PART ONE: PHONOLOGY

I. Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
1. A. southern B. feather C. there D. breath
2. A. beloved B. prepared C. retired D. improved
3. A. spread B. dealt C. heat D. dreamt
4. A. occur B. conservation C. solution D. horizon
5. A. addresses B. abilities C. believes D. lies
6. A. station B. repetition C. dictation D. suggestion
7. A. garage B. dangerous C. villagers D. huge
8. A. machine B. parachute C. champagne D. attach
9. A. supply B. simply C. deny D. reply
10. A. honorable B. humanity C. honesty D. hourly
II. Choose the word whose main stress position is placed differently from the others in each group.
1. A. vocabulary B. influential C. engineering D. biological
2. A. tourism B. dictionary C. household D. computer
3. A. geography B. imaginative C. comfortable D. unless
4. A. ashamed B. absent C. because D. instead
5. A. advantage B. laboratory C. bamboo D. courage
6. A. employment B. Japanese C. economical D. disagree
7. A. lemonade B. apartment C. mathematics D. understand
8. A. powerful B. acceptable C. passenger D. preference
9. A. electronic B. education C. deficiency D. possibility
10. A. industrial B. electrician C. manufacture D. accidental
PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentences.
1. The _____ of crops on the same land can prevent soil exhaustion.
A. making B. rotation C. plantation D. ploughing
2. Solar energy is considered one kind of _____ energy.
A. various B. alternative C. replacing D. changing
3. He got excellent grades in his examination _____ the fact that he had not worked particularly hard.
A. on account of B. because of C. in spite of D. although
4. Jane has _____ flu for 4 days.
A. gone down with B. come up with C. gone out with D. keep up with
5. My mother used to _____ research in this library when she was a student.
A. make B. do C. making D. doing
6. Customer: “I’d like to try those shoes on, please.” – Shop assistant: “_____”
A. Thank you B. Are they black C. Do you like them D. What size are you?
7. To get a passport, you must send in your birth _____ and two recent photos.
A. certificate B. license C. paper D. card
8. His sister suggested that _____ jeans and T-shirt when he went for the interview.
A. him not wear B. he didn’t wear C. he mustn’t wear D. he not wear
9. TV keeps us _____ of what is going on all over the world.
A. to inform B. inform C. informing D. informed
10. Study harder _____.
A. and you will pass the exam B. unless you will pass the exam
C. if you will pass the exam D. or you will pass the exam
11. He _____ on the bed, staring at the ceilings wondering what to do next.
A. laid B. lay C. lain D. lied
12. Here they sell oranges _____.
A. by dozens B. by a dozen C. by the dozen D. for dozens
13. There was nothing special about his clothes _____ from his flowery tie.
A. but B. except C. other D. apart
14. When the lights _____, we couldn’t see anything.
A. went out B. switched off C. put off D. extinguished
15. The smaller the room, _____ furniture it needs.
A. a little B. the little C. the fewer D. the less
16. _____ of the victims in the Tsunami remain missing.
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 A. Two third B. Two thirds C. Third twos D. Two of thirds
17. We should find some _____ measures to prevent drug-taking among teenagers.
A. expensive B. impressive C. effective D. attractive
18. Teacher: “That’s an excellent essay, Tom.” – Tom: “_____”
A. No, thanks, sir. B. You’re so kind. C. Yes, please. D. Thanks, sir.
19. The wheel, _____ has remained important for 4,000 years, is one of mankind’s first inventions.
A. how B. when C. which D. about
20. This book will show you _____ can be used in other contexts.
A. how you have observed B. that you have observed
C. how what you have observed D. how that you have observed
II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each sentences.
1. Leisure habits won’t change much in the (see) __________ future.
2. Going swimming every day can have very (benefit) __________effects.
3. You’d better drive. I’m too (experience) __________for such traffic.
4. She sat in terrible (comfort) __________ on the hard chair for over an hour.
5. Geneticists discovered the law of (inherit) __________ a long time ago.
6. These students (volunteer) __________spent their summer vacations helping the disadvantaged.
7. Unless something is done about (employ) __________, the outlook for the future is not good.
8. We all went to the party, with the (except) __________ of Steve.
9. (Wise) __________comes through experience.
10. When was the latest (edit) __________ of the dictionary published?
III. Fill each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle.
1. John often shows _____ at parties. That’s the only thing I don’t like _____ him.
2. Due _____ pollution and habitat destruction, many species of animals are dying _____.
3. _____your help, I couldn’t have dealt _____ the problem.
4. Much has been done to work _____ a good solution _____ traffic problems.
5. Howard’s teacher wasn’t satisfied _____ the work he had done, so she asked him to do it _____.
6. Dick: “has Edward got _____ touch _____ you lately?” – Mark: “Yes, sometimes.”
7. In Western countries workers often go _____ strike to fight _____ a pay rise and better working conditions
8. Turn the tap _____ or the tub will overflows _____ water.
9. They put all the blame _____ the driver _____ the accident.
10. The police came just _____ time to bring the riot _____ control.
IV. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
1. My children enjoy (allow) __________ (stay) __________ up late when there is something special on TV.
2. Hurry up. I’m afraid the conference (end) __________ by the time we (get) __________ there.
3. Jane, together with her parents, (just go) __________to London (see) __________ her grandmother.
4. We’d better (not try) __________ any more. It’s too late for anything (to) __________now.
5. I hoped he (be) __________at the meeting, but he (not come) __________.
6. Last night we (have) __________a party when the fire (break) __________ out.
7. We’ve lost the camera. If we (lock) __________ the car window, we (not get) into trouble.
8. (You/ever/have) __________ to wait so long? It is necessary that you (be) __________on time.
9. He (drive) __________for three hours but he (cover) __________only half of the way so far.
10. I’d like the room (tidy) __________ before I get home, boys. It (be) __________ in a terrible mess.
V. Identify the underlined part in each sentence that is not correct and then get it right.
0. The coal is the world’s most abundant fossil fuel. Answer: A  Coal
1. The town we visited was a four-days journey by bus from our hotel, so we took the train instead.
2. The consumption of soft drinks, specially coca cola, exceeds that of any other beverage.
3. In the past few years, this area has become heavily industrial.
4. Although he was very hard-working, but he got a very low score in the final examination.
5. The Department of Foreign Languages are located in the new building opposite the old one.
6. Of all mammals, dolphins are undoubtedly between the friendliest to humans.
7. The breakdown service where he had phoned five minutes before arrived right away.
8. After questioning for a while, he finally admitted having stolen the camera.
9. I find Jenny an extreme interesting person to be with.
10. We should have a medicine examination every six months.
PART THREE: READING
I. Read the passage below and chose the correct answer for each question.
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 Much of the great the progress the human race has made during the past four centuries has been brought about
by new inventions. The machines man has created do much of the hard work which he had to do previously. As a
result, people who live today have much easier lives with more time for recreation than people who lived several
hundred years ago.
We should think, therefore, that everybody would welcome a new invention and honor the inventor. Buy this has
not always been true. A Frenchman named Thimonnier invented a sewing machine in 1830. This machine made it
possible for one tailor to do the work of several; and it also made his work much easier. But instead of welcoming
the new invention, the tailors smashed the machine to pieces. They feared that it would throw many of them out of
work.
However, if an invention is a good one, in time it is practically always accepted. The sewing machine was
improved and found to be a good invention for tailors as well as for others. It caused ready-made clothes to become
much less expensive, so that more people could buy them. Then more tailors instead of fewer were needed.
1. This article as a whole is about _____.
A. the tailors of France B. the need for more recreation
C. the money inventors make D. inventions and their effects
2. The French tailors smashed the machine to pieces because _____.
A. they feared these machines would throw their clothes out of their workshop
B. they wanted to keep the traditional of making everything by hand
C. they feared these machines would take away their jobs
D. they would have to hire more workers to run the machines
3. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Everybody always welcomes a new invention. B. In time, good inventions are nearly always accepted by people.
C. The sewing machine proved to be a good thing. D. The sewing machine made clothes cheaper.
4. The word “smashed” in paragraph 2 is closest meaning to _____.
A. crashed B. broke C. threw D. divides
5. The effects of the invention of the sewing machine include all of these EXCEPT _____.
A. ready-made clothes became cheaper B. the tailor’s work became much easier
C. more tailors were needed D. more tailors were unemployed
II. Read the passage below and choose the correct word to complete each numbered blank.
Do you want to take part in the battle to save the world’s wildlife? Animal Watch is a book which will __(1)__
you in the fight for survival that __(2)__ many of our endangered animals and show how they struggle on the __(3)__
of extinction. As you enjoy the book’s 250 pages and over 150 color photographs, you will have the __(4)__ of
knowing that part of your purchase money is being used to help animals __(5)__. From the comfort of your armchair,
you will be able to observe the world’s animals close-up and explore their habitats. You will also discover the terrible
results of human __(6)__ for land, flesh and skins.
Animal Watch is packed with fascinating facts. Did you know that polar bear cover their black noses with their
paws so that they can hunt their __(7)__ in the snow without being seen, for example? Or that for each orang-utan
which is captured, one has to die.
This superb publication has so __(8)__ Britain’s leading wildlife charity that is has been chosen as Book of the
Year, a __(9)__ awarded to books which are considered to have made a major contribution to wildlife conservation.
You will find Animal Watch at a very low introductory price at all good bookshops, but hurry while __(10)__ last.
1. A. combine B. involve C. bring D. lead
2. A. meets B. opposes C. forces D. faces
3. A. verge B. start C. limit D. end
4. A. satisfaction B. enjoyment C. virtue D. value
5. A. preserve B. conserve C. revive D. survive
6. A. greed B. interest C. care D. concern
7. A. food B. prey C. animals D. meals
8. A. imposed B. persuaded C. impressed D. admired
9. A. symbol B. title C. trademark D. nickname
10. A. stores B. goods C. stocks D. funds
III. Read the following passage carefully and fill each numbered blank with ONE suitable word.
Is there really anything wrong with letting a very small child to watch television for a few hours a day? This is a
(1)________ that didn’t need to be asked forty or fifty years ago, when children’s television in the UK was limited
to not much (2) ________ than an hour a day. But now that daytime television has become a reality, and many
homes have satellite receivers (3) ________ channels purely for children, parents have to decide (4) ________ too
much television harms children or not. There are those (5) ________ who believe that children need conversation
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and interaction with real people in order to develop properly, (6) ________ watching television too much can be
bad for the child’s development. On the (7) ________ hand, the vast majority of parents feel that watching lively,
bright cartoon and puppet shows on television is fun for the child, and a little amusement can’t be (8) ________ a
bad thing. One thing is quite clear; (9) ________ able to place a baby in front of the television in the knowledge that
he or she will sit there quietly for a while gives parents a welcome break (10) ________ and then.
PART FOUR: WRITING
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that is similar to that of the original one.
1. Are they likely to pass the exam?
 Is there any ?
2. It’s only when you’re ill that you start to appreciate good health.
 It is not until
3. I’m always nervous when I take an exam.
 Taking
4. If I met the singer one day, I’d ask him to sign my copy of this disk.
 Were
5. You watch TV a lot. You know much about the world.
 The more
6. “I don’t think John will win the competition”, said Bill.
 Bill doubted
7. Though man is wise, he may make mistakes.
 However
8. My mother asked, “Will you have to get up early tomorrow morning?”
 My mother wanted to
9. It was her lack of confidence that surprised me.
 What I found
10. Many people think that all dogs evolved from wolves.
 All dogs
II. Rewrite each of the sentence below in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original one,
using the word given in the brackets. Do not change this word in any way.
1. They’re going to discuss our problem at the next meeting. (consideration)
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2. Cheques should only be accepted with proof of identity. (never)
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3. He didn’t explain why he had behaved so badly at the party. (reason)
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4. The number of people out of work has been going down. (decrease)
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5. I’ve lost interest in going to the same place all the time. (fed)
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III. Use the suggested sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. You can make some changes if
necessary.
1. She/wear/pair/dark glasses/so as/not/recognized.
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2. First/he/not eat/Italian spaghetti/but he/get used/it/now.
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3. Peter/deny/take/Janet’s calculator.
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4. This/be/place/accident/happen/last week.
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5. John/be determined/finish/essay/before midnight.
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Your impression when starting this new school year.