
PRACTICE TEST 17 Task 1: Complete the following sentences with SO, BUT, ALTHOUGH, BECAUSE, DUE TO, SO THAT, SO AS TO, DESPITE 1. We must be near the beach___________I can hear the waves. 2. Mymother's arrived ___________I won't be able to meet you on Thursday after all. 3. She was unable to run ___________ a leg injury 4. The police locked the door ___________no one could get on. 5. They studied very hard ___________pass their French exam. 6. He failed the exam___________he had studied a lot. 7. It was freezing this morning ___________ Mr.Lerrington wore his scarf and vest. 8. Is someone providing these children with cigarettes and alcohol __________ their age? Task 2: Complete the following sentences with the words / phrases in the box
1. Metin is lazy. _____________ , his brother is quite diligent (=hard working). 2. You can't teach navigation in the middle of a storm. ___________, you can't build a system of values in the current educational climate. 3. He passed his exams.______________, he had some good news to tell his parents. 4. To prepare his homework, Jack went through various history books.___________, he took notes from several encyclopedias. 5. Women generally live longer than men._____________, in the United States life expectancy for women is 75, while it is 73 for men. 6. He is a conservative._____________, he favors the preservation of old institutions in their original form. 7. The system lacked originality, efficiency and ingenuity._____________, it was a complete failure. 8. _____________urban illness and death in winter, prevention is directed at around 50000 excess deaths that still occur annually in Britain in cold weather. 9. You must study hard. ____________, you may fail. 10. Shopping in small markets is quite advantageous. _________ , one can find specialty items that larger stores do not contain.
11. Chinese farmers hope to earn big _________selling fox pelts into the Russian and Chinese markets. 12. A manager of a large taxi company said the lowering of ________ is making the job less popular. 13. ‘If there is another agency which is lending money at better _______ rates and with better conditions, I am ready to shift. 14. Many parents use the monthly income from Child Benefit to support their overall household _________. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Question 1: A. character B. teacher C. chemist D. technical Question 2: A. explained B. disappointed C. prepared D. interviewed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. Question 3: A. employment B. remember C. concentrate D. position Question 4: A. express B. effort C. office D. comment
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. Question 5: Vaslav Nijinsky achieved world recognition as both a dancer as well as a choreographer. A B C D Question 6: Despite of the increase in air fares, most people still prefer to travel by plane. A B C D Question 7: This vase has the same design, but it is different shaped from that one. A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 8: Is there anyone who _______ the plan put forward by the committee?
A. differs B. disagrees C. objects D. opposes Question 9: He would win the race if he _______his brother's example and trained harder.
A. repeated B. set C. answered D. followed Question 10 "Excuse me. Where is the ____________office of OXFAM located?"
In other words For instance However Furthermore With regard to In conclusion In particular Otherwise Consequently Likewise
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