Final examination revision

Sample test 1

I. Choose the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words.
1. A. although B. bracket C. knowledge D. neighbor
2. A. agree B. garden C. propose D. supply
3. A. answer B. correct C. promote D. tonight
4. A. basic B. commerce C. profit D. structure
5. A. expect B. infect C. follow D. provide

II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D.

6. "Those eggs of different colors are very artistic". "Yes, they _________ in Russia".
A. were painted B. were paint C. were painting D. painted
7. "David is in prison for smoking drugs." "He _________ that it was against the law."
A. is telling B. was told C. told D. tells
8. "The maintenance people didn't remove the chairs from the ballroom".
"Don't worry. They _________ them before the dance begins."
A. will have been moved B. will have moved
C. were moved D. moved
9. The man got out of the car, _________ round to the back and opened the boot.
A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk
10. For several years, his ambition _________ to a pilot.
A. is B. has been C. was D. had
been
11. Henry _________ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go
12. Be quiet, please. We _________ at the translation and you _________ a lot of noise.
A. are working - are making B. work - are making
C. are working - make D. work - make
13. He always _________ for a walk in the evening.
A. go B. is going C. goes D. going
14. _________ are helping the old man look for his missing grandson.
A. the police B. the polices C. policemen D. both
policemen
15. All her _________ are over there.
A. cattle B. cattle C. the cattle D. cow
16. Having finished _________ the reading report, I began to listen to music.
A. to write B. to have written C. writing D. written
17. Don't risk _________ alone in the river.
A. to swim B. to swimming C. swimming D. swim
18. I'm considering _________ your invitation.
A. accepting B. to accept C. accepted D. accept
19. The boy pretended _________ an essay, but in fact he wrote nothing.
A. to be writing B. writing C. to be written D. to
writing
20. I have never expected _________ such a strange thing in my life
A. seeing B. having seen C. to see D. to be
seen
21. The youth are hi- flying.
A. I disagree with what you are saying. B. You're saying totally wrongly.
C. You're mad to say that. D. How mad are you.
22. I'd like to be a fashion model. Can you give me any advice?
A. Well, why don't you? B. I don't have any idea.
C. I don't know. D. I advise you to give up. You're so fat.
23. (To stop a conversation)
A. It's very interesting to talk to you, but it's late. It's time to depart.
B. Stop here. It's late.
C. It's time to depart. I don't want to listen more.
D. Stop here. The next conversation may be more interesting.
24. (To ask for help)
A. Excuse me? Could you pass me the salt, please?
B. Pass me the salt, right?
C. I want the salt, please.
D. Don't you need the salt?
25. Your dress is lovely. I like it.
A. Oh. It's just an old dress. B. I don't think so.
C. Thank you. D. If you like it, I'll give you.

III. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.

26. A number of novels submitted their manuscripts under pseudonyms to conceal the fact that
they were
A B A
B
women.
27. Although a doctor may be able to diagnose a problem perfect, he still may not be able to find a
drug to
A B C
which the patient will respond.
D
28. Peanuts are close related to peas than to nuts.
A B C D
29. Soon after John has finished his thesis, he will leave for Boston, where he has a job waiting on
him.
A B C D
30. The Nelsons asked us look over their plants for them while they were away on vacation.
A B C D
IV. Reading
A. Read the passage and choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best answers the questions about
the passage
Many people think that we can learn a lot about the culture of a foreign country simply by
living in that country. However, this is not necessarily true. Often, the longer we stay in a foreign
country, the more we realize how little we actually know about the culture of that country.
Books and talks about people's culture can even be dangerous because they concentrate on
cultural differences and exaggerate national characteristic, and sometimes a lot of the information
they contain is untrue.
In a survey recently carried out in Britain, people were asked to make a list of anything which
they thought was typical of Britain and would interest a foreign visitor there. Most mentioned
Shakespeare, the Queen, village inns, English folk dancing, football hooligans, umbrellas, English
castles, cricket, and fish and chips wrapped in newspaper. Although all these features can be found
in British culture, they do not reflect the real interests of ordinary British people. They are, in fact,
simply stereotypes-that is, general features which people wrongly think are typical. What is
surprising is that they were suggested by British people themselves as representing their culture! If
people have such a wrong impression of their own culture, how much more false would their
impression of other cultures be!
31. If we stay a long time in a foreign country _________.
A. we will sometimes forget about the culture of our own country
B. we can often learn a lot about the culture of the foreign country
C. we will usually become aware of our own ignorance about its country
D. we can rarely find out anything at all about its culture
32. It is hard to learn about a country's culture from books because such books _________.
A. concentrate on the dangers of the foreign culture B. exaggerate national
characteristics
C. ignore cultural differences D. contain little information about
culture
33. Many British people said that typical features of Britain were _________
A. village inns and castles B. newspaper
C. foreign visitors D. British people themselves
34. When asked about their own culture, many British people _________.
A. argued they knew little about British culture
B. said they themselves were not typical of British people
C. gave incorrect answers D. were surprised by the questions asked
35. It is easy to _________
A. know a lot about your own country's culture B. be aware of the cultures of other
countries
C. give accurate information about your own country
D. describe stereotypes of your own country.

B. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following
passage
Charles Dickens________ (36) a social novelist. He was ________ (37) at Portsmouth, from a
lower middle class family. His father, ________ (38) poor government servant, was arrested and
imprisoned for debt. So that ________ (39) had to earn his ________ (40) at 11 in a factory. He
________ (41) very little schooling, most ________ (42) his education was acquired from the
books he ________ (43) and the experiences he ________ (44). Later, he taught ________ (45)
short hand and became a newspaper reporter.
36. A. is B. was C. has been D. had been
37. A. born B. bear C. birth D. birthday
38. A. was B. worked C. job D. a
39. A. he B. there C. had D. they
40. A. money B. live C. life D. living
41. A. studied B. had C. earned D. learnt
42. A. from B. of C. in D. to
43. A. reads B. has read C. had read D. read
44. A. lived B. lives C. has lived D. had lived
45. A. him B. his C. himself D. own

V. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D.

46. I said to them, "I can give you my uncle's address."
A. I told them I could give them my uncle's address.
B. I told them I could give you my uncle's address.
C. I told them I could give them their uncle's address.
D. I said to them I could give them my uncle's address.
47. "You are an excellent cook. Everything is so tasty," said my guest to me.
A. My guest told me he was an excellent cook and that everything was so tasty.
B. My guest told me I am an excellent cook and that everything is so tasty.
C. My guest told me I was an excellent cook and that everything was so tasty.
D. My guest told me I was an excellent cook and that everything is so tasty.
48. The student said, "I can't answer this question. I don't understand it."
A. The student said he can't answer that question and that he didn't understand it
B. The student said he couldn't answer that question and that he doesn't understand it
C. The student said he can't answer that question and that he doesn't understand it
D. The student said he couldn't answer that question and that he didn't understand it
49. The mother said, "The children are in the nursery, doctor."
A. The mother told the doctor the children were in the nursery.
B. The mother said to the doctor the children were in the nursery.
C. The mother told the doctor the children are in the nursery.
D. The mother told the doctor the children were in the nursery.
50. "I have no time for lunch today," said the boy to his mother.
A. The boy said his mother he had no time for lunch that day.
B. The boy told his mother he had no time for lunch that day.
C. The boy told his mother he has no time for lunch that day.
D. The boy told to his mother he had no time for lunch that day.

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