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I. Mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. Arctic
B. igloo
C. loudspeaker
D. sitting
2. A. books
B. photographs
C. understands
D. maps.
II. Mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. economic
B. language
C. education
D. preservation
4. A. habitat
B. possession
C. property
D. recognize
III. Mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following question.
5. Mr Miller hates_________.
A. being kept waiting
B. to be waiting
C. being waited
D. to wait
6. She said_________and asked if she could get me anything.
A. she would be going shopping
B. she was going shopping
C. she will go shopping
D. she is going shopping
7. Most underdeveloped countries are in_________of technical assistance.
A. need
B. lack
C. excess
D. shortage
8. _________told me this refused to give his name.
A. The man whom
B. The man whom was
C. The man who was
D. The man who
9. I had no sooner closed the door_________somebody started knocking on it.
A. as
B. that
C. than
D. when
10. _________he has continued to work on his thesis.
A. Although all these problems
B. Even though there are problems
C. Despite all these problems
D. In spite of there are problems
11. You will become ill_________you stop working so hard like that.
A. until
B. when
C. if
D. unless
12. It is no use_________to school if you_________to work hard.
A. going / do not ready
B. to go / do not ready
C. going / are not ready
D. go / are not ready
13. Did you remember anything_________at the party?
A. interested
B. interesting
C. interests
D. to interest
IV. Mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
14. It was not until the 1920s that publicity about valuable stamps encouraging a
A
B
C
D
large increase in the number of stamps collectors.
15. I wanted to go to university but couldn't decide what for to study.
A
B
C
D
16. The visitor can both choose the normal train or the express which stops at
A
B
C
D
major stations.
V. Mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the correct response to each of the
following exchanges.
17. A: "Is the surgery a major one?"
B: “_________”
A. Why not?
B. It's OK
C. Yes, it is.
D. I am not sure.
18. Patient: “_________”
Doctor: "Yes. But don't worry. You'll be given painkillers"
A. Will I get better soon?
C. Will it be painful afterwards?
B. Will I be checked for temperature?
D. Will there be any side effects?
VI. Mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
19. We are facing severe environmental pollution despite the fact that many world
organizations are working hard to reduce it.
A. heavy
B. destructive
C. harmful
D. serious
20. Water pollution is a result of dumping pollutants such as detergents, pesticides,
oil, and other chemicals in rivers, which makes the water unclean.
A. substances
B. stuffs
C. contaminants
D. wastes
VII. Mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
21. We greatly respect our teacher for all of the best things that she brought to US.
A. look up to
B. look forwards
C. look for
D. look down on
22. I regretted not to buy those trendy shoes because of lack of money.
A. shortage
B. abundance
C. scarcity
D. deficiency
VIII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
ULTRALIGHT AIRPLANES
An ultralight airplane is very different from a traditional airplane. It looks (23)
______a lawn chair with wings, weighs no more than 254 pounds, flies (24)
_______60 miles an hour, and carries about 5 gallons of fuel. Most ultralights are sold
as kits and take about 40 hours (25) ____________. Flying an ultralight is so easy
(26) ____________a pilot with no experience can fly one. Accidents are (27)
____________fatal or even serious because the ultralight lands so slowly and gently
and carries so little fuel. Some models now have parachutes attached, while others
have parachute packs, which pilots can wear.
23. A. like
B. as
C. if
D. though
24. A. about
B. up to
C. for
D. in
25. A. assembling
B. to assemble
C. assembled
D. assemble
26. A. as
27. A. always
B.for
B. sometimes
C. that
C. rarely
D. to
D. occasionally
IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the
correct
answer to each of the questions.
It is a computer drawing of the plane of the future. British engineers and scientists
have published plans for a new hypersonic plane called the A2. It will be very fast. At
the moment, a flight from London in the UK to Sydney in Australia take about
twenty- one hours but with the A2 the same flight will take about four hours. The
flight will fly at 4,5000 kilometres per hour and will fly at an altitude of over 10,000
metres. It will carry 300 passengers but it won't have any windows because scientists
haven't found glass that is strong enough. It will be better for the environment than
other planes because the engines won't produce gases that cause pollution.
In the future, will people travel from London to Australia for the weekend? It's
possible! But how much will a ticket cost? The planners say that it won't be very
expensive - about £2,000. The A2 will be ready for its first flight in 2020.
28. How many passengers can it carry?
A. 500
B. 2,000
C. 300
D. 2020
29. How much does a ticket for the flight from London to Sydney cost?
A. very cheap
B. very expensive
C. about £2,000
D. free
30. How long does it take the A2 plane to fly from London to Sydney?
A. about twenty-one hours
B. about four hours
C. about one hours
D. about six hours
31. What is the speed of the plane?
A. At 4,5000 kilometres per hour
B. At 5,4000 kilometres per hour
C. At 10,000 kilometres per hour
D. At 66,000 kilometres per hour
32. What is the altitude of the flight?
A. over 10,000 metres
B. over 300 metres
C. over 2,000 metres
D. over 4,5000 metres
X. Rewrite the following sentences using the provided word and keep meaning as
that of the root one.
33. My husband didn't leave the car keys, so I couldn't pick him up at the station.
had left the car keys, I would have picked him up at the station.
=> If my husband……………………………………
34. "I don't think John will come", said Bill.
if John would come.
Bill doubted……………………………………
35. The postman was bitten by our dog.
bit the postman.
=> Our dog……………………………………
36. We couldn't drive because of the fog.
us from driving.
=> The fog prevented…………………………
XI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word in brackets.
37. "Why don't you ask Tom for help, Mary?" Ba said. (SUGGESTED)
Ba suggested Mary asking Tom for help.
=> ………………………………………………………
38. Ba is too young to see horror films. (ENOUGH)
Ba isn't old enough to see horror films.
=> ………………………………………………………
39. They should quit smoking. (BETTER)
They'd better quit smoking.
=> ………………………………………………………
40. They once started these machines by hand. (USED)
They used to started these machines by hand.
=> ………………………………………………………