Unit 1: Choose the word whose underlined part in pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. I. 1. A. said B. laid C. maid D. aid 2. A. pity B. tiny C. hidden D. forbid 3. A. education B. editor C. detective D. wonderful 4. A. book B. floor C. look D. hook 5. A. bank B. harrow C. alternate D. passage VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: Choose the best anwer A,B,C or D to complete the sentences. 1. My alarm goes _______ at 5 a.m. A. in B. off C. up D. down 2. I want to ______ advantage of the sale at the shoe shop while it’s on. A. make B. have C. get D. take 3. Jane wishes she ______ you the bad news yesterday. A. didn’t tell B. wouldn’t tell C. hadn’t told D. doesn’t tell 4. ____ time _____ time I will examine you on the work you have done. A. From – to B. At – to C. In – to D. With – to 5. Every day my father ______ to work by bus. A. has gone B. used to go C. went D. goes 6. Dick ______ in London at the moment. A. was working B. is working C. has worked D. has been working 7. Children should be prohibited _____ smoking. A. for B. by C. at D. from 8. I will do anything but _____ the dishes. A. wash B. to wash C. washing D. will wash 9. Those gloves are much too small for you. Don’t try to put them on or you’ll _____ them. A. extend B. spread C. stretch D. swell 10. I’ll pick up the shopping on the way home if I ____ work early. A. am finishing B. finish C. have finished D. will finish 11. My mother was ____ of making a cake when the front door bell rang. A. at the centre B. on her way C. in the middle D. halfway through 12. I got this book from a very good friend _____ . A. of me B. to me C. of mine D. of my 13. Sometimes we have a chat _____ a friendly way with my neighbors for an hour. A. to B. in C. with D. on 14. I go home after work, I usually ____ a short rest, watch TV or listen to the radio. A. take B. give C. get D. spend 15. I don’t know why the planes rarely ____ on time. A. set off B. take of C. set of D. take off WRITING: Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. I. 1. It takes me about an hour getting to work. A B C D 2. What time does Lan have Information Technology lesson in Monday? A B C D 3. A car can be absolutely useful when you are in a hury. A B C D 4. Will you please pass me the salt shaker and the bowl of the spagheti? A B C D 5. Monica moved to the city last year because she was tired for driving so A B C far to work every morning. D Complete each sentence using the most appropriate ending. Cirle A, B, C or D to identify your answer. 1. Mark really wants to pass this test, but he’s tried so many times _____ A. that he’s given up to think he’ll pass. B. that he’s given up thinking he’ll pass. C. that he’s given up to thinking he’ll pass. D. that he’s given up think to he’ll pass. 2. He closed the door quietly so that ___________ A. nobody would hear him. B. nobody wouldn’t hear him. C. somebody would hear him. D. somebody wouldn’t hear him. 3. A credit card is necessary, so ________ A. you don’t have to bring yours. B. you have to bring yours. C. you have to forget yours. D. you mustn’t bring yours. 4. I don’t like being the first person _________ A. arriving at a party. B. arrives at a party. C. having arrived at a party. D. to arrive at a party. 5. A: When did you go to the library? B: __________________ A. Well, I went to the library after I had eaten dinner. B. Well, after I went to the dinner and I go to library. C. Well, then I ate dinner and I went to the library. D. Well, I ate dinner, then I went after to the library. . Unit 1: Choose the word whose underlined part in pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. I. 1. A. said B. laid. stretch D. swell 10 . I’ll pick up the shopping on the way home if I ____ work early. A. am finishing B. finish C. have finished D. will finish 11 . My mother