TEST YOUR SELF
I. Choose the words that best answer the following questions.
1. Which of the following words has the underlined part pronounced differently?
a. laugh b. taught c. fault c. August
2. Which of the following words is stressed differently from the rest?
a. entertain b. magazine c. industry d. volunteer
3. Which of the following words contains a different vowel sound?
a. team b. week c. health d. cheap
4. Which of the following words has a different consonant sound?
a. school h. champagne c. machine d. washing
5. Which of the following words is stressed on the first syllable?
a. electricity b. activities c. scientific d. accuracy
II. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d that best completes the sentence.
6. You'll probably see Dave on the 4.30 bus. he _ catches it to school.
a. sometimes h. traditionally c. routinely d. usually
7. We're so proud her for telling the truth.
a. on b. with c. of d, for
8. You can a lot of information from the Internet onto your own computer, but
it t can take a lot of time.
a. take b. print c. save d. download
9. When they were in Cairo they took a to see the Pyramids.
a. voyage b. travel c. trip d. journey
10. Martha Thomas was an American educator who stood for equal rights for
women.
a. educated b. educational c. educating d. educationally
11. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not your set
a. change b. adjust c. repair d. switch
12. He is very stubborn, so it will be difficult to him to go.
a. persuade b. suggest c. make d. encourage
13 is a camera which records moving pictures and sound.
a. Cell phone b. CD-ROM c. Camcorder d. Modem

14. The Super Bowl was via satellite to over 100 countries.
a. transmitted b. received c. spread d. showed
15. Will you after the party?
a. call me off b. get me on c. take me up d. pick me up
III. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence.
16. He came in and didn't say anything, worried all of us.
a. that b. who c. whom d. which
17. Nobody ventured outdoors the hurricane warnings.
a. despite b. although c. because of d. because
18. I'm looking forward you in the trip.
a. join b. to join c. to joining d. in joining
19. Who was coining to see me this morning?
a. you said b. did you say . c. did you say that d. you did say
20. 'I took the TOEFL. It was really hard.' a lot before you took it??
a. Have you studied b. Did you study
c. Had you studied d. Do you study
21. Michael Caine to London two times this year.
a. is b. was c. has been d. had been
22. 'We're still looking for Mark.' 'Hasn't he vet?'
a. been found b. been finding c. being found d. found
23. We Switzerland four times during the 1970s.
a. will visit b. visited c. would visit d. used to visit
24. Nowhere in the world such fine emeralds as in Colombia.
a. tourists can purchase b. can tourists purchase
c. where tourists can purchase d. that tourist can purchase
25. The assembly line, by Henry Ford, has brought about many significant
changes in automobile production.
a. that was invented b. what was invented
c. was invented d. which was invented
IV. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be

changed for the sentence to be correct.
26. Not only botanical gardens are places of beauty, they serve scientific and educational
A B C
purposes as well.
D
27. There are not many people whose adapt to a new culture without feeling some
disorientation at
A B C D
first.
28. Physical therapists help patients relearn how to use their bodies after disease or
injure.
A B C D
29. San Francisco, that is a beautiful city, has a population of six Million
A B C D
30. Sheep have been domesticating for over 5,000 years.
A B C D
31. The electric toaster was one of the earliest appliance to be developed for the kitchen.
A B C D
32. Venus, the second planet from the sun, is exactly almost the same size as the Earth.
A B C D
33. In that age of computer, it is difficult to imagine how tedious the work of
accountants and
A B C
clerks must have been in the past.
D
34. After Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793, the cotton market had boomed
A B C D
35. My brother stopped to smoke because it's harmful for his health.
A B C D
IV. Choose the correct option a, b, c or d to complete this passage.

Children (36) appear intelligent and have normal sight and hearing may
(37) have learning disabilities such as dyslexia, difficulty in reading: dysgraphia,
difficulty in writing: dyscalculia. difficulty with numbers; and auditory-memory problem
that (38)_ the child from remembering what has just (39) Considered an
"invisible" (40) such learning disabilities can be detected by alert parents before
the children go to school.(41) the child at about thirty months is not developing
normal language skills, something is amiss. (42) cannot do puzzles or put pegs in
holes lacks perceptual-motor skills. Kindergarteners should (43)
.
the ABC. First-
graders may commonly reverse their letters. writing a d or a h. but if they are still doing
this at the start of second grade, they (44.) for learning disabilities. Proper and
early (45) is essential.
36. a. whom b. who c. whose d. they
37. a. nevertheless b. sometimes c. anyway d. also
38. a. avoid b. help c. encourage d. prevent
39. a. been saying b. been said c. said d. to be said
40. a. barrier b. retard c. disabled d. handicap
41. a. If b. When c. Although d. Because
42. a. A child who b. Child who c. The child that d. A child
43. a. read b. remember c. recognize c. pronounce
44. a. should test b. may be tested c. should be tested d. may have
tested
45. a. detection b. treatment c. operation d. curing
V. Choose the correct answer - a, b, c, or d.

Convinced that computers al-e the key to success, parents are insisting that
children. should be taught to use them in school as early as possible. They tend to tear
that their children will be unemployable if they haven't mastered computer technology.
The use of computers in school is becoming more and more widespread. However, many

teachers welcome computers. while others remain reluctant. They argue that using
computers in studies is a waste that "too much money is going for computerized
educational materials". However There was a time when parents who wanted an
educational present for their children used to buy a typewriter, a book or a dictionary, it is
widely agreed that children should be taught computer Programming: which does more
develop their problem-solving skills and ability to think systematically.
46. The purpose of the author when he writes the above passa
g
e is
a. to explain the important of the early introduction of computers to school.
b. to present the different ideas of parents about spending money on computers.
c. to complain about the over-use of computers in school.
d. to prove that using computers in studies is a waste.
47. Which of the following, statements is true accordin
g
, to the passage?
a. Parents fear that their children will waste much money on studying computers.
b. Parents suggest that their children should study how to use computers early in
school.
c. Teachers are not interested in the educational value of computers.
d. Teachers should learn how to use computers early.
48. Why do parents want their children to master the computer technology?
a. Because they want their children to be computer experts.
b. Because they are convinced that computers are best tools.
c. Because they fear that their children will be unable to obtain a job.
d. Because they don't want to be unemployable.
49. According to the passage, the students' skills of solving problems and their
ability to think systematically can be developed by
a. studying how to use computers.
b. using computers in studies.

c. computerizing educational materials.
d. studying computer programmin
g
, in school.
50. The best title for the passage is
a. An Education Present b. Computers, a waste of money
c. Educational Values of Computers d. Computers and Parents