HBT Normal Hiring English Test – Nov 2024 (Trial Page)

English Test

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Part I

Below are sets of sentences and you have to select the sentences that are in grammatically correct order.

1. Choose the grammatically correct sentence.

A. Hanna's boat was partly constructed using a type of high-tech foam.

B. Hanna's boat partly was constructed of using type a high-tech foam.

C. Hanna's constructed boat was using a type of partly high-tech foam.

D. Hanna's high-tech foam of boat was using partly a constructed type.

2. Choose the grammatically correct sentence.

A. Judgement to decide you to have use your own.

B. You have to use your own judgement to decide.

C. You have to decide own judgement to your use.

D. You have to own judgement to decide your use.

3. Choose the grammatically correct sentence.

A. This week, the charge of bathroom cleaning is in Nathan.

B. The charge of cleaning bathroom in this week is Nathan.

C. Nathan is in charge of cleaning the bathroom this week.

D. Nathan is the bathroom cleaning in this week charge of.

4. Choose the grammatically correct sentence.

A. A lot of useful information the internet has.

B. The internet has a useful lot of information.

C. A useful lot of information the internet has.

D. The internet has a lot of useful information.

5. Choose the grammatically correct sentence.

A. My brother's bike this is as the same.

B. This is the same bike as my brother's.

C. My brother's as the same bike this is.

D. This bike is as the same my brother's.

Part II

Complete the sentence with the appropriate word.

6. The rescue workers decided to (_______) across the area so they could cover more ground as they searched for the lost child.

A. zone out

B. fan out

C. bundle up

14. I began (_______) French when I was 9 years old.

A. learn

B. learning

C. learned

7. The history teacher showed her students footage taken from wartime newsreels. The films gave them a vivid sense of what it (_______) like at the time.

A. has been

B. had been

C. have been

15. Thank you for (_______) me with my homework.

A. help

B. to help

C. helping

8. Well, tomorrow our vacation comes to an end, and we have to (_______) back home.

A. flies

B. flew

C. fly

16. Could you tell me (_______) the principal will come back?

A. what

B. where

C. when

9. My sister, (_______) I admire, is leaving for Harvard University.

A. which

B. whom

C. where

17. It has been raining for (_______) days.

A. a couple of

B. a cup of

C. a pair of

10. I get very nervous when I have to speak (_______) but my teacher says it is totally natural.

A. in public

B. in time

C. by the way

18. I can’t carry all these books (_______). Will you help me?

A. for example

B. in trouble

C. by myself

11. Bea worked for her father for eight years and (_______) took over his business.

A. eventually

B. sustainably

C. scarcely

19. I love cookies but I don’t know (_______) to make them.

A. how

B. what

C. if

12. Have you ever (_______) the singer?

A. are seeing

B. saw

C. seen

20. I was so nervous! I don’t remember (_______) I said to her.

A. who

B. what

C. when

13. I couldn’t attend Yumi’s wedding because I (_______) in Australia.

A. be

B. been

C. was

Vocabulary Exam

To complete each item, choose the best word or phrase from among the four choices.

21. The cafe on the college campus, with its good lighting, comfortable chairs, and large tables, had an atmosphere (_______) to studying.

A. conducive

B. provocative

C. defective

D. incisive

22. Jane bought five silk handkerchiefs. Because she was going to give each one to a different friend, she asked the salesclerk to wrap them (_______).

A. legally

B. financially

C. accidentally

D. individually

23. In the first lecture, Professor Smith (_______) how important it was to take good notes. He mentioned it for three or four times.

A. engaged

B. divided

C. buried

D. stressed

24. Ken (_______) some mistakes during his English speech, but his parents were still very proud of him.

A. left

B. bought

C. made

D. spent

25. At (_______), the boys and girls couldn't sing well together. But after practicing hard for one month, they sang beautifully.

A. stick

B. minute

C. time

D. first

Reading Exam

Read each passage and choose the best answer from among the choices for each question.

26. At the height of the First World War, British forces launched a massive assault against German defensive positions in Cambrai, France, using a devastating new weapon: the tank. These armored vehicles were practically immune to the machine-gun fire that frequently mowed down waves of troops, and they could penetrate the barbed wire and lines of trenches the Germans had thought impregnable. Britain utilized hundreds of tanks in the assault, which led to an unprecedented advance of six miles and briefly appeared to have broken the long-existing stalemate between the opposing armies. With so many tanks involved in the assault, however, little was left in the way of reserves; a fact painfully realized after tanks on the front line broke down and needed maintenance or replacing. The difficulty in replenishing infantry and exhausted crewmen due to poor weather only made things worse, and with a majority of tanks out of commission, the attack stalled, allowing the Germans to retake territory.

Q: What is one thing we learn about the battle at Cambrai?

A. Germany's use of defenses such as barbed wire and trenches was the main reason British tanks were not able to advance far into occupied enemy territory.

B. Although Britain had planned to use a large number of tanks in its attack, only a few of the vehicles were ready to be operated at the time of the battle.

C. The early tanks used by the British were not technologically advanced enough to be effective against the superior German forces.

D. Although tanks were initially used to gain an edge over the Germans, the British were unable to see this through to a decisive victory.

27. Most of the machines that people in developed nations use were invented during the last 200 years. They make tasks easier for people and give them more time for other tasks and for leisure. However, which of these machines has changed society the most? Even though people spend more time with their TVs, computers, and smartphones, some historians argue that the impact of these inventions has been small compared with that of washing machines.

Q: What do some historians say about the invention of washing machines?

A. It happened due to an important change in society.

B. It led to the development of TVs, computers, and smartphones.

C. It has had a major impact on the natural environment.

D. It has had a greater effect on society than other modern inventions.

28. Before washing machines, clothes and sheets were washed by hand. For most of history, this has involved carrying the laundry to a river or a lake, wetting it, and rubbing it with rocks, sand, or soap to remove the dirt. Then, the laundry had to be put in water again, and the extra water was usually removed to make drying easier. Even if people had water in their homes, the laundry would have to be rubbed against a special board or hit with pieces of wood to make it clean. It was hard work that took a long time.

Q: Cleaning clothes and sheets without washing machines was hard work because

A. the process of doing laundry involved several different stages.

B. the soap used to wash laundry had to be prepared by hand.

C. people had to travel long distances in order to dry their laundry.

D. people who did it had to wash many items to earn enough money.

29. Ann Lowe was an African American fashion designer. She was born in Alabama in the United States around 1898. When she was a child, Lowe's mother and grandmother taught her how to make clothes. Both her mother and her grandmother had jobs. They made clothes for rich people in Alabama, and Lowe often helped them with their work.

Q: What did Ann Lowe's mother and grandmother do?

A. They sent Lowe to Florida.

B. They stopped Lowe from going to Alabama.

C. They told Lowe to get a job.

D. They taught Lowe how to make clothes.

30. Lowe's mother died in 1914. When she died, Lowe's mother was making some dresses in Alabama. The dresses weren't finished, so Lowe finished making them. In 1916, she met a rich woman from Florida in a department store. Lowe was wearing clothes that she made, and the woman really liked them. So, Lowe became a dressmaker for her in Florida. After that, Lowe went to live in New York in 1917.

Q: When did Lowe go to New York?

A. In 1898.

B. In 1914.

C. In 1917.

D. In 1981.