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(1)Test
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: 1.A.discarded B laughed C rested D needed
2 A lamps B plants C answers D hooks A traveled B banned C stopped D climbed A animals B pays C cliffs D builds
II Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others. A extreme B become C scientist D biography A psychological B artificial C engineer D astronaut A conquest B venture C aspiration D technical A cosmonaut B congratulate C challenge D gravity III Choose the best answers for each sentence
9 The car _ my father lent is expensive
A which B whom C who D when
10 I don’t know the woman _ is talking to Mr John now A which B who C whom D B & C
11 That is my boyfriend, _ sister works for my father A what B whose C who D why
12 The dictionary _ I bought last week doesn’t cost me much A which B when C why D who
13 Mr Smiths……… teaches psychology is a strict teacher A x (nothing) B who C whom D which 14 The bus………… I caught ran very fast
A which B that C x D all are correct 15 She bought a bar of chocolate……… looked very good
A which B that C x D A & B
16 My flat, ………… overlooks the lake, was large and comfortable A who B which C x D where
17 The bike……… he wanted to buy is too expensive A who B whom C x D when 18 This is the house…… I live
A for which B which C in which D that 19 Did you see the men ……… I gave the money?
A to whom B which C from whom D to that 20 The song………… I listened last night was interesting
A to which B which to C to that D that 21 The people who are waiting for the bus in the rain are getting well
A waiting B to wait C waited D wait 22 Miss White was the only person who writes the letter of thanks
A wrote B written C to write D writing
23 The novel which was written by James is worth reading
A which written B written C was written D writing
24 He is only person………… by the boss for this position
A who interviewing B interviewed C to interviewing D to be interviewed 25 My girlfriend is friendly We are talking about her
A My girlfriend, we are talking about, is friendly C My girlfriend, about her we are talking, is friendly B My girlfriend, whom we are talking about is friendly
(2)A , that B , which C , who D who 27 My brother sent me a birthday card → It was me ……… was sent a birthday card
A who B that C whom D whose
28 My father was born in this place → It was in this place……….my father was born A where B which C that D whom
29 I bought the fish tank from that corner shop
A It was I that bought the fish tank from that corner shop B It was me who bought the fish tank from that corner shop C It is me that bought the fish tank from that corner shop D It was me that bought the fish tank from that corner shop
30 His dog is fierce, …………?
A is he B is it C isn’t he D isn’t it 31 No body knows this answer,…………?
A does he B doesn’t he C they D don’t they 32 Let’s go to the cinema,………?
A we B don’t we C shall we D shall not we
33 People said that he was jealous of her
A It is said that he was jealous of her B He was said to be jealous of her C He was said to have been jealous of her D He was said be jealous of her IV Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer:
In Western countries, electricity, gas and water are not luxuries but necessities Companies now realize that consumers want products that will not only work effectively, but also save money
For most North American households, lighting accounts for 10 percent to 15 percent of the electricity bill However, this amount can be reduced by replacing an ordinary 100-watt light bulb with an energy-saving bulb These bulbs use a quarter of the electricity of the standard bulbs and last eight times longer Therefore consumers can save about US$7 to US$21 per bulb
In Europe, there is a labeling scheme for refrigerators, freezers, washing machines and tumble dryers The label tells the consumers how much energy efficiency each model has, compared with other appliances in the same category Ultimately, these innovations will save money as well as conserve the Earth’s resources 34 What Western consumers want?
A They want products that will not work effectively
B They want products that will not only work effectively, but also save money C They want products that will not save money D They want luxurious products 35 What can we to spend less on lighting?
A We can spend less on lighting by using more modern refrigerators and freezers B We can spend less on lighting by producing less ordinary light bulbs
C We can spend less on lighting by reducing 10 percent to 15 percent of the electricity bill D We can spend less on lighting by replacing an ordinary light bulb with an energy-saving one
36 Mrs Jones uses only two ordinary bulbs and she pays US$8 for lighting How much will she pay if she uses two energy-saving bulbs instead?
A US$2 B US$7 C US$21 D US$8
37 According to the passage, which of the following is not true?
A In Western countries, electricity, gas and water are not luxuries but necessities
B In Europe, there is a labeling scheme for refrigerators, freezers, washing machines and tumble dryers C The energy-saving bulbs use a half of the electricity of the standard bulbs
D For most North American households, lighting accounts for 10% to 15% of the electricity bill 38 The antonym of “ordinary” is…………
A extraordinary B non-ordinary C disordinary D unordinary V Error identification
39 It was in this university where I met my husband A B C D
(3)Key
1 B C C C C D C
8 B A 10 B 11 B 12 A 13 B 14 D
15 D 16 B 17 C 18 C 19 A 20 A 21 A
22 C 23 B 24 D 25 D 26 C 27 B 28 C
29 A 30 D 31 C 32 C 33 B 34 B 35 D