practice test 1

I )                Vocabulary

1.      The bishop preached a farewell sermon to a(n)_____that filled the church to overflowing.

A. congregation    B. audience   C. procession   D. reunion

2.      Although he was neat and well-groomed, he was slightly unattractive in _____.

A. outlook   B. look   C. appearance   D. feature

3.      New mineral resources may be discovered during the forthcoming Antarctic_____.

A. excursion   B. voyage   C. expedition   D. campaign

4.      She had just _____the shell of the hard-boiled egg and was starting to peer it off.

A. snapped   B. cracked   C. fractured   D. burst

5.      The Fosters believe so firmly in family equality that they never go to visit their friends without their children’s_____.

A. allowance   B. permit   C. concession   D. permission

6.      Besides washing that cut , put some _____on it in case you have got some dirt in it.

A. medicine   B. disinfectant   C. antiseptic   D. antidote

7.      Our new house is very _____for the office as I can get there in five minutes.

A. comfortable  B. suitable   C. available   D. convenient

8.      The children were having a wonderful time ____on the frozen lake.

A. slipping   B. gliding   C. skidding   D. sliding

9.      The lorry was traveling at a high_____.

A. rate   C. quickness   C. acceleration   D. speed

10.  Only hotel guests have the _____of using the private beach.

A. occasion   B. possibility   C. privilege   D. habit

Key:

1A 8C 3C 4B 5D 6C 7D 8D 9D 10C

II )             Cloze

We were having such____(1) weather in London that Roberta suggested_____(2) Christmas week in an Italian seaside resort we had visited the previous summer. We thought this idea_____(3) for_____(4) day or two and then made_____(5)our minds to go. When I asked my brother whether I could_____(6)some money from him, he advised me_____(7) going anywhere______(8)that time of year but finally_____(9)to help us when I promised faithfully to_____(10)him back the loan from my next month’s salary. The manager of a local tourist office gave us some advice and a lot of useful_____(11) about our_____(12) from London to Italy, hotels and the type of clothes to_____(13) with us for Christmas week. “You’d better_____(14) London at___(15) two days before Christmas if you can, if not earlier, so_____(16)to be_____(17) plenty of time for the Christmas Eve celebrations,” he said. “I hope you enjoy_____(18).”

Now we are looking forward to_____(19) in a warm sunny country for a few days. But we have just heard_____(20) the radio that icy gales are sweeping Southern Europe while London is now enjoying blue skies and warm sunshine.

Key:

1 cold/bad/unpleasant  2 spending  3 over  4 a  5 up  6 borrow  7 against  8 at  9 agreed  10 give/pay  11 information  12 journey  13 take  14 leave  15 least  16 as  17 in  18 yourselves  19 staying  20 on

III )             Transformation work: finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence above it

1.      He had never been on board on a ship before.

This was the_____.

2.      He kept making angry comments during the reading of  the radio news.

While______.

3.      It was your father’s wish that you should become an engineer.

Your father wanted______.

4.      “Let’s take some flowers to Aunt Penelope / ” June suggested.

June suggested______.

5.      Someone has stolen the Chief Constable’s car.

The Chief Constable______.

6.      As he grows older he becomes increasingly cheerful.

The older______.

7.      He painted his letter-box red so that it looked more conspicuous.

He painted his letter-box red so as______.

8.      She asked a policeman the distance to the nearest post office.

‘How______.

9.      He went upstairs less quietly than he could have.

He went upstairs more_______.

10.  Permission for you to use the school library can be taken for granted.

It can be taken for granted______.

Key:

1.      This was the first time he had been on board a ship.

2.      While the radio new was being read /  he kept making angry comments.

3.      Your father wanted you to become an engineer.

4.      June suggested our taking some flowers to Aunt Penelope.

5.      The Chief Constable has had his car stolen.

6.      The older he grows /  the more cheerful he becomes.

7.      He painted his letter-box red so as to make it look more conspicuous.

8.      ‘How far is it to the nearest post office?’ she asked a policeman.

9.      He went upstairs more noisily than he needed.

10.  It can be taken for granted that you may use the school library.