TEST 1
A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (2.0 points):
1. A. crop B.concern C. conserve D. protect
2. A.conserve B.advertise C. perfect D. reverse
3. A. cities B.works C. series D. satellites
4. A. author B. other C. there D. they
5. A. bookish B. food C. looking D. good
II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from that of the others (3.0 points):
6. A. absolutely B. photography C. biology D. geography
7. A. purity B. accompany C. immense D. advantage
8. A. important B. disease C. organize D. community
9. A. objectively B. humanism C. philosophy D. forgettable
10. A. begin B. kingdom C. mountain D,passage
B. GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY
I. Choose the word, phrase of expression which best completes each sentence (20 points):
11. I remember __________ this film when I was a small child.
A. to watch B. watched C. watching D. to be watching
12. My new job __________ working with old age pensioners.
A. requests B. consists C. involves D. contains
13. Jack: “Mary, remember to send my regards to your grandfather.” Mary: “__________”
A. You’re welcome. B. Thanks, I will. C. That’s a good idea. D. It’s my pleasure.
14. The man __________ two weeks ago has now been released.
A. arrested B. arresting C. was arrested D. who arrested
15. Did you __________ well with your roommates when you were at university?
A. take on B. put on C. go on D. get on
16. The problem................because neither side was prepared to compromise.
A. amassed B. escalated C. proliferated D. enhanced
17. She didn’t show even a............................of emotion when the court found her guilty.
A. gleam B. wink C. flicke D. flash
18. They tried to................................on their children the importance of a good education.
A. impress B. instil C. highlight D. underline
19. I think your mum should let you…….your mind.
A. to make up B. make up C. making up D. made up
20. He………to his friend’s party when his parents asked him to go home
A.goes B. was going C. went D. has gone
21. ……..from Bill, all the students took part in the outdoor activities
A.except B.apart C. only D. separate
22. It was a bad mistake but it had no..................on the outcome of the match.
A. bearing B. relevance C. significance D. repercussion
23.We need a more……………assessment of the chances of ending this war.
A. moral B. sober C. plain D. vivid
24. I have been back to the doctor three times and he still hasn’t………the reason
for all the pain I have been suffering from recently.
A. indicated B. hightlighted C. pinpointed D. looked
25. A..........................of dancers from Beijing is one of the leading attractions in the festival.
A. troupe B. troop C. herd D. packet
25. The movie…………on TV last night is very interesting
A. show B. shown C. showing D. was shown
26. Mary is……..of the two girls
A. taller B. the taller C. tallest D. the tallest
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27. Out………from its tiny cage
A. does the bird fly B. flew the bird C. did the bird fly D. fly the bird
28. He felt he’d really let his team……. When he missed the penalty
A. out B. down C. in D. upon
29. I am................furious with Charlotte. How could she forget our wedding anniversary?
A. absolutely B. extremely C. very D. terribly
30. The Oscar winning actress simply............charm and professionalism in her acceptance speech.
A. exuded B. excluded C. expunged D. extricated
31. We were under no.......................about how difficult it would be to achieve our aims.
A. fantasies B. daydreams C. illusions D. deceptions
32. He refused to............................on why he took such an unexpected decision.
A. elaborate B. amplify C. account D. clarify
33. I’ll be kind to her.................she decide to leave me. '
A. in case B. whereas C. so as not D. lest
34. You will feel sorry afterwards………you do it carefully now
A. if B. unless C. although D. otherwise
35. The students paid................attention to their distinguished professor.
A. respectable B. respected C. respectful D. respective
II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets (5.0 points):
36. We regret to inform you that you are not QUALIFIED for the job. (QUALIFICATION).
37. It is education that helps with the ENRICHMENT of knowledge for the young. (RICH)
38. please keep the email short BREVITYmakes everyone’s ;ives easier (BRIEF)
39. He is the bad manager in the factory and everyone is in attempt to DEFAME hime (FAME)
40. She looked in on the baby PERIODICALLY to check that it was all right (PERIOD)
41. To avoid BREAKAGES on the journey we’d beeter pack these glasses carefully (BREAK)
42. I always drink something NON-ALCOHOLIC if I’m driving
43. We have the ability to catch teams out by COUNTER-ATTACKING with speed (ATTACK)
44. A growing proportion of the population are in TRANSITORY stage between paid employment and old
age (TRANSIT)
45. Such writers may lack confidence in their PHRASEOLOGY and may place more trust in something that
has been written by others than by themselves (PHRASE)
46. The government is now faced with the INSUPERABLE problems of unemployment (SUPER)
47. We have ourIN-HOUSE a dvertising department; therefore, we don’t need to hire other companies to
publish the materials. (HOUSE)
48. She should take these ANTIDEPRESSANT drugs to treat her state.(DEPRESS)
49.Are you in favor of INTERRACIALmarriage? (RACE)
50. He considered himself the best in our class, but his recent scores in the examination has DISABUSED him
of that notion. (ABUSE)
III. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting (5.0 points):
51. Dictionaries frequently explain the origin of the defined word, state its part of speech, and indicating its correct use.
A B C D
52. John’s parents are very glad that he has done lots of progress this school year.
A B C D
53. The Prime Minister, accompanied by his attendants, are present at the opening of the new sports center.
A B C D
54. The receptionist said Tom to sit down at the table and wait for the manager.
A B C D
55. There are many different ways of comparing the economy of one nation with those of another.
A B C D
C. READING
I. Read the passage below and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space
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The media are the means or methods by which people learn what is (56)__________ in the city, in the country and in the
world. The news media can be classified (57)__________ two general categories: the categories of print media and electronic media.
Print media use the written material to communicate news to (58)__________. Electronic media use air waves to (59)__________ news
to homes, offices and public places. Print media are usually divided into magazines and newspapers. Most newspapers print news daily.
For example, the newspaper “The New York Time” is (60)__________ daily. However, Newsweek and Time magazines are published
once a week. The electronic media are (61)__________ divided into radio and television. (62)__________ news is news that you listen
to. In the United States many radio (63)__________ broadcast five minutes of news every hour. Television news is news that you not
only listen to but also watch. In Canada and the United States, for example, many people watch an hour of news on TV at six o’clock in
the evening. In the future, new categories of news media will (64)__________ even today computers are beginning to influence the
transmission and reception (65)__________news.
56. A. showing B. happening C. making D. doing
57. A. into B. to C. for D. about
58. A. viewers B. listeners C. spectators D. readers
59. A. receive B. send C. offer D. get
60. A. published B. made C. taken D. brought
61. A. carefully B. especially C. generally D. completely
62. A. Print B. Newspaper C. Magazine D. Radio
63. A. stations B. offices C. buildings D. houses
64. A. discover B. develop C. invent D. disappear
65. A. for B. into C. of D. at
II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question
SAFETY AND THE CITY
What are the factors that help us decide whether a city is a good place to live or not? It certainly should have all
the modern amenities (16) LIKE schools, hospitals, banks and entertainment facilities that you‟d expect to find
in a large urban centre. But if you have (17) EVER lived in a big city, you‟ll know that one of the most
important factors is safety. Research into safety and fear in cities (18) FOCUSES on factors such as how
frequently accidents take place as well as how high the crime rate is in order to rank them on the safe or
dangerous (19)SCALE/LEVEL . But even people who have never been the victims of crime still have feelings
of (20FEAR /TERROR in the most „dangerous‟ cities. If you find yourself (21) IN a panic every time you‟re
alone at a bus stop or when you are walking down an (22) EMPTY city street at night, then maybe you
(23NEED/ HAVEto move to a safer city. In fact, people who (24) USEDto live in fear in their hometowns have
often experienced great lifestyle changes simply by moving to a safer city. There‟s no point (25) LIVING in a
bustling city if you fear for your life when you step outside. It‟s no (26) SURPRISEthat Luxembourg, or
Geneva and Zurich in Switzerland rate among the safest cities in Europe. But given that many people (27)
ASSOCIATE Ireland with civil unrest, it is encouraging to hear that Dublin has also been named one of
Europe‟s safest cities for visitors and (28)LOCALS . This is because the Irish are thought to be among the least
likely Europeans to get (29) INVOLVED in violent crimes. So, (30) IF you are thinking about moving city, give
serious consideration to Dublin.
III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question
In science, a theory is a reasonable explanation of observed events that are related. A theory often involves
an imaginary model that helps scientists picture the way an observed event could be produced. A good example
of this is found in the kinetic molecular theory, in which gases are pictured as being made up of many small
particles that are in constant motion.
A useful theory, in addition to explaining past observation, helps to predict events that have not as yet been
observed. After a theory has been publicized, scientists design experiments to test the theory. If observations
confirm the scientists' predictions, the theory is supported. If observations do not confirm the predictions, the
scientists must search further. There may be a fault in the experiment, or the theory may have to be revised or
rejected.
Science involves imagination and creative thinking as well as collecting information and performing
experiments. Facts by themselves are not science. As the mathematician Jules Henri Poincare said: "Science is
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built with facts just as a house is built with bricks, but a collection of facts cannot be called science any more
than a pile of bricks can be called a house.
" Most scientists start an investigation by finding out what other scientists have learned about a particular
problem. After known facts have been gathered, the scientist comes to the part of the investigation that requires
considerable imagination. Possible solutions to the problem are formulated. These possible solutions are called
hypotheses. In a way, any hypothesis is a leap into the unknown. It extends the scientist's thinking beyond the
known facts. The scientist plans experiments, performs calculations, and makes observations to test hypotheses.
For without hypotheses, further investigation lacks purpose and direction. When hypotheses are confirmed, they
are incorporated into theories.
1. Which of the following is the main subject of the passage?
A. The place of theory and hypothesis in scientific investigation.
B. The importance of models in scientific theories.
C. The ways that scientists perform different types of experiments.
D. The sorts of facts that scientists find most interesting.
2. The word "related" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. described B. identified C. completed D. connected
3. The word "this" in paragraph 1 refers to _______.
A. a good example B. an imaginary model C. the kinetic molecular theory D. an observed event
4. According to the second paragraph, a useful theory is one that helps scientists to _______.
A. observe events B. publicize new findings C. make predictions D. find errors in past
experiments
5. The word "supported" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. finished B. investigated C. upheld D. adjusted
6. The word “bricks” are mentioned in paragraph 3 to indicate how _______.
A. building a house is like performing experiments
B. mathematicians approach science
C. science is more than a collection of facts
D. scientific experiments have led to improved technology
7. In the fourth paragraph, the author implies that imagination is most important to scientists when they
_______.
A. formulate possible solutions to a problem
B. evaluate previous work on a problem
C. gather known facts
D. close an investigation
8. In paragraph 4, the author refers to a hypothesis as "a leap into the unknown” in order to show that
hypotheses _______.
A. require effort to formulate
B. can lead to dangerous results
C. are sometimes ill-conceived
D. go beyond available facts
9. In the last paragraph, what does the author imply is a major function of hypotheses?
A. Sifting through known facts.
B. Providing direction for scientific research.
C. Linking together different theories.
D. Communicating a scientist's thoughts to others.
10. Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?
A. Theories are simply imaginary models of past events.
B. It is better to revise a hypothesis than to reject it.
C. A good scientist needs to be creative.
D. A scientist's most difficult task is testing hypotheses.
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E. WRITING
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before (5.0 points):
1. Nam finds it hard to drive on the left.
Nam is not USED TO DRIVING ON THE LEFT
2. I’m afraid that car is just too expensive (MEANS)
THAT CAR IS BEYOND MY MEANS
3. I was made responsible for foreign sales (CHARGE)
They put ME IN CHARGE OF FOREIGN SALES
4. The hotel didn’t come up to our expectations
The hotel fell SHORT OF OUR EXPECTATIONS
5. Mr john never had enough to live on until he married that rich woman (short)
Mr john was always short OF MONEY UNTIL HE MARRIED THAT RICH WOMAN
6. The northwest of Britain has more rain each year than the southeast
The annual RAINFALL IN THE NORTHWEST OF BRITAIN IS HIGHER THAN THAT IN THE
SOUTHEAST
7. In his recent article, Bob lee pointed out all the faults in the government’s new transport policy
In his recent article, Bob lee was.CRITICAL OF THE GOVERNMEN’S NEW TRANSPORT POLICY
8. We’d like to implement the idea immediately but we should wait a while (PRACTICE)
we’d like to PUT THE IDEA INTO PRACTICE
9. Lisa decided that she’d ask to be transferred to another department (REQUEST)
Lisa decided to put IN A REQUEST FOR A TRANSFER to another department
10. His plan is very different from mine (CRY)
HIS PLAN IS A FAR CRY FROM MINE
11. her new job is much more satisfying than any job she’s ever had (AWAY)
Her new job is. FAR AND AWAY THE MOST SATISFYING
one she’s ever had
12. Mary is far superior to me in terms of technical knowledge (MATCH)
When it comes TO TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE I AM NO MATCH
for Mary
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13. I don’t think it was reasonable of you to complain so much about the service. (JUSTIFIED)
→ I don’t think you WERE JUSTIFIED IN MAKING SUCH A fuss about the service.
14. I don‘t really know why, but l don’t trust him (FINGER)
→ I can't PUT MY FINGER ON WHY , BUT
I don’t trust him.
15. The money was released very gradually. (DRIBS)
→ The money IN DRIBS AND DRABS
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