TEST 12 Part 1: Phonetics: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group 1. A. Polite B. Right C. High D. Drawing 2. A. Potato B. Clothes C. Hole D. Smoke 3. A. Bald B. Walking C. Story D. Corner 4. A. Same B. Sit C. Easy D. Sister 5. A. Sat B. Fat C. Cat D. Bath Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group 6. A. Furniture B. Insurance C. Inhabitant D. Informant 7. A. Education B. Infection C. Temperature D. Conversation 8. A. Program B. Illustrate C. Restaurant D. December 9. A. Rabbit B. Blackboard C. Morning D. Above 10. A. Dirty B. Handsome C. Import D. Correct Part 2: Vocabulary - grammar and structures Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D 11. Portuguese is quite Spanish. A. similar B. similar from C. similar to D. similar with 12. My youngest sister last summer A. marriaged B. got married C. got marriaged D. was married to 13. Paper is wood A. made by B. made of C. made from D. made with 14. He take off his shoes before he entered the room. A. must B. has to C. have to D. had to 15. How do you say, "that's mine" Spanish? A. by B. in C. on D. with 16. Would you care for cup of tea? A. another B. more C. one other D. some more 17. We have much to today, so please concentrate A. discuss B. discuss about C. discuss over D. discuss with 18. The sun at 7 o'clock yesterday evening. A. set B. settled C. has set D. had settled 19. I finish my work before lunch yesterday, so I went shopping A. able to B. was able to C. managed D. could have 20. I'll finish my work by four o'clock home. A. go to B. go back C. come to D. come back to 21. My younger brother plays A. the piano very well B. very good the piano C. the piano very good D. very well the piano 22. Lauren in Singapore. A. growed B. grew up C. grown up D. was grown up 23. What ? A. means this word B. does this word meaning C. is this word meaning D. does this word mean 24. "Which horse came in first?" - "That tall black one " A. has B. is C. was D. did 25. I couldn’t find your last question. A. an answer to B. an answer C. answering D. to answer Which sentence expresses the same idea as the given one? 26. He has his washing machine for five years ago. A. He has bought his washing machine for five years ago. B. His machine was bought for five years ago. C. He washed by hand five years ago D. He bought his washing machine five years ago. 27. This is the most interesting film I have ever seen A. I saw that film because it is interesting B. If I knew the film was interesting I would se it earlier C. I don’t think it is the most interesting film D. I have seen a lot of films but this is the most interesting of all 28. Her god exam result caused us no surprise. A. She did well in the exam which made us surprised B. We were not surprised at her good exam result C. We were surprised at her good exam result. D. We thought she had got better exam result 29. I have warned you not to leave your bicycle outside A. You should leave your bicycle outside. B. Leaving your bicycle outside was not a good idea C. I have warned you about leaving your bicycle outside D. I told you not to go by bicycle. 30. We are closed for staff training today A. We can train you to work here B. We are not open today because of the staff training C. The shop is run by a trained staff D. The shop won't open until tomorrow Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting 31. When she (A) was asked for her (B) opinion on the course, she said it (C) had been a (D) waist of time. 32. They (A) have been writing to (B) each others since they (C) were (D) children. 33. (A) I'm not often traveling (B) by air because the cost of (C) flying (D) is very high. 34. (A) I try to (B) remember your name but I'm afraid I (C) can't remember (D) it. 35. (A) I'd prefer to do it (B) on myself because (C) other people (D) make me nervous. Part 3: Reading Read the passages below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D. AMERICA ONLINE America Online is one of the big names on the internet, and unlike many other digital companies, it actually makes a profit. But the company which its rivals call the "Cyber- cockroach" was launched only in 1992. Before that it was a small firm called Control Video Corporation and it made video games. The Steve Case, a former Pizza Hut marketing executive arrived and took the company online. Innovative, fast moving, and user-friendly, America Online appeals to people who want to surf the internet, but who do not have a lot of experience. For the same reason "techies", people who think they are more expert with computers, look down on America Online and its users. Recently America Online (or AOL, as it calls itself) joined with Time Warner - a multi-million-dollar movie and magazine company - to create a multimedia giant. Now, AOL has begun to expand abroad. In many European countries, including the United Kingdom, it is hard to buy a computer magazine that does not have a free AOL introductory offer. The company also puts advertisements onto the television, and employs people to hand out its free introductory disks at places like train stations. As the interest gets faster AOL is changing. With many homes getting high-speed connections through fiber optic cables or the new ADSL technology, the "Cyber-cockroach" will have to show that, like real cockroaches, it can survive in almost any environment. 36. What is the passage about? A. A computer company B. A software company C. An internet company D. A video company 37. Who does Steve Case work for? A. AOL B. Pizza Hut C. Control Video Corporation D. None of these 38. People who use America Online are probably. A. Video game players B. "Techies" C. Movie fans D. People new to the internet 39. America Online is an unusual digital company because A. It used to make video games B. It is innovative C. It makes money D. It has joined with another 40. What does the article say about AOL's future? A. It will do well B. It will do badly C. It will face challenges D. The article doesn't say THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR The war fought between Athens and Sparta (41) than 400 years before the birth of Christ resulted (42) the defeat of Athens by the more military power of Sparta. However, Sparta's victory was (43) temporary and Athens went on to produce philosophers (44) Aristotle, and great orators, one example (45) Demosthenes. (46) one of the most significant effects of the war was that (47) the first real history ever written was written about it. The writer, an Athenian general (48) Thucydides, had a passion for accuracy, and did not use the myth and romance which historians had used until (49) Not only was the history of Thucydides factually accurate, it was (50) written in splendid Greek. 41. A. over B. much C. more D. higher 42. A. by B. with C. for D. in 43. A. more B. really C. only D. finally 44. A. example B. such as C. liking D. that is 45. A. was B. like C. instance D. being 46. A. Only B. In fact C. Instead D. However 47. A. almost B. yet C. very D. actually 48. A. who B. was C. name D. called 49. A. before B. then C. the end D. recently 50. A. anyway B. also C. has D. but Keys 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. D 10. D 11. C 12. B 13. B 14. D 15. B 16. A 17. D 18. D 19. B 20. C 21. A 22. B 23. D 24. D 25. A 26. D 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. B 31. D 32. B 33. A 34. A 35. B 36. C 37. A 38. D 39. C 40. C 41. C 42. D 43. C 44. B 45. D 46. D 47. A 48. D 49. B 50. B . growed B. grew up C. grown up D. was grown up 23. What ? A. means this word B. does this word meaning C. is this word meaning D. does this word mean 24. "Which horse came in first?" - "That. years ago. 27. This is the most interesting film I have ever seen A. I saw that film because it is interesting B. If I knew the film was interesting I would se it earlier C. I don’t think it is. se it earlier C. I don’t think it is the most interesting film D. I have seen a lot of films but this is the most interesting of all 28. Her god exam result caused us no surprise. A. She did well