I.

Pick out the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from that of
the others.
1. A. dubbing B. robot C. climbing D. sober
2. A. cube B. document C. business D. huge
3. A. advantage B. adventure C. addition D. advertise
4. A. coughs B. attacks C. repeats D. mouths
5. A. idiom B. idea C. item D. identical

II. Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. People always (blame) their circumstances for what they are.
2. Hurry up or our favorite TV programme (be) over long before we (reach) home.
3. If we don’t hurry, all the tickets (sell) by the time we get there.
4. The classroom is still very dirty. I don’t think it (clean).
5. We (tell) not to go out at nights recently.
6. Thank for your help. If you (not help) me, I (not pass) the exam.
7. You (be) to the laboratory this week?
8. David (repair) the TV set at the moment. He (work) at it for one hour or so.
9. He was busy packing, for he (leave) that night.
10. Hello, Pat. I (phone) to ask if you (do) anything this Saturday.
11. It is crucial that Dido (stop) using Quang Ha.

III. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences.
1. $1000! Thank you for your…………………. (generous)
2. Please accept this present as a token of our………. (grateful)
3. The soldier was accused of……… because he ran away. (coward)
4. The duty of the police is the………….. of law and (maintain)
5. My dog never does what it is told, it’s very……………….. (obey)
6. The children were surprised at the sudden……………… of their
teacher. (enter)
7. You can find out what a book is about by looking at the table
of…………… (contain)
8. The song has………… been selected for the Sea Games 22nd,
Vietnam. (office)
9. The homemade ice-cream…………. after it had been in the freezer for an
hour. (hard)
10. It is really quite …….. that we should have been at the same college without having
met before. (ordinary)

IV. Choose the word or phrase that best complete each sentence.
1. Nobody was injured in the accident,……………. ?
A. was there B. was he C. were they D. wasn’t it.
2. You are……. who noticed.
A. the single B. the only C. only one D. the only one
3. Parents have no control…………… their children these days.
 A. for B. over C. on D. with
4. Several people,………….. voice could be clearly heard, were waiting outside.
A. whose B. their C. of which D. whom
5. We….. her a happy birthday.
A. wished B. said C. told D. wanted
6. Your room is a mess ! …. It up at once.
A. arrange B. make C. tidy D.do
7. Could you … .me ten pounds until next pay day?
A. let B. provide C. borrow D. lend
8. My bag’s gone. I’ve been…………..
A. stolen B. robbed C. kidnapped D. thieved
9. The boy……. long hair was talking to the girl who was…………..red.
A. with/in B. of/at C. in/with D. at/of
10. The poor woman with her two children……………… in a street corner.
A. was seen beg B. was seen begging
C. were seen begging D. were seen beg.
11. You can by a lot of farm products……………………………….. sale at the Fair
A. in B. for C. to D. by
12. The dinner smelt………………
A. good B. well C. to be good D. very well
13. Listen carefully. I’m going to give you………………advice.
A. a few B. some C. few D. little
14. …………………at 212 degrees F
A. Waters boils B. Water boils C. The water boils D. Waters boil
15. The economic conditions today are……………………… they were in the past.
A. much more good B. much better than
C. much better D. the best than.

V. Fill in each blank with one suitable word.

INTELLIGENCE
Are some people born cleaver and others born (1)………………….. ? Or is
intelligence developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the
answer to both these (2)………… is “Yes”. To some extent, our intelligence is given at
birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a (3)………………….
born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring surrounding
will develop his intelligence less than (4)…………………… who lives in rich and
varied surrounding. Thus the limits of a person’s intelligence are fixed at birth but
(5)…………………. or not he reaches those limits will (6)……………….. on his
environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.
It is easy to show that intelligence is something we are born with (7)……………………..
we take two unrelated people at random from the population. It is likely that
(8)……………….. degrees of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other
hand, we take children-identical twins, they will very likely be (9)……………. intelligent as
other. This clearly suggests that intelligence depends on (10)………………..

VI. Read the passage carefully then answer the questions below.
Higher education is given in colleges and universities. The average course is four years.
Students choose a major and take courses in this subject. After four years they get a
bachelor degree. Then the students may go on to graduate school and, with a year or two
of further study, get a master’s degree. After another two or three years of study, they
may get a still higher degree as doctor of philosophy. Higher education trains people to
become teachers, nurse, engineers or do other professional work. Lawyers and doctors
must go to school longer than four years.

1. What degree do students get after four years of higher education?

2. How long does it take a student to obtain a master’s degree?
3. Who must go to school longer than four years?
4. How long is the average course in an American university?’
5. How long is a student trained into a teacher?

VII. a) Choose the letter of the underlined portion which is not correct and correct it.
1. Could you mind telling me the way to the nearest restaurant?
2. I’d prefer to do it on myself because other people make me nervous.
3. I read something about Tararino’s new film on that magazine.
4. Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night, we must
wait until the next meeting to vote.
5. A dictionary is something which 1 have wished to have for years.

b) Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
1. My father/ person / whom/1 / respect / most / my family.
2. However/ hard / she / try / couldn’t / pass / driving test.
3. He/ not / know/ where / his friend Liz/ live.
4. I / be/ invited/ her party / the occasion/ birthday last week.
5. The sooner/medicine/better/feel/

VIII. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each sentences with the cues.
1. If people deliberately start a fire, they should be punished.
—> I think anyone………………………………………………………………………
2. So I bought neither.
—> So I didn’t…………………………………………………………………..……….
3. Terry will get over his illness. Then his work will improve.
—> Once…………………………………………………………………………………
4. It’s thought that the accident was caused by human error.
—> The accident is ……………………………………………………………………
5. You can’t visit the United States unless you get a visa.
—>If you………………………………………………………………………………..
6. I burst into tears when I heard the bad news.
—> I broke………………………………………………………………………………
7. John little realizes just what it’s going to be like working in a restaurant kitchen.
—> Little………………………………………………………………………………..
8. Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their
second child.
—> Only when……………………,…………………………………………………….
9. You are under no obligation to accept their offer.
—> You can please………………………………………..……………………………
10. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
—> Martin’s poor…………………………………………………………………………