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A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

I. PHONOLOGY (5 pts)

1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others.
1. A. anachronism
2. A. lizard
3. A. wicked
4. A. considerate
5. A. maps

B. simultaneous
B. pizza
B. watched
B. candidate
B. cigarettes

C. decaffeinated
C. puzzle
C. wretched
C. associate
C. months

D. exasperation
D. muzzle
D. sacred
D. adequate
D. youths

2. Pick out the word that is stressed differently from the others.
6. A. amateurish
7. A. accurate
8. A. superstitious
9. A. commerce
10. A. employee

B. bureaucracy
B. discriminate
B. melancholy
B. access
B. refugee

C. amplifier
C. transparent
C. obstacle
C. advent
C. referee

D. humanism
D. benevolent
D. sanguinary
D. consent
D. engineer

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1. B
2. B

5. D

6. B

7. A

8. A

9. D

10. A

3. B

4. C

II. WORD CHOICE (5pts)

Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. Brians pale Irish skin was ___________ to burn if he spent too much time in the sun
A. erect
B. eminent
C. urbane
D. prone
2. The ____________ at the football match cheered their team on.
A. spectators
B. onlookers
C. audience
D. viewers
3. I dont know why Albert is so __________. Hes no better than the rest of us.
A. high and mighty B. high and dry
C. tall and dry
D. tall and mighty
4. I watch a _________ of bees flying hither and thither.
A. throng
B. pride
C. swarm
D. clutch
5. The sun and the moon are often ____________ in poetry.
A. personalized
B. personified
C. personal
D. privatized
6. Im not able to go anywhere this weekend because I am up to my ________ in work.
A. neck
B. nose
C. head
D. eyes
7. Our main competitor's new product __________a real threat to our target of increasing our
market share.
A. provides
B. produces
C. poses
D. makes
8. Those campers are usually _________. They have no idea how to set up a tent.
A. blue
B. black
C. green
D. white
9. Shes certainly a ________ writer; she has written quite a few books this year
A. fruitful
B. fertile
C. prolific
D. successful
10. We have evidence to prove that the new car was paid for with ___________ money.
A. copy
B. false
C. mock
D. counterfeit

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5. B

6. D

7. C

8. C

9. C

10. D

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1. D

2. A

3. A

4. C

III. STRUCTURE AND GRAMMAR ( 5pts)

Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. It is imperative that this letter ____________immediately
A. was sent
B. sent
C. has been sent
D. be sent
2. I wrote to bank manager __________ to getting a loan.
A. in the hope
B. with a view
C. with the aim
D. on the question
3. Of the five new employees, only one is a man while _________ are all women.
A. others
B. the other
C. the others
D. other
4. Up _________, and the people cheered.
A. went the balloon
B. did the balloon go
C. had the balloon gone
D. the balloon went
5. Marine reptiles are among the few creatures that are known to have a possible life span
greater than ________.
A. man
B. the man
C. the one of the mans D. that of man
6. Would you be _________ my letters while I am away?
A. such kind as to forward
B. so kind as to forward
C. as kind as to forwarding
D. so kind as forwarding
7. Louise is still in Palma, so you _________ her at the library.
A. couldnt see
B. werent able to see
C. mustnt have seen
D. cant have seen
8. Theyve had a very difficult time. ____________, their home was burgled
A. On the top of that
B. At any rate
C. To start with
D. By and large
9. _______ become blocked so that heat and moisture could not escape, death would result
A. Were the skins pores to
B. The pores of the skin were to
C. The skins pores
D. If the pores of the skin
10. She _______ fainted when she heard that her child died.
A. rather than
B. nothing but
C. all but
D. near

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1. D
2. B

5. D

6. B

7. D

8. C

9. A

10. C

3. C

4. A

IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS ( 5pts)

Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. Im afraid I cant come over this afternoon because Im tied ______ at the office.
A. in
B. up
C. on
D. down
2. Doctors advise people who are deficient ______ Vitamin C to eat more fruit and
vegetables.
A. in
B. of
C. from
D. for
3. If no one will ________ misbehaving, all pupils will be kept in after school.
A. admit of
B. feel up to
C. own up to
D. own up in
4. The red light goes on outside the studio door to let people know that you are ______ air.
A. on the
B. by
C. in
D. through the
5. Because of his poor help, it took him along time to _______ his bad cold.
A. throw off
B. throw away
C. throw down
D. throw over
6. We hadnt _______ such heavy traffic, and we were delayed for hours.
A. gone in for
B. bargained for
C. worked out
D. set about
7. The smell of paint from outside _________ my breakfast, Im afraid.
A. held up
B. gave off
C. came up against
D. put me off
8. Do you think you can ______ him ____ just after a short time dating with him?
A. look/ through
B. pay/ out
C. make/ out
D. put/ off
9. Before they opened the new factory, a lot of the young people round here were _____ the
dole
A. in
B. up
C. at
D. on
10. A washing machine of this type will certainly ______ up to normal domestic use.
A. hold
B. stand
C. come
D. take

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1. B
2. A

5. A

6. B

7. D

8. C

9. D

10. B

3. C

4. A