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MOCK TEST FOR GIFTED HIGH SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

Name:………………………….
Class:………………………….
Mark:………………………..

PART I: PHONETICS
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different fromthat of the others by circling A, B, C or D
A. informative B. introductive C. preservative D. alternative
A. career B. idea C. effort D. result
A. continue B.continent C. conclude D. convenient
A. stimulate B.supplicate C. communicate D.calculate
A.event B.advent C. even D. advert

PART II: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the best answer
At first she didn’t ……her old friend because he had grown a beard.
a. relate b. mark c. realize d. recognize
2. After Jack …his job, he was unemployed for two years
a. dropped b. cut c. broke d. lost
3. The clock was….eleven as I went upstairs to bed
a. beating b. striking c. rining d. clapping
4. I don’t care what you do about job. It’ no ….of mine.
a. importance b. matter c. felling d.concern
5. She keepsa supply of canldes in the house in case of a power…..
a. failure b. absence c. lack d.shortage
6. Swimming is dangerous there because of the strong….. across the bay
a. shower b. motion c. pressure d. current
7. They’re not good friends at the moment; they…out over some gardening tools.
a. fell b. borke c. corssed d. left
8. Mary was so disappointed that she ….into tears.
a. fell b. broke c. burst d. rushed
9. He said he would return the book, and I hope he keeps his…
a. faith b. word c. saying d. remark
10. It was very rough sea, with…ten meter high
a. waves b. floods c. current d. fountains
11. The champion won the boxing match by a ..in the fourth round
a. put out b. hit out c. knock out d. black out
12. He apologized for his mistake,saying he did not…any offence
a. suppose b. intend c.consider d. propose
13. After his illness, he was advised to..gardening as a hobby.
a. take up b. occupy c. turn into d. enter
14. After the robbery, the thieves…their escape in a waiting car
a. did b. raced c. made d. had
15. She …in business as a dressmaker
a. set off b. set up c. set out d. set down
16. Two dogs were fighting, and she tried to ..them with her umbrella
a. share b. break c. separate d. open
17. There is an increasing…nowadays to make films protraying violence
a. tradition b. surge c. direction d. trend
18. Of course I’ll play the piano at the party but I’m little ..
a. out of use b. out of practice c. out of turn d. out of reach
19. Contrary…public opinion, this area has long been a haven for allforms of insect life
a. to b. at c. for d. with
20.Could you give me a rough….of what the job might cost?
a. value b. correlation c. account d. estimate
Complete the following text with the correct forms of thewords in brackets
THE VOYAGES OF COLUMBUS

Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean three times.his first voyage brought him fame and (1.) …… - he discovered a new continent. But Columbus had enemies who wanted to get rid of him. On the second voyage the governor of the contry that Columbus himself discovered threw him into prison.
He was sent back to Spain as a (2.)…….. . People there could hardly recognizehim – his troubles and suffering changed him greatly. But Columbus succeeded in proving that the lies his enemies spread about him were (3. )………, and the Spanish government gave him four ships to start on a new voyage.
But this third voyage was (4)…………from the beginning. The ships were met by