TEST 11
Part 1: Phonetics:
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group
1. A. me B. free C. prefer D. repeat
2. A. India B. river C. finger D. teacher
3. A. include B. sun C. gun D. under
4. A. chocolate B. office C. forty D. dog
5. A. tape B. change C. shave D. thousand
Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group
6. A. hospital B. October C. customer D. heroism
7. A. coffee B. mountain C. daughter D. escape
8. A. dentist B. sailor C. station D. horizon
9. A. family B. visitor C. pyjamas D. February
10. A. industrial B. marvelous C. instant D. dangerous
Part 2: Vocabulary - grammar and structures
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D
11. "Are you_____ in trying out the new diner?". "Yes, we are"
A. cared B. attended C. concerned D. interested
12. It will be hard to say goodbye to Bill and Anne. We are _____ at the airport.
A. see them off B. see off them C. seeing them off D. seeing off them
13. "When did you get the bike?" "My father gave_____"
A. me the bike last night B. to me the bike last week
C. to me the bike last night D. last night the bike to me
14. When John got home from work, _____
A. He has made a cup of coffee B. he was making a cup of coffee
C. He makes a cup of coffee D. He made a cup of coffee
15. Anne believes she is the_____ young lady in the world.
A. most pretties B. most pretty C. prettiest D. most prettiest
16. He managed_____ his way through the maze.
A. to find B. to find out C. to found D. to found out
17. I wasn't_____ with my exam result.

D. Do you know a strict teacher in our school is Mr. Long?
28. What a pity! They missed the football match on TV yesterday.
A. They wish they missed the football match on TV yesterday.
B. They wish the didn't miss the football match on TV yesterday.
C. They wish they hadn't missed the football match on TV yesterday.
D. They wish they would miss the football match on TV yesterday.
29. Well, this tea is too hot for me to drink now.
A. I wish I could drink this tea B. I wish this tea weren't hot
C. I wish this tea wouldn’t be too hot D. all are correct
30. "My teacher gave me this exercise yesterday", said the girl.
A. the girl said (that) my teacher gave me this exercise yesterday.
B. The girl said (that) her teacher gave her this exercise yesterday.
C. The girl said (that) her teacher had given her this exercise yesterday.
D. The girls said (that) her teacher had given her that exercise the previous day.
Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting
31. If you don't (A) mind I'd like to have (B) a few salt on my (C) food before it (D) gets any
colder.
32. He never (A) takes a day (B) off work and when he is (C) at work he always works very
(D) hardly.
33. My (A) language has (B) the same grammar (C) with (D) yours.
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34. He finds it very (A) difficult to communicate (B) with people who (C) doesn't have the
same language (D) as his.
35. Time (A) spends very (B) slowly when you are waiting (C) for a bus (D) to arrive.
Part 3: Reading
Read the passages below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Few people can embody the spirit of early America as much as Benjamin Franklin. He

37. When was Benjamin Franklin born?
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A. 1806 B. 1794 C. 1717 D. 1706
38. Which of these did he not help to create?
A. The lightning rod B. The Postmaster General of the colonies
C. A university D. The United States
39. How did Franklin feel about the British government?
A. It should change its policies B. It should help the French
C. It should have never governed America D. It should make the colonies into a nation
40. In which countries did Franklin live?
A. England and France B. Philadelphia and England
C. London and America D. England, America and France
EARLY EUROPEAN DOLLS
Dolls have existed as children's playthings for thousands of years. However, they were
(41)_______ manufactured as toys in large numbers in Germany in the (42)_______ century.
The centres of the industry were factories at Nuremberg, Augsburg, and Sonneberg. The dolls
were primitive and (43)_______ of wood, clay, rags, and wax. They were dressed in clothes to
look like German women of the time.
Soon factories in England, France, Holland, and Italy, as well as Germany, began
(44)_______ dolls dressed in fashions typical of their respective countries. Another
(45)_______ of doll, "lady" dolls, were extremely expensive and elegant, and were used as
gifts (46)_______ the aristocracy. These dolls, and the "fashion" dolls, which were later
manufactured in Paris, have remained popular (47)_______ since. Such dolls were often used
to model the latest clothing trends and were sent from one country to another to show off the
latest fashions. Today they are prized collector's items.
By the 17th century, however, (48)_______ dolls began to appear, made of cloth or
leather, and these were very (49)_______ as toys for both boys and girls. There were several
improvements in manufacturing. Dolls' heads became more realistic, and new materials we