UNIT 1

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c. up
d. for
Does he tell you how he is getting ________ his new friends?
a. on with
b. on of
c. away with
d. out of
There is no truth in the ________ that Margaret has lost her job.
a. rumour
b. case
c. instance
d. news
Friendship is a two-side ________; it lives by give-and-take.
a. affair
b. event
c. way
d. aspect
Jen had confided her secret to Mark; but he betrayed her ________.
a. loyalty
b. trust
c. constancy
d. sympathy
They were extremely ________ to my plight.
a. sympathized
b. sympathetic
c. sympathy
d. sympathetieal
The President expressed his deep sorrow over the bombing deaths.
a. sadness
b. anxiety

d. have worked
Jim doesn't speak very clearly ________.
a. It’s difficult to understand him
b. It’s difficult for understanding him
c. He’s difficult in understand him
d. It’s difficult to understand.
Only when she apologizes ________ to her again.
a. I'll speak
b. will I speak c. that I speak d. I speak
Let's go ahead and do it now. Nothing ________ by waiting.
a. accomplishes
b. accomplished
c. has accomplished
d. will be accomplished
Last night, we saw a meteor ________ through the sky.
a. streaked
b. to streak
c. streak
d. to have streaked
At the end of this month, we ________ friends for ten years.
a. will be
b. are
c. has been
d. will have been
The skiers would rather ________ through the mountains than go by bus.
a. to travel on train
b. traveled by train
c. travel by train
d. traveling by the train


30 As they grow older, children in many cultures taught not to rely
A
B
C
on their parents. (are taught)
D
III
READING
A Choose the correct words or phrases that best complete the passage.
Dear Jane,
I'm sorry for not (31) ______ to you for two months. In my postcard sent to you when I was on
vacation in July, I told you about a new friend of (32) ____, Lisa Moran, who lives near my uncle's farm in
Napan Valley, California. You may be curious to know what she is (33) ______.
Well, Lisa is of our age - 17 - and not very tall or slim. In fact, she has (34) ______ rounded
shoulders and a plump face. The best (35) ______ on Lisa's face are her green eyes and the two dimples
on her checks. She (36) ______ lively with her hair cut short and dressed in (37) ______ clothes - jeans
and a T-shirt. When I first met her at my cousin's birthday party, I was attracted by her (38) ______ and
pleasingly direct manners. Curiously enough, Lisa has the same (39) ______ in music as you and I.
That's (40) ______ about Lisa for the moment. How have you been doing with your school work?
Please write soon.
Best wishes
Ann Maxfield
31 a. write
b. to write
c. writing
d. wrote
32 a. I
b. me
c. my
d. mine

c. end
d. most
B Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.
Having a best friend to confide in can bring a positive effect on our emotional health. An evening out
with the closest friend may be the best guarantee of a good time. In fact, our best friend can prevent us
from developing serious psychological problems such as depression and anxiety.
Best friendship evolves with time - we cannot go out and pick our best friend. We become friends with
people who share common interests – at school or through hobbies, for example.
Best friends have usually known each other for years and stuck together through good and bad times.
If you haven't got one, perhaps you are being too distant from people, or focusing too much on your work.
41 A best friend can ________.
a. give us a healthy life
b. go out with us in the evening
c. spend much time finding
d. share joy and sadness with us

C


42 Close friends need to ________.
43

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c. He doesn't accept help from people he dislikes.
d. He likes people to think all good ideas are his own.
I would rather have an egg for breakfast.
a. I would eat an egg for my breakfast.
b. I don't want an egg for breakfast.
c. I prefer to have an egg for breakfast.
d. I'll have an egg if there, is nothing else for my breakfast.
It would have been a perfect paper except for some mistakes.
a. It was a perfect paper
b. The word was spelt perfectly.
c. The paper had some mistakes d. The teacher did not accept the paper
It's waste of time to try to explain anything to Tony.
a. Tony should be given explanation.
b. It's not worth trying to explain anything to Tony.
c. To save time, explain it to Tony.
d. It's well worth trying to explain things to Tony.
The workers are threatening to go on strike unless the company raises the hourly wage.
a. If their wages are not increased, the workers plan to strike.
b. The company raised the workers' wages to avoid a strike.
c. The company demands that the workers strike.
d. The company threatened to pay the workers less.


UNIT 2

TEST 2
PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others.
1. a. appreciate
b. experience

c. at
d. for
8. A few people enjoyed the exhibition, but the majority were ________.
a. restrained
b. admirable
c. impartial
d. disappointed
9. The girl was so ________ that she didn't look at him in the face.
a. shy
b. confident
c. impatient
d. sneaky
10. There is a growing tendency among singers to _____ some famous singers.
a. imitate
b. follow
c. reflect
d.
pursue
11. An only child often creates an ________ friend to play with.
a. imagery
b. imaginable
c. imaginary
d. imaginative
12. I felt my face burning with ________.
a. confidence
b. enthusiasm c. pleasure
d. embarrassment
13. I believe that everyone has had ________ experiences in their life.
a. memorable
b. observable

c. have gone
d. went
20. Since ________ to a warmer and less humid climate, I've had no trouble with my asthma.
a. upon moving
b. moving
c. I move
d. I moving
21. He looked forward to ________ his first pay packet.
a. be receiving
b. have received
c. receiving
d. receive
22. I'm sorry you've missed the train, it ________ five minutes ago.
a. had left
b. left
c. has left
d. has been left
23. ________ you at the station if you'd told me you were coming today.
a. I'd meet
b. I was met
c. I met
d. I'd have met
24. It was ________ that everyone answered it correctly.
a. so a simple question
b. such a simple question
c. too simple question
d. a more simple question
25. The university ____ by private funds as well as by tuition income and grants.
a. is supported
b. supports

30. It is extremely important for an engineer to know to use a computer.
A
B
C
D (to known how)
III.
READING
A. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c, or d – that best fits the blank space in the following
passage.
During the (31) ________ years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to. They often
seem to dislike being questioned. They may seem (32) _______ to talk about their work at school. This is
a normal (33) _______ of this age. Though it can be very hard for parents to understand, it is part of
becoming (34) ________ of teenagers trying to be adult while they are still growing up. Young people are
usually unwilling to talk if they believe, that questions are trying to (35) ________ up on them
Parents should do their (36) _______ to talk to their son and daughter about school, work and future
plans but should not (37) ________ them to talk if they don't want to. Parents should also watch for
danger signs. Some young people in trying to be adult may (38) ________ with sex, drugs, alcohol or
smoking. Parents need to watch for any signs of (39) ________ behavior which may be connected with
these and help if (40) ________.
31. a. early
b. teenage
c. childhood
d. recent
32. a. unworried
b. unrestrained
c. unexpected
d. unwilling
33. a. development.
b. appearance
c. circumstance

Last year I went to Nepal for three months to work in a hospital. I think it's important to see as much
of a country as you can, but it is difficult to travel around Nepal. The hospital let me have a few days’
holiday, so I decided to go into the jungle and I asked a Nepalese guide, Kamal Rai, to go with me.
We started preparing for the trip at six in the morning, and left camp with two elephants carrying our
equipment. It was hot but Kamal made me wear shoes and trousers to protect me from snakes. In the
jungle there was a lot of wildlife, but we were trying to find big cats, especially tigers. We climbed onto the
elephants' backs to get better view, but it is unusual to find tigers in the afternoon because they sleep in
the heat of the day.
Then, in the distance, we saw a tiger, and Kamal told me to be very quiet. We crept nearer and found
a dead deer, still bleeding. This was the tiger's lunch! Suddenly I started to feel very frightened.
We heard the tiger a second before we saw it. It jumped out like a flash of lightning, five hundred kilos
plus and four meters long. I looked into its eyes and face, and saw right down the animal's throat. It
grabbed Kamal's leg between its teeth, but I managed to pull Kamal away. One of our elephants ran at


the tiger and made it go back into the grass, so we quickly escaped to let the tiger eat its lunch. That night
it was impossible to sleep!
41. The writer went to Nepal ________.
a. for holiday
b. for treatment c. for business d. on tour
42. When having a few days off, he decided to go into ________.
a. the remote villages
b. the mountains
c. the seaside
d. the tropical forest
43. It's difficult to find tigers in the afternoon because ________.
a. they usually sleep at this time of day
b. it's so hot at this time
c. the elephants' back wasn't high enough to get view
d. tigers hardly hunt in the heat of the day

c. I haven't seen movie for a long time.
d. I saw a movie that took very long time.
50. He now goes to work on his bicycle instead of by car.
a. He still goes to work by car but more often on his bicycle.
b. He has stopped driving to work and goes by bicycle.
c. He has never gone to work in his car but always on his bicycle.
d. Since he bought the car, he has never used the bicycle to go to work.
51. I find myself at a loss to understand Harold's behavior.
a. I lost contact with Harold, so I couldn't understand him well.
b. I have to lose a lot to understand Harold's behavior.
c. I completely understand Harold's behavior.
d. I find Harold's behavior quite incomprehensible.
B. Choose one option that best fits each of the following sentences.
52. The cyclist ________ he crossed the main street.
a. looked with caution after
b. had looked cautiously before
c. was looked cautious when
d. has looked cautiously while
53. Nowhere in the northern section of the United States ________ for growing citrus crops.


a. the climate is suitable
b. where the climate is suitable
c. is the climate suitable
d. is there suitability of the climate
54. ________ is a belief generally held by people who live in colder climates.
a. That weather affects a person's mood
b. Weather affects a person's mood
c. A person’s mood is affected by weather
d. Although a person's mood is, affected by weather

12.
13.
14.
15.
B.
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17.
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22.
23.
24.
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C.
26.

a. overcorne
b. participate c. volunteer
d. understand
a. museum
b. disaster
c. literacy
d. minority
a. support
b. suffer
c. suggest
d. succeed
a. handicapped

a. cooperation
b. coordination c. coexistence
d. coeducation
At present we are ______ an anti-drug campaign.
a. setting up
b. carrying out
c. taking part in
d. joining with
The work of the charity is funded by voluntary ______.
a. movements
b. teenagers
c. donations
d. campaigns
A(n) ______, is a person who is killed because of their political beliefs.
a. invalid
b. soldier
c. veteran
d. martyr
His kind words brought some ______ to the grieving parents.
a. sympathy
b. comfort
c. interest
d. gratitude
Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentence.
'Is Marsha still here?' 'No. She was the first ______.
a. leaving
b. that she left
c. to leave
d. in leaving
I've heard a lot about Dr. James, and I'm looking forward ______ his talk tomorrow.

b. confirm
c. confirms
d. must confirm
It's no good ______ me of getting the figures wrong!
a. to accuse
b. accusing
c. having accused
d. to have accused
No sooner ______ the corner than the wheel came off.
a. the van turned
b. did the van turned
c. the van had turned
d. had the van turned
Identify the one underlined word or phrase- A, B, C or D- that must be changed for the
sentence to be correct.
You had better learning a foreign language before applying for a job.
A
B (learn) C
D


27. Passing a driver's test is a necessity requirement for all people wishing
A
B (necessary)
C
to drive a motor vehicle.
D
28. When I kept getting unwanted calls, I called the phone company and had my
A
B

d. community
33. a. growing
b. traveling
c. extending
d. forming
34. a. background
b. relationships c. togetherness
d. connections
35. a. regarded
b. believed
c. concerned
d. accepted
36. a. operation
b. corporation c. correspondence
d. cooperation
37. a. Moreover
b. However
c. Therefore
d. Consequently
38. a. advantages
b. disadvantages c. conveniences
d. inconveniences
39. a. cared
b. taken
c. served
d. offered
40. a. character
b. community c. personnel
d. individual
B. Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answers.

IV.
A.
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48.

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50.

c. disappointed

d. depressed

a. It took a lot of time to take water home from the well.
b. The villagers used to live in conditions without running water.
c. A pipeline was built to carry clean water to homes.
d. Solar energy was used to heat water.
The word 'It' in line 13 refers to ______.
a. running water
b. the pump
c. the pineline
d. the supply of water
What does the author think about his time with OV?
a. It was paid a lot of money.
b. It was not worth working.
c. It wasted time.
d. It provided good experience.

UNIT 5

TEST 2
PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others.
1. a. illiterate
b. eradicate
c. voluntary
d. minority

I.


2.
3.
4.
5.
II.
A.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
B.

much.
a. taken off
b. taken on
c. taken in
d. taken to
An English Club will be _______ to help children improve their English.
a. brought on
b. showed up c. set up
d. put on
There was a gradual _______ in the number of both males and females who were literate in the
Lowlands.
a. rise
b. raise
c. arise
d. risen
Only highly _______ people are capable of discussing these subjects.
a. interesting
b. common
c. literate
d. business
Most students who were asked felt that _______ respect in the classroom was essential.
a. mutual
b. annual
c. actual
d. continuous
Many university students _______ spent their summer vacations teaching illiterate people to read and
write.
a. freely
b. consciously c. gradually
d. voluntarily

a. reading
b. to read
c. us reading d. to have read
Jane appears _______ some weight. Has she been ill?
a. having lost
b. having been lost
c. to have lost
d. to have been lost
If you saw a lawyer, he'd advise you _______ legal action.
a. take
b. taking
c. to take
d. for taking
Hardly _______ to the bus-stop when the bus suddenly pulled away.
a. did they get
b. they had got
c. they got
d. had they got
By the time you return here next week, we _______ the project.
a. will have finished
b. has finished
c. will finish
d. will be finishing
We are going to get our house _______ next week.
a. painting
b. to paint
c. painted
d. to be painted
He advised me _______ anything about it for the time being.
a. didn't do

30. Special education is intended help both handicapped and gifted children
(to help) A
B
to reach their learning potentials.
C
D
III.
READING
A. Choose the correct word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the passage.
The traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write, or the ability to
use language to, read, write, listen, and speak. In modern contexts, the word refers to reading and writing
at a level (31) _____ for communication, or at a level that lets one understand and communicate ideas in
a literate society,' so as to take (32) _______ in that society. The United Nations, Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has drafted the following definition: “Literacy is the ability to identify,
understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written 'materials (33)
_______ with varying contexts. Literacy involves a continuum of learning to enable an Individual to
achieve his or her goals, to develop his, or her (34) _______ and potential, and to participate fully in the
wider society."
Many policy analysts consider literacy rates a crucial measure of a region's human capital. This claim
is made on the (35) _______ that literate people can be trained less expensively than illiterate people,
generally have a higher socio-economic (36) _______ and enjoy better health and employment
prospects. Policy makers also argue that literacy increases job opportunities and access to higher
education. In Kerala, India, for example, female and child mortality rates declined (37) _______ in the
1960s, when girls who were educated in the education reforms after 1948 began to raise families. Recent
researchers, (38) _______, argue that correlations such as, the one listed above may have more to do
with the effects of schooling rather than literacy in general. Regardless, the (39)_______ of educational
systems worldwide includes a basic (40) _______ around communication through test and print, which is
the foundation of most definitions of literacy.
31. a. important
b. adequate

c. contact
d. context
B. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.
A literate population is a necessity for any nation wishing to take advantage of modern technological
growth. For .instance, research has shown a direct relationship between literacy among women and
improved health' and child care in the family. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) has long supported the concept that education must be considered an ongoing
process.


Adult education has long been important in Europe, where formal programs began in the 18th
century. In Britain, concern for the education of poor and working-class people resulted in the growth of
adult education programs, such as the evening school and the, Mechanic's Institute, to expand education
opportunities for all people: ,After the Russian Revolution, the Russian government virtually eliminated
illiteracy through the establishment of various institutions and extension classes for adults.
In other areas of the world, adult education movements are of a more recent origin. In 1960, Egypt
established a 'schools for the people' system designed to educate the adult population. In the 1970s,
countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America began to increase opportunities for adult education. Innovative
programs involving the mass media are being used in many countries. Tanzania, for example, has used
mass education techniques and the radio to organize national education programs in health, nutrition, and
citizenship. In the 1980s, international educational exchange programs grew in popularity in the United
States and many other countries.
41. What does this passage mainly discuss?
a. National education
b. Illiteracy eradication
c. Adult education
d. Primary education
42. It can be inferred from this passage that education ________.
a. help people to read and write
b. is an important factor in the country's development

a. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
b. He waved his hand at the same time as she did.
c. He waved his hand and at once she turned away.
d. She turned away because he waved his hand too soon.
49. 'You broke my glasses,' said the woman to me.
a. The woman insisted on breaking her glasses.
b. The woman advised me to break her glasses.
c. The woman told me to break her glasses.
d. The woman blamed me for having broken her glasses.
50. The family find it difficult to manage on the money they have.


a. It's difficult for the family to get by on the money they have.
b. It is difficult for them to earn money.
c. The family could manage on the money they have.
d. The family managed to earn enough money to live.

UNIT 6

TEST 2
PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others.
1. a. contest
b. sponsor
c. observe
d. complete
2. a. stimulate
b. competition c. disappointed d. opportunity
3. a. recite
b. organize

b. up

c. off

d. down

a. examinations

b. experiences c. experience d. qualifications

a. enjoying

b. enjoyment

c. enjoyed

d. do enjoyable

a. recite

b. announce

c. explain

d. appoint

a. encouraged

b. stimulated


c. fine

d. award

a. to work

b. us to work

c. working

d. that we work

a. to walk

b. walking

c. walked

d. to walking

7. Time was _______, and the judges announced the results.

8. He's been teaching music for years, but he hasn't any _______.
9. Most students find English Competitions _______.

10. I am pleased to _______ the winner of the final competition. It's Group B.
11. After convincing myself that the result didn't matter, I felt oddly _______ when we lost.
d. disappointed

12. With three teams finishing on 40 points, there was no outright _______.

c. his colleagues not to be
d. to his colleagues for not being
It's a pity we didn't visit Tom when we had the chance. I _______ him before he left the country.
a. would like to see
b. should like to see
c. would like having seen
d. would like to have seen
His doctor suggested that he _______ a short leave of absence.
a. will take
b. take
c. would take
d. took
It is no use _______ to school if you _______ to work hard.
a. going - do not ready
b. to go - do not ready
c. going - are not ready
d. go - are not ready
Mary's father approved of _______ in the United States for another year in order to work toward her
M.A.
a. her to stay
b. she to say
c. she staying
d. her staying
Nowadays, young men with a technical education _______ because of the great demand for highly
skilled workmen.
a. is well paid
b. should pay well c. are well paid d. could pay well
Identify the one underlined word or phrase A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the
sentence to be correct.
Richard said the play was very entertaining and he recommended to see it.

have us over for dinner next week.
D
III.
READING
A. Choose the word or phrase- a, b, c or d - that best fits the blank space in the following
passage.
A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is a competition between people, (31) _______ largely on the
beauty of their physical appearance. The modern beauty pageant can (32) _______ its origin to the Miss
America pageant, first held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1921, under the title ‘Inter-City Beauty' contest.
The following year the title was (33) _______ as Miss America. Other contests include the yearly Miss
World competition and Miss Universe, which are the two largest and most famous (34) _______ beauty
contests. Women from around the world (35) _______ in the competition for these titles. To be selected
as Miss World or Miss Universe, a contestant must be (36) _______ or single. If a Miss WorId fails to live
up to people's expectations, she may, be (37) _______. The organizers of the major beauty contests
represent their contests (38) _______ being events of world importance. (39) _______ many other people
consider beauty contests to be (40) _______ entertainment event of no great importance.
31. a. set
b. based
c. regarded
d. used
32. a. trace
b. explain
c. pass
d. share
33. a. renewed
b. removed
c. renamed
d. retained
34. a. nation
b. national

During this time, the games were for men only, and women could not even watch them. In the year 393, a
Roman emperor ended the Olympic Games because the quality of the games became very low. The
Olympics did not take place again for 1500 years!
In 1894, Pierre de Courbertin of France helped form the International Olympic Committee, and the
modern Olympic Games began. In 1896 the games were held again in Athens, Greece. The Greeks built
a new stadium for the competition. Three hundred and eleven athletes from thirteen countries competed
in many events. The winners became national heroes.
After 1896, the games were held every four years during the summer in different cities around the
world. In 1900, the Olympics were in Paris, France, and women competed for the first time. In 1908, in
London, England, the first gold medals were given to winning athletes. Before that time, the winners
received only silver and bronze medals.
The Olympic flag was first introduced in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. The flag has five rings on it. The
rings represent the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America. Each ring


is a different colorblue, yellow, black, green, or red - because the flag of each of the countries that
compete in the games has at least one of these colors in it.
The Olympic Winter Games began in 1924 in Chamois, France. Athletes
competed in winter events such as skiing, ice skating, and ice hockey. Today, the Winter Games take
place every four years. The Summer Games also take place every four years, but not. in the same year
as the winter events. Both the Summer Games and the Winter Games must have at least fifteen events,
and they cannot last more than sixteen days.
Until recently, Olympic competitors could not be professional athletes. All of the athletes in the
Olympic Games were amateurs. Today, however, many of the Olympic athletes are professionals who
play their sports for money during the year. Some people disagree with this idea. They believe that the
Olympic Games are for amateur athletes, not paid professionals. Other people think that anyone can play
in the Olympic Games. No matter who the athletes are, millions of people throughout the world enjoy
watching the greatest athletic competitions, the Summer games and the Winter Games of the Olympics.
41. Which of the following is not true of the first 13 Olympic Games in Greece?
a. They lasted only one day.

b. have been allowed to compete in the Games since the Olympic flag was introduced
c. get paid for taking part in the Olympic Games
d. have won more gold medals than amateurs have
48. According to the passage, _____________.
a. the participation of professionals has made the Olympic Games less enjoyable
b. no matter who athletes are, the games are ,still great to watch for millions of people
c. professional athletes will soon be banned from the Games
d. everyone is opposed to allowing professionals to take part
IV.
WRITING
Choose the answer - a, b, c, or d - that best reports what was said.
49. 'You're always making terrible mistakes,' said the teacher.


50.

51.

52.

53.

54.

55.

a. The teacher complained about his students making terrible mistakes.
b. The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes.
c. The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes.
d. The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes.