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Test for university (1)
I. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
1. A. beautiful B. elephant C. already D. usually
2. A. theatre B. Unknown C. absence D. dinner
3. A. amuse B. imagine C. interest D. surprise
4. A. especially B. beautiful C. quickly D. lately
5. A. policeman B. performer C. engineer D. assistant
II. Choose the best answer:
6. The film was …… on the book of the same name.
A. founded B. built C. constructed D. based
7. The old houses were …….down to make way for block of flats.
A. put B. hit C. banged D. knocked
8. “ Susan is already in bed.” – “ She rarely stays up late, ….?
A. doesn’t she B. will she C. does she D. won’t she
9. “ Why didn’t you attend the concert?” – “ I would have gone if I… time”.
A. have had B. have C. would have D. had had
10. Seldom ………what I mean.
A. he understands B. he understood C. does he understand D. did he understand
11. It happened … we were asleep last Friday night.
A. During B. for C. While D. since
12. After the way he treated you , if I …you I wouldn’t return the call.
A. be B. am C . were D. was
13. They listened….while the examiner gave them the directios for part.
A. attentive B. attentiveness C. attentively D. attention
14. Jackson is an ……… person , I’d like to meet him.
A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. of interest
15. The man I saw at the bank ………….
A. who was my English teacher last year B. my English teacher last year
C. is my English teacher last year D. was my Egnlish teacher last year.
16. We’ll be there as soon as we ……….a babysitter for our son.
A. will find B. found C. find D. had found

17. “ Would you like a cigareete?” – “…………”
A. Yes, please. I don’t like smoking B. No, thanks. I don’t smoke.
C. Sorry, I like smoking D. I wouldn’t like it.
18. What’s the weather like today? - …………
A. It’s summer B. I don’t’ like it C. Hot , as usual D. Let’s go to the
beach
19. Try again. Don’t give …….hope.
A. out B. off C. up D. on
20. We are considering buying a house in Maryville, but we want to find out ………
A. what the taxes are B. the taxes what are C. what are the taxes D. the taxes are
21. Everyone looks much …………today than he did yesterday.
A. happy B. happily C. more happily D. happier
22. The ……………of a pair of birds leave the nest when they big enough to fly.
A. off springs B. parents C. ancestors d. mates
23. The students like that professor’s course because …………
A. there was few if any homework B. not a lot of homework
C. of there wasn’t a great amount of homework D. there was little or no homework.
24. He gave ………………
A. to the class a tough assignment B. the class a tough assingment
C. a tough assingment for the class D. an assingment very tough to the class
25. The more she worked, …………….
A. the less she achieved B. she achieved not enough C. she din’t
achieve enough D. she was achieving less
25. It was not until she arrived in class………….realised she had forgotten her book.
A. and she B. that she C. she D. that
26. When Henry arrived home after a hard day at work, his wife…………………
A. was sleeping B. slept C. has slept D. has been sleeping
27. He entered a university ……………
A. when he had 16 years B. When 16 years was his ageC. at the age of
16 D. at age 16 years old

28. Goerge did not do well at school because he ………………
A. studied bad B. was not good study C. was a badly student D. failed to study
properly
29. Ben would have studied medicine if he …….to a medical school.
A. could able to enter B. had been admitted C. was admitted D. were admitted
30. These factories were ugly buildings with high chimneys …………out black smoke.
A. poured B. to pour C. pour D. pouring
III. Find the mistakes:
31. The officially language is English but the main spoken languages are Ewe, Twi and Ga.
A B C D
32. My life as a freelance musician would be a real struggle with not my computers.
A B C D
33. I’d love to be able to go for a walk but there’s nowhere to escape to within easily walking
distance.
A B C D
34. His father and mother were both actors, and although neither of them pushed him inti the
profession, he chosen it. A B C
D
35. The diameter of the Sun is more than one hundred times greater than Earth.
A B C D
IV. Choose the setence :
36. “ You broke my pair of glasses” the woman said.
A. The woman blames me for breaking her pair of glasses
B. The woman blamed me for breaking her pair of glasses
C. The woman blames me for having broken her pair of glasses
D. The woman blamed me for having broken her pair of glasses
37. People hope that life will be better tomorrow.
A. It’s is hoped that life will be better tomorrow B. Life is hope to be better tomorrow
C. Tomorrow is hoped to be better D. People hope the future will be better
38. Paper / deliver/ door/ everyday.

A. Papers are delivered at the door everyday B. Papers is delivered at the door everyday
C. The papers are delivered to the door everyday D. Papers is delivered to the door everyday.
39. I don’t want to keep in touch with them any more.
A. Not at more I want to keep in touch with them B. Not any longer I want to keep in touch with
them
C. No longer do I want to keep in touch with them D. No longer I want to
keep in touch with them
40. If you are not interested in classical misic, you can change
A. If you are keen on jazz music, change it B. Unless you are keen on classical music,
you can change
C. If you are not in favour of jazz, change it D. Unless you are in favour of classical
music, you can change
V. Read:
Horace Pippin , as an African- American soldier during World War I, was wounded in his right
arm. He discovered, however, that by keeping his right wrist steady with his left hand, he could
paint and draw. Pippin was not trained, but his artistic sensitivity and intuitive feel for two-
dimentional disngand the arrangement of color and patterns made him one of the finest Primitive
artists America has produced.
Pippin did a series of paintings on the abolitionist John Brown and one on his war experiences ,
but he shied away from social issues for the most part and achieved his greatest success with scenes
of the people and places of hometown of West Chester, Pennsylvania. His Domino Players,
featuring four women gathered around a wooden table in a simple kitchen setting, is an excillent
example of his rural domestic scenes.
41. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about primitive art?
A. It is two- dimensional B. Colors and patterns
are important
C. Artists do not have to be trained for it D. It is used primarily for painting portraits.
42. Horace Pippin discovered he could paint and draw….
A. during World War I B. whenhe completed his artistic traning
C. when someone reminded him of his artistic sensitivity D. by holding his right

wrist steady with his left hand
43. It may be inferred from the passage that Pippin …………
A. had a simple unbringing B. was obsessed with the subject of abolition
C. was devastated by his war experiences D. wanted nothing to do with his past
44. The word “ arrangement” could be best replaced by which of the following:
A. purpose B. fixture C. composition D. blend
45. This passage would most likely be required reading in which course?
A. Anthropology B. Drama C. Sociology D. Art history
VI. Read and choose suitable words to complete the passage:
An American businessman was on a trip to Asia. He decided … ( 46)…a few days off and see
something of the countryside, so he hired a car.
At first everything …(47) perfectly, but suddenly the weather changed and he …(48) himself in
the middle of a tropical storm. Driving became impossible , so he pulled into a side of the road and
waited until the rain had stopped before …(49) …again.
A few miles further on, as he was …(50) gear, he felt something smooth mov across his wrist. He
( 51) down and saw a python slithering through a gap in the floor. He …(52)…the brakes ,
wanting to get out, but the snake was too quick for him. Within two seconds it had wrapped itself
(53) him squeezing the breath out of him.
The terrified businessman (54) to get hold of the snake’s head and tried to hit it against the
window. But the snake was strong and the man thought he was going to die.
Suddenly he heard the screech of tures and saw a lorry …(55) alongside. The driver jumped out
and shouted at him to let him go off the snake. Instantly the aother driver killed it with a knife. He
then explained that the snake must have got in when the car had been parked.
46. A. put B. go C. bring D. take
47. A. felt B. was C. went D. passed
48. A. saw B. found C. situated D. placed
49. A. driving off B. taking off C. pulling off D. making off
50. A, adapting B. changing C. altering D. accelerating
51. A. saw B. looked C. noliced D. watched
52. A. put off B. got on C. took off D. put on

53. A. over B. round C. on D. across
54. A. managed B. finished C. secceeded D. achieved
55. A. pull out B. bring up C. pull up D. end up
VII. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
56. A. tastelessness B. companion C. descendant D. opinion
57. A. independent B. generosity C. influential D. financial
58. A. enormous B. ornament C. discipline D. commerce
59. A. incapability B. correspondence C. environment D. facilitation
60. A. collection B. apparent C. incident D. exception
VIII. Read:
In the United States in the early 1800’s. individual state government had more effect on the
economy than did the federal government. States chartered manufacturing , banking, mining and
transportation firms and participated in the construction of various internal improvements such as
canals, turnpikes and railroads. The states encouraged internal improvements in two distict ways:
first, by actually establishing state companies to build such improvements; second, by providing
part of the capital for mixed public – private companies setting out to make a profit.
In the early nineteenth century , state governments also engaged in a surpiringly large amount of
direct regulatory activity, including extensive licensing and inspection programs. licensing targets
reflected both similarities in and differences between the economy of the 19
th
century and that of
today: in the 19
th
century , state regulation through licensing fell especially on peddlers , innkeepres
and retail merchants of various kinds. The perishable commodities of trade gernerally came under
state inspection and such important frontier staples as lumber and gunpowder were also subject to
state control. Finally, state governments experimented with direct labor and business regulation
desinged to help the individual laborer or consumer, including setting maximum limits on hours of
work and restrictions on price- fixing by businesses.
Although the states dominated economic activity during this period, the federal government was

not in active. Its goals were the facilitation of the western settlement and the development of native
industries. Toward these ends the federal government pursued several courses of action. It
established a national bank to stabilize banking activities in the country and, in part , to provide a
supply of relatively easy money to the frontier, where it was greatly needed for settlement. It
permitted access to public western lands on increasingly easy terms, culminating in the Homestead
Act of 1862, by which title to land could be claimed on the basis of re sidence alone. Finally, it set
up a system of tariffs that was basically protectionist in effect , although maneuvering for position
by various regional interests produced frequent changes in tariff rates throughout th 19
th
century.
61. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. States’ rights versus federal rights
B. The participation of state governments in railroad, canal, and turnpike construction.
C. The roles of state and federal governments in the economy of the 19th century.
D. Regulatory activity by state government.
62. The word “ effect” is closest in meaning to :
A. value B. argument C. influence D. restraint
63. All of the following are mentioned in the passage as areas that involved state government in the
19
th
century except:
A. mining B. banking C. manufacturing D. higher education
64. The word “ distinct” is closest in meaning to :
A. separate B. a innovative C. alarming D. provocative
65. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that in the 19
th
century canals and railroads were…
A. built with money that came from the federal government.
B. much more expensive to build than they had been previously
C. built predominantly in the western part of the country

D. sometimes built in part by state companies.
66. The regulatory activities of state governments included all of the following except:
A. licensinf of retail merchants B. inspecting materials used in turnpike
maintenance
C. imposing limits on price- fixing D. control of lumber
67. The word “ setting” is closest in meaning to :
A. discussing B. analysing C. establishing D. avoiding
68. The word “ ends” is closest in meaning to :
A. benefits B. decisions C. services D. goals
IX. Choose the sentences:
69I learn a lot but I cannot remember anything.
A. I learn more and remember more. B. The less I learn, the more I remember.
C. The more I learn, the less I remember. D. I remember not only what I have learnt.
70I haven’t gone to the cinema for ten years.
A. It’s ten years I haven’t gone to the cinema B. It was ten years ago I went to the cinema
C. The last time I went to the cinema was ten years D. I last went to
the cinema ten years ago
71Mary said, “I am sure that you broke my vase, Jim”.
A. Mary said she knew that Jim broke her vase B. Mary accused Jim of having broken her
vase
C. Mary asked Jim of having broken her vase D. Mary told Jim to break the vase
72The roads were slippery because it snowed heavily.
A. It snowed too heavily to make the roads slippery.
B. The heavy snow prevented the roads from being slippery.
C. Thanks to the slip of the roads, it snowed heavily.
D. The heavy snow made the roads slippery.
73He could escape from hurt because he was wearing protective clothes.
A. His protective clothes made him hurt.
B. Thanks to his protective clothes, he could escape from hurt.
C. Due to his protective clothes, he was hurt.

D. His being hurt made his unable to wear protective clothes.
74. We didn’t go on holiday last year because we didn’t have enough money.
a. If we hadn’t had enough money, we wouldn’t have gone on holiday last year.
b. If we had had enough money, we would have gone on holiday last year.
c. If we hadn’t had enough money, we would have gone on holiday last year.
d. Unless we had enough money, we would go on holiday last year.
75. People protesting against pollution are marching to London.
a. People who protest against pollution are marching to London.
b. People who protests against pollution are marching to London.
c. People who protesting against pollution are marching to London.
d. People protest against pollution are marching to London.
76. Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
a. Despite being intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
b. In spite of intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
c. In spite he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
d. Although his intelligence, he does well at school.
77.People have discovered a new source of energy.
a. A new source of energy have been discovered by people. b. A new source of energy have discovered.

c. A new source of energy has been discovered. d. A new source of energy have been discovered.
78. Jill drives more carefully than Rose.
a. Rose drives less carefully than Jill. b. Rose drives carelessly than Rose.
c. Jill is a more careful driver than Rose. d. Jill is more carefully driver than Rose.
79. “Well done, Jerry, you’ve passed the driving test!”
A. I congratulated Jerry on passing her driving test B. I told that Jerry had passed her driving
test
C. I told Jerry that she had done well in her driving testD. I congratulated Jerry for passing her
driving test
80. Housewives do not have to spend a lot of time doing housework any more.
A. Housework will never be done by housewives any more.

B. Housewives have to spend more and more time to do housework.
C. Never have housewives spent as much time doing housework as they do now.
D. No longer do housewives have to spend a lot of time doing housework.