5.10.8 Practical test Keys I. Pronunciation A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1) A. change B. children C. machine D. church 2) A. guitarist B. passenger C. generous D. village 3) A. other B. long C. possible D. constancy 4) A. hand B. bank C. sand D. band 5) A. money B. month C. monkey D. monitor 6) A. change B. hungry C. stronger D. single B. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words. 1) A. number B. eager C. special D. affair 2) A. feeling B. believe C. ready D. easy 3) A. acquaintance B. interest C. capable D. sympathy 4) A. experience B. embarrass C. floppy D. embrace 5) A. idol B. video C. birthday D. imagine 6) A. cotton B. happen C. extreme D. quickly II. 1) The children were eager their parents. A. to see B. see C. seeing D. saw 2) I’d prefer at home. A. to stay B. staying C. stayed D. stay 3) Peter is very funny. I am usually made a lot A. laugh B. to laugh C. laughing D. laughed 4) They noticed him the agreement. A. sign B. to sign C. signing D. signed 5) It’s important for her the office. A. ringing B. ring C. rang D. to ring 6) They would go by plane than spend a week traveling by train. A. like B. rather C. prefer D. better 7) The boss made for a meeting after work. A. us to stay B. us stay C. us staying D. us to staying 8) He is smartly when he comes to an interview. A. dressed B. put on C. worn D. undressed 9) John had agreed me in his office. A. to meet B. meeting C. to be met D. being met 10) it’s important for the figures regularly. A. to update B. updating C. to be updated D. being updated 11) It is no good sorry for yourself. A. to feel B. feeling C. feel D. felt 12) The man wanted to avoid … on security cameras. A. to see B. seeing C. to be seen D. being seen 13) Peter to go in for the exam. A. avoided B. let C. advised D. decided 14) I tried the bus, but I missed it. A. to catch B. catching C. to be caught D. being caught 15) The plants want daily. A. to water B. watering C. to be watered D. being water 16) Will you remind me this letter at the post office? A. to post B. posting C. to be posted D. being posted 17) The goods ought two weeks ago. A. to deliver B. delivering C. to be delivered D. being delivered 18) I have expected the secret of happiness. A. to tell B. telling C. to be told D. being told 19) it several times, he didn’t want to read it once again. A. Reading B. To read C. To have read D. Having read 20) that he was poor, I offered to pay his fare. A. Knowing B. Known C. Knew D. Having knew 21) photographs of the place, I had no desire to go there. A. Seeing B. Seen C. Saw D. Having seen 22) I hate a child . A. see/ crying B. see/ cry C. seeing/ to cry D. seeing/ cry 23) I notice the lorry down the hill. A. to come B. came C. coming D. having come 24) I observed a blue car very fast towards the motorway. A. having driven B. driven C. driving D. to drive III. Choose the correct answer 1) The teacher permits us (go/to go/going/went) out in a minute. 2) Tell him (to come/comes/coming/come) to see me at once. 3) He advises us (be/are/to be/being) more studious. 4) He allows (asking/to ask/ask/asked) him questions. 5) We don’t allow people (smoke/smoking/smokes/to smoke) in this room. 6) They didn’t permit (to camp/camping/camp/camps) in this wood. 7) Nothing will make me (change/to change/changing/changes) my mind. 8) Tom let me (to drive/drive/driving/drove) his car yesterday. 9) The teacher recommends (preparing/prepare/to prepare/prepares) the lessons well before coming to class. 10) Jack was allowed (renew/to renew/renewing/renewed) his student card. IV.Reading : Part 1 Read the passage then chose the correct answer. California Strawberry Festival Have you ever tried a strawberry pizza? If you went to Oxnard, the "Strawberry Capital of California," in May, you could! Oxnard is in Southern California and this part of the state takes its strawberries very seriously. At the two-day California Strawberry Festival you can sample strawberries prepared in all sorts of ways. In addition to traditional treats such as strawberry shortcake, strawberry jam, strawberry tarts and strawberries dipped in chocolate, there is strawberry pizza! This dessert pizza is topped with strawberries, sour cream, cream cheese and whipped cream on a sweet bread baked like a pizza. Strawberry kabobs dipped in powdered sugar are another delicacy. And drinks such as a strawberry smoothie can wash it all down. Strawberries are big business in Oxnard. The annual strawberry revenues are $100 million from Oxnard's bountiful 6,600 berry acres. Twenty-four companies harvest and cool nearly 16 million trays of berries, which are shipped throughout North America as well as to Germany and Japan. The festival, which attracts more than 85,000 visitors, features three stages with musical entertainment, 335 arts and crafts exhibits, strolling musicians, clowns, artists, face-painting, contests, and a "Strawberryland" for children with puppets, magicians, musicians, and a petting zoo 1. Which food is not mentioned in the article? a. Strawberry shortcake b. Strawberry jam c. Strawberry candy d. Strawberry pizza 2. What are the annual revenues from strawberries? a. $100 million b. $85,000 million c. $335 million d. $16 million 3. Who is the target audience of ?Strawberryland?" a. adolescents b. children c. young adults d. the elderly Part B. Read the passage and choose the best answer. Champagne, the king of wines and wine of kings, tastes all the better when it is drunk from an elegant, fine-quality glass. That, however, is only one of thousands of ways glass is used today. And for all those different uses, many different types of glass are produced. Glass products are manufactured in different ways. Today, glass is blown by hand in the traditional way which the Roman first developed, but now this work is done by robots, too. Generally, in industry, much faster methods of mass production are needed. Often, for example, glass is pressed into the necessary shape by machine. Glass is shaped in other ways too. For example, it is made into long, very thin fibers. Fibers like these are required to make the fibre-opitic cables that help to build the information Super-Highway around the world. 1. The phrase "the king of wines and wine of kings" means ______. a. Champagne is the best wine of kings. b. Champagne is the king that drinks lots of wine. c. Champagne is the best wine and is made for kings. d. Champagne is the best wine made by kings. 2. According to the passage, ______. a. the only way glass is used today is for drinking wine. b. today glass is used in one thousand different ways. c. an elegant, fine-quality glass makes champagne taste better. d. champagne is drunk in thousands of ways. 3. It can, be inferred from the passage that ______. a. the traditional way of blowing glass by hand is still in use today. b. today the blowing of glass is all done by robots. c. the Romans first developed methods of mass production. d. the traditional way is no longer in use today. 4. According to the passage, which of the following is correct? a. Mass production of glass is done by robots. b. Glass can be shaped in many different ways. c. In industry glass is often shaped by machine. d. Both Band C. 5. The passage primarily discusses a. champagne, a kind of wine. b. the uses of glass. c. the types of glass products. d. the ways of making glass Word formation 1. He acted in an extremely ………. manner, which made him very unpopular. 2. I had to look up the number in the telephone ……… 3. Politicians ………. blame the media if they don't win the election. They're so predictable. 4. This is very ………! Can't you practice your violin somewhere else? 5. I would like to show you my latest ……… which I have called 'Boat on a Lake'. 6. Why does everybody ______ him all the time? 7. They're going to announce their ______ tomorrow. 8.During the festival ______ were hanging from every tree. 9. He offered to give me a ______ of how the machine worked. 10. We are ______ on other countries for most of our food. (dictate) (direction) (variety) (convenient) (create) (critic) (decide) (decorator) (demonstrate) (independence) (dictate) b. dictatorial (direction) c. directory (variety) d. invariably (convenient) c. inconvenient (create) d. creation (critic) a. criticize (decide) a. decision (decorator) b. decorations (demonstrate) b. demonstration (independence)a. dependent Answers 1. c 2. a 3. b . (decorator) (demonstrate) (independence) (dictate) b. dictatorial (direction) c. directory (variety) d. invariably (convenient) c. inconvenient (create) d. creation (critic) a. criticize (decide) a. decision . d. creation (critic) a. criticize (decide) a. decision (decorator) b. decorations (demonstrate) b. demonstration (independence)a. dependent Answers 1. c 2. a 3. b . blown by hand in the traditional way which the Roman first developed, but now this work is done by robots, too. Generally, in industry, much faster methods of mass production are needed. Often,