ENGLISH PRACTICE TEST 1 FOR THE GIFTED GRADES 101112 2013 180 MINUTES (SECTIONS AB.IV) Mã A857836

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ENGLISH PRACTICE TEST 1 FOR THE GIFTED | GRADES 10–11–12 | 2013 | 180 MINUTES (SECTIONS A–B.IV)

A. MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

I. PHONOLOGY Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. belies B. invariably C. guidelines D. crystalline 2. A. accreditation B. endonormative D. encephalopathy 3. A. self-effacement B. misdiagnose D. missus 4. A. oesophagus B. oarlock D. subordinate 5. A. agglutinative B. agitation

C. enfranchisement C. misogynistic C. scorching C. aggrandizement D. ignominious Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. 6. A. extricate B. meandering C. quandary D. hedonist 7. A. mollify B. dissipate C. tentative D. obstreperous 8. A. superfluous B. veracity C. inevitable D. epileptic 9. A. euphemism B. equivocate C. pamphlet D. paradigm 10. A. philanthrophy B. vociferously C. antithesis D. hypertension

II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence.

1. Trade _____ were imposed against any country that refused to sign the agreement. A. actions B. blocks C. sanctions D. treaties 2. We _____ and hawed for weeks before deciding to buy the house. A. blared B. dined C. hummed D. thudded 3. Some action groups have become so powerful that quite frequently we have a situation in which the tail is wagging the _____. A. body B. cat C. dog D. legs 4. Most discounts have been dramatically _____ in the final days of our clearance sale from 15% to 5%. A. declined B. diminished C. slashed D. taken down 5. This curtain material _____ easily. A. bends B. creases C. hangs itself D. makes itself 6. When she puts her mind to it, she is always capable of _____ sarcasm. A. biting B. sharpening C. slicing D. striking 7. The player’s career is hanging by a _____ after his latest injury to his knee. A. cord B. rope C. string D. thread 8. The lion silently _____ a zebra through the tangle of trees at the edge of the forest. A. crept B. lurked C. prowled D. stalked 9. He was in the _____ of despair when he heard that his mother was leaving him. A. abyss B. depths C. pits D. valley 10. I’m trying to explain things to Jackie but it’s like hitting your head against a _____ wall. A. brick B. hard C. rock D. stone 11. He is proposing an appeal _____ the size of the fine. A. against B. for C. out D. to 12. Police cars were constantly shedding past with their lights flashing and sirens _____ out so loudly I couldn’t get a wink of sleep. A. blaring B. blazing C. pouring D. roaring 13. When he was at the auction house, he luckily _____ upon a small boat on the horizon. A. dug B. found C. lit D. nudged 14. I’m definitely going on that field trip. A week on Lake Michigan is not to be _____ at! A. frowned B. laughed C. shrugged D. sneezed 15. When I got stuck in the elevator, I was scared the shit _____ my wits. A. in on B. out of C. over from D. up with 16. The politician was extremely lucky to get _____ a suspended sentence. A. away from B. off with C. on to D. through to