TEST 9

I. PHONETICS
(1-3). Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. a. round b. wound c. mountain d. cloudy
2. a. honest b. honour c. heir d. homeless
3. a. natural b. family c. dangerous d. bank
(4-5). Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
4. a. exchange b. pagoda c. economic d. minority
5. a. alien b. creature c. charity d. deposit
II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
(6-20). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
6. Vehicles account __________ air pollution in the city.
a. with b. about c. for d. of
7. I’m sorry; I wasn’t paying close attention __________ what you said.
a. on b. at c. in d. to
8. __________ the TV. There is nothing interesting on.
a. Turn on b. Turn off c. Turn down d. Turn up
9. We came in quietly __________ not to wake the children.
a. as if b. so as c. so that d. in case
10. __________ he said nothing he seemed to be very upset about it.
a. Despite b. Because c. Although d. Even if
11. Peter cannot go to see the exhibition because he __________ his ticket.
a. lost b. has lost c. will lose d. has been lost
12. Do you like playing basketball or volleyball? ~ __________. I prefer football.
a. Both b. Either c. None d. Neither
13.1 was __________ the Net looking for information on Indian music.
a. surfing b. chatting c. communicating d. spending
14. __________ it is! I hate such terrible weather.
a. What cold b. How cold c. How a cold d. What a cold
15. Do you know the girl __________ Tom is talking?
a. who b. whom c. to who d. to whom
16. Old people must __________ politely.
a. speak b. speak to c. be spoken d. be spoken to
17. The question was __________ that nobody could answer it.
 a. too difficult b. so difficult c. such difficult d. very difficult
18. You had a very good time at the party last night,__________?
a. hadn’t you b. had you c. don’t you d. didn’t you
19. I’ve just bought a __________.
a. small wooden coffee table b. small coffee wooden table
c. coffee wooden small table d. wooden small coffee table
20. ‘Let me congratulate you on winning the first prize.’ ‘__________.’
a. You’re welcome b. Never mind
c. That’s very kind of you d. It’s my pleasure
(21-25). Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
21. The teacher advised students read all the questions carefully before doing them.
A. advised B. read C. carefully D. doing them
22. If you work hard, you would be successful in anything that you do.
A. hard B. would C. in D. that
23. They asked me what did happen last night, but I didn’t tell them.
A. asked B. what did happen C. but D. didn’t tell
24. We mustn’t leave so soon because the show doesn’t start till eight.
A. mustn’t B. so soon C. because D. doesn’t start
25. There are television subtitles for the deafs and hard of hearing.
A. There are B. subtitles C. the deafs D. hard of
(26-30]. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
26. The house is large but it is in need of __________. (modern)
27. I’d like to help you but ___________ there’s nothing I can do. (fortunate)
28. She would have to get her mother’s ___________ to take the trip. (permit)
29. We depend on ___________ contributions to support our programs. (volunteer)
30. I don’t believe what he has just said. It is very ___________. (reason)
III. READING
(31-38). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Good communication is the key (31) ___________ being successful and satisfied in many situations:
work, personal, social. At work, communication skills are most commonly shown in your (32) ___________ to
use and understand language, whether spoken or on (33) ___________. You need a good command of language
to (34) ___________ your ideas, opinions, and feelings across clearly. Listening carefully is (35) ___________
important communication skill, as is the ability and confidence to (36) ___________ questions when you need
to understand something or get (37) ___________ from someone. Competence in a language except your
mother (38) ___________ also counts as a communication skill.
 31. a. for b. to c. with d. of
32. a. pleasure b. knowledge c. fluency d. ability
33. a. paper b. writing c. talking d. letter
34. a. come b. take c. get d. have
35. a. a b. an c. the d. any
36. a. ask b. answer c. do d. find
37. a. explanation b. complaint c. knowledge d. information
38. a. country b. nature c. figure d. tongue
(39-43). Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer a, b, c or d.
In order to stay healthy it is important to have a balanced diet. We should eat enough three main groups of
food. These groups are protein, carbohydrate, and fat.
Proteins are very important for building our body. They help us to build new cells as old ones die. Meat
and milk products are major sources of protein. We can also get protein from fish, eggs and beans.
Carbohydrate and fat are important to enable us to store energy. Carbohydrates are found in sugar and in
cereals. Fat can be found in vegetable oil, in butter and in nuts.
Our body also needs minerals, such as iron and calcium, and vitamins. Fish, vegetables and milk contain
most of the minerals we need. Vitamins are found in fresh vegetables and fruit.
39. According to the passage, a balanced diet ___________.
a. is needed for good health b. contains lot of fruit and vegetables
c. is rich in minerals and vitamins d. is high in protein
40. Proteins ___________.
a. can only be found in meat b. help our body build new cells
c. produce meat and milk d. can be gotten from rice
41. We can get fat from ___________.
a. cereals b. sugar c. butter d. vegetables
42. Carbohydrates ___________.
a. allow the body to store energy
b. are not found in rice and cornmeal
c. supply a lot of protein
d. are the most important of three groups of food.
43. Which of the following is not true?
a. It’s important to eat a balanced died.
b. Fish contain both protein and mineral.
c. Iron and calcium are also essential for good health.
d. Vitamins are not necessary for our body.
IV. WRITING
(44-46). Choose the best sentence (a, b, c or d) made from the given cues.
44. My father/ tired/ live/ city/ want/ quiet village//
a. My father is tired of living in the city, so he wants to live in a quiet village.
b. My father is tired to live in the city and wants to live in a quiet village.
c. My father is tired from living in the city and wants to live in a quiet village.
d. My father is tired of living in the city and wanting to live in a quiet village.
45. I/ have/ air conditioner/ fix/ tomorrow
a. I have an air conditioner fixed tomorrow.
b. I will have an air conditioner fixing tomorrow.
c. I will have an air conditioner fixed tomorrow.
d. I will have someone to fix my air conditioner tomorrow.
46. We/ rather/ watch football/ TV/ play/ it//
a. We’d rather watching football on TV than playing it.
b. We’d rather to watch football on TV than play it.
c. We’d rather watch football on TV more than play it.
d. We’d rather watch football on TV than play it.
(47-50). Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.
47. The children are very pleased to be going away on summer holiday.
The children are looking _______________________________________________________________
48. If you work harder, you will pass the coming exam.
Unless _____________________________________________________________________________
49. My grandfather was born in this small village.
This is _____________________________________________________________________________
50. I started to learn English four years ago.
I have ______________________________________________________________________________