TEST 12
Part 1: Phonetics:
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group
1. A. polite B. right C. high D. drawing
2. A. potato B. clothes C. hole D. smoke
3. A. bald B. walking C. story D. corner
4. A. same B. sit C. easy D. sister
5. A. sat B. fat C. cat D. bath
Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group
6. A. furniture B. insurance C. inhabitant D. informant
7. A. education B. infection C. temperature D. conversation
8. A. programme B. illustrate C. restaurant D. December
9. A. rabbit B. blackboard C. morning D. above
10. A. dirtyB. handsome C. import D. correct
Part 2: Vocabulary - grammar and structures
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D
11. Portuguese is quite_______ Spanish.
A. similar B. similar from C. similar to D. similar with
12. My youngest sister_______ last summer
A. marriaged B. got married C. got marriaged D. was married to
13. Paper is________ wood
A. made by B. made of C. made from D. made with
14. He________ take off his shoes before he entered the room.
A. must B. has to C. have to D. had to
15. How do you say "that's mine"________ Spanish?
A. by B. in C. on D. with
16. Would you care for________ cup of tea?
A. another B. more C. one other D. some more
17. We have much to________ to day, so please concentrate
A. discuss B. discuss about C. discuss over D. discuss with
18. The sun________ at 7 o'clock yesterday evening.

D. I have seen a lot of films but this is the most interesting of all
28. Her god exam result caused us no surprise.
A. She did well in the exam which made us surprised
B. We were not surprised at her good exam result
C. We were surprised at her good exam result.
D. We thought she had got better exam result
29. I have warned you not to leave your bicycle outside
A. You should leave your bicycle outside.
B. Leaving your bicycle outside was not a good idea
C. I have warned you about leaving your bicycle outside
D. I told you not to go by bicycle.
30. We are closed for staff training today
A. We can train you to work here
B. We are not open today because of the staff training
C. The shop is run by a trained staff
D. The shop won't open until tomorrow
Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting
31. When she (A) was asked for her (B) opinion on the course, she said it (C) had been a (D)
waist of time.
32. They (A) have been writing to (B) each others since they (C) were (D) children.
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33. (A) I'm not often traveling (B) by air because the cost of (C) flying (D) is very high.
34. (A) I try to (B) remember your name but I'm afraid I (C) can't remember (D) it.
35. (A) I'd prefer to do it (B) on myself because (C) other people (D) make me nervous.
Part 3: Reading
Read the passages below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D.
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THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR
The war fought between Athens and Sparta (41)_______ than 400 years before the birth
of Christ resulted (42)_______ the defeat of Athens by the more military power of Sparta.
However, Sparta's victory was (43)_______ temporary, and Athens went on to produce
philosophers (44)_______ Aristotle, and great orators, one example (45)_______
Demosthenes.
(46)_______ one of the most significant effects of the war was that (47)_______ the
first real history ever written was written about it. The writer, an Athenian general
(48)_______ Thucydides, had a passion for accuracy, and did not use the myth and romance
which historians had used until (49)_______. Not only was the history of Thucydides factually
accurate, it was (50)_______ written in splendid Greek.
41. A. over B. much C. more D. higher
42. A. by B. with C. for D. in
43. A. more B. really C. only D. finally
44. A. example B. such as C. liking D. that is
45. A. was B. like C. instance D. being
46. A. Only B. In fact C. Instead D. However
47. A. almost B. yet C. very D. actually
48. A. who B. was C. name D. called
49. A. before B. then C. the end D. recently
50. A. anyway B. also C. has D. but
1. d 2. a 3. c 4. c 5. d 6. a 7. c 8. d 9. d 10. d
11. c 12. b 13. b 14. d 15. b 16. a 17. d 18. d 19. b 20. c
21. a 22. b 23. d 24. d 25. a 26. d 27. d 28. b 29. c 30. b
31. d 32. b 33. a 34. a 35. b 36. c 37. a 38. d 39. c 40. c
41. c 42. d 43. c 44. b 45. d 46. d 47. a 48. d 49. b 50. b
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