I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
| 1. A. garbage | B. standard | C. solar | D. lunar |
| 2. A. worked | B. wanted | C. stopped | D. asked |
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D)whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
| 3. A. dancer | B. cycling | C. traffic | D. balloon |
| 4. A. develop | B. introduce | C. discover | D. continue |
III. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
5. We asked Tam why _______________ he _______________ home late.
| A. Ø/ arrive | B. does/ arrive | C. Ø/ arrived | D. did/ arrive |
6. Is that Van used to _______________ up groceries?
| A. pick | B. picking | C. picked | D. be picked |
7. Let’s not go out because it is raining heavily, _______________?
| A. should we | B. shouldn’t we | C. shall we | D. shan’t we |
8. The Internet is also _______________ in the countryside, so even farmers can get access to it.
| A. believable | B. impossible | C. available | D. comparable |
9. English is the language _______________ is widely spoken in Singapore.
| A. who | B. whom | C. which | D. whose |
10. She’s concerned _______________ the result of her final exam.
| A. in | B. on | C. about | D. at |
11. “Why are you talking so noisily, Peter?” – “_______________.”
| A. That’s right | B. No, problem | C. Do you? | D. Am I? |
12. Farmers usually use _______________ to kill plants.
| A. herbicides | B. fertilizers | C. dynamites | D. pesticides |
13. _______________ is a piece of land full of rubbish.
| A. Garbage | B. Hedge | C. Treasure | D. Junkyard |
14. Mrs. Smith has kindly provided us _______________ a picnic lunch.
| A. of | B. for | C. to | D. with |
IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the following picture or sign.
| 15. Look at this sign. What does it mean? | |
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A. Dropping litter is forbidden.
B. Empty the garbage. C. Put the rubbish into the bin. D. No littering. |
| 16. Look at this sign. What do you think about it? | |
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A. I allow myself to make noise.
B. I should keep quiet. C. I shouldn’t point my finger to the nose. D. I can talk as much as possible. |
V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
The warming of the Pacific Ocean creates weather patterns that (17)__________ the world. When the waters warm, the (18)__________ of rainfall in Indonesia and the surrounding regions decreases. Australia could even experience a drought. (19)__________ the other hand, Chile, which borders the Pacific Ocean, is preparing for severe rainstorms. In Pakistan and northwestern India, the weather pattern makes the monsoon season weaker and makes the area much drier.
This phenomenon is called El Nino and is used by weather (20)__________ to make long range weather predictions. Forecasters know that El Nino will bring unusually heavy rains to southwestern part of the United States and make the (21)__________ part of the country drier.
El Nino itself used to be predictable. It would occur every two or seven years. But now, the weather pattern is becoming more (22)__________. Scientists are unsure of the reason of this change.
| 17. A. effect | B. affect | C. infect | D. expect |
| 18. A. amount | B. number | C. great deal | D. percent |
| 19. A. In | B. At | C. For | D. On |
| 20. A. forecast | B. forecasting | C. forecasters | D. forecasts |
| 21. A. center | B. centralize | C. centre | D. central |
| 22. A. constant | B. constancy | C. inconstant | D. inconstancy |
VI. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False
Lan’s village is about thirty kilometers from the city center. It is a very beautiful and peaceful place where people grow flowers and vegetables. It’s very famous for its pretty roses and picturesque scenes. The air is quite fresh and the smell of the roses makes people feel cool. In spring, her village looks like a carpet with plenty of colors. Tourists come to visit it so often. Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn’t take much time to water the roses. And even at night, people can walk along the path and enjoy the fresh smell of the flowers.
23. It is thirty kilometers from the city center to Lan’s village.
| A. True | B. False |
24. Her village looks like a colorful carpet in spring.
| A. True | B. False |
25. It’s very famous for its pretty roses and picturesque scenes.
| A. True | B. False |
26. It is lacking in electricity nowadays.
| A. True | B. False |
Read the passage again and choose the best answer.
27. What is the closet meaning of the word “famous”?
| A. notorious | B. well-known | C. unknown | D. normal |
28. What can be inferred from the passage?
| A. Lan’s village is the suburb of the city center. |
| B. Tourists hardly come to Lan’s village. |
| C. People can’t go outside at night at Lan’s village. |
| D. It takes a lot of time to take care of roses in the village. |
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence
| 29. ________________ friendly energy sources include water and wind power. (environment) |
| 30. Everyone has their ________________ which are hardly recognized by themselves. (limit) |
| 31. Please go ________________ and you’ll see the pagoda. (north) |
| 32. We want to avoid the rush hour traffic if ________________. (possibility) |
| 33. The ________________ future of the company looks very promising. (commerce) |
| 34. Why not ________________ our products on TV? (advertisement) |
VIII. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
| 35. enough electricity for / can provide / for hundreds of years / Nuclear energy / the world’s needs.
→ Nuclear energy ________________________________ |
| 36. but also / plentiful and infinite / Solar energy / not only / clean and safe / is.
→ Solar energy __________________________________ |
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it
| 37. “Where does your father work now?” The teacher asked me.
→ The teacher asked me ________________________________ |
| 38. Though the performance is good, she lost the match.
→ Despite ________________________________ |
| 39. My friend Tom can compose songs. He sings Western folk songs very well.
→ My friend Tom ________________________________ |
| 40. I’ve never read such an interesting book before.
→ It’s ________________________________ |
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