ENGLISH TEST 1 (80 mins) potx

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ENGLISH TEST 1 (80 mins)

1. PHONETICS

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

1. A afterwards

2. A bear

3. A find

4. A took

5. A breath

6. A turn

7. A massage

8. A chemist

9. A chair

10. A though

B. advise

B. beard

B. bite

B. book

B. breathe

B. burn

B. carriage

B. champagne

B. cheap

B. comb

C. agree

C. pear

C. since

C. shoe

C. thank

C. curtain

C. voyage

C. chaos

C. chorus

C. only

D. allow

D. tear

D. drive

D. would

D. threat

D. bury

D. dosage

D. chiropodist

D. child

D. gone

II. VOCABULARY

1. Choose the best answer.

11. Are there enough apples for us to have one ____ ?

A. every B. each C self D individually

12. The room was _____ of strangers,

A full B complete C crowded D filled

13. They left the room .......... they had finished their exam.

A while B once C before D although

14. All the boys are good at cooking, but _____ is as good as the girls.

A either B neither C every D none

15. They had lunch together in the school _____ .

A cafe B restaurant. C canteen D. bar

16. Can you deliver this letter _____ hand?

A by B with C in D to

17. This is Mr White, _____ invention has helped hundreds of deaf people.

A whose B which C that D whom

18. We must ____ our pounds for dollars before going to New York.

A change B convert C turn D exchange

19. It was clear that the young couple were _____ of taking charge of the restaurant.

A able B reliable C capable D responsible

20. Who is the ____ of this company?

A top B head C leader D minister

2. Read the passage and choose the best answer.

The most famous diary in English was written by Samuel Pepys. It gives a detailed and interesting (21)

....... of everyday life in England (22) ……… 1660 and 1669. Pepys writes about important news stories

of the time, like disease, an enemy navy (23)….. up the river Thames, and the Great Fire of London. He

also writes about himself, even about his (24) ...... he often slept during church or (25) .... at the other

people. He describes his home life a (26)……. with his wife and how they became friends again, his

worry about her illness. As well as books, he liked music, the theatre, card (27) ........... and parties with

good food and (28)...... of fun.

Pepys was a busy man who had many important (29) ………. he was a Member of Parliament and

President of the Royal Society. He is (30) …… for his work for the British Navy.

21. A description

22. A between

23. A driving

24. A accidents

B letter

B from

B flying

B plans

C notice

C through

C running

C tastes

D story

D to

D sailing

D faults