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TEST 24 I. PHONETICS (1-5). Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. a. scout b. amount c. fought d. drought 2. a. predict b. precious c. prefer d. precaution 3. a. maps b. eggs c. pens d. hairs 4. a. complete b. service c. women d. pretty 5. a. used to b. cried c. smiled d. planned (6-10). Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. 6. a. unidentified b. imagination c. microorganism d. innovation 7. a. delicious b. generous c. confidence d. energy 8. a. violent b. teenager c. viable d. acquaintance 9. a. charity b. considerate c. humor d. joyful 10. a. exchange b. nuclear c. gemstone d. evidence II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (11-35). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 11. Thanks ___________ the money he received, he was able to attend the university. a. on b. for c. of d. to 12. I’m surprised ___________ the amount of traffic today. I didn’t think it would be so busy. a. with b. at c. about d. to 13. Don’t laugh ___________ your classmate when they are ___________ trouble. a. to - in b. at - for c. at - in d. on - on 14. Put ___________ your coat at once. We must hurry. a. on b. in c. out d. over 15. Remember to go ___________ your test paper before you hand it in. a. on b. over c. off d. into 16. The number of people suffering ___________ heart disease has increased. a. of b. with c. from d. on 17. Unfortunately I ran ___________ film, so I couldn’t take any more photographs. a. out of b. down c. into d. off 18. You don’t have enough determination. You ___________ too easily. a. end up b. give up c. get by d. drop out 19. I do a lot of gardening. It ___________ most of my free time. a. uses up b. leave out c. takes up d. cut down

35. ‘___________’ ‘She’s a very nice mother.’ a. Who’s his mother? b. How’s his mother? c. What’s his mother? d. What’s his mother like? (36-40). Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. 36. My mother took me to the dentist’s to have my decayed tooth pull. A. took B. the dentist’s C. decayed D. pull 37. The lion has long been a symbol of strength, power, and it is very cruel. A. has B. long been C. of strength D. it is very cruel 38. We were very surprised that Tom behave in such a rude manner. A. surprised B. behave C. in such D. a rude 39. The Nobel prize winning candidate, accompanied by his wife and children, are staying in Sweden until the presentation. A. winning B. accompanied by C. are staying D. until 40. It’s three years since they have said goodbye to each other. A. It’s B. since C. have said D. to each other (41-50). Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. 41. She found it __________ to do the same work day after day. (bore) 42. Some authors, such as Shakespeare, have maintained their __________ for several centuries. (popular) 43. Hard work always brings __________. (succeed) 44. __________ is always the best policy. (honest) 45. He lost the game because of his __________. (care) 46. We’re full of __________ for all your hard work. (admire) 47. __________ was tightened at the airport before the president arrived. (secure) 48. If you’re all sitting __________, then I’ll begin. (comfort) 49. Because of __________ our lifestyle has changed greatly. (industry) 50. Parents should __________ their children to discuss their problems. (courage) III. READING (51-60). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. BELL’S TELEPHONE A pioneer in the (51) __________ of telecommunications, Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He moved to Ontario, and then to the United States, (52) __________ in Boston, before beginning his career as an inventor. Throughout his life, Bell had been interested in the (53) __________ of deaf people. This interest led him to invent the microphone and, in 1876, his “electrical speech machine,” which we now call a telephone. News of his invention quickly (54) __________ throughout the country, even
throughout Europe. By 1878, Bell had set up the first telephone exchange in New Haven, Connecticut. By 1884, long distance connections were (55) __________ between Boston, Massachusetts and New York City. Bell imagined great (56) __________ for his telephone, like the model from the 1920s, but would he ever have imagined telephone lines being used to (57) __________ video images? Since his death in 1922, the telecommunication industry had undergone an amazing revolution. Today, (58) __________ people are able to use a special display telephone to communicate. Fiber optics are improving the quality and speed of data transmission. Actually, your ability to (59) __________ this information relies upon telecommunications technology. Bell’s “electrical speech machine” paved the (60) __________ for the Information Superhighway. 51. a. region b. area c. field d. world 52. a. settling b. fixing c. arranging d. dealing 53. a. guiding b. training c. development d. education 54. a. extended b. stretched c. spread d. expanded 55. a. realized b. made c. gained d. obtained 56. a. uses b. usages c. users d. using 57. a. transfer b. emit c. project d. transmit 58. a. unhearing b. unheard c. non-hearing d. mal-hearing 59. a. approach b. access c. promote d. improve 60. a. way b. road c. route d. path (61-65). Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer a, b, c or d. Stress releases a number of different chemicals and hormones into your body that raise blood pressure, weaken your immunity to colds and illness, impair your memory, increase fat cell storage, and lead to depression. Doing exercise regularly is an effective and successful stress treatment for its bad effects. The set of good chemicals and hormones released during exercise are an important arsenal that can defeat the chemicals created by stress. Canadian researchers have discovered that depressed people feel better about themselves after exercising from 20 minutes to an hour, three times a week for five weeks. In some cases the benefits last up to one year. It is important to note that severe cases of depression require medical review and a combination of treatments. In another study, a team of Australian researchers found that those who did 30 minutes of aerobic exercise three times a week had lower blood pressure and responded best to acute stress. 61. According to the writer, __________. a. doing exercise causes depression b. doing exercise causes stress c. stress cannot raise blood pressure d. doing exercise can defeat stress and depression