Test 1 Part 1: Phonetics

1. A. Please B. Measure C. Rise D. Pause

2. A. Biscuits B. Magazines C. Newspapers D. Vegetables

3. A. Honorable B. Honesty C. Historic D. Heir

4. A. Bush B. Brush C. Pull D. Lunar

5. A. Depth B. With C. Smooth D. Mouth

6. A. Founder B. Damage C. Answer D. Collapse

7. A. Reverse B. Conflict C. Revise D. Relax

8. A. Accessible B. Conspicuous C. Convenient D. Continental

9. A. Intensity B. Deficiency C. Disadvantage D. Associate

10. A. Enclose B. Evolve C. Exert D. Invite

11. Would you do me a small favor? I ... very much.

A. appreciate it B. would appreciate

C. would be appreciative D. would appreciate it

12. I am familiar with that product. I don't know ... times I've seen it advertised on TV.

A. how many B. how often C. how much D. many often

13. "When ... leaving for Toronto, Canada?”

"We are planning to set out at 10 o'clock".

A. are we B. will we C. will up D. are us

14. I asked Robert when he could fix my leaking tap. He said that he would come round and fix it....

A. as much as possible B. as possible as he could

C. as fast as he could possibly D. as soon as possible

15. "Do you know ... that building is?”

"I would say that it was built at least 100 years ago".

A. old B. how age C. how old D. which age

16. The man told us that the next train would arrive....

A. at three thirty B. at three thirty o'clock

C. in three thirty D. in three thirty o'clock

17. "How ... had a crowd gathered at the scene of the accident?".

"I don’t know exactly, but there were a lot of shocked onlookers"

A. large B. often C. many D. much

18. That is the city ... worst crime record.

A. on the B. in the C. with the D. for the

19. "Where should I put this key?" "You can ... it on the shelf?".

A. hang B. deposit C. sit D. put

20. The subway station is ... here.

A. near B. near to C. near from D. nearing

21. When we woke up, everywhere was ... snow.

A. covered B. covered by C. covered with D. covering

22. Do earthquakes ... often in North America?

A. break B. break out C. happen to D. occur

23. We had better ... before it begins to rain.

A. leave B. leaving C. to leave D. to leaving

24. A large crowd ... in front of the train station.

A. gathering B. to gather C. had gathered D. had gathering

25. In winter, driving accidents occur quite ... on the highways.

A. frequently B. many C. much D. a few

Which sentence expresses the same idea as the given one?

26. Are you going to spend your weekend in the countryside?

A. Do you consider to spend your weekend in the countryside?

B. How about to spend your weekend in the countryside?

C. Will you spending your weekend in the countryside?

D. Have you planed on spending your weekend in the countryside?

27. Shall we take a trip to Da Nang & visit Hoi An town?

A. What about take a trip to Da Nang & visit Hoi An town?

B. What about taking a trip to Da Nang & visit Hoi An town?

C. What about taking a trip to Da Nang & visiting Hoi An town?

D. What about we take a trip to Da Nang & visit Hoi An town?

28. It is cheaper to go by train than by air.

A. going by air is cheaper than going by train.

B. going by air is as cheap as going by train.

C. going by train is cheaper than going by air.

D. going by train is not cheap.

29. Do you consider staying at home & playing cards tonight?

A. Let's staying at home & playing cards tonight.

B. Let's stay at home & play cards tonight.

C. Let's stay at home & playing cards tonight.

D. Let's staying at home & play cards tonight.

30. People say that playing football is the most interesting.

A. The most important thing is playing football.

B. Playing football is said to be the most interesting.

C. It was said that playing football is the most interesting.

D. It is said that playing football was the most interesting.

31. (A) Whenever I open my mouth (B) to speak English I always feel that (C) peoples are laughing and that (D) makes me nervous.

32. What I find is that (A) either I make a bad grammatical mistake (B) also I pronounce the word (C) the wrong (D) way.

33. I wonder if you (A) have ever (B) visit my country because more and more (C) tourists are (D) coming now.

34. I hope one day you (A) will come and I hope that I haven't (B) done too (C) many mistakes in my (D) sentences.

35. I (A) expect you will understand (B) most of what I have written and that you are not (C) effected too much (D) by the mistakes.

Every second, 1 hectare of the world's rainforest is destroyed. That' equivalent to two football fields. An area the size of New York City is lost every day. In a year, that adds up to 31 million hectares - more than the land area of Poland. This alarming rate of destruction has serious consequences for the environment; scientist estimate, for example, that 137 species of plant, insect or animal become extinct every day due to logging. In British Columbia, where, since 1990, thirteen rainforest valleys have been clear-cut, 142 species of salmon have already become extinct, and the habitats on grizzly bears, wolves and many other creatures are threatened. Logging, however, provides jobs, profits, taxes for the government and cheap products of all kinds for consumers, so the government is reluctant to restrict or control it.

Much of Canada's forestry production goes towards making pulp and paper. According to the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, Canada supplies 34% of the world's wood pulp and 49% of its newsprint paper. If these paper products could be produced in some other way, Canadian forests could be preserved. Recently, a possible alternative way of producing paper has been suggested by agriculturalists and environmentalists: a plant called hemp.

Hemp has been cultivated by many cultures for thousands of yours. It produces fiber, which can be made into paper, fuel, oils, textiles, food, and rope. For centuries, it was essential to the economies of many countries because it was used to make the ropes and cables used on sailing ships; colonial expansion and the establishment of a world-wide trading network would not have been feasible without hemp. Nowadays, ships' cables are usually made from wire or synthetic fibers, but scientists are now suggesting that the cultivation of hemp should be revived for the production of paper and pulp. According to its proponents, four times as much paper can be produced from land using hemp rather than trees, and many environmentalists believe that the large-scale cultivation of hemp could reduce the pressure on Canada's forests.

36. How long does it take for 100 hectares of rainforest to be destroyed?

A. less than two minutes B. about an hour C. two hours D. a day

37. Why is pulp and paper production important to Canada?

A. Canada needs to find a way to use all its spare wood.

B. Canada publishes a lot of newspapers and books.

C. Pulp and paper export is a major source of income for Canada.

D. Producing paper is the only industry in Canada.

38. Who is suggesting that pulp and paper could be produced without cutting down trees?

A. the logging industry B. the government

C. the environmental lobby D. the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association

39. Why was the plant hemp essential to world-wide trade in the past?

A. Ships' ropes were made from it B. Hemp was a very profitable export

C. Hemp was used as fuel for ships D. Hemp was used as food for sailors.

40. Why do agriculturalists think that hemp would be better for paper production than trees?

A. It is cheaper to grow hemp than to cut down trees.

B. More paper can be produced from the same area of land.

C. Hemp produces higher quality paper.

D. All are correct

Speech is one of the most important ... (41) ... of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to ... (42) ... by other people we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of ... (43) ... that everyone agrees stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up his or her own language.

Learning a language properly is very ... (44) .... The basic ... (45) ... of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite ... (46) .... But the more words you know, the more ideas you can ... (47) ... and the more precise you can be about their exact meaning.

Words are the ... (48) ... thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we ... (49) ... the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and ... (50) ... whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.

41. A. ways B. reasons C. rules D. tests

42. A. be examined B. be talked C. be understood D. be spoken

43. A. sounds B. languages C. systems D. talks

44. A. important B. expensive C. simple D. easy

45. A. word B. vocabulary D. grammar D. structure

46. A. good B. fluent C. well D. perfect

47. A. grow B. need C. pass D. express

48. A. most B. main C. certain D. full

49. A. sent B. talk C. say D. pass

1. A. Food B. Blood C. Boots D. Booth

2. A. Promote B. Promise C. Proper D. Profit

3. A. Legal B. Petal C. Pedal D. Level

4. A. Conceal B. Pizza C. Zoo D. Success

5. A. Item B. Idiom C. Idle D. Ideal

6. A. Ere B. Japan C. April D. Laser

7. A. Divisible B. Holiday C. Dynamo D. Surgery

8. A. Indent B. Remove C. Function D. Attach

9. A. Manager B. Feudalism C. Telephone D. Foundation

10. A. Germany B. Gradually C. Pavement D. Reception

11. I regret ... my friend to my party.

A. not to invite B. inviting not C. I didn’t invite D. not inviting

12. Surgeons use a ... to perform an operation.

A. scalpel B. razor blade C. sword D. knife

13. We set off early ... we wouldn’t stuck in the traffic.

A. because B. so that C. although D. in case

14. On arriving home I found that she ... just a few minutes before.

A. left B. was leaving C. leaves D. had left

15. She is accustomed ... getting up early

A. at B. in C. with D. to

16. He has been ... from school very often recently.

A. absent B. present C. different D. safe

17. The hotel ... we stayed wasn't very comfortable

A. which B. where C. that D. who

18. He always wears clothes ... are too small for him

A. which B. what C. why D. where

19. The people ... live next door to us are very nice

A. which B. whom C. who D. whose

20. He is always busy. He has ... time to relax.

A. much B. a little C. little D. a lot of

21. Would you like to ... to the United States?

A. trip B. voyage C. travel D. went

22. Most people at some stage have a feeling....

A. responsible B. responsibility C. of responsibility D. to be responsible

23. This stadium can hold....

A. much audience B. a large audience C. much audiences D. many audiences

24. When the mountain forests ... there can be large forest fires.

A. become dry B. becoming dry C. become drying D. drying

25. "What kind of work are you doing for that company?"

"I'm ... as an administrator"

A. worked B. occupied C. hired D. employed

26. The garden is too small to play football in

A. The garden is so small not to play football in

B. The garden is small enough to play football in.

C. The garden isn’t big enough to play football in

D. The garden is such small that they can't play football in.

27. Mary didn't wear the raincoat, so she got a cold.

A. If Mary wore the raincoat, she wouldn't get cold

B. If Mary had worn the raincoat, she didn’t get a cold

C. If Mary had worn the raincoat, she wouldn't get cold

D. If Mary had worn the raincoat, she wouldn't get a cold

28. I am always nervous when I travel by air.

A. Travel by air always makes me nervous'

B. Traveling by air always makes me nervous

C. I never travel by air because I sometimes feel nervous.

D. I am always nervous, so I never travel by air

29. We couldn't go out because the weather was so bad.

A. It was so bad a weather that we couldn't go out.

B. It was such a bad weather that we couldn't go out

C. It was so bad weather that we couldn't go out

D. It was such bad weather that we couldn’t go out

30. They understand more than we do

A. we don't understand as much as they do

B. we don’t understand anything at all

C. they don't understand everything inside out

D. they are very intelligent

31. I went (A) to the library (B) to get (C) as many information (D) as I could.

32. (A) When (B) it is possible, I (C) will help you (D) later today.

33. (A) No matter what happens, he (B) will not let me (C) to borrow (D) his computer.

34. I think (A) it is a (B) spend (C) of money to buy (D) cigarettes.

35. (A) Tonight I'm (B) going to stay (C) at home (D) with myself.

Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest mountain in the world, she was a journalist and lived in a small flat in south London.

In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and traveled to Asia with some other climbers. She found that life on Everest is hard. "You must carry everything on your back", she explained, "So you can only take things that you will need. You can't wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush. I am usually a clean person but there is no water, only snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough do drink"

When Rebecca reached the top of Mount Everest on May 17 1993, it was the best moment of her life. Suddenly she became famous.

Now she has written a book about the trip and people often ask her to talk about it. She has a new job too, on a science program on television.

Rebecca is well- known today and she has more money, but she still lives in the little flat in south London among her pictures and books about mountains!

36. Before Rebecca climbed Everest, she worked for

A. a factory B, a newspaper C. a travel agent D. a bookshop

37. Rebecca went to Everest.

A. with her family B. without anyone

C. with a climbing group D. with her close friends.

38. Rebecca didn't take much luggage because she

A. didn’t have many things B. had a bad back

C. didn’t like D. had to carry it herself

39. Rebecca didn’t wash on Everest because

A. it was too cold B. there was not enough water

C. she is a dirty person D. she was not permitted

40. Rebecca became famous when she

A. got to the highest place in the world B. was on a television program

C. wrote a book about her trip D. retied and lived in the little flat in London

... (41) ... show beyond doubt that cigarette smoking can ... (42) ... the health, yet a surprising large number of people continue to smoke ... (43) ... all warnings. By doing so they are not just shortening their own lives, they are also affecting the health of ... (44) ... around them. It is time that non-smokers fought back.

Personally, I think smoking should ... (45) ... be banned in public places. In the first place, it is very unpleasant ... (46) ... in a yourself smoke ... (47) ... to this, smoking can be serious fire risk, especially in crowded places ... (48) ... discos. Finally, in my opinion, nobody should be asked to risk his health just because of another person's bad habits.

Smokers may ... (49) ... that they should be free to do as they like. They say that we already have no-smoking areas in public places, and that this should be enough. To my mind, however, non-smokers should also be free - free to go anywhere they choose without risking their health.

Smoking is harmful not just to smokers but to non-smokers, too. If some people are foolish enough to continue this dangerous habit, it seems to me that they should at least be prevented ... (50) ... doing so in public.

41. A. Surveys B. Conducts C. Statistics D. Evidence

42. A. damage B. destroy C. spoil D. hurt

43. A. thanks to B. in spite of C. because of D. due to

44. A. they B. these C. those D. things

45. A. definite B. indefinite C. indefinitely D. definitely

46. A. sit B. to sit C. sitting D. sat

47. A. Add B. Adding C. To add D. Added

48. A. for B. as C. like D. such

49. A. protest B. object C. refuse D. deserve