English Test

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SECTION ONE: PHONETICS

Part 1. Pick up the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (5 points)
1. A. hobby B. comfort C. gone D. popular
2. A. massage B. message C. voyage D. dosage
3. A. naked B. wicked C. locked D. sacred
4 A. recite B. reconcile C. refund D. reproduce
5. A. advantage B. addition C. advertise D. adventure

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Part 2 .Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group: (5 points)
1. A. responsibility B. originality C. accommodation D. mischievousness
2. A. appliance B. conscientious C. independent D. confidential
3. A. psychology B. environmental C. impossible D. photography
4. A. stimulate B. maximize C. interrupt D. register
5. A. appointment B. punishment C. publicity D. efficient
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SECTION TWO : LEXICO AND GRAMMAR

Part 1 . Choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions. THERE CAN BE
MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER TO SOME QUESTIONS. Write your answers in the space
provided (40 points)
1. I don’t care what you do about job. It’s none of my ______
A. concern B. business C. matter D. A&B are correct
2. Sometimes two cultural values seem to ______ each other.
A. conflict B. contradict C. reflect D. disapprove
3. You can leave the money with him; he’s totally ______.
A. trusting B. trusty C. trustful D. trustworthy
4. ______ you cut down your sugar intake, you’d have lost weight by now.
A. Did B. Were C. If D. Had
5. Giving up smoking is just one of the ways to ______ heart disease.
A. push off B. put off C. ward off D. throw off
6. They were surprised to come ______ such a large sum.
A. into B. up to C. over D. up with
7. A walnut tree ______ us from the sun on hot days.
A. fences B. warns C. shelters D. prevents
8. Ben’wife is a terrible snob. She …………..almost all his friends because they have north country accents
A. looks up to B. looks down on C. looks out on D. made off with
9. I didn’t see anyone but I felt as though I ______.
A. have been watched B. was being watched C. being watched D. am watched
10. The ______ to success is to be ready from the start.
A. key B. response C. agreement D. demand
11. For years she had ______ of meeting her long-lost sister.
A. hoped B. wished C. longed D. dreamed
12. The ______ against your having that kind of accident are about 500 to 1.
A. possibilities B. figures C. opportunities D. odds
13. They live in a ______ house in the suburbs of London.
A. single B. detached C. free-standing D. distinct
14. Many people these days find it difficult to ______ a career.
A. settle into B. stabilize C. settle down D. arrange
15. He never expected his prophecy to be _______.
A. accomplished B. realised C. achieved D. fulfilled
16. They shared out the ______ of the business among all the partners.
A. makings B. profit C. benefits D. proceeds
17. …………….appear, they are really much larger than the earth.
A. As the small stars B. The stars as small C. Despite the small stars D. Small as the stars
18. The …………………of the air by toxic gas is one of the major problems of this century.
A. contamination B. damage C. pollution D. A&C are correct
19. There is a request that people …………the traffic laws when travelling
A. should obey B. must obey C. obey D. should be obeyed
20. He congratulated his opponent with just a ______ of smile on his face.
A. mark B. print C. hint D. sign
21 .A : “would you mind lending me some money so that I can have enough money to buy that shirt?”
B “ Oh I’m terribly sorry ! I’m …………..now”
A. broke B. short of money C. lacked D. not enough
22.The project felt…………because he went ………………it in a wrong way.
A. down/ off B. through/ off C. through/ about D. down/ about
23. The soldier was punished for………his commanding officer’s orders
A. regretting to obey B.refusing to obey C.objecting to obeying D. restricting to obeying
24.The cat was afraid when it saw its …………..in the mirror.
A. picture B. look C. sight D. reflection
25. He was making a …………for his daughter’s baby
A. doll’s B. toy C. child’s D. baby’s
26.The chances of a repetition of these events are …………indeed .
A. distant B. slim C. unlikely D. narrow
27. …………you have no key, you will have to get back before I go out.
A. Since B. Provided C. As D. Unless
28. The suspect was unable to …………….for his movements on the evening of May 6th
A. recount B. swear C. account D. explain
29. Phone me before ten; …………..I’ll be too busy to talk to you.
A. Unless B. Whether C. If D. Otherwise
30. I have always ………….you as my best friend
A. regarded B. thought C meant D. supposed
31. No sooner ………………………..to marry Jack ………………………..to have serious doubts.
A. had Carol agreed / than she began B. Carol has agreed / than she began
C. had Carol agreed / than she begins D. had Carol agreed / than she had begun
32. Having been served dinner, ……………………...
A. the problem was discussed by the members of the committee.
B. the committee members discussed the problem.
C. it was discussed by the committee members the problem.
D. a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee.
33. The marathon runner …………for nearly one hour and a half when she ……………..to the pavement.
A. has been running / collapses B. were running / collapsed
C. had been running / collapsed D. ran / had been collapsing
34. Son: “What is the process of ……………………..., Dad?”
Father: “Well, it involves the heating of liquid such as milk in order to kill harmful bacteria.”
A. industrialization B. pasteurization C. commercialization D. globalization
35. An artist ……………………...will do his best to express innocence and inexperience in the child’s
face.
A. portraying a child B. who portray a child C. he portrays a child D. portrayed a child
36.Once used up,…………………………..
A. these minerals can never be replaced B. we can never replace the minerals
C. but these minerals can never be replaced D. can these minerals never be replaced
37.She was reading her book ,but she stopped…………..a program on TV
A. reading to watch B. to read to watch C. to reading for watching D. reading for watching
38.It is imperative that the wildlife program ………..tomorrow
A. broadcast B. be broadcast C. will be broadcast D. will broadcast
39.The presenter ………….a double railway tunnel in her neighborhood
A. recommended them to build B. recommended to be built
C. recommended building D. recommended being built
40.He often …………about his expensive car.
A. praises B. shows C. boasts D. prides
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Part 2. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence: (10 points)
1. Tom: “I thought your performance last Sunday was wonderful.”
Laura: “………………………..”
A. Don’t tell a lie. I thought it was terrible.
B. You must be kidding. It was not as good as I had expected.
C. I completely agree with you. It was terrific.
D. No doubt!
2. Boy: “What is your greatest phobia?”
Girl: “………………………..”
A. I'm afraid not. B. Worms, definitely!
C. Probably people who smoke. D. I haven't made up my mind.
3. Jenny: “Thank you very much for your donation, Mr. Robinson.”
Mr. Robinson: “………………………..”
A. You can say that again. B. I see.
C. You are right. D. Delighted I was able to help.
4. I don’t think you have been watering the plants near the gate. The soil is ………………………..
A. as dry as rice B. as dry as a tile C. as dry as a bone D. as dry as wood
5. Susan was sad because she wasn’t invited to any social events. She felt ………………………..
A. left out B. turned out C. omitted out D. gone out
6. Most psychologists believe that the basic structure of an individual’s personality
is………………………..
A. well established extremely by the age of five B. by the age of five it is extremely well established
C. by the age of five and well established extremely D. extremely well established by the age of five
7. In most ……………………….. developed countries, up to 50% of ………………………..population
enters higher education at some time in their lives.
A. Ø / Ø B. the / Ø C. Ø / the D. the / a
8. I wish you ……………………….. me a new one instead of having it………………………..as you did.
A. would give / to repair B. gave / to repair C. had given / to be repaired D. had given / repaired
9. Henry was really a silly boy when we were at high school. I still remember………………………..very stupid
questions.
A. his asking B. him to ask C. asking him D. his being asked
 10. Such ……………………that I didn’t want to go home.
A. was a beautiful display B. beautiful the flower display was
C. a beautiful flower display was D. a beautiful flower display

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Part 3.Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that could best
replace the underlined part of the sentence (5 points)
1.Hypertension is one of the most widespread and potential dangerous diseases
A. colossal B. popular C. common D. scattered
2 . In the United States, a party can nominate a single candidate for office
A. refuse B. keep C. change D. name
3 . The sales of drugs is controlled by law in most of countries
A. permitted B. restricted C. illegal D. binding
4. I told you clearly and definitely not to write your answers in pencil, Smith!
A. considerably B. thoroughly C. altogether D. specifically
5 . A brief outlined of the course and bibliography were handed out to the students at the first meeting
A. dispensed B. dispersed C. distributed D. contributed
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Part 4. Give the correct form of the words in brackets: (20 points)
1. Deforestation and excessive farming have ……………………... the soil. (POOR)
2. The damage caused by the terrible storm two days ago was……………………... by the (ESTIMATE)
government. The real figures go up every minute.
3. Barack Obama is the first President of the United States with ……………….…... (RACE)
background.
4. From the hotel there is a……………………...view across the canyon. (BREATH)
5. The policeman examined the parcel ……………… as he had no idea what it could be. (SUSPECT)
6. It was very ……………………...of you to notice that. (OBSERVE)
7. In his …………………….., Mike smashed all the breakable items in the kitchen. (FURIOUS)
8. Before enrolling on a course, you should first ensure that it has been ……………………... (VALID)
by an officially recognized body.
9. Mr. John, who teaches us Latin, usually stresses the need for regular ………………… (ATTEND)
10. The government has yet to make an official ……………………...on the issue. (PRONOUNCE
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Part 5 . Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting (20 points):
1. Dictionaries frequently explain the origin of the defined word, state its part of speech and indication its correct
use. A B C D
2. The rings of Saturn are so distant to be seen from the Earth without a telescope.
A B C D
3. Children subjected to violence, exploitation , abuse and neglect are in risk of death, poor physical and
A B C
mental health, HIV/AIDS infection, and educational problems.
D
4. It is important that cancer is diagnosed and treated as early as possible in order to assure a successful
cure.
D A B C
5. A ten-thousand-dollars reward was offered for the capture of the escaped prisoner.
A B C D
6. All of the mammals, dolphins are undoubtedly among the friendly to human
 A B C D
7. In just three months H.G. Wells wrote the famous classic The Time Machine for what
A B C
he won a Newberry Caldecot award.
D
8. All nations may have to make fundamental changes in their economic, political, and
A B
the technological institutions if they are to preserve environment.
C D
9.Chicago's Sears Tower, now the tallest building in the world, rises 1,522 feet from the
A B C
ground to the top of it antenna.
D
10. It was suggested that Pedro studies the material more thoroughly before attempting
A B C
to pass the exam.
D
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Part 5 .Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions ( 10 points)
1. If it hadn’t been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work.
A. He was careless because he hadn’t finished the work.
B. If her were careful, we would finish the work.
C. If he had been more careful, we would have completed the work.
D. Because he wasn’t careless, we didn’t finish the work.
2. The hostess made every effort to see that her guests got the food and drinks they wanted.
A. The hostess was reluctant to offer her guests food and drinks.
B. The hostess tried hard to please her guests.
C. The guests refused the food and drinks prepared by the hostess.
D. Neither the guests nor the hostess had food or drinks.
3. The meeting was put off because of pressure of time.
A. The meeting started earlier because people wanted to leave early.
B. The meeting was planned to start late because of time pressure.
C. The meeting lasted much longer than usual.
D. There was not enough time to hold the meeting.
4. Twice as many men as women are insurance agents.
A. More men than women have insurance.
B. Male insurance agents outnumber female agents.
C. Women are twice as likely as men to have sold insurance.
D. Insurance is twice as difficult to sell to women as to men.
5. Most people get fewer colds in the summer than in the winter.
A. A person is more likely to get a cold in the winter than in the summer.
B. More people have summer colds than winter colds.
C. People get colder in the summer than in the winter.
D. The winter is much colder than the summer.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that expresses the best
meaning formed by the given words
6. No/ doubt/ Alison/ promote
A. It’s no doubt Alison will be promoting.
B. There’s no doubt that Alison will be promoted.
C. There’s no doubt Alison will promote.
D. It’s no doubt that Alison is promoted.
7. your organization/ possible/ conference/ place
A. Your organization made it possible to take place this conference.
B. Your organization made possible for this conference to take place.
 C. Your organization made it possible this conference to take place.
D. Your organization made it possible for this conference to take place.
8. when/ you/ make/ mind/ university/ attend?
A. When are you going to make up your mind about which university to attend?
B. When will you make up your mind which university to attend?
C. When are you going to make your mind about which university to attend?
D. When are you making up your mind about university to attend?
9. I/ not see/ point/ rule/ we/ not/ cycle/ school
A. I can’t see the point of this rule which we don’t cycle to school.
B. I can’t see the point of this rule which says we can’t cycle to school.
C. I don’t see the point of this rule which we are not allowed to cycle to school.
D. I can’t see the point of rule which says we can’t cycle to school.
10. despite / short day/ we/ complain/ much/ do
A. Despite such a short day, we tend to complain about having too much to do.
B. Despite such a short day, we tend to complain having too much to do.
C. Despite a short day, we tend to complain about too much to do.
D. Despite such short day, we tend to complain about having too much do.
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SECTION IV: WRITING
Part 1. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that the original meaning is exactly the
same as the provided one ( 30 points)
1. My boyfriend is very short-tempered.
→ My boyfriend loses ………………………………………………………
2. You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t wear out.
→ No matter ………………………………………………………
3. If the work is finished by lunchtime, you can go home.
→ Get ……………………………………………………….
4. People rumor that he was living with the enemy for a long time
→ He is ………………………………………………………
5. I gave Ted the message, but he already knew about it
→ I needn’t ………………………………………………………
6. It was the goalkeeper who saved the match for us.
→ If it hadn’t ………………………………………………………
7. It is thought that the accident was caused by human error.
→ The accident ………………………………………………………
8. I think the last time I saw you was at Diana’s house-warming party.
→ I don’t think ………………………………………………………
. 9. His jealousy increases with his love for her.
→ The more ………………………………………………………
10. I’ve forgotten that singer’s name but she’s very well-known.
→ That singer………………………………………………………
11. It is essential that no one be told about our plans.
→ You ……………………………………………………….
12. It is your duty to tell him what to do.
→ You are ………………………………………………………
13. Do you have a good relationship with your boss?
→ Are you ………………………………………………………
14. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult
→My French friend isn’t ………………………………………………………
15. I’m always nervous when I travel by air.
→ Travelling ………………………………………………………