Last saved by Janny 1 8/25/2011 TEST 34 Part 1: Phonetics: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group 1. A. revive B. strive C. alive D. attractive 2. A. drove B. prove C. love D. glove 3. A. vacation B. vacuum C. valley D. vanish 4. A. club B. rubber C. cube D. pub 5. A. look B. book C. roof D. hook Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group 6. A. awake B. clever C. lovely D. dusty 7. A. critical B. continent C. condition D. criminal 8. A. surrounding B. sympathy C. tradition D. suggestion 9. A. occasion B. profession C. possession D. movement 10. A. property B. proposal C. ornament D. president Part 2: Vocabulary - grammar and structures Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D 11. We have to stop soon because the car is almost_________ petrol A. out off B. out of C. not having D. lacking 12. I can't find my wallet anywhere I ___________ it at the cinema. A. must leave B. must be leaving C. must have left D. leave 13. ________ to have lunch with us today? A. Do you like B. Would you like C. Will you like D. Have you like 14. Margaret didn't remember what I______ her the day before? A. had told B. would tell C. had been told D. told 15. I tried to solve the problem_______ the noise and interruptions? A. because of B. in case of C. in spite of D. according to 16. I'd rather you________ anything about it now. A. do B. didn't do C. don't do D. didn't 17. I slept badly last night. The noise of the traffic kept me________ A. wake B. waken C. awaken D. awake 18. I am looking forward to_______ A. vacation's week B. a vacation of the week C. a week's vacation D. a week of the vacation 19. "What are you doing" "________" A. No B. None C. Not D. Nothing 20. The boy had a _________ escape when he ran across, the road in front of the bus. A. narrow B. close C. good D. fine 21. There are many_______ on television where a team of peole have to answer questions. A. queries B. riddles C. quizzes D. inquiries Last saved by Janny 2 8/25/2011 22. He is looking forward to_________ his old friends A. meet B. have meet C. met D. meeting 23. It _______ every day so far this week. A. has rained B. is raining C. rains D. rained 24. I suggest that the matter_________ reconsidered. A. has B. being C. is D. be 25. He speaks________ good English that it is pleasure to talk with him. A. so B. such C. such a D. very Which sentence expresses the same idea as the given one? 26. Julia has been working for this company for 6 years. A. Julia started working for this company 6 years ago B. Julia has had a job for 6 years C. This was the company where Julia worked six years ago D. Julia started working for this company for 6 years 27. I can't understand him because he speakers so quickly. A. If he speaks slowly, I can understand him B. He speaks unclearly so we don't understand him C. If he didn't speak so quickly, I would be able to understand him. D. If he didn't speak so quickly, I can understand him. 28. His house is more beautiful as my house. A. His house is not as beautiful as his house B. My house is not as beautiful as his house C. He has a beautiful house D. My house is not as ugly as his house 29. It was such an awful meal that we complained to the waiter A. That was the worst meal we had ever had, so we complained to the waiter B. We complained to the waiter for his bad service C. The waiter served us a wonderful meal D. The meal was so awful that we complained to the waiter. 30. England has many old towns and villages. A. Town and villages in England are all very old. B. There are many old towns and villages in England C. England has the oldest towns and villages in the world D. If you go to England you will only see many old towns and villages. Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting 31. If (A) got a scholarship (B) to England, my parents (C) would be very proud (D) by me. 32. The boy (A) complained that (B) some one had stolen (C) his book and also his (D) brothers. 33. We (A) have been informed that (B) most of animals (C) at the zoo are starving (D) to death. Last saved by Janny 3 8/25/2011 34. (A) Where I am living now (B) is convenient (C) for work because I don't (D) have travel far. 35. (A) These days people who (B) do manual work often receive (C) far much money than people (D) who work in an offce. Part 3: Reading Read the passages below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D. I know that it is my job to make sure that everything goes well for the tourists and I feel I work hard for the company. I cannot be blamed for last week. I met the group 25 at the airport and took them to the coach. The coach driver was a bit annoyed because the flight was late. But it wasn't far to the hotel and everyone was looking forward to their dinner. We hadn't used the Hotel Riviera before but our normal one had a conference in it so was fully booked. When I announced our arrival at the reception desk, they said they were full. I had booked rooms for the group but the manager said they were cancelled by phone a few days before. He insisted that he recognized my voice and that I had made the phone call. We had a bit of an argument but they obviously didn't have enough rooms. In the end the manager phoned other hotels in the town and found rooms for everyone but in four different hotels. By this time the coach had gone so we had to get taxis and some of the tourists started to get very angry with me. I still don't know who made that phone call but it definitely wasn't me. 36. What is the writer trying to do? A. argue B. apologise C. explain D. complain 37. Who was the text written to? A. one of the tourists B. the writer's C. the hotel manager D. the coach company 38. Why weren't any rooms available at the Hotel Riviera? A. A conference B. There were more people in the group than expected C. Someone had forgotten to book them D. Someone had said they were not needed. 39. What happened in the end? A. The tourists got angry with the local manager B. The tourists couldn't stay together C. The writer called the coach driver back D. The writer found other hotels with rooms 40. Which sentence is true according to the text? A. There was something wrong with our booking and the hotel had given booked rooms to other people. B. The hotel was not a good one so we moved to a better one. C. The tourists came to the hotel late so there weren't any rooms left D. The tourists hadn't book rooms in advance that was why there weren't any rooms left. Last saved by Janny 4 8/25/2011 I am learning English because I am studying law and when I finish my course I (41)_______ like to work for a big company, or possibly, I will continue my (42)_______ in Britain or in the USA. To do (43)_______ of these things, it is important to reach a certain (44)_______ of English. Another reason is (45)_______ I want to communicate with foreign people because nowadays countries are becoming closer and closer. You need to be (46)_______ to speak a foreign language if you want to travel (47)_______ any problems. My sister, who lives in England, says that life is very different there and the weather is not so good. Later this year I am going to visit England and stay with my sister for two months. I hope to (48)________my level of English. I am certainly looking (49)_______ to spending the Summer in England. After studying at college for six weeks I will be going on holiday with my sister. We plan to hire a car and visit the south west of the country (50)_______ I have heard is very interesting with lovely countryside. 41. A. will B. could C. should D. would 42. A. work B. study C. job D. occupation 43. A. a B. an C. the D. one 44. A. degree B. barrier C. level D. stage 45. A. that B. why C. what D. which 46. A. sure B. well C. able D. proud 47. A. with B. without C. not D. no 48. A. improve B. increase C. go up D. move 49. A. for B. at C. to D. forward 50. A. that B. what C. where D. which 1. d 2. b 3. a 4. c 5. c 6. a 7. c 8. b 9. d 10. b 11. b 12. c 13. b 14. a 15. c 16. b 17. d 18. c 19. d 20. a 21. c 22. d 23. a 24. d 25. b 26. a 27. c 28. b 29. d 30. b 31. d 32. d 33. b 34. d 35. c 36. c 37. b 38. d 39. b 40. a 41. d 42. b 43. d 44. c 45. a 46. c 47. b 48. a 49. d 50. c . 8/25/2011 TEST 34 Part 1: Phonetics: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group 1. A. revive B. strive C. alive D. attractive 2. A surrounding B. sympathy C. tradition D. suggestion 9. A. occasion B. profession C. possession D. movement 10. A. property B. proposal C. ornament D. president Part 2: Vocabulary - grammar and structures. death. Last saved by Janny 3 8/25/2011 34. (A) Where I am living now (B) is convenient (C) for work because I don't (D) have travel far. 35. (A) These days people who (B) do