Amslink English Center
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REVISION 1
Time allowed: 60 minutes
Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………………
Class: …………………………
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (5p)
1. A. claimed
B. warmed
C. occured
D. existed
1. _______
2. A. grade
B. replace
C. wander
D. parade
2. _______
3. A. health
B. ready
C. heavy
D. appear
3. _______
4. A. throw
B. thought
C. through
D. though
4. _______
5. A. sugar
B. sight
C. source
D. sale
5. _______
II. Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others (5p)
1. A. disguise
B. argue
C. attack
D. convince
2. A. sympathetic
B. society
C. relationship
D. approval
3. A. typical
B. jealousy
C. correspond
D. infamous
4. A. enjoy
B. promise
C. courage
D. favour
5. A. argumentative
B. independent C. personality
D. ability
6. _______
7. _______
8. _______
9. _______
10. _______
III. If a line is correct, put a tick (
) next to the number. If there is an extra word in a line,
write it next to the number (10p)
Quiz show
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
Last month, I wrote to a few local television station asking if
they gave away the free tickets to any shows. A week later,
3. _______________________
4. _______________________
5. _______________________
6. _______________________
7. _______________________
8. _______________________
9. _______________________
10. _______________________
they sent to me two tickets for a quiz show. I went with my
best friend Angie last night. It was an excellent! The show
is called Know Them Or Not? And contestant have to
answer questions about a lots of different people in their lives,
like friends, relatives and colleagues. There are ten contestants
to start with but one of them gets knocked out at the end of
each round. I’d like to go into on a show like that one day
but, for now, I’m much happy just to have been in the audience.
IV. Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions (10p)
1. They have put ________ a new plan which is still considered by the authority.
2. I could barely make ________ the traffic signs through the rain.
3. The police are going ________ this case again to find out who the real culprit is.
4. Colleen flicked _________ the magazine, looking only at the advertisements.
5. The air conditioner stopped working last night because the electricity was cut _________
6. His car broke _________ on his way to the airport so he missed that flight.
7. Parents have a huge influence _________ their children.
8. _________ my view, Buffon deserves to win the Ballon D’ Or this year.
9. His grandparents had difficulty bringing him _________ themselves because his parents had
passed _________ in an accident. (2p)
1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________
3. _____________________________
4. _____________________________
5. _____________________________
6. _____________________________
7. _____________________________
8. _____________________________
9. _____________________________
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V. Give the correct forms of the verbs (15p)
1. If I (win) _____ the lottery, I’d give some of the money to each member of my family.
2. ‘Did you have an argument with Francis?’ ‘If you had been there, you (do) _____ the same.’
3. If you see Nina on Friday, (tell) _____ her to give me a ring.
4. If I’d known you were coming, I (bake) _____ a cake.
5. Remind Tony about the party in case he (forget) _____.
6. ‘Did you have a message for Dan?’ ‘Tell him I’ll call him on Friday if you (see) _____ him.’
7. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he (finish) _____ dinner.
8. I shall be glad when he (go) _____.
9. Ask her to come and see me when she (finish) _____ her work.
10. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see the kettle (boil) _____?
11. Tom and Mary (leave)_____ for Vietnam tomorrow.
12. He always (go)_____ for a walk in the evening.
13. Her bother (work)_____ in Canada at present.
14. I (go)_____ to the same barder sincce last year.
15. Last week, my professor promised that he (come)_____ today.
1. _____________________________
6. _____________________________
11. _____________________________
2.
3.
4.
5.
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7. _____________________________
8. _____________________________
9. _____________________________
10. _____________________________
12. _____________________________
13. _____________________________
14. _____________________________
15. _____________________________
VI. Write one suitable word in each blank (15p)
Culture Shock
Many people dream (1) _____ living in a foreign country. It can be an amazing experience for those
who (2) _____ the courage to leave their family and friends settle (3) _____ in a new place. However,
there’s one potential problem you should be aware of: culture shock.
Culture shock is the felling we get from living in a place that is so different to where we (4) _____ up
that we are not sure how to deal with it. Societies are organised on many different ways, and we can
often be (5) _____ aback by some of the things we find in foreign countries.
Customs and traditions can be very different and that can sometimes make it difficult to (6) _____ on
with local people and to (7) _____ friends. They might nit approve (8) _____ things you do or might
object (9) _____ things you say. You might even be banned (10) _____ doing things in another country
that are perfectly legal in your own. (11) _____ you were to move to a country such as Singapore, say,
you might find some of the laws very strict. There, people can be forced (12) _____ pay a large fine just
for dropping litter.
Eventually, though, most people live abroad (13) _____ in love with their adopted country and
learn to accept its differences. It does (14) _____ real courage to make such a big change to your life, but
many people agree (15) _____ it is worth it in the end.
1. ___________________________
6. ___________________________
11. ___________________________
2. ___________________________
7. ___________________________
12. ___________________________
3. ___________________________
8. ___________________________
13. ___________________________
4. ___________________________
9. ___________________________
14. ___________________________
5. ___________________________
10. ___________________________
15. ___________________________
VII. Fill in the blanks with correct word forms (10p)
1. You should be (sympathy) towards anyone who is suffering from pain.
2. Her parents punished him for his (obey).
3. His inexperience and general (nerve) make him unsuitable for the top job.
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4. He wishes to join the magazine’s (edit) staff.
5. The new laws in Philippines (power) the police to shoot anyone fishy in the streets.
6. He always takes his wife for (grant), which truly annoys her.
7. There’s an (write) understanding that nobody leaves before five o’clock.
8. The effects of technological development are (revolution).
9. I can't think of any possible (explain) for his absence.
10. (Research) have announced a major breakthrough in technology.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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6. ___________________________
7. ___________________________
8. ___________________________
9. ___________________________
10. ___________________________
VIII. Write sentences using the conditional (10p)
1. I don’t want to buy that CD so I’m not going to.
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2. She was ill, so she didn’t go to school.
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3. He crashed his car, because he fell asleep while driving.
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4. I don’t know the answer to this question, because I didn’t do my homework last night.
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5. I lost my job because I was late for work.
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6. We couldn't go to the concert, because we didn't have enough money.
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7. I am in terrible trouble right now because you didn’t help me.
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8. I have already had a boyfriend so I didn’t ask Andy’s phone number when I met him.
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9. Ms Dawson loves animals, so she has six cats.
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10. They don’t work hard, so they do badly at school.
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IX. Complete the sentences so that the meaning remains the same (20p)
1. If I don’t find a good excuse, my father will punish me. (unless)
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2. You are welcome to stay with us, if you share the rent. (as long as)
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3. If you include all the correct references you will not be plagiarising. (provided that)
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4. Don’t take this course if you are not ready to study statistics. (unless)
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5. If you see John, please give him my best regards. (should)
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6. If you were to earn a huge salary, what would you do with the money? (were)
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7. If he hadn’t squandered all his savings, he wouldn’t definitely be devastated. (had)
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8. If she were to get wind of the situation, she would definitely be devastated. (were)
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9. If you need assistance, please let us know. (should)
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10. If he is accepted for the job, he will go out and celebrate. (should)
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Total: 100 point
- Good luck -
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