PRACTICE EXERCISE 2.

I. PRONUNCIATION: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced

differently from that of the others in each group.
1. A. special B. very C. mental D. parent
2. A. pollution B. question C. invitation D. education
3. A. pursuit B. mutual C. immune D. humor
4. A.know B. kiss C. kite D. kind
5. A.sight B. shift C. tide D. light

II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: Choose the best answer

6. Glass is usually ……………………… sand.
A. made from B. made of C. made by D. made with
7. They worked hard ……………………… they could pass the final examination.
A. so that B. because C. in case D. since
8. The weather was terrible. I wish it ……………………… warmer.
A. were B. was C. has been D. had been
9. The students in this class were made ……………………… very hard.
A. learning B.having learnt C. to learn D. learn
10. Up to now, I ……………………… a lot of information about her.
A. will learn B. learnt C. would learn D. have learnt
11. “Thanks for the lovely gift, Jane!”  “………………………”
A. It doesn’t matter B. It’s my pleasure C. Not at all D. I myself like it
12. My parents first ……………………… each other at the Olympic Games in 1982.
A. had meet B. met C. have met D. meet
13. She has worked as a secretary ……………………… she graduated from college.
A. since B. until C. before D. while
14. Jim is five centimeters ……………………… than Tom.
A. higher B. taller C. tallest D. tall
15. If I had time, I ……………………… to the beach with you this weekend.
A. will go B. will have gone C. would have gone D. would go
16. His pronunciation causes me a lot of ………………………
A. difficulties B. difficult C. difficulty D. difficultly
17. Jack insisted that he didn't need any help, ………………… I helped him anyway.
 A. but B. besides C. however D. so
18. My uncle ……………………… you met yesterday is a lawyer.
A. which B. what C. whose D. whom
19. I regret ……………………… you that your application has been denied.
A. inform B. to have informed C. to inform D. informing
20. Don't waste time ……………………… that broken vase.
A. mending B. mend C. for mending D. to mend
21. Our class is ………………… busy studying that we don’t have any time to relax.
A. so B. very C. such D. too
22. If you want to visit another country, you have to have ………………………
A. a ticket B. a passport C. a visa D. an ID card
23. ……………………… the weather is very bad, we can’t go out now.
A. For B. Because C. To D. With
24. She spoke to her business partner ……………………… the telephone yesterday.
A. on B. in C. by D. through
25. He looked very ……………………… when I told him the news.
A. happiness B. happy C. happily D. happilier

III. READING
A. Read the text and question below. For each question, choose A, B, C or D.
Harvard University is situated along the bank of the Charles River in Cambridge,
Massachsetts. The university is now a sprawling complex of more than four hundred buildings,
housings, classrooms, laboratories and libraries.
The Harvard faculty has produced 27 Nobel laureates and more than 20 winners of the
prestigious Pulizer Prize. Today university has more than 16,000 students and over 2,300 full-
time faculty members.
Harvard is consistently ranked as one of the best schools in America and the world. And
it is considered a leading international reseach institution. The university oversits reputation as a
centre for academic excellence to its professional, graduate schools, as well as to its
undergraduate programme. The Medical, Law, Business and Divinity schools are leaders in
their fields, attracting for students around the world.
Beginning in the 1930s, Harvard made a conscious effort to recruit students from all over
the United States, not just the eastern part of the nation. More recently, the University has
persued policies to increase the number of women and minority students on campus. A long
tradition of modification and change continues, but the commitment to excellence remains at the
heart of Harvard education.
26. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The Harvard University has won 27 Nobel Prizes.
B. The Harvard graduates have won 27 Nobel Prizes.
C. The Harvard Faculty has won more than 20 Pulitzer Prizes.
D. The Harvard graduates have won 27 Nobel Prizes but no Pulitzer Prizes.
27. Harvard includes three of the following except……………….
A. professional schools.
B. graduate programme.
C. job training programme
D. undergraduate programme.
28. Three of the following are the famous schools in Harvard. Which is the exception?
A. Medical School. B. Mathematics School.
C. Divinity School. D. Business School.
29. Since 1930s, Harvard has tried hard to enroll students from
A. all over the United States. B. all over the world.
C. eastern part of the country. D. western part of Europe.
30. Harvard has managed to increase the number of ………………………
A. top B. Asian
C. women and minority D. women and black

B. Read the text and choose the correct word or phrase for each space
In industry, the laser has proven (31)……………………… a very versatile tool,
(32)……………………… for cutting and welding. Lasers are now also used
(33)……………………… high – speed printing and in the creation of three – dimensional
images, called holograms. Laser tracking and ranging systems have been developed
(34)……………………… light signals to measure distance (35)……………………… the
radio signals of radar. The use (36)……………………… the laser in biological and medical
applications is also (37)……………………… expanding, and the laser is already being used
with great (38)……………………… in certain surgical procedures. In the field of
communications the laser, used in conjunction with fiber – optic networks, is capble
(39)……………………… carrying (40)……………………… information than conventional
wires and is setting the stage for the “electronic superhighway” of the near future.
31. A. being B. to be C. like D. as
32. A. particular B. on particular C. particularly D. special
33. A. for B. to C. by D. in
34. A. using B. use C. used D. to use
35. A. than B. other than C. rather than D. better than
36. A. for B. with C. of D. in
37. A. rapid B. rapidly C. in rapid D. in rapid manner
38. A. success B. succeed C. successful D. succeeded
39. A. at B. of C. with D. for
40. A. many more B. more many C. more much D. much more

IV.WRITING
A. Choose the best sentence (A, B, C or D) made from the suggested words.
41. When/ I/ a child/ we/ used to/ go/ the park/ every Saturday.
A. When I was a child, we used going to the park every Saturday.
B. When I was a child, we were used to going to the park every Saturday.
C. When I was a child, we used to go to the park every Saturday.
D. When I was a child, we used to going to the park every Saturday.
42. Jane/ let/ her children/ stay up/ late/ Sunday.
A. Jane let her children to stay up late on Sunday.
B. Jane lets her children stay up late on Sunday.
C. Jane lets children to stay up late on Sunday.
D. Jane lets her children staying up late on Sunday.
43. Helmets/ must/ worn/ all times/ when/ riding/ a motorcycle
A. Helmets must b\e worn at all times when riding a motorcycle.
B. Helmets must worn at all times when riding a motorcycle.
C. Helmet must be worn at all times when riding a motorcycle.
D. Helmet must be worn all time when riding a motorcycle.
44. They/ lived/ this suburb/ since 1997.
A. They have lived in this suburb since 1997 .
B. They has lived in this suburd since 1997.
C. They lived this suburb since 1997.
D. They lived on this suburb since 1997.
45. you/ like/ go/ cinema/ them/ tonight?
 A. Would you like to go to the cinema with them tonight?
B. Do you like going to the cinema with them tonight?
C. Do you like to go to the cinema with them tonight?
D. Would you like going to the cinema with them tonight?

B. Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to the following one
46. The flat was so dirty that we could not stay there.
A. The flat was too dirty to stay.
B. The flat was too dirty for us to stay there.
C. The flat was too dirty so that we couldn’t to stay there.
D. The flat was such dirty that we couldn’t stay there.
47. It has been a long time since they met.
A. They didn’t meet for a long time.
B. They haven’t met for a long time.
C. They haven’t met since a long time.
D. They didn’t meet a long time ago.
48. Don’t forget to come home before 9 pm.
A. Don’t come home before 9 pm.
B. Remember to come home at 9 pm.
C. Don’t come home at 9 pm
D. Remember to come home before 9 pm.
49. This flat is too small for my family.
A. This flat is not ratherbig for my family.
B. This flat is not very big for my family.
C. This flat is not big enough for my family.
D. This flat is not enough big for my family.
50. The teacher did not allow the class to leave before 4.30.
A. The teacher made the class to stay until after 4.30.
B. The teacher made the class not leave until after 4.30.
C. The teacher made the class stay until after 4.30.
D. The teacher made the class leave after 4.30.

V. LISTENING