Name : 25/07/2017

English Test
I. USE OF ENGLISH

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER TO FILL IN THE BLANK. (30PTS)

1. ______ with being so busy both at work and at home, she became increasingly tired and bad-tempered.
A. How B. Where C. Which D. What
2. Arms ______ was the main issued discussed at the leader’s summit.
A. controlling B. controls C. control D. controlled
3. Most children these days get inoculated ______ common childhood illnesses like measles and mumps when they are
babies.
A. for B. from C. apart D. against
4. Charles could not ______ having been at the scene of the crime.
A. deny B. object C. refuse D. alter
5. No one knows exactly ______.
A. how did speech begin C. how the beginning of speech
B. how speech began D. of how beginning speech
6. Hovercraft, or air-cushion vehicles, are unusual ______ travel over land or water on a layer of air.
A. in that they B. in they C. that they D. they
7. I hope you don’t mind my asking, but what do you do for a ______?
A. life B. profession C. living D. line
8. Returning to my room, ______.
A. my watch was missing C. I found my watch disappeared
B. I found my watch missing D. the watch was missed
9. Do you think ______ of people visit BBC Learning English from home, school or work?
A. the majority B. the most C. majority D. most
10. He’s well-known as someone who likes to ______ the ladies!
A. give or take B. sink or swim C. rant and rave D. wine and dine
11. All paper is formed into sheets from ______.
A. which cellulose fibers B. fibers are cellulose C. which fibers are cellulose D. cellulose fibers
12. The boy ______ to having been writing graffiti on the walls.
A. agreed B. accepted C. confessed D. denied
13. The trouble with you is that you’re ______ complaining.
A. still B. often C. forever D. each time
14. She’s a(n) ______ old woman, who’s always complaining about something.
A. annoyed B. bad-tempered C. furious D. infuriated
15. Only if you get to the theater early ______ a chance to get a ticket for tonight’s performance.
A. will you have B. have C. you will have D. you have
16. Intended to display the work of twentieth century artists, ______ in 1929.
A. the opening of the Museum of Modern Art C. why the Museum of Modern Art opened
B. so the Museum of Modern Art opened D. the Museum of Modern Art opened.
17. Rows and silences are ______ and parcel of any marriage.
A. part B. stamps C. package D. packet
18. ______ been diverted, they would have arrived early.
A. Hadn’t the plane B. Had the plane not C. The plane had not D. The plane not had
19. Before you send them any money, make sure the company really exists. The whole thing could be a ______.
A. fool B. con C. cheat D. deceit
20. Pesticides aren’t effective anymore because insects have become ______ to them.
A. stubborn B. irresistible C. resistant D. offensive
21. ______ a salad, I’ve had nothing to eat today.
A. But from B. Rather than C. Other than D. Other from
22. “Is there anything else with that letter?” – “Yes. ______ is an application form.”
A. Attaching B. Attached C. Attach D. Be attached
23. Many students believe that mathematics ______.
A. is difficult B. are difficult C. has difficulty D. have difficulty
24. I couldn’t find the book you told me about because it is out of ______.
A. order B. publication C. print D. sight
25. “Ted seems miserable.” – “______ sick myself last week, I know how he feels.”
A. To be B. To have been C. Being D. Having been
26. “Would you like to come over for dinner tonight?” – “I’m sorry but I’ve made ______ plans.”
A. others B. another C. other D. some others
27. “Do you want to go on a cruise?” – “Oh, no! Just ______ of it makes me seasick.”
A. the thought B. to think C. to be thinking D. about thinking
28. “I thought you had stopped playing tennis.” – “Not at all. I ______ several times a week.”
A. had played B. play C. am playing D. have played
29. “What did you do at the weekend?” – “______. Just spending time with my family.”
A. Nothing much B. No much C. Not exactly D. Not a lot
30. “Would you mind if I switched off the air conditioning? It’s getting chilly.” – “______.”
A. Sure, thanks. B. Of course. C. No, it’s not. D. No, of course not

B. CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE THAT BEST FITS EACH SPACE IN THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE. (15PTS)

Belgium likes to think of itself as the home of the (1)______ chocolate in the world. If this (2)______ is true, then the
Place du Grand Sablon in Brussels must be the centre of the chocolate world. This square is not far from the city`s
Museum of Fine Arts and some of the country's (3)______ chocolate shops can be found there, (4)______ such
internationally famous names as Wittlamer, Godive and Marcolini.

Marcolini is the most recent (5)______ in the square and is (6)______ regarded as the most fashionable chocolate-maker
in Belgium. The designers of the company`s shop have evidently been (7)______ up ideas from Emporio Armani a few
doors down. The Marcolini shop has black walls, a white floor and staff who wear black and white shirts and (8)______
fashion models (9)______ than salespeople.

As (10)______ as chocolates are concerned, these are displayed in impressive glass cases. Once you`ve (11)______
your selection, you go over to the (12)______ to pay, and get a wonderful close-up (13)______ of a flowing fountain of
melted chocolate.

Some Belgians would (14)______ that the best examples of the country`s skill at chocolate-making are the small
chocolates called pralines. These have a hard outer shell of chocolate around a softer filling that (15)______ in a variety of
flavours.

1. A. perfect B. finest C. best D. loveliest

2. A. accusation B. challenge C. demand D. claim
3. A. winning B. leading C. ruling D. beating
4. A. including B. enrolling C. enclosing D. involving
5. A. destination B. place C. arrival D. department
6. A. wholly B. greatly C. widely D. deeply
7. A. catching B. picking C. getting D. copying
8. A. resemble B. identify C. play D. look
9. A. rather B. better C. whereas D. instead
10. A. soon B. well C. long D. far
11. A. done B. arrived C. achieved D. made
12. A. reception B. desk C. counter D. pit-stop
13. A. sight B. scene C. view D. look
14. A. suggest B. remind C. persuade D. inform
15. A. goes B. offers C. comes D. gains
II. READING
A. READ THE PASSAGE AND CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER TO THE QUESTIONS (10 PTS)

In the United States, presidential elections are held in years evenly divisible by four (1888, 1900, 1964, etc.). Since
1840, American presidents elected in years ending with zero have died in office, with one exception. William H. Harrison,
the man who served the shortest term, died of pneumonia only several weeks after his inauguration.
Abraham Lincoln was one of four presidents who were assassinated. He was elected in 1860, and his untimely death
came just five years later. James A. Garfield, a former Union army general from Ohio, was shot during his first year in
office (1881) by a man to whom he wouldn't give a job. While in his second term of office (1901), William McKinley,
another Ohioan, attended the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. During the reception, he was assassinated
while shaking hands with some of the guests. John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 in Dallas only three years after
his election.
Three years after his election in 1920, Warren G, Harding died in office. Although it was never proved, many believe he
was poisoned. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected four times (1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944), the only man to serve so long a
term. He had contracted polio in 1921 and eventually died of the illness in 1945.
Ronald Reagan, who was elected in 1980 and reelected four years later, suffered an assassination attempt but did not
succumb to the assassin's bullets. He was the first to break the long chain of unfortunate events. Will the candidate in the
election of 2020 also be as lucky?

1. All of the following were election years EXCEPT ____

A. 1960 B. 1930 C.1888 D.1824
2. Which president served the shortest term in office?
A. Abraham Lincoln B. Warren G. Harding C. William McKinley D. William H.
Harrison
3. Which of the following is true?
A. All presidents elected in years ending in zero have died in office.
B. Only presidents from Ohio have died in office.
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt completed four terms as president.
D. Four American presidents have been assassinated.
4. How many presidents elected in years ending in zero since 1840 have died in office?
A. 7 B. 5 C. 4 D. 3
5. The word “inauguration” in the first paragraph means most nearly the same as
A. election B. acceptance speech C. swearing-in ceremony D. campaign
6. All of the following presidents were assassinated EXCEPT ____
A. John F. Kennedy B. Franklin D. Roosevelt C. Abraham Lincoln D. James A. Garfield
7. The word “whom” in the second paragraph refers to ____
A. Garfield B. Garfield's assassin C. a Union army general D. McKinley
8. The word “assassinated” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. murdered B. decorated C. honored D. sickened
9. In the third paragraph, “contracted” is closest in meaning to ____
A. communicated about B. developed C. agree about D. notified
10. How long did Warren G, Harding work as a president?
A. 2 years B. 3 years C. 4 years D. 4 years
 B. READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND THEN CHOOSE FROM THE LIST A-H GIVEN BELOW
THE BEST PHRASE TO FILL EACH OF THE SPACES. SOME OF THE SUGGESTED ANSWERS DO
NOT FIT AT ALL (5PTS)

The Industrial Revolution in Britain was (1)______. Since the 1950s, Britain's manufacturing industries
have (2)______, and this automation has led to a decline in the number of employees in many factories.
Goods (3)______ but a lot of these goods are imported. By the beginning of the 20th century, other
industrial countries like the USA were competing with Britain's exports, and countries in the Far East have
been able to provide cheaper products since the 1970s. Areas (4)______ high unemployment. During the
last 30 years, there has been a constant rise in smaller industries known as "light industries". These ones use
electricity and are (5)______ so they are "footloose", i.e. they can be located anywhere. They produce such
things as washing machines or spare parts. Some of these industries produce nothing at all, but provide
services like distribution. The consumer boom of the 1980s and the increased leisure time of most Britons
have led to rapid growth in service industries like banking, tourism, retailing and information processing,
and in industries which distribute, maintain, and repair household consumer goods.

A. replaced machine operators with computers

B. been proven to be able to provide better operations
C. built on the use of machines in factories
D. designed to meet the needs of modernizing supply chains
E. not dependent on raw materials such as coal
F. are bought and used much more than ever before
G. located with heavy industries are suffering
H. situated at modernized suburb have been facing
C. SUPPLY EACH BLANK WITH ONE SUITABLE WORD (10 PTS)

PASSAGE 1

Although (1) ______ has always been a need for a lingua franca to facilitate communication between people (2)______
different parts of the world, artificial languages have been singularly unsuccessful at fulfilling this (3)_____. At first
glance, this might seem surprising because a language such as Esperanto, which is (4)__________ very easy to learn,
would seem to have considerable advantages over languages for (5)_______ English, French or Spanish. Esperanto is not
burdened with a host of irregular verbs and its grammar has an innate simplicity that makes it very straightforward. The
vocabulary has (6)_____ of the complexity and ambiguities of a natural language, so why has Esperanto not thrived?

There are many (7)________ why people prefer to learn natural languages, and these range from the practical to the
psychological. Esperanto speakers are still comparatively (8)_____, so there is little reason to study it in (9)________ to a
widely spoken modern language such as English. In addition, real languages come with cultures and literary traditions,
making them (10)_____ more appealing to the majority of learners.

1. ___________ 2. ___________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________

5. ___________ 6. ___________ 7. ___________ 8. ___________
9. ___________ 10. ___________
 PASSAGE 2
Most traditional human life in deserts is nomadic. It depends in hot deserts (1)______finding water, and on
following infrequent rains to (2)______ grazing for livestock. In cold deserts, it depends on finding good hunting
and fishing grounds, on sheltering from blizzards and winter extremes, and on (3)______ enough food for winter.
Permanent settlement in both kinds of deserts requires permanent water, food sources and adequate shelter, or the
technology and energy (4)______ to suppy it.
Many deserts are flat and featureless, lacking landmarks, or composed of repeating landforms such as sand
(5)______ or the jumbled ice-fields of glaciers. Advanced skills or devices are required to navigate through such
landscapes and (6)_____________ travelers may die when supplies run (7)______ after becoming lost. In
(8)__________, sandstorms or blizzards may cause disorientation in severely-reduced visibility.
The danger represented by wild animals in deserts has featured in explorers' accounts but does not cause higher
(9)______ of death than in other environments such as rainforests or savanna woodland, and generally does not
affect human distribution. Defense against polar bears may be advisable in some areas of the (10)______.
Precautions against snakes and scorpions in choosing sites at which to camp in some hot deserts should be taken.

1. ___________ 2. ___________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________

5. ___________ 6. ___________ 7. ___________ 8. ___________
9. ___________ 10. ___________

III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (5 PTS)

IDENTIFY THE FIVE (5) MISTAKES IN THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND CORRECT THEM.

One of the recent developments in modern technology, cellular phones, can be a danger to safety. A study by Donald
Redmond and Robert Lim of the University of Toronto showed that cellular phones pose a risk to drivers. In fact, people
who talk on the phone while driving are four times more likely to have an automobile accident than those whom do not.
The researchers studied 699 drivers who were in an automobile accident while they were using they're cellular phones.
The researchers concluded that the main reason for the accidents were not that people used one hand for the telephone and
one hand for driving. Instead, the cause of accidents were usually that the drivers became distracted by the phone call. As
a result, the drivers lost concentration and put themselves in danger.

1. ___________  ___________
2. ___________  ___________
3. ___________  ___________
4. ___________  ___________
5. ___________  ___________
IV. WORD FORMS (8.0 PTS)
SUPPLY THE APPROPRIATE FORMS OF WORDS IN THE BRACKETS
1. They often leave prison ___________ for life and work on the outside. [equipment]
2. Reaction-ware, the name given to some special vessels in which chemical reactions take place, could be safely used
outside of lab because the whole reaction is ___________ . [contain]
3. ___________ competition proper occurs only when the sale price of any quantity of commodity stands below the
short-period supply price of that quantity. [throat]
4. Up to a point, people can improve their ___________ skills with practice, though many scientists believe it’s not
possible for the brain to carry out two or more processes simultaneously. [task]
5. In order to reduce environmental impacts, many research labs aim to produce ___________ products. [friend]
6. The study showed a significant ___________ between the baby’s sleeping position and the risk of cot death. [relate]
7. The nurse gave him some ___________ for smoking in the hospital. [tell]
8. You ought to smarten up and have a ___________ before the interview. [hair]
V. WRITING (7.0 PTS)
REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE MEANING. YOU HAVE TO USE
THE EXACT WORD GIVEN IN BRACKETS FOR EACH SENTENCE.
1. They say he is able to swim across this river. (swimming)

 He

2. They may be there at the meeting, or they may not. (out)

 It is

3. “Don’t forget to hand in the paper by the deadline,” said the teacher. (reminder)

 The teacher

4. Learning English is becoming more and more popular in our city. (increasingly)

 It has

5. Right after disembarkation from the plane, he was taken into custody. (got)

 As

6. The teacher and his students knew nothing about the crack on the wall. (idea)

 Neither

7. The boy’s effort really impressed the audience and judges. (left)

 It was

8. Instead, you must try to have a good relationship with the others. (get)

 I wish you ________________________________________

9. I always go jogging in the morning to keep fit. (invariably)

 In _______________________________________________

10. Doubtlessly, Katie is the best violinist in the conservatory.(no-one)

 It goes ___________________________________________