PRACTICE TEST 17 Time: 60 min.

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L MULTIPLE CHOICE (8.0 points) Mark the letter A, B> C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. 1.        A. automobile B. mobile C. fertile D. compile 2.         A. cheeky B. choir C. attach D. checkout 3.         A. surgery B. urbanise C. curious D. further 1.       A.     volcanic                  B.    vacancy                 C.  versatile              D.     astronaut 2.       A.     earthenware          B. evidence                  C.  confusion             D. fabulous 3.       A.     affordable              B. compulsory              C.  identify                D.    habitable Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 4.       You can buy dairy__________ in this shop. A.      producers               B.    production          C.    productivity           D. products 5.       Technology will play a key role____________ future lifestyles. A. to shape                     B.    shaping               C.    in shaping              D. shape of 6.       If they aren't careful with their money, they'll get into_____________ . A.      loss                         B.   problem              C.    debt                         D. missing 7.         Patrick must be out of the________ of arriving late for meetings. A. habit                          B.   custom                C.    use                           D. fashion 8.         The dinner party went on much longer than John had___________ . A. expected                    B.   wondered            C.    attended              D. appeared 9.         “Would you like to have__________ coffee?” A. an amount of B.               a lot                     C.   some                    D. little 10.    Elizabeth needs a new pair of shoes because she has___________ her old ones. A. got out of                B. grown out of C. looked after D. gone off 11.    She returned home to find her house had been__________ . A. broken                       B.   stolen                   C.   burgled                    D. thieved 12.    It's difficult to_______ what our lives would be like without music. A. expect                        B.   imagine               C.   remember              D. see 13.    After drinking a big bottle of_________ , he got drunk. A. milk                            B.   orange juice        C.    water                      D. liquor 14.    Of all the factors affecting agricultural yields, weather is the one____________ . A. it influences farmers                                   B. why farmers influence it C. that influences farmers                              D. farmers that it influences 15.               hard she worked, Louise never managed to finish her homework on time. A. Moreover                  B.   However              C.    Although                  D. Despite 16.    Not only________ to determine the depth of the ocean floor, but it is also used to locate oil. A. to use seismology                                        B. is seismology used C. seismology is used                                      D. using seismology Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 17.     When Bob was sick with the flu, his mother made him to eat chicken soup A B                                                    CD and rest in bed. 18.      They said that the man jumped off of the bridge and plunged into the A                                          B                                              C freezing water. D 22.1 do not know where could he have gone so early in the morning. A                                       B                              CD 23.      The oxygen in the air we breathe has no tasting, smell, or color. A                     B                                                CD 24.      When contented, and occasionally when hunger, cats frequently make a A          B          C purring sound. D Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. 23.      - “Congratulations on your winning!” A. You are a good friend.                                           B. You are welcome. C. Thank you.                                                            D. I'm very happy. 24.      - “How did you get here?” _u ” A. I came here by train.                                             B. I came here last night. C. The train is so crowded.                                       D. Is it far from here? Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 25.      The professor tried to stimulate interest in archaeology by taking his students on expeditions. A. simulate                      B. fake                          C. encourage               D. diminish 26.      In this fairytale there is a wicked old woman. Nobody wants to come near her. A. evil  B. marked       C. weak           D. immortal Mark the letter A> B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in, each of the following questions. 23.      It's tough being an applicant these days. Imagine the questions interviewers ask! A. violent                         B. costly                       C.    generous D. pleasant 24.      People who go ahead constructively in life are those who hold on to their work or opportunities with zest. A. indifference B. hesitancy C. passion                                                   D.    enthusiasm