This document contains a practice test with multiple sections assessing different language skills. In section I, the test-taker must conjugate verbs in sentences. Section II involves filling blanks with the correct form of bolded words. Section III requires writing out numbers and scores as they would be spoken. Section IV asks rewriting sentences using a given word without changing it. Section V involves rewriting sentences in a different structure. The document continues assessing additional language and comprehension skills through several more sections.
This document contains a practice test with multiple sections assessing different language skills. In section I, the test-taker must conjugate verbs in sentences. Section II involves filling blanks with the correct form of bolded words. Section III requires writing out numbers and scores as they would be spoken. Section IV asks rewriting sentences using a given word without changing it. Section V involves rewriting sentences in a different structure. The document continues assessing additional language and comprehension skills through several more sections.
This document contains a practice test with multiple sections assessing different language skills. In section I, the test-taker must conjugate verbs in sentences. Section II involves filling blanks with the correct form of bolded words. Section III requires writing out numbers and scores as they would be spoken. Section IV asks rewriting sentences using a given word without changing it. Section V involves rewriting sentences in a different structure. The document continues assessing additional language and comprehension skills through several more sections.
This document contains a practice test with multiple sections assessing different language skills. In section I, the test-taker must conjugate verbs in sentences. Section II involves filling blanks with the correct form of bolded words. Section III requires writing out numbers and scores as they would be spoken. Section IV asks rewriting sentences using a given word without changing it. Section V involves rewriting sentences in a different structure. The document continues assessing additional language and comprehension skills through several more sections.
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PRACTICE TEST 36
I. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
It was already nearby six o’clock, and darkness …fallen… (fall). Although Jake was quite high up in the mountain, he couldn’t see very far. The mist …was getting… (get) thicker all the time, and the rain …came… (come) down harder. He couldn’t understand where he …4… (go) wrong. When he …5… (set) out that morning, the weather had been fine. Halfway through the morning, he had decided …6… (take) a short cut across the mountain. Now as he …7… (sit) down to look at the map, he realized that he must …8… (take) the wrong path. He had no idea where he …9… (be). He stood up, …10… (feel) the cold rain strickling down his back, and set off down the side of the mountain. II. Fill each space in the sentences below with the correct form of the word in bold print at the end of the sentence. 1We are spending too much. We must economize.......... (economy) 2.This car uses a lot of petrol. It is ..................................(economy) 3.The bag is made of imitation.................(imitate) 4. Small children are very imitative.........in their behavior. They just copy what they see. (imitate) 5. His acting style is inimitable.......... No one can copy him. (imitate) 6Grandfather rarely showed the affection he fell for his family. He was a very demonstrative .................................................................................................................................................. person (demonstrate) 7.The doctor gave him an infection to deaden............the pain. (dead) 8.An explanatory.......leaflet is given to all purchasers of the machine. (explain) 9.His disappearance is very strange. In fact, it is quite inexplicable........ (explain) 10.I’m afraid the talks were totally..................... We didn’t reach agreement on anything. (produce) III. Write out the following sentences exactly as they would be spoken. 1. 73 + 20 – 40 = 53 6. We won 3:0. (football) 2. 129 : 3 = 43 7. The final score was 2 : 2. (football) 3. 4 x 21 = 84 8. The score is 15 : 0 to me at the moment. (tennis) 4. 40 – 15 + 6 = 31 9. Brazil and Italy drew 3 : 3. (football) 5. Please quote reference no 8/2 – 771 10. The total cost is estimated at $ 2.471.850. IV. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, but using the word given. This word must not be altered in any way. 1. There are many things he doesn’t know. GAPS 2. At my university there are three times as many women as men. OUTNUMBER 3. We didn’t go in case we were recognized. FEAR 4. He is certainly not stupid. MEANS 5. The man in that painting reminds me very much of my uncle. RESEMBEANCE 6. How do you explain the difference between the two witnesses stories? ACCOUNT 7. “You don’t appreciate me”, she complained. GRANTED 8. He spoke confidently and that impressed me. which 9 He took no part in the discussion. CONTRIBUTE 10. She doesn’t know the difference between margarine and butter. TELL V. Rewrite the sentences 1. He never suspected that the money had been stolen. At no time .................................................................................................................................... 2 The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard every day. Only by ........................................................................................................................................ 3. Galileo is considered to be the father of modern astronomy. Galileo is regarded ...................................................................................................................... 4. Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress. She never ...................................................................................................................................... 5. All that stood between John and a gold medal was Jim’s greater Speed. But for .......................................................................................................................................... 6. $ 6,000 is a better offer than you have ever had before. You ............................................................................................................................................... 7. It is hardly likely that he said such stupid things. He is ............................................................................................................................................. 8. It’s difficult to answer her question adequately. Hers is .......................................................................................................................................... 9. These two boxer weigh exactly the same. There is no ................................................................................................................................... 10. The result surprised everybody in the country. The result took.............................................................................................................................. VI. Fill each blank with one suitable preposition 1. Conversation is also concerned ..................the reclamation of land. 2. In the past most people think that the world’s resources could never be used ...................... 3. We should prevent our land ................erosion ............ ploughing around the hill to keep water .............. running ............ and take soil ............ it. 4. It wasn’t very police ............................him to leave ............ saying thank you. 5. Why do you always get annoyed ............ little things? 6. Are you still upset .................. what I say to you yesterday? 7. We enjoyed our holiday, but we were rather disappointed .................. the hotel. 8. I was shocked ..................what you said. You should be ashamed .................. yourself. 9. I’m sad .................. her failure. 10. Compared .................. many countries, the cost of living in Spain is quite low. VII. Read the text below and choose the best answer for each space. BECOMINGA TRANSLATOR The role of the translator in enabling literature to pass beyond its natural frontiers is receiving growing recognition. In view of the general increase in this …1… it is not surprising that many people with literary interests and a knowledge of languages should think of adopting translating as a full or part-time …2… Some advice may usefully be …3… to such would-be translators. The first difficulty the beginner will ....4... is the unwillingness of publishers to entrust a translation to anyone, who has not already …5… a reputation for sound Work. The least publishers will …6… commissioning a translation is a fairly lengthy ...7.... of the applicant’s work, even it unpublished. Perhaps the best way the would-be translator can begin is to select some book of the type which he or she feels competent and …8… to translate, translate a …9… section of the book and then submit the book and the translation to a …10… publisher. If he or she is extremely lucky, this may …11… in a commission to translate the book. More …12…, however, publishers will …13… the book as such but if they are favourably …14… by the translation, they may very possibly commission some other book of a …15… nature which they already have in mind. 1. A. field B. category C. ground D. class 2. A. work B. employment C. occupation D. line 3. A. made B. given C. told D. shown 4. A. encounter B. involve C. reveal D. introduce 5. A. formed B. set C. founded D. established 6. A. instruct B. oblige C. demand D. direct 7. A. instance B. case C. specimen D. model 8. A. eager B. nervous C. agitated D. excited 9. A. substantial B. main C. grand D. plentiful 10. A. fit B. right C. convenient D. suitable 11. A. finish B. lead C. effect D. result 12. A. surely B. probably C. certainly D. expectedly 13. A. exclude B. reject C. object D. disapprove 14. A. impressed B. convinced C. affected D. taken 15. A. common B. same C. similar D. joint VIII. Fill each of the numbered blanks with a suitable word. A START IN SAILING Ask any sports enthusiast to name the most popular sports and the stock answer will probably football. cricket, golf and rugby. A lot of people ...1... play those games but far ...2... go fishing, play badminton or sail. Why do we get it wrong? Because sports editors, of newspapers and television channels. are stuck ...3... their traditional patterns of judging by crowds ...4... than by how many actually go out and do the thing. Sailing probably suffers most ...5... this narrow- mindedness ...6... it is often difficult to report and almost impossible to film except ...7... huge expense. Yet. despite the absence of the oxygen of publicity, sailing is ...8... of the most popular participant sports. Why is it so popular in Britain? Possibly because of the great island tradition of ...9... a nation of sailors, hut probably much more because of ...10... many opportunities. Nowhere in Britain is all that far from the sea and ...11... are plenty of rivers and lakes where it is easy to get afloat But many would-be sailors are discouraged ....12... taking the first steps. They worry ...13... the cost of a boat the need for special equipment, the dangers of tackling the elemental forces of nature and believe that sailing-club people ...14... snobbish and unapproachable. All misconceptions. You can start sailing ...15... next to nothing and find friendly sailing clubs throughout the country ...16... nobody is snobbish on looks down on beginners.
