UNIT 1 TEST 2

I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word that has main stress placed differentl from the
others.
1. a. generous b. suspicious c. constancy d. sympathy
2. a. sorrow b. mutual c. pursuit d. influence
3. a. acquaintance b. unselfish c. attraction d. humorous
4. a. intelligent b. interesting c. hospitable d. favourite
5. a. loyalty b. success c. incapable d. sincere
II. !AN"UA"E #OCUS
A. Choose the one word or phrase$ a% &% c% or d $ that &est completes the
sentences or s'&stit'tes for the 'nderlined word or phrase.
6. arah brightened !!!!!!!! considerably as she thought of "mily#s words.
a. with b. on c. up d. for
$. %oes he tell you how he is getting !!!!!!!! his new friends&
a. on with b. on of c. away with d. out of
'. (here is no truth in the !!!!!!!! that )argaret has lost her *ob.
a. rumour b. case c. instance d. news
+. ,riendship is a two-side !!!!!!!!. it lives by give-and-ta/e.
a. affair b. event c. way d. aspect
10. 1en had confided her secret to )ar/. but he betrayed her !!!!!!!!.
a. loyalty b. trust c. constancy d. sympathy
11. (hey were e2tremely !!!!!!!! to my plight.
a. sympathi3ed b. sympathetic c. sympathy d. sympathetieal
12. (he 4resident e2pressed his deep sorrow over the bombing deaths.
a. sadness b. an2iety c. disappointment d. interest
13. 5et me /now if you see anyone acting !!!!!!!!.
a. properly b. constantly c. suspiciously d. carefully
14. 6usiness leaders gave an !!!!!!!! welcome to the proposal.
a. official b. e2citing c. enthusiastic d. warmly
15. (he school appeared essentially !!!!!!!! since my day.
a. changed b. unchanged c. changeable d. unchangeable
6. Choose the one word or phrase 7a% &% c% or d$ that &est completes the
sentences.
16. 89ow about going to the theater&# #:;<# but = would rather !!!!!!!! a
concert.#
a. attend b. to attend c. attending d. have attended
1$. >either my friends nor = !!!!!!!! particularly interested in the training
course ne2t month.
a. are b. am c. be d. being
1'. =t#s time you !!!!!!!! harder for the ne2t e2am.
a. wor/ b. are wor/ing c. wor/ed d. have wor/ed
1+. 1im doesn#t spea/ very clearly !!!!!!!!.
a. =t?s difficult to understand him b. =t?s difficult for understanding him
c. 9e?s difficult in understand him d. =t?s difficult to understand.
20. :nly when she apologi3es !!!!!!!! to her again.
a. =#ll spea/ b. will = spea/ c. that = spea/ d. = spea/
21. 5et#s go ahead and do it now. >othing !!!!!!!! by waiting.
a. accomplishes b. accomplished
c. has accomplished d. will be accomplished
22. 5ast night< we saw a meteor !!!!!!!! through the s/y.
a. strea/ed b. to strea/ c. strea/ d. to have strea/ed
23. At the end of this month< we !!!!!!!! friends for ten years.
a. will be b. are c. has been d. will have been
24. (he s/iers would rather !!!!!!!! through the mountains than go by bus.
a. to travel on train b. traveled by train
c. travel by train d. traveling by the train
25. =f we leave now for our trip< we can drive half the distance before we stop
!!!!!!!! lunch.
a. having b. to have c. having had d. for having
@. Identif the one 'nderlined word or phrase $ A% (% C or ) $ that m'st
&e chan*ed for the sentence to &e correct.
26. Ahen = /ept getting unwanted calls< = called the phone company and
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had my phone number change.
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2$. %uring a curfew it is not possible wal/ing on the streets after a specified
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hour.
2'. @lay that has been heated or fired in a /iln cannot to be softened again.
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2+. =t is educational for children to observe adults to perform their daily tas/s
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30. As they grow older< children in many cultures taught not to rely
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on their parents.
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III. REA)IN"
A. Choose the correct words or phrases that &est complete the passa*e.
%ear 1ane<
=#m sorry for not B31C !!!!!! to you for two months. =n my postcard sent to
you when = was on vacation in 1uly< = told you about a new friend of B32C !!!!<
5isa )oran< who lives near my uncle#s farm in >apan Dalley< @alifornia. Eou
may be curious to /now what she is B33C !!!!!!.
Aell< 5isa is of our age - 1$ - and not very tall or slim. =n fact< she has B34C
!!!!!! rounded shoulders and a plump face. (he best B35C !!!!!! on 5isa#s
face are her green eyes and the two dimples on her chec/s. he B36C !!!!!!
lively with her hair cut short and dressed in B3$C !!!!!! clothes - *eans and a (-
shirt. Ahen = first met her at my cousin#s birthday party< = was attracted by her
B3'C !!!!!! and pleasingly direct manners. @uriously enough< 5isa has the
same B3+C !!!!!! in music as you and =.
(hat#s B40C !!!!!! about 5isa for the moment. 9ow have you been doing
with your school wor/& 4lease write soon.
6est wishes
Ann )a2field
31. a. write b. to write c. writing d. wrote
32. a. = b. me c. my d. mine
33. a. loo/ing b. li/e c. seen d. similar
34. a. slightly b. hardly c. scarcely d. reasonably
35. a. aspects b. points c. features d. mar/s
36. a. feels b. seems c. appears d. loo/s
3$. a. casual b. formal c. sports d. trendy
3'. a. light-hearted b. high-handed c. self-centered d. easy-going
3+. a. taste b. hearing c. sense d. way
40. a. all b. enough c. end d. most
(. Read the passa*e caref'll% then choose the correct answers.
9aving a best friend to confide in can bring a positive effect on our
emotional health. An evening out with the closest friend may be the best
guarantee of a good time. =n fact< our best friend can prevent us from developing
serious psychological problems such as depression and an2iety.
6est friendship evolves with time - we cannot go out and pic/ our best
friend. Ae become friends with people who share common interests 7 at school
or through hobbies< for e2ample.
6est friends have usually /nown each other for years and stuc/ together
through good and bad times. =f you haven#t got one, perhaps you are being too
distant from people< or focusing too much on your wor/.
41. A best friend can !!!!!!!!.
a. give us a healthy life b. go out with us in the evening
c. spend much time finding d. share *oy and sadness with us
42. @lose friends need to !!!!!!!!.
a. study at the same school b. have the same interests
c. pursue the same hobbies d. spend time together
43. According to the passage< !!!!!!!!.
a. it ta/es a lot of time to ma/e close friendships
b. we can go out and choose a good friend easily
c. best friends have good and bad times
d. =t?s very difficult to ma/e lasting friendships
44. (he word #one# in the last paragraph refers to !!!!!!!!.
a. good time b. bad time c. a friendship d. a close friend
45. Ahich of the following sentences is not mentioned&
a. Ae often have satisfaction being with a close friend.
b. the ties of close friendship will never be bro/en.
c. An unsociable person may not have a close friend.
d. ,riendships need time to develop.
I+. ,RITIN"
A. Choose the sentence $ a% &% c% or d $ which is closest in meanin* to the
sentence a&o-e.
46. At the factory he likes people to let him have his own way.
a. 9e doesn#t li/e it when people tell him what to do.
b. 9e often needs the help of other people in his wor/.
c. 9e doesn#t accept help from people he disli/es.
d. 9e li/es people to thin/ all good ideas are his own.
47. I would rather have an egg for breakfast.
a. = would eat an egg for my brea/fast.
b. = don#t want an egg for brea/fast.
c. = prefer to have an egg for brea/fast.
d. =#ll have an egg if there< is nothing else for my brea/fast.
48. It would have been a perfect paper except for some mistakes.
a. =t was a perfect paper b. (he word was spelt perfectly.
c. (he paper had some mista/es d. (he teacher did not accept the paper
4. It!s waste of time to try to explain anything to "ony.
a. (ony should be given e2planation.
b. =t#s not worth trying to e2plain anything to (ony.
c. (o save time< e2plain it to (ony.
d. =t#s well worth trying to e2plain things to (ony.
#$. "he workers are threatening to go on strike unless the company raises the
hourly wage.
a. =f their wages are not increased< the wor/ers plan to stri/e.
b. (he company raised the wor/ers# wages to avoid a stri/e.
c. (he company demands that the wor/ers stri/e.
d. (he company threatened to pay the wor/ers less.
6. Choose the &est sentence $a% &% c% or d $ made from the *i-en c'es.
#%. I& had& An& clean& bedroom& before& let& her& go out& play&&
a. = had An clean up her bedroom before = let her going out to play.
b. = had An cleaned her bedroom before letting her go out for playing.
c. = had An clean up her bedroom before = let her go out to play.
d. = had An to clean her bedroom before letting her go out to play.
#'. It& wonderful& hear& magnificent performance&&
a. =t was wonderful to hear such a magnificent performance.
b. =t was wonderful of hearing a magnificent performance.
c. =t#s wonderful to hear such magnificent performance.
d. =t will be wonderful to hear a such magnificent performance.
#(. )e& not keep& promise& visit me& regularly&&
a. 9e doesn#t /eep promising and visiting me regularly.
b. 9e didn#t /eep his promise to visit me regularly.
c. 9e hasn#t /ept to promise to visit me regularly.
d. 9e doesn#t /eep his promise to visit to me regularly.
#4. *e& listen& old man& say& his story& beginning& end&&
a. Ae listened to the old man saying his story from beginning to end.
b. Ae listened the old man say his story from the beginning to the end.
c. Ae listened to the old man say his story from beginning to end.
d. Ae listened to the old man to say his story from beginning to end.
##. boys& clever& see& solution& problem& so +uickly&&
a. (he #boys were clever to see the solution to the problem so quic/ly.
b. 6oys are clever to see the solution of problem so quic/ly.
c. (he boys are clever at seeing the solution to the problem so quic/ly.
d. (he boys were clever to see the solution of the problem so quic/ly.