PRACTICE TEST 22
I wish_________________________________________________________________________
Time allotted: 60 min. Combine the two sentences into a new one using the given words in brackets. Do not change the given words in any ways. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 37. She is a brilliant singer. She refuses to sing in public. (ALTHOUGH) ________________________________________________________________________________
Question 1. A. versatile dominance
B. breathtaking
Question 38. Paul’s new car has broken down. This car cost him £10,000. (WHICH) ________________________________________________________________________________
Question 2. A. flexibility
B. bilingual
C. inaccessible C. confusion
D.
D. affordable
Question 39. He is in debt. He will have to reduce his spending a lot. (GROUNDS) Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correcting in each of the following questions.
________________________________________________________________________________ Question 40. I’ll bring something for dessert. We may want to eat something sweet later. (CASE)
Question 3. She is (A) no longer young (B) to enter (C) a beautiful (D) contest.
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Question 4. Dinner time is a great time (A) for family members to talk (B) about that (C) is going (D) on during their day at work. Question 5. Viet Nam Airlines regrets informing (A) the passengers that (B) flight VN 251 to Hanoi is postponed (C) due to (D) bad weather.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 6. Few businesses are flourishing in the present economic climate. A. taking off
B. setting up
C. growing well
D. closing down
Question 7. At times, I look at him and wonder what is going on in his mind. A. sometimes
B. always
C. hardly
D. never
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 8. Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region. A. stay unchanged
B. fluctuate
C. remain unstable
D. change
Question 9. Your experience with oil well fires will be invaluable to the company in case of trouble. A. valuable
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B. precious
C. priceless
D. worthless
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