MOCKTEST 7 - 40C (B)

They will have a trip to Dalat ______.

•  after the rainy season had ended.

• when the rainy season ends.

• until the rainy season is ending.

• as soon as the rainy season ended.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'when the rainy season ends' as it indicates the timing of the trip to Dalat, which is after the rainy season has finished.

Janet ______ to her favorite song on TV when her friends arrived.

• was listening

• are listening

• listened

• has listened

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'was listening' because the sentence is in the past continuous tense, indicating an ongoing action interrupted by another event.

All three TV channels provide extensive ______ of sporting events.

• vision

• broadcast

• network

• coverage

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'coverage' as it best fits the context of providing extensive reporting of sporting events on TV channels.

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.

• course

• cite

• cue

• cable

Answer explanation

The word 'cite' has a different pronunciation of the letter 'c' compared to the other words, making it the correct choice.

These are new fields, so nothing is familiar ______ me.

• between

• to

• at

• for

Answer explanation

The correct preposition to use in this context is 'to'. The sentence should read 'These are new fields, so nothing is familiar to me.'

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.

• lane

• base

• hat

• fate

Answer explanation

The word 'base' has a different pronunciation of the underlined 'a' sound compared to the other words, making it the correct choice.

They were pleased that their questions were ______ answered.

• satisfactory

• satisfactorily

• satisfaction

• satisfy

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'satisfactorily' because it is the adverb form that describes how the questions were answered, indicating the manner in which they were answered.

Do you have a mobile phone? It can be so useful! Mobile phones help people _____ in touch with friends and family.

• have

• live

• keep

• lose

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'keep' because mobile phones help people stay in touch with friends and family, not have, live, or lose contact.

She ______ a garden party to celebrate the artist's 60th birthday, and everyone enjoyed the beautiful weather and delicious food.

• opened

• made

• held

• took

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'held' because it is the most appropriate verb to describe organizing an event like a garden party.

Choose the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.

John and David are talking about online learning. - John: "I think online learning has more advantages than disadvantages." - David: "______. Studying online means we have to sit in front of a computer for many hours."

• Yes. It's very exciting

• I think you're right

• I couldn't agree more

• I don't agree with you

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'I don't agree with you' because David disagrees with John's statement about online learning having more advantages than disadvantages.