ENGLISH PRACTICE 2

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. A. overhead B. teammate C. beacon D. reader

2. A. challenge B. snatch C. brochure D. chocolate

3. A. forward B. steward C. coward D. award

4. A. teenager B. sugar C. ginger D. giant

5. A. jolly B.supply C. army D. crystal

II. Read each of the following lists of four words and choose one word that dot belong in each list.

6. A. earthquake B. tornado C. typhoon D. famine

7. A. English B. physics C. institute D. linguistics

8. A. light B. bulb C. lamp D. fire

9. A. shoes B. shorts C. jeans D. trousers

10. A. hurt B. tight C. injured D. bleeding

III. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences.

11. My mother is________ in her use of gas when cooking.

A. economical B. economizing C. economized D. economic

12. It is not very easy to study a foreign language by___________ .

A.oneself B. himself C. itself D. herself

13.- “Shall I put the books on the floor?”

“No, I want to keep the_______

A. tidy room B. room tidily C. room is tidy D. room tidy

14.Our form teacher couldn’t come to the party, ___ was a pity.

A.that B. which C. what D. this

15.There’s somebody behind us. I think we______________ .

A.are following B. follow C.have followedD. are being followed

16.Their washing machine was out of________ , so they couldn’t wash any clothes.
A.activity B. work C. order D. condition

17.Could you____ me how to use this new telephone?

A.explain B. show C. say D. remember

18.His wife’s death was a terrible shock and it took him a long time to__________it.

A.get round B. come through C. go over D. get over

19.They’d like to move to London, but their children will never agree__________ .

A.with going B. to go C. with go D. going

20.When she looked in her purse she found she had been _________.

A.broken B. thieved C. stolen D.robbed

21.I have told him never______ here again.

A.come B. comes C. came D.to come

22.A good friend will____ . you when you’re having problems.

A.stand by B. stand out for C. stand against D.stand in

23.The fruit tasted sweet, rather_______ a peach.

A.more B. like C. as D. similar

24.Her car’s outside so I suppose she________ have arrived.

A.must B. can C. should D.ought

25.My sister is an expert on wildlife and its______________ .

A.conserve B. preserve C. reservation D. conservation

26.A lot needs______ to the house before anyone can move in.

A.doing B. be done C. to do D. done

27.We had so many problems with the car that____________ we sold it and bought a new one.

A.at the end B. in the end C. by the end D. to the end

28.I’ve never been______ insulted in my life.

A.so B. such C. quite D. much

29.She had changed so much that______ anyone recognized her.

A.almost B. hardly C. not D. nearly

30.As well as__________in an office he used to have a part-time job as a waiter.

A.to work B. he worked C. he was working D. working

31.This is______ the most difficult job I’ve ever had to do.

A.by far B. by chance C. by heart D. by myself

32.His parents think it’s time he______married.

A.will get B. gets C. got D. would get

33.They are___________their house because they need more bedrooms.

A.increasing B. extending C. adding D. growing

34.The taxi drew_____ at the gate promptly at six o’clock.

A.up B. along C. outside D. over

35.The road was_____ away during the storm last night.

A.flooded B. flowed C. washed D. rained

36. _______many times I tell him, he always forgets to pass on phone messages.

A.Wherever B.Whatever C. However D. Whenever

37.This sort of music was very_______ in the 1960s.

A.preferred B.liked C. favourite D. popular

38.They’ll never_____ to get here by six; the roads are quite busy today.

A.manage B.arrive C. succeed D. able

39.The instructor warned the students______ swimming alone in the pool.

A.not B.from C. about D. out of

40.Sam was accused of stealing some_________ documents from the safe.

A.confidence B.confidential C. confiding D. confided

VII. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D fits each space.

LUCKY RUNNER

Nathan Hall is the most superstitious athlete I (61)__________ . I (62)____ him at the first international
race. Just before the race started, I saw him take a silver ring out of his pocket, (63)_________ it for a
moment, kiss it, and put it on one of his fingers.

Nathan (64)_____ the race, so I interviewed him and asked about the ring.

“It’s my lucky ring,” he said, “I always (65)_______ it with me to races, I (66)_______ it in my pocket
before the race start, and I (67)_________ it on this finger during the race. It always (68)______ .
I just smiled. Nathan is a great athlete, and he doesn’t need to (69)______________ magic to be
successful. Even if he (70)_______ his ring one day, he will still be one of the fastest runners I have ever
known!

(By Gabriel Linton)

61. A.know B. meet C. befriend D. see

62. A. knew B. met C. acquainted D. saw

63. A. watch B. observe C. look at D. stare at

64. A. earned B. achieved C. triumphed D. won

65. A. take B. bring C. carry D. wear

66. A. place B. put C. carry D. use

67. A. place B. bring C. carry D. wear

68. A. does B. succeeds C. works D. makes

69. A. hold B. fetch C. use D. wear

70. A.loses B. misses C. forgets D. leaves

VIII. Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one.

71. lt isn’t necessary for you to finish the work by Saturday.

A. You don’t have to finish the work by Saturday.

B. You needn’t finish the work by Saturday.

C. It is unimportant for you to finish the work by Saturday.

D. It is not essential that you finish the work by Saturday.

72. My brother finds driving on the left difficult.

A. My brother hardly has any difficulty driving on the left.

B. My brother doesn’t find it easy to drive on the left.

C. My brother isn’t used to driving on the left.

D. My brother isn’t accustomed to driving on the left.

73. What a pity you failed your driving test!

A. I wish you had passed your driving test.

B. I wish you hadn’t failed your driving test.

C. If only you had managed to pass your driving test.

D. If only you had attempted to pass your driving test.

74. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.

A.In spite of his good salary, he was unhappy in his job.

C.He was not happy in his job because of getting a poor salary.

D.Despite the fact that he got much money, he was not happy in his job.

C.He was discontented with his job in spite of getting much money.

75.I advise you to put your money in the bank.

A.You’d better put your money in the bank.

B.If I were you, I’d put money in the bank.

C.You should put your money in the bank.

D.It’s not much good putting your money in the bank.

Choose the right phrase or clause to complete each of the following sentences.

76.Captain Henry,________ , crept slowly through the underbrush.

A.being remote from the enemy

B.attempting not to encounter the enemy

C.trying to avoid the enemy

D.not involving himself in the enemy

77.Tommy was one_______ .

A.of the happier children of his class

B.of the happiest child in the class

C.child who was the happiest of all the class

D..of the happiest children in the class

78._____ he began to make friends more easily.

A.Having entered school in the new city, it was found that

B.After entering the new school

C.When he had been entering the new school

D.Upon entering into the new school

79.Many of the current international problems we are now facing_________ .

A.linguistic incompetencies

B.are the result of misunderstanding

C.are because of not understanding themselves

D.lacks of the intelligent capabilities of understanding each other

80.Mr. Davy is a noted chemist_______ .

A.as well as an effective teacher

B.and too a very effective teacher

C.but he teaches very good in addition

D.however he teaches very good also