DAY 12

PART 1: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. laughter B. caught C. daughter D. augment
2. A. friends B. opinions C. picnics D. computers
3. A. planet B. fashion C. travel D. nature
II. Choose the word whose primary stress is placed differently from that of the others.
4. A. electrician B. Japanese C. possibility D. comfortable
5. A. medicine B. addition C. endanger D. survival
6. A. specialize B. anxious C. anticipate D. tendency
PART 2: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the word or phrase that best complete each sentence.
7. Mary: Do you have a minute, Dr Kate?
Dr Kate: _____ .
A. Sorry, I haven’t got it here. B. Sure. What’s the problem?
C. Good, I hope so. D. Well. I’m not sure when
8. I saw him hiding something in a _____ bag.
A. small plastic black B. black small plastic
C. small black plastic D. plastic small black
9. During adolescence many young people begin to question _____ held by their families.
A. the values B. of the values C. the values are D. are the values
10. In her writing, Elimor Wylie often dealt with her own personality as it was, rather than _____ .
A. as was defines by others B. its definitions by others
C. other's definition D. as others defined it
11. Mrs. Hammersmith asked Ms. Cotton to fax her _____ layout for the new advertisement as soon as
possible, because deadline was approaching.
A. his B. her C. its D. himself
12. The CEO of VitaTech announced that the company's fourth quarter earnings forecast will be ______
to the press today.
A. published B. exchanged C. demoted D. released
13. Mr. Hawkins is a hard worker who usually performs quite _____ under pressure.
A. good B. superb C. well D. excellent
14. Essentially, a theory is an abstract, symbolic representation of _____ reality.
A. what is conceived B. what it is conceived
C. what is conceived to be D. what is being conceived
15. Today, children have _____ to take part in outdoor activities.
A. a tendency B. tendencious C. tending D. tendency
16. If I had taken my father’s advice, I _____ into trouble now.
A. am not getting B. wouldn’t have got C. don’t get D. wouldn’t get
II. Indentify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to
be correct.
17. Woody Guthrie has written thousands of songs during her lifetime, many of which became classic
folk songs.
A. has written B. thousands C. during D. which
18. Students should be encouraged to discuss critically about the information that they are given.
A. should be B. to discuss C. about D. are given
19. The bicycle costs three times as many as the other one.
A. costs B. three times C. many D. other one
20. We all knew the news and Quang was the last person who got it.
A. We all B. the news C. the last person D. who
21. The nutritionist told him to avoid eating lots of carbohydrates, focus having more protein-rich foods
and green vegetables, and drink at least eight glasses of water a day.
A. avoid eating B. focus having C. protein-rich foods D. drink
III. Use the word given in CAPITALS to form a word that fits in the space
The RNLI
The RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) is an organisation (22) _____________________
(DEPEND) of Government control, dedicated to saving lives at sea. The RNLI has an active fleet of
several hundred lifeboats around the length and breadth of Britain`s coastline.
Since it was founded in 1824, the RNLI has had an extremely (23) _____________________ (SIGNIFY)
impact on maritime safety, saving over 130,000 lives.
Because the RNLI is not funded by the government, it relies on the goodwill of the public to cover its
costs, its income coming from membership fees and charitable donations. Some people have raised
objections to this, saying that such an (24) _____________________ (VALUE) service should be
government-funded.
The lifeboat crews are almost all volunteers. They are generally (25) _____________________ (KNOW)
by the British people as being exemplary in their (26) _____________________ (SELF), frequently
putting their lives at risk to save others.
IV. Complete using a phrasal verb with a word from box A in the right form and a word from box
B. You need to use one word from box B more than one.
A get go keep take warm

B into off out up

27. I don’t have much money these days, so it’s hard to _____________________ my music collection.
28. If you’re _____________________ Amada _____________________ this weekend, why don’t you
go to the Popwave festival?
29. I didn’t like this CD at first, but now I’m really _____________________ it.
30. Before the concert started, we could hear the band _____________________ off stage.
31. I used to love this band, but I’ve _____________________ them since the lead singer left.
V. Fill in each of the blanks with one suitable preposition.
32. I was walking to the station and _____________________ chance I saw the glove that I'd lost on the
ground.
33. I want to go to Germany _____________________ a change. I've never been there.
34. I have a lot _____________________ common with my cousin. We both like many of the same
things.
35. I picked up the laptop and _____________________ my surprise it fell apart in my hands.
36. We don't have any more milk. We're all _____________________ .
PART 3: READING
I. Read the following passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word
or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
TATTOOING: AN ANCIENT TRADITION
Tattooing is an old art. In ancient Greece, people who had tattoos were regarded as members of the (37)
____ classes. On the other hand, tattooing was (38) _____ in Europe by the early Christians, who thought
that it was a sinful thing to (39) _____. It was not until the late 18th century, when Captain Cook saw
South Sea Islander decorating their bodies with tattoos that attitudes began to change. Sailors came back
from these islands with pictures of Christ on their backs and from then on, tattooing (40)_____ in
popularity. A survey by the French army in 1881 (41) _____ that among the 387 men (42) _____ there
were 1,333 designs.
Nowadays, not everybody finds tattoos acceptable. Some people thing that getting one is silly because
tattoos are more or less permanent. There is also some (43) _____ about (44) _____ a blood disease from
unsterilized needles. Even for those who do want a tattoo, the (45) _____ of getting one is not painless,
but the final result, in their eyes, is (46) ______ the pain.
37. A. upper B. greater C. high D. extreme
38. A. blamed B. exported C. banned D. finished
39. A. be B. create C. do D. make
40. A. gained B. won C. earned D. made
41. A. declared B. showed C. explained D. said
42. A. questioned B. inquired C. demanded D. spoken
43. A. danger B. concern C. trouble D. threat
44. A. gaining B. infecting C. having D. catching
45. A. progress B. system C. pace D. process
46. A. worth B. due C. owed D. deserved
II. Read the following passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
In his famous study of myth, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell writes about the
archetypal hero who has ventured outside the boundaries of the village and, after many trials and
adventures, has returned with the boon that will save or enlighten his fellows. Like Carl Jung, Campbell
believes that the story of the hero is part of the collective unconscious of all humankind. He likens the
returning hero to the sacred or tabooed personage described by James Frazier in The Golden Bough. Such
an individual must, in many instances of myth, be insulated from the rest of society, “not merely for his
own sake but for the sake of others; for since the virtue of holiness is, so to say, a powerful explosive
which the smallest touch can detonate, it is necessary in the interest of the general safety to keep it within
narrow bounds.”
There is __________ between the archetypal hero who has journeyed into the wilderness and the poet
who has journeyed into the realm of imagination. Both places are dangerous and full of wonders, and
both, at their deepest levels, are journeys that take place in the kingdom of the unconscious mind, a place
that, in Campbell’s words, “goes down into unsuspected Aladdin caves. There are not only jewels but
dangerous jinn abide . . . ”
47. The phrase that would most accurately fit into the blank in the first sentence of the second paragraph
is ………
A. much similarity. B. a wide gulf.
C. long-standing conflict. D. an abiding devotion.

48. The title of Campbell’s book, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, is meant to convey ………
A. the many villagers whose lives are changed by the story the hero has to tell.
B. the fact that the hero journeys into many different imaginary countries.
C. the many languages into which the myth of the hero has been translated.
D. the universality of the myth of the hero who journeys into the wilderness.
49. Based on the passage, which of the following best describes the story that will likely be told by
Campbell’s returning hero and Frazier’s sacred or tabooed personage?
A. a radically mind-altering story B. a story that will terrify people to no good end
C. a warning of catastrophe to come D. a story based on a dangerous lie
50. Which of the following is the most accurate definition of the underlined word boon as the word is
used in the passage?
A. gift B. blessing C. charm D. prize
51. Based on the passage, which of the following would best describe the hero’s journey?
A. wonderful B. terrifying C. awesome D. whimsical
III. Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one suitable word.
THE FIRST WOMAN SCIENTIST
Hypatia was born in Alexandria, in Egypt, in 370 A.D. For many centuries she was (52)
____________ only woman scientist to have a place in the history books.
Hypatia’s father was director of Alexadria University, and he (53) ____________ sure his
daughter had the best education available. This was unusual, as most women then had few (54)
____________ to study.
After studying in Athens and Rome, Hypatia returned to Alexandria (55) ____________ she
began teaching mathematics. She soon became famous (56) ____________ her knowledge of new ideas.
 We have no copies of her books, (57) ____________ we know that she wrote several important
mathematical works. Hypatia was also interested in technology and (58) ____________ several scientific
tools to help with her work.
At the (59) ____________, many rulers were afraid of science, and anyone connected with it was
in danger.
One day in March 415, Hypatia (60) ____________ attacked in the street and killed.
PART 4: WRITING
I. Rewrite the following sentences using the words provided in such a way that they mean the same
as the original sentences.
61. She delayed writing her book until she had done a lot of research.
=> Only after …………………………………………………………………………………………
62. Car prices have risen dramatically this year.
=> There has …………………………………………………………………………………………
63. He met Jane, whom he later married, when he was at Cambridge.
=> He met Jane, who was ……………………………………………………………………………
64. The only reason we won the contract was Debbie’s fantastic presentation.
=> We wouldn’t have ………………………………………………………………………………..
II. 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. You must use between 3 and 5 words.
65. He said " I will kill you if you don’t do that " (threatened)
=> He ……………………………………………………… if I didn’t do that.
66. They made me wait for over 20 minutes on the phone! (kept)
=> I ………………………………………………………….. for over 20 minutes on the phone.
67. At present I can't afford to buy a new laptop. (question)
=> At present a new laptop is …………………………………………………………………………
68. It has warmed up considerably compared to yesterday. (nearly)
=> It is ……………………………………………………………………… yesterday.
69. You should excuse his bad manners, he’s only a child. (allowances)
=> You should ……………………………………………………… bad manners, he’s only a child.
70. You can get the best discounts at our shop. (offered)
=> It is the best discounts ……………………………………………….. at our shop.
III. (71 - 80) “School children should spend more time on outdoor activities”. Do you agree or
disagree? Write an essay of about 180 words to support your idea with reasons and examples.
(Note: You are NOT allowed to write your name or your school name).
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