MINITEST 1 (02)

Full name. ……………………………………………………; Class. 11A …..

I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. influenced B. appeared C. missed D. looked
2. A. amount B. tourist C. doubt D. proud
3. A. took B. look C. book D. poor
4. A. Christmas B. school C. speech D. chemistry
5. A. machine B. challenge C. choose D. channel
II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
6. A. reserve B. portray C. borrow D. applaud
7. A. pressure B. hobby C. campaign D. village
8. A. interview B. resident C. avalanche D. volunteer
9. A. designer B. manager C. presenter D. professor
III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
10. The new superhero film comes _______ on Friday.
A. with B. in C. out D. on
11. Ben is going to sign _______ for painting classes.
A. around B. down C. in D. up
12. Chris wants to take ________ a hobby. He’s interested in learning the guitar.
A. with B. from C. out D. up
13. The school is organising lots of social __________ this year.
A. occasions B. events C. parties D. facilities
14. Victor’s parents give him pocket ________ every week.
A. income B. cash C. fee D. money
15. Native American songs have a great _________ meaning for the people.
A. spiritual B. traditional C. classic D. contemporary
16. You should read the ________ads in the newspaper if you want to find a second-hand bicycle for sale.
A. latest B. daily C. glossy D. classified
17. This artist _______ all his pictures with ordinary pencils.
A. engraves B. sculpts C. draws D. carves
18. The band said that they ________ out their new album the following summer.
A. will bring B. brought C. would bring D. are bringing
19. Kasey never goes out for meal with her friends at night, ______?
A. does she B. doesn’t she C. is she D. isn’t she
20. Let’s go to the cinema tonight, ________?
A. are we B. do we C. did we D. shall we
21. My father, _________ is a doctor, is fifty years old now.
A. whom B. who C. whose D. that
22. Mr. Brown is the landlord from _______ we rent the house.
A. who B. whose C. which D. whom
23. Another person ________ work has become well known is Roger Fouts.
A. why B. who C. whose D. which
24. This is the animal shelter _______ my best friend Jenny works.
A. why B. when C. where D. which
25. It was _______ good news that Sue told everybody.
A. so B. such C. such a D. so a
26. Jeremy asked his teacher for ______ help with his science project.
A. any B. some C. every D. no
IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s)
in each of the following questions.
27. Parsley is cultivated throughout much of the world.
A. grown B. seen C. cooked D. bought
28. This special offer is exclusive to readers of this magazine.
A. presentable B. rewarding C. attractive D. limited
29. My favorite boy band BTS are bringing out a video next month.
A. postponing B. organizing C. publishing D. surviving
30. I think we have solved this problem once and for all.
A. forever             B. at once             C. temporarily           D. in the end
V. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s)
in each of the following questions.
31. TPOTY is one of the world’s most prestigious photography awards, receiving entries from nearly 100
countries annually.
A. well-known B. renowned C. ordinary D. famed
32. The United Kingdom has made a remarkable progress in gender equality.
A. notable B. famous C. impressive D. insignificant
33. Telomeres are the tiny caps on the ends of chromosomes that protect our DNA from damage during cell
division.
A. shape B. guard C. attack D. save
34. Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.
A. restrain     B. stay unchanged    C. remain unstable    D. fluctuate
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following
exchanges.
35. David is talking to his friend, Monica.
David. “_________________”
~ Monica. “Good luck for you”.
A. I don’t like rock music B. Have a nice day
C. I’m taking a test this afternoon D. How do you do?
36. Ben. "I think having a university degree is the only way to succeed in life."
~ Jim. "_________________. There are successful people without a degree."
A. I can't agree more B. That's life
C. I don't quite agree D. That's all right
37. James. "Do you know that many inventions were inspired by the natural world?"
~ Anna. “_________________________________________________________.”
A. Of course. You're right. B. There is no hope about it.
C. Well, that sounds interesting. D. Yes, I couldn't agree more
VII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
38. Maths were one of his favorite subjects when he was at primary school.
A. were B. his C. subjects D. at
39. Mrs. Stevens, together with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the festivities.
A. along with B. from C. are D. to attend
40. The experts said us that the rare animals would be in danger of extinction if we didn’t protect them.
A. said us B. rare C. would be D. of extinction
41. The author who books are best sold has just met our class.
A. who B. are best C. sold D. has just
42. She hardly dances beautifully or sings well, doesn’t she?
A. dances B. beautifully C. sings D. doesn’t she
43. We are going to visit our grandparents when we will finish our final exams next summer.
A. are going to B. our C. when D. will finish
44. I enjoy reading the editorial that you told me about it yesterday.
A. reading B. that C. told D. it
X. Choose the correct item.
45. He’s a child of normal ___________ but he’s emotionally immature.
A. intelligence B. intelligent C. intelligently D. intelligencer
46. There's not much in the way of _________ in this town - just the cinema and a couple of pubs.
A. entertain B. entertainment C. entertaining D. entertainingly
47. Mary is very _______ and want to become a fashion designer.
A. create B. creator C. creation D. creative
48. The park service asks visitors to behave _______ and show respect for wildlife.
A. responsibly B. responsible C. responsibility D. responsibilities
IX. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each
pair of sentences in the following questions.
49. He behaved in a very strange way. That surprised me a lot.
A. What almost surprised me was the strange way he behaved.
B. He behaved very strangely, which surprised me very much.
C. His behavior was a very strange thing, that surprised me most.
D. I was almost not surprised by his strange behavior.
50. The coffee was not strong. It didn't keep us awake.
A. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn't keep us awake.
B. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.
C. The coffee was not good enough for us to keep awake.
D. We were kept awake although the coffee was not strong.
51. Richard is very wealthy. He can afford to buy almost anything he wants.
A. Although Richard is very wealthy, he can afford to buy almost anything he wants.
B. Richard can afford to buy almost anything he wants, but he is very wealthy.
C. Richard is very wealthy so that he can afford to buy almost anything he wants.
D. Richard is so wealthy that he can afford to buy almost anything he wants.
52. My mother is very busy at work. However, she takes good care of her children.
A. Although my mother is very busy at work, but she takes good care of her children.
B. In spite of busying at work, my mother takes good care of her children.
C. My mother takes good care of her children but she is very busy at work.
D. Despite being busy at work, my mother takes good care of her children.
53. You don't try to work hard. You will fail in the exam.
A. Unless you don't try to work hard, you will fail in the exam,
B. Unless you try to work hard, you won't fail in the exam.
C. Unless you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.
D. Unless do you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.
X. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
54. The car was very expensive and he couldn't afford it.
A. The car was very expensive so that he couldn't buy it.
B. The car was too expensive for him to buy.
C. He was rich enough to buy the car.
D. He was so poor but he bought the car.
55. David was too tired to continue, so he decided to stop walking.
A. David couldn't continue walking because he was too tired.
B. David is too tired to carry out walking.
C. David couldn't stop walking because he was too tired.
D. David can't continue to walk when he's tired.
56. “You have not done your work well.” said the teacher to me.
A. The teacher told me I haven’t done my work well.
B. The teacher told me I hadn’t done your work well.
C. The teacher told me I hadn’t done his work well.
D. The teacher told me I hadn’t done my work well.
57. "Shall I help you do the dishes, Carlo?" said Robert.
A. Robert suggests helping Carlo with the dishes.
B. Robert suggested to help Carlo doing the dishes.
C. Robert offered Carlo to help do the dishes.
D. Robert offered to help Carlo do the dishes.
58. The charity dance raised a lot of money because it was so successful.
A. The charity dance was such a success that it raised a lot of money.
B. The charity dance raised a lot of money so that it was so successful.
C. The charity dance raised a lot of money although it was not successful.
D. The charity dance was so successful. However, it didn’t raise a lot of money.
59. You should take regular exercises instead of sitting in front of the television all day.
A. Taking regular exercises is better than sitting in front of the television all day.
B. Sitting in front of the television all day helps you take regular exercises.
C. Sitting in front of the television all day and taking exercises are advisable.
D. Don't take regular exercises, just sit in front of the television all day.
60. The music was so loud that we had to shout to each other.
A. We didn't say loud enough for us to hear each other.
B. The music was too loud that we had to shout to each other.
C. We didn't say loud enough to hear each other.
D. Because of loud music, we had to shout to each other.