Practice Test 1
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Good communication is the key to being successful and satisfied in many situations: work, personal, social. At work, communication skills (1) ______ most commonly shown in your (2) ______ to use and understand language, whether spoken or on (3) ______. You need a good command of language to (4) ______ your ideas, opinions, (5) ______ feelings across clearly. Listening carefully is (6) ______ important communication skill, as is the ability and confidence to (7) ______ questions when you need to understand something or get (8) ______ from someone. (9) ______ in a language other than your mother tongue also counts as a (10) ______ skill.
A. do B. have C. were D. are
A. capacity B. knowledge C. ability D. fluency
A. writing B. paper C. written D. letter
A. know B. get C. understand D. come
A. and B. too C. so D. also
A. a B. an C. the D. any
A. ask B. put C. answer D. suggest
A. things B. explanation C. knowledge D. information
A. Talent B. Ability C. Competence D. Use
A. communication B. speaking C. giving D. understanding
Read the text. Then choose one best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question from the four choices.
Acid rain is rain containing a certain amount of nitric acid which has been discharged into atmosphere from factories. It is extremely harmful to our health and the environment.
In America, the people are becoming more concerned about the dangers caused by acid rain. Researchers have found that an increasing number of babies have died because of it. Acid rain harms the lungs of the babies.
Acid rain is also harmful to the lives of fishes. When acid rain is mixed with the water of the rivers and lakes, the fishes cannot reproduce themselves. This is because the water is too acidic. If we consume such fishes, we can get food poisoning. Such rain destroys the natural vegetation and causes fertile soil to be infertile. Buildings and statues can also be gradually destroyed.
Since acid rain is caused by the release of certain chemicals into the atmosphere, the government recommends that health measures be taken seriously. Certain industries are prevented by law to release nitrogen acid and sulphur dioxide into the air. This reduces the health risk. The problem of acid rain is a clear danger which has not been solved. The rain from one country can be a danger another. It happens when the wind brings the acid rain to a nearby country.
What has recent research found out about acid rain?
A. Acid rain can increase the death of babies as well as damage lungs.
B. Acid rain evaporates fast C. Acid rain is good D. it is a native language
What happens when lakes and rivers become too acidic?
A. The fish grow faster B The fish cannot reproduce and soon die out
C. The fish swim to better places D. The fish reproduce faster
Besides affecting rivers and lakes, what other environmental problems does acid rain cause?
A. The loss of natural rain. B. The killing of animals
C. The destruction of running water D. The infertility of soil and the destruction of natural vegetation
We are also indirectly affected when fish is poisoned by acid rain because ______.
A. we can’t go fishing B. we can no longer look at pretty fish.
C. the lakes and rivers smell D. we also get food poisoning when we eat the fish.
Choose the correct statement.
A. Acid rain is caused by human beings. B. Acid rain is good for the fertility of the soil
C. Buildings and statues are strengthened by acid rain. D. Everybody wants acid rain
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. bicycle B. cinema C. climate D. kind
A. pleasant B. reason C. season D. feature
A. hold B. hello C. cold D. horrible
Choose the word that has different primary stress from that of the others in each group.
A. supervisor B. investigate C. convenient D. contaminate
A. reduction B. romantic C. financial D. popular
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
We didn’t have any money but Tom had ______.
A. a