(1-3) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
1. A. question B. deforestation C. inspiration D. collection
2. A. impressed B. laughed C. used D. used to
3. A. months B. mouths C. poets D. adults
(4-13) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence:
4. Baths use _________________water as showers, so I suggest taking showers.
A. as much B. too much C. double D. twice as much
5. The clown and his monkey _______________you saw at the circus yesterday were very
famous.
A. who B. that C. whom D. Both B and C are
correct
6. The city _________________I was born is beautiful
A. where B. which C. that D. of which
7. You have to study hard so as to pass the examination, _________________?
A. don’t you B. haven’t you C. must you D. do you
8. _________________he helped us, we wouldn’t finish our plan on time.
A. If B. Unless C. Since D. As
9. The examiner asked me ________________I could speak Chinese.
A. if B. whether C. where D. Both A and B are
correct
10. They were worried __________________their mother’s health.
A. for B. about C. with D. at
11. There's no point getting excited __________________it. We can't change things.
A. with B. about C. from D. between
12. Excuse me! I’m doing my homework. _________________turning down your radio a
bit?
A. Would you please B. Could you
C. Can you D. Would you mind
13. A: I’m sorry about that. B: ____________________.
A. You’re welcome B. It’s OK C. That’s right D. Of course
(14-21) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
Our oceans are becoming (14)_______polluted. Most of this pollution comes
(15)______the land, which (16)_____it comes from people. Firstly, there is raw sewage, which
is pumped directly into the sea. Many countries, (17)_______developed and developing, are
guilty of doing this. Secondly, ships drop about 6 million tons of garbage into the sea each
year. Thirdly, (18)______are oil spills from ships. A ship has an accident and oil leaks from the
vessel. This not only pollutes the water, but it (19)_______kills marine life. Next, there are
waste materials from factories. (20)_______proper regulations, factory owners let the waste
run directly into the rivers, which then leads to the sea. And (21)_______oil is washed from the
land. This can be the result of carelessness or a deliberate dumping of waste.
14. A. extremely B. extreme C. complete D. serious
15. A. for B. by C. from D. with
16. A. says B. means C. mean D. tell
17. A. between B. both C. consist D. with
18. A. there B. they C. you D. we
19. A. some B. the C. an D. also
20. A. With B. Therefore C. Without D. However
21. A. unfortunately B. finally C. luckily D. traditionally
(22-24) Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting:
22. This river is so polluted that we can’t swim in.
A B C D
23. Although she joined the company only a year ago, but she's already been promoted twice.
A B C D
24. Mr. Green has taught such many students that he can’t remember all of their names.
A B C D
(25-28) Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence:
25. 95% of passengers say they are __________________with the bad service.
(satisfy)
26. Most people are aware of the need to reduce energy _______________.
(consume)
27. The hotel is _____________________ located far from the airport.
(convenience)
28. I found his talk __________________ so I left the meeting early. (interest)
(29-32) Read the passage and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.
Write True or False in your answer sheet:
Nowadays, informatics is one of the compulsory subjects in many large schools in
our city. My school is among those that have just been equipped with a rather modern
computer system. This system consists of 30 machines linked to the Internet and run by
Windows XP. All the students in my school like doing this new object because it has helped us
very much in learning other ones, besides English. By using effective devices on the Internet
like Google, we can easily find necessary data in time to do a better job in our study.
T F
29. Informatics is one of the compulsory subjects in all schools in our city. ….
….
30. Informatics isn’t useful in our daily life.
…. ….
31. By using effective devices on the Internet like Google,
we can easily find necessary data. ….
….
32. It has helped us very much in learning English and other ones. ….
….
(33-36) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before
them:
33. Nam is the best student in my class.
Nobody else ___________________________________________________
34. Her uncle is proud of being a famous conservationist.
Her uncle takes _________________________________________________
35. Everybody likes her because she behaves very well.
Because of _____________________________________________________
36. Lan and Mai stopped going out with each other three years ago.
Lan hasn’t _____________________________________________________
THE END
. Would you mind
13 . A: I’m sorry about that. B: ____________________.
A. You’re welcome B. It’s OK C. That’s right D. Of course
(1 4-2 1) Choose the word. following passage:
Our oceans are becoming (14 )_______polluted. Most of this pollution comes
(15 )______the land, which (16 )_____it comes from people. Firstly,