Test 7

TEST 7
Part 1: Phonetics:
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group
1. A. protect B. rotation C. growing D. erosion
2. A. different B. element C. enrich D. taken
3. A. dirty B. city C. animals D. timber
4. A. drainage B. storage C. age D. shortage
5. A. plastic B. vapor C. late D. day
Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group
6. A. informal B. interested C. poisonous D. natural
7. A. similar B. capable C. different D. successful
8. A. concentration B. development C. improvement D. agreement
9. A. narrow B. useful C. emblem D. afraid
10. A. adapt B. brother C. timber D. meeting
Part 2: Vocabulary - grammar and structures

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D
11. The children began throwing stones_____ the mad man.
A. at B. to C. over D. for
12. I_____ my glasses and broke them.
A. fell B. dropped C. wore D. was wearing
13. He was the most_____ paid member of staff
A. high B. highest C. highly D. highliest
14. I_____ had a heart attack when she told me the news.
A. near B. nearly C. almost nearly D. nearly almost
15. Most of the others were so young that they had_____ any experience.
A. ever B. had C. hardly D. never
16. He_____ the glass to his lips and drank the wine.
A. rose B. raised C. lift D. rised
17. The injured man was_____ motionless on his back.
A. lying B. laying C. lain D. lied
18. I am _____ several important letters but nothings has arrived
A. expected B. looked forward to C. waiting for D. expecting
19. You_____ finish your soup if you don’t like it.
A. must B. mustn't C. needn't D. haven't to
20. He has some important business to attend_____
A. for B. with C. to D. X
21. Let's go ahead and do it now. Nothing_____ by waiting.
A. accomplishes B. will be accomplished
C. has accomplished D. accomplished
22. English is popular in the world because_____.

A. it's the mother tongue of some countries
B. it's used in almost every field of life
C. it's spoken in the USA
D. all are correct
23. It takes years to _____ a foreign language.
A. access B. master C. outnumber D. address
24. To his parents' great_____, he failed the exam.
A. disappoint B. disappointed C. disappointment D. disappointing
25. The sky is getting dark. It____ rain is on its way.
A. looks B. looks like C. seems to D. will be
Which sentence expresses the same idea as the given one?

26. I like football and my brother does, too.
A. Both my brother and I like football.
B. Neither my brother nor I like football.
C. I like football more than my brother does.
D. I like football but my brother likes it more than me
27. The house is more expensive than we expect.
A. The house is expected to be expensive
B. The house is expected to be more expensive than it is
C. The house costs more than we expect
D. The house costs less than we expect.
28. The hostess made every effort to please her guests
A. The hostess tried hard to please her guests.
B. The hostess didn't please her guests.
C. The guests tried hard to please their hostess.
D. The guests didn't like the hostess
29. Unless you have a driving license, you aren't allowed to drive a motorbike.
A. Anyone who doesn't have a driving license mustn't ride a motorbike.
B. You can ride a motorbike whether you have a driving license or not
If you don't have a driving license, you must get it.
Anyone who is 18 can ride a motorbike.
30. It's difficult for me to do this test.
A. I'll try my best but I can't do this test.
B. I don't have any difficulty in doing this test.
C. I find it difficult to do this test.
D. I don't think I have any difficulty in doing this test.
Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting

31. I (A) have a very (B) interested job because (C) as a journalist I meet (D) many people.
( interesting)
32. My boss (A) watches me very closely and always lets me (B) know how I am (C) doing my
job and always tells me if I am doing (D) bad. (badly)
33. You (A) probably have never (B) heard of my country or the town (C) where I live because
they are very far (D) of your home. (from)
34. I would like you (A) at see some pictures (B) of my country and I will attach them (C) to my
next (D) report. (to)
35. I (A) am trying since I was at school (B) to learn another foreign language (C) but it's very
difficult (D) for me.(I have been trying)
Part 3: Reading
Read the passages below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D.
Not so many years ago, the world vitamin was known only to a few scientists. Today it is
very widely used, and the importance of vitamins in our foods is common knowledge.
Vitamins are life-giving substances found in foods and are needed for the proper growth and
general health of the body. The different kinds of vitamins are indicated by letters of the alphabet.
At the present time, vitamins A, B1, B2, C, D, E and G are known. A proper diet should contain a
collection of foods in which all of these vitamins are present. Vitamins are also prepared and sold
in tablet and capsule form.
Each vitamin has its particular work to do in the life-giving process. Vitamin B1, for
example, benefits appetite and digestion. It also helps the body grow. Another vitamin helps the
blood to clot, so that danger of bleeding to death in case of injury is lessened. Still another makes
the eyes stronger of seeing at night. Airplane pilots need plenty of this vitamin. Scientists think
vitamins may have some effect on keeping the hair from turning gray.
36. Which of the following is not directly stated in the article but is a reasonable conclusion from
the reading matter?
A. scientists have known about vitamins for centuries.
B. vitamins are medicines given to cure diseases.
C. to get all the vitamins a person must eat a variety of foods.
D. a few people know the value of vitamins.
37. This article as a whole is about.
A. diet in relation to health B. prevention of diseases
C. what vitamins are and what they do D. how scientists discovered vitamins.
38. We know the name of vitamins through.
A. the pictures B. the food
C. the letters of the alphabet D. the different tastes
39. The word "another" in the fourth sentence of the last paragraph refers to what word?
A. vitamin B. food C. diet D. medicine
40. Which sentence is NOT true?
A. vitamins can be taken only by eating the foods in which they are found
B. vitamins can be prepared in tablet and capsule form
C. vitamins have an important effect on health.
D. each vitamin has its particular work to do.
CAPTIONED TELEVISION
By the 1950s many American families owned television sets. During television's first 20
years, deaf people (41)_______ most of the fun. They could not hear what was being said and had
to guess.
Deaf people who watched television liked sports and action shows, but they were
disappointed with (42)_______ programs. If there was a lot of dialogue, deaf viewers couldn't
follow the plot. Even the most skilled lip readers could only catch part of the talking. This
frustrated many deaf people.
In the late 1960s, a man started experimenting. Malcom Norwood thought that deaf people
could (43)_______ television programs, too. He wanted to develop captions for the programs.
Norwood worked for the federal government's Media Services and Captioned Films Division at the
Bureau of Education of the Handicapped.
Norwood surveyed many hearing Americans. He wanted to see how they felt about seeing
captions on the television screen. Too many people were against the (44)_______. Norwood
realized he had to develop another way of captioning - one that would not (45)_______ hearing
people.
In October of 1971, Norwood's (46)_______ signed a contract with WGBH-TV, a public
television station in Boston. WGBH was hired to experiment with captions. They agreed to
(47)_______ a captioned television program for Norwood. That program was made. It was shown
on television and at a special convention.
The type of captions made by WGBH could be (48)_______ on any television. No special
equipment was needed. These were called "open captions".
Later, a new machine was invented. This device was made to send signals on a special part of
the television picture. The signals could be captions. If a family had another kind of machine in
their home or in their TV set, then the captions (or signals) would (49)_______ on their television
screen. Without the machine, no captions would be seen. That special machine is called a decoder.
It receives the signals transmitted from the television station. Captions (50)_______ a decoder are
called "closed captions".
41. A. missed B. spoiled C. shared D. created

42. A. racing B. local C. color D. other
43. A. write B. recommend C. enjoy D. ignore
44. A. questions B. law C. idea D. sound
45. A. interest B. help C. bother D. teach
46. A. company B. office C. students D. channel
47. A. make B. do C. have D. write
48. A. described B. confused C. required D. blocked
49. A. appear B. disappear C. show D. happen
50. A. seen B. put C. turned D. had

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Part 2: Vocabulary - grammar and structures

22. English is popular in the world because_____.

Which sentence expresses the same idea as the given one?

Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting

41. A. missed B. spoiled C. shared D. created

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