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Early people probably lived in joint families.. In China, people lived in joint families.. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences.8 Can I use a pencil __

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1) I for you for a long time.

a) has waited b) have waited c) am waiting d) was waiting

2) My sister often (imitate) _ the dress fashion of movies stars when she was young.

a) imitate b) imitates c) imitated d) was imitated

3) He told me that he _our wedding tomorrow

a) attended b) will attend c) is attending d) would attend

4) Since he (leave) here no one (see) him.

a) has left/saw b) had left/saw c) left/has seen d) left/have seen

5) I _ such a big fire before

a) have never seen b) never see c) had never seen d) never saw

6) When I last saw him, he in London

a) has lived b) is living c) was living d) has been living

7) We Dorothy since last Saturday

a) don’t see b) haven’t seen c) have seen d) didn’t see

8) As soon as you all your homework, you will be allowed to go out

a) are doing b) had done c) did d) have done

9) While I along the road, I saw a friend of mine

a) had cycled b) have cycled c) cycled d) was cycling

10) When I _home last night, I discovered that Jane _a beautiful candle-lit dinner

a) arrived / had prepared b) arrived / prepared c) had arrived / was preparing d) was arriving / prepared

1) When you here at this time tomorrow, I _the room up

a) come / will tidy b) come / will be tidying c) will come / will be tidying d) come / will have tidied

2) In a few days, there an important meeting

a) will have b) is c) will be d) is having

3) Our parents hands to give us a nice house and a happy home

a) join b) shake c) share d) take

4) He is a lot of study pressure to win a place at university

a) for b) under c) in d) with

5) Sometimes my father has to work the night-shift

a) for b) in c) on d) at

6) Home is a base from which we can go into the world with

a) confide b) confident c) confidence d) confidently

7) Children need a environment

a) possible b) obedient c) caring d) responsible

8) Members of our family have very close with each other

a) share b) confidence c) responsibility d) relationship

9) We are very close-knit family and very of one another

a) support b) supportive c) supporter d) supporting

10) The wedding day was chosen by the parents of the groom.

a) careless b) careful c) carelessly d) carefully

1) Few Asian students agreed the American students’ view that wives and husbands should share all thoughts.

a) to b) on c) with d) for

2) To Americans, it is impolite to ask someone about age, and salary.

a) marry b) married c) marriage d) marrying

3) The wedding preparations take weeks but the actual _ takes less than an hour

a) ceremony b) ceremonies c) celebration d) anniversary

4) An arranged is the one in which the parents choose a husband or wife for their child.

a) married b) marriage c) marrying d) marry

5) The bride and the groom would pray, asking their ancestors’ _ to get married.

a) permission b) permit c) permissive d) permissibility

Read the following passage Then choose the best option (A,B,C or D):

In many modern countries, people think (1) _ a family as a mother , a father and their children But this is not (2) only kind of the family group In some parts of the world, a family group has many (3) _ members This kind of large family is called an “(4) family”

or a “joint family”

The joint family includes all living relatives (5) _ either the mother’s or the father’s side of the family It is made (6) _ grandparents , parents ,brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts and cousins They live together in a large house or in huts (7) _ close together

Early people probably lived in joint families They had to be part of a large group in order to survive The members of the group help each other hunt They work together to protect (8) from dangerous animals and other enemies In China, people lived in joint families When a son married, he and his wife lived at his parents’ house (9) daughters remained at home until they married Chinese children felt very loyal (10) _ their parents Younger members of the joint family always took care of the old ones.

1) a) on b) off c) about d) at 2) a) a b) the c) no article d) an

3) a) another b) others c) other d) the other 4) a) open b) extended c) intensive d) big

5) a) on b) in c) with d) at6) a) from b) up to c) up of d) of

7) a) building b) built c) which built d) be built8) a) them b) themselves c) they d) their

9) a) unmarried b) married c) marrying d) being married10) a) on b) of c) with d) to

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English

1) What would happen because I pressed that red button ? a) A b) B c) C d) D

2) She had left the office when she saw how angry he was a) A b) B c) C d) D

3) The doctor strongly advised her take a few days’ rest a) A b) B c) C d) D

4) She has disappeared three days ago , and they are still looking for her now a) A b) B c) C d) D

5) Mary has so many things do that she has no time to go out a) A b) B c) C d) D

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three

6) a) decided b) stopped c) washed d) laughed7) a) summers b) exams c) countries d) houses

8) a) hopes b) takes c) tastes d) arrives9) a) worked b) forced c) caused d) matched

10) a) chairs b) hats c) grapes d) roofs

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

1) a) although b) threat c) throw d) thrill2) a) rhinoceros b) hunger c) hunt d) hydrogen

3) a) pleased b) learned c) sounded d) steamed4) a) where b) when c) who d) why

Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.

5) a) conical b) determine c) contractual d) supportive6) a) physical b) mischievous c) suitable d) romantic

7) a) ancestor b) measurement c) counterpart d) appearance

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences.

8) Can I use a pencil _a pen a) in spite of b) instead of c) in case of d) in favour of

9) Peter lives with his parents and two sisters There are generations in his family a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5

10) In America, it isn’t _to ask personal questions a) polite b) impolite c) rude d) B&C are correct

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences.

1) A free _is guaranteed to every citizen a) educating b) education c) educator d) educationalist

2) A holiday in America can be cheap a) surprise b) surprised c) surprising d) surprisingly

3) Symptoms of mild vitamin C deficiency may be weakness, irritability, loss, and apathy

a) weight b) weightless c) weighty d) overweight

4) When I came to visit him last night, he his homework He said that he it since 6 o’clock

a) did/did b) was doing/was doing c) was doing/has been doing d) was doing/had been doing

5) There a big increase in the market for mobile phones recently a) has had b) was c) has been d) is

6) The Empire State Building is of New York’s skyscrapers

a) most famous b) more famous c) the most famous d) the most well-known

7) Do you know how many sheep _ in Australia a) there is b) is there c) are there d) there are

8) He doesn’t have _ money a) many b) much c) a lot d) lot of

9) The pig was the last animal to be fully domesticated by the _ a) farmer b) scientist c) expert d) worker

10) Hello, my name’s John to meet you a) Please b) I am very well c) Pleased d) Thank you

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences.

1) Lan: “Are you American?” – John: “ ” a) Sorry! b) Yes? c) Excuse me? d) Pardon?

2) A: “Would you like some more tea?” – B: “ .” a) Yes, please b) Here you are c) It doesn’t matter d) I’m OK

3) A: Could I have an early morning call at 6.30? – B: . a) No, thanks b) I will c) Yes, certainly d) No, that’s all

4) She doesn’t know

a) what to hide the money b) where to hide the money c) why to hide the money d) to hide the money where

5) Do you mind _the cooking? a) doing b) to do c) making d) to make

6) Most of the goods in this factory are exported a) is made b) making c) are made d) made

7) February has _ days than March a) more b) few c) fewer d) less

8) When _as food, the root of this plant should be soaked in water overnight a) is eaten b) ate c) eating d) eaten

9) It’s difficult _high scores in this test a) get b) to get c) getting d) to be getting

10) _ of health makes us miserable, and a burden to ourselves and our friends

a) Lose b) Loss c) Losing d) Being lost

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one.

1) That factory is producing more and more pollution

a) Pollution is being produced more and more by that factory b) More and more pollution is produced by that factory

c) More and more pollution are being produced by that factory d) More and more pollution is being produced by that factory

2) “How long have you been learning English?” the examiner asked

a) The examiner asked me how long I have been learning English b) The examiner asked me how long I had learnt English

c) The examiner asked her how long she has been learning English d) The examiner asked how long I had been learning English

3) When did you start working here

a) How long have you worked here b) How long ago have you worked here

c) How long have you started working here d) How long have you been starting working here

4) We can’t do anything to help him

a) Anything can’t be done to help him b) Nothing can be done to help him

c) Nothing can’t be done to help him d) He can’t be done anything to help by us

5) “I’m sorry I have to leave so early,” he said

a) He apologized for having to leave early b) He apologized to have to leave early

c) He apologized that he has to leave early d) He apologized to have left early

Read the following passage Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage.

We can (6) other people in many different ways We can talk and write, and we can send messages with our hands and faces There is also the phone (including the mobile!), the fax, and e-mail Television, film, painting, and photography can also communicate ideas

Animals have ways of (7) information, too Bees dance and tell other bees where to find food Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear Whales sing songs Monkeys use their faces to show anger and love But this is nothing (8) to what people can do We have language – about 6,000 languages, in fact We can write poetry, tell jokes, make promises, explain, persuade, tell the truth, or tell lies And we have a sense of past and future, not just present

Radio, film, and television (9) a huge influence on society in the last hundred years And now we have the Internet, which is infinite But what is this doing to this? We can give and get a lot of information very quickly But there is (10) information that it is difficult to know what is important and what isn’t Modern media is changing our world every minute of every day

6) a) talk to b) talk with c) communicate to d) communicate to

7) a) changing b) transferring c) exchanging d) giving

8) a) compare b) comparing c) is compared d) compared

9) a) have b) have had c) are having d) had

10) a) so much b) such much c) so many d) too much

Read the passage below Then choose one best answer (A), (B), (C) or (D) to each question.

Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions stand for letters,

words, and ideas Tourists, the deaf, and the mute have had to resort to this form of expression Many of these symbols of the whole words are very

picturesque and exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however, cannot

Body language transmits ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the

party is only joking A nod signifies approval, while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction

Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn, and instruct people While verbalization is the most common form of language, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings

1) The word “these” in the first paragraph refers to

a) tourists b) the deaf and the mute c) thoughts and feelings d) sign language motions

2) Which form other than oral speech would be most commonly used among blind people

a) Picture signs b) Braille c) Body language d) Signal language

3) How many different forms of communication are mentioned here a) 5 b) 7 c) 9 d) 11

4) The word “wink” in the second paragraph means most nearly the same as

a) close one eye briefly b) close two eyes briefly c) nod the head up and down d) shake the head from side to side

5) People need to communicate in order to

a) create language barriers b) keep from reading with their fingertips c) be picturesque and exact d) express thoughts and feelings

Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.

6) We were (A) surprising (B) by the results (C) of the (D) test a) A b) B c) C d) D

7) She (A) spent (B) many money (C) on clothes (D) at the supermarket yesterday a) A b) B c) C d) D

8) I (A) don’t think I can get (B) the job (C) because there are many (D) applicant for it a) A b) B c) C d) D

9) (A)When a (B) little boy, he (C) is used to go swimming (D) in the river with me a) A b) B c) C d) D

10) In the future, (A) human workers might be (B) replace by robots (C) in dangerous areas (D) such as nuclear power plants or coal mines

a) A b) B c) C d) D

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others :

1) a) scary b) category c) vacancy d) apply