TEST FOR THE FIRST TERM (2003) Name : ………………………………… Class : .…………………… Part 1: Phonetics: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group 1. A. tolerant B. horrible C. occupied D. reasonable 2. A. resource B. preserve C. conserve D. position 3. A. odour B. honour C. pour D. vapour 4. A. paint B. reclaim C. drainage D. certain 5. A. lemon B. son C. bacon D. iron Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group 6. A. eardrum B. abound C. decree D. account 7. A. anchor B. disposal C. adverb D. welfare 8. A. solidity B. supervisor C. perversity D. impudence 9. A. birthmark B. anthem C. guidance D. immense 10. A. applicant B. sulphuric C. odourless D. logical Part 2: Vocabulary - grammar and structures Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D 11. He made too_______ mistakes in his writing. A. little B. much C. few D. many 12. She hasn’t written to me _______ we met last time. A. before B. since C. ago D. for 13. I worked_______ hard that I felt very tired. A. such B. too C. enough D. so 14. He is bored_______ doing the same thing every day. A. of B. to C. for D. with 15. This question is _______ difficult for me. A. enough B. to C. such D. too 16. Vehicles also account _______ air pollution in the city. A. on B. to C. with D. for 17. He said he _______ for five hours. A. has been working B. has worked C. worked D. had been working 18. They were_______ when they read the result. A. disappointed B. disappointment C. disappoint D. disappointing 19. I am very _______ in the news. A. interested B. interesting C. interest D. exciting 20. There is always_______ traffic in the city centre in the rush-hour. A. full B. heavy C. strong D. big 21. I usually wear skirts but today I _______ trousers. A. wearing B. am wearing C. wear D. wears 22. Preserving natural resources_______ of great importance A. is B. are being C. have been D. are 23. _______ books on this shelf were written by Charles Dickens. A. All the B. The all C. All D. Every 24. We avoid_______ our environment. A. polluted B. polluting C. pollute D. to pollute 25. The factory has a _______ to choose young, qualified people for the job. A. trend B. preference C. privilege D. tendency Which sentence expresses the same idea as the given one? 26. Peter was too ill to get up. A. Peter was so ill that he couldn't get up Peter was very ill for getting up B. Peter was not strong enough for getting up Peter was not very well to get up 27. It has been a long time since they met A. They haven’t met since a long time B. They haven’t met for a long time C. They didn't meet for a long time D. They didn’t meet a long time ago 28. This flat is too small for my family. A. This flat is not big enough for my family B. This flat is not rather big for my family C. This flat is not enough big for my family D. This flat is not very big for my family 29. "Where are you going?" he asked her. A. He asked her where she is going B. He asked her where you were going C. He asked her where was she going D. He asked her where she was going 30. Getting a good job doesn't interest him. A. He isn’t good at getting a good job B. He isn't interested in getting a good job C. He is good at getting a good job D. He is only interested in getting a good job Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting 31. Every year Bob and Alice (A) spend a few (B) day (C) at the same hotel (D) by the sea. 32. (A) Because of the light, the town seemed (B) differently from the way I (C) had (D) remembered it. 33. James (A) which has (B) just received a promotion is the (C) best worker (D) of our Company. 34. The boy (A) whom I spoke (B) to on the phone last night (C) is very interested (D) on Mathematics. 35. Our teacher (A) told us that we (B) had done our (C) homeworks very (D) carefully. Part 3: Reading Read the passages below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D. Every year students from many countries learn English. Some of these students are young children. Other are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn another language. Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language and mathematics and… English. In England or America, or Australia many boys and girls study their own language, which is English, and Mathematics, and another language, perhaps French, or German, or Spanish .… … Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English. 36. According to the writer. A. English is popular in much of the world B. Only adults learn English. C. English is useful only to teenagers. D. No children like learning English 37. Many people learn English by A. taking with the film stars B. hearing the language in the office C. watch video only D. working hard on their lessons. 38. Many boys and girls learn English because A. they have to study their own language B. their parents make them C. English can give them a job D. It is included in their courses 39. Many adults learn English because. A. Most of their books are in English B. It helps them in their work C. Their work is useful D. They want to go abroad 40. In America or in Australia, many schoolchildren study A. Their own language and no foreign language B. English and mathematics only. C. Such foreign languages as French, German and Spanish D. English as a foreign language There’s now increasing concern about the world's energy resources, particularly about those involving fossil (41)_______. In less than a hundred years we shall probably (42)_______ all the present (43)_______ of oil and gas. The world's coal (44)_______ should last longer but, once used, these can not be (45)_______ It is important, therefore, that we should develop such (46)_______ sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy as well as water and wind (47)_______ (classed as (48)_______ energy). Until these energy (49)_______ are widely used, it is important for the developed countries to reduce energy (50)_______ as much as possible 41. A. fuels B. powers C. forms D. energies 42. A. end B. complete C. total D. exhaust 43. A. findings B. productions C. amounts D. sources 44. A. reserves B. stores C. mines D. contents 45. A. updated B. repeated C. renewed D. produced 46. A. traditional B. alternative C. surprising D. revolutionary 47. A. force B. strength C. power D. motion 48. A. repeatable B. continual C. renewable D. continuous 49. A. goods B. supplies C. provisions D. materials 50. A. exhaustion B. destruction C. waste D. consumption 1. d 2. c 3. c 4. d 5. b 6. a 7. b 8. b 9. d 10. b 11. d 12. b 13. d 14. d 15. d 16. d 17. d 1 8. a 19. a 20. b 21. B 22. a 23. a 24. b 25. d 26. a 27. b 28. a 29. d 30. b 31. b 32. b 33. a 34. d 35. c 36. a 37. d 38. d 39. b 40. c 41. a 42. d 43. d 4 4. a 45. c 46. b 47. c 48. c 49. b 50. d . consumption 1. d 2. c 3. c 4. d 5. b 6. a 7. b 8. b 9. d 10 . b 11 . d 12 . b 13 . d 14 . d 15 . d 16 . d 17 . d 1 8. a 19 . a 20. b 21. B 22. a 23. a 24. b 25. d 26. a 27. b 28. a 29. d 30. b 31. b 32 anthem C. guidance D. immense 10 . A. applicant B. sulphuric C. odourless D. logical Part 2: Vocabulary - grammar and structures Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D 11 . He made too_______ mistakes. few D. many 12 . She hasn’t written to me _______ we met last time. A. before B. since C. ago D. for 13 . I worked_______ hard that I felt very tired. A. such B. too C. enough D. so 14 . He is bored_______