Test 1 Part 1: Phonetics

1. A. Polite B. Right C. High D. Drawing

2. A. Potato B. Clothes C. Hole D. Smoke

3. A. Bald B. Walking C. Story D. Corner

4. A. Same B. Sit C. Easy D. Sister

5. A. Sat B. Fat C. Cat D. Bath

6. A. Furniture B. Insurance C. Inhabitant D. Informant

7. A. Education B. Infection C. Temperature D. Conversation

8. A. Program B. Illustrate C. Restaurant D. December

9. A. Rabbit B. Blackboard C. Morning D. Above

10. A. Dirty B. Handsome C. Import D. Correct

11. Portuguese is quite ... Spanish.

A. similar B. similar from C. similar to D. similar with

12. My youngest sister ... last summer

A. marriaged B. got married C. got marriaged D. was married to

13. Paper is ... wood

A. made by B. made of C. made from D. made with

14. He ... take off his shoes before he entered the room.

A. must B. has to C. have to D. had to

15. How do you say, "that's mine" ... Spanish?

A. by B. in C. on D. with

16. Would you care for ... cup of tea?

A. another B. more C. one other D. some more

17. We have much to ... today, so please concentrate

A. discuss B. discuss about C. discuss over D. discuss with

18. The sun ... at 7 o'clock yesterday evening.

A. set B. settled C. has set D. had settled

19. I ... finish my work before lunch yesterday, so I went shopping

A. able to B. was able to C. managed D. could have

20. I'll finish my work by four o'clock ... home.

A. go to B. go back C. come to D. come back to

21. My younger brother plays....

A. the piano very well B. very good the piano

C. the piano very good D. very well the piano

22. Lauren ... in Singapore.

A. growed B. grew up C. grown up D. was grown up

23. What...?

A. means this word B. does this word meaning

C. is this word meaning D. does this word mean

24. "Which horse came in first?" - "That tall black one... "

A. has B. is C. was D. did

25. I couldn’t find ... your last question.

A. an answer to B. an answer C. answering D. to answer

Which sentence expresses the same idea as the given one?

26. He has his washing machine for five years ago.

A. He has bought his washing machine for five years ago.

B. His machine was bought for five years ago.

C. He washed by hand five years ago

D. He bought his washing machine five years ago.

27. This is the most interesting film I have ever seen

A. I saw that film because it is interesting

B. If I knew the film was interesting I would se it earlier

C. I don’t think it is the most interesting film

D. I have seen a lot of films but this is the most interesting of all

28. Her god exam result caused us no surprise.

A. She did well in the exam which made us surprised

B. We were not surprised at her good exam result

C. We were surprised at her good exam result.

D. We thought she had got better exam result

29. I have warned you not to leave your bicycle outside

A. You should leave your bicycle outside.

B. Leaving your bicycle outside was not a good idea

C. I have warned you about leaving your bicycle outside

D. I told you not to go by bicycle.

30. We are closed for staff training today

A. We can train you to work here

B. We are not open today because of the staff training

C. The shop is run by a trained staff

D. The shop won't open until tomorrow

31. When she (A) was asked for her (B) opinion on the course, she said it (C) had been a (D) waist of time.

32. They (A) have been writing to (B) each others since they (C) were (D) children.

33. (A) I'm not often traveling (B) by air because the cost of (C) flying (D) is very high.

34. (A) I try to (B) remember your name but I'm afraid I (C) can't remember (D) it.

35. (A) I'd prefer to do it (B) on myself because (C) other people (D) make me nervous.

America Online is one of the big names on the internet, and unlike many other digital companies, it actually makes a profit. But the company which its rivals call the "Cyber- cockroach" was launched only in 1992. Before that it was a small firm called Control Video Corporation and it made video games. The Steve Case, a former Pizza Hut marketing executive arrived and took the company online. Innovative, fast moving, and user-friendly, America Online appeals to people who want to surf the internet, but who do not have a lot of experience. For the same reason "techies", people who think they are more expert with computers, look down on America Online and its users. Recently America Online (or AOL, as it calls itself) joined with Time Warner - a multi-million-dollar movie and magazine company - to create a multimedia giant.

Now, AOL has begun to expand abroad. In many European countries, including the United Kingdom, it is hard to buy a computer magazine that does not have a free AOL introductory offer. The company also puts advertisements onto the television, and employs people to hand out its free introductory disks at places like train stations. As the interest gets faster AOL is changing. With many homes getting high-speed connections through fiber optic cables or the new ADSL technology, the "Cyber-cockroach" will have to show that, like real cockroaches, it can survive in almost any environment.

36. What is the passage about?

A. A computer company B. A software company

C. An internet company D. A video company

37. Who does Steve Case work for?

A. AOL B. Pizza Hut C. Control Video Corporation D. None of these

38. People who use America Online are probably.

A. Video game players B. "Techies"

C. Movie fans D. People new to the internet

39. America Online is an unusual digital company because

A. It used to make video games B. It is innovative

C. It makes money D. It has joined with another

40. What does the article say about AOL's future?

A. It will do well B. It will do badly

C. It will face challenges D. The article doesn't say

The Peloponnesian war

The war fought between Athens and Sparta ... (41) ... than 400 years before the birth of Christ resulted ... (42) ... the defeat of Athens by the more military power of Sparta. However, Sparta's victory was ... (43) ... temporary and Athens went on to produce philosophers ... (44) ... Aristotle, and great orators, one example ... (45) ... Demosthenes.

... (46) ... one of the most significant effects of the war was that ... (47) ... the first real history ever written was written about it. The writer, an Athenian general ... (48) ... Thucydides, had a passion for accuracy, and did not use the myth and romance which historians had used until ... (49) .... Not only was the history of Thucydides factually accurate, it was ... (50) ... written in splendid Greek.

41. A. over B. much C. more D. higher

42. A. by B. with C. for D. in

43. A. more B. really C. only D. finally

44. A. example B. such as C. liking D. that is

45. A. was B. like C. instance D. being

46. A. Only B. In fact C. Instead D. However

47. A. almost B. yet C. very D. actually

48. A. who B. was C. name D. called

49. A. before B. then C. the end D. recently

1. A. Cheap B. Champagne C. Chain D. Choose

2. A. Bill B. Fill C. Fridge D. Live

3. A. Television B. Sugar C. Silence D. Conversation

4. A. Profession B. Picture C. Special D. Information

5. A. Amuse B. Bush C. Tube D. Cure

6. A. Carry B. Prefer C. Husband D. Logic

7. A. Museum B. Motorbike C. Laborer D. Photograph

8. A. Lunchtime B. Grammar C. Mountain D. Machine

9. A. Pregnant B. Mirror C. Weather D. Perhaps

10. A. Japanese B. Italian C. American D. Cambodia

11. The electric light was invented in....

A. the nineteenth century B. nineteen centuries

C. nineteen century D. century the nineteenth

12. It is very rule to point ... someone in many cultures.

A. at B. to C. into D. off

13. If our plans are carried ... now, we will solve that issue

A. out B. up C. upon D. through

14. The neighbors didn't go on vacation, ...?

A. didn’t they B. did it C. did they D. didn't it

15. It ... the day before yesterday.

A. snowed B. was snow C. has snowed D. was snowed

16. Have you ever ... on a horse? It is a wonderful experience.

A. rode B. rid C. to ride D. ridden

17. "Where is the library?" "It's ... your right".

A. in B. on C. at D. by

18. "How many products did you sell?" - "... than we had expected".

A. Less B. Lesser C. Few D. Fewer

19. It's not an easy task. However, please have him ... it.

A. do B. to do C. doing D. have to do

20. I would like to apply ... the position of sales clerk that you advertised in the Sunday newspaper.

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

21. It's often difficult for a young child ... clothes.

A. wearing B. to wear C. putting on D. to put on

22. This knife is quite sharp. We use it....

A. for to cut the bread B. to cut with the bread

C. cutting with the bread D. to cut the bread

23. I could have done it for you if you....

A. ask to me to B. asked me to C. had asked me D. had asked me to

24. Joe....

A. likes football best B. likes best football

C. best likes football D. likes play football best

25. My sister went ... yesterday.

A. to shopping B. shopping C. to shop D. shopped

26. We stayed in that hotel despite the noise

A. Despite the hotel was noisy, we stayed there.

B. We stayed in that noisy hotel and we enjoyed it.

C. Although that hotel was noisy, we stayed there.

D. Because of the noise we stayed in that hotel

27. I was astonished that she didn't passed her exam.

A. That she didn't pass the exam astonished me.

B. I was astonished that her exam was not over.

C. I was astonished that she passed her exam.

D. She didn't passed her exam, which astonished her.

28. She hasn't played the piano for five years.

A. The last time she played the piano five years ago.

B. She played the piano five years ago.

C. The last time she played the piano was five years ago.

D. She doesn't play piano five years ago.

29. He lost his job five months ago

A. It has been three months since he has lost his job.

B. it is three months since he lost his job.

C. They are three months since he lost his job.

D. It is three months ago since he lost his job.

30. When they arrived all the good seats were already taken.

A. They didn't get good seats because they arrived too late.

B. They arrived early enough to get good seats.

C. They had to stand for the whole show.

D. They didn't get good seats although they arrived early.

31. I (A) must ask you (B) to stop to make all these plans before (D) I have seen them.

32. I have absolutely (A) no ideal why he wants to (B) leave home and (C) work in (D) another country.

33. (A) Time runs out and you will (B) have to make (C) a decision in the next (D) few days.

34. I really (A) don't mind at all (B) because the choice is (C) yours and you can do (D) which you like.

35. (A) You going to the club this evening or (B) do you want (C) to stay at home and (D) watch TV?

Many years ago, near the beginning of this century, when the mayor of Boston was shown a telephone for the first time, he was so impressed that he declared: "In fifty years there will be one of these in every American city!".

Others predicted that the telephone would make writing, to friends at least, unnecessary because instant person-to-person communication would be possible. Typically, they also predicted the end of postal services altogether and the death of the skill of letter writing. The advantages of the telephone over sending a letter were so obvious, it was felt, that nothing could stop this process.

Both these predictions proved to be wrong in their own ways, of course, but there is no doubt that our habits did change with the arrival of the telephone and will change again as new media come into use.

On the plus side, the telephone has two obvious advantages. Firstly, it frees us from the difficulties of writing formal letters. We wouldn't have to remember when to use "Dear Sir", and when to finish with "Yours sincerely", "Yours faithfully" or "Yours truly", where to put the address and date or to learn all the other rules of formal letter writing.

Secondly, the telephone allowed us to get our message across in real time, without having to wait days, and, in the case of some international mail, weeks, for a reply.

Simultaneously, then, the telephone freed us from restrictions of both style and time. However, the use of the telephone also has disadvantages and there are many times when writing a letter is preferable to making a call.

In the first place, a telephone call is almost always disturbing. The ringing of the telephone always interrupts something, even if it is a welcome interruption, so almost all calls begin rather apologetically.

Letters from friends, on the other hand, are almost always welcome and can't interrupt anything because we can read them when we choose to read them and respond if and when we like. Unlike telephone conversations, too, we can also re-read them of course and choose not to respond at all if we don't want to. In addition, when writing a letter, you can organize your thoughts more carefully and say what you really want to say without having to "think on your feet" and running the risk of saying the wrong thing.

In addition to the phone and the postal service now, of course, we have electronic mail- e-mail - which seems to combine the advantages of both letters writing and using the telephone.

We can compose e-mail - which seems to combine the advantages of both letters writing and using the telephone.

We can compose e-mail messages cautiously and slowly, making sure that we choose our words with care and we can read and re-read them just as carefully before responding. In these ways, sending an e-mail message is just like sending a letter but even easier because we can use much less formal language and we don't have to buy a stamp or leave the house to post it. However, unlike old-fashioned letters, e-mail messages are usually delivered virtually instantly, just like using the telephone.

36. The mayor of Boston's prediction was wrong because he thought....

A. that letter-writing would die out

B. the telephone would be very fast to spread

C. there would be more telephones than there are.

D. that telephones would not be in private homes.

37. One disadvantage of writing formal letters is that....

A. we need to buy a stamp for them

B. we can't really get our message across

C. they are very slow

D. we have to remember lots of rules about how to write them

38. Telephone are disturbing because....

A. we don’t know when they are going to ring

B. they always ring unexpectedly

C. we have to apologize when we speak.

D. they always interrupt something.

39. Letters are sometimes better than making telephone calls because....

A. we don’t have to think quickly B. we have to respond carefully

C. they are more carefully written D. they are always welcome

40. Sending an e-mail message if....

A. easier than writing a letter B. quicker than telephoning

C. just the same as writing a letter D. quicker than writing a letter

What kind of music do you enjoy? Some people like going to ... (41) ... converts, and listening to ... (42) .... The musicians wear very formal clothes, and the ... (43) ... is silent until the end of the ... (44) .... Perhaps you are a rock music ... (45) .... Rock concerts are often held at football ... (46) ... or in parks. Members of the audience dance to the music, or sing the songs ... (47) ... music is played at weddings and parties in many countries, and some people ... (48) ... their own music at home. Nowadays we ... (49) ... music in shops and lifts, and many people carry their own music with them, or even ... (50) ... to music when they study. Music is everywhere!

41. A. classic B. classics C. classical D. classified

42. A. an orchestra B. a group C. a band D. a record

43. A. spectators B. people C. guests D. audience

44. A. happening B. performance C. music D. action

45. A. fan B. enthusiasm C. reader D. friend

46. A. matches B. grounds C. pitches D. pools

47. A. Historical B. Nation C. Traditional D. Ancient

48. A. do B. get C. make D. take

49. A. understand B. hear C. perform D. listen

50. A. hear B. have C. follow D. listen