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Class:

ENGLISH TEST

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
A. All children hurt themselves from time to time. (1) _______ when thirteen-year-old Ashlyn Blocker gets
injured, she doesn't realize it. Once, when she burned herself, she only knew about it when she looked at her
skin.
B. There was always something different about Ashlyn. As a baby, she didn't cry. (2) _______ she was eight
months old, her parents noticed there was some blood in her eye, so they took her to see a doctor. The doctor
found a serious cut in her eye and was shocked. Why didn't the baby cry? Tests showed that Ashlyn had a very
unusual medical condition: she couldn't feel any pain.
C. This condition is very rare: many people (3) _______ have it die of it. Pain is a natural warning that you're
ill or injured. People who can't feel pain just don't realize they're in danger.
D. The first few years of Ashlyn's life were very difficult. She often tripped and injured herself. Once, she
broke her ankle but she didn't stop running. During school breaks, one teacher watched Ashlyn all the time in
the playground and they had to search (4) _______ cuts, bruises or other injuries.
E. When she was five, Ashlyn's story appeared in newspapers and on TV. Scientists studied her condition and
found she has a (5) _______ disorder that means pain signals do not reach her brain. Unfortunately, at the
moment, there is no hope of a cure. And, as Ashlyn knows, a life without pain is both difficult and dangerous.
1. A. Because B. However C. But D. Although
2. A. Before B. While C. After D. When
3. A. whom B. whose C. which D. who
4. A. in B. for C. about D. of
5. A. genetic B. gene C. genetically D. genetics
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from
the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
6. A. returned B. compared C. studied D. delighted
7. A. lottery B. terrible C. friend D. level
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
8. Is it always wrong to tell a lie?
A. tell the truth B. make an excuse C. make a plan D. have a word
9. He was delighted when he saw his mother again for the first time in 25 years.
A. bored B. happy C. confused D. worried
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
10. While we prepared the picnic, it started to rain.
A. started B. the C. prepared D. to rain
11. In January 2014, a doctor from New Zealand had a frightened experience with a shark.
A. frightened B. In C. a D. had
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences in the following questions.
12. It took her ages to get over my prank. She was so shocked.
A. It took her ages to get over my prank, so she was so shocked.
B. It took her ages to get over my prank, but she was so shocked.
C. It took her ages to get over my prank because she was so shocked.
D. Although it took her ages to get over my prank, she was so shocked.
13. He was a bit cross. He forgave me because of the happy ending.
A. He was a bit cross, but he forgave me because of the happy ending.
B. In spite of he was a bit cross, he forgave me because of the happy ending.
C. Despite he was a bit cross, he forgave me because of the happy ending.
D. He was a bit cross, although he forgave me because of the happy ending.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from
the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
14. A. interesting B. scientist C. university D. argument
15. A. behave B. student C. message D. secret
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
ROUTINES
Think about your daily life. Do you follow the same read or work every day? Do you sit in the same place
in class? When you get dressed, do you always put the same leg or arm in first? You probably do, because we
all have routines in our lives.
Routines save time and energy because you do them without thinking, that's why they are so important in
the morning when your brain isn't active. Here's Jo talking about her morning routine.
'Oh yes. I always do exactly the same things. I wake up at seven o'clock every morning, but I don't get
quarter past seven. I switch on the radio and listen to the news. Then I go to the loo and I brush my teeth. I have
a shower and dry my hair. Then I choose my clothes and I get dressed. I don't eat anything for breakfast. I just
have a cup of coffee. Then I go to work. Yes, it's always the same.'
Routines are very useful, but they also make you uncreative. So sometimes it's a good idea to break your
routines. Get out of bed on the opposite side. Listen to a different radio station. Take a different route to work.
Eat something different for breakfast. Change your routine. You never know, it could change your life.

16. This passage is mainly concerned with _______.

A. our daily activities B. changes in our lives
C. Jo's timetable D. our usual ways of doing things
17. According to the passage, routines are useful because _______.
A. they save time and energy B. they make a habit of never thinking
C. we can do them in the morning D. we all have them in our lives
18. The word 'loo' in line 7 can best be replaced with _______.
A. sink B. bedroom C. toilet D. balcony
19. What is the main disadvantage of routines?
A. Routines may change our life.
B. Routines make us unable to create things or to have new ideas.
C. Routines make a habit of never thinking before doing.
D. Routines make us do the same things day after day.
20. Which of the sentences is true?
A. People who have routines are unable to think.
B. We shouldn't break our routines.
C. Our lives could be changed if we change our routines.
D. Routines make our brain creative.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
21. _______ you often _______ TV?
A. Do/watch B. Do/watches C. Have/watch D. Does/watches
22. She _______ Tokyo this weekend.
A. is visiting B. visit C. visits D. will visit
23. The film wasn’t very good. I ______ it very much.
A. enjoyed B. wasn’t enjoy C. didn’t enjoyed D. didn’t enjoy
24. As she _______ the letter, the phone _______.
A. read/was ringing B. was reading/rang C. read/rang D. was reading/was ringing
25. There’s _______ zoo and _______ wildlife park near my home, but _______ wildlife park isn’t opened in
the winter.
A. -/a/the B. a/a/the C. a/-/the D. a/a/-
26. My exam result is _______.
A. disappointing B. disappointed C. disappointment D. disappoint
27. _______ is your new school? ~ It's very big and friendly.
A. Where B. What C. How D. Which
28. I was _______ when I fell over.
A. embarrassed B. embarrassing C. embarrassment D. embarrass
29. People who can’t feel any pain just don’t realise they’re in ________.
A. danger B. endanger C. dangerous D. dangerously
30. Scientists studied her condition and found she has a genetic disorder that means ________ signals do not
reach her brain.
A. pain B. painless C. painful D. painfully
31. The students are looking _______ something through virtual 3D glasses.
A. down B. after C. at D. up
32. He was _______ to see Jeannie reach the other side of the river safely.
A. embarrassed B. frightened C. relieved D. envious
33. I'm very _______ of your new coat - it's beautiful.
A. relieved B. frightened C. embarrassed D. envious
34. A game with 32 pieces on a board, including a king and a queen is _______.
A. ice hockey B. cycling C. basketball D. chess
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
35. She often tripped and injured herself.
A. hurt B. break C. fall D. damage
36. Ellie is upset because she can’t take part in the school show.
A. bored B. happy C. envious D. relieved
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of
the following exchanges.
37. Linda: Come over! Dinner’s ready.
John: _______
A. Yuk! How disgusting! B. What a stupid thing to say.
C. Ouch! D. Wow! That smells delicious.
38. Linda: I went scuba diving when I was on holiday.
John: ________
A. Really? I’m so envious! B. That sounds like a nightmare!
C. How terrible! D. Oh no! What a disaster!
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each
of the following questions.
39. While I was having lunch, my uncle arrived.
A. I was having lunch before my uncle arrived.
B. As I was having lunch, my uncle arrived.
C. When I had lunch, my uncle arrived.
D. I had lunch as my uncle arrived.
40. Mark is not interested in teaching.
A. Mark would like to teach. B. Mark didn't think teaching is interesting.
C. Mark knows how to teach. D. Teaching is not interesting to Mark.

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Name:
Class:

ENGLISH TEST
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from
the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. returned B. compared C. studied D. delighted
2. A. lottery B. terrible C. friend D. level
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from
the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. interesting B. scientist C. university D. argument
4. A. behave B. student C. message D. secret
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
5. _______ you often _______ TV?
A. Do/watch B. Do/watches C. Have/watch D. Does/watches
6. She _______ Tokyo this weekend.
A. is visiting B. visit C. visits D. will visit
7. The film wasn’t very good. I ______ it very much.
A. enjoyed B. wasn’t enjoy C. didn’t enjoyed D. didn’t enjoy
8. As she _______ the letter, the phone _______.
A. read/was ringing B. was reading/rang C. read/rang D. was reading/was ringing
9. There’s _______ zoo and _______ wildlife park near my home, but _______ wildlife park isn’t opened in the
winter.
A. -/a/the B. a/a/the C. a/-/the D. a/a/-
10. My exam result is _______.
A. disappointing B. disappointed C. disappointment D. disappoint
11. _______ is your new school? ~ It's very big and friendly.
A. Where B. What C. How D. Which
12. I was _______ when I fell over.
A. embarrassed B. embarrassing C. embarrassment D. embarrass
13. People who can’t feel any pain just don’t realise they’re in ________.
A. danger B. endanger C. dangerous D. dangerously
14. Scientists studied her condition and found she has a genetic disorder that means ________ signals do not
reach her brain.
A. pain B. painless C. painful D. painfully
15. The students are looking _______ something through virtual 3D glasses.
A. down B. after C. at D. up
16. He was _______ to see Jeannie reach the other side of the river safely.
A. embarrassed B. frightened C. relieved D. envious
17. I'm very _______ of your new coat - it's beautiful.
A. relieved B. frightened C. embarrassed D. envious
18. A game with 32 pieces on a board, including a king and a queen is _______.
A. ice hockey B. cycling C. basketball D. chess
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
19. She often tripped and injured herself.
A. hurt B. break C. fall D. damage
20. Ellie is upset because she can’t take part in the school show.
A. bored B. happy C. envious D. relieved
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
21. Is it always wrong to tell a lie?
A. tell the truth B. make an excuse C. make a plan D. have a word
22. He was delighted when he saw his mother again for the first time in 25 years.
A. bored B. happy C. confused D. worried
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
23. While we prepared the picnic, it started to rain.
A. started B. the C. prepared D. to rain
24. In January 2014, a doctor from New Zealand had a frightened experience with a shark.
A. frightened B. In C. a D. had
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of
the following exchanges.
25. Linda: Come over! Dinner’s ready.
John: _______
A. Yuk! How disgusting! B. What a stupid thing to say.
C. Ouch! D. Wow! That smells delicious.
26. Linda: I went scuba diving when I was on holiday.
John: ________
A. Really? I’m so envious! B. That sounds like a nightmare!
C. How terrible! D. Oh no! What a disaster!
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each
of the following questions.
27. While I was having lunch, my uncle arrived.
A. I was having lunch before my uncle arrived.
B. As I was having lunch, my uncle arrived.
C. When I had lunch, my uncle arrived.
D. I had lunch as my uncle arrived.
28. Mark is not interested in teaching.
A. Mark would like to teach. B. Mark didn't think teaching is interesting.
C. Mark knows how to teach. D. Teaching is not interesting to Mark.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences in the following questions.
29. It took her ages to get over my prank. She was so shocked.
A. It took her ages to get over my prank, so she was so shocked.
B. It took her ages to get over my prank, but she was so shocked.
C. It took her ages to get over my prank because she was so shocked.
D. Although it took her ages to get over my prank, she was so shocked.
30. He was a bit cross. He forgave me because of the happy ending.
A. He was a bit cross, but he forgave me because of the happy ending.
B. In spite of he was a bit cross, he forgave me because of the happy ending.
C. Despite he was a bit cross, he forgave me because of the happy ending.
D. He was a bit cross, although he forgave me because of the happy ending.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
A. All children hurt themselves from time to time. (31) _______ when thirteen-year-old Ashlyn Blocker gets
injured, she doesn't realize it. Once, when she burned herself, she only knew about it when she looked at her
skin.
B. There was always something different about Ashlyn. As a baby, she didn't cry. (32) _______ she was eight
months old, her parents noticed there was some blood in her eye, so they took her to see a doctor. The doctor
found a serious cut in her eye and was shocked. Why didn't the baby cry? Tests showed that Ashlyn had a very
unusual medical condition: she couldn't feel any pain.
C. This condition is very rare: many people (33) _______ have it die of it. Pain is a natural warning that you're
ill or injured. People who can't feel pain just don't realize they're in danger.
D. The first few years of Ashlyn's life were very difficult. She often tripped and injured herself. Once, she
broke her ankle but she didn't stop running. During school breaks, one teacher watched Ashlyn all the time in
the playground and they had to search (34) _______ cuts, bruises or other injuries.
E. When she was five, Ashlyn's story appeared in newspapers and on TV. Scientists studied her condition and
found she has a (35) _______ disorder that means pain signals do not reach her brain. Unfortunately, at the
moment, there is no hope of a cure. And, as Ashlyn knows, a life without pain is both difficult and dangerous.
31. A. Because B. However C. But D. Although
32. A. Before B. While C. After D. When
33. A. whom B. whose C. which D. who
34. A. for B. in C. about D. of
35. A. genetic B. gene C. genetically D. genetics
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
ROUTINES
Think about your daily life. Do you follow the same read or work every day? Do you sit in the same place
in class? When you get dressed, do you always put the same leg or arm in first? You probably do, because we
all have routines in our lives.
Routines save time and energy because you do them without thinking, that's why they are so important in
the morning when your brain isn't active. Here's Jo talking about her morning routine.
'Oh yes. I always do exactly the same things. I wake up at seven o'clock every morning, but I don't get
quarter past seven. I switch on the radio and listen to the news. Then I go to the loo and I brush my teeth. I have
a shower and dry my hair. Then I choose my clothes and I get dressed. I don't eat anything for breakfast. I just
have a cup of coffee. Then I go to work. Yes, it's always the same.'
Routines are very useful, but they also make you uncreative. So sometimes it's a good idea to break your
routines. Get out of bed on the opposite side. Listen to a different radio station. Take a different route to work.
Eat something different for breakfast. Change your routine. You never know, it could change your life.

36. This passage is mainly concerned with _______.

A. our daily activities B. changes in our lives
C. Jo's timetable D. our usual ways of doing things
37. According to the passage, routines are useful because _______.
A. they save time and energy B. they make a habit of never thinking
C. we can do them in the morning D. we all have them in our lives
38. The word 'loo' in line 7 can best be replaced with _______.
A. sink B. bedroom C. toilet D. balcony
39. What is the main disadvantage of routines?
A. Routines may change our life.
B. Routines make us unable to create things or to have new ideas.
C. Routines make a habit of never thinking before doing.
D. Routines make us do the same things day after day.
40. Which of the sentences is true?
A. People who have routines are unable to think.
B. We shouldn't break our routines.
C. Our lives could be changed if we change our routines.
D. Routines make our brain creative.

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