Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 31 to 35 Stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps an[r]
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I Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions:
II Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following questions.
6 There are number of things I like to do in my free time
7 My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play
8 Now I can play a few simple tunes
9 ‘How do you do I’m Bill Thomson ‘ _’
A Very well Thank you B I’m fifteen years old C I’m fine D How do you do
10 I have a modest little glass fish tank where I keep a variety of small fish
11 ‘Thank you very much for the lovely flowers.’ ‘ _.’
C Yeah, the flowers are nice D It was an excellent choice
12 The singer was on the piano by her sister
13 The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied
14. _ who was elected the first woman mayor of Chicago in 1979
A It was Jane Byrne B Jane Byrne C That Jane Byrne D When Jane Byrne
15 ‘Would you like a drink ?’ ‘ _’
A Yes, I want to B Yes, please C Thank you I don’t want D No, I won’t
16. that the capital of South Carolina was moved from Charleston to Columbia
A In 1790 was B There was in 1790 C In 1790 D It was in 1790
17 ‘Nice to meet you.’ ‘ _’
18 The man _ on the chair behind me kept talking during the film, _really annoyed me
A having sat/ that B sitting/ which C to sit/ what D to be sitting/ who
19 ‘Thank you very much.’ ‘ _’
A Yes, of course B I like it a lot C You’re alright D You’re welcome
20 He advised me to practise playing the guitar regularly
21 Neil Armstrong was the first person _ foot on the moon
22 In the novel by Peter, the film is based, the main character is a teenager
23 Who was the first person _ the South Pole?
A reached B to reach C who reaches D had reached
24 It is in Quebec _ French is used as an official language
A which B where C in where D that
25 Mrs White, taught me English 5 years ago, is a good teacher
26 _that the capital of South Carolina was moved from Charleston to Columbia
A In 1790 was B There was in 1790 C In 1790 D It was in 1790
27 It was Mr Harding _ the bill to yesterday
A who sent my secretary B to whom my secretary sent
C that my secretary sent D my secretary sent
28 _ Ruth St Dennis turned to Asian dances to find inspiration for her choreography
A It was the dancer that B The dancer C That the dancer D The dancer was
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A It was from this shop that B I was from this shop where
C It was this shop which D It was this shop that
30 It was Tom _ to help us
31 Do you know when the 2006 Asian Games took place?
32 The Asian Games have advanced in all aspects since the first Games was help in 1951
A developed B competed C taken place D decreased
33 Only 489 athletes took part in the 1st Asian Games
A participated in B got rid of C gave up D added to
34 Korea was chosen to be of the 2002 Asian Games
35 The Olympic Games is one of the biggest sporting all over the world
A enthusiasm B enthusiast C enthusiastic D enthusiastically
36 We are quite of the success of our country at the next Asian Games
37 I do weight training every day to improve the of muscles
38 We presented the athletes some flowers as a token of our for all their efforts to achieve
A appreciate B appreciation C appreciated D appreciative
39 After the opening ceremony, the athletes got ready to start the
A compete B competitor C competition D competitive
40 is considered to be the most popular, is also my favorite
A Football which B Football, that C Football, which D Football
41 The football season is the time thousands of football fans crowd into the stadium to watch their favorite teams
42 Athletes do their best to win medals to winners as awards
43 Each country sends its best athletes participation expresses the friendship and solidarity
44 The man a black suit is a football referee
45 Fencing was first introduced at the 13th Asian Games, in Bangkok Thailand in 1998
46 He took out a photo of Pélé, he adored
47 The death of his son was an experience from he never fully recovered
48 They are talking about they are looking at
A David Beckham is picture B David Beckham’s picture
C David Beckham, which picture D David Beckham, whose picture
49 This is a picture in the newspaper of a high jumper leg was seriously hurt
50 The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the famous man-made wonders of the world
51 The Great Pyramid was only - in height in the nineteenth century AD
52 There are rumors of buried _ - in that old house
53 The purpose - the research was to find out more information about the pyramid
54 The tomb was broken last night and the - stole all the jewelries
55 A pharaoh was a - of ancient Egypt
56. - are places built in ancient Egypt to contain the bodies of their kings and queens
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57 When a pharaoh was dead he was - in his pyramid
58 The pharaohs built pyramids to prepare for their -
59 Ha Long Bay is one of - wonders in the world
60 Mr Pike - the most famous archaeologist in our city
III Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 31 to 35
Stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects, such as envelopes or packages with stamps on them It is one of the world’s most popular hobbies, with estimates of the number of collectors ranging up to 20 million in the United States alone
Many casual collectors enjoy accumulating stamps without worrying about the tiny details, but the creation of a large
or comprehensive collection generally requires some philatelic knowledge This is especially important for those who intend to spend large amounts for stamps
Stamp collectors are an important source of revenue for some small countries that create limited runs of elaborate stamps designed mainly to be bought by stamp collectors The stamps produced by these countries far exceed the postal needs
of the countries
Some collectors, observing the generally rising prices of rare stamps, have taken to Philatelic Investment Rare stamps
are among the most portable of tangible investments, and are easy to store They offer an attractive alternative to art, other
collectible investments, and precious metals
1 The estimated number of stamp collectors in the United States is _
A 30 million B 20 million C 10 million D 15 million
2 Philatelic knowledge is especially important for _
A many casual collectors enjoy B some small countries
C those who intend to spend large amounts for stamps
D the postal needs of the countries
3 Why have some collectors taken to Philatelic investment? – Because they
A have observed the generally rising prices of stamps
B have observed the generally rising prices of rare stamps
C have observed the generally low prices of stamps
D haven’t observed the generally rising prices of stamps
4 The word they in paragraph 4 refers to
A Stamp collectors B Small countries
5 Which of the following is NOT true about rare stamps? - _
A They are among the most portable of tangible investments
B It’s easy for us to store rare stamps
C They are an important source of revenue
D They offer an attractive alternative to art
IV Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 40
Hobbies are activities in which one participates strictly for 3 _ They help one to maintain a mental and emotional balance A hobby can be almost anything
Music is most popular For example, many people all over the world play piano simply for relaxing and _7
in their free hours, and they do not play professionally
Sports provide other 8 _ hobbies Bicycling, running, tennis, ping-pong, and countless other sports are enjoyed by millions of people 9 their leisure time
Some people collect things as a hobby Stamps, coins, and fine art are all popular collections, and valuable, too There are still hundreds of others, not necessarily valuable but still interesting, such as doll collections, bottle collections, seashell collections, butterfly collections, and so on
As you can see, hobbies can be relaxing, challenging, interesting, enjoyable or
10 _, so everyone should have one or two hobbies
6 A amusement B working C researching D investigating
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8 A liking B likely C favorite D loving
9 A for B during C of D on
10 A education B non-education C educational D educationally
V Rewrite these sentences, using cleft sentence.
1 She bought the car from Tom
2 My secretary sent the bill to Mr Harding yesterday
3 He already plays for national side; he only turned professional last year
4 The film was made in Bristol
5 We are coming to stay with Jane this weekend
6 Columbus sailed to America in 1492
7 The president makes the important decisions
8 I'm not looking forward to physics, but I'm most worried about, the statistics exam
9 She's been seeing a doctor at Newtown Hospital, but she's having the operation in the Queen Mary Hospital
VI Complete the sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1 People think the government will fall
It is _
2 People believed that he will win
It is _
3 They think that the owner of the house is abroad
The owner of the house _
4 People thought that he had died in battle
It was
He _
5 People say that he beats his wife
He is said _
6 He is said to have escaped to a neutral country
It is _
7 People say tortoises live longer than elephants
It is _
Tortoises
8 They think that he was innocent
He
9 People believed that fresh air was good for sick people
It was
10 They say that there are wolves in the mountains
It is _
11 Police think the man holding the hostages is heavily armed
The man _
12 They say he is in an agitated state
He
13 We expect that the rate of inflation will rise
The rate _
14 They say he is somewhere in Germany
He
15 They said that he was the best student in his group
He _
16 I expect that he will get there by lunchtime
I expect him
17 It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car
The man is _
18 It is said that the president will come to Moscow
The president
19 It is proved that life dose not exist on the moon
Life is proved not
20 He is said to have been in the French Foreign Legion
People say _