I. Mark the latter 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. charity                   B. teacher                  C. Christmas          D. children

2. A. history                   B. disaster                  C. extensive          D. beside

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. damage                  B. destroy                  C. erupt                      D. describe

4. A. family                    B. practical                C. conclusion                        D. uniform

III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correct in each of the following questions.

5. The house painted more than three years ago, but I’m not going to have it done again for a while.

A. painted                       B. three years ago                 C. going to                 D. it

6. If the question were not so difficult, I will be able to answer it.

A. the                              B. so                                       C. will be                   D. it

7. If I were you, I didn’t buy that old building.

A. were               B. didn't                                 C. buy                                    D. old building

IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.

8. The problem.......never happened.

A. that I expected it                                           B. who I had expected

C. I had expected it                                           D. I had expected

9. How long is it since vou.......smoking?

A. gave in                       B. gave out                C. gave away                         D. gave up

10. We.......go fishing with him when we......in the village.

A. used to - lived                                               B. are used to - lived 

C. used to - live                                                  D. get used to - lived

11. I suggested......for a walk. We had a lot of free time.

A. go                               B. to go                      C. going                     D. being gone

12. I remember......him somewhere.

A. seeing                         B. see                         C. to be seen              D. saw

13. I......in heavy traffic every day.

A. used to drive                                                 B. am used to driving

C. get used to drive                                           D. used to driving

14. This is the only one of the novels published recently......translated in English.

A. that has ever been                                         B. which has ever

C. that have ever been                                      D. has ever been

15. Tom hasn't got a ticket. If he......, he.......

A. have - will get in                                          B. had - can get in

C. had - could get in                                          D. have - could get in

16. It is 10 years......we first met together.

A. after                B. while                     C. when                      D. since

V. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges

17 . - Uncle Tom: “ Remember to give my best regards to your parents, Bob.”

- Bob: “                       ”

A. That’s very kind of you to say so.             B. That was at least I could do.

C. Sure, I will.                                                   D. Yes, let’s.

18. Liz is asking Andrew about the seat.

Liz: " Do you mind if I sit here? "      Andrew: "Not at all._________ "

A.  Be my guest.                                                B. I’d be glad to.

C. Fire away, I’m all ears.                                D. Now you’re taking.

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. GCSE are not compulsory, but they are the most common qualifications taken by students.

A. required                 B. Applied                    C. fulfilled                  D. specialized

20. I received housing benefit when I was unemployed.

A. out of order            B. out of fashion         C. out of work             D. out of practice

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. His rude comments made other Facebookers very angry.

A. pleasant                     B. Honest                   C. polite                                           D. kind

22. And we can even learn foreign languages on computers.

A. known            B. native                  C. natural                               D. expected

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.

There have been concerns about health problem in the area recently as the last reported to cause the pollution. To stay from worries, we decided (23)     ______a health check with the local doctor. We phoned to make an (24)________at 9 o'clock the next morning, the doctor welcomed us (25)_____ the door with a lovely smile. After (26) ___ necessary forms, we were given different tests. All the tests were done very quickly with the net of modern (27)_____ . As she did the checks, the doctor said that a lot of people were worried about air pollution and came to help for health checks like us.

23. A. have                    B. to have                  C. having                  D. had

24. A. arrange                B. arranging              C. arranged               D. arrangement

25. A. at                         B. in                          C. of                          D. on

26. A. fill                       B. filled                     C. filling                   D. to fill

27. A. tools                    B. equipment            C. work                     D. materials

IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Charlie Chaplin was an English actor, director, producer, and a composer. He is known as the most creative person of the silent-film era. Charlie Chaplin’s portrayal of the tramp won the hearts of people all over the world. Charlie was born in London on the 16th of April, 1889. He spent his childhood in Poverty and hardship. In 1910 he began to perform pantomime in the United States. He first appeared on screen in 1914. He created his world-famous character, the Tramp, and he played this classic role in more than 70 films during his career. He also composed background music for most of his films. In 1972 Chaplin received an Honorary Academy Award for ‘ the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century’. Chaplin died on the 25th of December, 1977, at his home in Switzerland.

28. In 1910 he began to perform pantomime in __________________.

           A. the US                  B. London                C. Switzerland               D. England

29. When did he start appearing in films?

           A. in 1910                 B. in 1914                C. in 1972                      D. in 1977

30. Charlie Chaplin is very famous for _______________.

           A. his state performance                  B. his background music

           C. his character “the Tramp”           D. his composing background music

31. Which of the following is not true?

           A. Charlie Chaplin was an English artist        B. He played classical music

          C. Charlie Chaplin died at the age of 88          D. He received an award in 1972.

32. The word “carrer” is the closest meaning to ________________

           A. pantomime          B. play                      C. life                          D. life-work

B. WRITING (2.0 points)

X. Rewrite the following sentences using the provided word and keep meaning as that of the root one.

33. He could not afford to buy the car.

      The car......................................................

34. "Why don't you put your lugtiage under the seat?" he asked me.

      He suggested.............................................

35. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.

     In spite.......................................................

36. I advise you to put your money in the bank.

      You'd.........................................................

XI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in brackets.

37. That is the forest. They are living and working in the forest. (where)

............................................................ ............................................................

38. The weather is not fine. We won’t take photographs. (If) ............................................................ ............................................................

39. She went to bed early. She was tired last night. (because) ............................................................ ............................................................

40. She is an active girl. Everyone dislikes her. (though)

............................................................ ............................................................

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