Test 6

I. PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS
A. Which word is stressed differently from the others?
1. A. possible B. permission C. imagine D. enormous
2. A. disappearance B. expectation C. intensity D.
scientific
3. A. originally B. mysteriously C. elaborately D. necessarily
4. A. behind B. under C. above D. toward
5. A. discover B. excavate C. terrify D. civilize
B. Which underlined part is pronounced differently?
6. A. most B. know C. pose
D. mosquito
7. A. recent B. incident C. bicycle D. function
8. A. leave B. peace C. search D. mean
9. A. flat B. ancient C. carry D. track
10. A. with B. thank C. the D. this
II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
A. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each sentence.
11. Yesterday we did nothing but _________.
A. talk B. talking C. talked D. had talk
12. Sue: “You look tired.” Mary: “Yes, it was _________ that I felt like going to bed.”
A. so long test B. very long test C. such a long test D. a long test
13. I’m sorry I didn’t see my uncle yesterday. I wish I _________ him.
A. saw B. had seen C. have seen D. see
14. She’d rather stay at home than _________ shopping.
A. will go B. going C. to go D. go
15. John: “Are you sorry that you didn’t take any pictures?” Tim: “Yes, I regret _________

A. when he leaves B. when does he leave C. when did he leave D.
when he does leave
28. “Do you like milk?” - “Not really. I’m not _________ it.”
A. use to drink B. used drinking C. used to drink
D. used to drinking
29. Students in hostels are _________ to keep their rooms clean and tidy.
A. hoped B. expected C. wanted D.
desired
30. I hope you don’t mind __________ to come and see her.
A. being asked B. to be asked C. you were asked D. we asked
you
B. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect.
31. As the clerks were processing the applications, Harry figured that it will take four hours for
his to be reviewed.
A B C
D
32. No one would have attended the lecture if you told the truth about the guest speaker.
A B C D
33. We had better to review this chapter carefully because we will have some questions on it on
our test tomorrow.
A B C D
34. The little boy’s mother bought him a five-speeds racing bicycle for his birthday.
A B C D
35. Despite the time of the year, yesterday’s temperature was enough hot to turn on the air
conditioning.
A B C D
36. I have to depositing this money in my checking account or else the check I just wrote will
bounce.
A B C D
37. Having lived here for seven years, my friend is used to speak English with all her classmates.

away in his sleep last Friday.’
41. A. set B. put C. fixed D.
programmed
42. A. bodies B. minds C. spirits D. phantoms
43. A. points B. indicates C. states D. shows
44. A. on B. in C. within D. with
45. A. frequent B. common C. often D. usual
46. A. rise B. spread C. wave D. shake
47. A. carton B. bunch C. roll D. packet
48. A. submitted B. turned C. presented D. demonstrated
49. A. should B. dare C. would D. wrong
50. A. bumped B. struck C. rushed D. knocked
IV. COMPREHENSION READING
Read the following passage. For questions 51 – 55, you are to choose one best answer (A, B,
C or D) to each question.
Dinosaurs were reptiles that lived during a period of earth's history called the Mesozoic
Era, which is also known as the Age of Reptiles. The first dinosaurs appeared more than 200
million years ago. For many millions of years, they dominated the land with their huge size and
strength. Then about 65 million years ago, they died out rather suddenly, never to reemerge.
The word dinosaur comes from two Greek words meaning terrible lizard. Dinosaurs were
not lizards, but their appearance could be truly terrifying. The biggest ones weighed more than
ten times as much as a mature elephant and nearly equaled the size of most modem-day whales. The famous kinds of dinosaurs, including the brontosaur, and tyrannosaurus rex, reached 80 to
90 feet in length. Not all dinosaurs were giants, however; some were actually no larger than a
chicken.
Scientists still do not know what caused dinosaurs to disappear. One theory involves a
change in the earth's climate. It is believed that temperatures dropped significantly towards the
end of the Cretaceous Period. Too large to hibernate and not having fur or feathers for protection,