13-04122023 TERM 1-01 Ng-9AP01

I. Phonetics
1. A. agreed B. liked C. missed D. watched
2. A. stage B. package C. village D. manage
3. A. admirable B. accessible C. compatible D. respiratory
4. A. technical B. origin C. agriculture D. cathedral

II. Use the correct forms of the words

5. Each employee's performance is (value) ………………….. at least once a year
6. He admired the (warm) …………………………………of relationships he saw around him.
7. When we were in the city, we (often, take) ………………………to the cinema
8. They (practice) …………………….their music lesson at 7 o’clock tomorrow

III. Synonym and Antonym

9. Many parents may fail to recognize and respond to their children's needs until frustration explodes into
difficult or uncooperative behavior. (S)
A. stays under pressure B. remains at an unchanged level
C. suddenly becomes uncontrollable D. slowly reaches the boiling point
10. You can use a microwave or cook this kind of food in a conventional oven. (S)
A. unique B. modern C. traditional D. extraordinary

11. Embracing new technologies will help the country to develop more quickly. (A)
A. rejecting B. obscuring C. disobeying D. contradicting
12. You’re 25 years old, but you still haven’t cut the apron strings.
A. become independent B. bought a new house C. relied on others D. started doing well

IV. Choose the correct answer

13. I don’t think he’s ever been there, ……… ?
A. do I B. has he C. have I D. hasn’t he
14. They suggested that we ……… to the gym after work.
A. should go B. going C. go D. A & C
15. They are used ……… outdoors and under pressure.
A. to work B. to be working C. to working D. worked
16. She is such a/ an ……… girl. She usually thinks too much about others’ opinions about her.
A. aggressive B. obedient C. sensitive D. innocent
17. Liz was unhappy because her father was……… busy……… her to the art exhibition.
A. so/ that takes B. too/ to take C. so/ that not to take D. too/ not to take
18. Houses in the past had a……… roof which was made of straw.
A. tiled B. wooden C. brick D. thatched
19. He told me …………
A. smoke cigarettes B. smoking cigarettes C. not to smoke cigarettes D. not smoking cigarettes
20. The last exhibition was not…………this one
A. interesting than B. most interesting C. as interesting as D. more interesting
21. We leave early…………miss the last bus
A. in order not B. so as not C. in order to D. in order not to
22. My grandmother said that our city had changed dramatically……… to the past.
A. comparing B. compared C. compare D. comparison
23. John’s mother has bought a new car so she decides to stop……… to work by bus.
A. for going B. to go C. to going D. going
24. I didn’t like the noise in the city at first. But now……… here.
A. I got used to living B. I’m used to living C. I used to live D. I used to living

V. Find a mistake
25. He was punished because he did the test careless yesterday.
26. The country has significant changed since we came here in 2007

VI. Complete the sentences with an appropriate preposition

27. This commercial was designed to appeal …………………..women in their twenties and thirties.
28. Take the 454 bus and get ……………………..at Oxford Circus.

VI. Complete the sentences with given cues

29. The repairs/ believe/ finish.
→......................................................................................................................
30. My dad/ suggest/ I/ learn/ Spanish.
→......................................................................................................................

VII. Rewrite the sentences

31. "You shouldn't stay in the sun for longer than fifteen minutes." the doctor told us.
→ The doctor advised.......................................................................................
32. There were several things that we had to think about before making any decision. take
→ There were several things that we had to...............................................before making any decision.
33. I drank such a lot of coffee that I couldn’t get to sleep.
→ I drank so ....................................................................................................
34. “Did someone ring you an hour ago?” - Martin said to Susan.
→Martin asked.................................................................................................
35. They paid him very well for his efforts.
→He..................................................................................................................

VIII. Closest meaning

36. “Can you play the piano?:” he asked the girl.
A. He asked the girl if she can play the piano. B. He asked the girl if he could play the piano.
C. He asked the girl if she could play the piano. D. He asked the girl if she played the piano.
37. “Don’t wait for me if I’m late” Ann said
A. Ann said don’t wait for her if she was late B. Ann said not to wait for me if I was late
C. Ann said no to wait for her if she was late D. Ann said don’t wait for me if I’m late
38. "John began playing the piano 10 years ago"
A. John played the piano 10 years ago. B. John has played the piano for 10 years.
C. John used to play the piano 10 years ago. D. John doesn't play the piano anymore
39. She didn't do her homework and was punished.
A. If she did her homework, she wouldn't have been punished.
B. If she had done her homework, she wouldn't be punished.
C. Had she done her homework, she wouldn't have been punished.
D. Even if she had done her homework, she would have been punished.
40. Jack didn't leave the shop before his mother bought him a toy car.
A. Jack left the shop and his mother bought him a toy car.
B. Not until Jack’s mother bought him a toy car did he leave the shop.
C. Not until Jack’s mother bought him a toy car did he left the shop.
D. Not until Jack’s mother bought him a toy car he left the shop.