ENGLISH TEST TIME ALLOWED: 90 MINUTES doc

ENGLISH TEST

TIME ALLOWED: 90 MINUTES

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I. Pronunciation

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from those of the

other words in each sentence.

1. A. peach B. Heaven C. Tease D. Feasible

2. A. Mountain B. Country C. Wounded D. counted

3. A. Crowed B. Vowel C. Towed D. Towel

4. A. Maintain B. Sustain C. Mermaid D. Certain

5. A. Friend B. Yield C. Field D. Series

Choose the word that differs from the other words in the position of the main stress in each

of the following questions.

6. A. Minority B. Independent C. Celebration D. Optimistic

7. A. Certificate B. Application C. Inhabitant D. Compulsory

8. A. Reform B. Unite C. Legal D. Invite

9. A. Penalty B. Tsunami C. Opponent D. Spectator

10.A. Inequality B. Physiognomy C. Manufacturing D. Qualification

II. Vocabulary and grammar

11. “ I’d rather you………...home now.”

a. going b. go c. gone d. went

12. “ Would you like to join our volunteer group this summer?”

a. Do you think I would? b. I wouldn’t. Thank you

c. Yes., you’re a good friendd. Yes, I’d love to

13. Increasing……….of fruit in the diet may help to reduce the risk of heart disease.

a. the amount b. an amount c. the number d. a number

14. If you are not Japanese, so what…………are you?

a. nationalized b. nation c. nationality d. national

15. Owen’s second goal was…….because he was off-side

a. banned b. disqualified c. disallowed d. outlawed

16. Henry arrived…………..station at 9.

a. at the b. to c. on the d. in the

17. The music increases in…….towards the end of the movement.

a. tempo b. time c. rhythm d. beat

18. The younger sons consider themselves to have been robbed……… their rightful

inheritance.

a. by b. with c. around d. of

19. The mayor expressed strong………as to the necessity for the new ring road.

a. scruples b. reservations c. hesitation d. proviso.

20. They wanted to know if our kitchen ………the required standards of hygiene.

a. fulfilled b. met c. reached d. gained

21. If you want a half-way decent standard of living, there’s no escape from the………..

a. rat-race b. brat-pack c. jet-set d. race

22. I wish you would be absolutely ……….with me.

a. bent b. crooked c. straight d. nice

23. I wouldn’t marry him- not in a ………….years.

a. Hundred b. million c. billion d.

24. The estate agent assured us that we could ………the house at any time.

a. look over b. overlook c. oversea d. see through.

25. I am in a ……….as to how to use this CD Rom.