Test 17

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the
others by circling A, B, C, or D:

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A,
B, C, or D

Circle the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting

5. If there is no water, there would be no life on the earth.

A. is

B. be

C. on

D. the

6. We are looking forward to spend our summer vacation in the country.

A. are

B. to spend

C. summer vacation

D. in

7. There are so much chickens in the garden that I can't count them all .

A. so much

B. chickens

C. in the garden

D. count them all

Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

8. My class are lucky......a chance to visit the capital.

A. having

B. to have

C. to be

D. being

9. Would you like......and visit our country Vietnam?

A. come

B. to come

C. coming

D. came

10. I've been......a cup to match the one I broke.

A. looking for

B. looking over

C. looking through

D. looking

11. We wish our team......lose this language game.

A. won't

B. didn't

C. don’t

D. doesn't

12 . Manchester is the......and most beautiful city in England.

A. most clean

B. cleaner

C. more clean

D. cleanest

13. The building at the end of the street......in the early 20th century.
 A. is built

B. will build

C. was built

D. has been built

14. If you smoke twenty cigarettes a day, you......of lung cancer.

A. died

B. will die

C. would die

D. had died

15. Your hair is so long. You'd better have it......tomorrow morning.

A. cut

B. to be cut

C. to be done

D. to cut

16. Scotland is rich......coal and iron.

A. in

B. of

C. about

D. on

Mark the letter to indicate the most suitable response.

17. Jack: "Would you like to join our volunteer group this summer?"

- Jill: “_______.”

A. I wouldn't. Thank you.

B. Yes, I'd love to. Thanks.

C. Do you think I would?

D. Yes, you're a good friend

18. Jimmy: "You must have found reading my essay very tiring". - Kate:
“__________.”

A. Not in the least

B. At all costs

C. Just in case

D. You are welcome

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or

phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the
following questions.

19. Now, Peter has become accustomed to driving to the left

A. has got used to

B. has become upset with

C. has become angry with

D. all are correct

20. If the world’s tropical forests continue to disappear at their present rate,
many animal species will be extinct.

A. die from

B. die out

C. die of

D. die for

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or

phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the
following questions.

21. Each time you turn it on, with appropriate hardware and software, it is
capable of doing almost anything you ask.

A. unsuitable

B. unimportant

C. ill-prepared

D. irregular
22. The man understood the lessons very well.

A. ill

B. hardly

C. poorly

D. wrong

Read the passage carefully and choose the best option to fit each space.

Every season there are new clothes and new fashions in the shops. Colours and styles
keep (23)_________. One season black is the 'in' colour, but the next season
everyone is wearing orange or pink or grey. The length of women's skirts goes up and
down from year to year. A shirt (24) _____ you once thought was very trendy can
look (25)____old-fashioned a few years later. And your father's shirts, you always
thought were very conservative and traditional, can suddenly become (26)____.
Keeping up with the fashions can be very expensive. So one way to save money is
never to throw your old clothes out. If you wait long enough, the clothes are out of
fashion today will be (27)_____ in fashion tomorrow. Yesterday's clothes are
tomorrow's new fashions.

Read the text carefully, then choose the most suitable answers.

Paper is named for papyrus, a reed like plant used by ancient Egyptians as writing
material more than 5000 years ago. The Chinese invented the paper that we use 2000
years ago.

A piece of paper is really made up of tiny fibers, unlike a piece of material. The
fibers used in paper, however, are plant fibers, and there are millions of them in one
sheet. In addition to the plant fiber, dyes and additives such as resin may be used.
Dyes can make the paper different colors; resin may add weight and texture.

Where do these fibers come from ? The majority of paper is made from the plant
fiber that comes from trees. Millions are cut down, but new trees are planted in their
place. Paper may be also made from things like old rags or pieces of cloth.
Wastepaper, paper that has been made and used, can be turned into recycled paper.
This recycling process saves forest, energy and reduces air and water pollution.
28. According to the passage, the paper that we use was first invented by

A.the Chinese

B. the Egyptians

C. ancient cultures

D. foresters

29. What is the main ingredient in most paper ?

A. resin

B. cardboard

C. plant fiber

D. papyrus

30. According to the passage, the primary source of the plant fiber used in paper
is

A. rags

B. trees

C. fabric

D. wastepaper

31. According to the passage, recycling paper is

A. bad for the environment

B. wasteful

C. good for the environment

D. economical

32. According to the passage, recycling paper does all of the following EXCEPT

A. reduce the need for ink

B. save forests

C. save energy

D. reduce air pollution

II. WRITING

Rewrite the following sentences beginning as shown, so that the meaning

remains the same.

33. Although he wasn,t experienced, he got the job.

→ Despite..…………………………………………

34. If you are a student, you can always get special reduced prices.

→ Unless………………………………………

35. Nowhere is more expensive than this restaurant.

→ This restaurant……………………………………………

36. All the other players on the field were better than Jim.

→ Jim was the……………………………………………………

Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first
sentence using the word given. Do not change the word given.

37. My sister is not old enough to ride a bicycle. (too)

→ ………………………………………

38. A knock at the door interrupted Dad's story (telling)

→ ………………………………………………………………

39. The total sales for this video are already over a million copies. (sold)

→ ……………………………………………..

40. After sitting in front of the computer all evening I felt sleepy. (been)

→ …………………………………………