Practice test 5

I .Vocabulary: choose the best word / phrase in the box below to complete the
sentences that follow. Each word / phrase can be used ONCE ONLY.

taxes relationships predict used

pension majority rainwater current population
more doctors people most of which gradual growth
in many school university
equipment we is becoming profits

1. One of the features of London is the number of big store, …………….are to be

found in or near the West End.
2. ……………within the family are different now. Parents treat their children as
equals than they used to.
3. Our government gives financial help to the elderly in the form of …………
4. The …………….of the city helps explain the fact that Ho Chi Minh does not have
just one centre.
5. In every industrialized country in the world the vast ……………..of population
go out to work to earn their living.
6. Public services are provided for the good of society as a whole, the money to
finance them is collected by the government through……………….
7. Many countries need better health care, ………….., and more medicines.
8. Doctors and nurses work through the World Health Organization to prevent
diseases, to teach medical people, and to provide medical supplies and ………….
9. Many people think …………..education should be free and the state should pay
the cost of students’ accommodation, food, books.
10.The Internet …………….more and more popular and many people now have
access to it at home.
11. In the last 100 years, technology has completely changed the way we live. ………
….have electricity, aeroplanes, television, and we have even been to the moon.
12.Scientists …………..that by 2025 the population might reach 10 billion. Feeding
this number of people might prove to be difficult.
13.The world’s …………….is around six billion.
14.Eco-friendly houses can collect ……….for washing.
15. The computer has become part of life in the last ten or fifteen years. It is ……….
in business, science, education, and entertainment.

II. Grammar:
1. The store doesn’t have …… laundry detergent.
A. much B. many
 C. lots D. a number of
2. The doctor gave some more pills. I …….them 3 times a day.
A. use B. take
C. drinks D. get
3. During the work, he ………………a suit and a tie.
A. had wear B. wear
C. has to wear D. have to wear
4. If the sea …… warm, the ice at the North and the South Poles …….
A. got – melted B. get-will melt
C. get-would melt D. gets-will melt
5. They refuse ……..out on trips if it’s too hot.
A. to go B. goes
C. going D. go
6. I enjoy ………. in the rain.
A. walk B. walking
C. to walk D. walked
7. If I …..rich, I ……. live in a big house.
A. was-would B. am-would
C. were-would D. was-will
8. I………….three letters today.
A. am writing B. write
C. have been writing. D. have written.
9. It ….. for days.
A. has been raining B. is raining
C. rains D. will rain
10. Dave ….. ski when he was younger, but not anymore.
A. uses to B. gets used to
C. used to D. is used to
11. He has a car, but yesterday he was……… bicycle.
A. by B. by a
C. with D. on a
12. There is a lot of ……. in the desert.
A. water B. ice
C. sand D. smoke
13. “And you didn’t notice anything unusual?” “……….not”
A. Certainly B. Surely
C. Doubtlessly D. Truly
14. Why don’t you do it instead ……..about it?
A. to talk B. of talking
C. talking D. of to talk
15. You cannot make……..if they don’t want to.
A. people learn B. people to learn
C. people learning D. that people learn
16. “Would you like chicken or fish?” “I….. fish to chicken.”
A. like B. want
 C. wish D. prefer
17. The office floor was so dirty as if it ……….for months.
A. hadn’t been swept B. hadn’t swept
C. would haven’t swept D. haven’t been swept
18. A wedding is so wonderful opportunity for …….off new clothes.
A. wearing B. carrying
C. showing D. putting
19. Up to the time of his death, he was one of the most notable …….in our town.
A. characteristics B. features
C. statements D. figure
20. …………….I can’t make the presentation myself, I’ll ask my assistant to do it for me.
A. For B. In the event that
C. Only if D. On the other hand

III. Reading:
Read the following passages then do the task below.
Passage 1:
Many people from rural areas are leaving behind their traditional way of life and moving
to the city. They believe that well-paying jobs are plentiful in the city.
At home on the farm, life is always a struggle with nature. Typhoons, floods or droughts
can easily destroy a harvest and leave the farmer with little or no money until the
following year. Often farmers look for other work when they need more money for their
family.
The increase in population, however, has led to overcrowding in many cities. This puts a
strain on schools and hospitals, as well as water and electricity supplies. Increased
pollution is another unpleasant result.
There is almost a human side to this tragedy. Families sometimes have to live apart. In
these cases, children may live at home with relatives, while their parents go and live in
an urban area.
Governments all over the world are trying to provide facilities for these migrants, but it
can be quite a problem.

1. Why are many people leaving their countryside for the city?
A. To get jobs B. Because they like that
C. To avoid their traditional way of life D. Because they believe in people in the
city.
2. What is life in rural areas like?
A. Very happy B. Very hard
C. Very comfortable D. Very easy
3. What causes overcrowding in many cities?
A. Floods B. Lots of people move to these cities
C. Pollution D. Well-paying jobs
4. What does overcrowding cause?
A. Schools and hospitals
B. The increase in population
C. Lack of money
D. Strain on schools and hospitals, lack of water and electricity supplies, and increased
pollution
5. Where are the children whose parents leave rural areas to work in cities?
A. They stay in their countryside. B. They live with their relatives in the city.
C. They live in urban areas. D. They live at home with their parents
Passage 2:
Mr. Smith gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday – ten pretty pound notes. So the day
after her birthday, Mrs. Smith went shopping. She queued for a bus, got on, and sat
down next to a lady. After a while, she noticed that the old lady’s handbag was open. She
saw a wad of ten pound notes which was exactly the same as hers. So she quickly looked
into her own bag, the notes had gone ! Mrs. Smith was sure that the old lady who was
sitting next to her had stolen them. She thought she would have to call the police, but as
she disliked making a fuss and getting people into trouble, she decided to take back the
money from the old lady’s handbag and said nothing more about it. She looked around
the bus to make sure nobody watching, and then she carefully put her hand into the old
lady’s bag, took the notes and put them in her own bag.
When she got home that evening , she showed her husband the beautiful hat she had
bought.
“ How did you pay for it?” he asked.
“ With the money you gave me for my birthday, of course.” She replied
“ Oh, what’s that, then?” he asked, as he pointed to a wad of pound notes on the
table.

6. When did Mrs. Smith go shopping ?

A. After awhile B. On her birthday
C. The day after her birthday D. Ten days ago
7. What did Mrs. Smith see in the old lady’s hand bag ?
A. a pound note B. a wad of ten pound notes
C. a wad of one pound notes D. ten pounds
8. What was Mrs. Smith sure the old lady had done ?
A. stolen her money B. call the police
C. given her money to her husband D. taken her bag
9. Why did Mrs. Smith look around the bus ?
A. to call the police B. to make sure nobody was watching
C. to make a fuss D . to look for her money
10. What did Mr. Smith point to ?
A. Mrs. Smith’s beautiful hat B. Mrs. Smith’s handbag
C. The table D. A wad of ten pound notes
IV: Gap-filling:
 All living things, plant or animal, (1) _______ vitamins for health, growth, and
reproduction. Yet vitamins are not a source of calories and do not (2) ______
significantly to body mass. The plant or animal (3) _______ vitamins as tools in
processes (4) ______ regulate chemical activities in the organism and that use basic food
elements – carbohydrates, fats, and proteins – to form tissues (5) _______ to produce
energy.
Vitamins can be (6) ______ over and over, and only tiny amounts are needed to
replace (7) ______ that are lost. (8)_______, most vitamins are essential in the diet
because the body does not produce (9) ______ of them or, in many cases, does not
produce them at all.
Thirteen (10) _______ vitamins have been identified by nutritionists: A, eight B-
complex vitamins, C, D, E, and K. (11) ______substances, such as carnitine and choline,
behave like vitamins but are made in adequate (12) ______ in the human body.
(13) ______ were originally placed in categories based on (14) ______ function in
the body and were given letter names. Later, (15) ______ their chemical structures were
revealed, they were also given chemicals names. Today, both naming conventions are
used.

1. A. need B. needed C. ask for D. needs

2. A. provide B. have C. contribute D. make
3. A. destroy B. uses C. damage D. make use
4. A. that B. whose C. what D. where
5. A. but B. nor C. thus D. and
6. A. used to B. got used to C. used D. are used
7. A. the B. those C. the one D. which
8. A. Unfortunately B. Anyway C. Moreover D. Nevertheless
9. A. any B. enough C. most D. almost
10.A. different B. another C. other D. similar
11.A. Some B. Any C. a lot D. None
12.A. accounts B. qualities C. subjects D. amounts
13. A. Vitamin B. A vitamin C. Vitamins D. People
14.A. their B. its C. our D. the vitamin’s
15.A. before B. as C. because D. although

V: Error identification:

1. All living creatures pass on inherited traits from one generation to other.
A B C D
2. Many of the events that led up to the American revolution took placed in
A B C D
Massachusetts.
3. Mass production is the manufacture of machineries and other articles in standard
 A B C
sizes and large numbers.
D
4. Not much people realize that apples have been cultivated for over 3,000 years.
A B C D
5. The destructive force of running water depends entirely almost on the velocity of its
A B C
flow.
D
6. The eastern bluebird is considered the most attractive bird native of north America
A B C
by many bird-watchers.
D
7. Much superstitions and symbols are connected with Halloween.
A B C D
8. Luray Caverns in northern Virginia contain acres of colorful rock formations
A B C
illumination by electric lights.
D
9. Furniture makers use glue to hold joints together and sometimes to reinforce it.
A B C D
10. Anthracite contains a higher percent of carbon than bituminous coal.
A B C D

11. Sheep have been domesticated for over 5,000 years ago.
A B C D
12. The hard, out surface of the tooth is called enamel.
A B C D

13. Aneroid barometers are smaller than mercury barometers and are more easy to
A B C
carry.
D
14. Liquids take the shape of any container which in they are placed.
A B C D
15. The earliest form of artificial lighting was fire, which also provided warm and
A B C D
protection.

VI. Sentence transformation:

1. I am afraid I’m still having problems with understanding life in New York.
A. I am not used to living in New York.
B. I am not used to live in New York.
C. I did not use to living in New York.
D. I did not use to live in New York.
2. I think we need to get a new car.
A. we need to get a new car in my opinion.
B. we need to get a new car on my opinion.
C. we need to get a new car according to my opinion.
D. we need to get a new car for my opinion.
3. I’d prefer it if you didn’t smoke in here.
A. Would you mind not smoking in here?
B. Would you mind not smoke in here?
C. Would you mind not to smoke in here?
D. Would you mind not to smoking in here?
4. Many people were delayed because of the traffic jam.
A. Many people were delayed because the traffic jam.
B. Many people were delayed of the traffic jam.
C. A number of people was delayed by the traffic jam.
D. A number of people were delayed by the traffic jam.
5. Can you describe him to me?
A. What is he like?
B. What does he like?
C. What is he look like?
D. Can you tell me what is he like?
6. It isn’t necessary to buy a first class ticket.
A. You don’t have to buy a first class ticket.
B. You shouldn’t buy a first class ticket.
C. You can’t buy a first class ticket.
D. You may not buy a first class ticket.
7. I’m sure he was at home last night.
A. He must have been at home last night.
B. He may have been at home last night.
C. He might have been at home last night.
D. He could have been at home last night.
8. You must never take your helmet off while you are riding a motorcycle.
A. Helmets must be worn at all times when riding a motorcycle.
B. Helmets must have been worn at all times when riding a motorcycle.
C. Your helmet must not have taken off while you are riding a motorcycle.
D. Your helmet must not take off while you are riding a motorcycle.
9. They wanted to apologize for their behavior. That’s why they paid for dinner.
A. They paid for dinner in order to apologize for their behavior.
B. They paid for dinner because of apologize for their behavior.
C. They wanted to apologize for their behavior so that they paid for dinner.
D. They wanted to apologize for their behavior at dinner.
10. It isn’t necessary to bring skis as they are included in the package.
A. You don’t have to bring skis because they are included in the package.
B. You don’t have to bring skis while they are included in the package.
C. You shouldn’t bring skis as they are included in the package.
D. You can’t bring skis as they are included in the package.

VII. Controlled writing

Dear Patrick,
1. I wonder/ could / you / help me
2. colleague / mine / John / be moving / New York / be looking / job
3. this / be / her background
4. she / leave school / 1980 / train / clerk / ABC Pharmaceuticals
5. she / finish / her training / 1982 / work / this company / 4 years
6. 1988 / she / join / our company / senior clerk
7. 2 years later / become / assisstant manager / export department
8. evenings/ she / take computing / language courses
9. she now/ speak / fluent English / some Spanish
10.she / be / very good worker / I / recommend her
If you need further information, I can ask her to complete CV
Thank for your help.
Best wishes,
Harry
The end !!!