Test 7
I. PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS
A. Which word is stressed differently from the others?
1. A. explanation B. situation C. conversation D.
contagious
2. A. tranquility B. prehistoric C. accuracy D. behavior
3. A. understand B. condition C. formation D. decision
4. A. parade B. people C. begin D. decide
5. A. experience B. discovery C. intensity D. violation
B. Which underlined part is pronounced differently?
6. A. mountain B. doubt C. round D. rough
7. A. desperate B. irritate C. grateful D. frustrate
8. A. success B. surround C. futile D. suspect
9. A. superior B. future C. furious D. usual
10. A. traffic B. lamp C. stack D. age
II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
A. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each sentence.
11. If you need an extra bed, you can use one ________.
A. our B. us C. of ours D. of us
12. I can’t do my homework tonight. I __________ a movie.
A. am going to see B. will see C. shall see D. will have seen
13. ________ being late made the boss angry.
A. Him B. He’s C. His D. For him
14. By the end of Autumn, most of the leaves _________ from the trees.
A. will fall B. will have fallen C. have fallen D. had fallen
15. What _________ to see him at the stadium.
A. a surprise B. the surprise C. surprise D. surprising
16. He _________ newspapers for ten years.
A. is selling B. has been sold C. has been selling D. sold
17. The more he tried to help her, _________ she seemed to appreciate it.
A. less B. lesser C. the less D. the lesser
18. Gold, as well as silver _________ in price.
A. has fallen B. have fallen C. fall D. are
falling
19. He will not be _________ to vote in this year’s election.
A. old enough B. enough old as C. as old as D. enough
old
20. I had my brother _________ the newspaper to me while I was abroad.
A. to send B. send C. sent D. sending
21. I asked her _________.
A. what is the answer B. what the answer C. what was the answer D. what the
answer was
22. Can you tell me __________?
A. what that is B. what that be C. what it is that D.
what is that
23. I asked her _________.
A. was she sure B. she was sure or not C. if she sure D. if she was
sure
24. He said, “I write home every week.”
A. He said that he wrote home every week. B. He told that he wrote home every
week.
C. He said that he writes home every week. D. He said that I write home every
week.
25. He said, “The sun is 92 miles away.”
A. He said that the sun is 92 miles away. B. He said that the sun to be 92 miles away.
C. He said that the sun was 92 miles away. D. He told that the sun is 92 miles
away.
26. There _________ quite a lot of milk left in these bottles.
A. are B. is ` C. are being D. is being
27. She likes to listen to _________ Radio Australia every day.
A. a B. the C. an D. no article is needed
28. “I haven’t turned in my papers yet.” “Oh, _________.”
A. I have neither B. either I have C. I haven’t either D. I either
29. There are _________ books for each student to have one.
A. too B. enough C. some D. much
30. “How do you like your new car?” “We’re very _________ with the mileage.”
A. pleasing B. pleasure C. please D. pleased
B. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect.
31. That commentator, his name I have forgotten, is very well-known.
A B C D
32. I enjoyed the book that you told me to read it.
A B C D
33. I don’t know where Klein should be or what he might be doing, but he should call us before
now to let us know
A B C
if he’s been delayed.
34. The committee agrees that a solution must be found right away, but it cannot agree on what it
should be or
A B
C
who might have been the best people to implement it.
D
35. The latest addition to our company, Ms. Nakamura, attended one of the wellest known
universities, had some of the most
A B
C
famous instructors, and scored among the highest in her graduating class.
D
36. The foundation of calculus is laid by the famous Greek mathematician Archimedes.
A B C D
37. A mammal can be defined as a warm-blooded animal that feeds their babies with mother’s
milk.
A B C D
38. Camp David, the official retreat of U.S. presidents is located in an area where is there ample
security.
A B C D
39. Suzy had better to change her study habits if she hopes to be admitted to a good university
A B C D.
40. The girls were sorry to had missed the singers when they arrived at the airport
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.
(41)________ of the garbage we produce every day is a major problem in cities around the
world. In the United States, over 160 million tons of garbage are produced every year. Ten
percent is recycled, ten percent is burned, and the rest is put in landfills. But finding
(42)________ for new landfills is becoming more difficult. A city that has solved this problem
in an unusual way is Machida, in Tokyo, Japan. They have developed a totally new
(43)________ to garbage disposal. The (44)________ to the operation is public cooperation.
Families must divide their garbage into six categories:
1) Garbage that can be easily burned (that is, combustible garbage), such as kitchen and
garden trash.
2) Noncombustible garbage, such as small electrical appliances, plastic tools and plastic
toys.
3) Products that are poisonous or that (45)________ pollution, such as batteries and
fluorescent lights.
4) Bottles and glass containers that can be recycled.
5) Metal containers that can be recycled.
6) Large item, such as furniture and bicycles.
The items in categories 1 to 5 are collected (46)________ different days. (Large items are
collected upon request). Then the garbage is taken to a center that looks like a clean new office
building or hospital. Inside the center, special equipment is used to sort and (47)________ the
garbage. Almost everything can be reused: garden or kitchen trash becomes fertilizer;
combustible garbage is burned to (48)________ electricity; metal containers and bottles are
recycled; and old furniture, clothing, and other useful items are cleaned, repaired, and resold
cheaply or given away. The work provides (49)________ for handicapped persons and gives
them a (50)________ to learn new skills.
Nowadays, officials from cities around the world visit Machida to see whether they can use
some of these ideas and techniques to solve their own garbage disposal problems.
41. A. Disposing B. Dealing C. Contriving D. Ridding
42. A. land B. soil C. earth D. position
43. A. method B. process C. technique D. approach
44. A. answer B. solution C. key D. way
45. A. produce B. generate C. originate D. cause
46. A. on B. in C. by D. over
47. A. process B. create C. manipulate D. mould
48. A. cause B. exit C. produce D. emit
49. A. positions B. careers C. situation D. employment
50. A. time B. moment C. occasion D. chance
IV. COMPREHENSION READING
Read the following passage. For questions 51 – 55, you are to choose one best answer (A, B,
C or D) to each question.
People who travel frequently on business or for pleasure often suffer some form of
health problem, yet over half of these problems can easily be prevented. The most common
ailment, a headache, can be avoided by taking along an ample supply of aspirin or other pain
reliever. Another common affliction is motion sickness caused by the constant movement of
vehicle. Ginger capsules, sold in most health-food stores, have been found effective as a
remedy. Other familiar problems include sunburn, which can be prevented by using an
effective sunscreen, and insect bites, which can be controlled with the use of repellent spray
or ointment. For everyday cuts and scratches, a first-aid kit containing bandages and
antiseptic cream is recommended.
51. What is the best title for this passage?
A. Frequent Traveler. B. Avoiding Travel Ailments C. Common Health Problems. D.
Traveling for Business or Pleasure.
52. According to the passage, travelers are most commonly bothered by ______.
A. sunburn B. motion sickness C. insect bites D. headaches
53. In line 4, the word “affliction” can best be replaced by ________.
A. result B. experience C. ailment D. supply
54. According to the passage, what can be used to remedy motion sickness?
A. A moving vehicle B. Pain-killer C. Ginger capsules D. A
first-aid kit
55. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a solution to a health
problem?
A. Sunscreen B. Cold cream C. Repellent spray D. Aspirin
.
Test 7
I. PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS
A. Which word is stressed differently from. part is pronounced differently?
6. A. mountain B. doubt C. round D. rough
7. A. desperate B. irritate C. grateful D. frustrate
8. A. success B. surround