A. PHONETICS
1-5. Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1. A. w
eight B. h
eight C. fr
eight D. r
eign
2. A. plea
sure B. mea
sure C. en
sure D. lei
sure
3. A. c
aught B. n
aughty C. dr
aught D. c
aution
4. A. g
ood B. b
oot C. sh
oot D. f
ood
5. A. r
ush B. p
ush C. fl
ush D. cr
ush
6 -10. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words
6. A. signature B. generator C. scholarship D. achievement
7. A. coincide B. community C. conception D. committee
8. A. envelop B. astronaut C. tuberculosis D. poverty
9. A. degree B. virtually C. assembly D. synthetic
10. A. earthquake B. transaction C. applicant D. patriot
B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
11-25. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
11. The national …….. is a programme of study in all the main subjects that children aged 5 to 16 in State schools must follow.
A. syllabus B. course C. plan D. curriculum
12. For the government, education is now at the top of ……
A. agenda B. outline C. order D. plan
13. We want the kids to have the best …… education.
A. probable B. possible C. possibly D. probably
14. Evening classes are considered a form of ….. education.
A. distant B. continuing C. adult D. B and C
15. The expansion of ……education at college and university should be a powerful force for change.
A. further B. higher C. extra D. extended
16. A high proportion of candidates get low or…… grades in History.
A. unavailable B. unlikely C. unclassified D. unmarked
17. We need to concentrate on our…… business.
A. Central B. core C. centre D. major
18. Many students now have paid employment during …….
A. semester B. semesters C. term D. terms
19. She wanted to take a career …… in order to have children.
A. leave B. stop C. end D. break
20. For ……… information on the diet, write to us at this address.
A. further B. additional C. more D. All are correct
21. “Those eggs of different colors are very artistic.” “Yes, they in Russia.”
A. were painted B. were paint C. were painting D. painted
22. “David is in prison for smoking drugs.” “He that it was against the law.”
A. is telling B. was told . C. told D. tells
23. “The maintenance people didn’t remove the chairs from the ballroom.” “Don’t worry. They ……them before the dance begins.”
A. will have been moved B. will have moved
C. were moved D. moved
24. Gold ….. in California in the 19th century.
A. was discovered B. has been discovered
C. was discover D. they discovered
25. ……..that military spending is extremely high.
A. We are felt B. It feels
C. It is felt D. We feel that it is
26 - 30. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
26. It is
extremely necessary
to practise a foreign language in order
for retaining a high level
of proficiency..
A B C D
27. Graduate students often
spend their weekends
gathering data
with their
research.
A B C D
28. The examination
will test your ability
to understand speaking English, to read and
to write correctly.
A B C D
29. Smokers
warned not to smoke in bed
because of the
potential danger.
A B C D
30. After
questioning for a while, he
finally admitted
having stolen my bicycle.
A B C D
31-35. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as given one.
11. The little boy weren’t able to reach that picture.
A. The little boy couldn’t reach that picture.
B. The little boy couldn’t have reached that picture.
C. The little boy wouldn’t be able to reach that picture.
D. The little boy didn’t try to reach that picture.
32. Our mother suggested that we should go out with some friends.
A. Our mother allowed us to go out with some friends.
B. It was suggested that we should go out with some friends.
C. Our mother suggested that we go out with some friends.
D. Our mother suggested we to go out with some friends.
33. John still likes Madonna.
A. John was a fan of Madonna’s for years.
B. John has been a fan of Madonna’s for years.
C. John used to like Madonna years ago.
D. John used to be a fan of Madonna’s.
34. Mary had better change her job.
A. Mary had a better job after changing.
B. Mary had changed her job for good.
C. Mary should change her job.
D. Mary’s job had change for the better.
35. Unlike her friends, Jane prefers an independent life.
A. Jane doesn’t like her friends because she prefers an independent life.
B. Her friends live in an independent life and Jane doesn’t like it.
C. Jane doesn’t like her friends to live in a dependent life.
D. Jane prefers an independent life but her friends do not.
C. READING
36 - 45. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
If you want to (36)…… your best in an exam, you should be relaxed and so one of the best things to do is to take regular (37)….. even if they are only for a few minutes. During revision time, you (38)….. take some time off to go for a walk or play your (39)….. sport. It is a mistake to (40)….. up all physical activity. Exercise can (41)…. you to relax. You should (42)…. at least twenty minutes doing something different every day. Parents don’t like it when their teenage children spend (43)….. on the phone, but, in fact, (44)…. to a friend is very good for you; parents think that children are (45)…. time and money; but research says talking to friends gives you a chance to relax, and this will make the time you spend studying more effective.
36. A. make B. do C. go D. write
37. A. breaks B. holidays C. trips D. pauses
38. A. shall B. will C. should D. have
39. A. best B. nicest C. popular D. favorite
40. A. take B. give C. make D. stop
41. A. get B. make C. give D. help
42. A. spend B. waste C. use D. relax
43. A. days B. minutes C. hours D. times
44. A. saying B. telling C. communicating D. chatting
45. A. wasting B. losing C. spending D. missing
46 - 50. Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage:
Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.
In some modem countries it has, for some time, been fashionable to think that by free education for all - whether rich or poor, clever or stupid - one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a larger number of people with university degree; they refuse to do what they think “low” work; and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor; we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our house, we should get terrible diseases in your towns.
In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to our brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that is very bad to be ashamed of one’s work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society.
46. The writer of the passage thinks that ……
A. education can settle most of the world’s problems
B. free education for all probably leads to a perfect world
C. free education won’t help to solve social problems
D. all the social problems can’t be solved by education
47. The writer wants to prove that ……..
A. our society needs all kinds of jobs
B. our society needs free education for all
C. a farmer is more important than a professor
D. people with high education refuse to do what they think “low” work
48. According to the passage ……….
A. work with hands is dirty and shameful
B. work with hands is low work
C. work with hands is the most important
D. we can’t regard work with hands as low work
49. The purpose of education is …….
A. to choose a System of education
B. to prepare children mainly for their future work
C. to let everyone receive education fit for him
D. to build a perfect world
50. The passage tells us about ……… of education.
A. the means B. the System C. the value D. the type
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