EXAMINATION OF PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH SPECIMEN PAPER 1 (Mock test for NEC) with key Mã A756983

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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING EDUCATIONAL EXAMINATION EXAMINATION OF PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH SPECIMEN PAPER 1 Concerned Subject: ENGLISH LANGUAGE Approximate Time: 180 minutes Examination Date: …… / …… / ……

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• No further explanation may be asked or given. • Examinees are strictly forbidden to use other materials, including dictionaries. Violation of this rule may result in instantaneous disqualification.

MARK

SECTION ONE. PHONETICS

Part 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others of the same line. Write your answers in the numbered box. 1. A. seasonality B. conservatory C. honourable D. discordant 2. A. rejection B. regardless C. represent D. religiously 3. A. assessment B. passages C. passionate D. pessimism 4. A. elaborate B. gracious C. aquaplaning D. maximum 5. A. hallucinate B. industrialist C. utterance D. tuxedoed

Part 2. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the others of the same line. Write your answers in the numbered box. 6. A. amicable B. agreeable C. admirable D. arguable 7. A. renaissance B. remonstrate C. rendezvous D. relevance 8. A. orchestrating B. bedevilment C. interchanges D. poignancy 9. A. foliage B. dislocate C. typifying D. personnel 10. A. domesticity B. conductress C. outrageous D. stentorian Your answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SECTION TWO. LEXICO–GRAMMAR

Part 3. Choose the word that best substitutes for the underlined word or phrase in each sentence. Write your answers in the numbered box. 11. In the morning, she always ……… coffee, without which she cannot work properly. A. craves B. hinders C. negates D. heeds 12. There was a lot of ……… as throngs of people tried to see the famous actor walking through the mall. A. stamina B. discipline C. counsel D. commotion 13. My friend is so ……… – she never believes people are telling the truth. A. domestic B. erudite C. cynical D. crucial 14. Deciding what ……… to focus on in university can be a difficult decision. A. freebie B. mentor C. perseverance D. discipline 15. When the forces on an object are balanced, you can say that the object is in ……… . A. collusion B. equilibrium C. collision D. incubation 16. Due to the snowstorm, there was a slight ……… in my flight time. A. corollary B. plateau C. culprit D. delay 17. He has been trying to improve his grades but instead, they have remained as ……… as possible. A. static B. oncoming C. parasitic D. virtual 18. A trap ……… disguise is what has come to be called a Trojan Horse. A. offered a gift of B. offers a gift in C. offering a gift to D. offered as a gift in 19. I would ……… eat out in an expensive restaurant than have dinner and do the washing at home. A. sooner B. likelier C. better D. prefer 20. Then, ……… opening the door, Jerry found that his house had been broken into. A. with B. on C. at D. during 21. Even a few drops of this liquid would represent a ……… dose for a small child. A. lethal B. mundane C. terminal D. mortal 22. I cannot open the envelope because it is ……… . A. concealed B. locked C. sealed D. secured 23. The great leader was ……… during a public forum, but no suspect has yet to be caught. A. murdered B. assassinated C. invaded D. terminated