October test

Time: 45 minutes
I. Listening (20 points)
Decide if the following statements are true or false.
_____1 The swimming pool is open 24 hours a day.
_____2 You cannot use the sauna in the mornings.
_____3 You need to book to use the gym.
_____4 There are four squash courts on board.
_____5 The art class is at 2 o’clock.
_____6 There is a class in Italian cooking today.
_____7 There are limited places on the art and cooking classes.
_____8 You don’t have to pay extra to see the jazz band and comedy show.
_____9 You need a ticket to see the shows.
_____10 Today’s lecture is the same as tomorrow’s lecture.
II. Phonetics
Part 1: Stress (20 points)
1. a. remember b. company c. technical d. interview
2. a. electric b. computer c. fascinate d. fantastic
3. a. domestic b. investment c. substantial d. undergo
4. a. confident b. influence c. computer d. remember
5. a. optimist b. powerful c. terrorist d. contrary
6. a. attractive b. sociable c. dynamic d. conservative
7. a. approval b. attractive c. sacrifice d. romantic
8. a. conical b. ancestor c. ceremony d. traditional
9. a. romantic b. following c. summary d. physical
10. a. entertain b. enjoyable c. biological d. introduce
Part 2: Choose the one that has the underlined part pronounced differently. (20 points)
1 A. hear B. clear C. bear D. ear
2 A. heat B. great C. beat D. break
3 A. blood B. pool C. food D. tool
4 A. university B. unique C. unit D. undo
5 A. mouse B. could C. would D. put
6 A. says B. days C. pays D. lays
7 A. approached B. advanced C. unwrapped D. obliged
8 A. worked B. stopped C. forced D. wanted
9 A. inventors B. courses C. improvises D. houses
10 A. dogged B. crooked C. learned D. cooked

III. Grammar and Vocabulary

Part 1: Choose the best option. (20 points)
1 I'm now on duty. I ______ mom to do the gardening.
A. helping B. am forcing C. am making D. am helping
2 I will buy these shoes because they ______ really well.
A. do fit B. don't fit C. are fitting D. fits
3 When I ______ the dog, I ______ sight of a butterfly.
A. walked/caught B. am walking/ catch C. was walking/ caught D. walked/was catching
4 When looked round the door, the baby ______ quietly.
A. was slept B. is sleeping C. slept D. was sleeping
5 I _______ Dan at the airport tonight.
A. will meet B. am meeting C. is met D. meet
6 I really _____ to go now.
A. do want B. am wanting C. want D. wanting
7 As a child, I ______ every day with my buddy.
A. would hang out B. use to hang out C. had hung out D. hang out
8 A huge number of species _______ out as a result of being hunted.
A. are dieing B. dies C. dying D. are dying
9 I __________down for a rest while the shoes __________.
A. sat/ were repaired B. sit/are being repaired
C. sat/were being repaired D. sat/ repaired
10 A man ______ home, _____ a shower and _____ a supper.
had come/had
A. comes/takes/has B. came/took/had C. taken/had D. came/ took/ had had
11 She_______ him when he called her.
A. pretended not hear B. pretended she heard not
C. pretended not to hear D. did not pretend hear
12 Our house needs _______ .
A. to repaint B. to be repainting C. repaint D. repainting
13 Mother warned_______ the electric plug.
A. her to touch B. her not to touch C. her not touch D. she not touch
14 I can’t understand her ______ like that.
A. behave B. behaviour C. behaving D. to behave
15 Harry ______ the dishes at home.
A. is to be made B. is made doing C. is made do D. is made to do
16 I tried ______ out for a change.
A. to eat B. eating C. to be eating D. and ate
17 He distinctly remembered _______ Virginia before.
A. visited B. to visiting C. to visit D. visiting
18 I ______ the front door unlocked but now I am used _______ it locked.
A. used to leave/ to keeping B. used to leaving/ to keeping
C. would leave/ to keep D. would be leaving/ to keeping
19 Parents do not let Laura ______ the local club
A. to join B. join C. joining D. to joining
20 I want_______ early tomorrow morning.
A. to leave B. leaving C. me leave D. me leaving

Part 2: Supply the correct word formation. (20 points)

1. You are _______ to finish the work on time. (REQUIRE).
2. They reached an _______ not to sell the product to each other's base
customers. (AGREE)
3. His _______ is to become the head of media division. (AMBITIOUS)
4. The most important value in our school is _______ (OBEY).
5. I always admire the learned professor for his excellent ________ and skills.
(KNOW)
6. You can wear anything you want. It's an _______ occasion. (FORMAL)
7. This is a good essay. I find your statements very _______ (CONVINCE)
8. He simply _______ and nobody knew where he had gone. (APPEAR)
9. He convinced the police with some _______ information. (VALUE)
10. The parents decided that it was an _______ pet for such a small child.
(SUIT)

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