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TEST 1

Part 1: Phonetics:
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group
1.

A. Tolerant

B. Horrible

C. Occupied

D. Reasonable

2.

A. Resource

B. Preserve

C. Conserve

D. Position

3.

A. Odour

B. Honour

C. Pour

D. Vapour

4.

A. Paint

B. Reclaim

C. Drainage

D. Certain

5.

A. Lemon

B. Son

C. Bacon

D. Iron

Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group
6.

A. Eardrum

B. Abound

C. Decree

D. Account

7.

A. Anchor

B. Disposal

C. Adverb

D. Welfare

8.

A. Solidity

B. Supervisor

C. Perversity

D. Impudence

9.

A. Birthmark

B. Anthem

C. Guidance

D. Immense

10.

A. Applicant

B. Sulphuric

C. Odourless

D. Logical

C. few

D. many

Part 2: Vocabulary - grammar and structures
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D
11.

He made too ... mistakes in his writing.
A. little

12.

She hadn’t written to me ... we met last time.
A. before

13.

D. for

B. too

C. enough

D. so

B. to

C. for

D. with

C. such

D. too

This question is ... difficult for me.
A. enough

16.

C. ago

He is bored ... doing the same thing every day.
A. of

15.

B. since

I worked ... hard that I felt very tired.
A. such

14.

B. much

B. to

Vehicles also account ... air pollution in the city.


A. on
17.

B. to

C. interest

D. exciting

B. heavy

C. strong

D. big

B. am wearing

C. wear

D. wears

B. are being

C. have been

D. are

B. The all

C. All

D. Every

C. pollute

D. to pollute

We avoid ... our environment.
A. polluted

25.

B. interesting

... books on this shelf were written by Charles Dickens.
A. All the

24.

D. disappointing

Preserving natural resources ... of great importance.
A. is

23.

C. disappoint

I usually wear skirts but today I ... trousers.
A. wearing

22.

B. disappointment

There is always ... traffic in the city centre in the rush-hour.
A. full

21.

D. has been working

I am very ... in the news.
A. interested

20.

C. worked

They ere ... when they read the result.
A. disappointed

19.

D. for

He said he ... for five hours.
A. has been working B. has worked

18.

C. with

B. polluting

The factory has a ... to choose young, qualified people for the job.
A. trend

B. preference

C. privilege

D. tendency

Which sentence expresses the same idea as the given one?
26.

Peter was too ill to get up.

A. Peter was so ill that he couldn't get up
B. Peter was very ill for getting up
C. Peter was not strong enough for getting up
D. Peter was not very well to get up
27.

28.

It has been a long time since they met.
A. They haven’t met since a long time

B. They haven’t met for a long time

C. They didn't meet for a long time

D. They didn’t meet a long time ago

This flat is too small for my family.


A. This flat is not big enough for my family
B. This flat is not rather big for my family
C. This flat is not enough big for my family
D. This flat is not very big for my family
29.

30.

"Where are you going?" he asked her.
A. He asked her where she is going

B. He asked her where you were going

C. He asked her where was she going

D. He asked her where she was going

Getting a good job doesn't interest him.
A. He isn’t good at getting a good job

B. He isn't interested in getting a good job

C. He is good at getting a good job

D. He is only interested in getting a good job

Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting
31.

Every year Bob and Alice (A) spend a few (B) day (C) at the same hotel (D) by the sea.

32. (A) Because of the light, the town seemed (B) differently from the way I (C) had (D)
remembered it.
33. James (A) which has (B) just received a promotion is the (C) best worker (D) of our
Company.

34. The boy (A) whom I spoke (B) to on the phone last night (C) is very interested (D) on
Mathematics.
35.

Our teacher (A) told us that we (B) had done our (C) homeworks very (D) carefully.

Part 3: Reading
Read the passages below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D.
Every year students from many countries learn English. Some of these students are
young children. Others are teenagers, many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by
themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the
office or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must
work hard to learn another language.
Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question.
Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study
their own language and mathematics and English. In England or America, or Australia many
boys and girls study their own language, which is English, and Mathematics, and another
language, perhaps French, or German, or Spanish.


Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn
English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at college or
university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in
English.
36.

According to the writer.
A. English is popular in much of the world B. Only adults learn English.
C. English is useful only to teenagers.

37.

38.

39.

40.

D. No children like learning English

Many people learn English by....
A. taking with the film stars

B. hearing the language in the office

C. watch video only

D. working hard on their lessons.

Many boys and girls learn English because....
A. they have to study their own language

B. their parents make them

C. English can give them a job

D. It is included in their courses

Many adults learn English because....
A. Most of their books are in English

B. It helps them in their work

C. Their work is useful

D. They want to go abroad

In America or in Australia, many schoolchildren study....
A. Their own language and no foreign language
B. English and mathematics only.
C. Such foreign languages as French, German and Spanish
D. English as a foreign language

There s now increasing concern about the world's energy resources, particularly about
those involving fossil ... (41) .... In less than a hundred years we shall probably ... (42) ... all
the present ... (43) ... of oil and gas. The world's coal ... (44) ... should last longer but, once
used, these cannot be ... (45) ....
It is important, therefore, that we should develop such ... (46) ... sources of energy as
solar energy and nuclear energy as well as water and wind ... (47) ... (classed as ... (48) ...
energy). Until these energy ... (49) ... are widely used, it is important for the developed
countries to reduce energy ... (50) ... as much as possible
41.

A. fuels

B. powers

C. forms

D. energies

42.

A. end

B. complete

C. total

D. exhaust

43.

A. findings

B. productions

C. amounts

D. sources

44.

A. reserves

B. stores

C. mines

D. contents

45.

A. updated

B. repeated

C. renewed

D. produced

46.

A. traditional

B. alternative

C. surprising

D. revolutionary

47.

A. force

B. strength

C. power

D. motion

48.

A. repeatable

B. continual

C. renewable

D. continuous

49.

A. goods

B. supplies

C. provisions

D. materials

50.

A. exhaustion

B. destruction

C. waste

D. consumption

Keys

1. D

2. C

3. C

4. D

5. B

6. A

7. B

8. B

9. D

10. B

11. D 12. B 13. D 14. D 15. D 16. D 17. D 18. A 19. A 20. B
21. D 22. A 23. A 24. B 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. B
31. B 32. B 33. A 34. D 35. C 36. A 37. D 38. D 39. B 40. C
41. A 42. D 43. D 44. A 45. C 46. B 47. C 48. C 49. B 50. D