Ktra HSGEL9

TEST 1
I. Phonetics:
Pronunciation: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. climber B. lamb C. timber D. debt
2. A. come B. comfortable C. some D. comb
3. A. surgical B. surround C. surrender D. survival
4. A. nose B. seen C. useful D. bus
5. A. learned B. hanged C. lived D. panicked

Stress: Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
6. A. develop B. amazement C. employee D. experience
7. A. forget B. employ C. relate D. photo
8. A. remove B. freedom C. enter D. message
9. A. release B. measure C. wonder D. pleasure
10. A. survival B. dictation C. contribute D. regular

II. Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
1. You should stop spending more money, ______ you’ll end up in debt.
A. unless B. if C. otherwise D. in case
2. Would you be ______ to hold the door open?
A. so kind B. kind enough C. too kind D. as kind
3. If you put your money into that business, you risk ______ every penny.
A. to lose B. lose C. of losing D. losing
4. The movie was ______ I went to sleep.
A. so boring that B. too boring C. boring until D. so bored that
5. Please pay close attention _______ what I am telling you.
A. with B. to C. in D. for
6. He gave me some very______ advice on buying a house.
A. precious B. dear C. valuable D. prized
7. The student’s hard work was ______with success in his degree examinations.
A. rewarded B. awarded C. thanked D. presented
8. We are considering _______ to the beach.
A. to go B. going C. go D. to going
9. I’m going to the market but I can’t think of ______ for dinner.
A. what B. which C. where D. that
10. ______ you get used to the job, it won’t seem so bad.
A. Since B. While C. Once D. As
11. When I met Tom yesterday, it was the first time I _____ him since Christmas.
A. had seen B. saw C. see D. have seen
12. Can you tell me where I could have the film ______?
A. develop B. developed C. be developed D. to develop
13. “Are you leaving?” “Yes, but I wish I ______ to.
A. didn’t have B. will not have C. don’t have D. hadn’t had
14. That’s the girl ______ brother sits next to me at school.
A. that B. whose C. who D. whom
15. I think you don’t like music, ______?
A. do I B. don’t I C. don’t you D. do you
16. This is the gun ______ the murder was committed.
A. which B. with which C. that D. to which
17. If ______, a child will develop personality problems.
A. ill – treated B. being ill – treated
C. be ill - treated D. he be ill – treated
18. Tom left his glasses because he was ______.
A. in a hurry B. hurry C. hurriedly D. to be hurried
19. If you listen to music, you can’t ______ your homework.
A. read about B. arrange for C. specialize in D. concentrate on