Homophones

1. The illustrations show roo with brown fur and an upturned tail.
A. roo
B. roux
C. rue
D. rude

2. The ozone decision was jarring because it was wholly unexpected.
A. holey
B. holy
C. wholly
D. hooly

3. Now there is concern that the government may be trying to bring newspapers to
heel.
A. heal
B. heel
C. he'll
D. heath

4. One place they're looking: tuition, which continues to go up on almost every
campus.
A. there
B. their
C. there's
D. they're

5. Congested railways and ports have also been a problem, especially for coal and
iron ore.
A. awe
B. oar
C. or
D. ore

6. eye gaze is critically important to social primates such as humans.
A. Aye
B. I
C. eye
D. Ace

7. Plants lose water through microscopic pores in their leaves and stems, known as
stomata.
A. pause
B. paws
C. pours
D. pores

8. Set your alarms early for the next few days to sneak a peek at a stargazing
spectacle.
A. peak
B. peek
C. peke
D. pique

9. We should also acknowledge that losing professors need not be an inevitable rite
of spring.
A. right
B. rite
C. wright
D. write

10. This blackbird was seemingly not quite straight and had a yaw at supersonic
speeds.
A. yaw
B. yore
C. your
D. you're


in vo ch trng

You will hear a radio programme in which young people from different parts of the
country are interviewed. Listen to the passage and fill each of the blanks. You will hear
the piece twice.
Boy: Hello. Im 13 years old and I go to Stanley School. Im in Form 3, and Im really
interested in (1) science but I find maths and especially English a bit hard. Im good at
(2) running and Ive run for the school team in the 800 metres.
My dad sells farm machinery. We live in the country about four miles from school, so I
get to school by (3) bicycle. My uncle has a farm and I spend most of my free time
helping out there. Hes got 50 cows and I like to help him with them. I help to do the (4)
milking every Saturday and sometimes I have to clean the cowshed. Its hard work, but
its good to see everything looking (5) clean. I painted it white last summer - Im good at
painting. My uncles got a (6) tractor and he says I can drive it when Im 15. Im looking
forward to that.
On Mondays I go to the Young Farmers Group which Ive (7) belonged to since I was
10. Its mostly fun but we also learn things, like how to look after (8) animals properly.
I definitely want to work in the (9) countryside when I leave school. I wouldnt like to
live in a town or sit in an office all day. My father thinks I should work in his business,
but I want to be like my uncle and have my own farm one day. My mother says Ill have
to go to agricultural college first, so Im going to work hard to (10) pass all my exams.
Man: Thank you, Mike, ...