TEST 1
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1.
a. information
b. necessary
c. scientific
d. automatic
2.
a. diagnostic
b. preparation
c. technology
d. transportation
3.
a. never
b. follow
c. pilot
d. reply
4.
a. fiction
b. office
c. machine
d. expert
5.
a. camera
b. computer
c. vegetable
d. everything
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence,
substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original
one.
6.
People used to know more or less how their children would live.
a. almost
b. generally
c. lately
d. definitely
7.
Our children should be educated and trained well enough to perform the
_______ jobs of contemporary society.
a. safe
b. diagnostic
c. fiction
d. high-tech
8.
Two thousand people are _______ as having cancer of the mouth every
year; and 60 per cent of them will die within five years.
a. regarded
b. diagnosed
c. checked
d. killed
9.
John has sent five letters to his friend but he has not received any reply.
a. information
b. postscript
c. letter
d. answer
10.
Peter is so _____ that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful.
a. optimistic
b. disappointed
c. pessimistic
d. keen
11.
In case of _______, you can call me at the office.
a. fiction
b. automation
c. urgency
d. importance
12.
I sometimes read _______ fictions in my spare time.
a. science
b. scientific
c. scientist
d. scientifically
13.
_______ surely leads to the loss of many factory jobs.
a. Automatic
b. Automation
c. Automate
d. Automatically
14.
We needed some more money for the _______ work and Peter promised
to help us.
a. prepare
b. preparation
c. preparatory
d. prepared
15.
I cannot really imagine what _______ world will be like.
a. a
b. an
c. the
d.
Ø
16.
_______ United States is _______ world's biggest consumer of energy.
a. The / the
b.
Ø
/ a
c. An / the
d. The /
Ø
17.
Miss Linda speaks _______ Chinese very well although she is from
_______ UK.
a. the /
Ø
b. a /
Ø
c. the / an
d. Ø / the
18.
We sometimes have _______ pizza for _______ lunch.
a. the / a
b. Ø / Ø
c. a / the
d. the / the
19.
Which is _______ highest mountain in the world?
a. a
b. an
c. the
d.
Ø
20.
She had not studied well, ______ fortunately she passed the final exam.
a. although
b. but
c. despite
d. in spite of
21.
_______ we have worked overtime for weeks, we have not completed
the project.
a. In spite of
b. Even though the fact that
c. Despite
d. Despite the fact that
22.
Although she has live in London for three years, _______.
a. but she cannot speak English
b. she cannot speak English
c. but cannot speak English
d. and cannot speak English
23.
In spite _______ his did not get the highest grade in the final exam.
a. of his intelligence
b. he was intelligent
c. his intelligence
d. of he was intelligent
24.
We had the school picnic _______.
a. even though the rain
b. despite of the rain
c. although it raining
d. in spite of the rain
25.
She looked _______ to see who was going _______ her.
a. round / after
b. up / off
c. at / to
d. for / with
26.
She is a friendly girl who gets _______ everyone she meets.
a. out of
b. on with
c. away from
d. into
27.
I had my sister take care _____ my children while I was _____ business.
a. with / for
b. in / away
c. for / in
d. of / on
28.
He took a lot of interest _______ our work and he promised to help us
_______ any troubles.
a. in / with
b. for / on
c. about / at
d. for / from
29.
Are you very familiar _______ that new device?
a. upon
b. over
c. with
d. for
30.
According _______ the US Census Bureau the world's population will
reach 7.6 billion people by 2020.
a. to
b. in
c. for
d. through
Error Identification.
31.
In 2030
, how we will provide for the food, land, and energy needs of a
A B (will be provide) C
global population of over 8 billion?
D
32.
Many people are afraid that in the future there will be no space leaving
A B C (left)
for human beings and they express the idea of robots replacing human beings
.
D
33.
Human beings enjoy their life with more and more progress of science
A
and technological, but it is also very necessary to think more about the
B (technology) C
problems that modern machines and devices may cause.
D
34.
Cars of the future will be using advanced technology to perform such
A B C
functions as automatic cruise control, hazardous object avoidance, self-
parking but driverless transportation.
D (and)
35.
In the future smart cars will also be intelligent enough to avoid
A B
pedestrians bicycle riders and others
whom
are not driving automobiles.
C D (who / that)
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Consider activities that most take for granted, particularly those who live
in industrialized nations: drinking a glass of water; driving a car or traveling
