Friday, October 12, 2007 TEST YOURSELF I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others 1. a. took b. school c. food d. choose 2. a. clothed b. impressed c. enjoyed d. worked 3. a. please b. pleasure c. easy d. teacher 4. a. comprise b. divide c. primary d. religion 5. a. what b. who c. where d. when I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase. 6. Muslims worship in a . a. temple b. church c. mosque d. pagoda 7. She moved to France, but we still keep in a. writing b. touch c. meeting d. contact 8. They visited Ho Chi Minh city’s Mausoleum. a. an impressive tomb b. a large building c. an area for recreation d. a big coffin 9. The unit of used in the USA is dollar. a. currency b. money c. change d. bank-note 10. A .is a person whose job is to decide how to make things or decide their shape or appearance. a. sailor b. pen pal c. writer d. designer 11. Is military service compulsory in your country? a. may be choosen or not b. must be done c. not requiring a payment d. give support 12. The choreographer has drawn . from Japanese dance. a. experience b. inspiration c. pattern d. material 13. He used to work on a ship. He was a a. poet b. criminal c. designer d. sailor 14. In the 1990s, the sale of jeans ended going a. up b. on c. over d. into 15. We have lived in this town 1998 a. for b. since c. ago d. in II. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence. 16. The teacher let me .home early because I felt ill. a. go b. going c. went d. to go 17. I .jeans when I was a child a. don’t wear b. wasn’t wear c. didn’t use to wear d. hasn’t worn 18. The village is Sheffield. It’s only six miles away a. along b. by c. near d. next 19. Here’s my report. it at last. a. I finish b. I finished c. I’m finishedd. I’ve finished 20. Our friends .meet us at the airport tonight. a. are b. are going to c. will be to d. go to 21. We can’t go along here because a. the road is been repaired b. the road is being repaired c. the road is repairing d. the road is repaired 22. The house was .building a. a nice old stone b. a nice stone old c. a stone old nice d. an old nice stone 23. I prefer dogs cats. I hate cats a. from b. over c. than d. to 24. When I entered the room, the baby quietly. a. is sleeping b. was sleeping c. slept d. were sleeping 25. I wish I . a car. It would make life so much easier. a. have b. would have c. had d. had had III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English. 26. All the main streets in this city will be widening. A B C D 27. Chris has hurt his hand, but it’s OK now. A B C D 28. When she came, I read her letter. A B C D 29. Vicky has only had that camera three days ago. A B C D 30. Would you mind to open the door? A B C D 31. Most of their farm work used to do by hand. A B C D 32. This is the fisrt time she forgot to give me a message. A B C D 33. The children enjoyed to watch the performing lions. A B C D 34. Would you like visiting the museum with us? A B C D 35. She wishes she is the most beautiful girl in the world. A B C D IV. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. It’s sometimes said that there is (36) new in the world of fashion. Annabelle was a well-known (37) during the seventies. When her children were in their early teens they enjoyed looking (38) her old photo albums. They foundit hard to believe that she (39) .such strange clothes. Did people really used to think (40) .trousers looked good? And those ugly platform shoes! In the early nineties,(41) .,Annabelle noticed to her(42) that seventies styles were fashion again. ‘I was planning to throw all my old clothes (43) .’, she said, ‘but my daughter (44) .to a party last week, and guess (45) she was wearing-that’right, some of my old clothes!’ 36. a. anything b. thing c. everything d. nothing 37. a. writer b. model c. architect d. author 38. a. at b. up c. on d. after 39. a. was wearing b. used to wear c. has worn d. wears 40. a.flaring b. flare c. flared d. to flare 41 a. therefore b. consequently c. moreover d. however 42. a. amusement b. thinking c. humor d. sense 43. a. out b. in c. away d. aside 44. a. has gone b. went c. was going d. goes 45. a. how b. which c. what d. that V. Read the text carefully, and then choose the correct answers. To do well at school, college or university you usually need to do well in exams. ‘All students hate exams’ may be a generalization, but it is fairy true one. Certainly, all of the students I’ve known disliked doing exams. None of them thought that the exam system was fair; to do well in an exam you simply had to be able to predict the questions which would be asked. This was the case as regards two students in my class at college. Both of them were exceptionally bright, but in the final year exam neither of them got an A grade. In fact, they got both Cs. The exam had tested us on questions which had come up the previous year. They had both assumed that the same questions wouldn’t come up again, and hadn’t prepared for them 46. Students need to do well in exams . a. In order to do well at school b. Because they need to do well at school c. So that to do well at school d. Therefore they have to do well at school 47. The statement ‘all students hate exams’ is a. extremely true b. completely true c. quite true d. very true 48. Which of the following sentences is not true a. All of the students the writer has known thought that the exam system was unfair b. To do well in an exam you simply had the ability to predict the questions which would be asked. c. None of the students the writer has known disliked doing exams d. ‘all students hate exams’ is fairly true generalization 49. Why did the two students in the writer’s class get C grades in the final exam? a. Because the exam was very difficult b. Because they didn’t prepare for the questions that had comeup the previous year c. Because they were dull students d. Because the questions weren’t in their lessons 50. The writer’s main purpose of writing the passage is to . a. Describe the importance of exames. b. Discuss how exams effect on the students c. Explain the equality in examinations d. Criticize the exam system. . designer 11 . Is military service compulsory in your country? a. may be choosen or not b. must be done c. not requiring a payment d. give support 12 . The. c. pattern d. material 13 . He used to work on a ship. He was a a. poet b. criminal c. designer d. sailor 14 . In the 19 90s, the sale of jeans