I. PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS
A. Which word is stressed differently from the others?
1. A. accumulate B. generation C. scientific D. economics
2. A. industry B. variety C. modesty D. quality
3. A. insane B. conclude C. embrace D. bother
4. A. conventional B. participate C. sentimental D. economy
5. A. indoors B. stubborn C. obsess D. remove
B. Which underlined part is pronounced differently?
6. A. liked B. bothered C. swallowed D. earned
7. A. participate B. microwave C. likely D. mildly
8. A. honesty B. hour C. honor D. hair
9. A. remove B. wet C. below D. decide
10. A. waste B. steam C. press D. sugar
II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each sentence.
11. The woman was carrying …… plastic carrier bag in her hand.
A. a B. an C. the D. no article is needed
12. Did you leave very early last night, Mr. Smith?
Yes, but I wish I …… so early.
A. didn’t leave B. hadn’t left C. haven’t left D. couldn’t leave
13. If you have enough time, please …… the chair before you leave.
A. will paint B. paint C would paint D. painted
14. Mr. Green …… a color television set already.
A. buy B. buys C. has bought D. have bought
15. We arrived …… to have some coffee before class.
A. enough early B. early enough C. too early D. early too
16. Do you know ………
a. how often the buses run at night?
b. how often do the buses run at night?
c. how often the buses run at night.
d. how often the buses ran at night?

32. …… he comes in half an hour, I shall go alone.
A. If B. Unless C. Because D. When
33. …… in 1963, John F. Kennedy was perhaps the most popular post-World War II president.
a. He was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald
b. His being shot by Lee Harvey Oswald
c. Shot by Lee Harvey Oswald
d. Lee Harvey Oswald shot him
34. How many people …… in ancient myths?
A. believes B. believe C. are believing D. believing
35. “Did you like the new French movie?”
“My wife liked it but I was a little …….”
A. boring B. bored C. boredom D. bore
36. “Where are the hamburgers?”
“Over there. And the bowls of fruit …… on the table.”
A. are being B. is C. are D. have
37. Eventually, everything will turn out fine, ……?
A. won’t it B. will it C. won’t they D. will they
38. Today, many serious childhood diseases …… by early immunization.
A. are preventing B. can prevent C. prevent D. can be prevented
39. The problem is difficult therefore …… students could answer it.
A. few B. little C. a few D. a little
40. “Are you going by boat?”
“If John does, …….”
A. I do so B. I do too C. so will I D. will I too
III. CLOZE PASSAGE
Read the following passage and then choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes each blank.
Men are lazy in the home, according to an official survey (41)_______ today. They have about six hours’ a week more
free time than wives, but play very little (42) _______ in cooking, cleaning, washing, and ironing, according to the Social Trends
Survey by the Central (43) _______ Office.
Nearly three quarters of married women (44) _______ to do all or most of the housework, and among married men the

Repeated references to the same information support recall. Or, to say that another way, improved performance is the result of
strengthening the chemical bonds in the memory.
51. With what topic is the passage mainly concerned?
A. Wilder Penfield
B. Neurosurgery
C. Human memory
D. Chemical reactions
52. According to the passage, researchers have concluded that
A. the mind has a much greater capacity for memory than was previously believed.
B. the physical basis for memory is clear.
C. different points of view are valuable.
D. human memory is inefficient.
53. How did Penfield elicit dreams and other minor events from the past?
A. By surgery
B. By electric stimulation
C. By repetition
D. By chemical stimulation
54. According to the passage, the capacity for storage in the brain
A. can be understood by examining the physiology.
B. is stimulated by patterns of activity.
C. has a limited combination of relationships.
D. is not influenced by repetition.
55. The word “bonds” in the last line means
A. promises.
B. agreements.
C. connections.
D. responsibilities.
Keys to (1 – 2 )
1. A 16. A 31. D 46. C
2. B 17. D 32. B 47. A