Unit 1 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others


Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase



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Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

The UK Government ensures that all schools in the UK (41) _____ certain standards, and this includes independent schools as well as those that are (42) _____ by the Government. All qualifications are awarded by national agencies accredited by the Qualification and Curriculum Authority (QCA), (43) ____ the quality of the qualifications you will gain is guaranteed.

At many independent schools in England, you will be encouraged to take part (44) _____ extracurricular activities to develop your hobbies and learn new skills, and you maybe encouraged to take graded music exams (45) _____ by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, or Trinity College..

41. A. see B. meet C. notice D. look

42. A. run B. worked C. indicated D. shown

43. A. if B. although C. so D. because

44. A. for B. in C. on D. of

45. A. offer B. to offer C. offering D. offered



Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one

46. We have decided that the work they do is unacceptable.

A. As they do the work which we have decided is unacceptable.

B. They have been decided that the work they do is unacceptable.

C. It has been decided that the work being done is unacceptable.

D. We have decided that we accept the work they do.

47. If you honor me, I will appreciate it.

A. If I am to be honored, it is to be appreciated.

B. Thank you for your appreciation to honor me.

C. Because of your honor, I will appreciate.

D. You are appreciated to honor me.

48. Barry continued to smoke even though we had advised him to quit.

A. Barry took our advice so he stopped smoking.

B. If we had advised Barry, he would have quit smoking.

C. Barry did not quit smoking because of our advice.

D. Despite being told not to smoke, Barry continued to do.

49. Many people think Steve stole the money.

A. It was not Steve who stole the money.

B. Steve is thought to have stolen the money.

C. Many people think the money is stolen by Steve.

D. The money is thought to be stolen by Steve.

50. The man suddenly realized that the neighbor was watching him.

A. The man suddenly realized that he was -being watched by the neighbor.

B. The neighbor was watching the man and he suddenly realized that.

C. The neighbor was suddenly realized the man and watching him.

D. The man suddenly realized that he was watched by the neighbor



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PRACTICE TEST 5- UNIT 5

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. A apply B. university C. identity D. early

2. A. choice B. achieve C. each D. chemistry

3. A. final B. applicant C. high D. decide



Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

4. A. university B. application C. technology D. entertainment

5. A. mathematics B.engineering C. scientific D.laboratory

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part.

6. There are two types of higher education in _______ UK: higher general education and higher vocational education.

A. a B. an C. the D. Ø

7. The examination results of the A-Levels determine if _______ student is good enough to go to _______ university or college.

A. Ø / the B. a / a C. the / an D. Ø / an

8. Many parents do not let their children make a decision _______ their future career.

A. in B. about C. on D. out

9. You are old enough. I think it is high time you applied _______ a job

A. in B. of C. for D. upon

10. He has not been offered the job because he cannot meet the _______ of the company.

A. requirements B. applicants C. information D. education

11. _______ education is normally taken to include undergraduate arid postgraduate education, as well as vocational education and training.

A. Primary B. Tertiary C. Secondary D. Intermediate

12. The University of Cambridge is a prestigious _______ of higher learning in the UK

A. tower B. hall C. house D. institute

13. - Which subject do you _______ at university? - I major in Math.

A. do B. make C. practice D. demonstrate

14. A _______ is an official document that you receive when you have completed a course of study or training.

A. vocation B. subject C. certificate D. grade

15. In many countries, prospective university students apply for ______ during their last year of high school.

A. achievement B. information C. course D. admission

16. Parents can express a _______ for the school their child attends.

A. prefer B. preference C. preferential D. preferable

17. Many people have objected to the use of animals in _____ experiments.

A. science B. scientist C. scientific D. scientifically

18. I would like to invite you to participate in the ceremony.

A. graduate B. graduated C. graduation D. graduating

19. You can either come by bus _______ take a taxi.

A. and B. or C. not D. nor

20. Either you or I _______ going to meet Professor Pike at the airport.

A. am B. were C. are D. has been

21. If you _______ to my advice, you _______ in trouble now.

A. listened / were not

B. listen / are not.

C. had listened / would not have been

D. had listened / would not be

23. If you take the 8 a.m. flight to New York you _______ change planes.

A. could not have to B. will not have to

C. had not had to D. would not to have to

24. If it _______ warm yesterday, we would have gone to the beach.

A. was b. were C. had been d. could be

25. If it _______ an hour ago, the streets _______ wet now.

A. were raining / will be B. had rained / would be

C. rained / would be D. had rained / would have been

26. _______ here, he would helped us with these troubles.

A. Were Peter B. If were Peter

C. Unless were Peter d. Unless Peter were

27. _____ that problem with the car, we wouldn't have missed the speech.

A. If we had had B. If had we had

C. Unless we had had D. Provided that we had had

28. If I were a little taller, I ____ be able to water the plant on thetop shelf.

A. did B. would C. had D. would have



Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.

29. If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf:

A. I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf.

B. I am too tall to reach the top shelf.

C. I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall.

D. In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf.

30. If only I had studied hard enough to pass the final exam.

A. I regret not studying hard enough to pass the final exam.

B. I had studied hard enough and I passed the final exam.

C I studied too hard to pass the final exam.

D I studied hard otherwise I would fail the final exam.

31. John speaks Chinese fluently because he used to live in China for ten years.

A. Suppose John has lived in China for ten years, he can speak Chinese fluently.

B. Provided that John lived in China for ten years, he could speak Chinese fluently.

C. Unless John had lived in China for ten years, he could not have spoken Chinese fluently.

D. John could not speak Chinese fluently if he had not lived in China for ten years.



Choose the best alternative that can complete the sentence

32._______ that most students studying abroad have to encounter.

A. Suppose, with several certain difficulties

B. But, several certain difficulties

C. However, there are several certain difficulties

D. Moreover, there are several certain difficulties for them

33.Not being completely fluent in the language _______.

A. to make daily chores such as shopping and eating out pretty uncomfortable

B. makes daily chores to go shopping and eat out pretty uncomfortable

C. making daily chores like shopping and eating out pretty uncomfortable

D. makes daily chores like shopping and eating out pretty uncomfortable

34.Cross-cultural misunderstandings with classmates, professors and others _______.

A. are unavoidable for most students studying abroad

B. are easy for most students studying abroad not to avoid

C. are too unavoidable for most students to study abroad

D. are unavoidable enough for most students to study abroad

35.Moreover, they may be distracted from their studies _______.

A. in spite of feeling homesick and missing their relatives and friends

B. by feeling homesick and missing their relatives and friends

C. with the feeling of homesick and missing their relatives and friends

D. and they feel homesick and miss their relatives and friends
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

As Chinese society changes, higher education is undergoing major transformations. The university model of the United States and other Western countries has a powerful influence. New trends in Chinese higher education are attracting the attention of global educators. Since the establishment of Western-oriented modern universities at the end of nineteenth century, Chinese higher education has continued to evolve. Over the past two decades, however, tremendous economic development in China has stimulated reforms in higher education that have resulted in some remarkable changes.

The first modern institution, Peiyang University, was founded in Tianjin. The university changed its name to Tianjin University in 1951 and became one of the leading universities in China: Next, Jiaotong University was founded in Shanghai in 1896. In the 1950s, most of this university was moved to Xi'an, an ancient capital city in northwest China, and became Xi'an Jiaotong University; the part of the university remaining in Shanghai was renamed Shanghai Jiaotong University.

Tianjin University celebrated its hundredth anniversary in 1995, followed by Xi'an Jiaotong and Shanghai Jiaotong Universities in 1996. Other leading universities, such as Zhejiang University (1897), Beijing University (1898), and Nanjing University (1902) also recently celebrated their hundredth anniversaries, one after another. These celebrations marked the beginning of a new chapter in Chinese higher education.

36. The text is about _______.

A. Chinese education system

B. some famous universities in China

C. the western influences on Chinese education

D. application for a university in China

37. Chinese higher education _______.

A. is not affected by any others

B. has not really well-developed

C. has developed since the end of nineteenth century

D. is not paid any attention by global educators

38.Chinese higher education _______.

A. has been stable since nineteenth century

B. has decreased over the past two decades

C. has not got any changes

D. has been affected by the country's economic development

39.Tianjin University was founded in _______.

A. 1895 B. 1896 C. 1950 D. 1951

40.Which university celebrated the hundredth anniversaries in 2002?

A. Nanjing University B. Shanghai Jiaotong University

C. Xi'an Jiaotong University D. Beijing University



FIll in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

Since China adopted its open-door (41) _____ approximately twenty-five years ago, Chinese higher education has begun once again to draw closer to the (42) _____ Western world. China's (43) _____ to send scholars and students to the United States at the end of the 1970s, after thirty years of hostility between the two countries, marked a dramatic turning (44) _____ in the nation's educational history. Today, about 50,000 Chinese students, are studying in the United States, accounting (45) _____ 10 percent of the total international students in the country. More and more Chinese students have gone to other countries to study.

41. A. way B. law C. rule D. policy

42. A.progress B. advanced C. head D. reach

43. A. decide B. decisive C. decision D. decider

44. A. point B. spot C. top D. stain

45. A. for B. to C. up D. over

Choose the underlined part among A,B,C or D that needs correcting.

46. If I had known she was ill, I would go to visit her.

A B C D


  1. I can’t go with you unless I will get my work finished.

A B C D

  1. If she had eaten fewer sweets, she would lose weight.

A B C D

  1. You would have met Mary if you came here yesterday evening.

A B C D

  1. If they want to increase output, they had to modernize the factory.

A B C D

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PRACTICE TEST 6 – UNIT 6

I. Find the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

  1. A. disappointed B. activity C. announce D. society

  2. A. survey B. strategy C. sugar D. Self-confident

  3. A. hour B. host C. honest D. honor

II. Find the word that has different stress from the other three

4. A. enthusiastic B. qualification C. international D. recommendation

5. A. confidence B. experience C. financial D. technique

III. Choose the best answer:

6. It was just a friendly get-together. Everyone was wearing _______ clothes.

A. formal B. casual C. unimportant D. unfriendly

7. _______ candidates are likely to succeed in job interviews.

A. Nervous B. Self-conscious C. Self-doubt D. Self-confident

8. Nobody seemed to be interested in the news. It was greeted with a lack of ___

A. enthusiastic B. enthusiasm C. enthusiastically D. enthusiast

9. I don't like_______ jobs. In fact, I never want to work under high pressure.

A. stress B. stressed C. stressing D. stressful

10. They have an apartment _______ the park.

A. overlooking B. that overlooking

C. overlooks D. overlooked

11. If I .................... a wish, I’d wish for happiness for my family.

A. been having B. was having C. have D. had

12. They are the people ____________ houses were destroyed by the flood.

A. whose B. their C. what D. which

13. They have just found the couple and their car ...... were swept away during the heavy storm last week.

A. when B. that C. which D. whose

14. Do you know the woman………………………..for the bus?

A. which waiting B. she is waiting

C. who is been waited D. waiting

15. The bridge……………………two years ago has just been destroyed.

A. building B. which it built C. to be built D. built

16. In English school education system, schooling is ______ for all English children from the age of 5 to 16.

A. compulsory B. reinforced C. optional D. temporary

17. "_______ having a swim in the river?" - "That's a good idea. "

A. Why don't B. How about C. Why aren't D. Shall we

18. __ is used to describe the work of a person whose job is to treat sick or injured animals, or to describe the medical treatment of animals.

A. Chemistry B. Pharmacy C. Medicine D. Veterinary

19. I am so _______ that I cannot say anything, but keep silent.

A. nerve B. nervous C. nervously D. nervousness

20. Not all teenagers are well _______ for their future job when they are at high school.

A. interested B. satisfied C. concerned D. prepared

21. "Would you like a drink?" - "Oh, yes. _______ a Coke. Thank you. "

A. I have B. I'll have C. I'm having D.I'm going to have

22. We know the teacher……………………English now..

A. taught B. who is teaching C. teaching D. B&C

23. In our curriculum, math, literature, physics, chemistry and English are considered as core subjects.

A. difficult B. main C. popular D. general

24. “Which job would you like to do?”“_______________.”

A. I’d like to be a policeman B. I wish I were a policeman.

B. I think I like a teacher D. I enjoy working as a teacher.

25. “Do you think that the unemployment problem is emergency?”“_______________ .”

A. Yes ,I think of that B. Yes, it is

C. Yes, I think that D. Yes, I think so.

26. Don’t forget to greet the _______________ before you answer his questions.

A. interview B. interviewee C. interviewer D. interviewers

27. .........................., I’d have told you the answer.

A. You had asked me B. Unless you asked me

C. Had you asked me D. If you asked me

28. His _______was doing experiments, so he spent a lot of time in the lab.

A. qualification B. recommendation

C. impression D. keenness

29. Two-thirds of the_______________ is women.

A. agency B. position C. enthusiasm D. workforce

30. In his latest speech, the Secretary General_______ the importance of wildlife conservation.

A. stressed B. excused C. extorted D. remained

IV. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one in italics.

31. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.

A. If we had had enough money we would have gone on holiday.

B. If we hadn’t had enough money we wouldn’t have gone on holiday

C. We would go on holiday if we had enough money

D. We wouldn’t go on holiday if we didn’t have enough money

32. People should use bicycles for short journeys.

A. Bicycles should used for short journeys

B. Bicycles should be use for short journeys

C. Bicycles should be used for short journeys

D. Bicycles be used for short journeys.

33. They don’t have money now, so they can’t have a drink.

A. If they had money now, they could have a drink.

B. They could have a drink unless they had money

C. Had they have money now, they could have had a drink

D. If they didn’t have money now, they couldn’t have a drink.

34. Peter is said to be a good student.

A. People said that Peter is a good student

B. People say that Peter is a good student

C. People said that Peter was a good student

D. People say that Peter has been a good student

35. The students have to learn many words. They are very difficult

A. The students who are very difficult have to learn many words.

B. The students have to learn many words which are very difficult.

C. The students being very difficult have to learn many words.

D. The students have to learn many words being very difficult.

V. Choose the part that needs correcting

36. I would like apply for the position of tour guide in your company.

A B C D

37. I feel very anxiously because this is the first time I come to the interview.



A B C D

38. In generally, the rule is simple: a singular subject requires a singular verb.

A B C D

39. Chemistry has become one of the most important factor in the textile industry.



A B C D

40. Unless you don’t study hard, you won’t pass the GCSE examination.

A B C D

VI. Read the following passage and then choose the best answer to the questions:

When you first apply for a job, you might not succeed in getting it. It’s always a good idea to ask them to explain to you what prevented you from beating the other candidates. Don’t complain about the situation, but ask them to advise you on what you can do better next time. Perhaps the interviewer disproved of or disagreed with something you said. Perhaps they just glance at your application and saw something that made it easy to choose between you and another candidate. Don’t regard it as a failure, but recognize it as chance to learn more. As long as you don’t worry too much about it and continue to believe in yourself, you’ll eventually find the chance you’ve been waiting for. Then your family and friends will be able to congratulate you on your success!

41. You might ________when you first apply for it.

A. succeed in getting a job B. fail in getting a job

C. get a job D. have a job

42. What could you do if you didn’t succeed in getting a job?

A. quit it B. find another job

C. forget everything D. ask the interviewers for explanation

43. It is a good way to ask the interviewers ________.

A. to supply you a job B. to advise you for the next time

C. helping D. pay you money

44. You don’t need to worry ________.

A. because there are many chances waiting for you

B. because you have a family

C. because you have friends

D. because you are very intelligent

45. What is the best tile for the text?

A. The causes of fail a job interview

B. Advice for a job interviewee

C. Failure of a interviewer

D. Fail a job interview

VII. Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space.

There are two parallel school systems in England. The first is the state school system, which is …46…for all students and paid for by the state. The second …47… is the “independent” or “public” school system, which is free-paying. The state school system, which …48…up 93% of the pupils in England, can be divided …49… two levels of education” primary education and …50…. education.

46. A. free B. compulsory C. national D. educational

47. A. subject B. category C. education D. examination

48. A. begins B. educates C. makes D. follows

49. A. in B. to C. into D. for

50. A. second B. secondary C. seconds D. secondly

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PRACTICE TEST 7- UNIT 8

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the difference between the human and the machine. All, body (1) _____ will be replaceable. Computers will function like the human brain with the ability to recognize feelings and respond in a feeling way. They will then produce fake people. We will then be able to create a machine duplicate of ourselves (2) _____ we will appear to be alive long after we are dead. Maybe a few decades later, a way will be found to transfer our spirit, including our memories and thoughts, to the new body. Then we can choose to live for as long as we want. It might be expensive. When it becomes possible to do a spirit transfer, they will figure out (3) _____ to do them automatically. So we will be able to reside within whichever duplicate we want, whenever we want.

Miniature robots will be built to travel through your blood stream and repair damage. Also, larger robots will be used when you are sick. When you have an upset stomach, you will (4) _____ a very small cherry tasting robot which will travel through your stomach taking video of the mess. It will be set up like a video game, so you can control the exploring and the selection of images. Then you can replay the video to help a doctor (5) _____ your illness, or to prove to your employer that you really, were sick.


  1. A. region B. place C. role D. parts

  2. A. such B. as C. so D. but

  3. A. what B. when C. why D. how

  4. A. swallow B. chew C. vomit D. drink

  5. A. notice B. diagnose C. watch D. observe



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