PREPARATION COURSE FOR UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM

REVISION 2
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. media B. organic C. replenish D. connection
2. A. famous B. export C. guideline D. money
3. A. ethnic B. enjoy C. legal D. measure

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
4. A. measure B. subsidies C. domestic D. hospital
5. A. prosthetic B. thankfulness C. thereabout D. photosynthesis

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
6. The children _______ TV while their mum was preparing the dinner.
A. were watching B. watched C. have been watching D. watch
7. The next show _______ at 9:00. You should come early to get a good seat.
A. starting B. is starting C. will start D. starts
8. As she didn’t understand the teacher’s question she merely gave him a _______ look.
A. blank B. clear C. simple D. useless
9. Tom Cruise wouldn’t be the star he is today _______ made a good impression in his early films.
A. had he not B. Were he not to have C. Should he not have D. If he didn’t
10. I have English classes _______ day – on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
A. all other B. each other C. this and the other D. every other
11. It _______ that he is a liar.
A. is believes B. is believed C. is believing D. believed
12. By this time tomorrow, you _______ informed of our decision.
A. will have been B. should be C. will be D. is being
13. Unless Ray _______ here soon, I’m going to leave because I’m getting bored.
A. doesn’t get B. gets C. won’t get D. will get
14. If you saw another student cheating in an exam, _______ somebody?
A. did you tell B. would you tell C. do you tell D. have you told
15. Do you think that if we _______ earlier we might not have missed the coach?
A. have been leaving B. had left C. left D. have left
16. Make sure you mix the ingredients well, _______ you might get lumps in your cake.
A. otherwise B. unless C. provided D. supposing
17. The thyroid gland, _______, is located in the neck.
A. where the hormone thyroxine is produced B. where produced is the hormone thyroxine
C. the hormone thyroxine is produced there D. at which is produced the hormone thyroxine
18. Linda insisted that the newly-born baby _______ after her husband’s father.
A. could be named B. be named C. must be named D. ought to be named
19. _______ of all modern domestic poultry is the red jungle fowl is widely believed.
A. The ancestor B. The ancestor is C. That the ancestor D. How the ancestor
th
20. The struggle for women’s rights began in the 18 century during a period _______ as the Age of
Enlightenment.
A. known B. which is knowing C. which knew D. is known

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21. They got lost in the forest, and _______ made matters worse was that night began to fall.
A. that B. what C. which D. it
22. I _______ almost ten times as much money as my father did when he was my age.
A. earn B. gain C. win D. pay
23. It is often a good idea to start with small, easily _______ goals.
A. achieve B. achievement C. achievable D. achiever
24. _______ laws and regulations which impose restrictions on any rights should be revised to comply with
international law.
A. Domestic B. Program C. Encourage D. Expanding
25. In my apartment there are two rooms, _______ is used as the living-room.
A. the large one B. the larger of which C. the largest one D. the largest of which
26. I _______ the new Harry Potter book now, so you can borrow my copy if you like.
A. finish B. am finishing C. finished D. have finished
27. Susan _______ as a secretary for two years before her marriage.
A. worked B. has been working C. has worked D. was working
28. _______ to the language center when I saw you yesterday morning?
A. Have you gone B. Had you gone C. Did you go D. Were you going
29. Reports are coming in of a major oil spill in _______ Mediterranean.
A. a B. an C. the D. ø
30. Do you think that they’ll ever send a manned mission to _______Venus?
A. a B. an C. the D. ø
31. It was _______ windy that I couldn’t stand up!
A. so B. such C. enough D. too
32. The shot was _______ quick for the goalkeeper and the ball hit the back of the net.
A. so B. such C. enough D. too
33. I’m sorry, but I’ve got _______ much work to do to come to the beach today.
A. so B. such C. enough D. too
34. It looks like _______ in your bedroom window is cracked.
A. a B. an C. the D. ø
35. The prize is _______ unique opportunity to travel the world!
A. a B. an C. the D. ø

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
36. Pelican Island in Florida and Oregon Islands in Oregon are wildlife refuges.
A B C D
37. All of the students in this course will be assessed according to their attendance, performance, and they
A B C
work hard.
D
38. After our discussion, we decided to take a later flight and so that we could spend more time with the
A B C D
clients.
39. I’m supposed to submit my applicant before the end of the week.
A B C D
40. The most coral islands develop from reefs that grow up around volcanic islands.
A B C D
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
It was a routine problem for an executive wife. Jennifer Murray’s husband had (41) _______ himself to
an expensive new toy but did not have the time to use it. So she decided to (42) _______ a go herself. It was a
helicopter. Today, the 56-year-old grandmother (43) _______ off to try to become the first woman to fly a small
helicopter around the world. She admits: “It’s crazy.”
Mrs. Murray plans to stop in 26 countries in 97 days, (44) _______ dessert sandstorms and tropical
monsoons on the 40,000-kilometer (45) _______. With her co-pilot, she took a survival course in which they (46)
_______ through a practice crash-landing in water.
Aboard their four-seater helicopter, two seats have (47) _______ way for an extra fuel tank which slow
them (48) _______ but ensure that they can go up to 1250 kilometers on a single stretch. They are also carrying
special equipment to enable them to survive in freezing conditions in the (49) _______ of a mechanical
breakdown.
Mrs. Murray said of her husband: “It’s all his (50) _______. He bought a helicopter but he didn’t have
time to learn to fly it, so he (51) _______ I learn. Now I really have the bug.” After flying for three years, she said
as a joke that she should try a trip around the world. She was (52) _______ seriously and planning began. Mr.
Murray can now fly but he is too busy to make the global trip and will (53) _______ meet her on several
stopovers.
The trip is costing hundreds of thousands of pounds but they have succeeded in (54) _______ about half
the cost through sponsorship from various companies. They hope to (55) _______ about £500,000 for charity.
41. A. purchased B. treated C. allowed D. entertained
42. A. hold B. do C. get D. have
43. A. comes B. sets C. leaves D. turns
44. A. risking B. gambling C. endangering D. daring
45. A. way B. travel C. route D. path
46. A. fell B. went C. saw D. put
47. A. moved B. changed C. let D. made
48. A. off B. out C. down D. through
49. A. event B. happening C. matter D. occasion
50. A. lack B. blame C. guilt D. fault
51. A. suggested B. indicated C. warned D. persuaded
52. A. caught B. taken C. considered D. given
53. A. instead B. rather than C. aside D. other than
54. A. fulfilling B. satisfying C. matching D. meeting
55. A. mass B. pile C. raise D. grow

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the given words. Use each word once only. Some words
will not be used.
start begin bring up planning run interests opposition rise
commitments addition grow up black sheep immediate benefit

56. Are you planning to _______ a family? I know Jenny loves children.
57. Only Diana’s _______ family and closest friends were invited to the wedding.
58. Despite _______ from her family, Sue married a man 25 years older than herself.
59. I hear you’re expecting a small _______ to the family. When’s the baby due?
60. Good parents always put the _______ of the family first.
61. Diabetes tends to _______ in the family. So, if your mother is diabetic, you might develop it later in life.
62. If you would like advice on contraception, contact your local family _______ clinic.
63. With three young kids, I can’t really join the club because of family _______.
64. Everyone likes me because I’m so obedient. The same cannot be said for my wild cousin Nathan, who is
the _______ of the family.
65. People in low-income jobs often find it hard to _______ their families.

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