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I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1.
A. Pigeon
B. Pipe
C. pillow
D. spill
2.
A. Square
B. Black
C. match
D. calcium
3.
A. Card
B. Heard
C. hearth
D. heart
4.
A. Abuse
B. Refuse
C. fuss
D. future
5.
A. Adventure
B. Future
C. mature
D. figure
II. Identify the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in each group.
6.
A. honorable
B. intimacy
C. participate
D. interviewer
7.
A. militarism
B. infected
C. eventual
D. community
8.
A. contribute
B. production
C. patient
D. luxurious
9.
A. equivalent
B. permanent
C. accustomed
D. experience
10.
A. approximate
B. convenience
C. survive
D. organize
III. Choose the best answer (A, B, C and D) to complete each sentence.
11.How do you _______ speak the fraction 2.5?
A. two-five
B. two-fifths
C. second-fifths
D. two-fifth
12. Tom walked all the way to the hotel last night; he_______ very tired.
A. must be
B. ought to be
C. should have been D. must have been
13. She seems very confident but you _______ never judge by appearances.
A. could
B. should
C. might
D. ought
14.The plane crashed into a bridge because it was flying too _______.
A. deep
B. shallow
c. low
d. narrow
15. If you keep trying you might _____ to do it.
A. succeed
B. discover
C. understand
D. manage
16. He couldnt get into the house because he _______his key.
A. loses
B. has lost
C. had lost
D. was lost
17. Her grades have improved, but only_______
A. in a small amount B. very slightly
C. minimum
D. a few
18. It seems impossible to_______ terrorism in the world.
A. put an end of
B. put stop to
C. stop at
D. put an end to
19. Somerset Maugham, a novelist, _______ about a restless mans quest for inner understanding in The
Razors Edge.
A. who wrote this
B.who wrote
C. when he wrote
D.wrote
20. Aspirin is used_______ a constriction of the blood vessels,
A. the counteraction B. to counteract
C. counteract
D. counteracting
21. The nuthatch _______ six inches long.
A. grows seldom more than
b. more than seldom grows
C. seldom grows more than
d. grows more than seldom
22. They want to know a lot of about my education and my_______.
A. rewards
B. qualifications
C. passes
D. winnings
23.You _______ out last night. I called several times but nobody answered the phone.
A. must be
B. must have been
C. could have been D. should have been
24. Engineers _______for work on the new space programme.
A. necessary
B. are needed
C. hopefully needing D. necessity
25. He often used to search the truck, but he never found anything.
A. inspect
B. repair
C. walk around
D. see
26. Ive just bought some new jeans and I cant get them on. Theyre too tight.
A. are too long
B. are too thin
C. fit too closely
D. are too short
27. I wish you _______ here with me now.
A. would be
B. will be
C. were
D. had been
28. I _______love you, I can't let you do whatever you like.
A. Much as
B. Whatever
C. Whether
D. Despite

29. We would______ to stay at home this evening.

A. approve
B. recommend
C. prefer
D. rather
30. Soon after the game began, the catcher fell and______an arm.
A. held
B. broke
C. hurts
D. turned
31. I ______ a large pet unless I had had time to exercise it properly.
A. would never have kept
B. never have kept
C. would never kept
D. would have kept
32. Seal can______ because they have a thick layer of blubber under their fur.
A. keep them warm
B. keep themselves warm
C. they keep warm
D. keep their warm
33. Medical evidence suggests that most people______ better health if they______ less retired sugar.
A. enjoy / eat
B. would enjoy / eat
C. would enjoy / ate
D. enjoyed / ate
34. Although fish do not have outer ears, ______ have a simple inner ear on either side of the head.
A. there are varieties B. they are varieties C. some varieties
D. which varieties
35. Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America, ______in 1607.
A. it was founded
B. colonists arrived there
C. was established
D. founded
36. The door is unlocked; ______ here last night.
A. something strange was happened
B. strange something had happened
C. something strange should have happened D. something strange could have happened
37. To solve this problem, it is advisable______.
A. that to adopt a drastic measure
B. that a drastic measure is adopted
C. that a drastic measure be adopted
D. a drastic measure to be adopted
38. Tom was one ________ .
A. of the most intelligent childs in the class
B. of the intelligent child in the class
C. child who was the most intelligent in the class
D. of the most intelligent children in the class
39. Seat belt laws were introduced _______ traffic fatalities would be reduced.
A. so that
B. then
C. when
D. as if
40. Throughout the United States _______fast food restaurants where hamburgers are served.
A. there are
B. there is
C. located
D. are there
IV. Read the text below and decide which answer (a, b, c, or d) best fits each space.
When you read something in a foreign language, you frequently come across words you do not (41)
_______ understand. Sometimes you (42) _______ the meaning in a dictionary and sometimes you guess. The
strategy you adopt depends very much upon the (43) _______ of accuracy you require and the time (44)
_______ your disposal.
If you are the sort of person who tends to (45) _______ to the dictionary frequently, it is (46) _______
remembering that every dictionary has its limitations. Each definition is only an (47) _______ and one builds
up an accurate picture of the meaning of a word only after meeting it in a (48) _______ of contexts. It is also
important to recognize the special dangers of dictionaries that (49) _______ from English into your native
language and vice versa. If you must use a dictionary, it is usually far safer to (50) _______ an English-English
dictionary.
In most exams you are not permitted to use a dictionary. (51) _______ you are allowed to use one, it is
very time-consuming to look up words, and time in exams is usually limited. You are therefore forced to guess
the meaning of (52) _______ words.
When you come across unknown words in an exam text, it is very easy to panic. However, if you
develop efficient techniques for guessing the meaning, you will (53) _______ a number of possible problems
and help yourself to understand far more of the text than you at first thought likely.
Two strategies which may help you to guess the meaning of a word are using contextual clues, both (54)
_______ the sentence and outside, and making use of clues (55) _______ from the formation of the world.
41.
A. fully
B. totally
C. completely
D. wholly
42.
A. inspect
B. examine
C. control
D. check
43.
A. range
B. degree
C. level
D. extent
44.
A. by
B. on
C. at
D. for
45.
A. turn
B. switch
C. get
D. aim

46.
A. valuable
B. vital
C. essential
D. worth
47.
A. speculation
B. approximation
C. estimate
D. guesswork
48.
A. multiple
B. variation
C. diversity
D. variety
49.
A. interpret
B. transfer
C. translate
D. transform
50.
A. survey
B. consult
C. refer
D. inquire
51.
A. Even if
B. In case
C. Provided
D. Although
52.
A. unacquainted
B. alien
C. queer
D. unfamiliar
53.
A. surpass
B. get over
C. overcome
D. overtake
54.
A. within
B. between
C. inside
D. among
55.
A. coming
B. derived
C. originated
D. extracted
V. Choose the best answer to each of the questions.
Many people are unaware for how pesticides affect our food supplies. Health risks are the inevitable
result. Pesticides can run off into nearby stream, where they are carried from their original dispersal site. This
is how pesticides end up in drinking water, fish and game. And because of wind, rain and evaporation, residues
routinely show up in animals in the remotest parts of the world. For example, if grain fields or rough lands are
sprayed with pesticides, residue can show up in poultry, eggs, milk, and butter. The end result is that every
food we eat carries pesticides as the inevitable consequence of spraying crops w'ith these poisons. And human
exposure doesnt even end there residues are transferred from mother to child through the placenta and
mothers milk.
56. The main idea of this paragraph is that
A. pesticides pose great danger to human life
B. pesticides poison our drinking water by entering our groundwater and streams
C. pesticides residues spread throughout our food chain
D. pesticides residues are found throughout the world
57. According to the paragraph, children ingest pesticides by way of
A. eating poultry and eggs
B. various foods and liquids
C. contaminated drinking water
D. their mothers milk
58. Pesticides residues wind up in poultry, eggs, and butter because
A. crops grown for animal feed are sprayed with pesticides
B. cows and chickens drink large quantities of contaminated water
C. farmers are careless about cleaning their fields after-harvest
D. pesticides become harmless after killing insect pests
59. A lesson that can be learned from the use of pesticides is that
A. canned or frozen foods are much safer than fresh produce.
B. most of us can avoid the effects of pesticides by washing our fruits an vegetables.
C. before World War II. farmers were able to grow crops without pesticides.
D. our government should ban pesticides used in our food.
60. Which of the following sentences is an opinion?
A. Pesticides end up in drinking water, fish and game,
B. The government exaggerates the dangers of pesticides in our food supplies..
C. Residues are transferred from mother to child through the placenta.
D. The food we eat contain pesticides from crop sprays,

VI. Each sentence has a mistake find and correct it.

61. J. Edgar Hoover has served as director of the FBI from 1924 until his death in 1972.
62. Denver is call the Mile High City because it is at an altitude of 5,280 feet, or 1 mile, above sea level.
63. Ill come to see you and enjoying your paintings when I have time.
64. The government raises money to operate by tax cigarettes liquor, gasoline, tire and telephone calls.
65. Paris has been well known about its famous monuments, beautiful music, and wonderful restaurants for
over one hundred years.
66. The coach was depending for his team to win the game so that they would have a chance to play in the
World Cup.
67. The United States is the worlds largest cheese producer, making more than two million tons of cheese
annual.
68. According to the 1978 Bakke decision by the Supreme Court, an university may not use admissions quotas
to obtain a racially balanced student body.
69. Most polar seals retreat to open water during the winter, but a few types have learn to survive on and
under the ice all year round.

70. The diameter of the Sun is more than one hundred times greater than the Earth.

VII. Supply a correct word formation of the given words in the brackets.
71. Everyone admired the____________ (delicate) of her features.
72. Hurry up. We are wasting ____________ (value) time.
73. Ive spent all my____________ (earn) on the computer.
74. The restaurant he recommended did not to come up to our ____________ (expect).
75. The cycle of the ____________ (tidal) is associated with the moon.

VIII. Use the given words to make meaningful sentences.

76. It / not necessary / book tickets / lion show / advance.
=> ..................................................................................................................................................................
77. Unless / protect / environment, our life / be badly affected. 78/ Although / have / good salary / he / unhappy / his job.

=> ..................................................................................................................................................................
79. Never / put / tomorrow / you / can today.
=> ..................................................................................................................................................................
80. I / tired / live / city/ want / quiet village.
=> ..................................................................................................................................................................
IX. Rewrite these following sentences keep meaning as the root ones.
81. Working at night is a new experience for him.
=> He's...........................................................................................................................................................
82. If I had known his number. Id have telephoned him.
=> As I...........................................................................................................................................................
83. The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.
=> It was not..................................................................................................................................................
84. We couldnt drive because of the fog.
=> The fog......................................................................................................................................................
85. Ive never seen a film as interesting as this before.
=> This is.......................................................................................................................................................