PLACEMENT TEST

Time allowance: 50 minutes

I. Choose the one (A, B, C or D) with a different pronunciation
1. A. fierce B. beard C. fear D. heart
2. A. fire B. hire C. thigh D. dirt
3. A. fort B. distort C. pottery D. award
4. A. funny B. hungry C. study D. monster
5. A. effect B. effort C. event D. preserve

II. Choose the one (A, B, C or D) with a different stress

6. A. suggestion B. position C. approach D. relaxation
7. A. threaten B. exercise C. counselor D. revision
8. A. anxious B. attention C. positive D. sensible
9. A. electrical B. irritate C. correction D. appropriate
10. A. arrange B. nature C. inherit D. creation
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11. There was nothing special about him________ from his bright eyes.
A. but B. except C. for D. apart
12. There aren’t any _______ in the company for accountants.
A. situations B. spaces C. vacancies D. offers
13. Although we have a large number of students, each one receives ________ attention.
A. individual B. only C. single D. alone
14. Many students like to take __________in the games, not only to watch them.
A. practice B. place C. exercise D. part
15. Her parents don’t approve ________ away from home.
A. with her living C. of she living
B. for her living D. of her living
16. The conference had to be put _________until a later date.
A. on B. away C. off D. up
17. It is important that she ___________ to work last Sunday.
A. went B. goes C. went D. go
18. He failed ________ Mr. John two days ago because he didn’t go to the office.
A. called B. calling C. to call D. to calling
19. Do you mind _________here?
A. my smoking B. to smoke C. if I smoking D. me to smoke
20. No sooner _______ at the bus stop __________ the bus came.
A. he had arrived/ when B. had he arrived/ than
C. had he arrived/ when D. he had arrived/than
21. I used to live in a village ________ people had a close relation to one another.
A. which B. where C. which in D. in that
22. I wish __________making so much noise.
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 A. the children were stopped B. the children had stop
C. the children stop C. the children would stop
23. She didn’t ________ staying at home as she had some sewing she wanted to do.
A. mind B. care C. object D. matter
24. He says he ____________ the draft by 5 o’clock this afternoon.
A. has finished B. will finish C. is finishing D. will have finished
25. It is raining outside. I would rather it _________ now.
A. didn’t rain B. isn’t raining C. doesn’t rain D. hadn’t rained
26. But for their help, he ___________.
A. would have failed B. has not failed C. has failed D. wouldn’t have failed
27. You will be surprised at how _________ Joe is in French after a year.
A. fluently B. fluent C. fluency D. influence
28. Have I ____________ to you how to use this new typewriter.
A. answered B. explained C. told D. showed
29. She had only ___________, she could buy one book for her children.
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
30. Have you considered ___________ for that position of sales manager?
A. applying B. to apply C. looking D. to look
IV. Choose the incorrect part (A, B, C or D) in each sentence
31.The little boy’s mother bought him a five speeds racing bicycle for his birthday.
A B C D
32. Despite the time of the year, yesterday’s temperature was enough hot to turn on the
A B C D
air conditioning.
33. Danny spent such enjoyable vacation in Europe this summer that he plans to return as
A B C
soon as he saves enough money.
D
34.Although the quantity was small, we had supplies enough to finish the experiment.
A B C D
35.Kurt had such interested and creative plans that everyone wanted to work on his
A B C D
committee.
36. We wish today was sunny so that we could spend the day in the country communing
A B C D
with nature.
37. Bess is used to fly after having crossed the continent many times during the
A B C
past decade.
D
38.The director felt badly about not giving Mary the position that she had sought with his
A B C D
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39. The political candidate talked as if she has already been elected to the presidency.
A B C D
40. The salad tasted so well that my brother returned to the salad bar for another help.
A B C D

V. Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D)

Western people rely on technical and mechanical solutions in everything they do.
Refrigerators preserve their food, washing machines clean their underwear and computers are
supposed to solve all their problems. When they are ill, they rely on the surgeon’s knife. If
their hearts are running down, then they must be repaired; if they cannot be repaired, they
should be replaced, just as an old car sometimes gets a new engine. But up to now, we have
had a shortage of donors to give their hearts: to keep one person alive, another donor had to
die.
Nowadays there is more and more talk about using monkeys. Every monkey has a near
–human heart, and humans have always been over careful in respecting the lives and well-
being of other animals. This includes the lives and well-being of other humans. Therefore, in
the early year of the 21st century, I was told that the mass killings of monkeys may occur. We
need to use their hearts for human consumption.

Monkeys, on the whole, are happier creatures than their near relatives, Homo Sapiens or
man. They know fear, of course, and they face real dangers, but they are also more intelligent
than us. They create no unnecessary dangers for themselves; they run no businesses, chase no
money, are unimpressed by gold – that utterly useless mental, and they do not care at all about
hell or evil spirits. I have a vague feeling that it is not monkey’s hearts we ought to implant in
ourselves, but monkey’s brains.
41.According to the author, Westerners believe health problems can be solved by
A. spending more money on scientific research
B. taking more precautions
C. using technical mechanical methods
D. increasing the number of doctors
42. The problem with heart transplants has been that2
A. artificial hearts do not work very well
B. there are not usually enough donors
C. some of the heart donors are too old
D. many people die after the operation
43.The author suggests that in the future
A. people will less care about other human beings
B. Monkey hearts will form part of our diet
C. Monkeys will become extinct
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 D. Monkey hearts will be used in transplant operations
44. The author says that monkeys
A. live in a relatively safe world in the jungle
B. are not capable of feeling emotions like fear
C. are not capable of logical thinking
D. are usually more content than humans
45.The main point the author is making is that humans
A. make life more complicated than it needs to be
B. have no right to make use of other animals
C. should worry less about growing old
D. are similar in many ways to monkeys

VI. choose the answer that is close in meaning to the statement

1. I’d like to know more about the religion of the world.
A. I like all the world religions
B. I am a very religious person
C. I’m interested in learning about world religions.
D. World religions do not concern me.
2. The man had his dirty car washed at last.
A. The car got dirty last week.
B. The man’s dirty car did not last.
C. The man got dirty when he washed his car.
D. Someone finally washed the man’s car.
3. Allen said he would do anything for me, but lie.
A. Allen refuses to lie to me.
B. I lied to Allen.
C. Allen does nothing, but lie
D. Allen lied to me about something
4. I’d rather do nothing than watch old films on T.V.
A. there are few old films on T.V.
B. watching old films on TV is enjoyable
C. I dislike watching old films on TV.
D. Old films on TV are not worth watching.
5. The secret to success is hard work.
A. working hard ensures success. 3
B. one must work hard to keep secrets.
C. one can’t succeed if he has secrets.
D. if you keep your work secret, you will succeed.

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