I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
| 1. A. appeared | B. agreed | C. increased | D. borrowed |
| 2. A. rather | B. them | C. neither | D. think |
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
| 3. A. disease | B. humour | C. cancer | D. treatment |
| 4. A. determine | B. consider | C. encourage | D. overcome |
III. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
5. In the 19th century, it _______________ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.
| A. took | B. had taken | C. had taken | D. was taking |
6. You’ve never been in Italy, _______________?
| A. have you | B. haven’t you | C. been you | D. had you |
7. The children stopped _______________ games when their mother came home.
| A. playing | B. play | C. to play | D. played |
8. Remember to _______________ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house.
| A. take care | B. take on | C. take over | D. take off |
9. A tornado looks like a big, dark _______________ coming from the bottom of a storm cloud.
| A. funnel | B. bowl | C. cloud | D. mushroom |
10. Imagine someday you would live without _______________.
| A. electricity | B. electric | C. electrician | D. electrical |
11. “Would you like to go and visit the museum tomorrow?” – “_______________.”
| A. That’s right | B. I’d like to see it | C. You must want it | D. That would be great |
12. “I’m sorry I was stuck in a traffic jam.” – “_______________.”
| A. Never mind | B. Don’t apologize | C. OK, we’ve just started | D. My pleasure |
13. We can watch that program again _______________ the morning.
| A. in | B. at | C. on | D. from |
14. Where’s your home village? – _______________ the East of the city.
| A. On | B. In | C. To | D. At |
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. Recycle bottles and cans only.
B. Recycle paper only. C. Reduce bottles only. D. Reduce paper only. |
| 16. What does the sign mean? | |
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A. You must cut down the trees.
B. You can cut down the trees. C. You mustn’t cut down the trees. D. You should cut down the trees. |
V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Today, computer companies sell many different programs for computers. First, there are programs for doing math problems. (17)__________, there are programs for scientific studies. Third, some programs are like fancy typewriters. They are often used by writers and business people. Other (18)__________ are made for courses in schools and universities. And finally, there are programs for fun. They include word games and puzzles for children and adults.
There are many wonderful new computer programs, but there are other reasons to like (19)__________. Some people like the way computers hum and sing when they (20)__________. It is a happy sound, like the sounds of toy and childhood. Computers also have lights and pretty pictures. And computers even seem to have personalities. That may sound strange, but computers seem to have (21)__________. Sometimes they seem happy, sometimes they seem angry. It is easy (22)__________ they are like people.
| 17. A. Two | B. Second | C. Twice | D. Double |
| 18. A. programs | B. people | C. students | D. typewriters |
| 19. A. programs | B. reasons | C. games | D. computers |
| 20. A. work | B. have worked | C. are working | D. worked |
| 21. A. reaction | B. feelings | C. emoticons | D. characteristics |
| 22. A. to think | B. thinking | C. for thinking | D. that thought |
VI. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False
There is too much carbon dioxide in the air. When oil, gas and coal are burnt, they create a large amount of carbon dioxide. We send around five million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year. This amount will double in fifty years. This carbon dioxide lets sunlight enter the Earth’s atmosphere and heat the Earth. However, it doesn’t let much heat leave the atmosphere and enter space. It is like a blanket. That is, the heat can pass from the sun through blanket to warm the Earth, but the heat stays there and cannot escape through the blanket again. Scientist call this the greenhouse effect.
23. When we burn oil, gas or coal, they give out carbon dioxide.
| A. True | B. False |
24. Every year about five million tons of carbon dioxide is sent into the atmosphere.
| A. True | B. False |
25. This carbon dioxide heats the Earth directly.
| A. True | B. False |
26. The “greenhouse” is named after scientists.
| A. True | B. False |
Read the passage again and choose the best answer.
27. What is the passage mainly about?
| A. the greenhouse effect |
| B. five million tons of carbon dioxide |
| C. a blanket in the atmosphere |
| D. oil, gas, and coal which are burnt on the Earth |
28. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
| A. Scientists are also conservationists |
| B. The Earth is heated by carbon dioxide |
| C. The word blanket is a layer of carbon dioxide |
| D. Carbon dioxide doubles every day. |
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence
| 29. This painting is __________________ not painted. (embroider) |
| 30. I was still amazed at the __________________ of products made by the basket makers there. (vary) |
| 31. You mustn’t drive so __________________ in such wet weather! (care) |
| 32. The doctor suggested you increase your ________________ consumption of fruit and vegetables. (day) |
| 33. Snow in May is an unusual __________________ in this area. (occur) |
| 34. They __________________ me to join their family to Hue last year. (invitation) |
VIII. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
| 35. and waiting / is my sister / The girl / near the window / standing / for the bus. //
→ The girl ____________________________________ |
| 36. if you / they will sack you / to work on time / Are you afraid that / don’t start coming? //
→ Are you afraid that ____________________________________ |
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
| 37. “Change the channel to the news program, Tom.”, said Mr. Brown.
→ Mr. Brown asked ____________________________________ |
| 38. It’s a pity! This problem seems difficult for me.
→ I wish ____________________________________ |
| 39. The wallet belongs to John. Lucy found the wallet in the garden.
→ The wallet ____________________________________ |
| 40. You began to help my son with his English last year.
→ You first ____________________________________ |
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