TEST 32
Part 1: Phonetics:
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group
1. A. tower B. power C. shower D. lower
2. A. shout B. south C. route D. sprout
3. A. town B. grown C. brown D. down
4. A. death B. describe C. vegetarian D. intelligent
5. A. deadB. beach C. beak D. underneath
Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group
6. A. boiling B. freezing C. disgusting D. worrying
7. A. apology B. hesitation C. generosity D. productivity
8. A. revision B. courage C. invasion D. explosion
9. A. cleverness B. politeness C. happiness D. usefulness
10. A. dismiss B. discharge C. district D. destroy
Part 2: Vocabulary - grammar and structures
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D
11. Ann could not speak Chinese and _________ could John.
A. either B. neither C. so D. too
12. I don't know_______ to do.
A. what B. when C. how D. why
13. The school_______ a system of monthly tests in place of annual exam.
A. gathered B. collected C. took D. put
14. Can you explain the difference_________ these two words?
A. from B. between C. of D. to
15. We wanted to give him_____ help but he refused.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
16. You should be very ______ to your teachers for their great support.
A. thankful B. grateful C. thanking D. considerate
17. ________ enough time to talk over the matter now.
A. It hasn't B. There isn't C. There hasn't D. It isn't
18. My uncle is sixty years old but he keeps on working______ ever.

28. "Don't put your legs on the table, Jack". I said.
A. I told Jack that he didn't put his legs on the table
B. I told Jack not to put his legs on the table
C. I told Jack to put his legs on the table
D. I told Jack that he shouldn't put his legs on the table
29. "I visited this museum last year". Mr. Green said.
A. Mr. Green said that he visited that museum the previous year
B. Mr. Green said that he had visited that museum last year
C. Mr. Green said that he visited that museum last year
D. Mr. Green said that he had visited that museum the previous year.
30. "Is it going to be a busy day?" I asked him.
A. I asked him if it is going to be a busy day
B. I asked him if it was going to be a busy day
C. I asked him that if it was going to be a busy day
D. I asked him whether it is going to be a busy day or not.
Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting
31. (A) Because of (B) having missed the train they (C) forced (D) to walk.
32. Why (A) don't you buy bananas (B) when they are much (C) not expensive (D) than
apples?
33. (A) Papermaking began (B) in China and (C) from there it (D) speread on North Africa.
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34. He (A) was my best friend (B) at school, so it's strange (C) how we don't (D) get in at all
these days.
35. When I (A) applied for my passport (B) to renew I had (C) to send a (D) recent
photograph.
Part 3: Reading
Read the passages below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D.
The Warren Toy Museum

disadvantages of each new car and get (43)_______ of how much you should pay. When you
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decide (44)_______ which make and (45)_______ you want to buy, you should go to a dealer
and test-drive the car to see (46)_______ you like it. The salesperson will tell you the sticker
price. You should bargain with the salesperson and make (47)_______ based on what you
learnt from the consumer magazines. Then you should go to one or two other dealers to see if
you can get a better price. Sometimes you have to go back and forth several times between
dealers to bargain for the best price.
When you agree on a price with a salesperson, you usually have to leave a small
(48)_______. The salesperson writes up a contract that you both have to sign. When the dealer
(49)_______ the car you have to pay the balance or get a loan. Most people make a down
payment and take out a loan for the rest. You can get a loan from the bank or sometimes from
the auto company. You can (50)_______ the loan over a period of time, usually from two or
five years.
41. A. shop for B. purchase for C. afford for D. get for
42. A. reference B. auto C. science D. fiction
43. A. a thought B. a consideration C. an idea D. a value
44. A. at B. on C. by D. out
45. A. structure B. shape C. model D. pattern
46. A. as B. that C. when D. if
47. A. an offer B. a price C. a payment D. a judgement
48. A. a tip B. deposit C. gift D. payment
49. A. drivers B. delivers C. orders D. presents
50. A. cover B. give away C. carry our D. pay off
1. d 2. c 3. b 4. b 5. a 6. c 7. a 8. b 9. b 10. c
11. b 12. a 13. c 14. b 15. d 16. b 17. b 18. b 19. d 20. a
21. b 22. c 23. d 24. a 25 . b 26. a 27. b 28. b 29. d 30. b
31. c 32. c 33. d 34. d 35 . b 36. a 37. d 38. c 39. d 40. c