PRACTICE TEST 1:

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer:

1. It is believed _____________________ causes insomnia.
A. It is too much caffeine
B. Too much caffeine that
C. Too much caffeine
D. That is too much caffeine
2. ________________________the girl has!
A. What beautiful eyes
B. How beautiful eyes
C. What a beautiful eye
D. What are beautiful eyes
3. I’m afraid I have to leave_____________________a few day’s time.
A. In
B. After
C. On
D. At
4. Officially, Robert’s in charge, but in___________________Hannah runs the office.
A. Practice
B. Practise
C. Practical
D. Practically
5. The taxi drivers’s strike___________________last month, and it still___________________ on
these days.
A. Began-is going
B. Had begun-goes
C. Began-goes
D. Had begun-is going
6. You___________________the work that you___________________assigned to.
A. Didn’t finish-had been
B. Don’t – are
C. Haven’t finished-were
D. Can’t finish-could be
7. In a short time, when the clock___________________nine, we___________________here an
hour.
A. Strikes-will have been waiting
B. Has struck-will wait
C. Strikes-will have waited
D. Has struck-will be waiting
8. All I need to do now is___________________my final assignment.
A. Complete
B. To complete
C. Completing
D. Completed
9. The director didn’t dismiss the man, he___________________him off with a warning.
A. Let
B. Blamed
C. Allowed
D. Broke
10. The judge found him___________________of stealing and sent him to prison.
A. Evil
B. Innocent
C. Guilty
D. Wicked
11. Travelling alone to a jungle is adventurous, ___________________
A. If not impossible
B. If it not impossible
C. When not impossible
D. When it not impossible
12. When water freezes in the cracks of rocks, ___________________ expands, causing
the rocks to break apart.
A. It
B. But
C. Then
D. And
13. The searchers found the boy___________________the barn
A. To shelter
B. Shelter
C. Sheltering
D. Being sheltered
14. Without plants, most water would___________________ as soon as it falls.
A. Run off
B. Run after
C. Run away
D. Run by
15. She asked me if I would like half an apple or ___________________
A. Whole one
B. The whole one
C. A one whole
 D. A whole on
16. My mother often gives me advice___________________water.
A. To save
B. How to save
C. On how to save
D. With how to save
Exercise 2: Find errors:
1. The occurrence edema indicates the presence of a serious illness.
2. Newspaper editor James G.Bennett believed that the journalist’s task was not
merely to inform readers but startle them as well as.
3. Since ancient times, some people wore amulets, object that are supposed to give the
wearer magical powers.
4. An extended family consists not only of parents and children but also of others
relatives, such as granparents and unmarried aunts and uncles.
5. Gold, touted through the ages for its durability and value is still major component of
the world’s financial markets.
6. There is a motel at the corner of this street where the travellers can stay there.
7. Unlike many writings of her time, she was not preoccupied with morality.
8. In order no money would be wasted, we had to account for every penny we spent.
9. The temple has rectangular shape, 3 meters aside with bent roof of traditional
architecture.
10. They should consider English more as a means of communication than of a
science.
11. For more eighty years, scientists have argued over whether life exists on the
planet Mars.
12. We met the women with vehicles that went to market.
13. Our teacher is one of the kindest and most intelligent, doens’t mention
handsome, men we know.
14. What their country desires is a long-term policy for investment in science and
technological.
15. Come up to my place and we will discuss it.
16. I have to fetch the kids at school at 4 o’clock.
Excercise 3: Verb Tense:
1. He’s walking (hurry) ___________________to the place where his ex-wife, a famous
naturalist now (lie) (burry) ___________________among the animals she (love)
___________________so much.
2. For the past few days, I (work) ___________________in Jack’s office, as my own officce
(redecorate) ___________________
 3. Twenty-eight people (injure) ___________________after a train which (carry)
___________________workers on a one-day holiday (hit) ___________________the buffer of
Blackpool North station yesterday.
4. I tried to change a light bulb that (burn) ___________________out
5. I overheard him (say) ___________________that he didn’t want to learn Math.
Exercise 3: Word formation:
1. Those (theatre) ___________________group has never lost its appeal.
2. Dolphins, (mammal) ___________________species, sometimes jump above the surface of
the water.
3. The situation is so (chaos) ___________________in some countries now that it is difficult
to see any solution.
4. Good friends can enrich the quality of our lives (measure) ___________________
5. Beauty is in the eye of (hold) ___________________.
6. This famous singer had two (enter) ___________________ in the “Guinness Book of World
Records”.
7. Computers are now considered (dispense) ___________________ in the business world.
8. Due to (electric) ___________________ the difference between urban life and rural life is
more and more reduced.
9. A doctor may prescribe (biotic) ___________________if the patient has an infection.
10. As (impress) ___________________as he is, it’s not surprising that he believed their
lies.
11. The monument was erected in (remember)___________________of the fallen
soldiers for posterity.
12. Being a career woman, Angelian devoted herself exclusively to (far)
___________________ her career.
13. Hopefully, patients infected with Covid 19 can be treated with (virus)
___________________ drugs.
14. The plant is (disease)___________________and will soon die.
15. Many attempt have been made to reduce soil (erode)___________________.
Exercise 4: Writing:
1. She built a high wall round her garden. She didn’t want her fruit to be stolen.
=> So as ______________________________________________________________________________
2. Her husband died. When she heard the news she fainted.
=> On_________________________________________________________________________________
3. The job received over a hundred applications (applied).
=>_____________________________________________________________________________________
4. He is becoming quite famous as an interviewer (name).
=>_____________________________________________________________________________________
5. The whole team was in a happy mood (spirits).
=>____________________________________________________________________________________
6. Without this treatment, the patient would have died.
=> If the patient hadn’t ____________________________________________________________
7. They rail workers do not intend to call off the strike.
=> The rail workers have___________________________________________________________
8. Hoang didn’t come to class today. Nhan didn’t either (nor).
=>____________________________________________________________________________________
9. Tom shares a lot of the same things with Ken (common).
=>____________________________________________________________________________________
10. Khanh’s behavior at the party annoyed us. (Khanh)
=>We were annoyed_______________________________________________________________
11. His sister had to finish the homework and write an assignment as well
(addition)
=>____________________________________________________________________________________
12. Although she overslept, Mai wasn’t late for school (up).
=>Despite____________________________________________________________________________
13. We were surprised to see Long leave the room (surprise).
=>To__________________________________________________________________________________
14. All witnesses said that the accident was his fault. (blame)
=>____________________________________________________________________________________
15. I find it easy to speak German. (ease)
=>____________________________________________________________________________________
16. The idea of buying a sport car no longer interests him. (gone)
=>____________________________________________________________________________________
17. I would like, moreover, to choose my own clothes for my brother’s wedding.
=>What’s_____________________________________________________________________________