I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
| 1. A. arranged | B. wanted | C. climbed | D. stayed |
| 2. A. lazy | B. sticky | C. supply | D. baggy |
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
| 3. A. habitat | B. athletics | C. interview | D. memory |
| 4. A. benefit | B. commercial | C. encourage | D. embroider |
III. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
5. When a tropical storm reaches 120kph, it is called a _______________ in North and South America.
| A. hurricane | B. cyclone | C. typhoon | D. tsunami |
6. Passover is _______________ in Israel and by all Jewish people.
| A. connected | B. equipped | C. celebrated | D. constructed |
7. My neighbor’s house is _______________ by solar energy.
| A. widened | B. heated | C. cooked | D. surrounded |
8. _______________ to the Internet, we can get the latest information around the world.
| A. Thanks | B. Together | C. Apart | D. In addition |
9. I’m learning English because I want to read newspapers ________ English.
| A. by | B. with | C. in | D. on |
10. Many people go to the countryside to have a ________ after a hardworking week.
| A. sleep | B. rest | C. quiet | D. silence |
11. You should have a dictionary to _______ the words that you don’t know their meanings.
| A. look up | B. look for | C. look into | D. look after |
12. If he _______ late, we will go without him.
| A. comes | B. came | C. will come | D. would come |
13. – “Would you like a glass of green tea?” – “___________.”
| A. No, let’s not | B. No, I don’t | C. No, thanks | D. No, I wouldn’t |
14. – “He’s not interested in physics, is he?” – “___________.”
| A. No problem. | B. Yes, he is not at all. | C. I promise he isn’t. | D. No, he isn’t. I’m afraid. |
IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the following picture or sign.
| 15. What does the sign mean? | |
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A. you must not use a mobile phone here.
B. you must not use a camera here. C. if you eat or drink this it will kill you. D. you must wash your hands. |
| 16. What does the sign mean? | |
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A. you must not use a camera here.
B. you must not use a mobile phone here. C. you must not turn right. D. you must wash your hands. |
V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Television is one of man’s most important (17)__________ of communication. It brings pictures and sounds from (18)__________ the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President (19)__________ a speech or visit a foreign country. He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try to bring about peace. (20)__________ television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things in faraway lands. Television even takes its viewers out of this world. It brings them coverage of American astronauts as they explore the outer space. (21)__________ all these things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of programs that are designed to entertain. In fact, television provides many more (22)__________ programs than any other kind. The programs include action-packed dramas, light comedies, sporting events, and motion pictures.
| 17. A. procedure | B. means | C. manner | D. technology |
| 18. A. around | B. over | C. in | D. throughout |
| 19. A. compose | B. type | C. computerized | D. make |
| 20. A. In | B. Because of | C. At | D. Through |
| 21. A. In addition to | B. As to | C. Beside | D. By |
| 22. A. excitement | B. distraction | C. fun | D. entertaining |
VI. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False
Krakatoa (Indonesian name: Krakatau) is a volcano near the Indonesian island of Rakata in the Sunda Strait. It has erupted repeatedly in known history. The best known of these events occurred in late August 1883.
The 1883 eruption ejected more than six cubic miles (25 cubic kilometers) of rock, ash, and pumice, and made the loudest sound ever recorded by human beings – the sound was heard as far way as Perth in Australia (very far), and the island of Rodrigues near Mauritius (very far). Many thousands of people were killed and injured by the eruption, mostly in the tsunami (giant wave) which followed the explosion.
The eruption destroyed two-thirds of the what was then the island of Krakatoa. New eruptions at the volcano since 1927 have built a new island, called Anak Krakatau (child of Krakatoa).
23. The minority of people is killed in the volcanic eruption.
| A. True | B. False |
24. The sound of the eruption can be heard from faraway lands.
| A. True | B. False |
25. The first eruption took place in August 1883.
| A. True | B. False |
26. The explosion resulted in an huge earthquake.
| A. True | B. False |
Read the passage again and choose the best answer.
27. What is the closet meaning of the word “repeatedly”?
| A. again and again | B. very quickly | C. very loudly | D. day by day |
28. What has been built by eruptions at the volcano since 1927?
| A. A child of Krakatoa | B. A giant wave | C. An island | D. An explosion |
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence
| 29. Libraries are helpful in ________________ children’s love for books. (develop) |
| 30. Everyone has their ________________ which are hardly recognized by themselves. (limit) |
| 31. It was just ________________ that he called me when I was abroad. (fortune) |
| 32. The singer is always ________________ dressed. (fashion) |
| 33. The teacher often ________________ me to practice speaking English. (discourage) |
| 34. The ________________of the employees have university degrees. (major) |
VIII. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
| 35. when you have flu / It is / that / drink more fluids / you have to / common knowledge.
→ It is ________________________________ |
| 36. to their students / in classroom activities / Teachers / give more freedom / now.
→ Teachers ________________________________ |
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it
| 37. She talks too much in class.
→ I wish ________________________________ |
| 38. When did you start learning English?
→ How long ________________________________ |
| 39. We must be grateful to all the teachers. They have helped us a lot in our lives.
→ We ________________________________ |
| 40. Mary never used to win this tournament.
→ This tournament ________________________________ |
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