ENGLISH TEST 4 (80 mins) potx

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ENGLISH TEST 4 (80 mins)

I.PHONETICS

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

group.

A half

A there

A fan

A prefer

A month

A wine

A chancellor

A cell

A poor

A though

B all

B appear

B bad

B better

B boss

B kite

B character

B centre

B moor

B enough

C bath

C wear

C catch

C worker

C shop

C live

C challenger

C city

C door

C cough

D start

D prepare

D wash

D teacher

D got

D fine

D chapter

D cube

D boor

D rough

II. VOCABULARY

Choose the best answer.

11. She loves London........ .. in the spring.

A mostly B specially C most D especially

12. The station is too ....... away for us to walk

A long B far C way D distant

13. Mary searched all over the house ....... could not find the key.

A but B although C however D because

14. ....... Tom nor his brother helps in the housework.

A Not B Both C Either D Neither

15 The football team won partly because they had been well trained by their

A teacher B director C instructor D coach

16. Everyone ....... Tom was invited to the party.

A as B from C but D for

17. For............ reason is this meeting being held?

A what B why C how D that

18. I will..... you this book if you promise to return it next week.

A offer B lend C borrow D allow

19. I'd be very ........ to go to Japan one day

A fond B enjoyable C interested D hopeful

20. Many scientists are sure there is ..... on other planets

A life B existence C people D creature

2. Read the passage and choose the best answer.

Three people jumped (21).... a car on a busy Oxford road after a fire started under the bonnet this morning.

They were just able to rescue their possessions before the car burst into (22) .......... . Mr Peter Coltins, 25,

of Wey Road, Berinsfield, was (23)..... his car home (24)...... work with two friends when he noticed

smoke coming into the car,

Peter stopped, (25) …… was unable to open the bonnet. He poured a bottle of water over the radiator

where the smoke was coming from, but could not put out the flames. He then (26) …... to get fire

extinguishers from a nearby (27).......... but (28)….. also failed to have any effect, (29)…….. he telephoned

for a (30)…., but by the time it arrived, the car was totally burnt out.

21. A into B on C out of D over

22. A flames B petrol C smoke D sparks

23. A getting B going C driving D riding

24. A to B from C at D in