I. Pronunciation: Find the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation. (1.25 points)

1. A. space                      B. rafting                    C. bay                            D. animated

2. A. about                     B. enough                  C. mountain                  D. underground

3. A. bottled                   B. donated                 C. protected                 D. crowded

4. A. polite                      B. write                      C. printer                      D. white

5. A. screens                  B. trains                     C. caves                         D. toilets

II. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best suits the blank in each sentence. (2 points)

6. Let’s meet at the movie theater ______ around 7.30 p.m.

     A. for                          B. on                           C. in                              D. at

7. The news on TV last night ______ interesting and informative.

     A. is                            B. were                       C. was                           D. will be

8. If she ______ hard, she will get good marks in Math.

     A. works                     B. worked                   C. work                         D. will work

9. I think a lot of people ______ in eco-friendly homes in the future.

     A. lived                       B. live                         C. will live                    D. to live

10. Let’s ______ plastic bottles and old newspapers to protect the environment.

     A. recycle                   B. recycled                 C. recycling                   D. to recycle

11. Do you find the internet ______ and informative, Nam?

     A. use                         B. used                       C. useful                        D. usefully

12. Which do you prefer, comedies ______ tragedies?

     A. but                          B. and                         C. or                              D. because

13. Nurses take care of sick people in ______

     A. libraries                  B. hospitals                C. police stations          D. post offices