UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF ENGLISH

***** A1 SAMPLE FINAL TEST

You are advised to fill in your answer sheet right away after each question as you will not be given time to transfer your answers to your answer sheet later. I. MULTIPLE-CHOICE (20 pts) Choose the best answer between A or B or C or D. Then write the correct answer on the answer sheet. 1. His job is to cure diseases in animals. People call him a ______. A. doctor 2. Life here is very _____. A. peacefull B. peaceful C. peace D. peacefulness B. vet C. nurse D. pharmacist

3. The mother told the son to put the dishes into the ______ after washing them. A. garden B. fridge C. hall D. cupboard

4. Tom is taller than Jerry. Frank is shorter than Jerry. Tom is shorter than Aaron. Therefore, ____ is the tallest. A. Tom B. Jerry C. Frank D. Aaron

5. We need some ______ to write on the blackboard. A. ruler B. pencil C. chalk D. duster

6. English is the _____ language on one- fifth of the land area of the world. A. office B. official C. officer D. officially

7. Ernest Hemingway is one of my ___ American writers. A. best B. favourite C. love D. most popular

8. My sister can _____ six languages fluently. A. speak B. tell C. say D. talk

9. Mellisa is studying in her room while Mike is playing games on his computer. Mike is _____ than Mellisa. A. lazier B. more lazy C. the most lazy D. the laziest

10. She likes ______ the piano. A. playing B. to play C. to be played D. play

11. How _____ money do you have? I dont have ______ money left at all. A. many/ any B. much/ any C. much/ some D. many/ some

12. Would you like _____ to my party? A. come B. to come C. coming D. came

13. Don't turn off the light. I _____ a report now. A. read B. is reading C. am reading D. be reading

14. When she arrived ____ the airport, she suddenly realized it was the first time she stayed ____ a foreign country. A. in/ in 15. Who _____ the bicycle? A. invents B. was invented C. invented D. did invented B. to/ in C. at/ on D. at/ in

16. My father has been working in a bank _____ we moved here. A. for B. during C. since D. in

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17. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. A. Theater B. Thursday C. They D. Through

18. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. A. tiger B. village C. danger D. origin

19. Circle the word whose stress is different from the others. A. climate B. accuse C. design D. account

20. Circle the word whose stress is different from the others. A. hospital II. GAP-FILLING (10pts) Choose one of the following words to fill in each of the suitable gaps. Then write the correct answer on the answer sheet. Each word is used ONCE only. fond of in at bored watching going interested can or B. victory C. dialogue D. inventor

singers there where surprised it There are many ways of spending free time (21) _____ Australia. Some people are (22) _____ of riding in Snowy Mountain or riding a surfboard in Queensland. Others love watching kangaroos and koalas (23) _____ wild forests. My parents like going to beaches, sunbathing or swimming all day. My sister says she only enjoys (24) _____ Sydney from the skywalk. But I myself like (25) _____ to the Sydney Opera House (26) ______ the great opera (27) _____ of the world perform. If you are (28) _____ with listening to the opera singing, (29) _______ will always be at least two (30) ______ three other shows to suit your taste. III. READING COMPREHENSION (30 pts) TEXT 1: My working day starts very early. From Monday to Friday I get up at half past three and I have a shower and a cup of coffee. I usually leave the house at ten past four because the car always arrives a few minutes early. I get to the studio at about five o'clock and start work. My programme Good Morning Britain starts at seven o'clock and finishes at nine o'clock. Then I leave the studio at a quarter past ten. After that, I go shopping and visit some friends. I get home at three o'clock. A woman helps me with the housework and the ironing. I read a newspaper and do some work. Then my husband gets home at half past five in the evening and I cook dinner. We stay at home in the evening. We don't go out because I go to bed very early. We usually watch television and then I go to bed at half past eight, I'm usually asleep by nine o'clock. I think my job is very interesting but I don't like getting up very early. III.1 Choose A or B or C or D to answer the following questions based on the information provided in the text. Then write the correct answer on the answer sheet. (10pts) 31. What might be the most suitable title of the text? A. Getting Up Early Is Frustrating C. My Interesting Job 32. How does she get to the studio in the morning? A. She goes on foot. C. She goes by car. 33. How far is it from her house to her workplace? A. Only a few minutes away. C. About fifty minutes away. B. Three miles. D. A couple of kilometres. B. Her husband drives her to work. D. She uses public transport. B. The Boring Routine D. My Working Day

34. How many hours per day does she work at the studio? A. Four hours B. Six hours C. Eight hours D. Ten hours
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35. How do she and her husband spend the night together? A. Going out B. Having some drinks C. Chatting about work D. Watching television

III.2. Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) based on the information provided in the text. Then write the correct answer on the answer sheet. (10pts) Statements 36 37 38 39 40 TEXT 2: Nobody can deny the advantages of foreign languages in life now, especially English. I dream to become a teacher of English not only because my parents are teachers of English and I want to follow their career but also English brings me many benefits. For example, it can help me to communicate easily with many people in many countries all over the world. Its a useful and effective tool of communication in the times of international communication. English is a means for me to get access to knowledge, science and technology. We must admit that English is an important part in many fields of life: trade, business, computer education, aviation, airmail, conferences, telecommunication, literature, newspapers and magazines. In brief, English is the golden key to open the treasures of knowledge and seize the opportunities for career, technology and development. III.3 Choose the most appropriate meaning of the following words based on the information provided in Text 2. Then write the correct answer on the answer sheet. (10pts) 41. The word dream in line 2 means A. sleep B. want C. believe D. practise She gets up at 3:30. She starts work at 5 oclock. Her programme lasts three hours. She goes home after the programme finishes. A woman helps her to cook dinner. T/F

42. The word benefits in line 3 means A. advantages B. goods C. facts D. lessons

43. The word communicate in line 3 means A. live B. tell C. see D. talk

44. The word means in line 6 means A. way B. question C. race D. system

45. The word fields in line 7 means A. lives B. desks C. areas D. pieces

IV. MISTAKE IDENTIFICATION (10pts) Identify ONE underline word/ phase marked A, B, C or D that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. Then write the correct answer on the answer sheet. 46. I havent smoked since a long time A B C D

47. When her dog died, she cried very hardly for half an hour. A B C D 48. Your bicycle is different than mine. A B C D 49. Are you interesting in talking with him? A B C D

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50. It is difficult learning a language well. A B C D 51. Would you mind show your passport? A B C D 52. After a few minutes, I look up and saw that it was getting dark. A B C D 53. She feels more happier than ever before. A B C D 54. The children are very boring with the film and want to go home. A B C D 55. Do you have many money in the bank? A B C D V. WORD-FORMATION (10pts) Fill in the blank of each sentence with the suitable form of the word given. Then write the correct answer on the answer sheet. 56. I felt very _____ when he said that. 57. That old woman often felt _______ . 58. He is doing his research with great ______ . 59. The children played _____ in the garden all morning. 60. He has an ____ habit of not looking at you when hes talking to you. 61. The new model has automatic windows and a more _____ engine. 62. The problem of ________ among young people is hard to solve. (excite) (lone) (please) (happy) (annoy) (power) (employ)

63. The _____ Olympic Games began in Ancient Greece in BC 776 in Olympia. (origin) 64. His pronunciation causes me a lot of ________. 65. Are you sure that boys are more _______ than girls? VI. JUMBLE SENTENCES (20pts) Task: My typical day. The sentences in the essay below are in the wrong order. Put them in the right order. Then write the correct answer on the answer sheet. A. After that, I brush my teeth, wash my face and review my lesson. B. I spend the whole morning studying at school. C. Every morning, when the clock strikes five, I immediately get out of bed. D. My school is over at 11.30; then I come home, have lunch, and rest until 1.30. E. At 4 oclock I relax by playing badminton with my friends in the neighbourhood. After that, I help my mother to cook dinner. F. After making bed, I do morning exercises for about 15 minutes. G. I eat breakfast at 6.15, and leave my house to school at 6.30. H. After eating dinner at 6 oclock, I often watch TV or go to the evening class at the foreign language centre. I. In the afternoon, I often stay at home, do my home work and prepare the lessons for the following day. J. It takes me 15 minutes to go from my house to my school by motorcycle. THE ORDER SHOULD BE: 66. ___ 67. ___ 68. ___ 69. ___ 70. ___ 71. ___ 72. ___ 73. ___ 74. ___ 75. ___ (difficult) (act)

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