UNIT 4: SPECIAL EDUCATION

PRACTICE TEST 1
A. PHONETICS
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
other words.
1. A. talk
B. warn
C. shot
D. short
2. A. hot
B. biology
C. top
D. spot
3. A. warm
B. farther
C. card
D. star
4. A. word
B. demotic
C. modern
D. doctor
5. A. love
B. come
C. glove
D. jog
II. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other
words.
6. A. mentally
B. retarded
C. demonstrate
D. different
7. A. realize
B. family
C continue
D. proper
8. A. consuming
B. develop
C. prevention
D. effort
9. A. subtract
B. reason
C. children
D. mental
10. A. opposition
B. difference
C. information
D.
demonstration
B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
11. John is always late for class,........... annoys the teacher.
A. which
B. this
C. what
D. that
12. Now I don't go to school on foot as I............
A. had been
B. did
C. used to
D. was
13. Without the Braille Alphabet it would be very difficult for..........
A. the disabled
B. the deaf
C. the mute
D. the blind
14. Thuy's class is different............other classes because the children are disabled.
A. on
B. from
C. in
D. at
15. Her job is...............of mentally retarded children in the area.
A. looking
B. taking care
C. taking notice
D. watching
16. They gave a clear.......... of their intentions.
A. demonstrate
B. demonstrative C. demonstration
D. demonstrating
17. We've lost her phone number, which makes it difficult...........her.
A. contacting
B. contacted
C. to contact
D.
contact
18. Jane ........... for the telephone company, but now she has a job at the post office.
A. works
B. used to work
C. having worked
D. working
19. By the time he arrived, his classmates...........
A. had left
B. has left
C. left
D. was left
20. We have decided to............money for the local secondary school.
A. collect
B. rise
C. beg
D. raise
21. The best way of writing a composition in a foreign language is to try and write............thinking
in your own language.
A. expect
B. without
C. unless D. apart from
22. The reason I left the party early last night was.............. I felt bored.
A. that
B. what
C. why
D. which
23. What do you do............a living'? ~ I work as a fashion model.
A. in
B. of
C. with
D. for
24. The little boy is helping............cross the street.
A. the poor
B. the rich
C. the blind
D. the young
25. They spent a lot of time...........about what they would do.
A. to talk
B. talk
C. talking
D. talked
II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
26. Jane couldn't come to my birthday party, this made me feel sad.
A
B
C D
27. Dennis used to smoking a lot a year ago.
A
B
C
D
28. Ms Hanh doesnt mind taking care for disabled children.
A
B
C
D
29. It took him a long time to get used to drive on the left.
A
B
C
D
30. Check cards are used for replace money.
A
B
C D
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II. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given
one.
31. We are interested in American films.
A. American films make us interested.
B. We enjoy watching American films.
C We find it interesting to watch American films.
D. All are correct.
32. I'm not used to getting up early on Sundays.
A. I have to get up early on Sundays.
B. I don't want to get up early on Sundays.
C. I feel strange to get up early on Sundays.
D. I always get up early on Sundays.
33. You won't have cm airplane ticket unless you book in advance.
A. You may have an airplane ticket if you book in advance.
B. You can't have an airplane ticket because you didn't book in advance.
C. You can't have an airplane ticket although you book in advance.
D. You don't want to have an airplane ticket so you didn't book in advance.
34. Please don't go there now.
A. I'd rather go there now.
B. I'd rather you didn't go there now.
C. I don't like to go there now.
D. You want me to go there now.
35. We have been drawing the picture for four hours.
A. We started drawing the picture four hours ago.
B. We didn't start drawing the picture until four.
C. We have four hours to draw the picture.
D. Drawing the picture will be done in four hours.
C. READING
I. Read the text below and choose the correct word or phrase for each space. For each
question, circle the letter you choose A, B, C or D.
When you think of a language, you probably think of speaking and writing. There is (36)..........., another
kind of language - a sign one. It is (37)............. body language. People speak body language by the
(38) ...........they sit, stand, look, and walk (39)..........saying a word.
Some body language is the (40) ........... all over the world. All people smile when they're happy and
(41)........... their eyes wide when they are surprised. (42) ........ body language is different in different
countries.
(43) .........., when native English speakers talk, they stand quite close. Ask a friend to stand near you,
and hold out your arms. (44)..........your fingers just touch the person's shoulder, you're at the (45)
..........that English speakers find comfortable.
36. A. indeed
B. though
C. however
D. therefore
37. A. called
B. known
C. defined
D. regarded
38. A. way
B. action
C. mode
D. style
39. A. not
B. without
C. no
D. but not
40. A. similar
B. familiar
C. equal
D. same
41. A. widen
B. broaden
C. hold
D. open
42. A. Others
B. Other
C. The other
D. The others
43. A. Such as
B. For example
C. Let's say
D. That is
44. A. When
B. As
C. If
D. As far as
45. A. distance
B. line
C. length
D. path
II. Read the text and questions below and circle the letter you choose A, B, C or D.
Louis Braille was born in France in 1809. His father had a small business. He made shoes and other things
from leather. Louis liked to help his father in the store even when he was very small. One day when Louis
was 3 years old, he was cutting some leather. Suddenly the knife slipped and hit him in the eye. He soon
became completely blind. When he was ten years old, he entered the National Institute for the blind in
Paris. One day his class went to visit a special exhibit by a captain in the army. One thing in the exhibit was
very interesting for Louis. It showed message in code. Armies send messages in secret codes so no one
else can read them. The captain wrote this code in raised letters on very thickjjaper.
Louis thought a lot about this code. Then he decided to write in the sames way so the blind could "read"
with their fingers. It is very difficult to feel the differences between raised letters. Instead of letters, Louis
used a "cell" of six dots. He arranged the dots with two dots across and three down. So blind people can
read and write even write music by Braille.
46. Louis Braille's father made things from..........
A. leather
B. wool
C. exhibit
D. codes
47. When Louis was ten years old. he began to study..........
A. at a local school
B. at a university
C. at a special school for the blind
D. in the army
48. He saw a special exhibit. It showed...........in code.
A. messages
B. systems
C. arrangements
D. computers
49. It is difficult to feel the differences between..........
A. coded messages
B. arrangements of dots
C a system of raised dots
D.
raised letters
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50. Which of these sentences is probably not true?

A. Braille invented a system of reading for blind people.
C. Braille system is used for everyone.

B. Braille visited an exhibit of codes.

D. Louis Braille was an intelligent boy.