Test 1 1-3 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 1. a. beat b. lead c. mean d. head 2. a. boot b. moon c. would d. group 3. a. country b. found c. house d. sound 4-5 Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 4. a. correct b. alive c. unfair d. easy 5. a. difficult b. interesting c. informal d. serious 6-30. Choose the best option a, b, c or d to complete the sentence. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 6. Some people are ………………… prison for crimes they have not committed. a. in b. on c. at d. to 7. I remember ………… him once in my life. a. to meet b. meeting c. to have met d. met 8. There was a small room into ……………… we are all crowded. a. which b. where c. that d. it 9. We were so late, we …………… had time to catch the train. a. nearly b. almost c. hardly d. simply 10. Tell me …………… there is anything special that you would like to do. a. that b. which c. so d. if 11. The teacher gave back the papers which …………. marked. a. was b. has been c. had been d. have been 12. Mrs Ramsay was accustomed ……… in this rickety house. a. by living b. to living c. with living d. living 13. neither Mary nor her two brothers ………………… supersitious. a. is b. was c. are d. have 14. If my candidate had won the election, I ……………… happy now. a. would have been b. was c. would be d. can be 15. I ……………… very well with my father now, we never have any arguments. a. go on b. carry on c. get on d. put on 16. I’ve got to see the dentist for a check – up tomorrow; I just hope I don’t need to …………… a. have anything done b. be done something to c. let anything be done d. make something done 17. last night when I ………………… my homework, the lights ………. out. a. was doing – go b. did – went c. did – was going d. was doing – went 18. We had to cover the rest of the ……………. Ourselves while our teacher was ill. a. contents b. current c. syllable d. syllabus. 19. I can already speak three languages, but i’d like to to speak Chinese. a. know b. study c. learn d. teach 20. The …………. To make quick decisions is vital in an emergency. a. ability b. knowledge c. skill d. talent 21. You are …………………. During the test. a. not to speak b. not to be speaking c. not to have spoken d. not to have been speaking 22. I wish he ………………… to me more often. a. writes b. wrote c. have written d. is writing 23. I remember you. You ……………… to go to school here. a. use b. used c. were using d. were used 24. Will you buy a 3D television when they ………. available? a. become b. became c. are becoming d. will become 25. Jamie prefers working at home ………… working in an office. a. more b. that c. than d. to 26. Frank watches all the Laker’s games. He …………… to be one of their bbiggest fans. a. must b. has got c. could have d. should have 27. It’s important to set yourself clear ………… so you know what you are doing for? a. ambitions b. goals c. decisions d. opportunities 28. The females birds eat very little food ……………… the males. a. comparing to b. compared to c. comparing with d. comparing 29. I really must appologize ……… the way that I behaved during my stay at the hotel. a. by b. for c. of d. to 30. I …………. Like to accept your kind offer for a free meal in your restaurant. a. could b. can c. will d. would 31-35. Choose the best option a, b, c or d to complete the passage. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. Language teaching within the education system in Australia has traditionally been concerntrated at the secondary school (31)…………………. . However, many people argue that the (32)……………. Age to commence language learning occurs in the early primary years or even in pre-school, when children are able to (33) ……………… a language naturally with minimun interference from their mother tongue. Some suggest that early adolescence is the fact the worst time to begin to learn a language, given the psychological and (34)…………………… problems may high school students face. It should be remembered, however, that many studies have shown that there is (35)………………… age at which one cannot learn a language. At 60 years, 70 years or 80 years you can still learn a language. 31. a. class b. grade c. level d. education 32. a. soonest b. best c. worst d. latest 33. a. acquire b. approach c. agree d. achieve 34. a. emotions b. emotioned c. emotioness d. emotional 35. a. no b. any c. not d. some 36-40. read the following passage and then choose the best answer to the questions by circling the corresponding letter a, b, c or d. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. The White house, the official home of the United State Pressident, was not built in time for George Washington to live in it. It was begun in 1792 and was ready for its first inhabitants, President and Mrs. John Adams, in 1800. when the Adamses moved in, the White House was not yet complete, and the Adamses suffered many inconveniences. Thomas Jafferson, the third president, improved the comfort of the White House in many respects and added new architectural features such as the terraces on the east and west ends. When British forces burned the White House on August 24, 1814, President Madison was forced to leave, and it was not until 1817 that then President James Monroe was able to return to a rebuilt residence. Since then, the White House has been occupied by each U.S. President. 36. Which of the following would be an appropriate title for the passage? a. George Washington’s Life in the White House. b. The Burning of the White House. c. The Early History of the White House. d. Presidential Policies of Early U.S. Presidents 37. Why did George Washington NOT live in the White House? a. it had been burned by the British b.He did not like the architectural features. c. He did not want to suffer the inconvenience that the Adamses had suffered. d. Construction had not yet been completed. 38. It can be inferred from the passage that John Adams was. a. the first president of the United States. b. The second president of the United States c. the third president of the United States. d. the fourth president of the United States 39. According to the passage, which of the following best describes Thomas Jefferson’s tenure in the White House? a. He had to flee the White House because of the war with the British. b. He was accepting of the many inconviniences. c. He removed the terraces that had been added by Adams. d. He worked to improve the appearance and convenience of the White House. 40. According to the passage, when James Monroe came back to the White House, it had been …………… a. repressed b. reconstructed c. relocated d. reserved 41-45 Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling the corresponding letter a, b, c , or d. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 41. Wendy asked a artist to paint her husband’s potrait. a. Wendy had an artist paint her husband’s potrait. b. Wendy had an artist to paint her husband’s potrait. c. Wendy had an artist painting her husband’s potrait. d. Wendy had an artist painted her husband’s potrait. 42. He said “let’s try an Italian restaurant” a. He told to try an Italian restaurant. b. He said to try an Italian restaurant. c. He suggested trying an Italian restaurant. d. he spoke to try an Italian restaurant. 43. This is the first time we have been to the circus. a. We have been to the circus some times before. b. We have never been to the circus once before. c. We had had been to the circus often once before. d. We haven’t been to the circus often before. 44. Could you help me with the dishes please? a. Would you mind to help me with the dishes please? b. Would you mind help me with the dishes please? c. Would you mind helping me with the dishes please? d. Would you mind helped me with the dishes please? 45. If you don’t have his number, you can’t phone him. a. You can phone him unless you have his number. b. You can’t phone him unless you don’t have his number. c. You can phone him unless you don’t have his number. d. You can’t phone him unless you have his number. 46-50. Choose the word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct by circling letter a, b, c or d. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 46. The first night I spent alone in the ccastle was the most terrified night of my life. a b c d 47. She said she couldn’t buy it, explained that she couldn’t afford it. a b c d 48. Ann begged her mother to let her to stay at Sally’s house that night but her mother a b c refused. d 49. One of his belongings were in one another small suitcase. a b c d 50. One of his everything in black or white before I sign anything. a b c d . pronounced differently. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 1. a. beat b. lead c. mean d. head 2. a. boot b. moon c. would d. group 3. a. country b. found c. house d. sound 4-5 Choose the word whose