TEST 27
Part 1: Phonetics:
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group
1. A. evening B. key C. secret D. eye
2. A. kite B. fine C. principle D. knife
3. A. both B. bottle C. cotton D. hot
4. A. catch B. bag C. lab D. gate
5. A. ceiling B. country C. cake D. cooker
Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group
6. A. complain B. bargain C. certain D. conscious
7. A. advantage B. dynamic C. scholarship D. abundant
8. A. separate B. moderate C. marvelous D. resemble
9. A. wonder B. amuse C. fancy D. bother
10. A. furious B. specific C. powerful D. friendly
Part 2: Vocabulary - grammar and structures
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D
11. Let's play cards _______ dinner.
A. since B. after C. on D. for
12. We met when we were __________
A. in holiday B. during holiday C. on holiday D. by holiday
13. It looks ________ rain.
A. like B. as C. so D. for
14. Why__________ school yesterday?
A. hasn't she been at B. she wasn't at C. isn't she gone to D. wasn't she at
15. ______ boots were they left them.
A. The three players' B. The three player's
C. The three players D. Three players' their
16. He______________
A. will be here soon B. will here be soon C. will be soon here D. soon will be here
17. I'll wait here___________ 8 o'clock.
A. since B. by C. for D. until

C. Leslie asked Brenda why she hadn't waited by the phone box
D. Leslie wanted to know why she didn't wait by the phone box
27. After a long chase the police finally succeeded in arresting the thief.
A. Although the police chased the thief for a long time, they couldn't arrest him.
B. It took the police a long time to chase the thief, but they couldn't arrest him.
C. After a long chase, the police finally arrested the thief.
D. It was too difficult to arrest the thief.
28. His handwrting is so small that I can hardly read it.
A. His handwriting is too bad to read
B. He is used to small writing so I can hardly read it
C. His handwrting is the smallest I have ever read.
D. He has such small writing that I can hardly read it.
29. Someone has to pick the visitors up from the airport.
A. The visitors have to be picked up from the airport.
B. The visitors have to be seen off at the airport.
C. Someone has to see the visitors off from the airport.
D. The visitors came here by plane.
30. Everyone was surprised to see Geoff leave the party early.
A. Everyone was surprised to see Geoff leave the party early.
B. To everyone's surprise, Geoff left the party early.
C. Everyone was surprised to see Geoff come to the party early.
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D. Geoff surprised everyone at the party by his early coming.
Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting
31. (A) Most of the (B) production like (C) fruit and vegetables that you find in this
supermarket has been (D) imported.
32. (A) Remember that if you buy something expensive, it's very important to (B) keep the
(C) recipe just (D) in case there's a problem.

him to speak both languages very well, but it is very hard for him because he speaks English
all day and does not understand why he should learn to speak Korean.
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We must realize that language is important and valuable for many reasons. Immigrants
should make and effort not to be ignored by their children and to make their children
understand their heritage by teaching them the parent's language. This is very important, not
only for the harmony of the family, but also in helping the second generation establish their
identity.
36. Look at the title and scan the article quickly. What do you think this article will be
about?
A. Learning a second language
B. Immigrants who become sick in the U.S
C. Language and its effect on the identity of immigrants
D. Schools attended by immigrants to the U.S
37. Which of these statements is NOT true according to the first paragraph of the article?
A. Second generation immigrants are usually eager to learn their parent's native
language.
B. It is often hard for first and second generation family members to communicate with
each other.
C. Because second generation immigrant children often speak only English, they may
lose their ethnic identity.
D. Sometimes second generation immigrant children ignore their parents because of
language differences.
38. Which of the following is NOT true about the 18 year old daughter?
A. She was born in the U.S
B. She speaks only English very well; her Korean is poor.
C. She gets along better with her parents than her brother and other sister do.
D. She doesn't understand Korean jokes well.

49. A. enough B. too C. so much D. so
50. A. so B. too C. so much D. too much
1. d 2. c 3. a 4. d 5. a 6. a 7. c 8. d 9 . b 10. b
11. b 12. c 13. a 14. d 15. a 16. a 17. d 18. b 19. d 20. b
21. a 22. b 23. d 24. d 25. c 26. a 27. c 28. d 29. a 30. b
31. b 32. c 33. b 34. d 35. b 36. c 37. a 38. b 39. b 40. b
41. b 42. c 43. d 44. d 45. a 46. d 47. a 48. d 49. a 50. b
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