KEYS 9 Part A : PHONETICS ( 5pts ) I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line. ( 2pts ) 1. A 2. C II. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest in the same line. ( 3pts ) 3. C 4. A 5. C Part B : VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR ( 45 pts ) I. Choose the option A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.(15pts) 6. D 7. A 8. A 9. A 10. D 11. D 12. C 13.C 14. B 15. A 16. A 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. B II. The following passage contains 10 errors. Find and correct them (10pts) Most of the joggers who are overweigh are reasonable for talking about, worrying with, and being obsessed with their weight. Since many people start jogging to lose weight, it is not surprised that body size is important. More and more people are on the diet. 50% of the women and approximetely 25% of the men in the US are watching what they eat. Body weight is the second most talk between joggersheart disease and high bleeding pressure are the first! There are many factors that effect your weight. They include: body type, diet, exercise level, sex and age. What may be an “ideal” weight for you in the age of 27 may not be ideal while you’re 54. And your ideal weight will probably be different during racing season when you were in a specific training phase. 21 22 23 24
Mistake overweigh with surprised the
Correction overweight about surprising a
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Mistake bleeding effect in while
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between
among
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were
Correction blood affect at when are
III. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. ( 10pts ) 31. was always complaining 32. will have ended 33. must be 34. could have helped 35. did I realise 36. had I come/ were I to have come 37. came 38. (should) go 39. leaving 40. is being prepared IV. Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form. ( 10pts ) 41. overexpenditure 42. purified 44. businesslike 45. encouraging 47. misbehaviors/ misbehaviours 48. interpersonal Part C :
43. non-existent 46. unconcerned 49. enthusiastic 50. middle-aged READING ( 30 pts ) 14
