Test No 1 for gifted students

Fulname :................................................... Test No 1 09/11/09
Part A : Phonetics ( 1. 0 pts )
I. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words:
1. A. party B. address C. country D. freedom
2. A. democracy B. committee C. industrial D. attention
3. A. family B. acceptable C. compliment D. September
4. A. sociable B. decisive C. expression D. dependent
5. A. vacation B. attentive C. formally D. encourage
Part B : Vocabulary and Grammar ( 7.o pts )
I. Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence.(3.0 pts)
1. He laughed ________ when he was watching “ Tom and Jerry” on TV.
A. happy B. happily C. happiness D. unhappy
2. Vietnam is a country _________ exports a lot of rice.
A. who B. what C. where D. which
3. Were you _________ of the regulation against smoking in this area ?
A. aware B. capable C. involved D. interested
4. __________ pollution control measures are expensive, many countries hesitate to adopt them.
A. Although B. However C. Because D. On account of
5. __________ call the police.
A. Either you leave at once or I C. Leave at once or I’ll
B. You either leave at once or I will D. Or you leave at once , or I will
6. If someone ________me that he never paid his debts, I _________ him the money.
A. told / wouldn’t lend B. had told / wouldn’t have lent C. tells/ won’t lend D. had told/ wouldn’t lend
7. She had to hand in her notice _________ advance when she decided to leave the job.
A. in B. from C. with D. to
8. When are you going to get the roof __________ ? It leaks quite badly.
A. repair B. to repair C. repairing D. repaired
9. Police _________ illegal drugs in a secret hiding place in the star’s home.
A. reported to have found B. are reported having found
C. are reported to have found D. are reported they have found
10. So many _________ people applied for the position that we won’t be able to make a decision for several weeks.

A. well-qualified B. well-behaved C. well-known D. well-managed
11. In 1995 the political philosopher Hannah Arendt became the first woman ____ a full professor at Princeton University.
A. to appoint B. was appointed C. to be appointed D. who be appointed as
12. Next year is my parents’ 50
th
anniversary. They __________ for 50 years.
A. will be married B. will being married C. will have been married D. will have married
13. ________ allows some students from less affluent families to attend college.
A. Education B. Scholarship C. Method D. Knowledge
14. After you graduate _________ the university, you still have to go ________ studying.
A. from / with B. at / on C. from / on D. off / over
15. Send a full CV with your job _________.
A. applicant B. application C. apply D. applicable
II. Choose the word or phrase with the same meaning as the underlined part. (1.0 pts)
1. After the alien spacecraft hovered over the park for a short while, it vanished.
A. landed B. disappeared C. attacked D. rose
2. I think the story he told us is completely incredible.
A. insufficient B. unimportant C. unbelievable D. incomparable
3. This ring is made of plastic so it’s not valuable.
A. priceless B. worthless C. invaluable D. worthy
4. She’d like to ask for further information.
A. certain B. emphatic C. necessary D. additional
5. It was very difficult to understand what he was saying about the noise of the traffic.
A. make out B. find out D. pick up D. turn out
III. Give the correct form of the words in capitals in the same line. Write your answers on the numbered blanks. (3.0 pts )
There can be very few people who have not read about the (0)_______________of the 0. destroy
rainforest, and (1)_________________ still would say that nothing should be done . 1. few
However, the idea that this could be achieved by (2)_______________developing countries 2. pressurize
is a highly dubious proposition. It’s often suggested that the (3)________________ countries 3. industrial
destruction

of the world have worked hard to limit population. To a certain (4) ______________ extent, 4. limit
there’s some (5)_______________in this, and measures have been taken to stop the increase 5. true
in CFCs and other ozone(6)_________________gases: some cars are fitted with catalytic 6. destroy
converters, (7)_________________ is commonplace and lead-free petrol is widely 7. recycle
(8) ______________. However, the implication that we in the West are doing something 8. avail
to combat(9)_______________ whereas the developing world is not an over simplification . 9. pollute
We are continuing to pour billions of tons of (10) _________ __into the atmosphere every year. 10. pollute
Part C : Reading ( 7. 0 pts)
I. Read the text and decide which answer best fits each space . (3.0pts)
Many English people worry that the education system fails to make sure that all children reach minimum standards of
(1) ________(= reading and writing ) and numeracy (= number skills) , and there are often demands for more (2)____________ to be
paid to the three R’s reading ( reading, writing and arithmetic ). Standards at individual schools are watched (3) ____________ by
parents and government. School are visited regularly by OFSTED inspectors and schools (4)____________ pupils are not making
adequate progress or in which discipline is poor risk being closed (5)_____________ . School performance tables are (6)____________
annually to show how well students in individual schools have done in tests and exams. These “league table’s (7) _____________
parents to compare one school with another, but many people feel that it is unfair to base a comparison one school on exam results
alone.
Educational (8)_____________ are often said to be falling. This usually happens after GCSE and A level results are announced : If there
are a lot of students with high (9) ________________ people say that the exams are too easy. Others think that standards are rising and
that it is now (10) ______________ harder to achieve good grades.
1. A. morality B. professional C. literacy D. living
2. A. attraction B. attention C. achievement D. education
3. A. closely B. hardly C. silently D. generally
4. A. their B. which C. whose D. those
5. A. down B. up C. by D. in
6. A. organized B. compiled C. revealed D. published
7. A. require B. enable C. offer D. force
8. A. schemes B. services C. standards D. stages
9. A. grades B. levels C. fees D. notes
10. A. so B. very C. quite D. much

II. Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-H for each part (1-6) of the article. There is one extra heading which you do
not need to use. (1.5 pts)
Now we re getting the message’
Text messaging and email are changing the way people relate to each others. Sara Gaines reports.
A. The only problem
B. Making it personal
C. Future possibilities
D. No need to think ahead
E. Maintaining friendships over the years
F. A more serious purpose
G. Confidence to make the first move
H. An unexpected benefit

0. H
When computers first started to be used on a wide scale, some people predicted that we would spend so long staring at computer
screens that we would end up forgetting how to talk to one another. But in fact, the rapid expansion of electronic communication in the
21
th
century has had the opposite effect. Rather than retreating into themselves, people are using new technology, in particular email
and text messaging, to find more and more ways to expand their networks of friends.
1.

Alice Thompson, 23, is known as the Text Queen to her friends because she sends so many messages. “My friends and I take our phones
out with us and send messages to other friends saying, “ We’re in this club and it’s really good. Come and meet us,” she said. “It means
we don’t have to spend ages planning a night out. You can send the same message to everyone.”
2.

Alice has found that text messaging has other advantages, too. “If there is a guy I like, I find it easier to send text messages initially
rather than phone him up,” she said. “ Because we’re not face to face, I don’t feel nervous. There is one guy, a friend of a friend, who I
don’t know well, but we’re started to text message each other and that’s how we communicate. I would never have phoned him up but

this way it feels OK.”
3.

Text messaging and email also help Alice keep in touch with old schoolmate she would probably have lost contact with otherwise. She
finds it much easier to send a message saying “Hi, thinking of you,” rather than having to write a long letter.
4.

It seems these forms of communication have filled a gap offering something that face-to-face conversation does not. Professor Pam
Brings , a psychologist at the University of Northumbria, believes they have become popular because they offer people a chance to
present themselves in the way that they want to. “ People seem to really enjoy sending text messages and emails,” she says. “ They can
take their time planning their message, and they can be a bit more playful, adding jokes and little bits of video clips and so on. They
prefer it to the one-to-one communication of speaking on the phone to each other – maybe also because this way they can choose
when they want to respond to someone.”
5.

The fact that text messages are so quick and easy is a big part of the attraction. Many people also find text messaging more informal
than making a phone call or writing a letter, and therefore simpler to use. Annabelle Rose, who teaches at a London sixth form college,
uses email and text messaging to keep in touch with her students. They often email or text her with questions about their work. “ They
don’t find it so difficult to keep in touch that way, whereas they might feel that a phone call is more of an interruption,” she said. “ I
have always given my number out to students and told them to call me if they have any problems. But no one ever did before text
messaging really started taking off .”
6.

So is it all good ? Annabelle has identified one negative result of text messaging. “ The popularity of this way of writing among my
students can cause a few difficulties as they have started using these abbreviations in their normal writing, like writing “ tomoro” for
“tomorrow,” she said. “But they are never rude. If I text them back answering their queries, they always send another message saying
“Thx, even though it’s not really necessary.”
III. Read the passage and choose the best answer . ( 2.5pts )
After two decades of growing student enrollments and economic prosperity, business schools in the United States have started to
face harder times. Only Harvard’s MBA School has shown a substantial increase in enrollments . Since 1990, the number of people

receiving Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degrees has dropped about 3 percents to 75,000, and the trend of lower-
enrollment rates is expected to continue.
There are two factors causing this decrease in students seeking an MBA degree. The first one is that many graduates of four-year
colleges are finding that an MBA degree does not guarantee a plush job on Wall Street or in other financial districts of major American
Cities. Many of the entry-level management jobs as well as those holding MBA degrees. Students have asked the question “ Is an MBA
degree really what I need to be best prepared for getting a good job?” The second major factor has been the cutting of American
payrolls and the lower number of entry-level jobs being offered. Business needs are changing , and MBA schools are struggling to meet
the new demands.
1. What is the main focus of this passage ?
A. Jobs on Wall Street C. Changes in enrollment for MBA schools
B. Types of graduate degrees D. How schools are changing to reflect the economy
2. The phrase “ two decades” in the first paragraph refers to a period of .............
A. 10 years B. 20 years C. 50 years D. 100 years
3. The word “prosperity” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by which of the following ?
A. success B. surplus C. nurturing D. education
4. Which of the following business schools has NOT shown a decrease in enrollment ?
A. Princeton B. Harvard C. Stanford D. Yale
5. The phrase “ trend of” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to which of the following ?
A. reluctance of B. drawback to C. movement toward D. extraction from
6. As used in the second paragraph , the word “seeking” could best be replaced by which of the following ?
A. examining B. avoiding C. seizing D. pursuing
7. Which of the following descriptions most likely applies to Wall Street ?
A. A center for international affairs C. A major financial center
B. A shopping district D. A neighborhood in New York
8. According to the passage, what are two causes of declining business school enrollments?
A. Lack of necessity for an MBA and an economic recession C. Low salary and foreign competition
B. Fewer MBA schools and fewer entry-level jobs D. Declining population and economic prosperity
9. The first paragraph is mainly concerned with which of the following ?
A. Factors contributing to the decline in MBA students C. A current trend affecting the nation’s business schools
B. The difference between Harvard , Princeton, and Standford D. Two decades of hard times for business schools

10. As used in the second paragraph the word “ struggling” is closest in meaning to ..............
A. evolving B. plunging C. starting D. striving
Part D : writing ( 5.0 pts)
I. Complete each of the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first.(2. 0 pts)
1. I’d prefer you to sign the contract without any further delay.-> I’d rather ....................................................................................
2. Lola said she was sorry she had not attended the meeting.
-> Lola apologized for ...........................................................................................................................................................................
3. The waitress will bring your drinks in a moment.-> Your drinks ........................................................................................................
4. There is no better teacher in this school than Miss Jones.
-> Miss Jones is .....................................................................................................................................................................................
5. No one has challenged his authority before. -> This is the first time ...............................................................................................
6. Diamonds are said to be the most expensive jewelry. -> It is............................................................................................................
7. Everyone expects that Manchester United will win the Champion League.
-> Manchester United ...........................................................................................................................................................................
8. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money.
-> The bank manager ...............................................................................................................................................................................
II. Complete each of the second sentence using the given word . DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. (3. 0 pts)
1. The trains couldn’t run because of the snow. (prevented )
-> .............................................................................................................................................................................................................
2. I didn’t arrive in time to see him . (enough )
-> ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................
3. We had a local firm paint our house last week. ( painted )
-> .............................................................................................................................................................................................................
4. Don’t let him treat you like that again. ( yourself )
-> .............................................................................................................................................................................................................
5. They say Liza won the Nobel Prize. ( said ) -> .....................................................................................................................................
6. My father does not intend to stop smoking. ( intention )
-> .............................................................................................................................................................................................................
7. I haven’t seen the man here before. ( first )-> ..................................................................................................................................
8. “ Are you leaving for New York tomorrow?” he said to me. ( leaving )

-> ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................
9. “ I’ll give the money back tomorrow,” said Phillip. ( promised )
-> ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................
10. Although Judy was severely disabled she participated in many sports. ( despite)
-> .................................................................................................................................................................................................................
I. Find the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the other :
1. A. gain B. stage C. imagine D. generation
2. A. kiss B. knit C. family D. ring
3. A. forget B. college C. horrible D. promise
4. A. baths B. clothes C. enjoys D. solutions
5. A. chorus B. charity C. chemistry D. scholar
IV. In most lines of this text there is one unnecessary word. It is either grammartically wrong or does not make sense. Write the
unnecessary words on the spaces . Tick(√) any lines that are correct. (1.0pts)
0. ..........the
2
........... In the United Kingdom women see their doctor on the average five times
01. ......................... a year, compared with a men who visit their doctor about three times a year.
02. ........................ Two out of three women leave from their GP’s surgery clutching a prescription.
03. ....................... Yet women have been taking tablets without knowing that what effect they
04 ........................ may have on their bodies, because of a scientific anomaly the most drugs are
05. ....................... tested on the men. In addition, there are well-known examples of the way drugs
06. ........................ and other substances work differently in women. The different balance of fat and
07. ....................... muscle in men’s and women’s bodies affects to the speed with which alcohol is
08. ........................ absorbed and broken down, for example. It is being predicted that natural remedies
09. ........................ will continue to gain in the popularity as women, in particular, become more
10. ........................ aware of the possible side-effects of the powerful drugs currently being prescribed.
When we got there, the tickets ___________ out.
A. had sold B. were selling C. were sold D. had been sold