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PRACTICE PAPER 1
I
READING COMPREHENSION
Section A
In
this
section
you
must
choose
the
word
or
phrase
which
best
completes
each
sentence.
Write
down
each
number
and beside it the letters A, B, C, D and E. Then
in each case cross through the letter before the
word or
phrase you choose. Give one
answer only to each question.
1, Only
hotel guests have the -----
of using
the private beach.
A
occasion
B
possibility
C
privilege
D
habit
E
permission
2.
The lorry was travelling at
a high ---
.
A
rate
B
quickness
C
acceleration
D
speed
E
rapidity
3
．
The
children were having a wonderful time---
on the frozen lake.
A
slipping
B
gliding
C
slithering
D
skidding
E
sliding
4.
Our new house is very ---for the office
as I can get there in five minutes.
A
comfortable
B
suitable
C
available
D
convenient E
pleasant
5. Besides washing
that cut, put some---
on it in case you
have got some dirt in it.
A
medicine
B
disinfectant
C
antiseptic
.
D
antidote
E
deodorant
6.
The
Fosters
believe
so
firmly
in
family
equality
that
they
never
go
to
visit
their
friends
without
their
children's ----- .
A
allowance
B
permit
C
admission
D
concession
E
permission
7.
She had just ----
the shell
of the hard-boiled egg and was starting to peel it
off
A
snapped
B
cracked
C
fractured
D
shattered
E
burst
.8.
New mineral resources may be discovered
during the forthcoming Antarctic----
.
A
excursion
B
voyage
C
expedition.
D
migration
E
campaign
9.
Although he was neat and well-groomed,
he was slightly unattractive in-----
.
A
outlook
B
look
C
appearance
D
expression E
feature
10.
The bishop preached a
farewell sermon to a(n)
----that filled
the church to overflowing.
A
congregation B
audience
C
procession
D
crowd
E
reunion
PRACTICE PAPER 2
PRACTICE PAPER 4
I.
His authority
and ---
make him an excellent leader.
A
self-consciousness
B
self-confidence
C
self-centredness
D
self-regard
E
self-satisfaction
both
spoilt and lazy he ----
everyone else
for his lack of success.
A
accused
B
charged
C
criticised
D
condemned E
blamed
I learned that I had
passed the examination I felt----and relaxed.
A
careless
B
troublefree
C
negligent
D
carefree
E
triumphal
the collision he examined the
considerable----- to his car.
A
destruction
B
damages
C
injuries
D
deterioratiop
E
damage
5.A very large cat was watching us
intently from the top of a ----
car.
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.
A
moveless
B
immovable
C
stationery
D
motionless
E
stationary
is the ----piano on which me composer
created some of his greatest works.
A
actual
B
real
C
genuine
D
original E
contemporary
usual teacher
has lost his voice and------I am taking his place
today.
A
besides
B
nevertheless
C
however
D
moreover
E
accordingly
was
tried for forgery in a law court but was lucky
enough to ---- .
A
get off
B
get on
C
get through
D
get by E
get away
9.
A ----
woman is
needed to take care of two small children.
A
confident
B
reliable
C
confidential
D
dependent
E
faithful
10.
He went to Somerset House
----- looking up the terms of his
grand?
father's will.
A
in the event of
B
on account of
C
in
case of D
with
the purpose of
E
with
reference
to
Practice test paper 5
1.
His speech was careful and -----but his
words seemed to make no
sense.
A
distinguished
B
distinct
C
distinctive D
distinguishable
guishing
2.
The choir stood
in four rows according to their -----heights.
A
respectable
B
respectful
C
respective
D
respected
E
retrospective
3.
The campers ----their tent in a
sheltered valley.
A
established
B
installed
C
pitched
D
fixed
E
grounded
4.
Far more should be done
to ----the sufferings of unwanted domestic pets.
A
alleviate
B
improve
C
help
D
remove
E
remedy
5.
As a
result of the strike, the Government is urging
people to be -----with electricity.
A
economic
B
thrifty
C
improvident
D
economical
E.
extravagant
6.
An almost
-----line of traffic was moving at a snail's pace
through the town.
A
continuous
B
constant
C-
solid
D
continual
E
stopping
7.
I shall
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—
the loss of my reading-
glasses in the newspaper, with a reward for the
finder.
A
announceJB
publish
C
advertise
D
make known
E
inform
8.
He wafted in the ----for the front door
to open.
A
perch
B
threshold
C
inlet
D
porch
E
crypt
9.
I
suddenly -----that it was past ten o'clock.
A
understood
B
recognised
C
knew
D
realised
E
resolved
10.
The kitchen was
small and -----so that the disabled woman could
reach everything without difficulty.
A
complete
B
complex
C
composite
D
compact
E
contained
Practice paper 6
tax rates are
–
to
one
’
s annual income.
A
related
B
dependent C. associated
D adapted E
based
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