TEST 88

1.
PART ONE: PHONOLOGY
A. Pick out the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those of the others.
1. A. drama B. grammar C. damage D. mammal
2. A. drama B. plays C.lays D. says
3. A. furnishing B. preparation C. preposition D. prerequisite
4. A. fear B.near C. pear D. rear
5. A. myth B. with C. both D. tenth
6. A. book B. put C. brook D. booth
7. A. serve B. function C. sudden D. stomach
8. A. gen B. gaze C. gaudy D. gate
9. A. obtain B. obstacle C. obstinate D. obsolete
10. A. duty B. dual C. bugle D.duvet
B. Group the following words into columns according to their stress patterns.
European politics abnormal pneumonia expenditure diligently Aborigine guarantee
archeological ingenuity
1st syllable 2nd syllable 3rd syllable 4th syllable

PART TWO: VOCABULARY

A. Supply the correct form of the word in the parentheses.
1. The D war zone was a famous military base during the two…………..wars. (resist)
2. You should use it as a study room. It’s…………..quiet. (compare)
3. Various kinds of colorful flowers …………..this garden. (beautiful)
4. A friend is one who likes power. (dominate)
5. Robin Hood is a …………..hero who lived in Sherwood Forest, in Nottingham. (legend)
6.…………..about the company’s future meant that few people wanted to invest money on it. (certain)
7. The shop will change undamaged goods if a………….. is shown as proof of purchase. (receive)
8. The cost of…………..must be paid by the buyer. (carry)
9. We had a marvelous holiday and our trip to Da Lat was…………... (forget)
10. The crowd showed its…………..by shouting insults at the players. (approve)
B. Choose the correct answer.
1. His personal problems seem to have been…………..him from his work lately.
A. disrupting B. disturbing C. distracting D. dispersing
2. He was a very ………….. man; one day he would be happy, the next miserable.
A. uncontrollable B. uneven C. temperamental D. dispirited
3. This cloth…………..very thin.
A. touches B. holds C. feels D. handles
4. After all this lime, John should take the bull by the horns and ask Mary to marry him.
A. continue B. be secretive
C. buy a bull D. be determined
5. I've had a…………..of misfortune.
A. success B. continuation C. repetition D. succession
6. The music aroused an…………..feeling of homesickness in him.
A. intense B. intentional C. intensive D. intended
7. What arc the main…………..of this illness?
A. traces B. symptoms C. emblems D. tokens
8. After accident the injured cyclist was in great…………...
A. agony B. pain C. suffering D. hurt
9. Although we argued with him for a long time, he stood his ground.
A. changed his decision B. felt sorry for us
C. refused to change his decision D. wanted to continue
10. He said, “…………..while the iron is hot.”
A. Strike B. Beat C. Hit D. Pound
PART THREE: GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
A. Use the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. It is essential that he (arrive)…………..before six.
2. This lovely beach won’t exist forever. Eventually, it (probably erode)…………..away by the sea, and there will be
nothing left but bedrock.
3. On the first of next month, he (be)…………..in prison for five years.
4. Alter I decided (have)………….. a garage (build) …………..next to the house, I hired a carpenter (do)
…………..the work.
5. Freal was pleased (admit) …………..to the college.
6. I’d rather you (not be)…………..absent from class yesterday.
7. John admitted (surprise)…………..by the unexpected birthday party last night.
8. Thompson, (catch) …………..the ball, we would have won the game.
B. Fill in each blank with one appropriate preposition.
1. The play quite lived………….. ………….. my expectations.
2. He took it…………..granted that they were happy.
3. Pul…………..the cigarette, please. I don’t like the smell of your tobacco.
4. What time did you turn…………..last night?
5. It never occurred…………..me to ask him for proof of his identity.
6. You should comply …………..the school rules.
7. Just smell this meat! It’s…………...
8. It’s time you looked…………..and made plan for your future.
9. I was taken…………..when I saw the bill.
C. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first
one.
1. Although the dog appeared harmless, it was, in fact, quite dangerous.
Contrary………………………………………………………………………………….
2. But for your folly, you could have been a partner in the firm.
If………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Thanks to Laura’s support, I was able to finish the project.
Had……………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Not many of the people in Britain speak a single word of my language.
Hardly ……………………………………………………………………………………
5. I am sure you didn’t lock the front door. Here’s the key.
You can’t…………………………………………………………………………………
6. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.
As long as………………………………………………………………………………
7. The fox was unsuccessful in reaching the grapes.
The fox tried in…………………………………………………………………………
8. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
The man is………………………………………………………………………………
9. “I think that you've drawn up some excellent plans. I must congratulate you.”
“I must congratulate…………………………………………………………………….
10. The critics were strongly impressed by her performance.
Her performance made………………………………………………………………….
D. Rewrite tile following sentences with the given words in such a way that the second sentence has the same
meaning as the first one. Do not change the form of the words in brackets.
1. I’m afraid our problems are only just beginning. (ICEBERG)
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. I would rather not see him tomorrow. (DESIRE)
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. This license is valid until December 31st, 1998. (EXPIRY)
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. They had to dismantle the vehicle to get them across the gorge. (PIECES)
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. I do wish you would stop biting your nails, Brian! It really annoys me. (NERVES)
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. Sarah wore dark glasses so that no one would recognise her. (AVOID)
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. I found it when I was looking through some old papers. (CAME)
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. I think you should be tolerant of other people’s weaknesses. (ALLOWANCES)
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. Give in to him and you’ll regret it! (STAND)
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. He’s certainly not stupid. (MEANS)
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
PART FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION
A. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers.
If you were to stop people in the street and ask them to name a ship that had been sunk, it is likely that nearly
all of them would say the Titanic. For the sinking of the Titanic was, if not the most tragic, certainly the most famous
sea disaster in the history of ocean travel.
The Titanic was built as a luxury liner, intended to be the fastest in the world, and a great deal of publicity had
surrounded it. The last point probably explains why so many important people from all walks of life were on the boat
when it went down.
The Titanic was on its maiden voyage to America in 1912 when it struck an iceberg and sank. Of its 2.300
passengers, more than two thirds were drowned. Because the Tilanicwas thought to be virtually unsinkable, no one
was prepared for the tragedy. There was total panic as very few of the passengers had bothered to learn the necessary
drill in the event of trouble. There was severe shortage of lifeboats and those that were launched were still half empty.
The one point of calm was to be found in the ballroom where the band carried on playing right to the very end.
What makes the sinking of the Titanic even more tragic is the fact that warning of icebergs had been sent, yet
the liner was still continuing at full speed. In addition, one ship was only ten miles away but did not receive the
distress signal.
One good thing did, however, result from the disaster. The whole question of safety al sea was looked into,
resulting in much belter safety measures including stricter lifeboat regulations and establishment of an iceberg patrol.
1. The sinking of the Titanic was………………
A. the most tragic sea disaster.
B. the most historic sea disaster.
C. the most famous sea disaster.
D. the first great sea disaster.
2. Why were so many important people on board?
A. The Titanic had received a lot of publicity.
B. The Titanic was a luxury liner.
C. It was the fastest liner in the world.
D. They wanted to go to America.
3. The lifeboats were………………
A. too short. B. launched too soon.
C. half finished. D. poorly equipped.
4. The chances of disaster were increased because
A. no warnings had been sent.
B. the dance band were playing too loud.
C. the Titanic was travelling loo fast.
D. there were no distress calls.
5. The positive result of the disaster was that
A. a full inquiry was made.
B. a programme of iceberg destruction was started.
C. lifeboats were made larger.
D. sea travel was made safer.
B. Cloze test: Fill in each numbered space with one appropriate word.
Television is one of man’s most important (1)…………….of communicalion. It brings (2) ……….
and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house and
watch the President (3) …………….a speech or visit a foreign country. He can sec a war
being fought and watch statesmen try to (4) …………….about peace (5) …………….television. Home viewers can
see and learn about people, places, and things in faraway lands. TV even takes its viewers out of this world. It brings
them (6) …………….of America’s astronauts as the astronauts explore out of space. In (7) ……………. to all these
things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of programmes that are (8) …………….to entertain. In fact, TV
provides many more (9) …………….programmmes than any other kinds. The programmes include action packet!
dramas, light comedies, sporting (10) ………….
and motion pictures.
2.
PART ONE: PHONOLOGY
A. Pick out the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those of the others.
1. A. food B. look C. took D. good
2. A. luggage B. fragile C. general D. generation
3. A. nourish B. flourish C. courageous D. southern
4. A. naked B. sacred C.needed D. walked
5. A. walk B. wash C. on D. not
6. A. eight B. freight C. height D. weight
7. A. curriculum B. coincide C. currency D. conception
8. A. divisible B. design C. disease D. excursion
9. A. rather B. sacrifice C. hard D. father
10. A. hair B. stairs C. heir D. aisle

B. Group the following words into columns according to their stress patterns.
cylinder apartheid politician industry although
fertile experimental understand scientific heroic
1st syllable 2nd syllable 3rd syllable 4th syllable

PART TWO: VOCABULARY

A. Supply the correct form of the word in the parentheses.
1. It may be……………to force them into making a decision, and if you upset them they’re quite likely to overact.
(produce)
2. Even the most……………person ought to appreciate the beauty of this music. (sense)
3. In……………to doing the cleaning, I make the coffee. (add)
4. Unfortunately, you’ll be al a……………if you can’t drive. (advantage)
5. Tom was accused of stealing some……………documents. (confidence)
6. The cost of……………to the show is quite reasonable. (admit)
7. Burning coal is an……………way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper. (economy)
8. Tom spoke……………because he was so excited. (breathe)
9. She was extremely……………about the history of China. (knowledge)
10. The……………as so exciting and absorbing that she could not pul the book down. (thrill)
B. Choose the correct answer.
1. Every house in lhe street has been demolished.
A. exploded B. torn up C. removed D. torn down
2. I pul the scarf with my mother……………, intending to pay for it on my way out.
A. purchases B. material C. objects D. expenditures
3. She……………her husband’s job for his ill health.
A. accuse B. blamed C. caused D. claimed
4. This ring is only made of plastic so it’s quite…………….
A. valuable B. invaluable C. worthless D. priceless
5. He got an excellent grade in his examination……………the fact that he had not worked particularly hard.
A. on account of B. because C. in spile of D. although
6. The government has recently……………the buildings in the old section of the city.
A. reformed B. adjusted C. restored D. modified
7. In order to buy his house, he had to obtain a large ……………from his bank.
A. loan B. finance C. capital D. debt
8. I don’t like to ask people for help but I wonder if you could……………me a favour.
A. make B. do C. find D. pick
9. There was no……………in continuing for him. The race was over.
A. value B. worth C. point D. profit
10. This cloth……………very thin.
A. feels B. touches C. holds D. handles
PART THREE: GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
A. Use the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. This building (be)……………finished by the end of 1999.
2. I distinctly remember (pay)……………him. I gave him two dollars.
3. The statue (break)……………while it (move)……………to another room in the museum.
4. If only he (know)……………then that the disease was curable.
5. The teller was made (lie)……………down on the floor
6. You risk (lose)……………your money when you put it into that business.
7. Yesterday I (walk)……………along the street when I realized that a man with a black beard, whom I (see)
……………three limes already, (follow)……………me.
B. Fill in each blank with one appropriate preposition or particle.
1. The archeologists came……………a tomb of the sixth century A.D.
2. Robert, do your shoes……………before leaving the house.
3. I can never talk easily with him. We seem to have nothing……………common.
4. I have no respect al all for him. He is a real good……………nothing.
5. Am I expected to know all,the telephones……………heart?
6. Something went wrong……………my car yesterday.
7. Oh! What’s the word? I know it……………the tip……………my tongue!
8. Birds leave their nests……………dawn.
9. The factory smoke looked while……………the grey winter sky.
C. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first
one.
1. They declared war on the pretext of defending their territorial rights.
The excuse………………………………………………………………………….
2. Phillip’s inability to make decisions dales from his accident.
Ever…………………………………………………………………………………
3. Children learn a lol about how to behave in a situation like this.
Only .……………………………………………………………………………….
4. I write to him almost every day.
Hardly ……………………………………………………………………………..
5. The sea was so rough that the ferry couldn’t sail.
The rough sea………………………………………………………………………
6. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk.
No sooner…………………………………………………………………………..
7. I have never read such a romantic story.
This is ……………………………………………………………………………..
8. The fox was unsuccessful in reaching the grapes.
The fox tried in…………………………………………………………………….
9. They had to wail for twelve hours before their flight left.
Only after a…………………………………………………………………………
10. Even though I admire his courage, I think he is foolish.
Much………………………………………………………………………………..
D. Rewrite the following sentences with the given words in such a way that the second sentence has the same
meaning as the first one. Do not change the form of the words in brackets.
1. I will certainly be there. (FAIL)
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. We would gel the job finished much quicker if everyone worked as hard as everyone else. (WEIGHT)
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. One of the patients in a local hospital has typhoid. (DIAGNOSED)
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. She couldn’t believe that she had finally found her brother. (REACTION)
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. I think cycling is preferable to walking. (RATHER)
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. He said he disapproved of people who smoked. (EXPRESSED)
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. Everyone but Jane failed to produce the correct answer. (SUCCEEDED)
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. Jenny didn't feel like going to the party. (MOOD)
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. You can't possibly expect me to have supper ready by 8 o’clock. (QUESTION)
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. He speaks German extremely well. (COMMAND)
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
PART FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION
A. Fill each blank in the following passage with one suitable word. The initial letter of each word has been
given.
WHY WE MUST FIGHT THE DESTRUCTION
When rainforests arc cleared and burned millions of tones of carbon dioxide are (1) r ……………. into the
atmosphere affecting climatic conditions and threatening us all with severe flooding, drought and crop failure.
The rainforests contain at least (2) h……………. of the Earth’s species. At the current rate of devastation an
estimated 50 species worldwide become extinct every day.
One in four purchases from our chemists is derived from the rainforests. Scientists are currently (3)
c……………. in a race against time to find rainforest (4) t…………….for cancer, AIDS and heart disease - before
they are lost forever.
Tribal people in the rainforests have been shot, poisoned and infected with disease to (5) w……… they have
no resistance - to make room for logging, mining and dams.
If this destruction continues (6) o……………. nine of the 33 countries currently exporting rainforest timber
will not have any (7) 1……………by the end of the decade.
 Almost everyone will have (8) p…………….of the rainforests in their home, as DIY stores still supply and
the construction (9) i…………….still uses tropical hardwoods for doors, window frames and even toilet seats.
Please help us (10) s…………….the tropical rainforests now, before it is too late.
B. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers.
In 776 B.C, the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honour the Greek’s chief
god, Zeus. The warm climate for outdoor activities, the need for preparedness in war, and their lifestyle caused the
Greeks to create competitive sports. Only the elite and military could participate at first, but later the Games were
open to all free Greek males who had no criminal record. The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength in
their education of youth. Therefore, contests in running, jumping, discus and javelin throwing, boxing, and horse and
chariot racing were held in individual cities, and the winners competed every four years al Mount Olympus. Winners
were greatly honoured by having olive wreaths placed on their heads and having poems sung about their deeds.
Originally these contests were held as games of friendship, and any wars in progress were halted to allow the game to
take place. They also helped to strengthen bonds among competitors and the different cities represented. The Greeks
attached so much importance to the Games that they calculated time in four-year cycles called “Olympiads” dating
from 776 B.C. The contests coincided with religious festivities and constituted an all-out effort on the part of the
participants to please the gods. Any who disobeyed the rules were dismissed and seriously punished. These athletes
brought shame not only to themselves, but also to the cities they represented.
1. Which of the following is not true?
A. Winners placed olive wreaths on their own heads.
B. The games were held in Greece every four years.
C. Battles were interrupted to participate in the games.
D. Poems glorified the winner in song.
2. The word “elite ” is closest in the meaning to
A. aristocracy B. brave C. intellectuals D. muscular
3. Why were the Olympic held?
A. To slop war B. To honour Zeus
C. To crown the best athletes D. To sing songs about athletes
4. Approximately how many years ago did these games originate?
A. 800 years B. 1,200 years C. 2,300 years D. 2,800 years
5. What conclusion can we draw about the ancient Greek?
A. They are pacifists.
B. They believed athletic events were important.
C. They were very simple.
D. They couldn’t count, so they used “Olympiads” for dales.
6. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Physical fitness was an integral part of the lives of the ancient Greeks.
B. The Greeks severely punished those who did not participate in physical fitness programs.
C. The Greeks had always encouraged everyone to participate in the games.
D. The Greeks had the games coincide with religious festivities so that they could go back to war when the games
were over.
7. The word “deeds ” is closest in meaning to
A. accomplishments B. ancestors C. documents D. properly
8. Which of the following was ultimately required of all athletes competing in the Olympics ?
A. They must have completed military service.
B. They had to attend special training sessions.
C. They had to be Greek males with no criminal record.
D. They had to be religious.
9. The word “halted ” means most nearly the same as
A. encouraged B. started C. curtailed D. fixed
10. What is an “Olympiad”?
A. The time it took to finish the game.
B. The time between Games.
C. The time it look to finish a war.
D. The lime it look the athletes to train.