Test 7 I. PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS A. Which word is stressed differently from the others? 1. A. explanation B. situation C. conversation D. contagious 2. A. tranquility B. prehistoric C. accuracy D. behavior 3. A. understand B. condition C. formation D. decision 4. A. parade B. people C. begin D. decide 5. A. experience B. discovery C. intensity D. violation B. Which underlined part is pronounced differently? 6. A. mountain B. doubt C. round D. rough 7. A. desperate B. irritate C. grateful D. frustrate 8. A. success B. surround C. futile D. suspect 9. A. superior B. future C. furious D. usual 10. A. traffic B. lamp C. stack D. age II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE A. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each sentence. 11. If you need an extra bed, you can use one ________. A. our B. us C. of ours D. of us 12. I can’t do my homework tonight. I __________ a movie. A. am going to see B. will see C. shall see D. will have seen 13. ________ being late made the boss angry. A. Him B. He’s C. His D. For him 14. By the end of Autumn, most of the leaves _________ from the trees. A. will fall B. will have fallen C. have fallen D. had fallen 15. What _________ to see him at the stadium. A. a surprise B. the surprise C. surprise D. surprising 16. He _________ newspapers for ten years. A. is selling B. has been sold C. has been selling D. sold 17. The more he tried to help her, _________ she seemed to appreciate it. A. less B. lesser C. the less D. the lesser 18. Gold, as well as silver _________ in price. A. has fallen B. have fallen C. fall D. are falling 19. He will not be _________ to vote in this year’s election. A. old enough B. enough old as C. as old as D. enough old 20. I had my brother _________ the newspaper to me while I was abroad. A. to send B. send C. sent D. sending 21. I asked her _________. A. what is the answer B. what the answer C. what was the answer D. what the answer was 22. Can you tell me __________? A. what that is B. what that be C. what it is that D. what is that 23. I asked her _________. A. was she sure B. she was sure or not C. if she sure D. if she was sure 24. He said, “I write home every week.” A. He said that he wrote home every week. B. He told that he wrote home every week. C. He said that he writes home every week. D. He said that I write home every week. 25. He said, “The sun is 92 miles away.” A. He said that the sun is 92 miles away. B. He said that the sun to be 92 miles away. C. He said that the sun was 92 miles away. D. He told that the sun is 92 miles away. 26. There _________ quite a lot of milk left in these bottles. A. are B. is ` C. are being D. is being 27. She likes to listen to _________ Radio Australia every day. A. a B. the C. an D. no article is needed 28. “I haven’t turned in my papers yet.” “Oh, _________.” A. I have neither B. either I have C. I haven’t either D. I either 29. There are _________ books for each student to have one. A. too B. enough C. some D. much 30. “How do you like your new car?” “We’re very _________ with the mileage.” A. pleasing B. pleasure C. please D. pleased B. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect. 31. That commentator, his name I have forgotten, is very well-known. A B C D 32. I enjoyed the book that you told me to read it. A B C D 33. I don’t know where Klein should be or what he might be doing, but he should call us before now to let us know A B C if he’s been delayed. 34. The committee agrees that a solution must be found right away, but it cannot agree on what it should be or A B C who might have been the best people to implement it. D 35. The latest addition to our company, Ms. Nakamura, attended one of the wellest known universities, had some of the most A B C famous instructors, and scored among the highest in her graduating class. D 36. The foundation of calculus is laid by the famous Greek mathematician Archimedes. A B C D 37. A mammal can be defined as a warm-blooded animal that feeds their babies with mother’s milk. A B C D 38. Camp David, the official retreat of U.S. presidents is located in an area where is there ample security. A B C D 39. Suzy had better to change her study habits if she hopes to be admitted to a good university A B C D. 40. The girls were sorry to had missed the singers when they arrived at the airport A B C D III. CLOZE PASSAGE Read the following passage and then choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes each blank. (41)________ of the garbage we produce every day is a major problem in cities around the world. In the United States, over 160 million tons of garbage are produced every year. Ten percent is recycled, ten percent is burned, and the rest is put in landfills. But finding (42)________ for new landfills is becoming more difficult. A city that has solved this problem in an unusual way is Machida, in Tokyo, Japan. They have developed a totally new (43)________ to garbage disposal. The (44)________ to the operation is public cooperation. Families must divide their garbage into six categories: 1) Garbage that can be easily burned (that is, combustible garbage), such as kitchen and garden trash. 2) Noncombustible garbage, such as small electrical appliances, plastic tools and plastic toys. 3) Products that are poisonous or that (45)________ pollution, such as batteries and fluorescent lights. 4) Bottles and glass containers that can be recycled. 5) Metal containers that can be recycled. 6) Large item, such as furniture and bicycles. The items in categories 1 to 5 are collected (46)________ different days. (Large items are collected upon request). Then the garbage is taken to a center that looks like a clean new office building or hospital. Inside the center, special equipment is used to sort and (47)________ the garbage. Almost everything can be reused: garden or kitchen trash becomes fertilizer; combustible garbage is burned to (48)________ electricity; metal containers and bottles are recycled; and old furniture, clothing, and other useful items are cleaned, repaired, and resold cheaply or given away. The work provides (49)________ for handicapped persons and gives them a (50)________ to learn new skills. Nowadays, officials from cities around the world visit Machida to see whether they can use some of these ideas and techniques to solve their own garbage disposal problems. 41. A. Disposing B. Dealing C. Contriving D. Ridding 42. A. land B. soil C. earth D. position 43. A. method B. process C. technique D. approach 44. A. answer B. solution C. key D. way 45. A. produce B. generate C. originate D. cause 46. A. on B. in C. by D. over 47. A. process B. create C. manipulate D. mould 48. A. cause B. exit C. produce D. emit 49. A. positions B. careers C. situation D. employment 50. A. time B. moment C. occasion D. chance IV. COMPREHENSION READING Read the following passage. For questions 51 – 55, you are to choose one best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question. People who travel frequently on business or for pleasure often suffer some form of health problem, yet over half of these problems can easily be prevented. The most common ailment, a headache, can be avoided by taking along an ample supply of aspirin or other pain reliever. Another common affliction is motion sickness caused by the constant movement of vehicle. Ginger capsules, sold in most health-food stores, have been found effective as a remedy. Other familiar problems include sunburn, which can be prevented by using an effective sunscreen, and insect bites, which can be controlled with the use of repellent spray or ointment. For everyday cuts and scratches, a first-aid kit containing bandages and antiseptic cream is recommended. 51. What is the best title for this passage? A. Frequent Traveler. B. Avoiding Travel Ailments C. Common Health Problems. D. Traveling for Business or Pleasure. 52. According to the passage, travelers are most commonly bothered by ______. A. sunburn B. motion sickness C. insect bites D. headaches 53. In line 4, the word “affliction” can best be replaced by ________. A. result B. experience C. ailment D. supply 54. According to the passage, what can be used to remedy motion sickness? A. A moving vehicle B. Pain-killer C. Ginger capsules D. A first-aid kit 55. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a solution to a health problem? A. Sunscreen B. Cold cream C. Repellent spray D. Aspirin . Test 7 I. PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS A. Which word is stressed differently from. part is pronounced differently? 6. A. mountain B. doubt C. round D. rough 7. A. desperate B. irritate C. grateful D. frustrate 8. A. success B. surround