ENGLISH TEST 2

I. Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern. 
1. A. acceptable B. responsible c. available D. providential 
2. A. compromise B. company C. accordance D. emphasis 
3. A. comprehensive B. separated c. necessary D. reasonable 
4. A. control B. convene c. contrast D. conduct 
5. A. analyze B. sacrifice c. culminate D. comprehend 

II. Choose the correct answer A, B, c, or 0 to complete the following sentences. 

6. -“Would you like to have dinner with me tomorrow?” 
- “______”
A. I hope that tomorrow is glad. B. I am sorry I have an extra class tomorrow.
C. Hope to see a lot of fun tomorrow. D. All right, you are so generous.
7. Better life habits can reduce your ______of getting a heart attack. 
A. emergency B. risk C. danger D. threat
8. When your immune______is weak, you can catch colds easily. 
A. structure B. body c. system D. organ
9. I had a pain ______ my head because I did not wear helmet when riding bicycle. 
A. on B. of c. with D. in
10. It took me a lot of time______what the aim of the game was. 
A. focus B. concentrate c. grasp D. consider
11. Don’t be_______. Everything will be fine! 
A. pessimistic B. optimistic c. happy D. disappointed
12.1 am so___________ under the assignments at the moment. Terrible! 
A. iced B. snowed c. fogged D. tired
13. Could you lend me some money to _ _ _ _ me over until i get paid? 
A. hand B. tide c. help D. meet
14. The Sears Tower can be.______the peak which human beings have ever achieved in
skyscraper construction. 
A. thought B. considered c. believed D. said
15. You better think_____ a good excuse why you did not come to the meeting. 
A. up B. on c. of D. about
16.1 am in a real______ and I do not know what to do. 
A. dilemma B. paradox c. query D. nuisance
17. She thinks that he should______ the fact that their relationship is over. 
A. catch up with B. face up to c. keep up to D. come up with
18.1 am going to ______ up on what all the road signs mean before my driving test. 
A. learn B. swot c. look D. catch
19. The moss would like me to ______the report to include material costs. 
A. reform B. rewrite c. revise D. redo
20. Hope that bad weather will not______your summer holiday. 
A. worsen B. deteriorate c. harden D. spoil

III. Choose the correct option for each numbered blank to finish the passage.
THE CHANGING FACE OF BRITAIN
The changing face of BritainIt seemed to the generation of Britons alive before the Second
World War that their way of life would last for many years to come. However, the war caused a
(21) …………… in British life that completely changed the status quo . What had been a fairy
(22) ……………. society up to that point, with people sharing many basic beliefs and values,
underwent (23)…………….. changes after the war. The (24) …………….. was away from fixed
social roles and towards a more (25) …………….society. Britain began to (26)
……………………….into its present form and many ideas that are accepted today, such as a
large amount of freedom for teenagers, were at the time (27)………………..and exciting. New
and (28)………………… music and fashion had a great (29)……………… on young people and
the whole of Britain became less (30)………………….
21. A. revolution B. revision C. rotation D. rejection
22. A. uniform B. same C. similar D. identical
23. A. refined B. potential C. alternative D. radical
24. A. reform B. trend C. fashion D. decay
25. A. revised B. amended C. dynamic D. different
26. A. refine B. progress C. substitute D. evolve
27 . A. novel B. mature C. alternate D. steady
28. A. internal B. incoherent C. innate D. innovative
29. A substitute B progress C. influence D. innovation
30. A conservative B concerned C. convinced D. contained

IV. Some of the lines in the following passage have an unnecessary word. Find the word
and write in the spaces. If the line is correct, put a tick.
Humans have much in common with to other life forms on Earth. Since the 31. ……………..
very a first life form appeared, all living things have been desperately 32. ……………..
struggling to survive the harsh and changing conditions of our planet. This 33. ……………..
has involved adapting to new situations and, in many cases, has led to 34. ……………..
either evolution or the extinction. We are not alone in making use of the 35. ……………..
world around us (birds use twigs to build up nests, for another example) or 36. ……………..
in being particularly skillful (spiders make intricate webs). Where we do 37. ……………..
differ from other life forms, however, it is in our ability to record, and learn 38. ……………..
from, our collective history. In this, it appears that we are unique. There is 39. ……………..
still too much mankind does not know about the earliest humans, of course 40. ……………..
not, but we are increasingly becoming a species with detailed knowledge 41. ……………..
that about our past. The more we learn from, the better are our chances of 42. ……………..
survival in the future. It must also me recognized, however, that we are 43. ……………..
also the only species on Earth in which has managed to create the means 44. ……………..
to destroy the planet we live on.  45. ……………..

V. Insert a suitable word in each of the blanks to complete the following passage. 
Because the pencil (46) ________________ become such a fundamental (47)
________________ of our lives, it's difficult to remember that people have not been using them
forever. (48) ________________ other products of human ingenuity, pencils had to be (49)
________________ . 
Before the first half of the sixteenth century, peopie (50) ________________ to use pens to
write with and brushes to paint with. It was also (51) ________________ to use a mental stick
to make faint marks on paper. However, up to the point no one has found an easy way to make
marks (52)_ ________________ could be erased. Then, some time before 1565, a large (53)
________________ of the chemical, graphite, was found near Borrowdale in Cumbria,
England. The locals would (54)_ ________________ this graphite (a kind of soft black rock) to
mark sheep. Soon, tales of this unusual soft substance had spread to (55) ________________
around the world, who were eager to use it to produce works of art. (56) ________________ is
soft and dirty, and in (57) ________________ to write or draw with it, it used to have to be
covered (58) ________________ something, such a£ sheepskin or string. People has been
trying to improve the pencil for some time before manufacturers in Italy came up (59)
________________ the idea of enclosing the graphite in a wooden case. The modern pencil
was (60) ________________.

VI. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each question. 
I waded through the ankle-deep water. I did what the children were doing: smiling,
laughing, splash about. No one knows how different I was. The island, which was the paradise
for those who had been living there all their lives, was not known to many. This made it an ideal
location for the new incinerator. 
 My father was divulged the secret to me after his company had confirmed the plans to
build the incinerator. He wanted me to see the place before it was ruined so that I would be able
to keep its memory alive. 
There was a row of decrepit houses a short distance from the shore. The houses were
small, and they stood in stiles. There were holes in the roofs and the walls were cracking.
Women were cooking in a small common kitchen at the end of the row. Several men were at a
vegetable plot. Chickens, cows, and goats roamed' about, their movements restricted by the
sea. 
I have never seen people so trusting and a place so peaceful and carefree. Although I
was stranger, no one bothered to ask who I was. I was invited to lunch. There was nothing to
link the desperate environment of the island and the city. I pitied these people who would
evacuate their homes.
61. What did the writer do to get on well with the other children? 
A. She swam together with the children.
B. She did the same things that they were doing in the water,
c. She played some traditional games with the children
D. She pretended to be a local person.
62. Why is the writer “different" from the other children? 
A. His father did not live but worked in the island.
B. She did not live in the island.
c. She and his father travelled to the island.
D. She did not know the children's games.
63. The word “paradise” in paragraph 1 has the same meaning as______ . 
A. ground B. heaven c. sky D. land
64. Why the island is ideal location for the new incinerator? 
A. Because no one knew about the island.
B. Because the people in the island did not know the new incinerator,
c. Because the island is not popular.
D. Because the people in the island consider it as paradise.
65. The word “divulged” in paragraph 2 has the same meaning as______ . 
A. refused B. revealed c. maintained D. changed
66. Why did the writer's father ask her to see the island before it was ruined? 
A. He wanted her to keep pictures of the people in the island.
B. He wanted her to see how the island changed.
c. He wanted her to keep images of the island before it was damaged.
D. He wanted to teach her love the nature.
67. Who took care of the crops? 
A. The children B. The women c. The men D. All of them
68. Which parts of the island have animals? 
A. Near the sea B. In animal cages
c. All over the island D. In the people’s houses 
69. Why did the writer find the people in the island trusting? 
A. The children played cheerfully with her. 
B. The people did not care where she came from,
c. The people lived in a peaceful environment.
D. They invited her to lunch without knowing her.
70. Why did the writer pity the people? 
A. Their houses were damaged. B. They had to live in poor conditions,
c. They had to move to the city. D. They have no place to live.

VII. Use the correct form of the words given in the brackets to complete the following
sentences.
71. We think of ourselves as living in a time of (CONTINUE) ________________
technological change and development.
72. The weather is so (CHANGE) ________________ that I do not know what to wear.
73. New Zealand had three major (INTERNATION) ________________ airports:
Auckland, Willington and Christchurch.
74. The teachers gave students wrong test papers, which caused a lot of________________.
(BONFUSE) 
75. Einstein’s (BRILLIANT) ________________ was unnoticed at school.
76. The flats were built in the 1980s, but they were all (MODERN) ________________ in the
1990s.
77. I feel much better since I decided to stop eating (PROCESS) ________________ food.
78. Duong showed a lot of (MATURE) ________________ in the way she handled the
problem with Chau.
79. It is difficult to (ARRANGE) ________________ a day which is convenient for everyone.
80. We should rely more on (NEW) ________________ source of energy.

VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given. Use between three to five words.
81. He often went to countryside with his mother as children. (would) 
His mother................................................................................. to the countryside as children.
82. Don't you think we should decorate the living room? (up)
Isn't it about time.............................................................................................. the living room?
83. Don’t complain about it to me because it won’t make any difference. (good) 
It’s ................................................... ……………about it because it won’t make any difference.
84. Would you like to do what the President does? (places)
Would you like .....................................................................................................the President?
85. You only have a short time to do this work. Do not waste time! (clock) 
You are ......................................................................................................... Do not waste time.
86. People often think that Peter is his twin brother. (mix)
People often....... ............................................................................................... his twin brother.
87. Mai will find out if she has been deceived very soon. (just) 
Mai...................................................................................................... if she has been deceived.
88. I never forget to consider her ideas before making the final decision. (account)
I never forget to .........................................................................before making the final decision. 
89. There's no way that you are staying out all night with your friends, I am afraid. (question)
Your staying out all night with your friends................................................................. I am afraid.
90. How on earth she thinks of such brilliant plots for her novels. (come)
How on earth............................................................................. such brilliant plots for her novels.

IX. Writing (90-100) 

Most high-level jobs are done by men. Should the government encourage a certain percentage
of these jobs to be reserved for women? Write a passage about 150-200 words to justify your
answer.