TEST 29

TEST 29

I- Phonetics (p)

a) Choose the word that has the bold part pronounced differently (p)
1- A-wants B-books C-stops D-sends
2- A-suffer B-supermarket C-shutter D-mud
3- A-court B-pour C-four D- flour
4- A-brother B-breathing C-either D-death

b) Choose the word that has different stress pattern (p)
1- A-nominate B-laminate C-indicate D-barricade
2- A-variety B-irrational C-industrial D-characterize
3- A-physicist B-property C-inventor D-president
4- A-alternative B-impetus C-ancestry D-devidend
5- A-equality B-simplicity C-difficulty D-discovery

II- Choose the best answers (p)

1- This ticket _________ one person to the museum
A-allows B-enters C-admits D-permits
2- The journalist refused to _________ his information
A-enclose B-expose C-disclose D-propose
3- Many trains have been cancelled and long _________ are excepted
A-postponements B-delays C-distance D-timetable
4- According to the boss, John is the most _________ for the position of the executive secretary
A-supportive B-caring C-comfortable D-suitable
5- “I’ll go fishing this weekend”
- “_________”
A-have a good time C-can’t you fish?
B-that’s very kind of you D-what about more fish?
6- “Happy Teacher’s Day, Miss Lan!”
- “_________”
A-you are so kind C-I’m so happy
B-it’s very good D-thank you
7- Creat a new _________ and put all your files into it
A-directory B-directing C-direction D-director
8- “Have you look _________ this contract yet?”
- “Not yet. I’ll try to read it this weekend”
A-over B-into C-up D-out
9- The tractor was so __________ that it could pull up a big tree
A-strongly B-weak C-powerful D-energetic
10-Would you like to come into my __________? We can talk there
A-bureau B-office C-bag D-drawer

III- Complete the passage with the words from the box below (p)

available began receive well in
may placed cable entertainment paid


Cable television allows viewers to __________________ TV programs that they cannot pick up with their regular antennas. Television signals do not follow the curve of Earth. They travel in straight lines __________________ all directions. Signals from a TV move toward the horizon and then go into space. If you live only a few kilometers from a TV station, you may get a good picture on your set. But if you live more than 100 kilometers from a station, you __________________ not get any picture at all
Cable TV __________________ in 1948 in the United States. People in places far from TV stations shared the cost of putting up high antennas. A community antenna was usually __________________ on a hill, a mountain, or on a high tower. The antenna picked up TV signals and fed them into a small local station. From the station, thick wires called cables ran out to nearby homes. Each person using the cable _________________ a monthly charge
Cable TV worked _________________, and soon new uses were found for it. Local stations could feed programs into empty channels that were in use. People along the _________________ could have local news, weather reports, and farm and school news at no extra charge. Today, cable television is _________________ in almost all cities. It improves the quality of the picture on the TV screen. It brings in extra news, sports, _________________, and educational programs

IV- Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition (p)

Don’t lean ________________ that window. The paint is still wet
My boss said to me that he was satisfied __________________ my work
This theater is often crowded ___________________ viewers
Contrary _________________ his doctor’s orders, he has gone back to work
Don’t shout __________________ the children when he makes a mistake
I talked to him so enjoyably that I lost track ___________________ the time
He has suffered _________________ her heart attack
The exchange rate of of dollars is going ____________________ from 16,000 VND to 15,750 VND for one US dollar
We have lose touch ________________ each other for a long time
I usually regard him ________________ close friends

V- Give the correct form of the words in brackets (p)

She was sad about my (refuse) _________________
Last Sunday I was invented to his (wed) ________________ party
You must make (allow) _______________ for him because he