TEST TWO Part I: PHONETICS I. Exercise 1: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others . Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. 1. A. paper B. rather C. plane D. waste. 2. A .cock B. lot C. love D. pot 3. A. enjoy B. spend C. myself D. leg 4. A. forests B. sports C. cocks D. apples 5. A. give B. driver C. sit D. river Part II: vocabulary II. Exercise 2 : Questions 6 -15 are incomplete sentences. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D ) one best answer to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. 6. Children are with eating sweets . A. fed up B. afraid of C. fond of D. lack of 7. Whenever he has time , he goes swimming . Swimming is his pastime . A. favour B. favoured C.favourable D. favourite . 8. Young like giving questions and hate . A. asking B. being asked C. be asked D. be asking 9. Professionals are not allowed to . in this competition . A. take part B. have part C. take place D. give part 10. The word “fishing “ in ‘’fishing is my favourite pastime ‘’ is a(an) . . A. noun B. pronoun C. gerund D. adjective . 11. . is a popular sport in Britain . A. The horse racing B. Horse racing . C. The horse races D . Horse races 12. He is fond playing football. A. on B. of C. in D. at 13. It is .to learn English. A. difficulty B. difficult C. difficultly D. difficulties 14. He has just bought a A. fighting cock B. cock fighting C. fight cock D. cock fight 15. He went to a seaside resort because he was .on windsurfing. A. fond B. love C. keen D. interested Part III: Grammar III. Exercise 3: Questions 16-35 are incomplete sentences. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D ) one best answer to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 16. Lan doesn’t enjoy far from her house. A. work B. to work C. working D. being work 17. Would you mind the window for me please? A. open B. opening C. opened D. to open 18. Would you like to .with us to the party? A. going B. go C. goes D. being gone 19. When Newton was 22 years ago, he .studying the theory of gravitation. A. began B. has begun C. begins D. beginning 20. He is bored . doing the same job for too long . A. at B. of C. with D. on 21. She is one of those who . money. A. enjoys to spend B. enjoys spending C. enjoy to spend D. enjoy spending 22. I spend two hours this test . A. finish B. finished C. finishing D. in finishing 23. Knowing that the weekend had come ,Nam felt like . . A. relaxed B. to relax C. relaxing D. being relaxed 24. He couldn't go far because he was afraid of . . A to fly B . flying C. be flying D. being fly 25.I am worried taking my oral exam. A. about B. at C . of D. to 26. English people are of their literature . A. proud B. interested C. keen D. famous 27. What . your hobby? A. are B. is C. been D. were 28. Do you mind on your own ? A. living B. to live C. lived D. live 29. I am not in what you think or what you want ? A. bored B. keen C. proud D. interested . 30. My sister is very . of collecting stamps. A. keen B. interested C. fond D. loved 31. Lan finally finished .at six p.m and served dinner. A. cooking B. to cooked C. to cook D. being cooked 32. He is tired of in the field all day. A. working B. work C. being work D. to work 33. Don’t worry. Some day you will get used to English. A. speak B. speaking C. being spoken D. spoke 34. He is with going to the seaside alone. A. tired B. fond C. afraid D. bored 35. Are you interested in to the countryside. A. cycling B. cycle C. cycled D. being cycled Part IV : Reading Exercise 4: Read the following passage and choose the most appropriate answer from A, B, C or D to answer questions from 36 to 40. If you enjoy 36 . for pleasure, doing it in London can be a shock. There are not enough 37 especially for bikes, and making your way through the traffic can be risky . But if you have great 38 ,cycling in London can be exciting and it is an inexpensive ways of keeping fit if you live there . Some cyclists don’t 39 .spending a lot of money on expensive bikes. However, if you just want a basic bike that is only for occasional use, there are many cheap choices .Several markets have cheap bikes 40 . sale. 36. A. cycle B. to cycle C. cycled D . cycling 37. A. roads B. paths C. lanes D. streets 38. A. passion B. pastime C. pasture D. passage 39. A. like B. hate C. mind D. want 40. A. at B. on C. of D. in Exercise 5 : Read the following passage then answer questions 41 to 45 . After each question there are four possible answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the correct answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D. A hobby can be almost what a person likes to do in his/her spare time .Hobbyists raise pets, watch birds, or hunt animals . They also climb the mountains, fish, ski, skate , and swim . Hobbyists also paint pictures, attend concerts and play musical instruments . They collect everything from book to butterflies , and from shells to stamps. People have hobbies because these activities offer enjoyment, friendship , knowledge, and relaxation. Sometimes they can bring interesting activities for people who have retired. People , rich or poor, old or young, sick or well, can follow a satisfying hobby, regardless of their age, position , or income. Hobbies can help a person’s mental and physical health. Doctors have found that hobbies are available in helping patients suffering from physical or mental illness. Hobbies give these patients activities to do, and provide interests that prevent them from thinking about themselves. 41. What is the main topic of the passage? A. hobbies B. watch birds C. raise pets D. hunt animals 42. People have hobbies because . A. These activities offer enjoyment. B. These activities offer friendship . C. These activities offer knowledge. D. These activities offer enjoyment, friendship , knowledge, and relaxation. 43. What does the word “in come” in line 10 mean? A. salary B. job C. money D. loan 44. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an advantage of having hobbies. A. enjoyments B. relaxation C. knowledge D. surprises 45. According to doctors hobbies are healthful for A. patient’s physical health B. patients’ mental health C. patient’s material life D. patients’ physical and mental health Part V Writing Exercise 6: The words in the original sentence have been rearranged. Choose from the alternatives A, B, C, and D the one best way to rearrange the words to make meaningful sentence. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 46. has/ she/ a/ bought/ shoes/ pair/ dancing/ of. A. She has bought a shoes pair of dancing. B. She has bought a pair of dancing shoes. C. She has bought a dancing pair of shoes. D. She has bought a pair of shoes dancing. 47. difficult/ him/ to/ for/ it/ on/ live/ unemployment/ is/ benefit. A. It is difficult to live on the unemployment benefit for him. B. It is for him difficult to live on the unemployment benefit. C. It is difficult for him to live on the unemployment benefit. D. It is the unemployment benefit for him to live difficult on. 48. gave/ smoking/ two/ months/ Nam/ up/ ago. A. Nam gave up two months ago smoking. B. Nam gave smoking up two months ago. C. Nam gave up smoking two months ago. D. Nam gave two months ago up smoking. 49 presents/ children/ in/ to/ interested/ am/ I/ giving A. I am interested in giving presents to children. B. I am interested in presents giving to children. C. I am interested in giving children to presents. D. I am interested in children to giving presents. 50. want/ to/ leave/ I/ me/ alone. A. I leave to want me alone. B. I want to leave me alone. C. I leave me to want alone. D. I alone leave me to want. THE END KEYS: 1. B 26 A 2. C 27 B 3. A 28 A 4. D 29 D 5. B 30 C 6. A 31 A 7. D 32 A 8. B 33 B 9. A 34 D 10. C 35 A 11. B 36 D 12. B 37 C 13. B 38 A 14. A 39 C 15. C 40 B 16. C 41 A 17. B 42 D 18. B 43 A 19. A 44 D 20. C 45 D 21. D 46 B 22. C 47 C 23. C 48 C 24. B 49 A 25. A 50 B . . be asked D. be asking 9. Professionals are not allowed to . in this competition . A. take part B. have part C. take place D. give part 10 enjoy to spend D. enjoy spending 22. I spend two hours this test . A. finish B. finished C. finishing D. in finishing 23. Knowing that