I. PHONETICS

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each question.

1. A. beehive B. behind C. hid D. hinder

2. A. cattle B. nomad C. brave D. paddy

3. A. herd B. harvest C. modest D. electricity

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each question.

4.A. generous B. electrical C. appliance D. nomadic

5.A. disturb B. local C. pasture D. grassland

II. VOCABULARY

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.

6.__________ differences between the two social groups can be reflected in the

way their people __________with each other.

A. culture - communication C. culture - communicate

B. cultural - communication D. cultural - communicate

7. After spending the whole afternoon with her DIY project, she’s still not_________

A. satisfy B. satisfied C. satisfying D. satisfactory

8. Local of this island include seafood_________ and coconut products.

A. Specialty B. specialties C. specialisation D. specialisations

9. The_________ of his paper craft brought him the first prize in his school’s competition.

A. unique B. uniquely C. uniqueness D. uniqueity

10. Nam_________ the Internet a lot to find useful information for his studying.

A. Surfs B. types C. checks D. look ups

11. The Internet allows us to communicate _________friends from different parts of the world.

A. To B. with C. for D. of

12. _________aerobics 30 minutes a day will improve your full-body flexibility and strengthen your bones.

A. Doing B. Making C. Taking D. Using

13. The children are so excited to learn how to_______ crafts using waste paper and ice-cream sticks.

A. invent B. recycle C. make D. draw

14. _________in team sports benefits children’s development in many different ways.

A. Trying B. Getting C. Taking D. Participating

15. Nowadays, many teenagers chat with each other on Facebook, Twitter and other

social networking sites using _____________.

A. netlingo B. idiom C. phrase D. code

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the part in each of the following sentences.

16.The most popular evening out among teenagers is going to the cinema.

A. common B. famous C. interesting D. boring

17. He is hooked on football so much that he goes to every match of his favourite team.

A. is interested in B. is fed up with C. is tired of D. is in favour of

18. What do you like doing in your leisure time! - I often listen to music and play basketball with my friends.

A. working time B. holiday time C. free time D. break time

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underline part in each of the following sentences.

19. She’s a sociable child who loves to talk to anyone.

A. outgoing B. anti-social C. talkative D. unfriendly

20. Billy is an amateur musician. He spends most of his free-time playing the guitar and composing new songs with his school band

A. Knowledgeable B. professional C. talented D. well-educated

1. No one .....................(know) the truth if you ..........(not, reveal) it.

2. What (you, do) .... ...if you got fat ?

3. I wish I ( know).... .....her address.

4. Unless he .... ..(answer) all my questions, I ...... ..........(not, help) him.

5. Tell him about this story if you ............(see) him.

Insert it is/there is in the spaces. In some sentences, contracted plural, negative and interrogative forms, or the past or future tense are required.

1 What's the time? - ... ... 3.30. ~ And what's the date? ~ . . . . . . the 24th.

2 How far... ...to York? ~ . . . . . . 50 miles.

3 ... ... very stormy last night. ~ Yes, ... ... storms all over the country.

4 ... ... freezing very hard. ... ... ...ice on the lake tomorrow.

5 As... ... sunny she decided to take the children to the sea.

6 Why don't you go for a walk? . . . . . . a pity to stay in when . . . . . . so nice outside.

7 ... ... not any shadows because ... ... not any sun.

8 ... ... going to be a bus strike tomorrow. ~ ... ... ...all right if ... ... a fine day; but if ... ... wet ... ... ...
long queues on the Underground.

9 ... ... not any glass in the windows; that is why . . . . . . so cold in the room.

10 ... ... very wet yesterday; ... ... impossible to go out.

11 ... ...a lot of rain last week. ... ... floods everywhere.
12 ... ...a thick fog last night. ... ... several accidents on the motorway.

13 ... ... foolish to drive fast when ... ... foggy.

14 ... ... difficult to find your way round this town. . . . . . . so many streets all looking exactly alike.

15 Come on, children! ... ... time to get up! ... ... nearly breakfast time.

16 . .. . .. ... lunch time when we get to York, so let's have lunch there.~No, ... ... not be time for lunch because our train to Edinburgh leaves York at 13.15.

17 ... ...a funny smell here. ... ... turpentine?

18 ... ...all sorts of stories about Robin Hood, but ... ... not known exactly who he was or what he did.

19 ... ... said that if you break a mirror you'll be unlucky for seven years.

20 As he had very bad sight ... ... difficult for him to recognize people.

21 Can I have a Telegraph, please? said the customer. Im afraid ... ... not any left said the newsagent. But . . . . . . a Guardian on the rack beside you. Why not take that? ... ... just as good.;

22 ... ... not necessary to carry your passport everywhere with you but ... ... advisable to carry some document of identity.

23 ... ...a guard outside the door and ... ... bars on the windows. ... ... impossible to escape.

24 ... ...a garage behind the hotel? ~ Yes, but ... ... rather full. I don't think ... ... room for your car.

25 One night . . . . . . a heavy fall of snow which blocked all the roads. Luckily ... ... plenty of food in the house.

26 ... ...a hotel in the village, so we decided to stay there. . . . . . . a charming village and I was very happy there, but my children were bored because ... ... nothing to do in the evenings.

27 ... ... five flats in the building—one on each floor. Mine's on the top floor. . . . . . . no lift but ... ...supposed to be good for the figure to run up and down stairs, . . . . . .?

28 ... ...a pity you haven't  another bedroom. ~ Yes, but ... ... quite a big loft, which I am thinking of turning into a bedroom. . . . . . . a skylight so ... ... not . . . a ventilation problem.

29 ... ...all sorts of legends about these caves. ... ... said that smugglers hid their goods here and that . . .. . . an underground passage leading to the village inn.

30 Tell me something about King Lear. ~ ………... the story of a king who divided his kingdom between his daughters. ... ... foolish to give away your property like that. . . . . . . never certain that your family will behave generously to you in return.

31 Has Tom any more children?~ Yes. . . . . , . a daughter, Ann.~ Oh yes, ... ... Ann who opened the door to us yesterday, . . . . . .?

32 He thought that ... ... better to say nothing about his change of plan.

33 . .. ...a long time before I got an answer. Then one day a letter arrived—well, ... ... not really a letter,... ... only one sentence on the paper.

34 ... ...a pond beside your house? - Yes, . . . . . . ~ How deep . . . . . .?

35 We'e done all we can. ... ... nothing to do now but wait.

36 Just cross out that word and go on.... ... not necessary to begin again. (or... ...no need to begin again.)