I.PRONUNCIATION: A. Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. machine b. change c. teacher d. choose 2. a. chimney b. child c. picture d. Christmas 3. a. which b. changeable c. each d. characteristic 4. a. pasture b. acquaintance c. constant d. talkative 5. a. uncertain b. tell c. pursuit d. picture B. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. 6. a. generous b. suspicious c. constancy d. sympathy 7. a. loyalty b. success c. incapable d. sincere 8. a. intelligent b. interesting c. hospitable d. favourite 9. a. sorrow b. mutual c. pursuit d. influence 10. a. acquaintance b. unselfish c. attractive d. humorous II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE A. Choose the one (A, B, C or D) that best complete each sentence 11. She found it difficult to get _____ with new friends. a. acquaint b. acquainted c. acquaintance d. acquaints 12. My friend often shows her _____ whenever I have troubles. a. sympathy b. sympathize c. sympathetic d. sympathetically 13. Daisy is so _____ . She only cares about herself, not about other people. a. helpful b. selfish c. loyal d. talkative 14. He is not good ___ maths. He is incapable ____ calculating. a. at / of b. on / for c. for / of d. with / in 15. _____ friend in need is ____ friend indeed. a. The / the b. A / a c. x / x d. x / the 16. Her parents want he ____ a doctor. a. become b. to become c. becoming d. became 17. I consider it my affair ____ the newcomers in my class. a. to help b. help c. helped d. helping 18. The teacher never lets us ____ out when ___ a. to go / explains b. go / explaining c. going / to explain d. gone / explained 19. I think he is _____ our business. a. not reliable enough to be informed. b. not enough reliable to be informed. c. not reliable enough for being informed. d. not reliable enough being informed. 20. John was ______ we all want to make friends with him. a. so a good student that b. so a student that c. such a good student that d. a student such good that 21. Peter / my close friends a. Peter is my close friends. d. Peter is the one of my close friends. c. Peter is one of my close friends. b. Peter is one my close friends 22. he / good-looking / blond hair. a. He is good looking but blond hair. b. He is good looking and blond hair. c. He is a good looking with blond hair. d. He is good looking but blond hair. 23. square face / look / intelligent a. His square face looks intelligent. b. It is a square face looking intelligent. c. He has a square face looks intelligent. d. He has a square face which looks intelligent. 24. We / be friends / last school year. a. We have been friends since last school year. b. We were friends since last school year. c. We have been friends last school year. d. We are friends since last school year. B. Error Recognition: Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D ) that is incorrect. 25. Whatever happened, I didn’t want to lose friendship of Vera. a b c d 26. Simon finds it hard for making friends with other children. a b c d 27. When I kept getting unwanted calls, I called the phone company and a b had my phone number change. c d 28. During a curfew it is not possible walking on the streets after a specified hour. a b c d 29. As they grow older, children in many cultures taught not to rely on their parents. a b c d 30. It is educational for children to observe adults to perform their daily tasks. a b c d III. READING COMPREHENSION Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Friends! (31) _____ a precious gift they are! And, they are extremely rare. Perhaps that is part of their preciousness. Friends! The persons who (32) ___ you from your achievement to your fullest potential no (33) ____ what it cost them. They love you (34) ___ the person you are becoming. They are completely non- (35) ____. They seek your fulfillment and (36) ____ best interests. There is nothing better (37) ____ a friend unless it is a person who also considers you (38) _____ their friend. Of course friends do things that hurt friends, but (39) ____ is always quick to be there. A friend is (40) ____ “Of whom much is required, much is given,” 31. a. which b. who c. how d. what 32. a. sympathize b. support c. develop d. enlarge 33. a. matter b. business c. affair d. chore 34. a. for b. as c. with d. in 35. a. judgment b. judgmentally c. judgmental d. judge 36. a. a b. an c. the d. x 37. a. as b. than c. more than d. more 38. a. be b. are c. to be d. been 39 a. forgive b. forgiveness c. unforgivable d. forgivable 40. a. everyone b. no one c. anyone d. someone B. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers. Having a best friend to confide in can bring a positive effect on our emotional health. An evening out with the closest friend may be the best guarantee of a good time. In fact, our best friend can prevent us from developing serious psychological problems such as depression and anxiety. Best friends have usually known each other for years and stuck together through good and bad times. If you haven’t got one, perhaps you are being too distant from people, or focusing too much on your work. 41. A best friend can ___ a. give us a healthy life b. go out with us in the evening c. spend much time finding d. share joy and sadness with us 42. Close friends need to ____ a. study at the same school b. have the same interests c. pursue the same hobbies d. share joy and sadness with us 43. According to the passage, ____ a. it takes a lot of time to make close friendships. b. we can go out and choose a good friend easily c. best friends have good and bad times. d. It’s very difficult to make lasting friendships 44. The word “one” in the last paragraph refers to ____ a. good time b. bad time c. a friendship d. a close friend 45. Which of the following sentences is not mentioned? a. We often have satisfaction being with a close friend. b. the ties of close friendship will never be broken c. An unsociable person may not have a close friend d. Friendship need time to develop. . intelligent. 24. We / be friends / last school year. a. We have been friends since last school year. b. We were friends since last school year. c. We have. forgive b. forgiveness c. unforgivable d. forgivable 40. a. everyone b. no one c. anyone d. someone B. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct