GENERAL TEST PD11 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. 1. A. played B. worked C. ruled D. cried 2. A. cried B. honest C. honor D. host 3. A. dates B. bags C. photographs D. speaks Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose primary stress differs from that of the rest in each of the following questions. 4. A. habitat B. sociable C. wildlife D. commitment 5. A. eliminate B. accompany C. sacrifice D. determine Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. 6. The more you say, the worst the situation will be. A B C D 7. You needn’t to come tomorrow if you have something else to do. A B C D 8. At first we found it difficult to get used to drive on the other side of the road. A B C D 9. He is enough strong to carry the heavy luggage. A B C D 10. We were advised not drinking the water in the bottle. A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question. 11. No one in the team can play better than John. A. John plays well but the others play better B. John as well as other players of the team plays very well C. Everyone in the team, but John, plays very well D. John is the best player of the team 12. She is so fool that she can’t solve the problem. A. She is too fool not to solve the problem B. She is too fool to solve the problem. C. She is very fool to solve the problem. D. She is very fool so that she can’t solve the problem. 13. __________________________, she wouldn’t have failed the exam. A. If Lan studied hard B. Unless Lan had studied hard C. If Lan had studied hard D. If Lan studied hard 14. We started working here three years ago. A. We worked here for three years B. We have worked here for three years. C. We have no longer worked here for three years. D. We will work here in three years. 15. “If I were you, I would go by taxi, Richard.” She said. A. She advised me to go by taxi B. She advised Richard to go by taxi. C. She advised Richard going by taxi. D. She advised Richard going by taxi. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 16. Some people are concerned with physical __________when choosing a wife or husband. A. attractive B. attraction C. attractiveness D. attractively 17. Students usually ___________their GCSEs at the age of sixteen. A. pass B. make C. take D. follow 18. He performed very well in the interview; _____________, he didn’t get the job. A. since B. but C. therefore D. however 19. In England schooling is compulsory _________ all children from the age of 5 to 16. A. for B. with C. over D. to 20. He was _________the job. A. experienced enough to do B. enough experienced to do C. experienced enough doing D. experienced to do enough 21. By the time you receive her letter, she __________the country. A. is going to leave B. is leaving C. will leave D. will have left 22. _________should try to make good impression on interviewers. A. Apply B. Applicants C. Applying D. Applied 23. The 22 nd SEA Game were well prepared and successfully _____although it was the first time Vietnam hosted. A. organization B. organize C. organized D. organizational 24. I’m not going out yet. I’m waiting __________the rain to stop. A. for B. at C. on D. with 25. The factory is said ______ in a fire two years ago. A. being destroyed B. to have been destroyed C. to have destroyed D. to destroy 26. This is the most interesting film _____ I’ve ever seen. A. who B. whom C. which D. that 27. “You ___________ wash those potatoes. They’ve already been washed. A. must B. mustn’t C. should D. needn’t 28. “Thank you very much for a lovely party”. –“_______________-”. A. Have a good day B. You are welcome C. Thanks D. Cheers 29. Mary always takes great care __________her children. A. for B. of C. to D. with 30. The ________ he was, the more cigarettes he smoked. A. worried B. more worried C. less worried D. most worried 31. ______________,he wouldn’t have missed the train. A. If he listened to me B. Unless he listened to me C. If he had listened to me D. If he didn’t listen 32. I visited the museum yesterday, and my friend_______________ A. did, too B. did so C. had either D. had neither 33. Do you want to stop in this town, or shall we _______? A. turn on B. turn off C. go on D. look after 34. Who will ________ the children while you go out to work? A. look for B. look up C. look after D. look at 35. Please ________ the light, it’s getting dark here. A. turn on B. turn off C. turn over D. therefore 36. I’ll be back in a minute, Jane. I just want to try out my new tape recorder. A. resemble B. test C. arrive D. buy 37. It took him a long time to ___________ the death of his wife . A. take away B. get over C. take off D. get through 38. He is disappointed at not being offered the job, but I think he will______ it. A. turn off B. get over C. fill in D. take after 39. “Don’t forget to take _____ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house.” A. off B. apart C. in D. up 40. It took him a long time to ____________the death of his wife . A. take away B. get over C. take off D. get through Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today. Thousands of these How-to books are useful: in fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words “ How to”. One book, may tell you how to earn more money, another may tell you how to save or spend it, and another may explain how to give your money away. Many How-to books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it. If you fail, however, you can buy the book “ How to Turn Failure into Success”. If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book “ How to Make a Millionaire”. If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called “ How to Live on Nothing”. One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you want to have a better love of life, you can read “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life”. If you tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step- by-step instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house. Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex. Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve. How-to books help people deal with modern life. 41. From the first passage, we know How-to books are _________________ A. only about four thousand copies B. on money C. very helpful in life D. needed a lot 42. The passage tells us that How-to books sell well on how _________________ A. to succeed in career B. to solve personal problems C. to deal with business D. to make money 43. If you often read How-to books, you ___________________ A. will be sure to get something you need B. will not know how to help yourself in life C. will become a man in life D. needn’t think any more in the world 44. How-to books appear only because ______________ A. people have more free time to spend than before. B. People meet more problems than their parents C. People may have more choices from How-to books than any other books D. modern life is more difficult to deal with 45. The word “step-by-step” would probably mean _____________ A. little by little B. gradually C. slower and slower D. A and B Work Preparation will help you (46) ___________you have a health condition or a disability and you are returning to work after a long time (47) ___________sick or unemployed. Work Preparation is (48) ___________to suit you. The programme may last a few days or weeks depending on (49) ___________you need. It can help you overcome any barriers (50)___________ you from finding employment. It can also provide work experience and help you identify work that is most suitable for you. If you are returning to work and would like to increase your confidence, or would like to update your skills or learn new skills, then this programme is for you. 46. A. when B. if C. because D. so that 47. A. of B. off C. on D. for 48. A. tailor B. tailored C. tailoring D. to tailor 49. A. who B. where C. whom D. what 50. A. stopping B. stop C. to stop D. stopped . The factory is said ______ in a fire two years ago. A. being destroyed B. to have been destroyed C. to have destroyed D. to destroy 26. This is the most interesting film _____ I’ve ever seen. A help people deal with modern life. 41. From the first passage, we know How-to books are _________________ A. only about four thousand copies B. on money C. very helpful in life D. needed a lot 42 or weeks depending on (49) ___________you need. It can help you overcome any barriers (50)___________ you from finding employment. It can also provide work experience and help you identify work