Last saved by Janny 1 10/12/2007 TEST 9 Part 1: Phonetics: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group 1. A. food B. blood C. boots D. booth 2. A. promote B. promise C. proper D. profit 3. A. legal B. petal C. pedal D. level 4. A. conceal B. pizza C. zoo D. success 5. A. item B. idiom C. idle D. ideal Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group 6. A. ere B. Japan C. April D. laser 7. A. divisible B. holiday C. dynamo D. surgery 8. A. indent B. remove C. function D. attach 9. A. manager B. feudalism C. telephone D. foundation 10. A. Germany B. gradually C. pavement D. reception Part 2: Vocabulary - grammar and structures Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D 11. I regret_____ my friend to my party. A. not to invite B. inviting not C. I didn’t invite D. not inviting 12. Surgeons use a_____ to perform an operation. A. scalpel B. razor blade C. sword D. knife 13. We set off early_____ we wouldn’t stuck in the traffic. A. because B. so that C. although D. in case 14. On arriving home I found that she_____ just a few minutes before. A. left B. was leaving C. leaves D. had left 15. She is accustomed_____ getting up early A. at B. in C. with D. to 16. He has been_____ from school very often recently. A. absent B. present C. different D. safe 17. The hotel_____ we stayed wasn't very comfortable A. which B. where C. that D. who 18. He always wears clothes_____ are too small for him A. which B. what C. why D. where 19. The people_____ live next door to us are very nice A. which B. whom C. who D. whose 20. He is always busy. He has _____ time to relax. A. much B. a little C. little D. a lot of 21. Would you like to_____ to the United States? A. trip B. voyage C. travel D. went 22. Most people at some stage have a feeling_____ Last saved by Janny 2 10/12/2007 A. responsible B. responsibility C. of responsibility D. to be responsible 23. This stadium can hold_____ A. much audience B. a large audience C. much audiences D. many audiences 24. When the mountain forests_____ there can be large forest fires. A. become dry B. becoming dry C. become drying D. drying 25. "What kind of work are you doing for that company?" "I'm_____ as an administrator" A. worked B. occupied C. hired D. employed Which sentence expresses the same idea as the given one? 26. The garden is too small to play football in A. The garden is so small not to play football in B. The garden is small enough to play football in. C. the garden isn’t big enough to play football in D. The garden is such small that they can't play football in. 27. Mary didn't wear the raincoat, so she got a cold. A. If Mary wore the raincoat, she wouldn't get cold B. If Mary had worn the raincoat, she didn’t get a cold C. If Mary had worn the raincoat, she wouldn't get cold D. If Mary had worn the raincoat, she wouldn't get a cold 28. I am always nervous when I travel by air. A. Travel by air always makes me nervous' B. Traveling by air always makes me nervous C. I never travel by air because I sometimes feel nervous. D. I am always nervous, so I never travel by air 29. We couldn't go out because the weather was so bad. A. It was so bad a weather that we couldn't go out. B. It was such a bad weather that we couldn't go out C. It was so bad weather that we couldn't go out D. It was such bad weather that we couldn’t go out 30. They understand more than we do A. we don't understand as much as they do B. we don’t understand anything at all C. they don't understand everything inside out D. they are very intelligent Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting 31. I went (A) to the library (B) to get (C) as many information (D) as I could. 32. (A) When (B) it is possible, I (C) will help you (D) later today. 33. (A) No matter what happens, he (B) will not let me (C) to borrow (D) his computer. 34. I think (A) it is a (B) spend (C) of money to buy (D) cigarettes. 35. (A) Tonight I'm (B) going to stay (C) at home (D) with meself. Last saved by Janny 3 10/12/2007 Part 3: Reading Read the passages below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D. REBECCA STEVENS Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest mountain in the world, she was a journalist and lived in a small flat in south London. In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and traveled to Asia with some other climbers. She found that life on Everest is hard. "You must carry everything on your back", she explained, "so you can only take things that you will need. You can't wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush. I am usually a clean person but there is no water, only snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough do drink" When Rebecca reached the top of Mount Everest on May 17 1993, it was the best moment of her life. suddenly she became famous. Now she has written a book about the trip and people often ask her to talk about it. she has a new job too, on a science programme on television. Rebecca is well-known today and she has more money, but she still lives in the little flat in south London among her pictures and books about mountains! 36. Before Rebecca climbed Everest, she worked for A. a factory B, a newspaper C. a travel agent D. a bookshop 37. Rebecca went to Everest. A. with her family B. without anyone C. with a climbing group D. with her close fiends. 38. Rebecca didn't take much luggage because she A. didn’t have many things B. had a bad back C. didn’t like D. had to carry it herself 39. Rebecca didn’t wash on Everest because A. it was too cold B. there was not enough water C. she is a dirty person D. she was not permitted 40. Rebecca became famous when she A. got to the highest place in the world B. was on a television programme C. wrote a book about her trip D. retied and lived in the little flat in London SHOULD SMOKING BE BANNED IN PUBLIC PLACES? (41)_______ show beyond doubt that cigarette smoking can (42)_______ the health, yet a surprising large number of people continue to smoke (43)_______ all warnings. By doing so they are not just shortening their own lives, they are also affecting the health of (44)_______ around them. It is time that non-smokers fought back. Personally, I think smoking should (45)_______ be banned in public places. In the first place, it is very unpleasant (46)_______ in a yourself smoke (47)_______ to this, smoking can Last saved by Janny 4 10/12/2007 be serious fire risk, especially in crowded places (48)_______ discos. Finally, in my opinion, nobody should be asked to risk his health just because of another person's bad habits. Smokers may (49)_______ that they should be free to do as they like. They say that we already have no-smoking areas in public places, and that this should be enough. To my mind, however, non-smokers should also be free-free to go anywhere they choose without riskjing their health. Smoking is harmful not just to smokers but to non-smokers, too. If some people are foolish enough to continue this dangerous habit, it seems to me that they should at least be prevented (50)_______ doing so in public. 41. A. Surveys B. Conducts C. Statistics D. Evidence 42. A. damage B. destroy C. spoil D. hurt 43. A. thanks to B. in spite of C. because of D. due to 44. A. they B. these C. those D. things 45. A. definite B. indefinite C. indefinitely D. definitely 46. A. sit B. to sit C. sitting D. sat 47. A. Add B. Adding C. To add D. Added 48. A. for B. as C. like D. such 49. A. protest B. object C. refuse D. deserve 50. A. for B. at C. from D. in 1. b 2. a 3. a 4. c 5. b 6. b 7. a 8. c 9. d 10. d 11. d 12. a 13. b 14. d 15. d 16. a 17. b 18. a 19. c 20. c 21. c 22. c 23. b 24. a 25. d 26. c 27. c 28. b 29. d 30. a 31. c 32. d 33. c 34. b 35. d 36. a 37. d 38. a 39. d 40. b 41. c 42. a 43. b 44. c 45. d 46. b 47. d 48. c 49. a 50. c . cold 28. I am always nervous when I travel by air. A. Travel by air always makes me nervous' B. Traveling by air always makes me nervous C. I never travel by air because I sometimes feel. such 49. A. protest B. object C. refuse D. deserve 50. A. for B. at C. from D. in 1. b 2. a 3. a 4. c 5. b 6. b 7. a 8. c 9. d 10. d 11. d 12. a 13. b 14. d 15. d 16. a 17. b 18. a 19. c. may ( 49) _______ that they should be free to do as they like. They say that we already have no-smoking areas in public places, and that this should be enough. To my mind, however, non-smokers