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Read the passage and choose the best answer.. Read the passage and choose the best answer.. Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which is primarily a result of mankind's burning of fuels, i

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ENGLISH TEST 5 (80 mins)

I PHONETICS

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

II VOCABULARY

1 Choose the best answer

11 We have decided to the money for the local secondary school

12 At present the school cannot… to buy all the computers it needed

13 We hope to set a number of fund-raising projects

14 We hope that the students themselves will enjoy taking in the projects

15 I'd like to ……… when I am sixty

16 Have a good flight and remember to give me a… as soon as you arrive

17 She didn't get…… well with her boss, so she left the company

18 By the time we… the resort, the rain will have stopped

19 Max is not a(n) ……… drinker but he likes a glass of wine occasionally

20 Please don't disturb me……… there is something urgent

2 Read the passage and choose the best answer

Living in the country is something (21) …… people from the city often dream about However,

in reality, it has both advantages and (22) …… There are certainly many advantages to living in the country First of all, you can enjoy (23) …… and quiet Moreover, people tend to be friendlier A further advantage is that there is less (24)…… so it is safer for young children, However, there are certain drawbacks to life outside the city Firstly,

because there are (25) …… people, you are (26) to have few friends In addition, entertainment is difficult to find, (27) ……in the evening Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer shops and services means that it is hard to find (28) ……

In conclusion, it can be seen that the country is (29)…… suitable for some people than others

On the whole, it is often the best place for those who are retired or who have young children In (30)

… young people who have a career are better provided for in the city

21 A

22 A

23 A

24 A

25 A

26 A

which benefit peace cars more like

B who

B difficulty

B peaceful

B motors

B fewer

B likely

C whom

C hardship

C silent

C traffic

C less

C likelihood

D that

D disadvantages

D still

D vehicles

D little

D possibly

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27 A

28 A

29 A

30 A

early career many contrary

B particularly

B job

B more

B contrast

C specially

C place

C most

C convert

D usually

D work

D much

D conversion

III GRAMMAR

Choose the best answer

31 The cost of the material is…… in the bill for the work

32 The bus company has the fare by 20%

33 "You were late for your dental appointment"

"I know I shouldn't so long at the library "

34 The police to report to the headquarters immediately

35 He was advised singing lessons

36 Magazines are usually weekly or monthly, but newspapers are

37 There isn't……… foreign news in the paper

38 I read in one paper that they are married

39 I wish I……… some Jeans I really like, I must have tried on ten pairs

40 Everyone …… what they have to do, don't they?

41 She used to work here as a typist, she?

42 Tom is not used to up early He is late for school very often

43 Can you help me.……… in this application form?

44 Please invite you like to the reception

45 you do, please don't tell Mary that we've lost her book

46 I'd rather you smoke in here

47 I feel rather cold, I wish I……… my pullover with me

48 It's high time you to look after yourself

49 Don't phone between 8,00 and 9.00.1 shall then

50 Let me know as soon as Linda …… here

IV USE OF ENGLISH

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

51 Animals and (A) man use the energy (B) finding in food (C) to operate (D) their body and muscles

52 People had much (A) to, learn (B) before (C) they became (D) civilization

53 Sorry, (A) could you say (B) that again? I (C) haven't listened (D) for you

54 (A) In the end of the party, Jane found (B) herself (C) doing the washing-up again, (D) as usual

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55 Many women (A) have reached high positions (B) in business but there are still (C) little women in

(D) government

56 Each of the (A) cars in the showroom (B) was quickly (C) sold to (D) their new owner

57 She is (A) no longer young (B) enough (C) to entering a beauty (D) contest

58 Visits (A) to the zoo (B) is a (C) delight to (D) any child

59 The (A) old house were (B) pulled down to (C) make room for a (D) block of flats

60 The football (A) match was (B) televised (C) lively from the (D) National Stadium

V READING COMPREHENSION

1 Read the passage and choose the best answer

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which is primarily a result of mankind's burning of fuels, is thought

to act like the glass of a greenhouse It absorbs heat radiation from the earth and its atmosphere, heat

that otherwise would dissipate into space

The possibility that the greenhouse effect could alter the earth's temperature has been debated for many

years Scientists have agreed that carbon dioxide is increasing but there has been uncertainty about

whether temperatures are also increasing The major difficulty in accepting the greenhouse effect has

been the absence of observed warming coincident with the historic carbon dioxide increase

61 The principal consequence of the greenhouse effect is assumed to be an increase in

C the burning of fossil fuels D the sun's radiation reaching earth

62 The carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is believed to produce the greenhouse effect by

A being burned on the ground

B dissipation into outer space

C being widely used for agricultural purposes in greenhouses

D preventing heat radiation from escaping the earth's atmosphere

63 What does the scientific community think about the greenhouse effect?

A It regards it as an established scientific fact

B It considers it a promising scientific theory

C It sees it as a useful agricultural technique

D It finds it an important mechanism for removing carbon dioxide from greenhouse

64 One thing that all atmospheric scientists apparently agree about is that

A global temperatures are continually rising

B the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing

C greenhouses affect the earth's temperature significantly

D the glass of greenhouses has reduced the need to bum fuel

65 Doubts about the greenhouse effect seem to centre on the fact that

A the earth is steadily cooling down

B growing produce in greenhouses has been only marginally profitable

C it is difficult to locate and identify carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

D past increases in carbon dioxide volume and global temperatures have often not

corresponded

2 Read the passage and choose the best answer

The ecosystems of the earth provide an array of free public services that are essential for the support of

civilizations They maintain the quality of the atmosphere, provide food from the sea, manufacture and

replenish soils, recycle wastes and nutrients, control the overwhelming majority of crop pests and

disease vectors, and so on People have no idea how to take over these activities satisfactorily

They do know, however, that the theory once advanced in the nineteenth century that the productivity

of the land can be infinitely increased by the application of capital, labour, and science is wrong

History has shown that once the natural life support system of a civilization have been sufficiently

damaged, they cannot usually be repaired The ancient deforestation and overgrazing of the

Mediterranean region is a famous example, And today, a global civilization is ruining the global

environment

66 What is the main topic of this passage?

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67 Which of the following could not be included under the "free public services" listed in the first four

lines of the passage?

A Preventing overgrazing by domestic animals

B Providing natural enemies for harmful insects

C Creating and enriching material for plant growth

D Supplying air for breathing

68 The author mentions the Mediterranean region as an example of

A The ability of nature to remedy human destruction

B The ability of people to make use of natural resources

C The manner in which people replenish the environment

D The effect of human abuse of natural resources

69 The author suggests that civilizations can survive

B do not destroy the balance of natural processes

C replant the forests in the Mediterranean region

D invent new procedures to replace obsolete ecosystems

70 The author suggests that the difference between the ancient and modern situation is that today the problem is

A worldwide B better understood C more manageable D economic

VI STRUCTURES

Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one

71 We stayed in that hotel despite the noise

A Despite the hotel is noisy, we stayed there

B We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it

C Although the hotel was noisy, we stayed there

D Because of the noise, we stayed in the hotel

72 The first national park in the world, Yellowstone National Park, was established in 1872

A YNP was established in the world's national park in 1872

B People established the first national park in the world, YNP, in 1872

C It was in 1872 that YNP was established as the first park in the world

D 1872 was the year when the first park in the world was established

73 George is going to work in New York for the summer

A George decided not to attend summer school in New York

B George is working and studying at the same time in New York

C George is working hard to afford to go to New York

D George is working in New York this summer

74 / was astonished that she didn't pass her exam

A That she failed in her exam astonished me

B I was astonished that her exam is not over

C I was astonished that she did pass her exam

D She didn't pass her exam, which astonished her

75 The trip was boring but we enjoyed it a lot

C The trip bored us D We liked the trip very much even though it was boring

76 / used to work as a telephone operator

A I am used to working as a telephonist

B I worked as a telephone operator and I am used to it

C I no longer work as a telephone operator

D Working as a telephone operator is useful

77 I can't stand this weather It's getting worse and worse

A The weather is making me worse B The weather is not better but I can stand it

C I can't bear this bad weather any more D I can't stand up in this bad weather

78 The police questioned two men but neither of them could speak English

A The police questioned two Englishmen in English

B The police questioned two men who could not speak English

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C Neither of the Englishmen was questioned by the police

D Either of the men could answer the police questions in English

79 No sooner had they found her number than they called her

A They called her as soon as they found her number.B They found her number sooner or later

C They called her number sooner or later D They found her number as soon as they called her

80 Martin thought the second part of the film was more interesting

A Martin thought part two of the film was not as interesting

B Martin liked the second film because it was interesting

C Martin thought past one of the film is not as interesting as part two

D Martin only saw the second part of the film, which is interesting

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