ENGLISH ENTRANCE PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION

School year: 2021-2022

Freshman course: DH22
Time: 100 minutes
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. arrived B. believed C. received D. hoped
2. A. opened B. knocked C. played D. occurred
3. A. engages B. strikes C. paths D. mopes
4. A. reaches B. watches C. girls D .teaches
5. A. wishes B. practices C. introduces D. leaves
II. Find the word which has different stress.
6. A. preservation B. sympathetic C. individual D. television
7. A. respectful B. interesting C. forgetful D. successful
8. A. genuine B. kangaroo C. generous D. fortunate
9. A. technique B. regional C. satellite D. interesting
III. Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.
10. He was writing to his friend when he a noise.
A. was hearing B. heard C. had heard D. hears
11. I many people since I came here in June.
A. met B. has met C. was meeting D. have met
12. We Maths at this time last week.
A. were learning B. are learning C. was learning D. learnt
13. She was playing games while he a football match.
A. watched B. watches C. was watching D. watching
14. Much progress been made in recent years.
A. have B. has C. having D. to have
15. Collecting old coins and paper notes one of my hobbies.
A. being B. were C. are D. is
16. Five thousand pounds stolen in the robbery last night.
A. being B. were C. are D. was

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17. Mr. Thomson with his wife and his three children abroad.
A. to be B. have been C. are D. is
18. Alice isn’t interested in for a new job
A. look B. to look C. looks D. looking
19. When Beth got tired, she stopped .
A. working B. to work C. work D. works
20. Tom looked tired as though he very hard.
A. has worked B. worked C. work D. had worked
21. Henry talks with his dog as if it him.
A. understand B. understood C. understanding D. had understood.
22. John The Great Pyramid of Giza.
A. said to have been visited B. is said to have visited
C. is said to have been visited D. said to have visited.
23. People say that six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world were destroyed.
A. It was said that six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world were destroyed.
B. Six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world were said to be destroyed.
C. Six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world are said to have destroyed.
D. Six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world are said to have been destroyed.
24. It is believed that a buried treasure was hidden in the tomb.
A. They believed that a buried treasure was hidden in the tomb.
B. A buried treasure is believed that was hidden in the tomb.
C. A buried treasure is believed to hide in the tomb.
D. A buried treasure is believed to have been hidden in the tomb.
25. George another trip to Greece.
A. is said to be planned B. said to be planned
C. said to be planning D. is said to be planning
26. I hate personal questions by newly-acquainted friends
A. to be asking B. be asked C. being asked D. of asking
27. Reagan an actor years ago.
A. is said to be B. was said being
C. was said have been D. is said to have been

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28. It that learning a foreign language a lot of time.
A. says / is taken B. is saying / has been taken
C. is said / takes D. was said / was taken.
29. “I'll never make that mistake again”, Robert said.  Robert promised that mistake
again.
A. no making B. not made C. never to make D. never made
30. “I'd like you to tell me the truth,” Lara said.  Lana wanted her the truth.
A. I to tell B. me to tell C. me telling D. me tell
31. I’m a bit short money. Can you lend me some?
A. at B. over C. of D. down
32. I was amazed her knowledge of French Literature.
A. by B. about C. of D. off
33. Why are you always so jealous other people?
A. on B. of C. in D. below
34. He got wet he forgot his umbrella.
A. because of B. because C. but D. and
35. He stops working heavy raining.
A. in spite of B. although C. despite D. because of
36. Tom wakes his parents up playing the guitar very softly.
A. because B. in spite of C. because of D. although
37. The bomb went with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town.
A. out B. off C. after D. on
38. Who looks the children when you are going from home?
A. out of/ on B. up/ off C. for/ out D. after/ away
39. Shy people often find it difficult to group discussions.
A. take place in B. take part in C. get on with D. get in touch with
40. He has been very interested in doing research on since he was at high school.
A. biology B. biological C. biologist D. biologically
41. Are you sure that boys are more than girls?
A. act B. active C. action D. activity

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42. London is home to people of many cultures.
A. diverse B. diversity C. diversify D. diversification
43. The more and positive you look, the better you will feel.
A. confide B. confident C. confidently D. confidence
44. If a boss wants to have a well-qualified staff, he should have to pay his employees .
A. appropriate B. appropriately C. appropriation D. appropriating
45. Only once late to school.
A. he came B. did he came C. came he D. did he come
46. Such that he would stop at nothing.
A. his ambition was B. did his ambition
C. does his ambition D. was his ambition
47. Scarcely the expense of new equipment problem.
A. should / considered B. did / be considered
C. should / be considered D. was / be considered
48. Down for three days last week.
A. the rain poured B. did the rain pour
C. poured the rain D. do the rain pour
49. had the restaurant opened people were flocking to eat there.
A. hardly / than B. no sooner / that
C. no sooner / than D. hardly / that
IV. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C, or D that needs correcting.
50. It is complicated because pollution is caused by things when benefit people.
A B C D
51. New Year Day is the day where my family members gather and enjoy it together.
A B C D
52. The man whom helped you yesterday is a television reporter.
A B C D
53. I don’t know the reason on when Jonathan was sacked.
A B C D
54. That commentator, his name I have forgotten, is very well-known.
A B C D

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55. Mary and Daisy are both intelligent students. Mary is so intelligent as
Daisy. A B C D
V. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
56. “Thank you for taking the time to come here in person.” “ ”.
A. It’s my pleasure.
B. B. I don’t know what time that person comes.
C. I’d love to come. What time?
D. Do you have time for some gossip?
57. “I have a terrible headache.” “ ”.
A. Maybe I’m not going to the doctor’s.
B. B. Not very well. Thanks.
C. Maybe you should take a rest.
D. Not bad. I’m going to the doctor’s.
58. “Do you want me to help you with those suitcases?” “ ”.
A. Of course, not for me.
B. B. No, I can’t help you now.
C. No, those aren’t mine.
D. No, I can manage them myself.
59. “What does it cost to get to Manchester?” “ ”.
A. It’s interesting to travel to Manchester.
B. B. It depends on how you go.
C. I always go by train.
D. I don’t like to go by train.
60. “ ”. “Yes. Do you have any shirts?”
A. Could you do me a favour?
B. B. Oh, dear. What a nice shirt!
C. May I help you?
D. White, please.
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that
is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

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61. After I spent a couple of hours picking his brain, his scheme started to make sense.
A. questioning him B. beating him C. threatening him D. teaching him
62.In an effort to eliminate dense fog from airports, weathermen utilize several measures.
A. perceive B. remove C. create D. move
63.Chicago became notorious for crime and corruption during the days of prohibition.
A. disrupted B. evil C. known D. criminal
64.When the fire got out of control, firemen tried their best to extinguish it.
A. put off B. put down C. put away D. put out
65. A funhouse mirror can really distort your image!
A. deform B. disappear C. repeat D. extend

VII. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that
is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
66. Last Monday Barton left his office for good.
A. hastily B. badly C. temporarily D. permanently
67.Most of the young girls dislike doing the washing-up after the party
A. avoid B. disinterested C. are fond of D. hate
68.Humans can use language deceptively by telling lies or half-truths.
A. in an honest way B. in a dishonest way
C. for a serious purpose D. at the wrong
time 69.“How you are going to join these wires?” said Ana to Pedro.
A. paste B. separate C. unite D. gather
70. The shop assistants have to break off the conversation to serve a customer.
A. interrupt B. hurry C. continue D. begin

VIII. Choose the sentence that has the CLOSEST meaning to the original one.
71. Karl claims that he used to speak not only English but also Welsh well when he lived
in Wales.
A. While living in Wales, Karl had to learn not only English but also Welsh.
B. Karl says that he took the advantage of learning two languages, English and Welsh,
while in Wales.

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 C. According to Karl himself, he was quite fluent in both English and Welsh during the
time he lived in Wales.
D. Speaking not only English, but Welsh as well, Karl claims that he was able to mingle
with the Welsh easily.

72. I’ve booked a table for eight in case you should change your mind and decide to join
us.
A. You can change your mind and decide to join us, if you wish, as I can always change
our booking to a table for eight.
B. If you change your mind and join us for dinner, let me know as we’ll have to arrange a
table for eight then.
C. So that we have a large enough table if you decide to join us after all, I’ve reserved
one for eight people.
D. There’ll be eight people, including you, so I should reserve a table for eight if you
have decided to join us.

73. Let’s go shopping sometime mid-week, it gets so crowded at the weekends.

A. I always like to shop mid-week as everywhere is so crowded at weekends.
B. I find it impossible to shop at weekends because there are so many people everywhere.
C. I suggest we avoid the weekend and do our shopping in the middle of the week when
it’s quieter.
D. The best time to go shopping is midweek when it is usually reasonably quiet.

74. I’d never seen anybody so shocked as Claire was when she heard Ben
propose marriage to her.
A. Should Ben have asked Claire to marry him, I guess she would’ve been
extremely shocked.
B. I’d thought Claire would’ve been more shocked when Ben asked if she would marry him.
C. I’d never imagined I could see anybody so shocked as Claire was when Ben asked her
to marry him.
D. When Claire heard Ben asking her to marry him, she was more shocked than I’d ever seen

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 anyone be.

75. When we arrived at the party after our car broke down on the way there,
there weren’t many people left.
A. Our car broke down on the way to the party and by the time we got there, most of the
guests had already left.
B. Because we had car trouble on the way to the party, many people grew tired of
waiting and left before we arrived there.
C. Not many people had left the party yet when we got there, although we were late because
of a car problem on the way.
D. When we arrived at the party after we had had car trouble on the way there, hardly
anyone had left yet.

76. He needn’t have borrowed all of that money to buy a new car, because his new job
provided him with one.
A. He didn’t need to take out so much credit to buy a new car, because he knew that his
new place of business would give him one anyway.
B. When his new place of work presented him with a car, all the money he had borrowed
to purchase a new car proved unnecessary.
C. Because of the car that his new job gave him, he didn’t need to take a large loan to buy
a new one.
D. He took a lot of money in loans to buy a new car, although he knew that his new job
was going to give him one.

77. I’d have worn the right shoes if I’d known we were going to do all this climbing.
A. I’d have gone on the climb if I’d been wearing the right shoes.
B. If only I’d been wearing suitable shoes, I would have enjoyed the climb.
C. As I didn’t realize there was going to be so much climbing, I didn’t come in
suitable shoes.
D. I didn’t realize that these shoes weren’t right for climbing in.

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78. What the archaeologists found at the site surpassed their wildest dreams.
A. Hoping to find a lot of artifacts, the archaeologists were disappointed by the site and what
it contained.
B. The archaeologists had dreamed of finding something just like what they actually found
at the site.
C. Having already discovered some artifacts at the site, the archaeologists could only dream
about what else might be there.
D. The greatest hopes of the archaeologists were exceeded by what they actually discovered
at the site.

79. The link between smelting and cancer had never been acknowledged before that
research.
A. The results of that research represented the first time anyone had acknowledged the
link between smoking and cancer.
B. Despite extensive research, the connection between smoking and cancer hadn’t yet
been proved.
C. The connection between smoking and cancer hasn’t been acknowledged yet, and
requires plenty of further research. . .
D. No one has yet fully accepted that there is any connection between smoking and cancer.

80. The people of Cambodia wish that so many land mines hadn’t been laid in
their country, as many people have lost limbs by stepping on them.
A. The Cambodian people ought not to have planted so many land mines in their
country because they have caused many people to lose their legs when they have
exploded.
B. The people of Cambodia want fewer land mines placed in their country as many people
are becoming limbless by treading on them.
C. Cambodians feel that it was a really bad thing to have had so many land mines placed
in their country because such a large number of people have had limbs blown off by them.
D. Had there been fewer land mines scattered around Cambodia, fewer people would
have had their limbs blown off by them.

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IX. Fill the gaps with the correct answer.
It can take a long time to become successful in your chosen field, however talented you are.
One thing you have to be (81) of is that you will face criticism along the way. The
world is (82) of people who would rather say something negative than positive. If
you’ve made up your (83) to achieve a certain goal, such as writing a novel, (84)
the negative criticism of others prevent you from reaching your target, and let the
constructive criticism have a positive effect on your work. If someone says you’re totally in the
(85) of talent, ignore them. That’s negative criticism. If (86), , someone
advises you to revise your work and gives you a good reason for doing so, you should consider
their suggestions carefully. There are many film stars (87) were once out of work .
There are many famous novelists who made a complete mess of their first novel – or who
didn’t, but had to keep on approaching hundreds of publishers before they could get it (88)
. Being successful does depend on luck, to a (89) extent. But things are more
likely to (90) well if you persevere and stay positive.

81. A. alert B. clever C. intelligent D. aware

82. A. overflowing B. packed C. filled D. full
83. A. idea B. brain C. thought D. mind
84. A. shouldn’t let B. won’t let C. didn’t let D. don’t let
85. A. absentee B. shortage C. missing D. lack
86. A. hence B. whereas C. otherwise D. however
87. A. which B. whom C. they D. who
88. A. publish B. to publish C. publishes D. published
89. A. plenty B. numerous C. definite D. certain
90. A. sail through B. come into C. deal with D. turn out

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X. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
The word laser was coined as an acronym for Light Amplification by the Stimulated
Emission of Radiation. Ordinary light, from the Sun or a light bulb, is emitted spontaneously,
when atoms or molecules get rid of excess energy by themselves, without any outside
intervention. Stimulated emission is different because it occurs when an atom or molecule
holding onto excess energy has been stimulated to emit it as light.
Albert Einstein was the first to suggest the existence of stimulated emission in a paper
published in 1917. However, for many years physicists thought that atoms and molecules
always were much more likely to emit light spontaneously and that stimulated emission thus
always would be much weaker. It was not until after the Second World War that physicists
began trying to make stimulated emission dominate. They sought ways by which one atom or
molecule could stimulate many other to emit light , amplifying it to much higher powers.
The first to succeed was Charles H.Townes, then at Colombia University in New York .
Instead of working with light, however, he worked with microwaves, which have a much longer
wavelength, and built a device he called a "maser" for Microwave Amplification by the
Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Although he thought of the key idea in 1951, the first maser
was not completed until a couple of years later. Before long, many other physicists were
building masers and trying to discover how to produce stimulated emission at even shorter
wavelength.
The key concepts emerged about 1957. Townes and Arthur Schawlow, then at Bell
Telephone Laboratories, wrote a long paper outlining the conditions needed to amplify
stimulated emission of visible light waves. At about the same time, similar ideas crystallized in
the mind of Gordon Gould, then a 37-year-old graduate student at Columbia, who wrote them
down in a series of notebooks. Townes and Schawlow published their ideas in a scientific
journal, Physical Review Letter, but Gould filed a patent application. Three decades later,
people still argue about who deserves the credit for the concept of the laser.

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91. The word “coined” in line 1 could be replaced by .
A. created B. mentioned C. understood D. discovered
92. The word “intervention” in line 3 can best be replaced by .
A. need B. device C. influence D. source
93. The word “it” in line 5 refers to .
A. light bulb B. energy C. molecule D. atom
94. Which of the following statements best describes a laser?
A. A device for stimulating atoms and molecules to emit light
B. An atom in a high-energy state
C. A technique for destroying atoms or molecules
D. An instrument for measuring light waves
95. Why was Towne's early work with stimulated emission done with microwaves?
A. He was not concerned with light amplification
B. It was easier to work with longer wavelengths.
C. His partner Schawlow had already begun work on the laser.
D. The laser had already been developed
96. In his research at Columbia University, Charles Townes worked with all of
the following EXCEPT .
A. stimulated emission B. microwaves C. light amplification D. a maser
97. In approximately what year was the first maser built?
A. 1917 B. 1951 C. 1953 D. 1957
98. The word “emerged” in line 18 is closest in meaning to .
A. increased B. concluded C. succeeded D. appeared
99. The word “outlining” in line 19 is closest in meaning to .
A. assigning B. studying C. checking D. summarizing
100. Why do people still argue about who deserves the credit for the concept of the laser?
A. The researchers' notebooks were lost.
B. Several people were developing the idea at the same time.
C. No one claimed credit for the development until recently.
D. The work is still incomplete.

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