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I Choose the word whose underlined partin pronounced differently from that of the others
1. A. float B.broad C.goat D. coat
2. A.office B. promise C. service D. expertise
3 A. danger B. angel C. anger D.magic
4. A. checked B. backed C. naked D. cooked
5. A. theatre B. bathing C. breathe D. southem
6. A. calendar B. parents C.pretty D. repetition
7. A. nature B. national C. narrow D. channel
I Choose the word whose underlined partin pronounced differently from that of the others
1. A. float B.broad C.goat D. coat
2. A.office B. promise C. service D. expertise
3 A. danger B. angel C. anger D.magic
4. A. checked B. backed C. naked D. cooked
5. A. theatre B. bathing C. breathe D. southem
6. A. calendar B. parents C.pretty D. repetition
7. A. nature B. national C. narrow D. channel
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others )
1. A. supposedly B. markedly C. allegedly D. determinedly
2. A. endure B. feature C. procedure D. measure
3. A. complete B. command C. common D. community
4. A. comb B. climb C. debt D. cable
5. A. neighbour B. height C. sleigh D. weight
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others
1. A. possibility B. disappointed C. manufacture D. instrument
2. A. environment B. mystery C. contribute D. terrific
3. A. deficiency B. psychology C. ecological D. competitor
4. A. recommend B. difficulty C. admirable D. document
5. A. encouragement B. interviewer C. acknowledge D. miraculously
PART TWO: LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences
1. Only after the atomic bomb ________ and development in the air travel _______, ______ science fiction really become popular.
A. had created/ had taken off/ was B. had been created/ had been taken off/ has
C. had been created/ had taken off/ did D. had been created/ / had taken off/ had
2. We’ve bought some ________ chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away.
A. adapting B. adjusting C. bending D. folding
3. I don’t think she can get her message _______ to the students. She seems too nervous.
A. across B. around C. out D. over
4. _______, it is obvious that the whole thing was a waste of time and effort.
A. None of us wanted to go in the first place
B. Staff meetings are often boring and have no apparent point to them
C. Since the results were far more satisfactory than anyone had expected
D. Seeing that we couldn’t solve anything in the end
5. There are ______ words in English having more than one meaning. Pay close attention to this fact.
A. a large many B. quite many C. a great many D. quite a lot
6. This car has many features including _________.
A. stereo, safety devices, air condition, and it saves gas
B. good music, safety devices, air conditioning, and gas
C. stereo, safety devices, air conditioned, and good gas
D. stereo, safety devices, air conditioning, and low gas mileage
7. Round and round ___________.
A. the wheels of the engine went B. did the wheels of the engine go
C. went the wheels of the engine D. going the wheels of the engine
8. The replacement of shops such as the groceries and chemists’ by the café _______ the housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping.
A. leave B. have left C. has left D. to have left
9. Your argument _______ that Britain is still a great power, but this is no longer the case.
A. outlines B. presupposes C. concerns D. presents
10. They are happily married although, of course, they argue _______.
A. most times B. from day to day C. every now and then D. on the occasion
11. He promised to mend the broken wheel soon without ___________ .
A. fail B. failure C. trouble D. mistake
12. One of the first exercises in math class is ______ measure the radius of a circle.
A. to learn and B. to learn how to C. learning to D. learn to
13. We were shocked to hear the news of your ________.
A. having fired B. being fired C. having been fired D. to have been fired
14. I don’t know French, but I’ll ________.
A. get Tom to translate it B. have it translate
C. have Tom to translate it D. make it translate
15. _______ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
A. That we refer to B. What we refer to
C. To which we refer D. What do we refer to
16. _______ have settled, one of their first concerns has been to locate an adequate water supply.
A. Wherever people B. There are people who
C. Where people D. People
17. Politicians should never lose ______ of the needs of the people they represent.
A. view B. sight C. regard D. prospect
18. _______ team sports require cooperation.
A. Of all B. They are all C. Why all are D. All
19. Studies indicate _________ collecting art today than ever before.
A. there are that more people B. more people that are
C. that there are more people D. people there are more
20. Doctors advise people who are deficient __________ vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables.
A. from B. of C. in D. for
21. Dick put ____ ball in ____ net in _____ second half but ____ goal was disallowed.
A. a - a - a - a B. the - the - the - the
C. the - the - a - a D. a - a - the - the
22. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened _______ a sudden loud noise.
A. being there B. should there be C. there was D. there have been
23. The computer has dramatically affected ______ photographic lenses are constructed.
A. is the way B. that the way C. which way do D. the way
24. Six novels a year, you say? He’s certainly a __________ writer.
A. fruitful B. fertile C. virile D. prolific
25. The handwriting is completely ______ . This note must have been written a long time ago.
A. inedible B. indelible C. illegible D. unfeasible
II. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
a. The children were frightened because the lights suddenly (1.go) __had gone______ out and they (2.sit) _____were sitting___ in the dark.
b. What tune (3. play) __was being played______ when we (4. come) ____came____ in?
c. She was badly hurt when her car hit another car. If she (5. wear) ____had been wearing____ her seat belt, she (6. not hurt) ____wouldn't have been hurt____ so badly.
d. It is vital that no one else (7. know) _know______ about the secret government operation.
e. It seems strange to be standing here, (8. look) ____looking___ out at SydneyHarbor.
f. Tom had a lucky escape. He (9. kill) ____could have been killed____ when a car crashed into the front of his house.
g. ___To be ranked__ (10. Rank) as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideals of the period in which it was created.
III. There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them. (1.5 pt)
It seems that the mystery of why the Pyramids were built may (have solved=> have been
solved). Until quite recently people got used ( to think => to thinking) that they were just tombs for
pharaohs. Instead, the connection with astronomy ( seem => seems) much more important.
Egyptologists have often asked ( them => themselves) how long it ( spent => took) to build them
and why people built them in ( first place => the first place). Experts came up with a suggestion
that the Egyptians may have (believed in => believed that) the River Nile was the earthly
equivalent of the Milky Way. Many agree that the sizes of the three Giza Pyramids are in propotion
to the three stars of Orion. Nothing, then, was ( by the chance => by chance). Rather, the souls of
dead pharaohs were deliberatedly being ( project => projected) through shafts to ( reach at =>
reach) their goal of the Orion constellation.
IV. Give the correct form of the word in each of the following brackets.(1.5 pt)
1 interaction
2 undoubtedly
3 functional
4 inaccuracies
5 significant
6 addictive
7 threatening
8 compulsively
9 tendency
10 production
II. Read the text below and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (2.0 pts)
The British are widely (1) ___considered__ to be a very polite nation, and in (2)___some___ respects this is true. An Italian journalist once commented of the British that they need (3) __no___ fewer than four “thank you” merely to buy a bus ticket. The first, from the bus conductor means, “I’m here.” The second accompanies the handing over of the money. The third, again from the conductor, (4) _means___ “Here is your ticket.”, and then the passenger utters a final one as he accepts the tickets. Such transactions in most (5) __other__ parts of the world are usually conducted in total silence. In sharp contrast to this excessive politeness with strangers, the British are strangely lacking (6) __in___ ritual phrases for social interaction. The exhortation “Good appetite”, uttered in so (7) ____many__ other languages to fellow-diners before a meal, does not exist in English. The nearest equivalent – Enjoy your dinner! – is said only by people who will not be partaking of the meal in question. What’s more, the British (8) _wish___ happiness to their friends or acquaintances only at the start of a new year and at (9)__celebrations___ such as birthdays, (10) __while___ the Greeks routinely wish all and sundry a “good week” or a “good month”.
Your answers:
1._____________ 2._____________ 3._____________ 4._____________ 5.____________
6._____________ 7._____________ 8._____________ 9._____________ 10.____________
III. Read the passage and choose the best option for each of the following blanks. (2.0 pts)
Media and advertising
After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it is here to (1) ______. There have been many objections to it during this time, of course, and (2) ______ a variety of grounds. Did it cause eye-strain? Was the (3) ______ bombarding us with radioactivity? Did the advertisements contain subliminal messages, persuading us to buy more? Did children turn to violence through watching it, either because so (4) ______ programmes taught them how to shoot, rob, and kill, or because they had to do something to counteract the hours they had spent glued to the tiny screen? Or did it simply create a vast passive (5) ______ drugged by glamorous serials and inane situation (6) ______ ? On the other hand did it increase anxiety by sensationalizing the news [or the news which was (7) ______ by suitable pictures] and filling our living rooms with war, famine and political unrest? (8) ______ in all, television proved to be the all-purpose scapegoat for the second half of the century, blamed for everything, but above all, eagerly watched. For no (9) ______ how much we despised it, feared it, were bored by it, or felt that it took us away from the old paradise of family conversation and hobbies such as collecting stamps, we never turned it off. We kept staring at the screen, aware that our own tiny (10) ______ was in if we looked carefully.
1. A. be B. stay C. exist D. prolong
2. A. with B. over C. by D. on
3. A. screen B. danger C. machine D. reason
4. A. that B. far C. many D. what
5. A. programme B. personality C. audience D. tense
6. A. comedies B. programmes C. perhaps D. consequently
7. A. taken B. presented C. capable D. accompanied
8. A. Taken B. All C. Somewhat D. Thus
9. A. one B. matter C. difference D. reason
10. A. fault B. reflection C. situation D. consciousness
PART FOUR: WRITING (6.0 POINTS)
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 pts)
1. If the work is finished by lunchtime, you can go home.
àGet the work finished by lunchtime and you can go home.
2. You haven’t done your work, have you?
àIt’s about time you did your homework.
3. The fourth time he asked her to marry him, she accepted.
àOnly on his fourth proposal did she accept to marry him.
4. He said that he had won as a result of good luck.
àHe attributed his win achievement to good luck.
5. That reminds me of the time I climbed to the top of Mount Fuji.
àThat takes me back to the time I climbed to the top of Mount Fuji.
6. People rumour that he is rich but stingy.
àWhat people rumour is that he is rich but stingy.
7. Such a ridiculous proposal isn’t worth serious consideration.
àThere is no point in considering such a ridiculous proposal seriously.
8. Just thinking about his face at that moment makes me laugh.
àThe very thought of his face at that moment makes me laugh.
9.We cannot see animals in a vast area after the forest fire.
àThere is an absence of animals in a vast area after the forest fire.
10.The staff hated Frank’s new policies so intensely that they went on strike.
àSo intense was the hatred for Frank’s new policies that the staff went on strike.
II. Write a new sentence similar in meaning to the given one, using the word given in the brackets. Do not alter the word in any way. (2.0 pts)
1. I suddenly realized the meaning of a “freebie”.(dawned)
à It suddenly dawned on me what the meaning of a “freebie” was
2. After the scandal, he was asked to resign. (HAND)
à After the scandal, he was asked to hand in his resignation
3. Bruce said that the situation at work was like a family argument. (likened)
à Bruce likened the situation at work to a family argument
4. My father is not feeling well these days. (weather)
à My father is feeling under the weather these days
5. I don’t think this record will ever be popular. (catch)
à I don’t think this record will ever catch on
6. His arrival was completely unexpected. (took)
à His arrival took us by surprise.
7. The success of our local theater has made our city famous. (map)
à The success of our local theater has put our city on the map
8. He is certainly not a reliable witness. (means)
à He is by no means a reliable witness
9. Our company is the only company allowed to import these chemicals. (monopoly)
à Our company has got the monopoly of/on/in importing these chemicals
10. It’s uncertain whether the band’s tour will take place. (BALANCE)
à The band’s tour is in the balance
1. A. load B. monkey C. home D. most
2. A. develops B. cars C. meets D. books
3. A. walks B. kisses C. dances D. boxes
4. A. honest B. hour C. honour D. humour
5. A. Internet B. ready C. every D. teeth
6. A. tenth B. math C. brother D. theater
7. A. pyramid B. Sydney C. dry D. hungry
8. A. energy B. electricity C. effect D. environment
9. A. pollution B. solar C. symbol D. reason
10. A. cow B. now C. country D. about
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others.
1. A. checked B. looked C. naked D. cooked
2. A. theatre B. bathing C. breathe D. southern
3. A. devise B. promise C. surprise D. advise
II. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others.
4. A. mechanic B. official C. preference D. convenience
5. A. attract B. service C. appeal D. revolve
SECTION B – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.
6. The animals gathered closely together for ____________.
A. warmed B. warm C. warmth D. warmly
7. The house caught fire while they ___________.
A. are sleeping B. have slept C. sleep D. were sleeping
8. In our school library, there are several large tables ____________we can sit to read
books.
A. that B. where C. when D. which
9. He manages to visit his mother ____________Saturday.
A. every other B. every the other C. another every D. other every
10. She loved tennis and could watch it till the ____________came home.
A. she B. everyone C. horses D. cows
11. The ceiling fans were on, but unfortunately they only ____________the hot, humid air.
A. stirred up B. poured through
C. turned into D. cut back
12. The car was badly smashed up, but the driver escaped without serious____________.
A. injury B. pain C. wound D. damage
13. It was only________ he told me his surname that I realized that we had been to the same
school.
A. then B. until C. as soon as D. when
14. It turned out that we _________rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several
hours
A. hadn’t B. needn’t have C. mustn’t D. should have
15. Nobody will go there, ____________?
A. will he B. won’t he C. will they D. won’t they
16. Bob hasn’t ____________ up his mind yet.
A. made B. gone C. used to D. found
17. Everyone has to follow this way to get into the fair, ____________?
A. do they B. don’t they C. doesn’t she D. doesn’t he
18. Would you like me to get you something to drink? ~ ____________.
A. That would be nice B. No, I’m sorry
C. That’s too bad D. My pleasure
19. I usually go to work by bus, but ____________ and then I use my motorbike.
A. again B. once C. now D. ever
20. Of my parents, my father is ____________.
A. the stricter B. the strictest C. stricter D. strict
I Choose the word whose underlined partin pronounced differently from that of the others
1. A. float B.broad C.goat D. coat
2. A.office B. promise C. service D. expertise
3 A. danger B. angel C. anger D.magic
4. A. checked B. backed C. naked D. cooked
5. A. theatre B. bathing C. breathe D. southem
I Choose the word whose underlined partin pronounced differently from that of the others
1. A. float B.broad C.goat D. coat
2. A.office B. promise C. service D. expertise
3 A. danger B. angel C. anger D.magic
4. A. checked B. backed C. naked D. cooked
5. A. theatre B. bathing C. breathe D. southern