PRACTICE EXERCISE 1.

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I. LISTENING

II. PRONUNCIATION: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from that of the others in each group.
1. A. pay B. bay C. day D. quay
2. A. knife B. routine C. dinner D. kick
3. A. brown B. down C. now D. shown
4. A. kitchen B. when C. mess D. debt
5. A. desks B. rulers C. bags D. pens

III. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: Choose the best answer

6. Some television programs may make people ……………………….
A. violist B. violently C. violence D. violent
7. Which channel ………………………. you ………………………. to someone who likes
animals?
A. are/ recommend B. do/ recommend
C. did/ recommended D. do/ recommends
8. Television can make things more memorable because it presents information in a more
………………………. way.
A. effective B. effectively C. ineffective D. effect
9. What types of media are the most and ………………………. to you?
A. the less important B. the least important
C. the more important D. the importantest
10. ………………………. hours do you spend learning English everyday?
A. How much B. How many C. How long D. How far
11. Students say it is helpful if teachers ………………………. their pronunciation.
A. correct B. correction C. corrective D. correctly
12. It makes us aware ………………………. our global responsibilities.
A. to B. of C. from D. in
13. What program do you dislike ………………………. and why?
A. watching B. watch C. watched D. watches
14. Heavy rain ………………………. floods all over the country.
A. causes B. cause C. causing D. to cause
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15. Ask me again tomorrow. I'll have to give it some ……………………….
A. think B. thought C. thoughtful D. thoughtless
16. After the accident, he suffered from loss of ……………………….
A. memory B. memorize C. memorable D. memorably
17. We can't go to Julia's party ………………………. we're going away that weekend.
A. because B. because of C. although D. in spite of
18. Diet plays an important role in the ………………………. of heart disease.
A. manage B. manager C. management D. manageable
19. She walked home by herself, ………………………. she knew that it was dangerous.
A. because B. although C. and D. but
20. I had to catch the train, so I was ……………….. the clock all through the meeting.
A. watch B. to watch C. watched D. watching
21. - I never drink coffee. - …………………… .
A. Nor I don’t B. Me too C. I don’t too D. Neither do I
22. …………………… do you visit your hometown? - Once a year.
A. How long B. How far C. How often D. How
23. George is short. He needs ………………………
A. a large size B. a medium size C. a small size D. a big size
24. I love looking at the yellow …………………… in the fall.
A. leaf B. leaves C. leafs D. leave
25. The Sun always sets in the ……………………
A. North B. South C. West D. East

IV.READING
A. Read the text and question below. For each question, choose A, B, C or D.
HOW ARE BALLET DANCERS TRAINED?
Girls who study ballet generally begin at the age of eight to ten. Boys often start later. Ballet
training is hard work. Ballet students must develop strength, balance, and flexibility as well as
grace. They must learn a set of movements and gestures. Girls also learn to dance on their toes.
They usually begin pointe (tip-of-the-toes) work after three years of training.
All ballet students practice five basic positions of the feet. These five positions form the basis
of almost all ballet steps. All of these positions are performed with the legs turned outward at the
hip. The feet should be able to form a straight line on the floor.

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 The turned-out position gives a dancer a more pleasing “line”. Line has to do with the
placement of the dancer’s body, in motion and at rest. All parts of the dancer’s body must be placed
in the correct position to achieve good line. Training can improve a dancer’s line. Good line gives a
dancer the greatest stability and ease of movement. It also makes the dancer’s body seem light in
weight.
All dancers take daily classes to keep their bodies flexible and strong. Most classes begin
with warm-up exercises at the barre, a railing that dancers hold onto for support. The second part of
the class consists of slow exercises that develop balance and fluid (flowing, not jerky) motion. After
this, dancers practice quick movements, such as small jumps and leg extensions, and then large
steps, turns, and leaps.
26. What do ballet students have to build up?
A. strength and balance
B. flexibility and grace
C. strength
D. A&B
27. When do girls begin pointe work?
A. after two years of training.
B. after five years of training.
C. after three years of training.
D. after four years of training
28. Which pose gives a performer a more satisfying “line”?
A. The pointe
B. The straight line
C. The barre
D. The turned-out position
29. Why do all dancers have to take daily classes?
A. Because it helps them keep their bodies flexible and strong
B. Because it helps them keep their bodies balanced and more beautiful
C. Because it helps them keep their bodies light in weight
D. No information
30. What does the second part of the ballet class consist of?
A. warm-up exercises at the barre
B. tip-of-the-toes work
C. slow exercises that develop balance and fluid (flowing, not jerky) motion.

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 D. quick movements, such as small jumps and leg extensions

B. Read the text and choose the correct word or phrase for each space
Water is (31)………………………. for life. People can live only a few days
(32)………………………. it. Yet nearly 25 million people die each year because of it. Both
industrial nations and developing countries are worried about the (33)………………………. and
quantity of water in the world.
Even though people, animals, agriculture, and industry use a lot of water, there is more than
enough on the earth. Water covers about (34)………………………. of the Earth’s surface.
However, 97.4 percent of it is salt water. Three-fourths of the Earth’s fresh water is frozen in
glaciers and in the great polar ice caps. Most of the water we use (35)………………………. from
rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere. Less than one percent of the Earth’s water is
(36)………………………., and we use it over and over again.
One of the (37)………………………. about water is distribution. Water is not always
(38)………………………. where the large (39)………………………. centers are. Some
(40)………………………. get enough rain, but it is all in one or two short rainy seasons.
31. A. important B. useful C. necessary D. helpful
32. A. with B. without C. for D. in
33. A. characteristics B. conditions C. situation D. quality
34. A. three-four B. three-fourth C. three-fours D. three-fourths
35. A. arrives B. comes C. goes D. gets
36. A. useful B. used C. usable D. using
37. A. cases B. things C. facts D. problems
38. A. distributed B. sent C. supplied D. transported
39. A. people B. population C. men D. women
40. A. zones B. places C. regions D. villages

V. WRITING
A. Choose the best sentence (A, B, C or D) made from the suggested words.
41. There/ lots/ kids/ my/ neighborhood/ when/ I/ be/ growing up.
A. There are lots of kids in my neighborhood when I was growing up.
B. There were lots of kids in my neighborhood when I was growing up.
C. There were a lots of kids in my neighborhood when I was growing up.
D. There were lots of kids in my neighborhood when I am growing up.

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42. Be/ it/ too/ late /repair/ damage/ we/ done/ our/ planet?
A. Is it too late to repair the damage we have done to our planet?
B. Is it so late to repair the damage we have done to our planet?
C. Is it too late repairing the damage we have done to our planet?
D. Is it too late to repair the damage we done to our planet?
43. You/ feel/ tired/ now/ because/ you/ not/ sleep/ very/ well/ last night.
A. You feeling tired now because you didn’t sleep very well last night
B. You feel tired now because you don’t sleep very well last night.
C. You feel tired now because of you didn’t sleep well last night.
D. You feel tired now because you didn’t sleep very well last night.
44. Timetable/ our trip/ Paris/ include/ visits/ Notre Dame/ the Eiffel Tower/ and/ the Louvre.
A. The timetable for our trip to Paris includes visits to Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower and the
Louvre.
B. The timetable for our trip to Paris include visits to Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower and the
Louvre.
C. The timetable about our trip to Paris includes visits to Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower and the
Louvre.
D. The timetable for our trip to Paris includes visits Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower and the
Louvre.
45. My/ brother/ have/ motorbike/ but/ he/ not/ use/ very/ often.
A. My brother has motorbike but he doesn’t use it very often.
B. My brother has a motorbike but he doesn’t use it very often.
C. My brother has a motorbike but he don’t use it very often.
D. My brother have a motorbike but he doesn’t use it very often.

B. Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to the following one
46. We worked very hard for the exam. Then we passed it.
A. After we passed the exam we had worked very hard for it.
B. Before we passed the exam we had worked very hard for it.
C. Before we pass the exam we have worked very hard for it.
D. Before we passed the exam because we worked very hard for it.
47. They’ll have to take the dog on holiday with them
A. They can leave the dog at home to go on holiday.
B. They can’t leave the dog behind when they go on holiday.

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 C. The dog can be at home for them to go on holiday.
D. They can’t leave the dog at home to go to holiday.
48. My bicycle needs repairing soon.
A. I really must have my bicycle to repair soon.
B. I really must have my bicycle repaired soon.
C. I really must have my bicycle repair soon.
D. I really must have my bicycle repairing soon.
49. You couldn’t have been successful without her help.
A. You couldn’t have successful if she hadn’t helped you.
B. You couldn’t have been successful if she hadn’t helped you.
C. You couldn’t have been successful if she had helped you.
D. You couldn’t have been successful if she hadn’t help you.
50. My mother thought she might run out of cash, so she took her cheque-book with her.
A. My mother took her cheque-book with her in case she ran out of cash
B. My mother takes her cheque-book with her in case she ran out of cash.
C. My mother took her cheque-book without her in case she ran out of cash
D. My mother took her cheque-book with her in case she runs out of cash.

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