Exercise 1. Mark the letter A. B.

C or D to indicate the word or phrase which does not

contain the same sound as the other three.
1. A. aid B. aide C. add D. ade
2. A. aisle B. all C. isle D. I'll
3. A. they're B. their C. there D. the
4. A. bus B. by C. bye D. buy
5. A. carrot B. carat C. carries D. caret
6. A. sense B. sent C. scents D. cents
7. A. does B. doze C. doughs D. dust
8. A. form B. four C. fore D. for
9. A. praise B. prays C. prize D. preys
10. A. cite B. site C. sink D. sight
Part II. VOCABULARY
Exercise 2. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
11. Martin Luther King devoted his life to the ____ of voting right for black people.
A. effort
B. realization
C. achievement
D. performance
12. His father used to be a ____ professor at the university. Many students worshipped
him..
A. distinct
B. distinctive
C. distinguishing
D. distinguished
13. Mark Zuckerberg's enormous success has taken a lot of hardwork and ____.
A. indifference
B. dedication
C. loyalty
D. reputation
14. I can't believe she didn't do anything for the company. I will ____ and be in charge.
A. take over
B. take on
C. take up
D. take in
15. During the Medieval period, people were made public ____ of being witches.
A. complaint
B. criminal
C. trouble
D. accusation
16. That disable boy's victory in the race set the ____ example to all students in the
school.
A. finest
B. first-class
C. rarest
D. most convenient
17. A ____ once said “It is a sweet and honourable thing to die for your country.”
A. patriotism
B. patriotic
C. patriot
D. patrol
18. He is ____-influenced by his father and grandfather. His behaviors and decisions
are exactly the same.
A. mightily B. strongly C. terribly D. weakly
19. IPhone 7 is the latest ____ in the field of smartphone design of Apple.
A. creator
B. create
C. creativity
D. creation
20. Einstein ____ a great impact on modern physics.
A. feels
B. does
C. a
D. has
21. It is the underserved ____ that damaged his life and his family.
A. reputable
B. repute
C. reputation
D. disrepute
22. At the age of 50, Robby William ____ his career
after spending his twenty years playing electric guitar.
A. moved
B. changed
C. adjusted
D. stopped
23. She has a wonderful voice but unfortunately, she never gets the ____ to sing in
public.
A. event
B. occasion
C. ability
D. chance
24. Michael Hart was the ____ of Project Gutenberg, one of the longest-lasting online
library projects.
A. founder
B. author
C. architect
D. father
25. She is not a very nice girl. She seems to enjoy the ____ of others.
A. unfortune
B. misfortune
C. disfortune
D. infortune
26. We ____ the kittens carefully and sold them for a good profit.
A. brought up
B. grew up
C . rose
D. aroused
27. The stores will inevitably end up ____ with each other to increase their market
shares.
A. contesting
B. contending
C. competing
D. completing
28. Bill Gates has made large donations to numerous ____ organizations.
A. charitable
B. charitably
C. charity
D. charities
29. Thanks to the help of the teacher, she is _____ encouraging progress in math.
A. doing
B. making
C. checking
D. stopping
30. The ____ of the soil reduced the productivity of the farm.
A. fertility
B. hardship
C. poverty
D. inadequacy
Exercise 3. 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.
31. The speaker paused. He hesitated to answer the direct question raised by the
audience.
A. decided
B. continued
C. determined
D. wavered
32. Her courage not only inspired her followers but moved her rivals as well.
A. depressed
B. motivated
C. overlooked
D. rejected
33. The government's plans to cut taxes really stimulated the economy.
A. discouraged
B. started
C. weakened
D. improved
34. Chauvet Jeans was a well-known nineteen century painter whose paintings are
extraordinarily sophisticated.
A. old-fashioned
B. basic
C. primitive
D. complex
35. Some rock stars started off as rebels with strong
and broad principles.
A. beliefs
B. honour
C. formulas
D. law
36. I used to idolize David Beckham because of his dedication and talent.
A. hate
B. impress
C. worship
D. detest
37. Linda is very outgoing, however, her brother is quite reserved.
A. open
B. sociable
C. easygoing
D. shy
38. Ideally, I'd like to work at home but there is no way my boss agrees with that.
A. Generally
B. Luckily
C. Preferably
D. Fortunately
39. Morgan Freeman began to land big roles and won
critical and popular acclaim after years of small parts
and limited success.
A. arrive
B. gain
C. deliver
D. Cause
40. Recognizable smaller than most of the kids in his age
group, Lionel Messi was diagnosed by doctors as suffering
from a hormone deficiency that restricted his growth.
A. inadequacy
B. sufficiency
C. abundance
D. strength
Exercise 4. 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.
41. During the Great Depression, many people suddenly found themselves jobless after
a night.
A. unemployed
B. redundant
C. unoccupied
D. supplementary
42. I was relieved by the news that they had gone home safe and sound.
A. comforted
B. concerned
C. relaxed
D. lightened
43. She comes from an admirable and respectable family.
A. good
B. respected
C. unworthy
D. dignified
44. They are going to have to amputate his left leg which was badly injured in the
accident.
A. remove
B. separate
C. cut off
D. mend
45. Her identity will never be revealed in order to protect her children from being judged.
A. uncovered
B. proclaimed
C. leaked
D. hid
46. There are several interesting things emerging from the report.
A. fading
B. rising
C. coming up
D. developing
47. This boy is poorly-educated and doesn't know how to behave properly.
A. uneducated
B. knowledgeable
C. ignorant
D. rude
48. I prefer reading fictional stories to hearing about real events.
A. imaginary
B. unreal
C. existent
D. legendary
49. It is not fair to give such a challenging task to an inexperienced staff like her.
A. comprehensible
B. difficult
C. provocative
D. intriguing
50. White blood cells help defend the body against infection.
A. fight
B. cover
C. protect
D. abandon
Part III. GRAMMAR
Exercise 5. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
51. We ____ to the hospital to visit Mike when he ____ to say that he was fine.
A. were driving - was calling
B. drove - called
C. were driving – called
D. drove - was calling
52. What ____ to you on Sunday night?
A. happen
B. happened
C. was happening
D. would happen
53. Last night, we ____ for you for ages but you never ____ up.
A. waited – showed
B. would wait - showed
C. were waiting - were showing
D. waited – was showing
54. We ____ our quality time when the unexpected guess ____.
A. had – came
B. were having - came
C. had been having – came
D. have had – would have come
55. Since they ____ us they ____ to visit us last Sunday, we ____ forward to the day.
A. were telling - came - looked
B . would tell – would visit - would look
C. told – would come - were looking
D. tell - are coming - will look
56. I ____ out last night but at the last minute I ____ that I
had a quiz this morning.
A. was going to go – realized
B. went – realized
C. had gone – would realize
D. would go - have realized
57. She hasn't paid as much attention to her children as she ____ since she ____
working.
A. does – starts
B. did - started
C. was doing - was starting
D. has done - would start
58. My brother ____ at the road when he ____ into a hole.AaAa
A. wasn't looking - was falling
B. didn't look - has fallen
C. wasn't looking – fell
D. won't look - fall
59. Magellan ____ the first European who ____ through the strait.
A. was - was sailing
B. was being - was sailing
C. had been – sailed
D. was - sailed
60. The first self-sufficient village in Britain ____ the Norman's idea. They were some
strange invaders who ____ to change the country in a better way.
A. was – hoped
B. is - have hoped
C. have been - were hoping
D. was being - had hoped
61. Who is ____ girl over there with Jimmy?
A. the B. a C. an D. Ø
62. The boss needs an assistant with ____ good knowledge of foreign trade.
A. a B. the C. any D. Ø
63. We are having ____ terrible weather which is quite strange. Usually ____ weather in
UK is not this bad.
A. the – the B. a – the C. Ø - the D. the - a
64. Could you please close ____ window? I don't think it is
necessary to open all the four.
A. a B. the C. some D. Ø
65. ____ Gordons is a very interesting family. They like to travel around ____ world.
A. A – the B . The - the C. A – a D. A-Ø
66. To absorb more oil from spring rolls, we can use materials like ____ newspaper to
wrap them after frying.
A. the B. any C. Ø D. a
67. After a hard-working day, I went to ____ bed and had ____ most beautiful dream
ever.
A. the - the B. a – the C. a – a D. Ø- the
68. I have visited ____ Portugal but I have never been to ____ Netherlands.
A. the – the B . Ø - the C. a – the D. a - a
69. Every week, his mother goes to ____ university to visit
him while my mother has never come to visit me since I
went to ____ university.
A. the - Ø B. the - the C. Ø - Ø D. a - the
70. He left on ____10 o'clock train yesterday to see his father who was taken to
____hospital last week when he broke ____ right leg.
A. the - the - the
B. the - a - a
C. a - a - the
D. the - Ø- Ø
Exercise 6. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
71. Last month, while my friend was traveling round England by the car, he
crashed the car into a tree.
72. She was walking to the library to borrow some books when she was seeing a
robbery.
73. He can speak French very well and is studying Latin.
74. Please turn off television. I also like watching TV but now I am having to study
for the exam.
75. The researchers of Harvard University reported that the tigers are one of the most
dangerous species in the jungle.
76. I think a good health is important, and so is education while money, to some extent,
is not.
77. He was reading out the data while Sara wrote it down carefully.
78. He would live in the countryside but now he is living in a big city.
79. Many people used to think learning English is full of the difficulties.
80. The biggest problem with eating too much sugar is that it can cause the diabetes.
81. The most people need healthy eating and enough exercise every day.
82. The doctor said that she was making a relatively slow progress because she was
quite old.
83. Now J. K. Rowling is a multi-millionaire, but she was not born into the
fame and fortune.
84. Last night, suddenly my mother was deciding to ban me from using the Internet so
we ended up having a huge row.
85. It was the day like any other and Martin was doing his normal round as a safeguard.
86. In contrast to my brother is hardworking, I am quite a lazy boy.
87. I went into the city center today because I need to get my phone repaired.
88. It was so short-sighted for Mai to leave school.
89. The moment I was seeing him, I realized I had met him somewhere before.
90. I was having a black cat three years ago but now it is no longer with me.
Part IV. SPEAKING
Exercise 7. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the
following exchanges.
91. Have you decided who to talk about?
A. I see. I will talk to him. B. Let's talk about your study. C. I need to talk to you now. D.
Not yet. I am still considering.
92. What do you think about Steve Jobs?
A. That's right! B. I doubt it. It is not true. C. Well, he is talented. D. I agree with you
about him.
93. Good luck to you in your exam!
A. Thank you! Same to you. B. Yeah. That's the one. C. Well, I'll see. D. Don't worry! I'll
be fine.
94. What a wonderful party!
A. I am fine. Thank you! B. I don't know. Let me check.
C. I am happy you like it. D. Same to you. Thanks!
95. What's new with you?
A. Me too. B. Nothing much. C. See you later D. Help yourself.
96. Hello. May I speak to Fred, please?
A. Thanks, I'd love to. B. Good. I'll call you. C. Just a minute. D. Fine, I'll be ready
97. What are you doing?
A. I see. I will tell Tom about it. B. I am seeing Tom. Do you have anything to tell him?
C. I am reading the note Tom left to me. D. I am doing fine.
98. I am so happy. I have just passed my history exam.
A. Congratulations! B. What's the matter?
C. Get well soon! D. Thanks a lot
Exercise 7: Choose the word or phrase from the box that best fits the blank space in the
following passage.
milestones prolific like won funded
breakthroughs making revolutionary
Elon Musk is one of the greatest and most (1) _______ modern inventors and is
responsible for monumental advancements in futuristic technology (2) _________
renewable energy and space travel. Many of his innovations seem to be right out of a
science-fiction movie, but throughout his career he has brought about huge scientific (3)
______. After (4) ________ his first fortune from the internet payment service 'PayPal',
he invested $100 million in his space travel company, 'SpaceX' and began building
satellites, launch vehicles and other spacecraft both for NASA and for his own
company, creating new (5) __________ with his privately (6) _____ ____ spacecraft.
Many of his (7) _______ ideas and inventions focus on space travel, renewable energy,
commercial electric cars and other technologies, that look to a future where fossil fuels
and other resources may be in shorter supply. His futuristic and visionary ideas have (8)
_________ him both scientific and philanthropic recognition and awards.
Exercise 8. Indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following
questions.
1. Only with careful environmental planning can we protect the world in which we live.
A. Careful environmental planning protects the world we live in.
B. Planning the environment carefully, we can protect the world in which we live.
C. Protecting the world we live in, we plan the environment carefully.
D. We can protect the world we live in only with careful environmental planning.
2. You should take regular exercises instead of sitting in front of the television all day.
A. Taking regular exercises is better than sitting in front of the television all day.
B. Sitting in front of the television all day helps you take regular exercises.
C. Sitting in front of the television all day and taking exercises are advisable.
D. Don't take regular exercises, just sit in front of the television all day.
3. Wouldn't it be better to let them know about the alternations to the plan?
A. Why haven't they have been informed about the new development?
B. Shouldn't they have been consulted before the scheme was changed?
C. Don't they think they should be informed about the changes in the plan?
D. We'd better ask them to change the plan, hadn't we?
4. Don't take any notice of all his complaints about his health; there's nothing wrong with
him.
A. You can ignore all his talk of being ill; he's actually perfectly healthy.
B. Try to avoid the subject of his health as I am tired of hearing all about his complaints.
C. Don't listen to him talking about his health; it's his favorite subject.
D. If you let him, he would talk only about his ill-health though actually he is quite
healthy.
5. We had planned to walk right round the lake, but the heavy rain made this
impossible.
A. In spite of the heavy rain we managed to walk half way round the lake as planned.
B. The heavy rain nearly prevented us from walking right round the lake.
C. We would have walked right round the lake even if it had rained heavily.
D. If it hadn't rained so heavily, we would have walked right round the lake.
Exercise 9. Choose the correct words in the box to complete the sentences.
widely related master inequality
movement accomplished pioneer increasingly
1. Even if the job market is not stable, those who persist will be able to land jobs
eventually.
A. When it's hard to find a job, jobs on land are even harder.
B. Patient people will secure jobs even in an unstable job market.
C. Only persistent job seekers can find jobs.
D. In land jobs are only available to persistent jobs applicants.
2. Those who are riding a motorbike are not allowed to take off their helmet.
A. People must never take their helmet off while they are riding a motorbike.
B. Those who are wearing a helmet are not allowed to ride a motorbike.
C. It is the helmet that one needn't wear when he is riding a motorbike.
D. You should not wear a helmet when you are riding a motorbike.
3. Only their own mother can tell Simon and Mike apart.
A. No one other than their own mother can separate Simon and Mike.
B. Simon and Mike bear some resemblance to each other.
C. It's very difficult to distinguish Simon and Mike.
D. Except for their own mother, no one can talk to Simon and Mike.
4. The soccer team knew they lost the match. They soon started to blame each other.
A. Not only did the soccer team lose the match but they blamed each other as well.
B. No sooner had the soccer team started to blame each other than they knew they lost
the match.
C. As soon as they blamed each other, the soccer team knew they lost the match.
D. Hardly had the soccer team known they lost the match when they started to
blame each other.
5. The government knows the extent of the problem. The government needs to take
action soon.
A. Knowing the extent of the problem, the government needs to take action soon.
B. The government knows the extent of the problem whereas it needs to take action
soon.
C. The government knows the extent of the problem so that it needs to take action
soon.
D. The government knows the extent of the problem or else it needs to take action
soon.