1 ENGLISH TEST 7 (80 mins) I. PHONETICS Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. 1. A m a ster B a sk C a spect D C a stle 2. A m ea t B br ea d C ea ch D dr ea m 3. A c orn B c ede C c an D c up 4. A promise B devise C surprise D realise 5. A h ur t B c ir cle C sq ua re D w or d 6. A th in B th an C th ey D th ere 7. . A . ache B charity C archaeology D chaos 8 A storage B encourage C garage D shortage 9. A wh ole B wh oop C wh ose D wh ite 10. A bound B ground C bounce D cough II. VOCABULARY 1. Choose the best answer. 11. I ___ ever go to the theatre. A rarely B not C sometimes D hardly 12. I love this painting of an old man. He has such a beautiful ___ smile. A childhood B childish C childless D childlike 13. It was raining ___ we cancelled the trip to the beach. A although B because C so D but 14. Their house is the ___ of the whole street. A envy B jealousy C desire D need 15. Jane enjoyed the party, but ___ Tom, he was simply bored. A for B by C about D from 16. The girl ___ father is a chef at a famous restaurant can't cook. A who B whose C which D whom 17. Since he failed his exam he had to ___ it again. A make B sit C pass D write 18. They wasted ___ time searching for the car keys. A priceless B costly C valuable D expensive 19. Because it had not rained for several months, there was a ___ of water. A shortage B drop C scarce D waste 20. Could you ___ me how to use this new telephone? A explain B show C say D remember 2. Read the passage and choose the best answer. It was in 1819, in Vevey, that Francois-Louis Cailler set up a small business making and selling cocoa and chocolate (21) ___ eventually became the first Swiss chocolate factory. Handmade chocolate was (22) ___ made in other countries (23) ___ Cailler was the first to (24) ___ the idea of making chocolate by machine. The business developed and in 1898, Alexandre Cailler, (25) ___ grandson, left Vevey and built a new factory at Bloc in the heart (26) ___ the Gruyere district, an area well-known (27) ___ the richness of its milk. The following year (28) ___ were 120 workers at the factory and by 1906 over a thousand people (29) ___ employed there. By this time the chocolate industry had (30) ___ an important part of the Swiss economy. 21. A who B . which C. it D what 22. A yet B. now C. already D even 23. A but B. because C. so D for 2 24. A think B. have C. put D show 25. A its B. their C. his D whose 26. A at B. by C. up D of 27. A for B. with C. in D to 28. A it B there C they D those 29. A had B been C were D was 30. A turned B grown C found D become III. GRAMMAR Choose the best answer. 31. While I ___ TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor. A watch B watched C was watching D am watching 32. The government has introduced a ___ A children's clothes tax B tax on children clothes C. children clothes tax D. tax on children’s clothes 33. Can you help me? I need ___ information. A a little B little C a few D few 34. Would you mind not ___ on the radio until I've finished with this phone call? A turning B to turn C being turned D to be turned 35. This tastes lovely. What's in ___ ? A a sauce B the sauce C sauces D sauce 36. When he went out in the evening, I ___ the job of taking care of his work. A would get B should get C must have got D had better get 37. I got everyone in the family ___ Jane's birthday card before I sent it to her. A sign B signed. C to sign D having signed 38. Do you know how ___ ? I myself have no idea. A many years the earth is B old the earth is C long is the earth D much time has been the earth 39. "Somebody forgot this hat. I wonder ___ " A whose is this hat B whose hat this is C whose hat is D is this whose hat 40. "When ___ ? "In 1928." A penicillin was discovered B did penicillin discovered C was penicillin discovered D did penicillin discover 41. He ___ for the national team in 65 matches so far. A has played B is playing C played D has been playing 42. One of the dinner ___ broken. A plate is B plates are C plates is D plate are 43. While ___ to help Tim with his math, I got impatient because he wouldn't pay attention to what I was saying. A I am trying B. having tried C I try D. trying 44. . . . Florida, ___ the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year. A is B known as C is known as D that is known as 45. I think you'd rather ___ to the mountains for your holiday. A to go B going C go D have gone 46. I don't remember of the decision to change the company policy on vacations. A telling B being told C to tell D to be told 47. Despite all my anxiety, I ___ for the job I wanted. I'm really going to work hard to justify their confidence. A was hiring B hired C got hiring D got hired 48. ___ more help, I could call my neighbour. A Should I need B Needed C I have needed D I should need 3 49. Take the number 7 bus and get ___ at Forest Road. A up B down C off D outside 50. Hello. Is that 956782? Please put me ___ to the manager A across B up C over D through IV. USE OF ENGLISH Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. 51.The (A) season changes of weather (B) cause colour changes in the (C)leaves of (D) deciduous trees. 52. The students (A) were (B) interested (C) in take a trip to the National History Museum, but they (D) were not able to raise enough money. 53. (A) A strong (B) economies makes imports (C) cheap and exports (D) more expensive. 54. Buying clothes (A) are often (B) a very time-consuming practice (C) because those clothes that a person likes (D) are rarely the ones that fit him or her. 55. (A) Many people believe that New York is (B) the (C) most great city (D) in America. 56. Three conditions (A) critical (B) for growing plants are soil temperature, chemical balance, (C) or (D) amount of moisture. 57. After she (A) had bought (B) himself a new motorbike, (C) she sold (D) her bicycle. 58. The basic (A) principle of fiber optics (B) has been (C) understood since 1870, but major developments in this field (D) occur primarily since 1951. 59. (A) Those homework that your teacher (B) assigned is due(C) on Tuesday unless you (D) have made prior arrangements to turn it in late 60. (A) As the first American president's wife, Martha Washington performed her social duties (C) with (D) the generous hospitality, dignity and reserve V. READING COMPREHENSION I. Read the passage and choose the best answer. The first few days after getting home from college were okay but then I ;an to feel rather bored and lonely. My parents were busy working and most of my friends were either away on holiday or else had holiday jobs. I had tried to a job myself but without success I was beginning to wish I had not come home when I saw an advertisement for holiday courses in the local newspaper. t For a small fee you could try lots of different activities organized by the town's youth club. Each activity lasted half a day, I had not expected the courses to be very interesting but they were excellent. I also met new people as many of tourists staying in the town joined in. You could do things like painting, Acting, play-writing or computing. I met some students from Bulgaria who invited to visit their country next year. You can imagine how excited I am; in fact it was one of the best summer holidays I've ever had! 61. What is the writer trying to do in the passage? A to describe a holiday in the country. B to explain how she spent a holiday. C to describe her new holiday home. D to explain why she couldn't go on holiday. 62. Why would somebody read the passage? A to find out about holiday courses. B to discover the writer's news. C to make contact with Bulgarian students. D to read about the advertisements. 63. How did the writer feel when she arrived home? A She was pleased to have time to herself. B She felt nervous about being alone. C She was delighted to see her friends. D She almost regretted coming back. 64. Why is the writer looking forward to next year? A There will be new holiday courses. B She has found a holiday job. C She is planning to go to Bulgaria. D Her friends will visit her. 65. Which of these advertisements did the writer see?. A. A week's free course on an activity of your own choice. Open to visitors and residents alike. Name your course and you can spend a week enjoying yourself. B. Join a holiday course ! We are offering half-day courses in a variety of water sports During the summer holiday period all courses are half price. 4 C. Throughout the summer holiday we are offering cheaper, entry to the town's sports and leisure facilities. Special low prices for tourists. Don't miss this opportunity ! D. We welcome everyone to join in our holiday program. A wide range of sports and activities is available on a morning or afternoon timetable. 2. Read the passage and choose the best answer. By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can substantially increase their children's language development. It’s surprising, but true. How parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the children's language development. If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the child's language skills increase. A study was done with two- to three-year-old children and their parents. Half of the thirty children participated in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group. In the experimental group, the parents were given a two - hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes/no questions. For example, the parents should ask, "What is the doggie doing?" rather than, "Is the doggie running away?". Experimental parents were also instructed in how to expand on their children's answers, how to suggest alternative possibilities, and how to praise correct answers. At the beginning of the study, the children did not differ on measures of language development, but at the end of one month, the children in the experimental group tested 5,5 months ahead of the control group on a test of verbal expression and vocabulary. Nine months later, the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the children in the control group. 66. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A Children who talk a lot are more intelligent. B Parents who listen to their children can teach them more. C Active children should read more. D Verbal ability can easily be increased. 67. In line 2, what does “It’s” refer to? A Parents increasing children's language development. B Reading techniques being simple. C Parents reading to children. D Children's language development. 68. According to the author, which of the following questions is the best type to ask children about reading? A Do you see the elephant? B Is the elephant in the cage? C What animals do you like? D Shall we go to the zoo? 69.What was the difference between the control group and the experimental group? A The training parents received. B The age of the children. C The books that were read. D The number of children. 70. What conclusion is best supported by the passage? A Parents should be trained to read to their children. B The more children read, the more intelligent they become. C Children's language skills increase when they are required to respond actively. D Children who read actively act six months older. STRUCTURES Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one. 71. "I 'm sorry I have to leave so early, " he said. A He apologised for having to leave early B He apologised to have to leave early. C He apologised that he has to leave early. D He apologised to have left early. 72. He got over his illness in three months. A It took to get over his illness in three months. B It took three months to him to get over his illness. C It took him three months to get over his illness. 5 D It took three months for his illness to get over. 73. She was so busy that she couldn't answer the phone. A She was very busy that she couldn't answer the phone. B. She was too busy to answer the phone C She was too busy not to answer the phone. D. She was very busy so that she couldn't answer the phone. 74 . I didn't listen to him, and I didn't succeed. A If I listened to him, I would succeed. B If I had listened to him, I would succeed. C If I listened to him, I would have succeeded. D If I had listened to him, I would have succeeded. 75. Though he tried hard, he didn't succeed. A However hard he tried, he didn't succeed. B However he tried hard, he didn't succeed. C However he didn't succeed, he tried hard. D However he tried hard, but he didn't succeed. 76. This office is too small for four people. A This office is very small for four people. B This office isn't big enough for four people. C This office is so small to have four people. D This office isn't enough big for four people. 77. You will have to pay at least 100 pounds to get this camera. A You'll be impossible to get this camera for less than 100 pounds. B You'll find it impossible to get this camera for less than 100 pounds. C You'll be impossible to get this camera less than 100 pounds. D You'll have to be paid at least 100 pounds to get this camera. 78. Paul is employed by Sony, isn't he? A Paul works for Sony, didn't he? B Paul works for Sony, did he? C Paul works for Sony, doesn't he? D Paul works for Sony, does he? 79. You should fasten your seat belt before driving away. A You should drive away when you fastened your seat belt. B You should drive away after you fastened your seat belt. C You should drive away before fastening your seat belt. D You shouldn't drive away without fastening your seat belt 80. "Can I borrow your pen please, Sam?" said Gillian. A Gillian asked Sam if she can borrow his pen. B Gillian asked Sam if she could borrow his pen. C Gillian asked Sam she can borrow his pen. D Gillian asked Sam she could borrow his pen. . 1 ENGLISH TEST 7 (80 mins) I. PHONETICS Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from. the number 7 bus and get ___ at Forest Road. A up B down C off D outside 50. Hello. Is that 95 678 2? Please put me ___ to the manager A across B up C over D through IV. USE OF ENGLISH Choose. moisture. 57. After she (A) had bought (B) himself a new motorbike, (C) she sold (D) her bicycle. 58. The basic (A) principle of fiber optics (B) has been (C) understood since 1 870 , but major