A. PHONETICS
1 - 5. Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1. A. n
ever B. s
ever C. f
ever D. cl
ever
2. A. h
our B. p
our C. s
our D. fl
our
3. A. lu
xury B. e
xample C. e
xist D. e
xam
4. A.
chemical B.
chaos C. or
chestra D. or
chard
5. A. dos
age B. carri
age C. voy
age D. teen
age
6 - 10. Pick out the words. word that has the stress differently from that of the other words.
6. A. politic B. historic C. electric D. specific
7. A. reference B. accident C. coincide D. formulate
8. A. deposit B. dramatist C. register D. community
9. A. memory B. typical C. reward D. marketing
10. A. stimulate B. generate C. secure D. estimate
B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
11 - 25. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
11. He refused to comment before he had seen all the ….. information.
A. relevant B. whole C. total D. wholly
12. AU students without exception must
A. take B. do C. sit D. All are correct
13. Your parents will have to your tuition fees.
A. bear B. cover C. pay D. All are correct
14. In the United States …… college is a college that is mainly for students from the local community and that offers programmes that are two years long, including programmes in practical skills.
A. local B. ethnic C. City D. community
15. You need three A ……… to get onto this university course.
A. marks B. grades C. levels D. points
16. He was my …….. tutor at university.
A. private B. personal C. individual D. All are correct
17. For this course a….in English at grade B is acceptable.
A. pass B. permission C. mark D. level
18. The judge’s decision is …..
A. ending B. final C. finally D. eternal
19. The day commenced ……a welcome from the Principal.
A. on B. at C. by D. with
20. Death is often an unpleasant of conversation.
A. topic B. subject C. field D. A and B
21. All planes ….before departure.
A. will checked B. will had checked
C. will be checked D. will been checked
22. I wanted ……by the head of the company, but it was impossible.
A. to see B. to be seen
C. seeing D. being to see
23. Nancy ….. at Bob’s house every night this week.
A. has been eaten C. is being eaten
B. has eating D. has been eating
24. “Where did you get these old dresses? We…them in the old truck
A. were found B. finding
C. found D. have been found
25. “What happened to the old mail carrier?” “He ….to a new neighborhood to work.”
A. has sent B. was send
C. was sent D. sent
26 - 30. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
26. Some students think that
get good marks
is the most important thing
that they must pay attention
to.
A B C D
27. My parents
were forced to be worked on farms
all day
to earn a living.
A B C D
28.
Anybody planning
to attend the competition ought
to be sent a short note
to the manager.
A B C D
29. The pictures
exhibited in the Houston Museum
last week
are now on
displaying in London.
A B C D
30.
Anybody having been gone to the top
of the building
is impressed by the
A B C D
spectacular view.
31-35. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same
meaning as the given one.
31. Don’t you wish you could get out more in the evening?
A. How about getting out more in the evening?
B. Don’t you fed up with having to stay at home in the evening?
C. Do you feel like not getting out more in the evening?
D. Why don’t you get out very often in the evening?
32. Susan said, “If I were you, Td go by taxi, Peter.”
A. Susan advised Peter to go by taxi.
B. Susan told Peter that if she were him, she would go by taxi.
C. “You’d better go by taxi, Peter” said Susan.
D. All are correct.
33. There isn’t enough room for anything else in the fridge.
A. The fridge is so full that you can’t put in anything else.
B. There isn’t anything else in the fridge in this room.
C. There’s no room left for the fridge.
D. The fridge can’t be put in this room because there isn’t enough space.
34. They are building a new school in the village.
A. A new school has been built in the village.
B. The building of a new school in the village has just finished.
C. A new school is built in the village.
D. A new school is being built in the village
35. You got lost because you didn’t do what I told you.
A. If you followed what I told you, you wouldn’t get lost.
B. If you had followed my instructions, you wouldn’t have got lost.
C. Unless you do what I told you, you will get lost.
D. You didn’t get lost because you did what I told you.
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:
At last it is here: tomorrow is the exam day. There is no more homework to do, you have done lots of (36)….. and you have had plenty of useful practice with past papers. You have finished the (37)…. . So what should you do now? Probably the least advisable course of (38)…. would be to carry on studying late into the night, trying (39)….. to learn things you should have learned long .ago and (40)…. in the morning with an awful headache.
A far better idea is to practise, (41)….. a singer or a musician does, what you already knew. In order not to feel (42)…. the next day, go to bed early and get up at your usual (43)….. . You may be a little bit (44)….. but that is probably just a (45)…… of your determination to do will in the exam.
36. A. review B. revision C. revise D. reference
37. A. course B. class C. lesson D. lecture
38. A. act B. action C. activity D. acting
39. A. strongly B. absolutely C. desperately D. passionately
40. A. walking B. awaking C. getting D. awakening
41. like B. similar C. as D. alike
42. A. sleep B. asleep C. sleeping D. sleepy
43. A. time B. hour C. day D. moment
44. A. excited B. nervous C. upset D. uneasy
45. A. sign B. signal C. warning D. gesture
46 – 50. Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage.
Students must apply for a place before attending any class. Applications, whether by post or in persons, are dealt with strictly in the order they are received at the Adult Education Office. You can apply:
+ By post: use the card provided with the exact fee. You will be accepted on the course unless it is full, in which case we will inform you. An
acknowledgement will not be made nor a receipt sent unless you provide a stamped addressed envelope. Receipts will normally be given out at the first class.
+ In person: Call at the Adult Education Office (ground floor, Block C) between approximately 9.00 am and 3.30 pm (2.30 pm on Fridays) or at the College Reception Desk (at the main entrance) at other times (in the evenings until about 7.30 pm, not on Fridays).
Students should note that popular classes may be full well before the course is due to start, so early application is strongly advised to avoid disappointment.
=> For the autumn term, applications will be accepted by post or in person from 1
st August.
=> For the spring term, applications will be accepted from 1
st December.
=> For the summer term, applications will be accepted from 1
st April.
46. Students who apply to the College by post will …..
A. avoid disappointment
B. be sent a bill
C. have an advantage over people applying in person
D. be informed if they have not got a place
47. What must students applying by post do?
A. Provide a stamped addressed envelope.
B. Pay at the first class.
C. Send payment with their application.
D. Bring the receipt to the first class.
48. Where can students apply in person?
A. At the College Reception Desk after about 3.30 pm.
B. At the Adult Education Office after about 3.30 pm.
C. At the Adult Education Office at 9.30 pm.
D. At the College Reception Desk at 2.00 pm on Fridays.
49. If students want to apply for the autumn term, ……….
A. they should check whether the course is full
B. the College would rather they applied by post
C. applications must be received by August 1st.
D. they must apply in person
50. The word “acknowledgement” would probably mean
A. acceptance B. thank
C. recognition D. gratitude
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