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Name : Mark : Grade :

I. Phonetics: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. (8 points)
1. A. breather B. feather C. heather D. leather 5. A. research B. resent C. resemble D. resist
2. A. ache B. orchestra C. charity D. chorus 6. A. item B. idiom C. idle D. ideal
3. A. pursuit B. suitable C. recruit D. guilty 7. A. off B. of C. safe D. knife
4. A. parade B. apathetic C. companion D. marmalade 8. A. sacred B. contaminated C. cooked D. decided

II. Choose the correct answer (26 points)

1. There isn’t ______ foreign news in the paper. a. a lot b. lots c. many d. much
2. Hello. Is that 82294? Please put me ___ to the manager. a. across b. up c. over d. through
3. Our school ______ for the summer holidays on 5th June. a. breaks up b. breaks down c. breaks in d. breaks off
4. ______ air is to man, so is water is to fish. a. Like b. As c. Since d. Just
5. It is high time you ______ your idea. a. change b. changed c. need change d. are to changed
6. Try to be pleasant _____ everybody. It will do you good. a. for b. with c. to d. at
7. Listen to what I am saying, ______? a. don’t you b. will you c. do you d. are you
8. I don’t want much sugar in my coffee. Just ____, please. a. few b. little c. a little d. a few
9. Susan is the ______ of the two girls. a. prettier b. prettiest c. pretty d. rather pretty
10. ______ have never heard of Shakespeare. a. Very few b. Only few c. Quite few d. Just few
11. “What’s the matter?” – “The shoes don’t fit properly”. They ______ my feet.
a. are hurt b. is hurting c. have hurt d. will hurt
12. Helen ______ her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband ______ home.
a. has left / comes b. left / had come c. had left / came d. had left / would come
13. “Hey, look where you are going”. – Oh, I’m terribly sorry ______.
a. I’m not noticing b. I wasn’t noticing c. haven’t noticing d. I don’t notice
14. “Is this raincoat yours?’ – “No, mine ______ there, behind the door.
a. is hanging b. has hung c. hangs d. hung
15. Mother ______ us stories when we were young.
a. was used to tell b. is used to telling c. used to tell d. used to telling
16. By the end of the century, it is likely that the oceans of the world ______ by all the rubbish poured into them.
a. will have been polluted b. will be polluting c. are being polluted d. would have been polluted
17. There was a terrible noise ______ the sudden burst of light.
a. followed b. following c. to be followed d. being followed
18. “Good morning. Can I help you?” –“I’d like to have this packet ______, Madame”.
a. be weighed b. to be weighed c. to weigh d. weighed
19. No one can prevent the plan ______.
a. from carrying out b. to be carried out c. to carry out d. being carried out
20. With the help of the German experts, the factory produced ______ cars in 1993 as the year before.
a. as twice many b. as many as twice c. as twice as many d. twice as many
21. “My brother has been awarded a scholarship to study in France”. – “Oh, really? ______!”
a. How lucky he is b. What a his lucky c. What lucky he is d. Lucky as he is
22. But for his help, I ______.
a. should not have succeeded b. had not succeed c. did not succeed d. have not succeeded
23. “Does he dress well?” –“ ______is not important”
a. A person wears b. What a person wear c. What a person wears d. What does a person wear
24. She had changed so much that ______ anyone recognize her.
a. almost b. hardly c. not d. nearly
25. John and Lucy’s children are very ______ because their parents give them everything they ask for.
a. overdone b. harmed c. damaged d. spoilt
26. “Mary said that you locked your keys in your car last night and had to walk home”. – “Never ______.”
a. I have been so embarrassed b. have I been so embarrassed
c. have been I so embarrassed d. I have so embarrassed been
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III. Choose the best answer for each space (15 points) HOPES AND DREAMS
Some years ago, my daughter was studying English at a university on the south coast. One evening she phoned to tell me that what she
really wanted to do was (1) round the world, so she was looking (2) the possibility of working in another country. She had seen several (3)
in the newspaper for student teachers of English abroad, and she was (4) in one in Italy, which she was desperate to visit. She decided
that this would be a good (5) to achieve her ambition, so she was writing to (6) for the job. The reply (7) a long time to arrive, but
eventually she received a letter asking if she (8) go for an interview in London the following week. She was so excited that she
immediately (9) in touch with the school owner and agreed to attend the interview. She was determined that nothing would prevent her
(10) doing what she had set out to do. A (11) days before the interview she had a very strange dream in which she (12) birth to a beautiful
baby. She was a little nervous and (13) about the dream and phoned to ask me what I thought it might (14). As I knew something about
dreams, I was able to assure her that it only symbolized her (15) to do well in the interview.
1. A. journey B. travel C. voyage D. trip 9. A. got B. came C. went D. became
2. A. up B. over C. into D. round 10. A. of B. from C. in D. about
3. A. notices B. posters C. advertisements D. announcements 11. A. some B. several C. few D. little
4. A. interested B. keen C. attracted D. enthusiastic 12. A. made B. produced C. gave D. had
5. A. path B. route C. manner D. way 13. A. bored B. annoyed C. offended D. worried
6. A. claim B. inquire C. request D. apply 14. A. intend B. mean C. interpret D. realize
7. A. was B. took C. spent D. passed 15. A. desire B. request C. want D. demand
8. A. should B. would C. must D. will

IV. Read the text and mark the sentences below T (true) or F (false) (10 points)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PASSENGERS
Arrival
When the plane lands, you are requested to keep your seat belt fastened until the light goes off and remain in your seat until the
plane stops moving. This is for your own comfort and safety.
Leaving the airport
If you are ending your journey at this airport, you should go up to the escalator to passport control and customs. If you are traveling
further by rail or coach, you will find an information desk outside the customer hall, as well as a bank where you can change money.
Catching another flight
If you are planning to change planes, you should follow the signs to the waiting lounge, where you should check in and wait to board
your connecting flight. There will be an announcement when your flight is due to take off. Our ground staff will be happy to help you.
Leaving the plane
All passengers leaving the plane should make sure that they take everything with them. If you have checked in any luggage, you
should remember to collect it from the baggage area inside the airport.
Continuing on this flight
We regret that passengers who are continuing their journey on this flight may not get off the plane. You may not smoke while the
plane is on the ground.
Thank you for flying with us. We hope to be able to welcome you on board again soon.
1. All passengers must leave the aeroplane.
2. You must wait until the light goes out before undoing your seat belt.
3. Passengers who are leaving the airport must first go to passport control.
4. Passengers continuing by another plane must go through customs.
5. You can change money before you go to passport control.
6. You must go up to the escalator to the waiting lounge if you are changing planes.
7. Passengers in the waiting lounge will hear an announcement when their plane is ready to leave.
8. No one is allowed to smoke in the airport.
9. The aeroplane is going to another place after some of the passengers get off.
10. Passengers who are leaving the plane should check that they have not left anything behind.

V. Read the passage and answer the questions (5 points)

Half the brain a child will have as an adult has already developed by the time he is four years old. It is now recognized that children
who have been encouraged and stimulated into mental activity during the early years will become more and more intelligent adults.
Language, the way we express ourselves, is a vital part of learning. A baby learns his native tongue naturally by hearing speech
around him. If the speech he hears is rapid, not clear and never directed at him then he learns slowly and speaks badly. A child of two or
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three years old who can’t make his desires known or put his thought into words will usually become angry. His relationships with others
will get worse. If the speech a baby hears around him is clear, and his family talk to him, he will gain a satisfactory command of language
directly, by his mother, his language ability will be greater.
By the time he is two, it is quite possible for him to have a vocabulary of two thousand words and by the time he is three, he will be
able to read. Once ahead he will stay ahead.
1. How is language defined by the writer?
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2. How does the baby learn his mother tongue?
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3. How does a child usually react when he can’t express himself?
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4. What is the role of the mother in the education of her child?
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5. What are the ideas expressed by the writer on how a child should be taught his native language?
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VI. Fill the blanks with suitable words (8 points)

Our oceans are becoming extremely (1). Most of this pollution comes from the land, which means it 1 ............................
comes from (2). First, there is raw sewerage, which is pumped directly into the sea. Many (3), both 2 ............................
developed and developing, are guilty of doing this. Secondly, ships drop about 6 million tons of (4) into 3 ............................
the sea each year. Thirdly, there are oil spills from ships. A ship has an accident and oil leaks from the 4 ............................
vessel. This not only pollutes the (5), but it also kills marine life. Next, there are waste materials from 5 ............................
factories. Without proper regulations, factory owners let the waste run directly into the (6), which then 6 ............................
leads to the (7). And finally, oil is washed from (8). This can be result of carelessness or a deliberate 7 ............................
dumping of waste. 8 ............................
VII. Write a letter using the suggested words below (10 points)
Dear Sir or Madam,
1. I / write / complain / a CD player / which / bought / your company / give / my son / for Christmas.
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2. Almost / immediately / things / start / go wrong.
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3. First / all / when / press / OPEN / CLOSE button / CD player / drawer open and close / quickly / we / not have time / put / a CD.
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4. Cassette / even / worse / when / attempt / record music / sound / distort.
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5. Because / problems / return / the shop / purchase.
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6. They / say / take / a week / repair / but / three weeks / still wait / spare parts / and / not ready / after / two months.
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7. When / try / at home / found / CD problem / be rectified / but cassette / player / no better.
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8. I / not satisfied / stereo unit / itself / or service / we / receive.
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9. Now / write / ask / full refund.
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10. I / forward / receive / cheque / $450.
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Yours faithfully,
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