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(1)CFL ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TEST Subject: Use of English & Reading Place:
Date: Time: 80’
Full name: ……… Reg No.: ………
USE OF ENGLISH
40 questions - 25 minutes Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.1 The shop opposite my house sells a variety of _
A objects B purchases C goods D productions
2 A (n) ………… is a person who designs buildings.
A engineer B artist C architect D plumber
3 A shop where milk, cream, cheese, etc are sold is called a _
A daily B dairy C diary D grocery
4 I speak English than my sister.
A gooder B better C more good D more well
5 How long does it _ you to get to school?
A get B make C take D carry
6 I go to school everyday _ Sunday.
A except B on C next D last
7 I often go abroad _ business.
A for B on C in D through
8 I’m very busy _ the moment.
A in B of C for D at
9 _ the wet weather, the football match went ahead.
A Although B However C Owing to D Despite
10 Remember _ my best regards to her when you write.
A sending B send C sent D to send
11 Let me _ for the meal You paid last time.
A pay B to pay C paying D paid
12 _ hello to everyone for me!
A tell B talk C say D speak
13 She's accustomed living in comfort
(A) with (B) to (C) at (D) for
14 Would you like _ out with me tonight?
A to go B going C go D went
15 How _ since we _ school?
A are you/ left B have you been/ have left
(2)16 When I got to the office, I _ that I had forgotten to lock the door.
A realized B had realized C realize D have realized
17 _ to the radio when you get up everyday?
A Do you listen B Are you listening
C Was you listening D Did you listen
18 They _ to the theatre twice so far this month.
A are going B go C went D have been
19 He always _ me
A avoids to meet B avoids meeting
C avoiding to meet D to avoid meeting
20 Two pictures _ from the National museum last night.
A was stolen B stole C were stole D were stolen
21 If I _taller, I would _a job in the police.
A were/got B was/getting C were/get D was/got
22 I’ll never forget _ him for the first time
A meet B meeting C to meeting D to meet
23 Tim _ go fishing with his friends when he was young.
A used to B is used to C was used to D has used to
24 Coca cola _by Louis Lassen?
A were/invented B was/invented
C are/invent D is/ invented
25 If you keep _ that dog won't hurt you.
A walking slowly B slowly a walk
C slow walk D to walking slow
26 I failed my exam I worked hard for it I’m so _
A disappoint B disappointing C disappointingly D
disappointed
27 A man from a travel agency helped us a nice house.
A choose B choosing C to choosing D chose
28 The old man is _ of walking 100 meters by himself.
A inexperienced B incapable C unable D
immature
29 _ people have a perfect place from their childhood that brings back lovely feelings.
A Most of B Most C Most the D Most
many
30 The more effort you put into your work,
A the better results are B the results are better C the better are the results D the better the results are
31 She made me _ for the petrol, but she allowed me _ her car all day.
A pay/ use B to pay/ to use C pay/ to use D pay/ using
32 His hair is very short He _ a haircut.
(3)33 To my _ , John is very good at Vietnamese.
A amazing B amazed C amaze D amazement
34 It’s time we _ home.
A go B went C gone D going
35 People say that prevention is better than cure. In the passive voice:
A That prevention is said is better than cure B Prevention is better that cure is said by people C It was said that prevention is better than cure D Prevention is said to be better than cure
36 He had to explain the lesson very clearly ……….
A in order that his students can understand B so that his students to understand it C in order to his students to understand it D for his students in order to understand it
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
37 Everyday I spend 30 minutes watering the garden.
A Everyday it takes me 30 minutes water the garden B Everyday it took me 30 minutes to water the garden C Everyday it takes me 30 minutes to water the garden D Everyday it takes me 30 minutes watering the garden
38 You can eat as much as you like for £5 at the new lunch-bar.
A There is limit as much as you can eat at the new lunch-bar B There is not limit how much can you eat at the new lunch-bar C There is limit on how much you can eat at the new lunch-bar D There is no limit on how much you can eat at the new lunch-bar 39 Both Peter and Mary enjoy scientific expedition
A It is not Peter, but Mary, that enjoys scientific expedition B Peter enjoys scientific expedition Therefore, does Mary C However Peter enjoys scientific expedition and Mary does D Peter enjoys scientific expedition, and so does Mary
40 We have to delay our plan due to lack of time
A We have to cancel our plan due to lack of time
B Our plan has to be cancelled because we don’t have enough time C Our plan has to be postponed because we don’t have time
(4)READING COMPREHENSION
50 questions - 55 minutesI Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Many people buy suitcases to carry (1) when they go abroad (2) and never take the trouble to find out whether they will be (3) to survive the journey (4) case you buy and obviously (5) you pay for it, the better it is likely to be you should be careful (6) too much into it A lot of passengers (7) and then the locks break Some people think manufacturers should say how much (8) But the manufacturers say it depends (9) the quality of the case a cheap case, (10) has been badly made, will obviously not last as long as an expensive one
1 A his luggages B his luggage C their luggages D their luggage
2 A in holiday B on holiday C in holidays D on
holidays
3 A so strong B enough strong C strong enough D too strong
4 A However B Wherever C Whatever D Which
5 A the more B the most C how much D how many
6 A for not packing B to not pack C not to pack D in order not to pack
7 A so B such C make so D make such
8 A can carry the case B the case can carry C can bear the case D the case can bear
9 A for B with C in D on
10 A what B which C it D when
II Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
I have a brother who is (11) me We (12) Yesterday was an important day (13) friends In the morning (14) of us had a big exam at the technical college and then (15) there was a big meeting at the youth club at o'clock (That's where we usually go when we want to (16) ourselves.) A rich woman had given us some money and yesterday we (17) decide what to (18) Many people wanted to buy something new for our club, but my brother and I wanted to give the money to another club that has (19) In the end, we decided to give half to the poor club and (20) half for ourselves
11 A so old as B so old that C the same age D the same age as
(5)13 A to us and our B for us and our C to us and ours D for us and ours
14 A most B much C more D few
15 A last night B the last night C last evening D the last evening
16 A enjoy B meet C like D divert
17 A had to B must C should D would
18 A with it B with them C for it D
for them
19 A something B anything C nothing D everything 20 A keep another B keep the other C hold anotherD hold the other
III Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Many of the things we (21 _ on receiving information from other people Catching a train, making a phone call and going to the cinema all involve information (22) _ stored, processed and communicated In the past, this information had to be kept on paper (23 _, for example, books, newspapers and timetables Now more and more information is put (24) _ computers
Computers play a role in our everyday lives, sometimes without us even realising it (25) _ the use of computers in both shops and offices Big shops have to deal with very large (26) _ of information They have to make sure that there are enough goods on the shelves for customers to buy, they need to be able to reorder before (27) _ run out A lot of office work in the past involved information on paper Once it had been dealt with by people, the paper was (28) _ for future reference This way of working was never (29) _ easy or fast A computer system is much more (30) _
21 A to depend B depending C depended D depend
22 A that has B has C is D that is
23 A in the case of B in the form of C in preparation for D in search of
24 A on B in C by D with
25 A To be considered B To consider C Consider D Be considered
26 A amount B number C numbers D amounts
27 A stocks B items C purchases D cargoes
28 A thrown away B torn off C put aside D
recycled
29 A particularised B particular C particularly D particularity
30 A effective B skillful C capable D formal IV Read the passage and choose the best answer.
(6)all of our present-day pets, livestock, and food plants were taken from the wild and developed into the forms we know today
As centuries passed and human cultures evolved and blossomed, humans began to organise their knowledge of nature into the broad field of natural history One aspect of early natural history concerned the use of plants for drugs and medicine The early herbalists sometimes overworked their imaginations in this respect For example, it was widely believed that a plant or part of a plant that resembles an internal organ would cure ailments of that organ Thus, an
extract made from a heart-shaped leaf might be prescribed for a person suffering from heart problems Nevertheless, the overall contributions of these early observers provided the rudiments of our present knowledge of drugs and their uses
31 What does this passage mainly discuss?
A Cures from plants B The beginning of natural history C Prehistoric man D Early plants and animals
32 Domestication of plants and animals probably occurred because of _ A need for more readily available food
B lack of wild animals and plants C early mans power as a hunter
D the desire of prehistoric man to be nomadic 33 The word “this” refers to _
A providing food for man
B man’s domestication of plants and animals C man’s ability to live on a small plot of land D the earliest condition of prehistoric man
34 The word “blossomed” is closest in meaning to _
A produced flowers B changed C learned D flourished 35 An herbalist is which of the following?
A A dreamer B An early historian
C Someone who uses plants in medicine D A farmer 36 The phrase “in this respect” refers to _
A the development of human culture
B the development of the field of natural history C the use of plants for drugs and medicine
D the origin of knowledge of nature
37 The word “extract” is closest in meaning to _
A design B substance C flavour D ailment
38 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A The shape of a plant is indicative of its ability to cure ailments of a similarly shaped organ
B Early herbalists were unimaginative
C The work of early herbalists has nothing to with present day medicine D There is little relation between a cure for illness and the physical shape of a plant
39 The word “rudiments” is closest in meaning to _
A beginnings B history C requirements D proofs
40 The passage would most likely lead to a more specific discussion in the field of _
A zoology B biology C anatomy D
(7)V. Read the passage and choose the best answer
Today's cars are smaller, safer, cleaner, and more economical than their predecessors, but the car of the future will be far more pollution-free than those on the road today Several new types of automobile engines have already been developed that run on alternative sources of power, such as electricity, compressed natural gas, methanol, steam, hydrogen, and propane Electricity, however, is the only zero- emission option presently available
Although electric vehicles will not be truly practical until a powerful,
compact battery or other dependable source of current is available, transportation experts foresee a new assortment of electric vehicles entering every life: shorter-range commuter electric cars, three-wheeled neighborhood cars, electric delivery vans , bikes, and trolleys
As automakers work to develop practical electrical vehicles, urban planners and utility engineers are focusing on infrastructure system to support and make the best use of the new cars Public charging facilities will need to be as common as today's gas stations Public parking spots on the street or in commercial lots will need to be equipped with devices that allow drivers to charge their batteries while they stop, dine or attend a concert To encourage the use of electric vehicles, the most convenient parking in transportation centers might be reserved for electric cars
Planners foresee electric shuttle buses, trains, buses, and neighborhood vehicles all meeting at transit centers that would have facilities for charging and renting Commuters will be able to rent a variety of electric cars to suit their needs light trucks, one-person three wheelers, small cars, or electric/gasoline
hybrid cars for longer trips , which will no doubt take place on automated freeways capable of handling five times the number of vehicles that can be carried by a freeway today
41 The following electrical vehicles are all mentioned in the passage EXCEPT
A vans B trains C planes D trolleys
42 The author's purpose in the passage is to
A criticize conventional vehicles
B support the invention of electric cars
C narrate a story about alternative energy vehicles D describe possibilities for transportation in the future
43 The passage would most likely be followed by details about _
A automated freeways B pollution restrictions in the future
C the neighborhood of the future D electric shuttle buses
44 The word "compact" in the second paragraph is closest meaning to
A long-range B inexpensive C concentrated D squared
45 In the second paragraph the author implies that
A a dependable source of electric energy will eventually be developed B everyday life will stay much the same in the future
C a single electric vehicle will eventually replace several modes of transportation
D electric vehicles are not practical for the future
(8)A more convenient than they are today B equipped with charging devices C much larger than they are today D as common as today's gas stations
47 The word "charging" in this passage refers to
A electricity B credit cards C aggression D lightning
48 The word "foresee" in this passage could be best replaced with
A count on B invent C imagine D rely on
49 The word "commuter" refers to
A daily travelers B visitors C cab drivers D shoppers
50 The word "hybrid" is closest meaning to _
A combination B hazardous C futuristic D automated