I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest (1m) 1 A about B around C sound D young 2 A laughed B learned C changed D arrived 3 A twice B flight C[.]
I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.(1m) A about B around C sound D young A laughed A twice A paddy A twice A typhoon A looked B learned C changed D arrived B flight C piece D mind B sand C travel D tribal B flight C miss D mind B room C food D flood B suggested C minded D decided PART 3: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR I Put the verb into the correct form (1.25ms) 13 By the time I got to Nick’s house, his party ( start) 14 My father usually (walk) to work but now he is driving his car 15 If you come with me, I (do) the shopping with you 16 If I were you, I (invite) Jack to the party 17 Maori (be) recognized as an official language of New Zealand since the Maori Language Act of 1987 II Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past perfect It _ (rain) all morning before the tornado _ (touch) down They _ (not know) where to shelter from the storm because nobody _ (tell) them By the time the firefighters _ (arrive), the fire _ (already destroy) over 50 hectares of pine forests III Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) (2ms) 18 If she him, she would be very happy A would meet B will meet C met D should meet 19 Radioactive pollution is increasing .the increased use of radioactivity A as B since C because of D because 20 What is the main .of visual pollution? - Because there are too many advertising billboards A effect B affect C result D cause 21 Water in the lake has made the fish die A pollution B pollute C polluted D polluting 22 Daisy some food in the kitchen at present She always .in the morning A cook/is cooking B cooks/are cooking C cooks/is cooking D is cooking/cooks 23 I for two hours, but she has not come yet A have waited B.has wited C has been waiting D waited 24 After an earthquake, many people and to hospital A.was injured/ taken B.injured/ took C.were injured/ taken D.injured/ taken 25 Last night volcano Maui and the large areas of land were affected A erupts B erupted C erupting D erupt PART 4: READING I Fill in the blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word (1.25 ms) in - official - students - population - therefore English is the (26) language of the Philippines English- medium education began in the Philippines in 1901 after the arrival of some 540 US teachers English was also chosen for newspapers and magazines, the media, and literary writing The latest results from a rent survey suggest that about 65 percent of the (27) of the Philippines has the ability to understand spoken and written English, with 48 percent stating that they can write standard English The economy is based on English, and successful workers and managers are fluent (28) English (29) , many schools know that their (30) must be fluent in English to be successful II Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions (1m) Australia is an island continent in the South Pacific The capital is Canberra, but the city with the biggest population is Sydney, which has nearly four million English is the first language of most people, but there are also many immigrants who speak other languages Canada is the second largest country in land side It stretches 3,223 square miles from east to west, and from the North Pole to the US border Both English and French are official languages Many French-speaking people live in the province of Quebec, where Montreal is the biggest city Canada has a cold winter, and many Canadian enjoy winter sports, such as skiing and ice skating Switzerland is a small country in central Europe Its neighbors are France in the west, Italy in the south, Austria in the east, and Germany in the north Sixty percent of the land in Switzerland is mountains Switzerland is famous for its banks, tourism, and skiing 31 What is the capital of Australia? A Sydney B Quebec C Canberra D Montreal 32 Is English the unique language spoken in Australia? A Yes, it is B Yes, there is C No, it isn’t D No, there isn’t 33 Which country is the neighbor of Canada? A Australia B America C Switzerland D France 34 Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE, according to the passages? A Canadian speak both English and French B Skiing is a popular sport in Switzerland C Canberra has the biggest population in Australia D Ice skating is enjoyed by many Canadian in winter I Change the following sentences into passive voice (0.5m) 35.Volunteers have given out food and blankets to homeless people - Food and blankets 36 Mr Smith will collect the tickets - The tickets People grow rice in many countries in the world -> Rice Graham Bell invented the telephone many years ago -> The telephone They have used this car for many years > This car _ Lan practices English every day -> English They will take the garbage out of the city -> The garbage _ Mary sent me this letter two days ago -> I _