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TEST 12


Part 1: Phonetics:
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from the rest in each group
546. A. polite B. right C. high D. drawing
547. A. potato B. clothes C. hole D. smoke
548. A. bald B. walking C. story D. corner
549. A. same B. sit C. easy D. sister
550. A. sat B. fat C. cat D. bath

Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from
the rest in each group
551. A. furniture B. insurance C. inhabitant D. informant
552. A. education B. infection C. temperature D.
conversation
553. A. programme B. illustrate C. restaurant D. December
554. A. rabbit B. blackboard C. morning D. above
555. A. dirty B. handsome C. import D. correct

Part 2: Vocabulary  grammar and structures
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D
556. Portuguese is quite_______ Spanish.
A. similar B. similar from C. similar to
D. similar with
557. My youngest sister_______ last summer
A. marriaged B. got married C. got marriaged D. was
married to

558. Paper is________ wood
A. made by B. made of C. made from D. made with
559. He________ take off his shoes before he entered the room.
A. must B. has to C. have to D. had to
560. How do you say "that's mine"________ Spanish?
A. by B. in C. on D. with
561. Would you care for________ cup of tea?
A. another B. more C. one other D. some more
562. We have much to________ to day, so please concentrate
A. discuss B. discuss about C. discuss
over D. discuss with
563. The sun________ at 7 o'clock yesterday evening.
A. set B. setted C. has set D. had setted
564. I ________ finish my work before lunch yesterday, so I
went shopping
A. able to B. was able to C. managed D. could have
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565. I'll finish my work by four o'clock________ home.
A. go to B. go back C. come to D. come back
to
566. My younger brother plays ________
A. the piano very well B. very good
the piano
C. the piano very good D. very well the piano
567. Lauren________ in Singapore.
A. growed B. grew up C. grown up D. was grown
up
568. What ________?
A. means this word B. does this

word meaning
C. is this word meaning D. does this word mean
569. "Which horse came in first?". "That tall black
one________"
A. has B. is C. was D. did
570. I couldn’t find________ your last question.
A. an answer to B. an answer C. answering
D. to answer

Which sentence expresses the same idea as the given one?
571. He has his washing machine for five years ago.
A. He has bought his washing machine for five years ago.
B. His machine was bought for five years ago.
C. He washed by hand five years ago
D. He bought his washing machine five years ago.
572. This is the most interesting film I have ever seen
A. I saw that film because it is interesting
B. If I knew the film was interesting I would se it earlier
C. I don’t think it is the most interesting film
D. I have seen a lot of films but this is the most
interesting of all
573. Her god exam result caused us no surprise.
A. She did well in the exam which made us surprised
B. We were not surprised at her good exam result
C. We were surprised at her good exam result.
D. We thought she had got better exam result
574. I have warned you not to leave your bicycle outside
A. You should leave your bicycle outside.
B. Leaving your bicycle outside was not a good idea
C. I have warned you about leaving your bicycle outside

D. I told you not to go by bicycle.
575. We are closed for staff training today
A. We can train you to work here
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B. We are not open today because of the staff training
C. The shop is run by a trained staff
D. The shop won't open until tomorrow

Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting
576. When she (A) was asked for her (B) opinion on the course,
she said it (C) had been a (D) waist of time.
577. They (A) have been writing to (B) each others since they
(C) were (D) children.
578. (A) I'm not often traveling (B) by air because the cost of
(C) flying (D) is very high.
579. (A) I try to (B) remember your name but I'm afraid I (C)
can't remember (D) it.
580. (A) I'd prefer to do it (B) on myself because (C) other
people (D) make me nervous.

Part 3: Reading
Read the passages below and choose the correct answer among A,
B, C or D.

AMERICA ONLINE

America Online is one of the big names on the internet,
and unlike many other digital companies, it actually makes a
profit. But the company which its rivals call the "Cyber

cockroach" was launched only in 1992. Before that it was a
small firm called Control Video Corporation and it made video
games. The Steve Case, a former Pizza Hut marketing executive
arrived and took the company online. Innovative, fast moving,
and userfriendly, America Online appeals to people who want
to surf the internet, but who do not have a lot of experience.
For the same reason "techies", people who think they are more
expert with computers, look down on America Online and its
users. Recently America Online (or AOL, as it calls itself)
joined with Time Warner  a multi  million dollar movie and
magazine company  to create a multimedia giant.
Now, AOL has begun to expand abroad. In many European
countries, including the United Kingdom, it is hard to buy a
computer magazine that does not have a free AOL introductory
offer. The company also puts advertisements onto the
television, and employs people to hand out its free
introductory disks at places like train stations. As the
interest gets faster AOL is changing. With many homes getting
highspeed connections through fibre optic cables or the new
ADSL technology, the "Cybercockroach" will have to show that,
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like real cockroaches, it can survive in almost any
environment.

581. What is the passage about?
A. A computer company B. A software company
C. An internet company D. A video company
582. Who does Steve Case work for?
A. AOL B. Pizza Hut C. Control

Video Corporation D. None of these
583. People who use America Online are probably.
A. Video game players B. "Techies"
C. Movie fans D. People new to the internet
584. America Online is an unusual digital company because
A. It used to make video games B. It is
innovative
C. It makes money D. It has
joined with another
585. What does the article say about AOL's future?
A. It will do well B. It will do
badly
C. It will face challenges D. The article doesn't say

THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR

The war fought between Athens and Sparta (41)_______ than
400 years before the birth of Christ resulted (42)_______ the
defeat of Athens by the more military power of Sparta.
However, Sparta's victory was (43)_______ temporary, and
Athens went on to produce philosophers (44)_______ Aristotle,
and great orators, one example (45)_______ Demosthenes.
(46)_______ one of the most significant effects of the war
was that (47)_______ the first real history ever written was
written about it. The writer, an Athenian general (48)_______
Thucydides, had a passion for accuracy, and did not use the
myth and romance which historians had used until (49)_______.
Not only was the history of Thucydides factually accurate, it
was (50)_______ written in splendid Greek.


586. A. over B. much C. more D. higher
587. A. by B. with C. for D. in
588. A. more B. really C. only D. finally
589. A. example B. such as C. liking D. that is
590. A. was B. like C. instance D. being
591. A. Only B. In fact C. Instead D. However
592. A. almost B. yet C. very D. actually
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593. A. who B. was C. name D. called
594. A. before B. then C. the end D. recently
595. A. anyway B. also C. has D. but

1. d 2. a 3. c 4. c 5. d 6. a 7. c 8. d 9. d 10. d

11. c

12. b

13. b

14. d

15. b

16. a

17. d

18. d


19. b

20. c

21. a

22. b

23. d

24. d

25. a

26. d

27. d

28. b

29. c

30. b

31. d

32. b

33. a


34. a

35. b

36. c

37. a

38. d

39. c

40. c

41. c

42. d

43. c

44. b

45. d

46. d

47. a

48. d


49. b

50. b