16/11/2008 Test

PHONETICS :
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others :
1. A. scary B. category C. vacancy D. apply
2. A. remember B. recommend C. relate D. reduce
3. A. challenge B. chance C. achievement D. scholarship
Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others
4. A. candidate B. engineer C. lecturer D. favourite
5. A. appoinment B. examine C. September D. concentrate

READING COMPREHENSION :
Read the following passage carefully then choose the correct anwer :
Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech.A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language.Human beings have been writing for at least 5000 years, but they have been talking for much longer.When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, albeit imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write. Any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk , a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so.
On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write; in the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing sytsems never learn to read or write,while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.

6.The word "writing " means
A. words B. books C. experiences D. novels
7. According to the passage, writing ____
A. is imperfect, but less so than speech
B. represented speech, but not perfectly
C. developed perfectly from speech
D. is represented perfectly by speech
8. In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of :
A. people who learn the rudiments of speech
B. people who speak many languages
C. intelligent people who couldn`t write
D. handicapped children
9. The author argues that :
A. writing has become too important
B. speech is more basic to language than writing
C. everyone must learn to write
D. all languages should have a written form

Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Interviews are an imperfect method of choosing the best people for jobs, (10)________, human beings like to examine each other in this way. One of the many problems of (11)________, as it is commonly practiced is that the forms filled in by (12)________ often failed to show people what they really are. This means that you can (13)_________ all the best advise when completing your form and still find that you are (14)________ at the next stage the interview. Similarly, in the race cases where interviews are automatic, a (15)_________ with an inadequate form may (16)_____ surprisingly well. Of course, your form needs to show that you have (17)_________ in your ability to do the job, but don’t try to turn (18)________ into someone else a person you have to pretend to be at the interview. Realism and honesty are definitely the best (19)__________.

10. A. and B. so C. therefore D. yet
11. A. offer B. choice C. selection D. chance
12. A. senders B. writers C. applicants D. assistants
13. A. follow B. do C. fill D. complete
14. A. lost B. careless C. unsuccessful D. successful
15. A. human B. person C. man D. candidate
16. A. make B. do C. gain D. complete
17. A. interest B. importance C. attention D. confidence
18. A. oneself B. yourself C. itself D. themselves
19. A. street B. road C. path D. approach
Choose the best answer :
20.If you _____________me you needed money, I_____________you some.
A.told/could lend B.had told/could have lent
C.tell/ can lend D.have told/ could have lend
21. A : Thank you for a lovely evening.
B : _______________
A. Don’t mention it. B. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
C. Yes, I’d like that.