TEST 1

A. PRONUNCIATION
Pick out the word whose stress is placed differently from that of the rest.
1. A. romantic B. concentrate C. sympathy D. classmate
2. A. contact B. promise C. agree D. invent
3. A. involve B. suggest C. problemD. discuss
4. A. argument B. appearance C. psychologist D. opinion
5. A. talented B. differentC. influence D. upset
B. VOCABULARY
I. Choose one suitable word from the box to complete each sentence.
judge caring talented single-sex terms
1. In the past, when boys and girls were not allowed to be in the same school,
people had to attend ______ single-sex _ schools.
2. In my class, the girls are on good ______ terms _ with all the boys.
3. People tend to______ judge _ people by their looks.
4. All my classmates are really kind, __ caring _____, and sympathetic.
5. Peter can sing and dance well. He is really ____ talented ___.  
II. Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence or
has a close meaning to the underlined part.
1. We all have great _______ for the victims of the flood.
A. sympathetic B. sympathy C. sympathetically D. sympathize
2. He was accused of_______.
A. honesty B. dishonest C. dishonesty D. honest
3. He proposed to her in August.
A. to ask someone to get married to you B. to ask someone to go out with you
C. to ask someone to love you D. to ask someone to live with you
4. His classmates usually_______ fun of him regarding his funny appearance.
A. create B. tell C. make D. play
5. Finally, Peter’s parents gave him_______ to take up basketball.
A. permit B. permission C. permissive D. permissively
C. GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence or have
the same meaning as the original sentence.
1. It was his father’s wish that he become reconciled_______ his family.
A. with B. to C. for D. about
2. Peter wants to get married _______ Mary in the near future.
A. with B. from  C. of D. to
3. My mother looked _______ on hearing that my father would arrive home late.
A. angry B. anger C. angrily D. angerly
4. Her parents are worried because this is the first time she is away _______ home.
A. out B. at C. in D. from
5. His uncle appeared extremely _______ when being kept waiting for him for 30
minutes.
A. annoyed B. annoying C. annoyedly D. annoyingly
6. _______ true friendship that people all want to build up in their lives.
A. It was B. It is C. There is D. There was
7. He became successful _______ a writer at the age of 30.
A. like B. as C. such D. alike
8. In my class, the girls are on good_______ with all the boys.
A. relationships B. terms C. friendship D. relations
9. You are wrong, not me.
A. It is you who was wrong. B. It was you who were wrong.
C. It is you that are wrong. D. It is you who were wrong.
10. The meeting began at 7 p.m.
A. It was at 7 p.m. which the meeting began. B. It was at 7 p.m. that the meeting
began.
C. It is at 7 p.m. that the meeting began. D. It is at 7 p.m. when the meeting
began.
II. Write cleft sentences in passive voice.
1. My husband waters the flowers every day.

2. They celebrated their wedding last week.

3. Peter invited me to attend his sister’s birthday party.

4. They are going to build a park near the river.

5. A hurricane destroyed the small fishing village.

D. READING
Read the following passage and choose the best answer to fill in each
blank.
While much of the (1) world may have similar customs when it comes to dating,
U.S. dating customs may be completely foreign to people (2) other parts of the
world. If you’re new to the United States, it’s important that you understand
common accepted dating customs to (3) offending your potential dates or even
breaking the law.
While in some countries, it may be considered (4) for a woman to ask a man on a
date, that is not the case in the United State. It’s (5) acceptable for either the man
or woman to do the asking. The person who does the asking should pay (6) the
date, unless the person asked insists on paying for herself while on the date.
Making a “date” commits you to (7) something, such as going to a movie, going
dancing or having dinner. In a college setting, you may be used to just “hanging
out” with others. While sitting and talking is perfectly normal among platonic
friends, on a date, you should plan on actually engaging in some (8) activity.
Having gone on a date does not obligate you to go on (9) date with that person or
pursue a relationship. If you do not want to go on a second date, simply (10) him
down politely. If you did the asking the first time around, simply do not ask the
person for a second date.
1. A. western B. west C. westerlyD. westernize
2. A. of B. at C. in D. from
3. A. except B. avoid C. give up D. escape
4. A. proper B. properly C. improper D. improperly
5. A. completely B. really C. very D. rather
6. A. on B. of C. for D. at
7. A. do B. doing C. have done D. being done
8. A. enjoyed B. enjoying C. enjoyment D. enjoyable
9. A. other B. one another C. another D. each other
10. A. turn B. knock C. put D. make