I, PHONETICS

(1-3). Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.

(4-5). Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.

I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

(6-20). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

6. The town of Gouda is famous_         its cheese.

7. He was happy to be_              friends again.

8. Were you brought _            in the city or in the country?

9. The teacher made Jane               up and answer his question.

10. You‘d better leave for the airport now_              there‘s a lot of traffic on the way.

11. There was so many things that we never get .

12. I turn on the radio           listen to the news.

13. I can speak              words of French, but I can‘t write it.

14. If I had time, I_            to the countryside with you this weekend.

15. My uncle         _ you met yesterday is an engineer.

16. Don‘t waste your breath                  with him.

17. When we came to visit her last night, she_                      

18. You were not listening in class, ?

19. I‘ll go to the town tomorrow, and                     .

20. I‘ll pass me the newspaper? ~ Sure. Here you are.

(21-25). Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.

21. I‘ve been (A) looking forward to see (B) you again since (C) we last met (D)

22. Her novel, that (A) was published (B) last month, is (C) one of the best-sellers. (D)

23. We spent (A) an interested (B) holiday in (C) Ha Long Bay last summer (D).

24. Many (A) people have complain (B) about (C) the dirt from (D) the factory.

25. She refused (A) to tell (B) us (C) where was she (D) going.

(26-30). Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.

26. The talk was both_                  and entertaining, (inform)

27. Our school is sending three                   _ to the meeting, (represent)

28. This singer is   not very pretty but she sings  very                . (beautiful)

29. Mel Gibson is a                       actor, (talent)

30. There are significant                   between America English and British English (differ)

III. READING

(31-38). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

Online  gaming  site Roiworld (31)  ___________600 teens ages 13 to 17 in late April and found that teens spend two hours per day online on average, 80% of which is spent using a (32)_                                                                   network. These same teens are, however, showing signs of ―Facebook Fatigue.‖ Nearly one in five (19%) who have an account (33)_    visit Facebook or are using it less. Of the group  that are     saying  goodbye  to  Facebook,  45% have (34)                                          _ interest, 16% are leaving because their parents are there, 14% say there are ―too many adults/older people‖ and 13% are concerned about  the  (35)         of their personal information. While interest in Facebook may be waning, it‘s still the most popular social network (36)          teens – 78% have created a profile and 69%  still  use  it. YouTube  (37)               second;  64%  of  teens  claim  to  have  a  YouTube  profile and continue to use the site. MySpace comes in a distant third (41%) and Twitter takes the fourth (38) (20%).

(39-43). Read the passage below and then decided whether the statements that follow are True or False.

THE TELEPHONE

You may use the telephone every day but how much do you know about it? The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell in 1876. Bell was born in Scotland in 1847. Later he went to live in the USA. Bell was always interested in sound. He wanted to be able to send sound through a wire. He had a workshop in his house in America and did many experiences there.

One day, he was doing an experiment in his workshop. He was careless and spilt some burning liquid onto his clothes. Talking into his telephone, Bell said, ‗Mr. Watson, I want you to come over here immediately, please.‘ His assistant, Watson, was in another room far away from the workshop. However he heard Bell clearly on his own telephone. Quickly, he ran to Bell‘s workshop. ‗Mr. Bell, I heard every word you said!‘ Watson shouted excitedly.

Bell had finally succeeded. He had invented the first telephone. Later other inventors made better ones.

39. Alexander Bell invented the telephone when he was twenty six.

40. Bell emigrated from Scotland to the USA.

41. Bell did the one experiment and he succeeded.

42. Bell invented the telephone by chance.

43. Later the telephone was improved.

IV. WRITING

(44-46). Choose the sentence (a, b, c or d) that is almost the same in meaning as the sentence given.

44. He won‘t find a seat unless he‘s got a ticket.

1. He has got a ticket, and so will find a seat.
2. He can‘t find a seat although he has a ticket.
3. He will be able to get a ticket if he finds a seat.
4. He will only get a seat if he has a ticket.

45. ‗You oughtn‘t to drive fast.‘ Jack‘s mother told him.

1. Jack‘s mother begged him not to drive fast.
2. Jack‘s mother made him not to drive fast.
3. Jack‘s mother advised him not to drive fast.
4. Jack‘s mother suggested not driving fast.

46. It‘s been fourteen years since I last saw my uncle.

1. I didn‘t see my uncle fourteen years ago.
2. I see my uncle once every fourteen years.
3. I haven‘t seen my uncle for fourteen years.
4. I saw my uncle when I was fourteen years old.

(47-50). Write complete sentences using the suggested words.