QUIZZES SECTION
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on 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.
Question1:
    A. convenient               B.  support                        C.  volunteer                     D.  remain
Question2:
    A.  marine                      B.  device                          C.  maintain                      D.  challenge
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question3:
    A.  measure                   B.  bear                              C.  eat                                D.  heavy
Question4:
    A.  food                          B.  tooth                             C.  tool                               D.  good
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question5:  He is …… better at golf …… at swimming because he even doesn’t know how to hit the ball.
    A.  so – and                   B.  no – than                     C.  much – than                D.  any – so
Question6:  As my sister was going to be away for a long time, we all went to see her …… .
    A.  up                             B.  after                              C.  off                                 D.  out
Question7:  E.Coli has been proven to be …… most dangerous bacteria that can be acquired from food and water, even in developed countries.
    A.  one of the                B.  one of                           C.  of one                           D.  one
Question8:  Leif Ericsson is only one of many early voyagers …… discovered America long before the days of Columbus.
    A.  whose                       B.  who                              C.  by whom                      D.  which
Question9:  One of the best places …… the guitar – playing bands there is Plaza Garibaldi.
    A.  to have heard          B.  to be heard                  C.  here                              D.  to hear
Question10:  The hotels were all full, so we offered to put Andrew …… for the night.
    A.  out                            B.  up                                 C.  under                            D.  in
Question11:  “Did you enjoy your vacation”? – Well, I didn’t like Egypt …… Turkey”.
    A.  half as much as                                                  B.  the half of
    C.  half the time as                                                  D.  half the much
Question12:  Pictures …… showed the reality of war entered the living room of million Americans on the nightly news.
    A.  where                       B.  who                              C.  that                               D.  when
Question13:  By …… 1.500.000 tons of insects a year, birds greatly help American farming.
    A.  eating                       B.  having eaten               C.  to eat                            D.  eat
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.
Question14:

Air traffic controllers must	use		a	form of communication that is	universal understood because a pilot’s
	A		B		C

 

	pilot’s understanding	of instructions is critical.
	D

Question15:

Some people enjoy	preparing		their	own meals	while		another	would rather eat out regularly.
	A		B		C		D

Question16:

	The	news of the decision	to	invade with armed forces	were	not well	received	by the citizens.
	A		B		C		D

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
Question17:  Unless the two signatures are identical, the bank won’t honor the check.
    A.  similar                      B.  genuine                        C.  different                      D.  fake
Question18:  He wisely decided to tell the truth.
    A.  sensibly                   B.  carefully                      C.  foolishly                      D.  intelligently
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most sui table response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Question19:  “I’m taking my driving test tomorrow .” – “ …… !”
    A.  Good chance           B.  Luck                             C.  Best wishes                 D.  Good luck
Question20:  Susan: “ Can you do the cooking today?” – Bill: “…….”
    A.  Oh, all right             B.  I know that                  C.  No, thank you             D.  Yes, please
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
One of the largest and most luxurious palaces in the world is the Palace of Versailles. _____ near Paris, France, the palace has more than 2.000 rooms_____ are extravagantly decorated. Versailles was constructed during the seventeenth century. Its original use was as a hunting lodge for King Louis XIV. However, he and his successors constantly expanded it until it became a massive palace. Versailles became one of _____ prominent symbols of the French monarchy, and it served as the royal court from 1682 to 1789. Following the events of the French Revolution, the palace was _____ into a museum. Today, Versailles contains thousands of works of art, including paintings, drawings, engravings, and sculptures. Due to its art and the beauty of the palace itself, it is a prime tourist attraction at the present. As a result, millions of people visit the palace _____.
Question21:  @
    A.  every which            B.  that are all                   C.  all of which                 D.  what all
Question22:  @
    A.  most of the              B.  the most                       C.  more                             D.  much more
Question23:  @
    A.  Having located       B.  Locating                      C.  Is located                     D.  Located
Question24:  @
    A.  annually                  B.  consistently                C.  continually                  D.  permanently
Question25:  @
    A.  designed                  B.  constructed                 C.  transformed                D.  rehabilitated
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
It is said that most people have no more than 30 friends at any given time, and 400 over their whole lives. However, on social networking sites, most users have about 150 friends. If these numbers are correct, then friendship means different things in different situations.
One of the reasons for having more online friends than real friends at the certain point in time is that online friendships do not require much time and energy. It is easy to accept friendships and keep them forever. Another possibility is that it is difficult to say ‘no’ when somebody asks us to be their friend online, even if we don’t really know them. The fact that they asks us suggests that they do consider us a friend, which is a nice feeling. Alternatively, they may be ‘collectors’ of online friends and just want to use us to get a higher number of friends and appear to be popular.
Online friendships are quite easy, but in the real word decisions about friendships are harder to make. There are no rules about friendship. There are no guidelines about how to make friends, how to keep friendships going, and how to finish friendships if we want to move on. People have very different opinions about this: some people would die for their friends and they value them more than family. Others say that friends are temporary, only there to help each other until they are no longer needed. If people with such different views become friends, this can lead to problems.
Because of these different definitions of friendship, it is easy to be unhappy about our friendship. We may want them to be deeper or closer, or we may want to have more friends in our lives. Sometimes we simply do not have the time to develop our friendships, or we fear we have left it too late in life to start. If we move to another country or city, we have to find ways to make new friends again.
This dissatisfaction shows us how important friendships are for most of us. We should not think that it could be too late to build friendship. We also need to understand that the need to be around other people is one that is shared by many. Therefore, we should not be too frightened about starting to talk to people who in the future may become our friends. It is likely that they too would like to get closer to us. Remember what people say: Strangers are friends we have not met yet.
Question26:  How many friends do the majority of people probably have?
    A.  a minimum of 30 real friends
    B.  30 real friends or fewer
    C.  150 real friends
    D.  400 internet friends over the course of their lives
Question27:  Friendship means ……. . 
    A.  accepting people with different views
    B. dying for your friends if you need to
    C.  helping each other until it is no longer necessary
    D.  different things to different people
Question28:  Most of us ……. .
    A.  need to be with others.
    B.  are frightened to talk to strangers
    C.  build friendships late in life
    D.  are dissatisfied with our friends
Question29:  Sometimes people worry because ……. .
    A.  they think they are too old to make friends
    B.  they think that they have too many friends
    C.  they spend too much time with friends
    D.  there are so many guidelines about friendship
Question30:  It is difficult ……. .
    A.  to give a definition of ‘friendship’
    B.  to believe the numbers in friendship
    C.  to keep your friends happy
    D.  to trust what you read on social networking sites
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
Question31:  When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you.
    A.  be related to                                                       B.  be interested on
    C.  express interest to                                             D.  pay all attention to
Question32:  He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting in May.
    A.  rudeness                  B.  politeness                    C.  encouragement           D.  measurement
ESSAYS SECTION
Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words.
Question33:  You shouldn’t go sailing in this weather.
   You had …………………………………………………………………………………...
Question34:  John came to live in Paris a long time ago.                   
   John has …………………………………………………………………………………...
Question35:  “This is the first time I have tasted such a good glass of wine”, he said.
   He said that ………………………………………………………………………………..
Question36:  Mary very seldom travels alone.
   Mary isn’t used …………………………………………………………………………....
Combine the two sentences into a new one using the given words in brackets. Do not change the given words in any ways.
Question37:  I’m very fond of my bicycle. However, it is impossible to ride it in a big modern city. <Although>             
     ………………………………..…………………………………………………………..
Question38:  The children have to take so many exams. Some parents don’t like that. <rather>
     ……………………………………………..……………………………………………..
Question39:  It’s too late now. I think we should leave. <time>
     ……………………………………………..……………………………………………..
Question40:  You weren’t there yesterday. That’s why you didn’t know about the story. <If>
     ……………………………………………………..……………………………………..





ENGLISH 9 - PRACTICE TEST 44
KEY
QUIZZES SECTION
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on 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.
Question1:
    A. convenient               B.  support                        C.  volunteer                    D.  remain
Question2:
    A.  marine                      B.  device                          C.  maintain                      D.  challenge
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question3:
    A.  measure                   B.  bear                              C.  eat                                D.  heavy
Question4:
    A.  food                          B.  tooth                             C.  tool                               D.  good
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question5:  He is …… better at golf …… at swimming because he even doesn’t know how to hit the ball.
    A.  so – and                   B.  no – than                     C.  much – than               D.  any – so
Question6:  As my sister was going to be away for a long time, we all went to see her …… .
    A.  up                             B.  after                              C.  off                                 D.  out
Question7:  E.Coli has been proven to be …… most dangerous bacteria that can be acquired from food and water, even in developed countries.
    A.  one of the                B.  one of                           C.  of one                           D.  one
Question8:  Leif Ericsson is only one of many early voyagers …… discovered America long before the days of Columbus.
    A.  whose                       B.  who                              C.  by whom                      D.  which
Question9:  One of the best places …… the guitar – playing bands there is Plaza Garibaldi.
    A.  to have heard          B.  to be heard                  C.  here                              D.  to hear
Question10:  The hotels were all full, so we offered to put Andrew …… for the night.
    A.  out                            B.  up                                 C.  under                            D.  in
Question11:  “Did you enjoy your vacation”? – Well, I didn’t like Egypt …… Turkey”.
    A.  half as much as                                                 B.  the half of
    C.  half the time as                                                  D.  half the much
Question12:  Pictures …… showed the reality of war entered the living room of million Americans on the nightly news.
    A.  where                       B.  who                              C.  that                              D.  when
Question13:  By …… 1.500.000 tons of insects a year, birds greatly help American farming.
    A.  eating                      B.  having eaten               C.  to eat                            D.  eat
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.
Question14:

Air traffic controllers must	use		a	form of communication that is	universal understood because a pilot’s
	A		B		C

 

	pilot’s understanding	of instructions is critical.
	D

Question15:

Some people enjoy	preparing		their	own meals	while		another	would rather eat out regularly.
	A		B		C		D

Question16:

	The	news of the decision	to	invade with armed forces	were	not well	received	by the citizens.
	A		B		C		D

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
Question17:  Unless the two signatures are identical, the bank won’t honor the check.
    A.  similar                      B.  genuine                        C.  different                      D.  fake
Question18:  He wisely decided to tell the truth.
    A.  sensibly                   B.  carefully                      C.  foolishly                      D.  intelligently
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most sui table response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Question19:  “I’m taking my driving test tomorrow .” – “ …… !”
    A.  Good chance           B.  Luck                             C.  Best wishes                 D.  Good luck
Question20:  Susan: “ Can you do the cooking today?” – Bill: “…….”
    A.  Oh, all right           B.  I know that                  C.  No, thank you             D.  Yes, please
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
One of the largest and most luxurious palaces in the world is the Palace of Versailles. (21)_____ near Paris, France, the palace has more than 2.000 rooms (22)_____ are extravagantly decorated. Versailles was constructed during the seventeenth century. Its original use was as a hunting lodge for King Louis XIV. However, he and his successors constantly expanded it until it became a massive palace. Versailles became one of (23)_____ prominent symbols of the French monarchy, and it served as the royal court from 1682 to 1789. Following the events of the French Revolution, the palace was (24)_____ into a museum. Today, Versailles contains thousands of works of art, including paintings, drawings, engravings, and sculptures. Due to its art and the beauty of the palace itself, it is a prime tourist attraction at the present. As a result, millions of people visit the palace (25)______.
Question21:  
    A.  Having located       B.  Locating                      C.  Is located                     D.  Located
Question22:  
    A.  every which            B.  that are all                   C.  all of which                 D.  what all
Question22:  
    A.  most of the              B.  the most                      C.  more                             D.  much more
Question24:  
    A.  designed                  B.  constructed                 C.  transformed               D.  rehabilitated
Question25:  
    A.  annually                  B.  consistently                C.  continually                  D.  permanently
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
It is said that most people have no more than 30 friends at any given time, and 400 over their whole lives. However, on social networking sites, most users have about 150 friends. If these numbers are correct, then friendship means different things in different situations.
One of the reasons for having more online friends than real friends at the certain point in time is that online friendships do not require much time and energy: It is easy to accept friendships and keep them forever. Another possibility is that it is difficult to say ‘no’ when somebody asks us to be their friend online, even if we don’t really know them. The fact that they asks us suggests that they do consider us a friend, which is a nice feeling. Alternatively, they may be ‘collectors’ of online friends and just want to use us to get a higher number of friends and appear to be popular.
Online friendships are quite easy, but in the real word decisions about friendships are harder to make. There are no rules about friendship. There are no guidelines about how to make friends, how to keep friendships going, and how to finish friendships if we want to move on. People have very different opinions about this: some people would die for their friends and they value them more than family. Others say that friends are temporary, only there to help each other until they are no longer needed. If people with such different views become friends, this can lead to problems.
Because of these different definitions of friendship, it is easy to be unhappy about our friendship. We may want them to be deeper or closer, or we may want to have more friends in our lives. Sometimes we simply do not have the time to develop our friendships, or we fear we have left it too late in life to start. If we move to another country or city, we have to find ways to make new friends again.
This dissatisfaction shows us how important friendships are for most of us. We should not think that it could be too late to build friendship. We also need to understand that the need to be around other people is one that is shared by many. Therefore, we should not be too frightened about starting to talk to people who in the future may become our friends. It is likely that they too would like to get closer to us. Remember what people say: Strangers are friends we have not met yet.
Question26:  How many friends do the majority of people probably have?
    A.  a minimum of 30 real friends
    B.  30 real friends or fewer
    C.  150 real friends
    D.  400 internet friends over the course of their lives
Question27:  It is difficult ……. .
    A.  to give a definition of ‘friendship’
    B.  to believe the numbers in friendship
    C.  to keep your friends happy
    D.  to trust what you read on social networking sites
Question28:  Friendship means ……. . 
    A.  accepting people with different views
    B.  dying for your friends if you need to
    C.  helping each other until it is no longer necessary
    D.  different things to different people
Question29:  Sometimes people worry because ……. .
    A.  they think they are too old to make friends
    B.  they think that they have too many friends
    C.  they spend too much time with friends
    D.  there are so many guidelines about friendship
Question30:  Most of us ……. .
    A.  need to be with others.
    B.  are frightened to talk to strangers
    C.  build friendships late in life
    D.  are dissatisfied with our friends
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
Question31:  When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you.
    A.  be related to                                                       B.  be interested on
    C.  express interest to                                             D.  pay all attention to
Question32:  He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting in May.
    A.  rudeness                  B.  politeness                    C.  encouragement           D.  measurement
ESSAYS SECTION
Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words.
Question33:  You shouldn’t go sailing in this weather.
   You had …………………………………………………………………………………...
   You had better not go sailing in this weather.
Question34:  John came to live in Paris a long time ago.                   
   John has …………………………………………………………………………………...
   John has been living in Paris for a long time.
Question35:  “This is the first time I have tasted such a good glass of wine”, he said.
   He said that ………………………………………………………………………………..
   He said that it was the first time he had tasted such a good glass of wine.
Question36:  Mary very seldom travels alone.
   Mary isn’t used …………………………………………………………………………....
   Mary isn’t used to travelling alone.
Combine the two sentences into a new one using the given words in brackets. Do not change the given words in any ways.
Question37:  I’m very fond of my bicycle. However, it is impossible to ride it in a big modern city. <Although>             
     ………………………………..…………………………………………………………..
   Although I am very fond of my bicycle, it is impossible to ride it in a big modern city.
Question38:  The children have to take so many exams. Some parents don’t like that. <rather>
     ……………………………………………..……………………………………………..
   Some parents would rather their children did not have to take so many exams.
Question39:  It’s too late now. I think we should leave. <time>
     ……………………………………………..……………………………………………..
   It’s (high / about) time we left . / It’s (high / about) time for us to leave.
Question40:  You weren’t there yesterday. That’s why you didn’t know about the story. <If>
     ……………………………………………………..……………………………………..
   If you had been there yesterday, you would have known about the story.