TEST 31

TEST 31

I- Phonetics (p)

a) Choose the word that has the bold part pronounced differently (p)
1- A-construction B-procedure C-masterpiece D-present
2- A-servant B-service C-verse D-very
3- A-windsurfing B-wilderness C- philosopher D- rhino

b) Choose the word that has different stress pattern (p)
1- A-estimate B-establish C-designate D-etiquette
2- A-headlight B-gilrfriend C-safeguard D-goodwill

II- Choose the best answers (p)

1- He ________ wood to build a fire
A-made B-gathered C-put together D-took
2- If you are a child, you can get a discount ________ book
A-on B-in C-at D-for
3- Is swimming underwater very difficult?
- No. It is just a matter ________ able to control your breathing
A-to be B-of being C-that you are D-being
4- Every Sunday, we ________ go walking in the park
A-rarely B-seldom C-usually D-never
5- The best way of writing a composition in a foreign language is to try and write ________ thinking in your own language
A-apart from B-expect C-unless D-without
6- To the best of my _________, he married an Irish girl
A-recollection B-retention C-recall D-memory
7- Mexico is the most popular vacation ________ for people from the United States
A-target B-destination C-connection D-departure
8- “Don’t forget to give my best wishes to your mother”
- “________”
A-OK, I will B-Yes, I won’t C-No, I won’t D-Yes, I do
9- “What is Johnson’s family like?”
- “________”
A-They are all warm-hearted and helpful C-They all like sports and games
B-Oh, it’s really a big one D-His family is just like me
10-The children playing on the beach are too far away to hear me _________
A-shouting B-shouted C-to shout D-shout

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

I cheered ______________ my Mum _______________ cooking dinner for her
He was very upset when the boss passed him _______________ and promoted a newcomer to the assistant’s job
Many hundreds of wild animals and plants are now _______________ risk
Look ______________! The tree is going to fall
His parents were disappointed _________________ him that he failed the exam
We are going _________________ a trip _________________ Ha Long Bay

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

Her answer was (correct) __________________ so I didn’t agree with her
He is a strict (examine) __________________
(Deforestation) ___________________ means to remove trees or forests in someplace
The (culture) ___________________ standard in some countries is not high
The driver had fallen (sleep) __________________ at the wheel before he had an accident last night
Everybody in his neighborhood loves him very much because of his good (behave) ____________________
There are a lot of (mouse) __________________ in the empty old house
It has been raining for two hours and the ground is too wet to play on, so the match (postponement) __________________

V- Rewrite these sentences beginning with the words given (p)

The only way you can become a good althlete is by training hard
Only by ________________________________________________________
Who does this bag belong to?
Whose _________________________________________________________?
John spoke to his lawyer before signing the contract
John didn’t _____________ until ____________________________________
She asked John to repeat what he said
“Please _________________________________________________________
Couldn’t you have got a bus to the station?
Wasn’t it _______________________________________________________?

VI- Fill in each gap with a suitable word to complete the letter (p)

Dear Maria,
I am very pleased that we are _________________ to be pen-friends. I will tell you a little _______________ myself, and you can do the _______________ when you write to me
I live in an area of London _______________ Maida Nale. It is quite near the center but there are parks nearby where I take my dog, Lulu _______________ a walk. I live ______________ my parents and my younger brother Paul. My father works ______________ the post-office and my mother has a part-time job ______________ a nurse
I go to the local comprehensive _________________, where I have a lot of friends. I like most subjects, but not _________________ of them. In the evening, I sometimes visit friends or _________________ at home to _________________ to music, and _________________ weekends I like __________________ swimming or horse-riding. At the moment I am working very hard __________________ I have an exam soon,