HOMEWORK 26/12/2021

SECTION 2: PHONETICS (1.0 point)

III. Choose the words that has the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others .
1. A. both B. clothe C. only D. lonely
2. A. variety B. width C. Christ D. island
3. A. efficient B. election C. electricity D. element
Write your answers here:
1. 2. 3.

IV. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. A. character B. commercial C. remember D. experiment
2. A. electrical B. dangerous C. contestant D. memorial
Write your answers here:
4. 5.

SECTION 3. LEXICO - GRAMMAR:

V. Choose the word, phrase or sentence ( A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence. THERE
CAN BE MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER. (7.0 points).
1. He is an expert ______economics and politics.
A. about B. in C. with D. of
2. This is my favorite short _________blouse.
A. sleeved B. sleeve C. sleeving D. sleeves
3. She said she ______14 the following week.
A. was B. will be C. would be D. is
4. We didn’t ______ the station in time to catch the train.
A. get to B. reach C. arrive at D. make
5. - Mother: “Could you do me a favor?” - Kate: “______.”
A. No, thanks. I’m fine B. Yes, that’s kind of you
C. Yes, sure D. Yes, thank you
6. You can’t tell what someone is like just from their ______
A. character B. appearance C. looking D. nationality
7. That printer is______guarantee so the company will repair it
A. on B. in C. of D. under
8. The government took these measures______reduce crime.
A. in order that B. so that they could C. in order to D. for
9. Don’t worry. We’ve got ________ time to have coffee.
A. a little B. many C. a few D. little
10. The doctor is asking about the _____ of the injured person to know exactly how to cure her.
A. statement B. condition C. health D. injure
11. My children are very important ______me.
A. for B. to C. with D. by
12. Chicago is _______ right on the shore of Lake Michigan.
A. situated B.sitting C. standing D.found
13. I have explained it many times. Has it made__________to you?
A. sense B. real C. right D. sure
14. He looked……………….…..at the angry crowd.
A. calm B. calmly C. calmness D. calmity
15. I have just bought __________________ from a book shop near here.
A. two beautiful black school leather bags B. two beautiful leather black school bags

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 C. two beautiful black leather school bags D beautiful two black leather school bags
16. I always get _______ in my stomach before visiting the dentist.
A. worms B. butterflies C. crabs D. hedgehogs
17. His suggestion was that we __________ by train.
A. travelled B. travel C. should travel D. travelling
18. Since her father ______ her eldest brother has looked after them.
A. death B. dead C. passing away D. died
19. He lives ______ but he doesn’t feel ______ because he has plenty to do.
A. alone / lonely B. lonely / alone C. single / alone D. alone / singly

20. There is _____________________ on TV tonight.

A. an action movie interesting B. a action movie interesting
C. a interesting action movie D. an interesting action movie
21. Ninety____________ the maximum length of time allowed for entrance exams to this school.
A. minute is B. minutes are C. minute are D. minutes is
22. I couldn’t make______________what he had talked about because he isn’t used to his accent.
A. across B. into C. out D. up
23. He finally __________ the decision to go abroad.
A. came up B. came C. came with D. came up with
24. Natural disaters such as storms, floods or droughts can easily …….…their crops or harvests.
A. damage B. do harm C. destroy D. spoil
25. Could you please tell me……………?
A. it is how far to the nearest bus stop B. how far is it to the nearest bus stop
C. how far it was to the nearest bus stop D. how far it is to the nearest bus stop
26. They had never come _________such a beautiful little village before.
A. off B. along C. at D. across
27. She’d like to have_________because she lives alone.
A. money B. company C. colleague D. love
28. The holiday at the seaside ______. We really had a good time there.
A. made us happily B. made us happiness
C. made we happy D. make us happy
29. Let your name ____________ in the sheet of paper.
A. to be written B. write C. be written D. wrote
30. Both Ann and her sister look like her mother.
A. take after B. take place C. take away D. take on
31. The scientist said the earth ________ the sun.
A. goes round B. is going around C. went around D. was going around
32. We can find _______ most in a wine-growing area.
A. apples B. lemons C. grapes D. oranges
33. The bomb exploded with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town.
A. went on B. went out C. went off D. went away
34. I really must go and lie down for a while; I’ve got a ________ headache.
A. cutting B. splitting C. ringing D. cracking
35. I've applied for the job I saw ____________ in the newspaper last month.
A. advertised B. advertising C. be advertised D. being advertised

VI. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting (1.0 point).

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1. It was late, so we decided taking a taxi home.
A B C D
2. There was something wrong to one of the tires.
A B C D
3. The house is not very big, but there is a lot of furnitures.
A B C D
4. My family spent an interested holiday in Europe last summer.
A B C D
5. The exam to become a lawyer is on far the most difficult he has taken.
A B C D
Write your answers here:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

SECTION 4. READING
VII. Read the following passage and choose the item ( A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the
questions about it (1.0 point).
It is five o’clock in the evening when Rene Wagner come home from work. She walks into the living
room and looks at her three children. They are 14, 13 and 9 years old. They are watching TV. The living
room is a mess. There are dirty socks on the floor and cookies on the sofa. Games and toys are every where.
Rene is angry ,“This place is a mess” she tells her children, “I can’t work all day and then do housework all
evening. I’m not going to do housework!” Rene doesn’t do housework. She doesn’t clean or wash dishes.
She doesn’t wash clothes, either. Every evening she sits on the sofa and watches TV.
After two weeks, every plate, fork and glass in the house is dirty. All the children’s clothes are dirty.
Every garbage basket is full. The house is a mess.
Then, one day Rene comes home from work and gets a big surprise. The kitchen is clean. The children
clean the kitchen !
The next day, the living room is clean, and the children are washing their clothes. Rene tells the
children “OK, I’ll do the housework again. But you have to help me.”
Now Rene and her three children do the housework together. Then they all sit on the sofa and watch TV!

1. When Rene came home from work, she found the house ................ .
A. clean and dirty B. dirty and tidy C. dirty and untidy D. clean but untidy
2. Rene told her children ....................... .
A. to do the housework B. she couldn’t do housework
C. not to do housework D. she wouldn’t do housework
3. Two weeks later, the house was .................. .
A. very clean B. a mess C. tidy D. rather dirty
4. Some days later, the house was clean again because ......................... .
A. she couldn’t let it that way B. her children did housework.
C. her children didn’t do housework. D. she did housework again.
5. Now Rene does housework again because ...................... .
A. her children help her. B. they can watch TV together.
C. her children wash their clothes. D. her children don’t do it.

VIII. Choose the best option(A, B, C or D) that fits the blank in the following passage (2.0 points).
Making an English-speaking friend is a good way to improve your English and enjoy (1)________ at
the same time. It is not always easy for foreign students to make British friends, however, (2)_________
British people do not talk much to people they don’t know. They often create a group of close friends and

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meet (3)________ who are introduced by one of those friends. It can be difficult for a foreign student to
make friends in the UK at first. This doesn’t mean that people are (4)________. Be patient, and don’t
(5)________ that the person doesn’t like you. Once you have made a friend, that (6)________ can often be
very warm and may (7)________ for life. (8)_________ your friend is not a native English speaker, you
will still learn a lot by talking to each other in English. If you are in the UK, try to (9)_________ making
friends only with people of your own language, or (10)________ to speak in English when you meet.

1. A. themselves B. himself C. herself D. yourself

2. A. much B. many C. little D. any
3. A. others B. another C. the other D. one another
4. A. reserved B. sociable C. unfriendly D. easy-going
5. A. expect B. tell C. assume D. approve
6. A. friendship B. relationship C. friend D. mate
7. A. take B. resist C. last D. persist
8. A. Because B. Even if C. Only when D. However
9. A. avoid B. refuse C. want D. intend
10. A. to agree B. agree C. agreed D. agreeing
Write your answers here:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

IX. Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the passages below with ONE suitable word (2.0 points).
Health is something we tend to ignore when we have it. When our body is rather well, we're hardly
ever (1)______ of it. But illness can come, even (2)_______ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a
very vulnerable time. Many (3) _______attacked children in particular and people knew very little about
how to prevent such illness or how to (4)______them once they struck. The result was that many children
died. About century ago, however, scientists found (5)_______ about germs, and then everything changed.
The cause of many diseases (6) _______known, and cures were developed. As this medical knowledge
spread the world became (7) _______safer for children. The result is that whereas a hundred years ago the
average man lived for 35 years. Nowadays, in many places of the world, people can expect to (8)
_______for years. And what do we except by the (9) _______2010? Undoubtedly, medical science will
continue to advance. Some people will be (10) _____ to solve medical problems that are unavoidable today.

SECTION 5. WRITING
X. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it. (1.0 point)
1. They have just opened a new super market in our town.
 A new super market ……………………………………………………..……………………..……….…
2. “ Do you live in this flat with your parents?” Nam asked me.
 Nam asked me …………………………………………………..……………………………….…….…
3. It rained hard this morning but we went to school early.
 Dispite………………………………………………….………………………………………….…….…
4. Her story bores me to tears.
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 I am ………………………………..………………………………………….…………….………….…
5. I tiptoed into the room because I didn’t want to wake the baby up.
 So as ..............................................................................................................................................................
XI. Complete the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it,
using the word given in brackets. Do not change the word. (1.0 point)
1. She went out for some fresh air. (IN ORDER TO)
 ….....................................................................................................................................................................
2. Their daughter is both pretty and good-natured. (NOT ONLY)
 .........................................................................................................................................................................
3. His wife wrote that letter in 3 hours. (SPEND)
.........................................................................................................................................................................
4. During dinner, we discussed what to do next. (WHILE)
.........................................................................................................................................................................
5. It was difficult for Susan to believe in the good news (HARDLY)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………