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Modern methods…….training are so hard,and take up such a lot of time that you also run the risk of missing a lot of time at school ,and for Angela , tennis is not a reason ……….leaving sc

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-A WRITTEN TEST

Question 1 : Find the word which has the different pronunciation

1 a caught b aunt c pause d because

2 a flour b hour c tour d sour

3 a goose b second c bustle d sail

4 a bench b children c parachute d choose

5 a disco b Scot c science d scar

6 a dictation b repetition c station d question

7 a prepare b recently c remember d rrecognize

8 a student b stupid c study d studio

9 sugar b sea c saint d sit

10.a this b think c mother d the

Question 2 : Circle the best answer to complete each sentence

1 The students who are preparing to take their examinations have been studying in thelibrary every night …… early January

a since b until c before d for

2 I …… reading when he came last night

a were b am c have been d was

3 The …… growth rate of Vietnam reached 8.5% in 1994

a economy b economics c economic d economically

4 Would you please …… ?

a pass me the key b passing me the key c to pass the key

d have passed me the key

5 I don’t like the rug and ………

a neither doesn’t John b John likes it neither

c neither does John d John likes it either

6 She is going to finish her work ………

a is she ? b/ will she ? c doesn’t she ? d isn’t she?

7 In many ways, riding a bicycle is similar to ………

a the driving of a car b when you drive a car c driving a car

d when driving a car

8 I don’t know ………

a how much I have to pay b how much do I have to pay c how muchhave I to pay d how much I has to pay

9 ……….for a long time

a I didn’t see him b I don’t see him c I haven’t seenhim d I hadn’t seen him

10 She is fond of ………

a to read books b reading books

c having read books d have read books

Question3 ; Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form

1 “ The children look exhauted, what they ( do ) ……… ?”

2 “ You have missed the last train “ ” Never mind , I ( walk ) ……… ”

3 The new students hope ( include )………in many of the school’s socialactivities

4 My roommate’a hand writing is very bad, so he had me ( type )……… his paperfor him last night

5 At four o’clock on Tuesday afternoon, we ( fly ) ……… over Paris

6 I ( come )………… from Scotland , though I ( live )………… in London just now

7 When I got there , I could see that they ( not expect ) ……… me

8 What would you do If he ( resign )……… tomorrow?

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-9 The child’s arm was swollen because he ( sting ) ………by a bee

Question 4 : Supply one suitable preposition in each blank

1 ………… her father refused to allow her to go back ………work but …….the end

he agreed

2 I’m interested …… chess but I’m not very good ……it

3 ………my astonishment I was the only person …….the bar Everyone else hasgone …… the casino

4 I saw him standing ……the queue but I don’t know whether he got ……the bus ornot

Question 5 : Change these sentences into passive voice

1 They didn’t see you at the bus –stop

Question 6 : Combine the following sentences , using relative clause

1 A man sat down beside me He wanted to talk about his city ( WHO )

Question 7 : Re write the following sentences

1 Unless you start at once, you ‘ll be late

4 The garden is too small to play football in

The garden is not ………

5 When did you start working here?

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-Question 8 : Fill a suitable word in each blank

Clouds play an important ……in the earth’s weather.They bring the earth water

……….form of rain and snow ……….white clouds we see acroos a …………skyand the colourful clouds…… see at sunset are also …….of the beauty of nature

……… all clouds, ………., are beautiful, ……… clouds bring destruction andeven ………

Question 9 : Find any possible errors in these sentences, and correct them

1 I’m depending on you, so don’t make any mistake!

Question 1 : Find the word which has the different pronunciation

1 a time b shine c dine d thing

2 a defend b fit c fan d of

3 a prepare b recent c comfortable d recommend

4 a potatoes b lary c comfortable d silk

5 a live b kill c alive d silk

6 a heard b near c fear d dear

7 a a spoon b flood c food d soon

8 a show b power c low d snow

9 a mean b cheat c seat d bear

10.a looked b moved c achieved d learned

Question 2 : Put each verb in brackets into a suitable form

1 You ever ( be )……… to England? Yes , I ( go) ……… there 3 years ago

2 it is difficult to et used to ( eat )……… with chopsticks

3 I prefer ( drive )……… to ( be )……… driven

4 I ( study )………… English for three years but I never ( be )…… to England

5 The poor ( be paid ) attention to in our country now

6 Each of your three brothers ( be )…… very different from the others

Question3 : Use the correct form of the words in brackets

1 The old lady hid all her ( save )……… under the floor

2 The ( perform )……… she gave last night was marvellous

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-3 She has one of the biggest ( collect )……… in britain

4 “ Look after your mother “ were his ( die )………… words

5 I am sorry about my ( patient )………… but I hate being kept waiting

6 It was quiet ( necessary )………… to order so much food

7 They celebrate their ( depend )………… on 4th July

8 The gas from the chemical factory was exthemly ( harm )………

9 He was given a light sentence because of his ( young)………

10.I am tired of your ( child )……… behaviour When are you going to grow upQuestion 4 : Combine these following sentences ( Using the word in brackets )

1 The man is my uncle He is talking to our teacher ( who )

Question 5 : Find mistake in each sentence and correct them

1 There is a lot of students in the school yard

2 Not only h e was a liar, but he was also a cheater

3 I and my workers have been waiting for you

4 We have never watched the way how cats wash each other

5 Are you staying here/? Yes I ‘m

6 She has said good-bye to the mistakes of her youth

7 These pains and aches are bothering me a lot

8 Wine is made of grapes

9 Let you and I study English

10.Vegetable is cheap in this town

Question 6 : Make sentences with these sets of words

1 Usually/ 6.30/ today/ late/ up/ 7.30

2 Train/ often/ on time/ half an hour/ late/ today

3 These books/ write/17th century

4 We/go out/ soon/ had had dinner

5 Shakespeare/ Thirty seven plays/ books/ poems

6 If / had worked hard/ last year’s exams

7 Last summer / holidays / Samson

8 Arrive/ in a few hours / Ha noi

9 In my life/ have never been

10.She / doctor/ because/ got/ toothache

Question 7 : Fill each of the numbered blanks one suitable word

1 Much of our waste, especially waste…… factories, electric power stations, thechemical industry and heavy industry, is ………dangerous Fish die in the lakes,

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-rivers, ……….seas; forest trees die ………Much of this dangerous waste goes

… the air and is carried by the …… for great distancces

The earth is our home We must take care of it , for ………and for the nextgenerations This means keeping our environment clean The important of this task

is pointed…… by ecologists, the scientists………study the relation between livingthings and the environment However, each of …….must do everything possible tokeep the land air and water clean

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Question 1 : Circle the word that has a different sound in each group

1 a bread b read c team d heat

2 a lays b says c stays d plays

3 a started b looked barked worked

4 a toomb b home c comb d stone

5 a, fan b bad c talk d ccatch

6 a don’t b grow C hope D one

7 a hire b horror c heor d hair

8 general b gap c get d give

Question 2 : Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets and fiil in each blank

Some scientists ( believe) that too much sugar ( eat ) in sweets , cakes and biscuits

It ( say ) to be generally bad for health, although nothing ( definitely prove ) so far However, It ( know ) that sugar ( cause ) tooth decay Ass on e expert put it : “ If otherfoods ( damage ) our body as much as sugar ( damage ) our teeth, they would be bannedimmediately

Queston3; Give the correct form of the words given and fill in the blanks

1 Living conditions in the slums were very ( health )

2 This company ‘s ,,…… in clude radios and televisions ( produce )

3 The church was damaged in the war but it has now been ………( build)

4 Water is coming through the ceiling! What ‘s happening……….? ( stairs )

5 I…… don’t know how she puts up with him He’s so selfish( Honesty)

6 Be…….The train will be here soon ( patience)

7 Because he is so ………it’s difficult to discuss anything with him( pleasure)

8 They spent the whole evening …….to music ( listen )

Question 4 : Fill in each blank with a suitable word

People are always interested in the weather …… it affects their lives so …… At apersonal level, a shower of rain may determine wether we go …… a pinic or …….athome and read a book … Weather determines what sort of clothing we ……for the dayand what sort of food we will eat People in ancient times believed that weather wascotrolled by the gods Today, scientists called meteorologists make a detailed study ofweather and are able to …… weather conditions On the basis of scientific informatonthey are …….to predict weather conditions and so save money ad even lives

Question 5 : Complete each space with the words from the list

Could talk , don’t you talk don’t want feel Have to be should look to make.Would understand

Dear Unhappy

I think if you … to your neighbours about how unhappy you …….having to live such

a “ quiet life “ , they …….you, and wuold not mind your children being noisy once in awhile On the other hand, there…….some regulations in every block of flats……… life

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-easier for all Why ……….to your neighbours about your problem and if you then stillfind you …….to live there any longer you ……for a new flat

Question6 : There is a mistake in each of the following sentences Find and correct it

1 Jim is a doctor He works all day I have never seen anybody working as hardly asJim

2 Children should not be allowed to watch the lately film on T.V when they have toget up early for school

3 The tennis star played badly that people thought he had been paid to lose

4 I don’t know why is she absent

5 I hadn’t driven a car sincce I had an accident two years ago

6 London is famous of its theaters

7 Every tourist visit Loch Ness is told about monster, which is known as Nessie

8 She often has bread and buttter with breakfast

Question 7 : Fill the correct preposition

Angela is very good …… Playing tennis She often dreams ……becoming aprofessional tennis player one day, but she knows that the chance……making a living as

a professional player is very small, indeed Eventhough angela is only interested

…… playing tennis all day long, she knows that it is not a pleasant way …….living ifyou have to invest all your time … practicing Modern methods…….training are so hard,and take up such a lot of time that you also run the risk of missing a lot of time at school ,and for Angela , tennis is not a reason ……….leaving school before she has taken herexams

Question 9 : Use the following words and phrases to write complete sentences

1, Ken/ not / the only policeman / who / have to work/ night

Question1 : Circle the word with different pronunciation in the underlined part

1 a treat b heat c swear d beat

2 a show b low c grown d power

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-3 a Christmas b anchor c chemistry d child

4 a deliver b different c diagram d disease

5 a cook b look c floor d shook

6 a astronaut b spaceman c flat d happy

7 a award b attract c animal d grandma

8 a art b card c carry d yard

Question2 : Choose the correct word or phrase to finish each sentences

1 Machines make man’s work ……

a less easy b more easy c easier d more difficult

2 …… Russian do you know?

a How far b How much c How little d How many

3 Now those trees all fell down ….into the water

a each other b one another c one after another d a lot

4 Last year I was …….to win a lottery ticket

a too lucky b luckier c lucky enough d less lucky

5 I don’t know how many of …… books among these are his

a your b the c his d such a

6 He bought …….books and then left

a much more b a few c any d a little

7 What time did you arrive at the match? Little ……than usual

a more b less c late d later

8 It rained …… thrre days without stopping

a during b since c for d while

Question3 : give the correct form of the verbs to complete the sentences

1 We just ( move) to a new house but we ( be ) dissatisfied with it

2 When I ( meet ) him two weeks ago, he ( return) form the south of France

3 While the two thieves ( dicuss ) , someone ( steal ) their car

4 He ( thank ) me for what I (do ) for him

5 She ( expect ) ( arrive ) in a few days

6 He ( learn ) since 7 a m It ‘s the time he ( stop ) ( have ) a rest

7 Jane ( not know ) they ( change ) the plan She ( not tell ) by anybody

Question4 ; Use the correct form of the words in brackets

1 I can’t help admiring him for his ( kind ) …… and ( honest)

2 I’m sure ahe hadn’t expexted us to come She ( willing ) opened the door

3 We are tired of your ( complain) …

4 David Neel visited ( distance ) ……(Mystery )………areas of the world

5 Which ( Europe ) countries are among the world’s ( large)… ?

Question5 : Fill one suitable word in each blank to complete the poassage

The Elephant

The elephant is the …… animal in the world with a trunk It use its trunk in many

…….It pulls ……on trees with its trunk and then put them into its mouth It can even useits trunk to pullup trees when it wants to make a path through the …… It also uses itstrunk to get water The trunk can hold a lot of water , as an elephant is angry, its tuskscan be very ,…… The tusks of an elephant … really its front teeth, People ……a lot ofmoney for the ivocy of an elephant’s tusks

Question6 : Fill one suitable preposition in each blank to complete the sentences

1 There is a lake ….the middle of thr island

2 This reduces the noise … minimum

3 The treaty was signed …… january 3,1928

4 What …….taking the day ……and spending it ……the seaside?

5 Some animals depend … the sea ……their food

Question 7 : Find and correct the mistakes in the following passage There are 8 mistakes

in all

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-In june 1835, John Batman , after sailed a few miles up the Yarra River, stepped a shorewhere busy Flinder street now run : this will be the place for a village” he wrote in hiadiary The spot is making to day by a plaque in the foot path outsides the old customhouse

Why did Batman chose that place ? Why did the village grow so quick? If you hadbee in Batman ‘s Shore, how would you make your decision?

Question 8 : Rewite the following sentences, keeping their meanings unchanged

1 Linda’s career as a lelevision presenter began five years ago

1 Thank/ much / your letter

2 I / be sorry/ I / not be able/ write/ two weeks

3 But / I/ have /do ? lot/ homework/ actually

4 My exam/ be/ four we

5 I want/ show/ everything/ city

6 Hope/ see / again/ soon eks / I/ not speak/ French/ well/ yet

7 I/ be glad/ you want/ come/ Paris

8 You/ be able/ come/ soon?

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-1 You weren’t seen at the bus stop

2 How was your leg broken?

3 The bell was heard to ring

4 I used to be called John

5 she is considered to be the best singer/ It is considered that she is the best singer

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Question1: Find the word having the underlined part pronounced differently from the

others

1 a birthday b thirteenth c thing d that

2 a calendar b parents c pretty d depend

3 a finish b invite c sometimes d nice

4 a telephone b post office c directory d moment

5 a worried b tomorrow c sorry d ordinal

Question2: Put the verbs in brackets into correct forms

My friends, Paul and Ellend just (return)……… from their holiday in Europe Before they (leave)………… New York, I (give)……… them my brother’s address inSwitzeland in the hope that they (visit) him and his family When I (go) ………… to seethem last Tuesday night , they (tell) me how much they (enjoy)……… travellingaround Europe and that We soon (look)……… at the colour photos they (take)……… They also gave me greetings from my mother and said that it (be) ……… a greatpleasure for them to meet my relatives

Question 3: Give the correct form of the words in brackets

1 If you do not see the doctor, your condition will only get …………(bad)

2 With hard work you can turn your dream into………… (real)

3 Students have to …… three poems by Friday (memory)

4 I don’t think girls who smoke are at all ……….(attract)

5 He has cansed his parents a ot of ……….(happy)

Question4 : Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions

1 He was not short, he wasn’t tall He was……… average height

2 “ share these sweets………yourselves, said the mother……her two children

3 Yes, Rob is here…….holiday, not…… business

4 Tom didn,t want to lend us the money ………first but …….the end he agreed

5 They will arrive …… Tokyo……….Wednesday

6 One person I always laugh …….when I see him on TV is Dave Allen

Question5 : Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word

It is usually very hard to become familiar …… the culture of a foreign country

If you live a long …… in that country , you will find out how little use …… theyconcentrate on differencs between your own culture and …… of the foreign country

A lot of information they contain is…… correct It is even difficult for us to

……….aware of the culture of your own country A recent survey showed that British

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-……… did not know what was really typical of their country ! …… listedstereotypes when they were asked to descibe the things they ……… were typical ofBritain

Question6 : Write the second sentence so that it means the same as the first

1 You spend more money than I did

4 William, the policeman, lived next door

The policeman, Whose………

5 He bought his car for 5 years

Question8: Underline one mistake in each line and write the correct one on the right

That I enjoy most on TV is the news You can see actual events like they occur Youcan see famous people being interviewing and giving them opinions on the world events

I enjoy read daily newspapers as well There are not only plenty of news, but interstingstoryabout ordinary people as well Life would be bored without all the entertainment andinformations you get on newspapers and on TV

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Question1 : Find the words which is stressed differently from the others

1 a pretty b distance c finish d invite

2 a amazing b apartment c compliment d delicious

3 a calendar b delightful c moment d dishwasher

4 a order b receive c complaint d enjoy

5 a expensive b favourite c chemistry d uniform

Question2 ; Put the verbs in brackets into correct forms

1 The door to this room ( shut )………… since Monday

2 Why don’t you try ( open )………… the tin with a coin?

3 After we ( sit )……… down, Fuling offered us food and drinks

4 Terance and Alice ( water )……… the plants when they suddenly heard an alarm(go )………… off

5 I hope he ( finish),……… before we ( get )………… back

6 We (take)……… an umbrella because it ( look)……… as if it was going to rain

7 I he hadn’t been so quick, the little girl (be killed)…………

Question3 : Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the text

Question4 : Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it

1 Come from a poor family made me work even harder

Question 5 : Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable preposition

Last year I went to about twenty different countries I went to Japan…… th firsttime Yhe first time I came …… England was in 1985 We had rather a difficult journeythis time Our plane arrived ……… Manchester …… 2.00 p.m , but our luggage onlygot ………… Manchester three hours later The car ……the airport broke down, so wearrived……… Manchester itself several hours late Thenext day we left …… London,and arrived…… Heathrow Airport…….any problem , luckily

Question 6 : Fill in each blank with a suitable word

…… all people have a fear of examinations Examination, ………, are a part ofour lives and all schools in Singapore have ………

Some examinations are set and marked by the school’s own …….Others, like the “o” levels, are set by special examination boards

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Examinations were first held…… China about three thousand years …….Scholarshad ……memorize long passages taken from several books Those who did well in theexamination were allowed to enter the government service

Nowadays, the main purpose of examinations…… To test how well a personunderstand the subject which have been taught, …… Are olso used find …… wellstudents perform under pressure

Question 7 : Write the second sentence so that it means the same as the first

1 Because of his hard work, he made a success of his business

He worked………

2 Are you sorry you don’t speak more languages?

Do you ever wish………

3 I found the film rather boring

10.She dances beautifully and sings sweetly,too

She not only………

Question8 : Make all the changes and additions necessary to produre, from the followingsets of words and phrases, sentences which together make a complete ,letter

Dear Mr Markham,

1 Thank you / much/ letter of 14th march

2 Naturally/ I be delighted/ very excited/ prospect/ ho;liday/ Britain

3 I like/ take/ holiday/ 15th June/ 5th July

4 I believe / it be time/ Wimbledon tennis championships

5 I would be grateful/ you/ arrange/ me/ see some of the matches

6 There/ be no football/ but perhaps/ I/ spend/ day at the races/ Ascot,too

7 places I like/ visit/ be university towns of Oxford/ Cambridge

8 also like/ see all the well- known London sights

9 If possible/ really love/ visit/ old English village

10.be grateful/ you and your company / give / this opportunity of a lifetime

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Question1 : Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounceddifferently from the rest

1 a grew b threw c knew d flew

2 a message b carriage c voyage d teenage

3 a butter b sugar c put d push

4 a house b honest c horn d hight

5 a rose b advise c mouse d house

Question2 : Choose the correct word or phrase to finish each of the following sentences

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-1 She made …………mistakes on her last exams

a a little b little c few d none

2 His father is a very good friend of …………

a them b theirs c their d themselves

3 ……….it is getting dark, we will not wait for him any longer

a unless b while c since d although

4 I bought three books Here are two, but where is ……… One?

a other b the other c another d the others

5 To come across means to………

a meet by chance b come between c find

d arrive

6 After two years’ hard work, she……….in finding a job

a managed b succeeded c was able d achieved

7 It is one of the most ………… people I have ever met He never says anythinginteresting

a bore b bores c bored d boring

8 I have got two sisters, ……… of whom is married

a both b all c neither d none

9 She had her hair …………yesterday

a done b make c do d made

10.This is the company …………advertisement you watched on TV yesterday

a whose b of which c which d for which

Question 4 ; Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets

Bob Smith ( be )……… born in 1953 in Dublin Although he was an intelligentstudent, he left school with few qualifications He had a variety of jobs in England, Spainand Canada before eventually ( become ) ……… a successful pop star However, he ( be) ……….now best known for the work he (do) …… to help starving people in Ethiopia

He ( shock ) ………… by television reports of people (die )……… of hunger there in

1984 He therefore decided that he (persuade )……….famous British pop stars( make ) a record together and ( use )……… the profits from it ( send )……to the poorQuestion5 : Use the correct form of the words in brackets

People collect a large (vary)……… of objects : stamps, postcards, dolls Somepeople collect things connected with (history )……… events or with ( fame )

……… people But one of the strangest ( collect)……… is that ofeggcups Kevin Mulphy of Bradford in Yorkshire has 10,000 of them Not ( surprise )

………… , his favourite eggcup is the one of the shape of a ( type )………hireman His hoppy began several years ago when he saw a few eggcups he liked on( sell)……… at a localshop, he started collecting them ( Other )………… likeKevin’s eggcups, too “ I have just bought a ( replace ) …………for one of my favourites,which ( mystery)……….disappeared last week”, he said

Question 5 : Fill in each blank with one suitable word

National holidays in every country are …… With political event, with economicdevelopments and national and local traditions Our …………important holiday is theanniversary of the proclamations Of independence ………is celebrated on thesecond of September The center of the festival is Ba ding square , Hanoi , the very heart

of our country Badinh square is the …………place for military parade is usually ………

by the physical cultural parade The bands play Models of modern rockets ………carried past HoChi Minh Mausoleum At the ……… Of the physical and ………parades, the square is flooded ……… endless columns of marchers

Question6 : Fill one preposition in each blank to complete the following passage

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Rindyard Kipling , one …….English famous writers, was born…… Bombay,India, in 1869 Kipling spent his childhood in India …… six he was sent ……Englandand eduacated in a school He went …….to India in 1883 Then he became keen

………….writing and worked …….a newspaper reporter When he was …… one, he published his first book Then he brought …….a small collection of short stories,which were interesting and full …… splendid descrition

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1 United States lies in Northern American

Question 8 : Rewrite the following sentences , using the words given

1 Nam is sorry now that he did not accept the job

Nam wishes that………

2 I was busy I could not go to the meeting

5 Mark was too young to see horror film

Mark was not ………

6 That factory is producing more and more pollution

More and more ………

7 I did not realise he was your brother untill I saw the photograph

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-2 I/ take/ exam/ three/ day/ ago

3 I / miss/ new/ friends/ make/ here

4 We/ farewell/ class/party/ last/ night

5 I / feel/ lonely/ after/ you/ go

6 Everyone/ look/ happy/ because/ finish/ course

7 If / pass/ get/ certificate

8 I / stop/ now/ see/ next week

9 I/ happy/ see/you/ again/ hope/ yourself/too

10.And/ I / able/ find/ job

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Question1; Choose the word in each group that has underlined part pronounceddifferently from the rest

1 a finished b talented c watched d looked

2 a create b creator c creature d creation

3 a skill b standard c specific d sure

4 a church b choose c chemistry d change

5 a strips b sparks c tests d papers

Question 2: Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets

My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left the university I had just started (teach)………… in a Liverpool secondary school One morning my alarm clock (not ring)……… as I (forget)……… (wind)………… it up I quickly

shaved, washed, dressed, jumped into my car and (drive)……….to school When I

arrived, the students (already be)……… in class I did not go to the staff room, but wentstraight into the class After three or four minutes, the students began laughing and I could not know why Suddenly, I (look)………… down, I understood I (put)…………

on one black shoe and one brown shoe

Question3: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to finish the sentences

1 On hearing the news, all people in the office looked at one another (fear)

………

2 All my efforts ended in (fail)………

3 A lot of heroes and (hero)……… appeared during the struggle for national (depend)………… and (free)………

4 The bank‘s actions attracted widespread (critic)…………

5 There is no easy ( solve )……… to this problem

6 The painting I saw yesterday is ( doubt )……… genuine

7 Our film is no longer ( compete )……… in world markets

8 Don’t worry I'll try to finish this work (succeed)…………

9 Preserving natural resources is of great (important)………

10 That restaurant often attracts a lot of customers because of its (special)

………

Question4; Fill in each blank with one suitable word

London, the capital of Great Britain, is ……… on the Thames river It is the largest city with a ……….of 8 million It is …………into four parts: the

City,Wesminster, the West End and the East ………… The West End………the best and most expensive houses……….parks is the place………….rich people live

……….poor live in the East End where …….are nether parks …… fine houses

Question5: Replace the underlined words by a word or group of words which have the same meaning

1 Please make clear to me what you plan to do………

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-2 It is not polite to make fun of people’s mistakes…………

3 After he had gained weight, he could no longer wear those jeans………

4 No matter where he goes, I always go with him…………

5 Remember to turn off the light before going to bed………

6 Please, look at this book carefully………

7 A bomb blew up with a loud noise………

8 Would you like to take part in the games…?

9 We love our flat because we have such friendly people living next door………

10 The scientist performed an interesting test to prove something today……….Question6: Rewrite the following sentences using the words given

1 “ Whatever you see in the cupboard, don’t touch it!” they said

Question 6: Write completed sentences, using the words given

1 If / he / not/ drive/ fast/ able/ avoid/ that/ terrible/ accident

2 The / man/ stand/ in front of/ my/ uncle/ is/ shopkeeper

3 Having/ do/ homework/ the children/ start/ play football

4 Jack/ put down / the living room carpet/ moment/ as/ tonight/ he/ warming party

5 Never/ her life/she/ ask/make/speech/in public

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Question1; Choose the word in each group that has underlined part pronounced

differently from the rest

6 a finished b talented c watched d looked

7 a create b creator c creature d creation

8 a skill b standard c specific d sure

9 a church b choose c chemistry d change

10.a strips b sparks c tests d papers

Question 2: Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets

My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left the university I had just started (teach) to teach………… in a Liverpool secondary school One morning my alarm clock (not ring) didn’t ring……… as I (forget)had forgotten……… (wind)

to wind………… it up I quickly shaved, washed, dressed, jumped into my car and

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-(drive) drove……….to school When I arrived, the students (already be)had

been……… in class I did not go to the staff room, but went straight into the class Afterthree or four minutes, the students began laughing and I could not know why Suddenly, I(look) looked ………… down, I understood I (put) had put ………… on one black shoe and one brown shoe

Question3: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to finish the sentences

11 On hearing the news, all people in the office looked at one another (fear)

……… feared

12 All my efforts ended in (fail)……….failure

13 A lot of heroes and (hero) heroness……… appeared during the

struggle for national (depend) independence………… and (free)……… freedom

14 The bank's actions attracted widespread (critic)…………criticism

15 There is no easy ( solve ) solution……… to this problem

16 The painting I saw yesterday is ( doubt ) undoubtedly……… genuine

17 Our film is no longer ( compete ) competitive……… in world markets

18 Don’t worry I'll try to finish this work (succeed) successfully…………

19 Preserving natural resources is of great (important) importance………

20 That restaurant often attracts a lot of customers because of its (special) speciality………

Question4; Fill in each blank with one suitable word

London, the capital of Great Britain, is (located)……… on the Thames river

It is the largest city with a (population)……….of 8 million It is ( devided)…………into four parts: the City,Wesminster, the West End and the East (End)………… The West End ( with )………the best and most expensive houses ( and )……….parks is the place ( where )………….rich people live ( The )……….poor live in the East End where (there) …….are nether parks ( nor )…… fine houses

Question5: Replace the underlined words by a word or group of words which have the same meaning

11 Please make clear to me what you plan to do……… explain

12 It is not polite to make fun of people’s mistakes………….laugh at

13 After he had gained weight, he could no longer wear those jeans……(had put on weigh)

14 No matter where he goes, I always go with him………… ( whenever)

15 Remember to turn off the light before going to bed……… ( Don’t forget)

16 Please, look at this book carefully………(examine)

17 A bomb blew up with a loud noise……….( explose)

18 Would you like to take part in the games? ( participate)

19 We love our flat because we have such friendly people living next

door………

( neighbors)

20 The scientist performed an interesting test to prove something today……….( experiment)

Question6: Rewrite the following sentences using the words given

11.“ Whatever you see in the cupboard, don’t touch it!” they said

They warned me not to touch whatever I saw in the cupboard

12.Though he drives carefully, there is still a danger of accident

However carefully he drives, there is still a dnager of accident

13.We should do something about it now

It is time we did something about it now

14.Sarah can swim father than I can

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-I cannot swim as far as Sarah

15.He could not go to school because of his illness

As he was ill he couldn’r go to school

16.When I heard the telephone ring, I answered it immediately

On hearing the telephone ring, I answered it immediately

17.They believed that thirteen was an lucky number

Thirteen was believed to be an unlucky number

18.It hasn’t rained for 2 months

It is 2 months since it rained

19.Although she was ill, she turned up

Despite being ill, she turned up

20.I can’t visit you, as I have no time

If I have no time, I will visit you

Question 6: Write completed sentences, using the words given

1 If / he / not/ drive/ fast/ able/ avoid/ that/ terrible/ accident

If he had not driven so fast, he could have been able to avoid that terrible accident

2 The / man/ stand/ in front of/ my/ uncle/ is/ shopkeeper

The man standing in frond of my uncle is the shopkeeper

3 Having/ do/ homework/ the children/ start/ play football

Having done their homework, the children started to play fooball

4 Jack/ put down / the living room carpet/ moment/ as/ tonight/ he/ warming partyJack is putting down the living room carpet at the moment as tonigh he has a warming party

5 Never/ her life/she/ ask/make/speech/in public

Never in her life has she asked to make a speech in public

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1 a amazed b decade c average d arrange

2 a surprising b section c story d sure

3 a treat b appearance c release d steal

4 a low b brown c grow d throw

Question 2 : Find one suitable preposition in each blank in the following passage

Millions of people …… the world have never seen snow Others see more ……itthan they want to

Each tiny piece of snow is called snowflake, and each flake has six sides or six points.Billions of snowflakes fall every winter, and the amazing fact is that each one is different

A snowflake is ………individual as someone’s handwriting or fingerprint

A snowflake forms inside a winter storm cloud when a very small piece of dust istrapped …… a tiny drop of water This happens in the atmosphere10 kilometres ………the earth Te water freezes around the dust, and as this flake is blown…… the wind, itcollects more drops of water These drops freeze too, and the snowflake becomes heavyenough to fall………the earth As it falls, it passed through areas where temperature andhuminity vary It collects more and more drops of water, and the shape continuallychanges Some drops fall off and start to form new snowflakes Since no two flakesfollow exactly the same path ………the ground, no two flakes are exactly alike .However, they are all six- sided So far, noone undestands why this is so

Question3 : Fillone suitable word in each blank to finish the passage

It happened three years ago …… I was staying at my sister”s house She and herhusband went on ………and I looked after the house for them One night I …….a lot ofnoise outsideand I went …….to see what was wrong The house next door was………fire Smoke and flamescame out of the upstairs windows A woman shouted, “help, help.Tommy’s inside” Without thinking, I ran into the house, but it was no good Everthingwas burning and it was terriblly hot Then, while I was standing there, something hitme……….the back of my head The next thing that I remember I was… on the grass infront of the house The fire brigade pulled me out of the house The woman was there and

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-said, “ It’ s all right, Tommy’s safe” “ Then I realized that she was holding a cat I risked

my ………for a cat

Question4 : Use the correct form of the words given to complete the passge

1 In Britain, with your parents’(permit) You can gat married at the age of 16

2 According to a survey, young and inexperienced drivers are the ( likely) to have anaccident

3 I’m really happy as all of my new neighbours are very ( friend)

4 It’s our ( please ) to have you here with us today

5 Because I couldn’t sleep all night yesterday, now I feel really ( sleep)

6 Reading books can widen your ( know ) of this wonderful world

7 It’s very ( danger) to drive 100kph without wearing the safe belt

8 My 15th birthday last month was a(n) ( forget) event in my life

Question5 : Rewrite the following sentences with the words given

1 Please don’t say things like that

Question6 : Correct the mistakes in the following sentences

1 Paris is the most beautiful city I have been in

2 He enjoys to walk in the rain

3 He spoke too quickly that I couldn’t understand what he said

4 Could you buy me two loafs of bread, please

5 Despite of the heavy rain, Jean still went to her close friend’s birthday party

6 Howeverdifficult is this exercise, I will manage to do it by myself

7 The park keeper told us not to walk on the grass or we would be fined

8 John used to smoking cigarettes when he was a young man

Question7: Circle the correct answer to complete the passage

When man first learned how to make a fire, he began to use fuel for the first time Thefirst fuel he used was probably wood As time ………, man eventually discovered thatsubstances such as coal and oil…………

Coal …… very widely as a source of energy untill the last century, With the coming

of the industrial revolution, I was soon realized that production………If coal wasused instead of wood Nowadays, many of huge factories and electricity generatingstations……….to function if there was no coal In the last twenty or thirty years,however, thr use of coal………As a result, there have been changes in the coal industry

It is believed that more people …… coal if oil and gas not so readily available There ismore than enough coal in the world for man’s needs for the next two hundred years if ourusse of coal …………Unfortunately, however, about half of the world’s coal may never

be used Mining much of it would be very expensive even if it was possible to use newequipment

1 a passes b used to pass c would pass d passed

2 a are burning b would burn c have burn d were burn

3 a not used b did not use c not using d was not used

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-4 a doubles b has doubled c will double d would double

5 a were unable b would be unable c will be unable d are unable

6 a has declined b will decline c declines d would decline

7 a would use b used c, use d will use

8 a did not increase b would not increase c does not increase d may not increaseQuestion8 : Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets

After ( take off )……… from Fort lauderdale, the plane head east They ( fly )

………… about 160 kilometers east before the pilots ( check ),………… their instruments and turned north A shor time later, however, one of the pilots radioed,

“Everthing ( be )……… wrong, even the ocean ( not look )……… as it should We( lose )…… our way” After ( send)……… this massage, he was silent It ( be )……….the last time anyone ever heard from him A flying boat also disappeared shortly aftersetting off to search for the missing planes

Question 9 : Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce complete sentencesfrom the following sets of words and phrases

1 Fiona / walking / so slowly / as if / she / very tired/

2 Thank you / catalogue / which / you/ mail / us / January5th/

3 Today / it / cold/ ever /

4 If they / to keep fit / must / take plenty/ exercises / they ?

5 Either / John / Bill / going / beach / today

6 She / live / here/ eversince/ she / marry /

7 I / no intention/ come / this terrible place / again

8 I / pay / cheque / because / no crash / me / at that time

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Question 1: Choose the word In each group that has the underlined part pronounced

differently from the rest

Question 2: Circle the correct answers to complete the sentences

1 I should be very …… if you would accept the invitation to the party

a thanking b honorable c pleased d pleasing

2 please don’t ……….to put stamps on the letters I gave you to post

3 Her mother asked her to …… the table for the evening meal

4 “You will not find kangaroos anywhere else on ……….” Said the Australian

5 “Will you … me your pen for my examination this afternoon? “

6 The picture was sold for a great …… of money

7 No one was able to explain the …………of the old custom

a beginning b origin c starting point d reason

8 it is very difficult to …………a secret from my family

Question3: Use the correct form of the words given to finish the sentences

1 Alison’s ( shy) ………made it hard to speak in public

2 He cycled ( care ) and had an accident

3 Could you (straight)…… the picture over the sofa?

4 You can trust him because he is very (rely)………

5 Saucepans are sold in the ( house ) ……….goods department

6 He was very ( pride) …… of the work he had done

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-7 During his ( child) ……., his family lived in Cornwall

8 His examination results were so unsatisfactory that it seemed ( point ) for him tocontinue studying

Question 4: Choose the correct word from the list below to fill in each blank

Food …… an important part in the development of nations In countries where food

is … people have to spend most of their time getting enough to eat This usuallyslows down progress, because men have little time to ……to science, industry,government, and art In nations where food is plentiful and easy to get, men havemore time to spend in activities that…… to progress, human betterment, andenjoyment of leisure The problem of been fought for the ……… of rich food-producing lands But it is no longer ……….to go to war for food Nations arebeginning to put scientific knowledge to work for a …… To their food problems.They work together in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO) to help hungry nations produce more food

Question5: Fill one suitable preposition in each blank in the following sentences

1 We both share a love …….music

2 I’ve been waiting …… an hour

3 I’m looking for a book …….animals

4 When does the train … London leave?

5 I can’t see because the lights are …

6 The bill must be paid ……Monday

7 I opened the can …… A can-opener

8 Now, I think all our problems are ……

Question6: Fill in each blank with a, an, the or no

1 A: What happened to your bicycle? ……… front wheel is bent

B: I ran into…… parked car when I swerved to avoid ……… big pothole in thestreet

A: Did you damage …….car?

B: A little

A: Why did you do?

B: I felt …… note for ………owner of ………….car

A: What did you write on ………note?

B: My name and my address I also wrote …… apology

2 Our children enjoyed going to the beach yesterday When they drug in ……sand, they found various kinds of …… animals Susie found ……crab, and sodid Johnny …………crab Johnny found pinched him, which made him cry.But he had …… good time at …….beach anyway

3 Alex, would you please answer …….phone?

Question7: Use the correct form of the verbs to finish the following passage

Dear Anne

I (receive) your letter about two weeks ago and (try) to find time to write you back eversince I (be) very busy lately I have my test next week In addition, a friend (stay) with

me since last Thursday She wanted to see the city, so we (spend) a lot time visiting some

of the interesting places here We (be) to the zoo, the art museum, and the botanicalgardens Yesterday we (go) to the park and (watch) a balloon race

Right now it (be) 1.00 a.m and I (visit) at my desk I (sit) here five hours doing mystudying My friend’s plane (leave) at 6.05, so I (decide) not to go to beb That’s why I

am writing to you at such an early hour in the day I ( get ) a little sleepy, but I wouldrather stay up I ( take ) a nap after I ( get ) back from taking her to the airport

How are you getting along? How about your class ? Please write soon

Question 8 : Rewrite the following sentences with the words given