I. PHONETICS
(1-3). Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. | a. meaning | b. reason | c. feature | d. pleasant |
2. | a. champagne | b. choice | c. exchange | d. children |
3. | a. deny | b. study | c. typical | d. pretty |
(4-5). Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
4. | a. earthquake | b. energy | c. extensive | d. damage |
5. | a. sometimes | b. reduction | c. student | d. interesting |
II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
(6-20). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
6. The final examination will be held __________ July 10th,2008.
7. The children are excited ________ their upcoming trip to the zoo.
a. to | b. about | c. for | d. with |
8. Sixteen people showed ______ for the volleyball training session.
a. on | b. up | c. over | d. through |
9. she was an hour late, she didn’t apologize.
a. In spite of | b. Even though | c. However | d. Because |
10. They haven’t ______ an AIDS vaccine.
a. yet developed | b. developed yet |
c. developed already | d. already developed |
11. People do exercise ______ fit.
a. to keep | b. keeping | c. kept | d. in keeping |
12. A person that you make friends with by writing letter is called a __________.
a. co-operator | b. cousin | c. close friend | d. penpal |
13. You look so depressed. You look ________ you didn’t have a friend in the world.
a. as if | b. if only | c. even if | d. although |
14. Most parents think chatting on the Internet is _______
a. time-release | b. time-wasting | c. time-saving | d. time-consuming |
15. It really annoys me when people forget_________ thank you.
a. to say | b. saying | c. said | d. to saying |
16. Don’t stay up late,______ ?
a. do you | b. won’t you | c. will you | d. shouldn’t you |
17. If I were in charge, I_____ things differently.
a. had done | b. will do | c. would do | d. would have done |
18. Would you mind if I….. a friend to the party?
a. bring | b. will bring | c. brought | d. would bring |
19. My father stopped________two years ago.
a. smoke | b. to smoke | c. smoking | d. smoked |
20. ‘You got the first prize. Congratulations!’ ‘_________ ’
a. You’re welcome | b. Never mind | c. It’s my pleasure | d. Thanks a lot |
(21-25). Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
21. Could (A) you phone me (B) as soon (C) as he’ll come (D) back?
22. Would you (A) please stop to make (B) so (C) much noise (D)?
23. Last summer I have staved (A) on (B) my uncle (C) farm for (D) two weeks.
24. What (A) difficult (B) to master a (C) foreign language (D)!
25. The police said (A) that they had (B) reacted as fastly (C) as they could (D).
(26-30). Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
26. If you need any help, you can ask Tom. He’s very _____________ . (help)
27. I have a _____________ to talk a lot whenever I am nervous, (tend)
28. Gas and oil _____________ always increases in cold weather, (consume)
29. We find advertising on television very _____________ (effect)
30. The students wear their school uniforms with _____________. (proud)
III. READING
(31-38). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Most of the energy we use today (31)_______ from coal, oil and gas. But these will not last for ever, and burning them is slowly harming the (32) We need to (33)_______ other ways of supplying energy. Solar Power is a way of using the (34)_______ energy as heat or to make electricity. We can also use wind-power by building modern (35)_______ that spin in the wind. There are several types of water-power: river water in mountainous areas can (36)_______ to generate hydroelectric power, and we can also create electricity (37)_______ sea water flowing in and out with the (38)_______
31. a. makes | b. creates | c. comes | d. begins |
32. a. soil | b. atmosphere | c. water | d. resources |
33. a. look after | b. look into | c. look at | d. look for |
34. a. sun’s | b. moon’s | c. star’s | d. earth’s |
35. a. windbreaks | b. windmills | c. wind tunnels | d. wind chimes |
36. a. use | b. using | c. be used | d. to use |
37. a. in | b. for | c. by | d. from |
38. a. crests | b. ways | c. waves
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c a b d
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2 a
3 b
4 d