I.

Choose the best option:

1. He was offered the job ………….his qualifications were poor
a. although b. in spite of c. because of d. because
2. It’s no use …………. a language if you don’t try to speak it
a. learned b. to learn c. learn d. learning
3. He …………. me to take a lawyer to the court with me
a. advised c. suggested b. threatened d. insisted
4. She came in quietly ……………the baby
a. in order to not wake b. so as not to wake
c. to not wake d. to wake
5. ……………you have no keys, you ‘ll have to get back before I go out
a. If b. Although c. Unless d. As
6. I really prefer just about anything...…………..watching TV
a. from b. or c. than d. to
7. Gold ……………..near San Francisco in 1848 and the gold rush started the following year
a. has been discovered b. discovered c. was discovered d. is discovered
8. I regret ……………. you that we can’t approve your application
a. inform b. to inform c. informing d. informed
9. If I had gone to the bank this morning, I …………money from you now
a. would not borrow b. would not have borrowed
c. will not borrow d. will no have borrowed
II. Give the correct from of the words in brackets:
1. He is engrossed in doing ( SCIENCE) scientific research
2. They entered the areas without ( PERMIT) permission
3. He wants (WIDTH) to widen his knowledge of the subject
4. The giant panda is a(n) (DANGER) indangered species
5. What makes the computer a (MIRACLE). Miraculous device ?
6. You may be surprised at the large (VARIED) variety of animals in national parks
7. The architecture in the downtown area is a successful (COMBINE) combination of old and new
8. He came first in the poetry (COMPETED) competition
III. Give the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets
Mary (1. have) had to go to New York last week, but she almost (2.miss) missed the
plane. She (3. stand) was stooding in the queue at the check-in desk when she suddenly (4.
realize) realized that she (5. leave) had left her passport at home. Fortunately, she ( 6.not/
live) doesn’t live very far from the airport so she (7. Have) had time to go home to get the
passport. She (8. get) got back to the airport just in time for her flight
IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer
 For the last few years, my children have been going to a summer camp in northern
Greece called Skouras Camp. They always seem to have a good time. , so if you’ re wondering
what to do with the kids for three weeks this summer, you could do worse than send them
to this beautiful camp on the shores of the Aegean Sea. If your children, like mine, are keen
on adventure, sports and good company, the Skouras Camp will keep them busy all day
doing the things they most enjoy. Skouras is an international camp with children from all
over the world. My children have made friends with children with of their own age from
Poland , China, Denmark and the United States. Naturally they get lots of opportunities to
practice their English as this is the only language spoken. The camp is located in one of the
most beautiful parts of Chalkidiki. It is huge (120,000 square meters) and is just a stone’s
throw away from the clear, blue Aegean Sea. It takes the children just five minutes to walk to
the golden sandy beach on foot. The programme is packed with exciting activities such as
horse riding and table tennis. Other sports include basketball, volleyball and athletics. The
Camps end with a sports contest in the last week which all parents are invited to attend.
1. All the children come to the camp have to ………..
a. be at the same age b. be only keen on adventure
c. speak English d. practice basketball
2. How many kinds of sports can be played in the Camp?
a. 5 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
3. All the statements are true EXEPT ………………
a. The children will be busy taking part in the Camp’s programmed activities
b. The Camp is quite far from the Aegean Sea
c. The parents can attend their childen’s sports contest
d. The children will take more chances of English practice
4. The tone of the passage could best be described as …………….
a. negative b. disbelieving c. supportive d. humourous
5. What should be the best title for the passage?
a. an international summer camp b. Children’s summer activities
c. Advice on children caring in summer d. Chalkidiki’s landscape- the Aegean Sea
6. How long does it take the children to walk to the golden sandy beach on foot?
a. an hour b. 20 minutes c. 5 minutes d. a day

V. Read the following passage and choose the best option to fill in the gap
The (1) …………. part in Ioannina is the lake front. Ships fetch more people and tourists to the
island. Near the front lake (2) …………….an ancient castle. If you go for a (3) …………. in the
night to the front lake you’ll see (4) …………. lights that shines in the castle. A second way is
to go around on a mountain. There you can see the whole town. In the night with so many
lights, it looks to you (5) ………….a sky.
Another beautiful part in this town (6) ……………the large clock in the square.
Specifically, the clock (7) ……………… in the center of the city. My town also has many
museums. Paul Vrellis, who is a professor, put in many different and other important people
from the 1st and 2nd world war with wax. In my opinion, it’s (8)…………… museum.
About remains, there are two renowned theaters. There’s the theater of Dodoni,
which is situated in the (9) ………… of the city. It’s normally out of the city. Every summer the
most (10) ………. actors of the capital of Greece come to perform there.
1. a. more beautiful b. as beautiful c. so beautiful d. most beautiful
2. a. there is b. it is c. it has d. there has
3. a. picnic b. walk c. jog d. run
4. a. more brilliant b. as brilliant c. much brilliant d. most brilliant
5. a. from b. as c. like d. to
6. a. be b. are c. is d. to be
7. situated b. is situated c. be situated d. are situated
8. a. the most best b. the better c. the best d. the well
9. a. outskirt b. top c. side d. edge
10. a. famous b. fame c. famed d. known
VI. Read the passage bellow and fill in the blank with ONE suitable word
Today in China (1) where large scale destruction of forests has occurred, the government
has required that every citizen (2) between the age of 11 and 60 plant three to five trees (3)
per year or do the equivalent amount of work in other forest services. The government
claims that at ( 4) leaste 1000 million trees have been planted in China every year (5) since
1982. In Western countries, increasing consumer demand for wood products that have been
produced cause forest land-owners and forest industries to become increasingly
accountable for their forest management and timber harvesting practices.
The Arbor Day Foundation’s Rain Forest Rescue programme is a charity that helps to (6)
replace deforestation. The charity uses money to buy up (7) to preserve rainforest land
before the lumber companies can buy it. The Arbor Day Foundation then (8) make the land
from deforestation
VII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it
Example: I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years
Answer : It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much
 1. There’s a large restaurant in the art gallery
→ The art gallery has a large restaurant
2. I haven’t seen that man here before.
→ It’s the first time I have seen that man here
3. Although Bob didn’t speak Dutch, he decided to settle in Amsterdam
→ In spite of not speaking Dutch, he decided to settle in Amsterdam
4. Without this treatment, the patient have died
→ If the patient hadn’t been treated, she/he would have been died
5. The keepers feed the lions at 3 p.m everyday.
→ The lions are fed by the keepers at 3 p.m everyday
6. John finds astronomy very interesting
→ John is interested in astronomy
7. The cinema didn’t become an industry until 1915
→ It was not until 1915 that the cinema became an industry
8. “I like your coat , I’m looking for one like that myself” she said to me
→ She told me she liked my coat,she was looking for one like that herself
VIII. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and
some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√) by the
number in the space provided. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the
word in the space provided. There is an example at the beginning
The Spy Returns is a very interesting film that about a wealthy 0. that……….
man who visits Italy. He doesn’t think that Rome is interesting 1đúng
and he is very bored with there. Then suddenly one night he is 2bỏ
very surprised that a beautiful girl who runs up to him and gives 3đúng
him a mysterious letter. From that moment his life is no longer 4đúng
boring. He does too a lot of dangerous things. For example, 5bot
he jumped into a lake to save a famous person. The film is 6.……………
a very thrilling indeed. I have watched it twice but I always 7.…………...
want to see it again. I think many people do it so 8.…………….
 ENGLISH PRACTICE

I. Circle the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
Example: 00. A. bed B. get C. between D. let

01. A. ago B. ashamed C. adult D. again

02. A. hit B. tide C. sit D. did
03. A. laugh B. cough C. enough D. plough
04. A. expansion B. inclusion C. conclusion D. decision
05. A. more B. north C. lost D. water
06. A. frightened B. stamped C. walked D. laughed
07. A. course B. court C. pour D. tourist
08. A. appeal B. death C. instead D. spread
09. A. cure B. future C. sure D. user
10. A. every B. event C. getting D. seven

II. Give the correct form of the verbs in bracket

Although some of the foreign people (11. Live) have live here quite a long time, they (12. not
speak) don’t English very well. My friend, Peter, for instance, who comes from Basle, and
(13. Come) came here a year ago, still (14. Speak) speaking with a strong Swiss accent. He
(15. Come) came here on business. Although I (16. Be) was here only three months, I (17.
Pick) picked up enough English to be able to correct Peter frequently. Peter, who is a good
fellow, and (18. Be) is most helpful in showing me about London during the first weeks of my
stay.

III. Choose the correct answer.

School uniform
When I was a boy, children always objected to (19. wearing, dressing, wear, dress) school
uniform but teachers were (20. keen in, keen on, eager in, eager on) it because they said all
of us looked alike. Otherwise, they said, children would compete with each other, and the poor
children would be unhappy because people would see straight away (21. what poors were
they, what poors they were, how poor they were, how poor were they). In recent years,
however, many schools have (22. left over, taken off, put out, given up) the idea of making
children wear uniform but, fairly enough, now that children can wear (23. that, which, what,
as) they like, they have adopted (24. an own uniform, a uniform of their own, a proper
uniform, uniform of his own). When some journalists visited a London school they found
that all the boys and girls were dressed (25. on, in, by, with) jeans. One girl said she would
rather die than wear a coat instead of a jersey because (26. anyone, no one, none, someone)
wants to look different from the other children, but they ought to be, because this new kind of
uniform is one that children like, not something (27. it has been forced to them, they have
been forced, they have been forcing, it has been forcing them) to wear, and it is also much
cheaper than school uniforms (28. used to be, use to be, are used to be, are usually being).

IV. Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word.

Along (29) with jogging and swimming, cycling is one of the best all round forms of exercise.
It can help to increase your strength and energy, giving you (30) more efficient muscles and a
strong heart. But increasing your strength is not the (31) only advantage of cycling. because
you are not carrying the weight of your body on your (32) feet , it is a good form of exercise
for people (33) with painful feet or backs. (34)However with all forms of exercise it is
important to start slowly and build (35) up gently. Doing too much too quickly can damage
muscles that aren’t (36) used to working. If you have any doubts about taking up cycling (37)
for health reasons, talk to your doctor and ask for his or her (38) advice .

V. Give the correct form of the words in bracket.

39. Our company helps unemployed people to find new jobs. (EMPLOY)
40. Every citizen in this country has the right to vote. (CITY)
41. This city has over half a million inhabitants (INHABIT)
42. According to the timetable, the French lesson starts at ten. (TIME)
43. Hung’s knowledge of history is amazing for a boy of his age. (KNOW)
44. What should we do to keep the environment unpolluted ? (POLLUTE)
45. Do you think you have the ability to pass the test? (ABLE)
46. The washing instructions for these shirts are given on the label. (INSTRUCT)

VI. Read the following passage and then fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word
from the box. Do not use the same word more than once. There are three words more than you
need.

left, as, married, the, everything, older, oldest, family, education, eyesight, from,
recently, then

My grandfather was born in China. He came (47) from a very poor family. His parents lived
in a small farm. He did not have a very good (48) education. At the age of 17 he (49) left
home. First he went to Shanghai and (50) then he went to Hong Kong. He worked (51) as a
waiter and then as a cook. When he was 21, he (52) married my grandmother and had four
children. My mother was the (53) oldest. My grandmother died (54) recently, and my
grandfather lives alone now. He is almost 80, but he is still very active and interested in (55)
everything which is going on. He reads the papers and watches television even though his (56)
eyesight is fairly poor.

VII. Finish each of the following sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence printed before it.
57. The teacher has a good relationship with all his students.
The teacher gets on well with all his students
58. Famous architects have redesigned the building.
The building has been designed by famous architect
59. Somebody is repairing our house at the moment.
We are having our house repaired at the moment
60. “Are you coming to the party tonight, Mary?” said Adam.
Adam asked Mary if she was going to the party that night

VIII. Read the following passage, then circle the correct answer.
“Where is the university?” is a question many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can
give them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found around the university. The university
is the city. You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and officers of the
university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and teachers or
professors of the thirty-one colleges.
Cambridge was an already developing town long before the first students and teachers
arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called. A bridge
was built over the river as early as 875.
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college
buildings. The town grew much faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the
railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has the population of over
100,000. Many young students want to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all
over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all round the
world.

61. 62. Why do most visitors come to Cambridge?

A. to see the university. C. to find the classroom building.
B. to study in the colleges in Cambridge. D. to use the libraries of the universities.
63. 64. Around what time did the university begin to appear?
A. In the 8th century. C. In the 13th century.
B. In the 9th century. D. In the 15th century.
65. 66. Why did people name Cambridge the “city of Cambridge”?
A. Because the river was very well-known. C. Because it was a developing town.
B. Because there is a bridge over the Cam. D. Because there is a river named Granta.
67. 68. After which year did the town really begin to develop?
A. After 800. B. After 875. C. After 1845. D. After 1951.
69. 70. From what we read we know that now Cambridge is
A. visited by international tourists.
B. a city without wall.
C. a city of growing population.
D. a city that may have a wall around it.