She's the most _______ person in the organization. POWER
3. Underground cables carry _______ to all parts of the city. ELECTRIC
4. It’s very _______ to swim there because the water is heavily polluted. SAFE
5. 99% of _______ in American have at least one TV. HOUSE
6. There's no need to shout, I can hear _______ well. PERFECT
7. As Christmas gets closer, the shops get more and more _______. CROWD
8. She's _______ as tall as her father now. NEAR
9. I'll have to _______ this skirt because it’s too short. LONG
10. Angel Falls is the _______ waterfall in the world. HIGH
PART FOUR: Writing
Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the original one.
1. How much are those books? What is .................................................................... ?
What is .................................................................... ?
How much ............................................................... ?
2. He can play the guitar. .......................................................................(ABLE)
3. Henry isn't the owner of these items. ................................................................. (BELONG)
 ....................................................................... (OWN)
4. Jack may win the game. Perhaps .....................................................................
5. It takes two hours to fly to Berlin. It is a..........................................................................
6. There aren't many tall buildings in my town. ...................................................................... (ONLY)
7. Todd is the fastest runner in my team. No one................................................................ (AS)
8. Nick's house is quite near the golf club. Nick's house isn't very ..............................................
9. Is there a fitness centre in the company? Does ........................................................................ ?
10. Do you enjoy listening to music? ...................................................... ? (INTERESTED)
11. When is your birthday? What is .................................................................... ?
12. Nancy is a regular visitor to Spain. Nancy visits ...............................................................