PRACTICE TEST 9
Questions 1 - 4: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.

1.
A. effective
B. eradicate
C. enthusiastic

D. effort

2.
A. representative
B. general
C. refreshment

D. celebrate

3.
A. damage
B. luggage
C. manage

D. teenage

4.
A. jumped
B. traveled
C. seemed

D. stared



Questions 5 - 8: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.

5.
A. annual
B. announce
C. formal
D. sculpture

6.
A. maximum
B. windowpane
C. enjoyment
D. organize

7.
A. complete
B. worksheet
C. explain
D. observe

8.
A. disappointed
B. competition
C. representative
D. participate


Questions 9 - 24: These are incomplete sentences. Choose one best option to complete each
sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
9. The contest aimed to stimulate the spirit of learning………….students. A. on B. for C. of D. among
10. Such questions provide a useful means of ………….students` interest.
A. expressing B. encouraging C. stimulating D. providing
11. We took part in a sponsored walk _________ to support the poor.
A. organized B. organizing C. that organized D. had organized
12. We strongly recommend _________your luggage when you travel. A. to insure B. you insuring C. your insurance D. you to insure
13. She was the first in her family ______ a college education. A. get B. getting C. to get D. gotten
14. The weather report says that ________ ten inches of snow tomorrow.
A. maybe there are B. there might be C. there may be D. we may be have
15. You got home late last night." - "The Morgans insisted ______for dinner."
A. on our staying B. for us to stay C. that we were staying D. about us staying
16. ___ In 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the ed States. A. Founding B. Founded C. Being founded D. It was founded
17. I’m not surprised Margaret`s ill. With all the voluntary work she`s______ ,she’s really been doing too much. A. taken off B. taken on C. taken in D. taken to
18. Jan appears ________some weight. Has she been ill? A. having lost B. having been lost C. to have lost D. to have been lost
19. ________ received law degrees as today.
A. Never so many women have B. Never have so many women C. the women have never D. Women who have ever
20. Minh was the winner and he was _________ a set of CDs for studying English. A. awarded B. announced C. welcomed D. responded
21. The teacher said “Time is up”. It means “Time is ________” A. started B. increased C. shortened D. finished
22. More and more people are taking part in the struggle ________illiteracy.
A. for B. against C. with D. about
23. We are made _________hard when we were at school.
A. to study B. study C. studying D. studied
24. ___________a painter, but he also took an interest in the flight of birds.
A. Not only Rembrandt was B. Although Rembrandt was C. Despite Rembrandt being D. Not only was Rembrandt
Questions 25 - 34: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space by circling the letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
Intel Science Talent Search has just ______(25) the top prize to a teenage boy from the state of Colorado, ______(26) name is Ryan Patterson. The competition is the oldest program in the US that honours the science projects of high school students. The Intel Science Talent Search is