SAMPLE FINAL TEST

Questions 1-5: Which underlined part is pronounced differently? (5pts)

1. A. flipper B. distance C. acquire D. extinct
2. A. annoyed B. combined C. occurred D. recorded
3. A. sulfur B. unknown C. upload D. subscribe
4. A. bulbs B. pumps C. lens D. zones
5. A. outdoor B. boots C. waterproof D. food

Questions 6-10: Which word has different stress pattern from the others? (5pts)
6. A. museum B. institute C. enrolment D. abandon
7. A. remote B. survive C. cellar D. collapse
8. A. survival B. typewriter C. discipline D. timetable
9. A. fossil B. keyboard C. comment D. construct
10. A. expedition B. manufacture C. experiment D. demonstration

Questions 11-40: Choose the best answers and write your answers A, B, C, or D on the first page. (30pts)
11. The boy to _____ I lent my money is poor.
A. that B. who C. whom D. which
12. I don’t understand why the students _____ silent while the speech _____.
A. didn’t keep / was making B. didn’t keep / was being made
C. wasn’t kept / was making D. wasn’t kept / was being made
13. _____ more help, I will call my neighbor.
A. Needed B. I have needed C. Should I need D. I should need
14. The bus won’t stop _____ you ring the bell.
A. if B. as soon as C. providing D. unless
15. People say he won a lot of money on the lottery.
A. He is said that he wins a lot of money on the lottery. B. He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is said.
C. He is said to have won a lot of money on the lottery. D. He is said to win a lot of money on the lottery.
16. No sooner _____ out that it rained.
A. did I go B. I went C. I had gone D. had I gone
17. _____ it into the wall _____ and it will recharge.
A. Press / switch B. Plug / socket C. Set up / account D. Click / icon
18. _____ this work _____ before you went to Moscow?
A. Had / been done B. Has / been done C. Will / be done D. Will / have been done
19. In the past, animal gods or spirits _____ in the hope that their hunts were successful.
A. are worshipped B. are recorded C. are carved D. are painted
20. This is the place _____ the battle took place ten years ago.
A. which B. where C. in where D. from where
21. On a clear day at the top, you get a spectacular view of the whole mountain range.
Which of the following has a similar meaning to the underlined word?
A. legendary B. stunning C. unique D. ancient
22. Mr. Brown is a nice teacher. We studied with him last year.
A. Mr. Brown with that we studied last year is a nice teacher.
B. Mr. Brown whom we studied with last year is a nice teacher.
C. Mr. Brown, whom we studied with last year, is a nice teacher.
D. Mr. Brown, with that we studied last year, is a nice teacher.

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23. _____ more careful, he wouldn’t have had an accident.
A. If he were B. Were he to have been C. If he had D. Had he been
24. There was so much _____ in the army, but I learned a lot.
A. rules B. qualifications C. discipline D. enrolment
25. Shh… There’s someone walking behind us. I think _____.
A. we are following B. we are being followed C. we are followed D. we are being following
26. John is fat because he eats so many chips.
A. If John doesn’t eat so many chips, he will not be fat. B. John is fat though he eats so many chips.
C. Being fat, John didn’t eat so many chips. D. If John didn’t eat so many chips, he would not be fat.
27. Early humans wrote by _____ symbols into rocks or soft _____ which then went hard.
A. carving – clay B. making – stones C. printing – papyrus D. typing - walls
28. He _____ down when he _____ towards the church.
A. fell – ran B. fell – was running C. was falling – ran D. was falling – was running
29. For this cruise, you can choose between regular and _____ rooms or luxurious cabins.
A. five-star B. package C. voyage D. economy
30. Almost everyone _____ for home by the time we _____.
A. leaves – arrive B. had left – arrived C. has left – arrive D. will leave – arrive
31. _____ he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came.
A. Hardly had B. No sooner had C. No longer has D. Not until had
32. I _____ to a daily podcast which gives me all the latest news.
A. subscribe B. log on C. recharge D. switch on
33. If I _____, I would express my feelings.
A. were asked B. would ask C. had been asked D. asked
34. “What _____ to the postman?” – “He _____ to a new town to work”.
A. happened - sent B. was happened - sent C. was happened – was sent D. happened – was sent
35. Sunday is the day _____ we usually go fishing.
A. on which B. during which C. in when D. from when
36. More adults are _____ on courses by their employers as part of their professional training.
A. applied B. taught C. enrolled D. sent
37. The land and the people _____ I have met are nice.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
38. When I was in England, I had to wear a _____ to school, but in the USA, I can go to school in my _____ clothes.
A. cloth – casual B. uniform – ordinary C. costume – T-shirt D. clothes – smart
39. We decided to go for _____ rather than stay in a hotel, so that we can cook our own meals.
A. package tour B. a motel C. self-catering D. a safari
40. The little girl asked her mother what _____ to her friend.
A. happened B. has happened C. had happened D. will have happened

Questions 41-50: Reading (30pts).

If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster. According to
several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make.
Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations
can cause great damage to children.
However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible
way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are very supportive of their child. Michael
Collins is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging
private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. Michael’s

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mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes
Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling. Winston Smith, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky. Both
his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as
successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does
not win. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.

Decide whether these sentences are True (T), False (F), or Doesn’t say (DS).
41. One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to push their child into trying too much.
42. Parental expectations do not affect children.
43. Michael Collins is fortunate that his parents help him in a sensible way.
44. Michael’s love for music comes from his father’s profession.
45. Winston’s parents are not disappointed if their son fails a competition.

Choose the best answer.

46. Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong if they _____.
A. force their children into achieving success B. themselves have been very successful
C. understand and help their children sensibly D. arrange private lessons for their children
47. The phrase “crazy about” in the passage mostly means _____.
A. surprised at B. extremely interested in C. completely unaware of D. confused about
48. Winston’s parents push their son so much and he _____.
A. has won a lot of piano competitions B. cannot learn much music from them
C. has become a good musician D. is always afraid to disappoint them
49. All of the following people are musical EXCEPT _____.
A. Winton’s father B. Winton’s mother C. Michael’s father D. Michael’s mother
50. The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that _____.
A. successful parents always have intelligent children
B. successful parents often have unsuccessful children
C. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants
D. parents should spend more money on the child’s education

Questions 51-55: Choose the word or phrase that best fits each black space in the following passage. (15pts)
Without water, no animal can survive. In desert regions, the greatest (51) _____ to life is drying up. But many
creatures are able to make full use (52) _____ what little water exists in arid areas. One of nature’s masterpieces
among creatures equipped to (53) _____ with desert life, is the hardy camel. It is said that camels can (54) _____ a
distance of about 800 miles in eight days through continuous travel without an intake of a single drop of water. The
popular belief that camels store water in the humps is (55) _____ in a way. Water is indeed stored there but in the
form of fat.
51. A. warning B. requirement C. worry D. threat
52. A. of B. in C. on D. for
53. A. live B. cope C. bear D. resist
54. A. measure B. reduce C. cover D. reach
55. A. baseless B. correct C. wrong D. misleading

Questions 56-60: Do as required. (15pts)

56. Do they speak a different kind of Chinese in Hong Kong? (Change the sentence into Passive voice.)
→ ____________________________________________________________________________________________
57. That’s the iPhone. Susan keeps talking about it. (Combine the sentences, using a relative pronoun.)
→ ____________________________________________________________________________________________

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58. weekly updates / you / will / if / send / they / subscribe / you / (Reorder the words to make a meaningful
sentence.)
→ ____________________________________________________________________________________________
59. if / I / not recharge / phone / not have / any battery / left. (Write a complete sentence, using these prompts.)
→ ____________________________________________________________________________________________
60. The tour bus left. Then we arrived at the pick-up point. (Rewrite the sentences, using “by the time”.)
→ ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Key

1. C 11. C 21. B 31. A 41. T 51. D

2. D 12. B 22. C 32. A 42. F 52. A
3. D 13. C 23. D 33. A 43. T 53. B
4. B 14. D 24. C 34. D 44. NG 54. C
5. A 15. C 25. B 35. A 45. F 55. B
6. B 16. D 26. D 36. C 46. C
7. C 17. B 27. A 37. D 47. B
8. A 18. A 28. B 38. B 48. D
9. D 19. A 29. D 39. C 49. D
10. C 20. B 30. B 40. C 50. C

56. Is a different kind of Chinese spoken in Hong Kong?

57. That’s the iPhone which/that Susan keeps talking about.
58. If you subscribe, they will send you weekly updates.
59. If I don’t recharge the phone, it will not have any battery left.
60. By the time we arrived at the pick-up point, the tour bus had left.

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