ONE-PERIOD TEST 1

A. PHONETICS (1.0 pt)

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. crash
B. trash
C. platform
D. part
2. A. removed
B. washed
C. hoped
D. missed
3. A. husband
B. nuclear
C. discuss
D. rubbish
II. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
4. A. dinner
B. stomach
C. routine
5. A. happy
B. background
C. arrive
6. A. location
B. personal
C. brilliant

D. ailment
D. student
D. memory

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (4.0 pts)

I. Choose the best answer to complete sentences.
5. I do not think Robert .. the gold medal.
A. will win
B. is winning
C. is going to win
D. wont win
6. Acupuncture is considered safe when enough care is taken.
A. medical
B. ailments
C. treatments
D. precaution
7. He hates after dinner and sometimes breaks a bowl or a plate.
A. feeding the cat
B. doing the cooking
C. doing the washing-up
D. cleaning the house
8. The matter at the next meeting.
A. will be discussed
B. will discuss
C. will be discussing
D. will being discussed
9. You should .. with people who have already given up their bad habits.
A. hang in
B. hang of
C. hang up
D. hang out
10. Jim: I think Susan should go out with us.
Mary: ..
A. Thats a good idea
B. Yes, it is
C. You too
D. No, thanks
11. At the moment John his new car. He often washes his car on Sundays. A. are
washing
B. washes
C. is washing
D.
wash
12. The practice of acupuncture is rooted in the idea of . harmony between humans and
the world around them.
A. promoted
B. promoting
C. promotion
D. promotive
13. My father is responsible .. mending things around the house.
A. for
B. of
C. with
D. at
14. He always . up late on Sundays.
A. get
B. is getting
C. are getting
D. gets
15. It is the...................... that controls all the organs in the body.
A. heart
B. brain
C. lungs
D. skull
16. A new hospital .in this area.
A. are going to be built
B. builds
C. is going to be built
D. is going to build
17. My mother cooks and shops.. groceries everyday.
A. out
B. in
C. for
D. of
II. Find out the mistake in each sentence:
18. He (A) often is saying(B) that he wishes (C) he were born (D) rich.
19. Theres (A) someone at (B) the door. Are you going to open(C) the door for me (D)?
20. Nerve( A) system is the controller(B) of the body and (C)is led by the brain(D)and nerves.
C. READING: Read the following passage and do the tasks below: (2.0 pts)
Firstly, playing sports can give you a healthy life and a fit body. You will be more active and
healthier by playing sports. To illustrate, you can have a lower chance of getting a serious illness such as
a heart attack or high blood pressure.
In other words, it increases your resistance to illness. In leisure time, you can play sports with
your friends or your relatives, which not only helps you but also motivates everyone around you to
take part in sports and have good health.

Furthermore, there are some sports which you can play easily such as table tennis, tennis or
football and after that, you feel completely relaxed or even free from your stress.
Moreover, you also need to allow and encourage children to play sports, especially some outside
activities such as football, basketball or volleyball to decrease the time that your children spend
sitting in front of computers or watching television.
These sports can help them have endurance, quickness and even teach them how to
improve team spirit and work in groups. These sports also teach them how to communicate with their
teammates, and show them how active and creative they are.
I. Choose the best options:
1. The text mentions some kinds of sports EXCEPT:
A. table tennis
B. football
C. swimming
D. volleyball
2. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A. playing sports is good not only for adults but children as well
B. sports teach children how to communicate with teammates C.
playing sports can make people more active and healthier D.
children prefer playing sports to watching TV
II. Answer the questions:
3. What does which in line 5 mean?
..
4. What can these sports help children?
..
D. WRITING (3.0pts)
I. Give correct form of verb given in brackets. (0.5 pt)
1. Listen! The dog .........................................................(bark).
2. Mrs Black (not work) on Sundays
II. Give correct form of the word given in brackets to complete following sentences. (0.5pt)
3. The weather is often stormy, which sadly makes the coast rather
for swimming. (SUITABLE)
4. Are we going to start seeing teenagers having . for their problems?
(TREAT)
III. Write complete sentences by using the words/ phrases given in their correct forms and tenses
(0.5pt)
5. father/ take care/ family/ by / provide/ necessities.
..
6. onion and garlic/ believe/ give you/ bad breath
..
IV. Rewrite the following sentences using the provided words. (1.5pts)
7. Sue is writing a novel about love. (Passive Voice)
..
8. People spend a lot of money on advertising everyday. (Passive Voice)
..
9. I asked him to explain his behaviour. (EXPLANATION)
I asked him ....................................
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