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PRACTICE TEST 45

I. Make the correct choice:

1. This is the school ____ my father used to teach.

a. there b. which c. where d. that

2. If the weather ____ nice, we will come to see you on Sunday.

a. will be b. is c. were d. are

3. A football player is a person _____ plays football.

a. who b. he c. whom d. whose

4. If She spoke English well, she _____ the job.

a. got b. would have got c. will get d. would get

5. Life ______ the earth would be affected if wild plants and animals disappeared.

a. in b. on c. through d. over

6. Our sources of energy will soon end ____ other sources are found.

a. if b. because c. unless d. otherwise

7. I’m busy _____ my office work.

a. with doing b. to do c. doing d. for

8. It’s very kind ____ you to help me ____ the money.

a. to / with b. of / with c. of / about d. to / about

9. He is ____ of writing better English than this.

a. possible b. interesred c. bored d. capable

10. She went on with her work with an air of _____.

a. examination b. determination c. exclamation d. explanation

11. The manager sacked five _____.

a. employees b. employers c. employment d. unemployment

12. The goods in this shop were _____ displayed on the shelves.

a. attraction b. attracted c. attractive d. attractively

13. To our great _____ , it rained on the day of the picnic.

a. disappointing b. disappointed c. disappointment d. disappointedly

14. I think the prices here are _____.

a. reasoning b. unreasonable c. reasonably d. reasoned

15. His parents have great _____ for his future.

a. expecting b. expectant c. expectantly d. expectation

16. It cannot be inferred _____ the apparent ease of the transition that all is well.

a.about b.from c.to d.with

17.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:

a. smooth b. door c. tooth d. foot

18.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:

a. status b. transition c. sack d. satisfy

19.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:

a. guidance b. desire c. expect d. attract

20.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:

a. disappointment b. satisfaction c. expectation d. tolerable

III. Read the passage and make the correct choice:

Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new

technological (1) _______. But actually, the idea for a computer (2) _______ worked out over

two centuries ago by a man (3) _______ Charles Babbage.

Baggage was born (4) _______ 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He

drew up plans for several calculating machines (5) _______ he called “engine”. But despite the

fact that he (6) _______ building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the years

people have argued (7) _______ his machine would ever work. Recently, however, the Science