Written Test 150 minutes. (School year 2005- 2006) I- Circle the word whose sound of the underlined parts is pronounced differently from that of the others (2.0 ps) 1. A. feat B. great C. seat D. beat 2. A. cost B. post C. roast D. toast 3. A. bear B. beer C. dear D. fear 4. A. laugh B. plough C. enough D. cough 5. A. Valentine B. imagine C. discipline D. magazine 6. A. chorus B. cherish C. chaos D. scholar 7. A. three B. thank C. think D. father 8. A. measure B. pleasure C. treatsure D. ensure 9. A. absent B. present C. descent D. recent 10. A. pudding B. put C. puncture D. pull II- Give the correct form of each verb in brackets ( 2.0 ps) 1. A violin (1. sell) yesterday at Christie’s for $902,000. The violin owned by the Mendelssohn family (2. make) . in 1720, and because of its color, it (3. know) as the “ Red Strad”. 2. In its years in the Mendelssohn family, it (4. play ) .very little, except by amateurs, but its beautiful tones (5. demonstrate) by oa Japanese violinist before the auction yeaterday. 3. Peter couln’t understand what had been decided because too many people (6. talk) . at once. 4. If I (7. have) enough money, I’ll buy a new car. 5. She (8. tell) . to leave by my mother for a week. 6. I wish you ( 9. not/ criticize) Denis behimd his back all the time. He’s not so bad. I’d rather he ( 10. become) .mu son-in-law than Kevin. III - Circle the word or phrase which best completes each sentense (2.0 ps) 1. Having checked the man carefully, the doctor let him . A. to go back to work B. going back to work C. to go back working D. go back to work 2. You must try to make their teeth. A. these children clean B. these children will clean C. these children to clean D. these children cleaning 3. My sister was born . . A. at 1975, in April B. on April, 1975 C. 1975, at April D. in April, 1975 4. She told me I would have an accident if more care. a. I’m not taking b. I haven’t taken c. I won’t take d. I didn’t take 5. Several people were hurt in the accident but only one to the hospital. a. has taken b. has been taking c. was taken d. was taking 6. I wouldn’t waste time . that book if I were you. a. to read b. read c. reading d. to be read 7. Susan doesn’t like coffee, ? a. doesn’t she b. did she c. isn’t she d. does she 8. My sister has been in the United States . 1980. A. to B. by 1 C. since D. for 9. She is fond .music. A. into B. in C. by D. of 10. He prefers this book . that one. A. into B. to C. than D. from IV- There are 10 mistakes in the following passage. Find the mistakes and correct them (2.0 ps) Forests are useful to Man by several ways. Wood is always necessary for building and for making all kinds of thing and we usually need firewood in our homes. Forests provide timber, one of the most valuable resourse but they must be used wisely and manage careful. Man should control the cut of trees in such way that the forest grows more trees than it would be cut, leaving the young ones to grow biger. Trees and shrubs are also need to preserve land because of their roots bind the soil, preventing heavy rain from wash the soil away. V.Complete each sentence with an appropriate form of each word in BLOCK CAPITAL (2.0 ps) 1. They are having their house . ( REPAIR) 2. She is not interested in .(WRITE) 3. He felt very . when he saw he had failed the exam again. (COURAGE) 4. Children’s books now are generally (EDUCATION) 5. It’s the most film I’ve ever seen. (FRIGHTEN) 6. It’s very . to live in a damp room. (HEALTH) 7. Her performance was . wonderful. ( SURPRISE) 8. You shouldn’t leave . things on car seats in full view of people walking pass ? (VALUE) 9. His writing is so bad. He doesn’t write . (CAREFUL) 10. Is she ? She had better do morning exercises. (WEIGHT) VI- Read the information in the box carefully, and then circle the best answer to complete each sentence (2.0 ps) Country Area Population Climate Avarage temperature Egypt 1.002.000 km 2 46.000.000 Hot and dry (Cairo) Jan: 8 to 18 0 July: 21 to 36 0 C Finland 337.000 km 2 4.844.000 Warm in summer, cold in winter Feb: -9 0 C to -4 0 C July: 12 to 22 0 C Greece 372.000 km 2 131.944.000 Hot in summer, cool in winter (Athens) Feb:8 to 16 0 C July: 23 to 33 0 C Japan 372.000km 2 117.884.000 Hot in summer, cold in winter (Tokyo) Jan: -2 to 8 0 C July: 22 to 30 0 C 1.978.000 km 2 68.000.000 Very hot in low (Mexico City) 2 Mexico parts and warm in high parts Jan: 6 to 19 0 C May: 12 to 26 0 C Saudi Arabia 2.150.000 km 2 8.367.000 Very hot and dry (Riyadh) Jan: 8 to 21 0 C July: 26 to 42 0 C 1. The largest country in the list above is . A. Mexico B. Egypt C. Saudi Arabia 2. The lowest temperature in Riyadh in winter is . A. 8 0 C B. 21 0 C C. 26 0 C 3. Egypt is . than Japan. A. cooler B. hotter C. smaller 4. Over million people live in Saudi Arabia. A. eight B. nine C. twenty 5. Finland has a total area of square kilometers. A. three thousand and thirty- seven B. three thousand and thirty- seven hundred C. three hundred and thirty-seven thousand 6. Japan is usually . Saudi Arabia in summer. A. hotter than B. as hot as C.cooler than 7. The temperature in winter in Mexico is . that in summer in Japan. A. higher than B. similar to C. lower than 8. The country where the fewest people live is . A. Finland B. Egypt C. Saudi Arabia 9. people live in Egypt than Greece. A. Fewer B. As many C. More 10. The country with the greatesr difference in temperature in Juy is . A. Finland B. Egypt C. Saudi Arabia VII/ Fill in each numbered space with suitable words given in the box ( 2.0ps) dangerous, difficult, impossible, talk, top, thick, saying, what, in, world, reach, when. We often hear people (1) that the world is getting smaller. They don’t really mean that the world is getting smaller, of course. (2) they mean that with mordern means of transport, we can now (3) . every part of the world very quickly. We can across from New York to Paris (4) less than 4 hours in the Concorde, and helicopters can now be used to explore mountains and valleys that were (5) to explore on foot. There used to be a time when many parts of the world had never seen or visited by people. The great forests of Brazin are so (6) that in some places it is (7) . to walk through them. Mount Everest, the (8) ’s highest mountain was for a long time through to be too (9) . to climb. But in 1953, a New Zealander called Edmand Hilary with his Nepanlese guider, Tenzing, reached the (10) of Mount Everest. Your answers : 1 6 2 . 7 3 . 8 4 9 . 3 5 . 10 VIII/ Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning (2.0ps) 1. My village no longer has bridge made of wood. -> There used . 2. He bought that house ten years ago. -> He has 3. They didn’t accept any of the applicants for the job. -> None 4. The article was both interesting and informative, you know. -> The article was not only . 5. I’ve never heard a more amusing story than this one. -> This is . 6. I haven’t seen this film before. -> This is . 7. “ Have you done this sort of work before?” she asked me. - > She asked me if . 8. Peter is not old enough to join the club. -> Peter is too 9. When we across the river, we couldn’t see any boats because of the fog. -> If there 10. I am sure it was my mother who cleared everything up. -> My mother must IX/ Writing (2.0ps) It is said that in modern society people who can speak foreign languages have more chances to find better jobs. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Write a paragraph of about 150 words to answer this question. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . 5 . Written Test 150 minutes. (School year 2005- 2006) I- Circle the word whose sound of. square kilometers. A. three thousand and thirty- seven B. three thousand and thirty- seven hundred C. three hundred and thirty-seven thousand 6. Japan is usually .