TEST 6
Part 1: Phonetics:
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group
1. A. child B. chin C. check D. chemist
2. A. bury B. turn C. curtain D. cursing
3. A. editor B. entrust C. advent D. assemble
4. A. group B. coup C. cough D. soup
5. A. eight B. weight C. freight D. leisure
Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group
6. A. apprentice B. attendance C. atmosphere D. deposit
7. A. basic B. extra C. duty D. mature
8. A. offer B. direct C. forbid D. infer
9. A. mechanic B. diagram C. downhill D. emphasis
10. A. sequence B. sentence C. practice D. resource
Part 2: Vocabulary - grammar and structures
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D
11. "You are welcome to order the goods now"
"But payment should be made_______"
A. for advance B. advancing C. in advance D. to advance
12. "Where do you live now?" "I live in Utah; my_______"
A. parents too do B. parents do C. parents do, too D. parents also do
13. I cannot understand my neighbout's accent. I wish she would_______
A. speak clearer B. clearer speak C. more clearly speak D. speak more clearly
14. "Why are you driving so fast?" "I'm_______"
A. must be hurry B. in hurry C. in a hurry D. hurrying
15. The station is too_______ away for us to walk
A. long B. far C. short D. distant
16. I have your music CD. I think I _______ your concert video
A. also have B. have too C. too have D. have further
17. I hear you have started a new job_______ like it?
A. How do you B. How C. What D. What do you

A. The face of my airline ticket costs more than the hotel does.
B. The face of my airline ticket costs more than any hotel.
C. The face of my airline ticket costs more than the price of the hotel.
D. The face which I paid for my airline ticket is cheaper than the hotel.
29. I regret going to bed so late last nigh.
A. I wish I didn't go to bed so late last night
B. I wish I went to bed early last night.
C. I wish I hadn't gone to bed so late last night.
D. I wish I had gone to bed early last night.
30. Unlike my sister, I exercise every day.
A. My sister exercises every day but I don't
B. My sister and I exercise every day.
C. I exercise every day but my sister doesn't
D. I don’t like my sister to exercise
Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting
31. Mr. Brown agreed (A) to let Tom (B) to work in (C) a department store for (D) a few hours a
week.
32. Smoking (A) is not (B) good (C) to (D) very often.
33. He (A) has been (B) absent (C) at school (D) very often.
34. We (A) didn't see the (B) Browns (C) recently. (D) They must go abroad
35. Let's (A) go out for a (B) drink. - No, I suggest (C) staying at home & (D) watch TV.
Part 3: Reading
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Read the passages below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D.
Australia is a big country, but nearly all Australians live near the sea. On hot summer days you
can see thousands of people at the beach. Many beaches have waves that are very high. These large
waves are known as surf and the people who ride them are called surfers. Surfing is a skill and needs
learning. Don't expect to be able to surf properly the first time you try. However, by practicing a few
time you will learn how to do it.
Surfing is not a new sport. Perhaps its origins need explaining. It started hundreds of years ago

preferred that deaf children be taught at hearing schools. He did not (43)_______ schools or the
deaf. Bell felt that deaf people would not mix with hearing people if they went to (44)_______
schools.
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Bell was (45)_______ about other things, too. He noticed that deaf people socialized with other
deaf people. He felt that socializing with other deaf people was bad. Deaf people should socialize
with hearing people, he thought. bell tried to start a new lar that would make it illegal for deaf
people to marry each other. He (46)_______ up his idea when he realized that such a law could not
be enforced.
Bell also had strong feelings about the (47)_______ of deaf children. He wanted deaf children
to be with hearing children in school. He thought that the deaf children could learn normal behavior
from the hearing children. Bell was against the use of deaf teachers, too, because he thought this
added to the (48)_______ of a deaf "race" in America.
Bell had another theory which he never proved. He believed that deaf children who signed
would not have good English (49)_______. He could never prove this, and now many people have
tried to prove the opposite! A lot of new research shows that many deaf children whose parents sign
(and are deaf) do (50)_______ schoolwork than deaf children who do not sign at home!
41. A. blind B. dumb C. deaf D. dead
42. A. stopB. support C. help D. encourage
43. A. observe B. describe C. support D. visit
44. A. larger B. separate C. nicer D. worse
45. A. selfish B. upset C. shy D. careless
46. A. fixed B. gave C. wrote D. talked
47. A. discipline B. health C. safety D. education
48. A. ability B. loss C. problem D. cost
49. A. skills B. language C. knowledge D. vocabulary
50. A. better B. more C. easier D. slower
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