TETS-42 I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differrently from the others. 1.A. my B. sky C. fry D. sixty 2.A. habit B. hour C. honest D. honor 3.A. meaning B. bead C. steamer D. deaf 4.A. lunar B. mark C. arrange D. sugar 5.A. comment B. equipment C. improvement D. development 6.A. proud B. should C. sound D. count 7. A. looked B. watched C. carried D. stopped 8. A. unite B. underline C. university D. uniform 9. A. danger B. angry C. language D. passage 10. A. character B. children C. teacher D. change II. Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition 1. We are waiting _____________ the bus stop. 2. I’ll wait ______________ you are ready. 3. They came to visit me______________my birthday. 4. We arranged to meet you ______________seven______________the morning 5. Susan can come and see you______________lunch time. 6. The conference is ______________July. 7. Did you have a good time ______________Christmas? 8. Could I help you ______________ your bag? 9. I’m looking forward ____________ seeing you in June. 10. In the competition, everyone fell ______________ the deep and dangerous water. 11. They have a meeting ___________ 6.30 and 9.30. 12. My mother often picks me ___________ from the school. 13. I’m going to invite my friends to come over ___________ dinner tonight. 14. Next summer, my family will have a vacation __________ Thailand and stay there ________ one week. III. There is one error in each sentence. Find and correct it. 1. Peter studied very hardly but his result in the last semester was not good. 2. Peter’s teacher asked his mother pay more attention to his study at home. 3. She buys him an alarm clock last week. 4. I’m going to being home late tonight. 5. The bookself is opposite to the picture. 6. There are some milk in the fridge. 7. These colour televisions are too expensive for we to buy at this time. 8. I don’t know what is he doing at the moment. 9. The shopkeeper asked the boys don’t lean their bikes against his window. 10. Let’s stop to work for a while. I’m getting tired. 11. The armchair is in the living room, among the TV and the sofa. 12. Mr Nam used to travel a lot but now he didn’t. IV. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech, beginning as shown. 1. He is too young to go to school. He is not……………………………………………………………. 2. Her hair is long, straight and black. She has……………………………………………………………… 3. He’d rather play soccer than tennis. He prefers…………………………………………………………… 4. We have quite different characters. Our characters……………………………………………………… 5. The water is so dirty that he can’t bathe his eyes. The water is not……………………………………………………… 6. I gave up smoking ten years ago. I used………………………………………………………………… 7. John used to go on bare foot when he was a little boy. John often went………………………………………………………. 8. He doesn’t play tennis as well as he used to. He used………………………………………………………………. 9. I walked to school in 20 minutes It took………………………………………………………………… 10. When I was a child, I was afraid of ghost. I used…………………………………………………………………. 11. It took him an hour to solve that exercise He solved…………………………………………………………… 12. Kate took two aspirins and then she felt a lot better. After taking…………………………………………………………… V. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1. I’ll lend you the book when I’ve finished (read) it. 2. Do you ever go (swim) in the sea? 3. They suggested (have) dinner in a Indian restaurant. 4. Would you like (go) out for a drink with me? 5. Would you mind (close) the window? 6. I nearly missed (catch) the bus. 7. Lan wants (become) a teacher 8. I normally try to avoid (borrow) money. 9. Robert gave up (play) football years ago. 10. I didn’t feel like (go) out last night, so I stayed at home VI. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. I’ll make (arrange) for you to meet him at the airport. 2. Tuan (invitation) his friends to his house on Christmas Day 3. My (assist) will call you later. 4. What led to the (invent) of the telephone? 5. Mr. Pike runs his business very (success). His friends admire him. 6. My brother bought a new (fish) rod yesterday. 7. Their children have quite (difference) characters. 8. “Ao dai” is a (tradition) dress of Vietnam 9. My car has given me excellent (serve). 10. Who is the (own) of this black Merced? VII. Make up sentences using the given words 1. Nam/ spend/ most/ free time/play soccer. 2. When/ we/ children/we/ used/ listen/ grandma’s old folktales/ dinner. 3. You/ tell me/ best ways/ learn new word? 4. Lan/ like/ cook/ meals/ but/ not like/ washing up. 5. Brother/ very good/ repair/ household/ appliances. . There are some milk in the fridge. 7. These colour televisions are too expensive for we to buy at this time. 8. I don’t know what is he doing at the moment. 9. The shopkeeper asked the boys don’t. (tradition) dress of Vietnam 9. My car has given me excellent (serve). 10. Who is the (own) of this black Merced? VII. Make up sentences using the given words 1. Nam/ spend/ most/ free time/play