ENGLISH OBJECTIVE TEST 30 Time allowed: 90 min. Part A: Phonetics I. Choose the word whose prominent stress is different from the others in the same line. 1.A.determination B. accumulation, humiliation D. acknowledgement 2. A. horizon B. collection C. petroleum D. atmosphere 3. A. geometry B.commentator astonishment —_D. conventional 4.A.circumvent _B. syllabus C. sensitive D. octopus 5. A. catalogue B. championship C. embarrass, D. character IL, Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. 6. A.explanation —_B, adventure C. acronym D. addition 7.A. choir B. chill C. chief D. charge 8. A. colony B. company C. colourful D. covering 9.A. throughout —_B, smooth C. threaten D. thunder 10. A. ranged B. transformed C. vaporised D. attached Part B: Lexico- grammar I. Choose the answer among A, B,'C or D which best fills in the blank in each of the following sentences, an 11. The house that we used to live in is in a very ...... state. A. neglectful B. negligible C:neglected D. negligent 12. We wanted to give him ...... help, but he turned us down, A. few B. afew C. little D. alittle 13. My brother always ...... at cards. No wonder he won every game. ‘A. cheated B. lied C. tricked D. deceived 14, He was so tired that he wasn’t capable ...... driving himself alone. A.to B. for Cof D. from. 15. She went ...... a bad cold just before Christmas. A.down with B. in for C. over D. through 16. She used to ...... her living by delivering vegetables to local hotels. A.earn B. gain C. get D. win 17. That sweater looks ...... small for a five-year-old. A. bit B. much C, rather D. even 18. Since I moved house, I haven’t had much ...... with those friends. A.connection —_B. contact C. business D. meeting 19. The ship ran ... on the beach near the harbour A. afloat B. adrift C. aback D. aground 20. Thope we will be able to avoid ...... anyone. A. disappointment 3. disappointing —_C. disappointed —_—_D. disappoint IL, Choose the verb word form among A, B, C or D to complete the passage. My wife and I (21) ...... in our house in the country for five years. We (22) here after our second child (23) ...... born. We (24) ...... in town for ten years and (25) ....... that as soon as we could (26) ...... it, we (27) ...... away from the smoke and the noise of the city centre, which we finally (28) ...... in 1985. We have never regretted it. We (29) ...... reminded of the wisdom of our decision every moming when we draw our curtains (30) ...... open fields stretching before us. 21. A. lived B. has lived C. have been living D. live 22. A. move B, moving C. had moved D. moved 23. A. were B. was Cis D. are 24. A. had lived B. had been living C. lived D. living 25. A. decided B. decide C. had decided D. deciding 26. A. afford B. to afford C. affording D. afforded 27. A. would move _ B. will move C. move D. to move 28. A. do B. done C.did D. had done ray29. Ais, B. are C. was D. were . 30. A. saw B. see C. for seeing D. to see III. Choose the correct word form among A, B, C or D for each numbered gap to complete the passage. Recently (31) ...... have become extremely worried about the world’s population. The problem is particularly acute in the (32) ...... countries. (33) ......, the natural resources are becoming inadequate for the support of the increasing population. But the (34) ...... of natural resources by artificial products is not always possible. Therefore, it is necessary to conserve these 35) ....+. Tesources for as long as possible. The (36) ...... of artificial products is often important. This is (37) ...... $0 in every culture, For without (38) .......it would be impossible to increase food production even though there is a risk of (39) ...... by their use. One is left with the (40) ...... problem of larger population requiring more and more food. 31. A. science B. scientist C. scientists D. scientific 32. A.developed —_B. developing C. development —_D. develop 33.A. Fortunate —_B, Unfortunate >. Fortunately D. Unfortunately 34, A. replace B. replacement, C. placement D. place 35. A. invaluable _B. valueless C. value D. invalue 36. A. B. utilization C. utilizing D. utilize 37.A. particular. particularly C. particularities. particularity 38.A.fertilizers —_B. fertile C. fertilization D. fertilize 39. A. pollutant ——_B. pollute C. pollution D. polluted 40. A. insoluble B. unsoluble C. unsolvable D. unsolving IV. In each line below, four words or phrases have been underlined. Choose the one word in standard English. ion and a number of or phrase (A, B, C or D) that would not be acceptable 41. The proposal has repealed after a thirty-minute discus A B c objections to its failure to include our district. D 42. This class, that is a prerequisite for microbiology, is so difficult that I would rather drop it. A B c D 43. The doctor told Mr. Anderson that, because of his severe cramps, he should lay in A B c bed fora few days. D 44, Mr. Harris will be divided the biology class into two sections to prevent A B Cc overcrowding in his classroom. D 45. The projector director stated he believed it was necessary to study the proposals A B c for several more months before making a decision D 46. Although the danger that he might be injured, Boris bravely entered the buming house A B c in order to save the youngster. D 47. Some Italian scholars stressed the study of grammar, rhetoric, learning about history. A B Cc D and poetry, 48, When the tank car carried the toxic gas derailed, the firemen tried to isolate the village A B c from all traffic. D 49, While the boys were ice skating, they slip on the thin ice and fell into the deep water. 26A B c D 50. If motorists do not observe the traffic regulations, they will be stopped, ticketed, and A B c have to pay a fine, D 'V. Choose the best option among A, B, C or D to fill in each gap to finish the following sentences. 51. The ......- collar workers received a rise, but the workers on the shop-floor were told they had to wait, A. blue 8. black ©. white D. grey 52 We decided to celebrate by going out and painting the town ... A. red B. purple C. gold D. brown 53. Tony can't be trusted yet with too much responsibility, he’s still ....... A. green B. pink C. yellow D. orange 34, You ean talk to him until you're ...... in the face, but he still won't understand. A. white B. blue C. black D. pink 55. The company fell deeper and deeper into the ...... and then went bankrupt, A. black B. green C. yellow D. red 56. When Bill saw my new car he was ...... with envy, A. blue B. green C. yellow D. white 57. Tina never comes here now. We only see her once in a ...... moon. A. white B. gold C. yellow D. blue 58. When the visitors from Japan arrived, the company gave them the ...... carpet treatment. A. blue B. orange Cured D. green 59. I'm fed-up with this job. I feed completely ...... off. ‘A. browned B. blued C. blacked D. yellowed 60. Julie's letter was unexpected. It arrived completely out of the ...... « A. pink B. green C. blue D. red *Part e: Reading I. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow by choosing the best option among A, B, C or D. Polyester is now being used for bottles. ICI, the chemicals and plastics company, believes that itis now beginning to break the grip of glass on the bottle business and thus take advantages of this huge market. All the plastics manufacturers have been experiencing hard times as their traditional products have been doing badly world-wide for the last few years. Between 1982 and 1984 the Plastics Division of ICI lost a hundred and twenty million dollars, and they felt that the most hopeful new market was in packaging, bottles and cans, Since 1982 it has opened three new factories producing “Melinar”- the raw material from which high quality polyester bottles are made, The polyester bottle was bon in the 1970s, when soft drinks companies like Coca Cola started selling their drinks in giant two-litre containers. Because of the build-up of the pressure of gas in large containers, glass was unsuitable. Nor was PVS, the plastic which has been used for bottles since the 1960s, suitable for drinks with gas in them. A new plastic had to be made. Glass is still cheaper for the smaller bottles, and will continue to be so unless plastic becomes much cheaper, but plastic does well for the large sizes. Polyester bottles are virtually unbreakable. The manufacturers claim they are also lighter, less noisy when being handled, and can be re-used. Shop-keepers and other business people are unlikely to object to a change from glass to polyester, since these bottles mean few breakages, which are costly and time-consuming. The public, though, have been more difficult to persuade. ICI’s commercial department is developing different bottles with interesting shapes, and try to make them visually more attractive to the public. The next step could be to develop a plastic which could replace tins for food. The problem here is the high temperatures necessary for cooking the food in the container. 2761. Plastics of various kinds have been used for making bottles since 1982, B. since the 1970s but only for large bottles, B. since the 1960s but not for liquids with gas in them. C. since companies like Coca Cola first tried them. 62, Why is ICI’s Plastics Division interested in polyester for bottlers? A. The other things they make are not selling well. B. Glass manufacturers cannot make enough new bottles. C. They have factories which could be adapted to anake it, D. The price of oil keeps changing. 63, Why aren’t all bottles now made of polyester ? ‘A. The price of oil and plastic has risen. _B. It is not suitable for containing gassy drinks. C. The public like traditional glass bottles. D.Shop-keepers dislike re-usable bottles. 64, Manufacturers think polyester bottles are better than glass ones because they ‘A. are more expensive. B, are more suited to small sizes. C. are more exciting to look at D. do not break easily. 65. Plastic containers for holding food in the same way as cans ‘A. have been used for many years. B. are possible only for hot food. C. are an idea that interests the plastics companies. D. are the first things being made in the new factories. II. Choose the best option among A, B, C or D which best fills each of the blanks. CRIME - REVERSING THE TREND Crime, as we are all aware, has been a growing problem all over the world in the last thirty years. But we are not (66)..... against crime, Much is being done-and more can be done to reverse the trend, You can play a part in it The fist step towards preventing crime is understanding its (67). Most crime is against property, not (68)...... and most is not carried out by professionals; nor is it carefully planned. Property crimes (69)...... on the easy opportunity. They are often (70)... by adolescents and young men, the majority of whom stop offending as they grow older - the (7D).nnm age for offending is fifteen. Also, and not surprisingly, the (72)...... of being a victim of crime (73)... greatly depending on where you live. This (74)... by criminals on the easy opportunity is the (75)...... to much crime prevention. Motor cars, for example, are a sitting target for the criminal. Surveys have shown that approximately one in five drivers do not always (76)... 10 secure their cars by locking all the doors and shutting all the windows, and in 30 per cent of domestic burglaries the burglar simply walks in without having to use (77)... - If opportunities like these did not exist, criminals would have a much harder time, The chances are that many crimes would not be committed, which ‘would release more police time for (78)...... serious crime, Of course, the primary responsibility for (79)...... with crime rests with the police and the courts, but, if you care about improving the (80)...... of life for yourself and your community, there are many ways you can help reverse the trend. 66. A. unprepared B. hopeless C. powerless D. weak 67. A. nature B. type C. reason D. notorious 68. A. the victim B. the public C. residents D. citizens 69. A. members B. thrive C. develop D. happen 70. A. performed B. started C. committed D. done 71. A. peak B. major C. maximum, D. top 72. A. percentage B. seriousness C. rate D. risk 73. A. varies B adapts C. transformed D. adjusts 74, A. awareness B. seizing C. reliance D. taking 75. A. answer B. method C. way D. key 76. A. trouble B. bother C. care D. ensure 77. A. force B. threat C. tools D. 78. A. removing B. facing C. tackling D. 79. A. containing B. destroying C. fighting D. coping 2880. A. quality B. peacefulness C. enjoyment D. way Part D: Writing 1. Choose the phrase or clause A,B, C or D that best completes each sentence. 81. wu... he began to make friends more easily. ‘A. Having entered school in the new city, it was found that B. After entering the new school C. When he had been entering the new school D. Upon entering into the new schoo! 82. It is very difficult to stop the cultivation of marijuana because A. il grows very carelessly B. of i's growth without attention C. it grows well with little care. it doesn’t care much to grow 83. The fact that space exploration has increased dramatically in the past thirty years A. isan evidence of us wanting to know more of our solar system B. indicates that we are very eager to lear all we can about our solar system C. how we want to learn more about the solar system D. is pointing to evidence of our intention to know a lot more about what is called our solar system 84. Many of the international problems we are now facing .... A. linguistic incompetencies B. are the result of misunderstandings C. are because of not understanding themselves D. lacks of the intelligent capabilities of understanding each other 85. Mr Roberts is a noted chemist ‘A. as well as an effective teacher B. and too a very effective teacher C. but he teaches very good in addition _ D, however he teaches very good also 86. Publie television stations are different from commercial stations .. A. because they receive money differently and different types of shows B. for money and program types C. in the areas of funding and programming D, because the former receives money and has programs differently from the latter 87. Manufacturers often sacrifice quality ‘A. for a larger profit margin B. in place of to earn more money C. to gain more quantities of money _D. and instead earn a bigger amount of profit 88. Automobile production in the United States . A. have taken slumps and rises in recent years B, has been rather erratic recently C. has been erratically lately D. are going up and down alll the time 89. A major problem in the construction of new buildings .. A. is that windows have been eliminated while air conditioning systems have not been perfected B. is they have eliminated windows and still don’t have good air conditioning C. is because windows are eliminated but air conditioners don’t work good D. is dependent on the fact that while they have eliminated windows, they are not capable to produce efficient air conditioning systems 90. While attempting to reach his home before the storm, .. A. the bicycle of John broke down B. it happened that John’s bike broke down C. the storm caught John D. John had an accident on his bicycle IL. Choose the sentence among A, B, C or D that is closest in meaning to the original sentence. 91. Don't wait any longer than ten minutes before you remove the crucible from the flame. A. If possible, the crucible should remain in the flame longer than ten minutes. B. Ten minutes is as long as you should wait before removing the crucible from the flame. C. Removing the crucible from the flame for ten minutes is what you should do. D. You should wait ten minutes to put the crucible in the flame. 92. Itis not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game that is important. A. Winning is more important than losing when you play the game. 29B. Winning is less important than playing the game well. C. Ifyou know how to play the game, you will win it. D. Playing the game well and-winning it is important. 93. It is necessary to have a doctor’s prescription in order to buy most medicines in the United States, ‘A. In the United States, medicine must be bought with prescription instead of money. B. In most of the states, doctors give prescriptions for medicine. C. Most medicine cannot be bought without a prescription in the United States. D. In the United States, most doctors give prescriptions for medicine. 94. No one except the graduate assistant understood the experiments. A. Allof the graduate assistants understood the experiments. B. ‘The experiments were not understood by any of them. C. Only the graduate assistant understood the experiments. D. All but one of the graduate assistants understood the experiments. 95. Iti unlikely that the results of the elections will be made public before tomorrow morning. ‘A. Tomorrow morning is probably the earliest that anyone will know the result of the selection, B. Before tomorrow morning we will probably know the result of the elections. C. The results of the elections will most likely be made known before tomorrow morning. D. We will probably not be told the results of the elections tomorrow morning. 96. As a conductor of heat and electricity, aluminum exceeds all metals except silver, copper, and gold. ‘A. With the exception of aluminum, silver, copper, and gold are better than any other metal as conductors of heat and electricity B. Aluminum is a better conductor of heat and electricity than silver, copper and gold. C. Silver, copper, and gold are better conductors of heat and electricity than aluminum is. D. Silver, copper, and gold are exceeded only by aluminum as conductors of heat and electricity. 97. Unless the trend reverses, low-priced pocket calculators will have replaced the slide rules completely within the next few years. A. Slide rules will have been replaced by low-priced pocket calculators soon if the trend continues. B, More people will be using slide rules than pocket calculators even though they are more expensive unless the trend reverses. C. Because they are low-priced, pocket calculators will replace slide rules in the next few years. . The trend is for slide rules to be used in spite of the low prices of pocket calculators. 98, It is not illegal in some cultures to be married to more than one woman at the same time, but the ‘monogamous relationship is the most common. ‘A. In some cultures it is legal to be married to more than one woman at once, but it is more common to bbe married to just one woman. B. It is against the law to be married to more than one woman at a time, althoug cultures, C. The monogamous relationship, which is more common in most cultures, is illegal in. some cultures. D. Being married to more than one woman at the same time is both common and legal in some cultures. 99, Airlines routinely promise seats to 10 or 20 per cent more passengers than can be accommodated because some people who confirm their reservations fail to keep them. ‘A. About 10 to 20 per cent of the passengers who book flights do not travel because there are no seats. B. The people who confirm their reservations do not have seats because the airlines promise them to ‘more passengers than they can serve. C. About 10 to 20 per cent of the people who want to fly can be accommodated because of extra seats. D. The airlines reserve seats at 110 to 120 per cent of capacity because of people who make reservations but don’t show up. 100. Turn off al the switches before leaving the room. A. All the switches must be turned off and you must leave the room. B. All the switches must be turned off before you leave the room. C. All the switches must be tured off before leaving the room. D. You must leave the room as soon as you turn offal the switches. ‘common in some 30