Test 1 Part 1: Phonetics

1. A. Invite B. Time C. Imitate D. Kind

2. A. State B. Statue C. Station D. Stay

3. A. Coughed B. Missed C. Watched D. Visited

4. A. Runaway B. Agree C. Relaxed D. Accept

5. A. Betray B. Bed C. Belt D. Bend

6. A. pattern B. forest C. heading D. heating

7. A. chocolate B. difference C. identity D. vegetable

8. A. supermarket B. photography C. federation D. personality

9. A. normal B. careless C. worried D. engaged

10. A. begin B. promise C. furnish D. invent

11. "I don't want to buy anything, do you?" "Yes, I'd like to buy..."

A. pencil B. much pencils C. any pencils D. some pencils

12. Your explanation ... reasonable.

A. is not sound B. does not sound C. is not sounded D. is not sounding

13. ... the hotel rooms are reserved throughout peak season.

A. Almost B. Almost of C. Almost all of D. Most of all

14. "Where did you work before?" "I worked only minutes ... railroad track".

A. from B. from the C. near D. away

15. "I don't think it will rain at all today, do you?" "No, I ... so".

A. think not B. not think C. don’t think D. do think not

16. We have only another five minutes. I think we....

A. hurry B. be hurry C. to hurry D. should hurry

17. Many fans showed up at the stadium. They were ... the big game.

A. anxious seeing B. anxious to see C. to anxiously see D. to see anxiously

18. "John isn’t sure that the meeting will be held tomorrow". "But I...”

A. certain B. certainly C. am certain D. am certainly

19. My brother loves to watch baseball; I ... basketball

A. prefer to watch B. to prefer watching C. watch preferring D. preferring to watch

20. I think our guests will....

A. be here shortly B. shortly be here C. here be shortly D. here shortly be

21. Who ... when John is likely to turn up.

A. know B. do know C. is knowing D. knows

22. The managers are ... a new work schedule now.

A. arranging B. arranging up C. be arrange D. to arranging

23. The smiths will move to New York. But we hope to ... with them.

A. keep touch B. keep at touch C. keep on touch D. keep in touch

24. Ann is very temperamental. How do you ... her?

A. put up with B. put with C. put up to D. putting up with

25. My parents often ... after dinner.

A. go for a walk B. walking C. go a walk D. go to walking

Which sentence expresses the same idea as the given one?

26. I don't remember that I met him in London.

A. I remember not meeting him in London B. I remember to meet him in London

C. I remember meeting him in London D. I don't remember meeting him in London

27. You are not allowed to smoke here

A. you can smoke here if you like C. smoking is allowed here

C. smoking is banned here D. all are correct

28. There're many people who don’t know anything about protecting the environment.

A. Many people aren't aware of protecting the environment.

B. Many people have no knowledge of protecting the environment.

C. Many people don't know how to protect the environment.

D. Many people know much about protecting the environment.

29. Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It's in the Himalayas.

A. Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world, is in the Himalayas.

B. Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in the world, it's in the Himalayas.

C. Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in the world, is in the Himalayas.

D. Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in the world, in the Himalayas.

30. The Pikes say: "We're going to spend our holiday in Dalat".

A. The Pikes say (that) we're going to spend our holiday in Dalat.

B. The Pikes say (that) we're going to spend their holiday in Dalat.

C. The Pikes say (that) they're going to spend our holiday in Dalat.

D. The Pikes say (that) they're going to spend their holiday in Dalat.

31. I look (A) forward (B) to see you (C) on Tuesday (D) after work.

32. I (A) didn't see (B) someone (C) on the way (D) to your house.

33. It is (A) sure that (B) one day she will (C) pass (D) her examinations.

34. I don’t (A) think I have (B) ever (C) red one of his (D) books.

35. I (A) never have been (B) to see that film (C) at (D) the local cinema.

Motor cars are the dream that could ultimately become the nightmare of the 21st century. The machines that once liberated rich people have become essential for millions. They have also sentences the present generation to the frustration of never-ending journeys that would shock the pioneers of Britain's biggest single industry.

Cars have allowed millions to travel enormous distances for business and holidays cheaply and quickly. But the rapid growth in motoring has condemned us all to neurosis, not only over the time wasted in traffic jams, but also over pollution. That is why noise illnesses and destruction caused through pollution, road building, and the making of cars have made transport a major concern for the millennium.

Britain's motor industry today employs a million people. However the industry which has shown such brilliant inventiveness over the century now faces its biggest challenge: to ensure a future of growth without pollution. The problem facing Britain is that millions rely on the car because there is no viable alternative.

After 100 years, what is the future of the car? We have asked the experts, now let us know what the ordinary motorist thinks.

36. Why do a lot of people use the car nowadays?

A. Because it has liberated millions of people.

B. Because we have the frustration of traffic jams.

C. Because a lot of people work making cars and they have to see them.

D. Because it has become a cheap way of traveling and we don't have an alternative.

37. In what sense does traffic affect people?

A. It has advantages and disadvantages.

B. It has no other alternative for the British

C. It kills people in car crashes

D. It creates pollution and makes people anxious

38. What are the most remarkable features of Britain's motor industry?

A. It is not a very important industry in that country.

B. A lot of people work there but it may have problems in the future.

C. It creates pollution and new roads cause the destruction of forests.

D. It makes cheap and fast cars.

39. Find in the text the word which has the following definition: "Situation in which there are so many vehicles that they move very slowly or not at all".

A. traffic B. traffic jam C. pollution D. transport

40. Find on e synonym in the text for FAST

A. present B. wasted C. enormous D. quickly

I enjoy walking. It's good exercise and it get me ... (41) ... the town and into the country.

I think that's ... (42) ... I have a dog. She needs ... (43) ... out and so I have a reason to go for a walk. I go every Sunday and it doesn't ... (44) ... to me if it's cold, windy and raining or a beautiful sunny day. I just love to get away from people and be ... (45) ... for a few hours.

I always ... (46) ... home at the same time every Sunday and walk over the hills to a little village in the country. The walk isn't very ... (47) ... only about an hour, but it's quite hard work because I have to walk up the hill and down the other side.

... (48) ... I get to the village, I go to the pub for a beer and ... (49) ... food. After lunch, I walk back along a ... (50) ... path and arrive home in time for tea.

41. A. to B. from C. out of D. out

42. A. that B. what C. why D. for what

43. A. going B. that we go C. to go D. go

44. A. worry B. matter C. trouble D. bother

45. A. alone B. lone C. sole D. lonely

46. A. leave B. go C. depart D. set off

47. A. extended B. long C. far away D. lengthy

48. A. On B. As C. By D. When

49. A. a B. the C. some D. any

1. A. Me B. Free C. Prefer D. Repeat

2. A. India B. River C. Finger D. Teacher

3. A. Include B. Sun C. Gun D. Under

4. A. Chocolate B. Office C. Forty D. Dog

5. A. Tape B. Change C. Shave D. Thousand

6. A. Hospital B. October C. Customer D. Heroism

7. A. Coffee B. Mountain C. Daughter D. Escape

8. A. Dentist B. Sailor C. Station D. Horizon

9. A. Family B. Visitor C. Pajamas D. February

10. A. Industrial B. Marvelous C. Instant D. Dangerous

11. "Are you ... in trying out the new diner?". "Yes, we are"

A. cared B. attended C. concerned D. interested

12. It will be hard to say goodbye to Bill and Anne. We are ... at the airport.

A. see them off B. see off them C. seeing them off D. seeing off them

13. "When did you get the bike?" "My father gave... "

A. me the bike last night B. to me the bike last week

C. to me the bike last night D. last night the bike to me

14. When John got home from work, ....

A. He has made a cup of coffee B. he was making a cup of coffee

C. He makes a cup of coffee D. He made a cup of coffee

15. Anne believes she is the ... young lady in the world.

A. most pretties B. most pretty C. prettiest D. most prettiest

16. He managed ... his way through the maze.

A. to find B. to find out C. to found D. to found out

17. I wasn't ... with my exam result.

A. please B. pleased C. pleasing D. pleasant

18. After ... his homework, Tom went out to play with his friends.

A. finish B. to finish C. finishing D. the finish of

19. ... go to on holiday to California or Florida?

A. Do you rather B. Will you rather C. Would you rather D. Won't you rather

20. "Who was the woman I saw you laughing with yesterday?" "She was... ".

A. the woman next B. the next door woman

C. the woman next to the door D. the woman next by the door

21. Such news is always ... to be true.

A. good B. very good C. so good D. too good

22. This is the place ... the body was found.

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

23. David seems to be....

A. in hurry B. in a hurry C. on a hurry D. hurrying

24. Why don't you try to come home ... 9 o'clock?

A. by B. under C. until D. up to

25. My father ... to the Golf Club for the past 25 years.

A. was belonging B. has belonged C. has been belonged D. has belonging

26. "I'm not feeling very well", Nam tells his mother

 Nam tells his mother (that)....

A. she is not feeling very well B. he's not feeling very well

C. I'm not feeling very well D. they're not feeling very well.

27. Mr. Long is a strict teacher in our school. Do you know him?

A. Do you know him Mr. Long is a strict teacher in our school?

B. Do you know Mr. Long, is a strict teacher in our school?

C. Do you know Mr. Long, a strict teacher in our school?

D. Do you know a strict teacher in our school is Mr. Long?

28. What a pity! They missed the football match on TV yesterday.

A. They wish they missed the football match on TV yesterday.

B. They wish they didn't miss the football match on TV yesterday.

C. They wish they hadn't missed the football match on TV yesterday.

D. They wish they would miss the football match on TV yesterday.

29. Well, this tea is too hot for me to drink now.

A. I wish I could drink this tea B. I wish this tea weren't hot

C. I wish this tea wouldn’t be too hot D. all are correct

30. "My teacher gave me this exercise yesterday", said the girl.

A. the girl said (that) my teacher gave me this exercise yesterday.

B. The girl said (that) her teacher gave her this exercise yesterday.

C. The girl said (that) her teacher had given her this exercise yesterday.

D. The girls said (that) her teacher had given her that exercise the previous day.

Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting

31. If you don't (A) mind I'd like to have (B) a few salt on my (C) food before it (D) gets any colder.

32. He never (A) takes a day (B) off work and when he is (C) at work he always works very (D) hardly.

33. My (A) language has (B) the same grammar (C) with (D) yours.

34. He finds it very (A) difficult to communicate (B) with people who (C) doesn't have the same language (D) as his.

35. Time (A) spends very (B) slowly when you are waiting (C) for a bus (D) to arrive.

Few people can embody the spirit of early America as much as Benjamin Franklin. He lived through almost the whole of the eighteenth century, being born six years after it began, and dying ten years before it ended. In this time he saw the American colonies grow from tiny settlements into a nation, and he also contributed much to the development of the new state.

At the age of 17 Franklin ran away to Philadelphia. he had already received some training as a printer's apprentice, and this helped him seven years later, with his first publication, the Pennsylvania Gazette. He also received a contract to do government printing work, which helped him to rise from his poor background to become a successful entrepreneur. Some of his experience in business was hired in his famous Poor Richard's Almanac, which established his reputation throughout the American colonies. In another of his works, the Autobiography, which was written toward the end of his life, he shows the same quiet common sense.

He was deeply interested in science and natural history, and his experiments with electricity and lightning led directly to the invention of the lightning rod. He was also interested in improving the conditions of his fellow men. He was involved in a number of projects in his native Philadelphia, including the setting up of a library, a university, a philosophical society, and - because he was a pragmatic man - a fire prevention service. In 1753, he became Postmaster - General of the colonies. Through this experience he began to develop the idea that the colonies of North American should be a single nation. Later, he went to London to try to persuade the British government to change the conditions, especially the taxes, that latter led the American colonists into rebellion.

Whatever Benjamin Franklin's personal feeling about the rebellion of the American states, he worked hard to make it succeed. As ambassador to France, he encouraged the French to help George Washington. After the war he attended the American constitutional congress. This was his last contribution, for he died later that year. He is still fondly remembered by Americans as one of the creators of the United States.

36. What is a good description for this test?

A. An autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.

B. The life of Benjamin Franklin

C. The works of Benjamin Franklin

D. Franklin and American Independence.

37. When was Benjamin Franklin born?

A. 1806 B. 1794 C. 1717 D. 1706

38. Which of these did he not help to create?

A. The lightning rod B. The Postmaster General of the colonies

C. A university D. The United States

39. How did Franklin feel about the British government?

A. It should change its policies B. It should help the French

C. It should have never governed America D. It should make the colonies into a nation

40. In which countries did Franklin live?

A. England and France B. Philadelphia and England

C. London and America D. England, America and France

Early European Dolls

Dolls have existed as children's playthings for thousands of years. However, they were

... (41) ... manufactured as toys in large numbers in Germany in the ... (42) ... century. The centers of the industry were factories at Nuremberg, Augsburg, and Sonneberg. The dolls were primitive and ... (43) ... of wood, clay, rags, and wax. They were dressed in clothes to look like German women of the time.

Soon factories in England, France, Holland, and Italy, as well as Germany, began ... (44) ... dolls dressed in fashions typical of their respective countries. Another ... (45) ... of doll, "lady" dolls, was extremely expensive and elegant, and was used as gifts ... (46) ... the aristocracy. These dolls, and the "fashion" dolls, which were later manufactured in Paris, have remained popular ... (47) ... since. Such dolls were often used to model the latest clothing trends and were sent from one country to another to show off the latest fashions. Today they are prized collector's items.

By the 17th century, however, ... (48) ... dolls began to appear, made of cloth or leather, and these were very ... (49) ... as toys for both boys and girls. There were several improvements in manufacturing. Dolls' heads became more realistic, and new materials we used ... (50) ... in the 18th century manufactures developed soft leather which felt like human skin, and this was used in the more expensive dolls. Dolls began to look, feel, and move more like humans.

41. A. initially B. factored C. first D. final

42. A. recent B. fifteenth C. fifteen D. fiveteen

43. A. fabricated B. construction C. fabric D. made

44. A. production B. produce C. producing D. produced

45. A. brand B. make C. breed D. type

46. A. among B. for C. to D. with

47. A. also B. for C. ever D. until

48. A. latest B. cloth C. then D. simpler

49. A. adapted B. suitable C. useful D. utilized