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TEST 14


Part 1: Phonetics:
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from the rest in each group
646. A. meat B. eat C. each D. bread
647. A. hurt B. further C. sure D. burn
648. A. round B. noun C. found D. rough
649. A. thank B. that C. think D. thing
650. A. noticed B. booked C. stopped D. provided

Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from
the rest in each group
651. A. apple B. butter C. mother D. advance
652. A. ordinary B. massage C. adventure D. addition
653. A. preservation B. aspiration C. miraculous
D. graduation
654. A. manage B. moustache C. maintain D. arrive
655. A. protection B. referee C. dictation D. increasing

Part 2: Vocabulary  grammar and structures
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D
656. John is______ soccer magazines.
A. interested B. interesting C. interested in D. interest
in
657. I like the job better than Bob______.
A. did B. do C. has done D. done
658. I'll give you another hour______

A. making your mind up B. making up your mind
C. make up your mind D. to make up
your mind
659. "Have you had enough to eat?" "I'd like______, please".
A. another B. one more C. some more D. any more
660. The woman was______ someone might recognize her.
A. afraid of B. afraid about C. afraid for
D. afraid that
661. The organization ______ 25 years ago.
A. found B. founded C. was found D. was founded
662. I wish I ______ with Ann.
A. am B. was C. were D. would be
663. Please turn off all the lights when______
A. you leave B. you will leave C. you will
leave left D. you had left
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664. Until last year, "Mary Lester" was the largest ship
that______
A. was ever built B. has ever built C. has
ever been built D. had ever been built
665. We lived there______ ten years.
A. for B. during C. since D. while
666. My grandfather______ of heart failure in his sixties.
A. dead B. died C. was died D. was dead
667. I don't especially care ______ those types of movies.
A. by B. to C. for D. with
668. ______ me for a few minutes?
A. Would you to help B. Would you
helping

C. Would you mind to help D. Would you mind helping
669. ______ to the beach on the weekend.
A. Let's go B. Let's going C. Let's went D. Let's to go
670. Your taste in movies is very different______ mine.
A. from B. to C. with D. as

Which sentence expresses the same idea as the given one?
671. I haven't been to London since I left my college
A. I went to London when I left my college
B. The last time I went to London was when I left my
college.
C. I have just been to London
D. I have been to London to visit my college.
672. The journey to Bristol took six hours.
A. It was a sixhour journey to Bristol B. It was a
sixhours journey
C. The journey to Bristol was short D. It was six
hour journey to Bristol
673. Mr. Smith is not as keen on gardening as he used to be.
A. Mr. Smith is very keen on gardening
B. Mr. Smith used to be keener on gardening
C. Mr. Smith likes gardening
D. Mr. Smith didn’t use to do the gardening
674. "Can I borrow your car, Helen?" said Mary.
A. Mary asked Helen if she can borrow her car.
B. Mary asked Helen if she could borrow her car
C. Mary asked Helen she can borrow her car.
D. Mary asked Helen she could borrow her car.
675. I didn’t tried hard, so I didn’t succeed
A. If I tried hard, I would succeed B. If I had

tried hard, I would succeed
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C. If I tried hard, I would have succeeded D. If I had
tried hard, I would have succeeded

Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting
676. The reason why (A) he's not feeling very well (B) is
simple  (C) he's are too much (D) as usual.
677. I (A) can't coming out this evening (B) I'm afraid
because I (C) have too many jobs (D) to do in the house.
678. (A) It seems to me that she was perfectly correct and I
think it's (B) not fare of you (C) to say that she (D) has
behaved badly.
679. When (A) you are arriving at the station, (B) give me a
ring and then (C) I'll come and fetch you (D) in my car.
680. Today (A) it seems to me that in (B) all kinds of ways
nobody cares (C) no more if you want (D) to make a
complaint.

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

THE STORY OF A TOWN

Brighton is the largest seaside resort in the southeast
of England. At first the town was a fishing village and did
not become popular until about 1800. Rich people began to
visit Brighton in large numbers and when King George IV

decided to build a house there, it became very fashionable.
The King continued to visit it until 1827, but Queen Victoria
did not like the house. It is open to the public every day and
there is a special exhibition there in the summer.
Brighton offers all kinds of entertainment, from concerts
and plays in the Theatre to local attractions like the
Aquarium.
The area of old houses known as The Lanes is a very
attractive shopping centre, where visitors can buy souvenirs
and antiques. The houses were once lived in by fishermen but
have now been converted into shops. Not far from The Lanes is
a modern shopping centre with licensed restaurants and tables
outdoors where you can enjoy a drink in good weather.
Brighton is within easy reach of London and has been a
popular day out for Londoners for many years.

681. When did Brighton begin to be popular with tourists?
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A. When Queen Victoria arrived B. When houses
were built
C. When King George IV arrived D. After 1800
682. Why did the town become popular?
A. because it's on the sea B. Because it was a fishing
village
C. Because Queen Victoria liked it D. Because the
King built a house there
683. What things does the text say can you do in Brighton?
A. Visit the fisherman B. Fish, shop
and swim

C. Buy antiques and souvenirs D. Visit the cinema and the
theatre
684. How have the fishermen's cottages changed?
A. They are restaurants now B. They are shops now
C. They are very fashionable now D. They are
nearer to London now
685. What kind of buildings are in The Lanes?
A. Modern shops B. Old pubs C. New houses
D. Converted houses

A BAD DAY

Yesterday I had a really bad day. I made the kids get up at
half past five, because I had to leave home early. I had to
take my car to the garage to (41)_______. I couldn't get my
wife take the children to school, because she had already
arranged to (42)_______ that morning before work. Having to
make the children get up that early made me feel guilty, but
as you can see, I couldn't help it. Of course, they weren't
very happy, to say the least. Then. they (43)_______ them eggs
for breakfast, which took quite long, because our cooker is
not in perfect order. I should have had it repaired long ago,
but somehow I never had the time. My wife started complaining
again when she saw me struggling with the cooker that I can
never have anything done. It just (44)_______, but it didn’t
improve anything. Then I spilt some hot oil on my hand, which
had me turning round the kitchen, cursing and banging on
everything. We were running sort of time and I had to make the
kids finish their breakfast in a hurry. The weather forecast
warned us that it would be cold so I (45)_______ two

pullovers. Jenny couldn't find her favourite blue pullover and
it made her cry. I (46)_______ the whole wardrobe upside down
to find it, but of course it was no good. We were running
twenty minutes behind schedule when we left the house. In the
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car, Tony asked me if I had had his watch repaired. This might
make you believe that I'm a careless father, but I hadn't. I
told him that I had (47)_______ to the watchmaker's, but it
wouldn't be ready till Friday. Then Jenny tried to get me to
drive faster because she enjoys speed. We were late anyway, so
I obliged. But only till the next corner, where I was forced
to stop by a police car. They (48)_______ a breath test and
fined me for speeding. When I arrived at the office, I found
that my assistant hadn't been able to (49)_______ my letters.
That was the end. I decided I had had enough. I simply got my
secretary to bring me a cup of coffee and told her to
(50)_______ for that day. I sat down to my coffee and spent
the rest of the morning reading the papers.

686. A. have serviced it B. have it serviced C.
serviced it D. make it serviced
687. A. have her hair dyed B. have had
her hair dyed
C. have dyed her hair D. have her
hair to dye
688. A. got me fry B. made me fry C. had me to
fry D. made me to fry
689. A. got me feel bad B. made me feel bad C. had me
feel bad D. made me to feel bad

690. A. made the children put on B. made the children to put
on
C. had the children to put on D. got the children put on
691. A. got Tony turning B. got Tony turn C. got Tony
to turn D. had Tony to turn
692. A. had my assistant take it B. had my assistant to take
it
C. made my assistant to take it D. got my
assistant take it
693. A. got me taking B. forced me take C. had
me to take D. had me take
694. A. get the typist type B. get the
typist to type
C. make the typist to type D. have the typist to type
695. A. have cancelled all my meetings B. get all my
meetings cancel
C. get all my meetings to cancel D. have all my
meetings cancelled

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