English Test 1
Time allowed: 45 minutes

I. Objectives: - Review all the grammar structures and skills they have learnt. They have
to listen to the passage and fill in the missing information, choose the
best answers.
II. Method: - Practice writing.
III. Teaching aids:
- Writing pads.

A. LISTENING: Listen to the passage and fill in the missing information.
Only 5 percent of men (1) the evening meal, 3 percent carry out household
cleaning duties, 5 percent household shopping, and (2) percent wash the evening
dishes. But when household gatgets break down,(3) are carried out by 82 percent of
husbands. The survey says that, despite our economic problems, the majority of Britons
are substantially better(4) than a decade ago. We are healthier, too - eating healthier
foods and smoking less. The (5) Briton, not surprisingly, is more widely traveled
than a decade ago. More people are going abroad for holidays, with Spain the favorite
destination.
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B .PHONETICS: Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced
differently from that of the other words.
6. A. missed B. worked C. realized D. watched
7. A. says B. bays C. days D. rays
8. A. repeats B. coughs C. amuses D. attacks
9. A. walks B. begins C. helps D. cuts

23.The train half an hour ago.
A. has been living B. left C. has left D. had left
24. Long the door.
A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting
25. Does television adequately reflect the ethnic and cultural of the country?
A. diversity B. differences C. gaps D. A and B
26. Did you say that you here only three days ago?
A. came B. have come C. had come D. come
27. I haven't heard from Lan
A. since many months before B. for many months
C. for many months ago D. since a long time
28. This book is so long that I
A. haven't finished yet B. haven't finished it already
C. still have finished it D. still haven't finished it already
29. Where is the new stove that you bought yesterday? The color didn't match, so
I it to the store.
A. return B. had returned C. returned D. did return
30. They had a long and marriage.
A. happy B. happily C. happiness D. merrily

D. READING:
I. Choose the word or phrase among A,B,C or D that best fits the blank space in the
following passage.
Men are lazy in the home, according to an official survey (31) today. They have
about six hours' a week more free time than wives, but play very little (32) in
cooking, cleaning, washing, and ironing, according to the social Trends Survey by the
Central Statistical Office. Nearly three quarters of married women(33) to do all or
most of the housework, and among married men the proportion who admitted that their
wives did all or most of the housework was only slightly lower. The survey (34) that
washing and ironing was the least popular task among men, with only one percent

family structure.
C. the ideal American family in the best structure.
D. fewer married couples are having children.
38. The word "current" in the second sentence of paragraph 2 could be best replaced by
which of the following?
A. typical B. present C. perfect D. traditional
39. According to the passage, married couples whose children have grown or who have no
children represent.
A.33 percent of households. B.20 percent of households.
C.7 percent of households D.3 percent of households.
40. Who generally constitutes a one-person household?
A.A single man in his twenties.
B.A elderly man.
C.A single woman in her late sixties.
D.A divorced woman.

The end.