T es t 1 6 I. Pronunciation: 1. a. pardon b. hard c. parent d. park  c 2. a. stage b. manage c. village d. baggage  a 3. a. good b. roof c. foot d. flood  d 4. a. looked b. missed c. stopped d. dreamed  d 5. a. cast b. tasteful c. task d. fast  b 6. a. invitation b. blind c. decide d. provide  a 7. a. acrobat b. lane c. animal d. thanks  b II. Find the mistake: 8. John and Lan have different cultures; that was why they often have different ways of living. a. have b. cultures c. that was why d. have > c 9. You have to study hardly to keep pace with your classmates. a. have to b. study c. hardly d. to keep pace with > c 10. After you graduate from the university, you still have to go on study. a. graduate b. from c. have to d. study > d III. Grammar and Vocabulary: 11. I suppose you just went to the disco improve your conversational skills. a. so as b. for c. in order to d. too >c 12. You will not be fined if you with the rules. a. comply b. adhere c. observe d. abide  a 13. John eats very little put on weight. a. so as to b. so as not to c. in order to d. so that  b 14. the monthly salary, he has no income. a. Leaving aside b. Not counting c. Let alone d. Apart from  d 15. There has been so much media of the coming election that people have got bored with it. a. broadcasting b. circulation c. concern d. coverage  d 16. His salary was decreased because he …………… his responsibility. a. cancelled b. postponed c. delayed d. omitted  d 17. The life of Uncle Ho, a great man …………. many stories have been told, was very simple. a. of b. about whom c. about d. of which  b 18. His noise interrupted my of thought. a. chain b. series c. line d. train  d 19. The soup was beautifully cooked, I agree, but the meat was a bit too salty for my a. appetite b. desire c. liking d. favor  c 20. Her accusation left him rage. a. dumb b. silent c. speechless d. mute  c 21. I'll have the mechanic my car this weekend. a. to repair b. repaired c. repairing d. repair  d 22. He money out of the old couple. a. deprived b. swindled c. robbed d. extracted  b 23. He found it to study at home. a. impossibility b. impossible c. to impossible d. impossibly  b 24. Before they would receive the proposal, they wanted to with each other. a. confess b. confirm c. confer d. confide  c 25. That ancient bicycle of hers is a joke among her classmates. a. steady b. standing c. settled d. stable  b 26. It's none of your business: please don't other people's affairs. a. bump into b. meddle in c. tot up d. come across  b 27. The film was so boring that I a. flaked out b. broke up c. dropped out d. fell over  a 28. He is decorating his house with a view it. a. to sell b. to selling c. sell d. selling  b 29. My income does not me to meet all my financial commitments. a. enable b. able c. ability d. be able to  a 30. His teachings had a profound effect on her. a. depth b. affection c. affliction d. influence  d 31. When he spoke on the phone, his voice was so that I could hardly hear him. a. dim b. faint c. loud d. dull  b 32. A: It's a long way from Britain, isn't it? B: Yes, but it isn't as as Hong Kong. a. far b. farther c. farthest d. farer  a 33. A: It's hot there, isn't it? B: It's very during the day. a. hot b. hotter c. hottest d. hoter  a 34. Japan is usually Saudi Arabia in summer. a. hotter than b. as hot as c. cooler than d. so hot as  c 35. The temperature in winter in Mexico is that in summer in Japan. a. higher than b. similar to c. lower than d. as high as  c 36. "He didn't understand it." " " a. So did I b. I did too c. I did either d. Neither did I  d 37. Do you know one of the largest universities located town? a. a small midwestern b. in a small midwestern c. small midwestern d. in small midwestern  b 38. his life, he was regarded as the most brilliant playwright. a. It was the time of b. While c. During d. By the time of  c 39. Social Security Act of 1935 was written to insure workers against unemployment. a. The b. What the c. For the d. After the  a 40. "What's your proposal?" "I propose that the meeting ." a. is postponing b. be postponed c. to be postponed d. postpones  b 41. The more I learn, I know. a. the most b. the very more c. much more d. the more  d 42. My sister's tooth still gives her some pain. She gone to the dentist yesterday. a. must be b. would have c. should have d. could be  c 43. At four o'clock, Mr. David still had some to do in the garden. a. work b. job c. effort d. task  a 44. Nam go fishing with his father when he was young. a. used to b. is use to c. has used to . people have got bored with it. a. broadcasting b. circulation c. concern d. coverage  d 16. His salary was decreased because he …………… his responsibility. a. cancelled b. postponed . rage. a. dumb b. silent c. speechless d. mute  c 21. I'll have the mechanic my car this weekend. a. to repair b. repaired c. repairing d. repair  d 22. He money out of the. It's hot there, isn't it? B: It's very during the day. a. hot b. hotter c. hottest d. hoter  a 34. Japan is usually Saudi Arabia in summer. a. hotter than b. as hot as