GENARAL ENGLISH TEST

PRONUNCIATION (2 Sentences)
Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the others

1. A. brush B. custom C. cushion D. rough

2. A. plough B. tough C. enough D. rough
3. A. fairy B. dairy C. stairs D. daisy

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (15 sentences)

Choose the word that is closest in meaning to each of the following capital word or phrases.

6. Boxing was his PROFESSION, people came and paid money to see the fight.
A. subject B. life C. interest D. trade
7. The whole excursion took APPROXIMATELY ten hours
A. exactly B) about C) respectively D) apparently
8. The great Russian poet Pushkin was a REMARKABLE man.
A. careless B) clever C) extraordinary D) kind
9. Don’t paint IN A HURRY.
A. exactly B) irritably C) hastily D) specially
10. The achievements of science and technology of recent years have influenced the CAREERS
of many people.
A. marketing B) trading C) professions D) works
11. After Columbus’s first voyage in 1492, the news of his DISCOVERY spread across Europe.
A. death B) treason C) recovery D) exploration
12. I want a set of books for someone who is KEEN ON reading.
A. severe on B) quick at C) fond of D) sharp at

Choose the best answer for each blank

16. The man jumped out of the window and committed ___________.
A. Murder B. death C. suicide D. homicide
17. This is a great party! Everyone__ .
A. dance B. is dancing C. dances D. are dancing
18. While we _a drink, a waiter a pile of plates.
A. had / was dropping B. have / dropped
C. have / drop D. were having / dropped
19. I don’t want to talk to _____. - And I want to talk to __ either.
A. anyone / no one B. somebody / everyone
C. nobody / somebody D. everybody/anybody

READING (20 sentences)

Choose the best answer for each blank

Concorde, the world’s fastest passenger plane, __ (6) __ by France and Britain together. In the 1950s,
both countries dreamed of having a supersonic plane, and the project __ (7) __ in 1962. £1.5 billion
(8)_ on developing the Concorde, and it __ (9)__ for over 5.000 hours, which makes it the most tested
plane in history. The first passenger plane __(10)__ by British Airways and Air France in 1976. The
Concorde holds many world records, including the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean from New York
to London, which __ (11) ___in 2 hours 45 seconds! Flying at twice the speed of sound means that flying
time ____(12) ___ by half, which is why the Concorde flight between London and New York ___(13)___ a
lot by business people and film stars - you can leave Britain at 10.30 and arrive in New York an hour earlier!
Twenty planes ____(14)___ up to the present day. But there are no plans to build any more. Each plane___
(15) ___ at a cost of £55 million, which makes them very expensive!

6. A. developed B. have been developed C. was developed D. develops

7. A. was started B. starts C. have been started D. started
8. A. spend B. was spent C. have been spent D. spent
9. A. has tested B. tested C. have been tested D. was tested
10. A. introduce B. has been introduced C. introduces D. was introduced
11. A. have been achieved B. was achieved C. will achieve D. achieved
12. A. was reduced B. has reduced C. is reduced D. will be reduced
13. A. had been used B. uses C. used D. is used
14. A. were built B. are built C. have been built D. build
15. A. is being produced B. has been produced C. was produced D. is produced

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Scientists believe they now have scientific evidence to prove that ecosystems work better when there is
greater variety of species within them. This biodiversity is being lost destroying natural mechanisms that
could repair the damage caused by man.
Findings show that losing plants and animals is not only reducing our quality of life but actually endangering
our very existence. We cut down rich rainforests and replace them with one species plantations such as pine
and eucalyptus. We plough up meadows rich in different grasses and herbs and replace them with one grass,
for instance rye or wheat.
When a natural ecosystem is simplified the basic processes in the ecosystem are altered and even damaged.
Without their biodiversity they are not able to serve as the natural cleaners of our planet. No longer are they
able to absorb the carbon dioxide that is being produced in excess. The result is global warming, caused by
the increase in the “greenhouse effect” and ultimately, or even “sooner, there will be” a change in the
world’s climate?

16. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. How Ecosystem Work better B. The Loss of Biodiversity
C. The Variety of Species D. Natural Mechanisms
17. Which of the following is not a species used to replace a rich ecosystem?
A. Herbs B. Pine C. Eucalyptus D. Rye
18. What is the purpose of paragraph 2?
A. To show natural mechanisms at work.
B. To give examples of the loss of biodiversity.
C. To give example of variety of species.
D. To show how ecosystems can work better.
19. What, according to the passage, might be the final result of simplification of natural ecosystems?
A. The basic processes are altered
B. There is loss of biodiversity.
C. There is global warming.
D. There is a change in the climate.
20. The word “them” in line 5 refers to_____________?
A. animals B. plants C. species D. rainforests

WRITING
1. Jerry and Meg/ go/Goa/ for/ their holiday/ last year.
A. Jerry and Meg used to go to Goa for their holiday last year.
B. Jerry and Meg have been to Goa for their holiday last year.
C. Jerry and Meg went to Goa for their holiday last year.
D. Jerry and Meg have gone to Goa for their holiday last year.