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AMBROSIA HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE GIFTED OLYMPIC 30/4 PRACTICE TEST 01

School Year: 2017-2018

Subject: ENGLISH Grade: 10th & 11th

Time allotment: 180 minutes

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A. MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST (40 pts) I. PHONOLOGY (5 pts)

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. wretchedly /id/ B. unreservedly /id/ C. unabashedly /id/ D. advisedly /əd/ wretchedly: in a way that shows you feel very ill/sick or unhappy unreservedly: completely; without hesitating or having any doubts unabashedly: without being ashamed, embarrassed or affected by people's disapproval advisedly: if you say that you are using a word advisedly, you mean that you have thought carefully before choosing it 2. A. nothingness /θ/ B. ghetto /Ø/ C. silhouette /Ø/ D. rhythmic /Ø/ nothingness: a situation where nothing exists; the state of not existing ghetto: an area of a city where many people of the same race or background live, separately from the rest of the population silhouette: the dark outline or shape of a person or an object that you see against a light background rhythmic: having a regular pattern of sounds, movements or events 3. A. penetrative /e/ B. acquiesce /e/ C. omen /ə/ D. coalesce /e/ penetrative: able to make a way into or through something acquiesce: to accept something without arguing, even if you do not really agree with it omen: a sign of what is going to happen in the future coalesce: to come together to form one larger group, substance, etc. 4. A. assiduity /æ/ B. assuage /ə/ C. acrimony /æ/ D. ammunition /æ/ assiduity: the quality of working very hard and taking great care that everything is done as well as it can be assuage: to make an unpleasant feeling less severe acrimony: angry bitter feelings or words ammunition: a supply of bullets, etc. to be fired from guns 5. A. extortionate /ks/ B. exquisite /ks/ C. exhibitionism /ks/ D. exuberance /ɡz/ extortionate: (of prices, etc.) much too high exquisite : extremely beautiful or carefully made exhibitionism: behaviour that is intended to make people notice or admire you exuberance: the quality of being full of energy, excitement and happiness Choose the word whose maisn stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the others. 6. A. analysis 2 B. synthesis 1 C. insipid 2 D. presentiment 2 insipid: having almost no taste or flavour presentiment: a feeling that something is going to happen, especially something unpleasant

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7. A. preposterous 2 B. indomitable 2 C. vicinity 2 D. adamant 1 preposterous: completely unreasonable, especially in a way that is shocking or annoying indomitable: not willing to accept defeat, even in a difficult situation; very brave and determined vicinity: the area around a particular place adamant: determined not to change your mind or to be persuaded about something 8. A. equanimity 1 B. exigency 1 C. equable 1 D. epitome 2 equanimity: a calm state of mind which means that you do not become angry or upset, especially in difficult situations exigency: an urgent need or demand that you must deal with equable: calm and not easily upset or annoyed epitome: a perfect example of something 9. A. debutante 1 B. acropolis 2 C. pneumonia 2 D. antithesis 2 debutante: a young, rich or upper-class woman who is going to fashionable social events for the first time acropolis: a castle, or an area that is designed to resist attack, especially one on top of a hill pneumonia: a serious illness affecting one or both lungs that makes breathing difficult antithesis: the opposite of something 10. A. happenstance 1 B. miasma 2 C. …