I. PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS
A. Which word is stressed differently from the others?
1. A. memorize B. urgency C. unable D. violent
2. A. reality B. literacy C. participant D. ironical
3. A. static B. pleasant C. foreign D. extreme
4. A. sensation B. similar C. creative D. original
5. A. financial B. summarize C. realize D. lemonade
B. Which underlined part is pronounced differently?
6. A. normal B. order C. oven D. origin
7. A. shorthand B. symptom C. confuse D. memorize
8. A. highlight B. unwind C. stupid D. entire
9. A. mood B. shoot C. food D. foot
10. A. suppose B. sugar C. species D. surprise
II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
A. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each sentence.
11. David was …… anyone else in his class.
A. as clever as B. as clever than C. cleverer than D. more clever than
12. I want to have my suit …… . I’m going to a wedding on Sartuday.
A. cleaned B. cleaning C. clean D. to clean
13. As a result, small fires …… everywhere and quickly spread.
A. were breaking out B. would break out C. have broken out D. broke out
14. …… any wine left?
A. Is it B. Is there C. Has there D. Is
15. It’s very …… to drive a bus.
A. excited B. exciting C. excite D. excitedly
16. Summer is …… than Autumn.
A. hot B. hottest C. hotter D. more hot
17. He worked …… than his brother.
A. more careful B. more carefully C. carefully D. very carefully
18. He …… fast when a dog crossed the street.
A. is driving B. drove C. was driven D. was driving

A B C
ever eaten.
D
33. They asked a lot of questions, checked their figures, and came up with a best solution.
A B C D
34. Were you sleeping when I was walking into your office, or were your eyes just closed because you were thinking?
A B C D
35. I can’t leave the office because I expect a fax about transferring some people who are coming from our Atlanta office.
A B C D
36. When we were talking about relaxing after work, Yafet said he enjoyed listening to music, Carla said she preferred to jog,
A B C
and I mentioned I was considering to take up tennis.
D
37. We will be interviewed all job applicants as soon as their papers have been processed.
A B C D
38. Since the company has been doing so well, the CEO has decided to place less advertisements in newspapers and
A B C D
magazines.
39. Almost everyone has heard the more famous Olympic saying: “Stronger, Higher, Faster.”
A B C D
40. This telephone isn’t as cheap the other one, but it works much better.
A B C D
III. CLOZE PASSAGE
Read the following passage and then choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes each blank.
I have always found it difficult to say (41) ______ certain what my memories from my early childhood are. Are these
memories learnt at a later age from overhearing our parents tell of our exploits? However, there is a particular (42) ______ that I
would love to claim as a (43) ______ memory.
When I was just three years old, I went to the post office with my mother where she was going to buy some stamps.
While she was being served, I happened to(44) ______ a small stocking which was hanging from the counter. It was there to
collect (45) ______ for a (46)______ for the blind. While her back was (47)______ I took the stocking and emptied the (48)

B. a novel
C. a psychology book
D. a medical journal
53. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from this passage?
A. Aptitude and achievement tests are interchangeable.
B. An aptitude test might be helpful to a person contemplating a career move.
C. All high school students should take proficiency exams.
D. Tests are a means of acquiring skills and knowledge.
54. From the passage:
A. All mental tests are achievement tests.
B. All mental tests are partly achievement tests.
C. Achievement tests are completely different from aptitude tests.
D. No ideas above are drawn from the passage.
55. The author’s attitude toward the subject of testing is
A. indifferent
B. critical
C. objective
D. emotional
Keys to (1 – 4)
1. C 16. C 31. B 46. A
2. B 17. B 32. C 47. C
3. D 18. D 33. D 48. D
4. B 19. B 34. B 49. D
5. A 20. C 35. B 50. D
6. C 21. B 36. D 51. C
7. A 22. C 37. A 52. C
8. C 23. D 38. D 53. B
9. D 24. D 39. A 54. B
10. B 25. B 40. A 55. C
11. C 26. D 41. B 56.