On HSG 9 - Test 3

TEST 3
Section a: Phonetics
Part I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Circle A , B , C or D.
1. A. gymnastics B. got C. enlarge D. bridge
2. A. worm B. worse C. more D. work
3. A. meat B. leader C. heat D. sweater
4. A. good B. mood C. noon D. pool
5. A. hurt B. nurse C. bury D. curly
Part II. Choose the word that has the stress on a different syllable from the rest in each group.
1. A. education B. community C. development D. unbreakable
2. A. exciting B. important C. delicious D. beautiful
3. A. recreation B. entertainment C. literature D. information
4. A. natural B. department C. exception D. attentive
5. A. performance B. industry C. importance D. provision

Section B. Grammar and vocabulary
Part I. Choose the correct answer, circling letter A , B , C or D.
1. Has the committee .................. a decision yet?
A. given B. made C. done D. arrived
2. .................. the time you get to the theatre, the play will have finished.
A. Until B. In C. By D. On
3. .................. her five dresses, she likes the red one best.
A. Of B. In C. From D. Among
4. Because of the bad weather, we had to put ..................our picnic until next weekend.
A. out B. away C. up D. off
5. By the year 2015, the world population .................. 8 billion people.
A. will reach B. reaches C. will have reached D. reach
6. We are destroying our environment by adding more .................. to it.
A. pollutes B. pollutants C. pollutives D. pollutions
7. He tried to explain the reason .................. he got to class late yesterday.
A. for which B. of which C. in which D. by which
8. We didn’t remember .................. our document into our removable disk so we have lost all now.
A. saving B. to be saving C. saved D. to save
9. There is a crowd of students .................. for the lecturer outside the lecture hall.
A. to wait B. waiting C. to be waiting D. are waiting
10. The storm was on .................. Thursday of that week.
A. the B. x C. a D. an
Part II. Read the following passage then give the correct form/tense of the verbs in brackets.
Although some groups of people (1. always live)________________ outdoors in tents, camping as we (2. know)________________ it today (3. begin)________________ to be popular about 50 years ago. The increase in the use of cars and improvements in camping equipment (4. allow)____________ more people to travel longer distances into the countryside and (5. stay) ________________ there in greater comfort.
Many campers like (6. be)_________________ themselves in quiet areas, so they take their tent and food and walk or cycle into the forests or the mountains. Others, (7. prefer)_______________ to be near people, (8. drive)_________________ to a public or privately-owned campsite which (9. have)_________________ up-to-date facilities, like hot shower and swimming pools.
Whether campers are separate in the mountain or on a busy site, they should remember to keep the area clean and tidy. In the forests, they must put out any fires and keep food hidden to avoid (10. attract)________________ animals.

Part III. Give the correct form of the words in capital in brackets.
1. It’s forbidden to destroy (HISTORY)____________________ buildings.
2. ( FOREST)____________________ is a big problem for the government to solve.
3. The cultural and historical sites in Kyoto and in the (SURROUND)___________________areas have
been given appropriate care and maintenance.
4. Burning coal is a(an) (ECONOMY)_____________________ way. Burning gas is cheaper.