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1 ENGLSH TEST 6 (80 MINS)
I. PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each
group.
1. A sovereign B fountain C determine D routine
2. A beard B word C heard D third
3. A ghost B hostage C lost D frosty
4. A bury B friendly C pretty D pleasant
5. A chorus B cherish C chaos D scholarship
6. A creature B decent C league D menace
7. A measure B dreadful C treasure D breathe
8. A danger B angel C anger D magic
9. A trivial B rival C minor D sign
10. A suitable B biscuit C guilty D building
VOCABULARY
I. Choose the best answer.
11. My brother is convalescing after ____ an operation.
A having B making C suffering D going under
12. Each bridesmaid was carrying a small ____ of flowers.
A bunch B bundle C branch D handful
13. Are you looking for anything in ____ ?
A peculiar B special C particular D detail
14. He calls himself "Marvo, the Miracle Memory Man". He ____ to have the best memory in the world.
A assumes B claims C pretends D asserts
15. Everyone ______ around quietly to avoid waking the baby.
(30)…… you're composing a picture and try to be as artistic as possible.
A disobeys B. dislikes C refuses D avoids
A training B. education C exercise D lecture
A lessons B. facts C warnings D tips
A think B. concentrate C limit D depend
A more B. other C better D rather
A spot B. notice C meet D glance
A creates B. starts C puts D leads
A instruments B. equipment C material D tools
A cost B. make C spend D lose
A Think B .Guess C Invent D Imagine
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III. GRAMMAR
Choose the best answer.
31. Have you lived here …… life?
A your all B all the C the whole D all your
32. Anyone who lives alone has to look after _______.
A himself B oneself C self D itself
33. Do you need some more paper? - No thanks, I ____ .
A have still a piece left B still have a piece left
C have a piece still left D have left a piece still
34. Please do not talk _______ the orchestra is playing.
A during B while C otherwise D that
35. The athlete would have won the gold medal _______ not fallen over.
A if he B if not C unless he had D had he
36. As two of the staff down with flu, we _______ finish the work.
A went/ not B has gone/ can't C gone/could D have gone/can't
37. You'd better get someone _______ your living room.
A redecorate B redecorated C to redecorate D redecorating
A for B to C with D in
50. He's a horrible man. I simply cannot _______ the sight of him.
A take B wear C keep D stand
IV. USE OF ENGLISH
Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
51. (A) Drying food (B) by means of solar energy is (C) a ancient process (D) applied wherever food
and climatic conditions make it possible.
52. An itch (A) resulting when a nerve (B) that can carry pain is (C) only (D) slightly stimulated.
53. A (A) healthy person snores (B) most because the membrane (C) in the nose (D) becomes dry.
54. For (A) they, the most (B) rewarding shipwreck (C) found was (D) the HMS Associated.
55. America's first (A) satellites exploded (B) before it had (C) risen three and a half (D) feet off the
ground.
56. The Concorde can fly (A) across the Atlantic (B) without re-fueling and (C) carrying 11 tons (D) of
freight
57. (A) Most babies will grow (B) up to be as (C) cleverer as their (D) parents
58. (A) With animals (B) both humans, (C) chewing helps (D) relieve tension.
59. Diane Arbus's (A) unusual arid controversial (B) work includes (C) photograph of (D) sixties
celebrities.
60. It should not be (A) assume that the (B) lower the price, (C) the happier the (D) buyer.
V. READING COMPREHENSION
1. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Today I'd like to begin a discussion £n the problem of the heating up of the earth. First we'll touch on
the relationship between fluorocarbons and the ozone layer. You probably remember that the ozone layer
is the protective shield around the earth. It is important to all life, because it filters out harmful ultraviolet
light from the sun. Ozone itself, a form of oxygen, is regularly made by the action of the sun in the upper
atmosphere. It is also regularly destroyed by natural chemical processes.
The problem now is that too much of the ozone layer is being destroyed. Scientists suspect that certain
chemicals, such as fluorocarbons, are contributing to the depletion of the ozone layer. And how do we use
fluorocarbons? The most common uses are in spray cans and cooling systems. The chemical pollution from
these fluorocarbons can account for some of the ozone losses that have been reported. There are,
known journalist, encouraged : her mother to write. Serving as agent and editor, Rose negotiated with
Harper's to
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ublish her mother's first book, Little House in the Big Woods Seven more books followed,
each chronicling her early life on the plains. Written from the ( perspective of a child, they have
remained popular with young readers from many nations. Twenty years after her death in 1957, a weekly
television series, Little
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House on the Prairie, was produced, based on the stories from the Wilder books.
66 What is the main topic of the passage?
A American pioneer life B. Children's literature
C. A weekly television series D. Wilder's career
67. Laura Ingalls Wilder began writing novels
A when a child on the frontier. B right after she moved to the Ozarks.
C when a young mother. D after her sixty-fifth birthday.
68. The author mentions all of the following in Laura Ingalls Wilder's life except
A. She went west by covered wagon. B. She graduated from a one-room school.
C. She married Almanzo Wilder. D. She had one daughter
69. The word they in paragraph 2 refers to
A the plains B many nations. C more books. D young readers.
70 It can be inferred from the passage that
A Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote scripts for the television series.
B the Wilders were not happy living in the Ozarks.
C Wilder's daughter was not a successful writer.
D the Wilder books have a universal appeal
V. STRUCTURES
Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.
71. Jane suggested going on a walking holiday.
A "How about going on a walking holiday?" said Jane.
B Jane wanted to go on a walking holiday alone.
77. A local woman washed all Rose's clothes for her.
A Rose had all her clothes washed by a local woman
B Rose asked to local woman wash all her clothes.
C All of Rose's clothes has been washed by a local woman.
D Rose had all her clothes to wash by a local woman.
78. Barbara is not as keen on travel as she used to be.
A Barbara is very keen on travel. B Barbara used to be keener on travel.
C Barbara used to travel many places. D Barbara likes travelling.
79. Eric hasn't been to London since his sister's birthday.
A . Erik came, to London on his sister's birthday.
B. The last time Eric went to London was on his sister's birthday.
C. Erik hasn't visited to London for many years.
D. Erik missed his sister's birthday because he couldn't go to London.
80. The Caribbean cruise takes six weeks.
A. It's a six-week Caribbean cruise. B. It's a six-weeks Caribbean cruise
C. The cruise has been to Caribbean for 6 weeks. D. It's six-week Caribbean cruise.