I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
| 1. A. watches | B. misses | C. makes | D. wishes |
| 2. A. book | B. pool | C. school | D. soon |
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D)whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
| 3. A. suggested | B. remember | C. restaurant | D. increase |
| 4. A. population | B. government | C. understand | D. scientific |
III. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
5. My students hold a concert every year to raise money for _______________.
| A. typhoon | B. pollution | C. charity | D. edition |
6. Children should not be allowed to watch _______________ movies.
| A. compulsory | B. ordinary | C. unique | D. violent |
7. We’re not doing enough to protect the _______________ from pollution.
| A. environment | B. deforestation | C. disaster | D. energy |
8. The hurricane is _______________ to reach the coast tomorrow morning.
| A. separated | B. ordered | C. predicted | D. received |
9. He _______________ with me since he left Vietnam.
| A. didn’t correspond | B. hasn’t corresponded | C. doesn’t correspond | D. won’t correspond |
10. A person _______________ supplies and connects, or repairs water pipes, baths, toilets, etc. is a plumber.
| A. he | B. which | C. who | D. whom |
11. The water supply _______________ by the fertilizers and the pesticides used on many farms.
| A. is polluted | B. is polluting | C. pollutes | D. will pollute |
12. I suggest _______________ English in class more often to improve our speaking skills.
| A. to speak | B. speaking | C. speak | D. spoke |
13. It’s very nice _______________ you to help me with this work.
| A. in | B. on | C. of | D. at |
14. “When is Christmas?” – “It’s _______________ December.”
| A. in | B. for | C. on | D. at |
IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the following picture or sign.
| 15. This road sign means:
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A. Parking for only 40 cars B. Speed limit for cars under 40 tons C. Speed limit – can’t drive over 40 km per hour D. Speed limit for trucks under 40 tons |
| 16. This road sign means:
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A. A road winds B. No horn C. No horn at night D. No buses |
V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Nowadays, computers play a very important (17)__________ in our everyday life. Computers can work with information much more (18)__________ than a person because they can work (19)__________ lots of information at the same time. They can keep information a long time. Computers are not completely perfect.
Consider the use of computers in both shops and offices. Big shops especially chain stores with branches all over the country, have to deal with very large amounts of (20)__________. They have to make sure that there are (21)__________ goods on the shelves for customers to buy, they need to be able to re-order before stocks run (22)__________, to decide which things are selling well and so on.
| 17. A. way | B. thing | C. part | D. path |
| 18. A. quickly | B. hardly | C. totally | D. effectively |
| 19. A. with | B. in | C. on | D. of |
| 20. A. way | B. news | C. information | D. thing |
| 21. A. enough | B. a lot | C. much | D. some |
| 22. A. after | B. away | C. through | D. out |
VI. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False
April 1st is April Fools’ Day. Many people like to play jokes or tricks on this day. The jokes are for fun only. They are not harmful or mean. Sometimes you can hear April Fools’ Day jokes on the radio or television. Newspapers often have silly stories on April 1st too. Some silly headlines are on the next page. If you believe the jokes on the radio, TV, or in the newspapers, you will be an “April Fool”.
Nobody knows where and when April Fools’ Day started. Some people believe it started in France in the 1500s. Some people think it started long ago in Italy. Other people believe it started in India.
It doesn’t matter where or when April Fools’ Day began. American like it because they can play jokes on friends and relatives.
23. April Fools’ jokes can be sometimes heard on newspaper.
| A. True | B. False |
24. Don’t believe the jokes on the radio, or in newspaper or you will be an April Fool.
| A. True | B. False |
25. Everyone believes that April Fools’ Day started in the 1500s.
| A. True | B. False |
26. Although Americans don’t know where and when April Fools’ Day began, they like it.
| A. True | B. False |
Read the passage again and choose the best answer.
27. What is the closet meaning of the word “mean” in this passage?
| A. kind | B. violent | C. considerate | D. generous |
28. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?
| A. There are a lot of hypothesis about the origin of April Fool’s Day. |
| B. A lot of violent games take place on April Fool’s Day. |
| C. April Fool’s Day is celebrated only in Europe. |
| D. The press takes full advantage of topics on April’s Fool’s Day. |
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
| 29. We find it ________________to go on a picnic in a jungle rainforest. (interest) |
| 30. You must ________________with the rules here. (family) |
| 31. We need further ________________but we are uninformed about anything. (inform) |
| 32. ________________is a very attractive job nowadays. (advertise) |
| 33. This ________________story book is the best seller. It is printed in both Japanese and English. (language) |
| 34. Mr. Obama has to make a ________________at the White House today. (speak) |
VIII. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
| 35. the modern facilities / is still very / With all /, / doing house work / time-consuming.
→ With all ________________________________ |
| 36. to express / for / his profundity of knowledge / I / my admiration / would like.
→ I ________________________________ |
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
| 37. Having made all the arrangements, they decided to go anyway.
→ After they ________________________________ |
| 38. She said to Tom: “Why don’t you take a bus?”
→ She asked ________________________________ |
| 39. Why wasn’t the car either locked or put into the garage?
→ Why didn’t ________________________________ |
| 30. I am excited about the coming festival
→ I am looking ________________________________ |
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