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Test 5 I. PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS A. Which word is stressed differently from the others? 1. A. irrigate B. limousine C. tremendous D. telescope 2. A. forbid B. technique C. permit D. mattress 3. A. preparation B. encouragement C. ridiculous D. appreciative 4. A. decompress B. location C. embankment D. suspension 5. A. prefabricated B. dictatorial C. appreciation D. recommendation B. Which underlined part is pronounced differently? 6. A. oasis B. capture C. compact D. span 7. A. engine B. rely C. suspend D. tremendous 8. A. nuisance B. upscale C. resist D. utensil 9. A. official B. flip C. fitness D. flier 10. A. utensil B. upscale C. rub D. club II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE A. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each sentence. 11. “Why didn’t you attend the concert?” “I would have gone if I ______ time”. A. have had B. have C. would have D. had had 12. I did not see you last night. I wish I ______ you last night. A. met B. could meet C. could have met D. have met 13. It is no use ______ to school if you ______ to work hard. A. going … do not ready B. to go … do not ready C. going … are not ready D. go … are not ready 14. Fred was a really silly boy when we were in high school. I still remember ______ very stupid questions. A. his asking B. asking him C. him to ask D. his being asked 15. “Would you like some entertainment?” “I wouldn’t mind having ______.” A. little B. a few C. a little D. few 16. “That will be too late because we ______ by that hour”. A. have gone B. will have gone C. will go D. went 17. For a while, we consider not ______ with them. A. to go B. going C. go D. be going 18. The ceremony has just started. Look! The flag is ________ now. A. being raised B. being rose C. risen D. raising 19. I can’t stand ________ to his complaints any longer. A. listen B. to listen C. listened D. listening 20. John said that no other car could go ________. A. so fast like his car B. as fast like the car of him C. as fast like his car D. as fast as his car 21. I had two copies of it originally, but I can’t find ________ one now. A. another B. the other C. the others D. other 22. “I was late again this morning.” “Well, I think you had better ________ on time.” A. to start to be B. start being C. started being D. to be 23. He ________ in this city for exactly two years by next Monday. A. will live B. will have lived C. will be living D. has lived 24. Don’t leave your clothes ________ about on the bedroom floor. A. lie B. lay C. lying D. laying 25. She told me her address, ________ I wrote down on a piece of paper. A. that B. which C. whose D. A and B are correct 26. Tom: “Under what condition will he go?” Bob: “As far as I know, he won’t go unless Jean ________.” A. will go B. went C. goes D. would go 27. John’s score in the test is the highest in the class. He ________ last night. A. should study B. should have studied C. must have studied D. must study 28. He told me that he ________ me at the airport the next time I came. A. saw B. sees C. had seen D. would see 29. I am going to ___________ . A. have tested my eyes B. have my eyes testing C. have my eyes test D. have my eyes tested 30. The little boy ___________ with his ball in the garden when he suddenly __________ it and lost his balance. A. played / kicked B. was played / kicked C. was playing / kicked D. played / was kicking B. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect. 31. The natives, who were used to get most of their living from the sea, seldom if ever ventured inland to search for food. A B C D 32. Each year, tourists from all over the world travel to Poland to visit a birthplace of Frederic Chopin. A B C D 33. Sheep have been domesticated for over 5,000 years ago. A B C D 34. One of the most beautiful botanical gardens in the United States is the wildly A B C and lovely Magnolia Gardens near Charleston, South Carolina. D 35. Studies reveal that people who eat the great amount of salt suffer the most from hypertension. A B C D 36. Mr. Harris will be divided the biology class into two sections to prevent overcrowding in his classroom. A B C D 37. Too many polished rice in one’s diet could cause beriberi, a painful new disease. A B C D 38. The cabin is certainly not luxuriously, but it is very practical and comfortable. A B C D 39. The letter was sent by special delivery must be important. A B C D 40. People tend to become irritate and short-tempered whenever they get overtired. A B C D III. CLOZE PASSAGE Read the following passage and then choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes each blank. The Great Pyramid of Giza, a monument of wisdom and prophecy, was built as a tomb for Pharaoh Cheops in 2720 B.C. (41)________ its antiquity, certain (42)________ of its construction make it one of the truly great wonders of the world. The four sides of the pyramid are (43)________ almost on exactly true north, south, east and west – an incredible engineering feat. The ancient Egyptians were sun worshippers and great astronomers, so computations for the Great Pyramid were (44)________ on astronomical observations. Explorations and detailed examinations on the base of the structure (45)________ many intersecting lines. Further scientific (46)________ indicates that these (47)________ a type of time line of events – past, present, and future. Many of the events have been interpreted and found to (48)________ with known facts of the past. Others are prophesied for future generations and are presently under (49)________. Was this superstructure made by ordinary beings, or (50)___ built by a race far superior to any known today? 41. A. Though B. In spite C. By D. Despite 42. A. tenets B. relics C. aspects D. properties 43. A. lined B. aligned C. assigned D. fathomed 44. A. set B. based C. fitted D. founded 45. A. reveal B. testify C. impose D. reset 46. A. volume B. trial C. study D. text 47. A. front B. represent C. repose D. forward 48. A. tangle B. consort C. resort D. coincide 49. A. inspectionB. introduction C. recommendation D. investigation 50. A. that B. which C. such D. one IV. COMPREHENSION READING Read the following passage. For questions 51 – 55, you are to choose one best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question. Computer programmer David Jones earns £35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card. Instead he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David’s firm releases two new games for the expanding home computer market each month. But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Despite his salary, earned by inventing new programs within tight schedules, with bonus payments and profit-sharing, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage or obtain credit cards. He lives with his parents in their council house in Liverpool, where his father is a bus- driver. His company has to pay £150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive. David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs,” he said. “I suppose £35,000 sounds a lot but actually that’s being pessimistic. I hope it will come to more than that this year”. He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother £20 a week. But most of his spare time spent working. “Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school,” he said. “but I had been studied it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young anyway.” David added: “I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.” 51. Why is David different from other young people of his age? A. He earns an extremely high salary. B. He is not unemployed. C. He does not go out much. D. He lives at home with his parents. 52. David’s greatest problem is ________. A. making the banks treat him as an adult. B. inventing computer games. C. spending his salary. D. learning to drive. 53. He was employed by the company because ________. A. he had worked in a computer shop. B. he had written some computer programs. C. he works very hard. D. he had learnt to use computers at school. 54. He left school after taking O-levels because ________. A. he did not enjoy school. B. he wanted to work with computers and staying at school did not help him. C. he was afraid of getting too old to start computing. D. he wanted to earn a lot of money. 55. Why does David think he may retire early? A. You have to be young to write computer programs. B. He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire. C. He thinks computer games might not always sell well. D. He thinks his firm may go bankrupt. . again this morning.” “Well, I think you had better ________ on time.” A. to start to be B. start being C. started being D. to be 23. He ________ in this. Instead he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young