Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three.

1. A. charity B. chemistry C. charge D. chilly

2. A. wasted B. refused C. avoided D. admitted
Choose the word which is stressed differently from that of the other three.
3. A. solicitor B. opinion C. advantage D. company
4. A. probably B. prediction C. consequence D. excellent
Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Contaminated water and poor sanitation are linked to transmission of diseases such as cholera,
diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis A, typhoid and polio. Absent, inadequate, or inappropriately managed
water and sanitation services expose individuals to preventable health risks. This is particularly the case
in health care facilities where both patients and staff are placed at additional risk of infection and disease
when water, sanitation and hygiene services are lacking. Globally, 15% of patients develop an infection
during a hospital stay, with the proportion much greater in low-income countries.
Inadequate management of urban, industrial and agricultural wastewater means the drinking-water
of hundreds of millions of people is dangerously contaminated or chemically polluted. Natural presence
of chemicals, particularly in groundwater, can also be of health significance, including arsenic and
fluoride, while other chemicals, such as lead, may be elevated in drinking-water as a result of leaching
from water supply components in contact with drinking-water.
Some 829 000 people are estimated to die each year from diarrhea as a result of unsafe drinking-
water, sanitation and hand hygiene. Yet diarrhea is largely preventable, and the deaths of 297 000
children aged under 5 years could be avoided each year if these risk factors were addressed. Where
water is not readily available, people may decide handwashing is not a priority, thereby adding to the
likelihood of diarrhea and other diseases.
Diarrhea is the most widely known disease linked to contaminated food and water but there are other
hazards. In 2017, over 220 million people required preventative treatment for schistosomiasis – an acute
and chronic disease caused by parasitic worms contracted through exposure to infested water.
In many parts of the world, insects that live or breed in water carry and transmit diseases such as
dengue fever. Some of these insects, known as vectors, breed in clean, rather than dirty water, and
household drinking water containers can serve as breeding grounds. The simple intervention of covering
water storage containers can reduce vector breeding and may also reduce faucal contamination of water
at the household level.
5. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. diarrhea B. water pollution
C. diarrhea and other diseases
D. diarrhea and other diseases caused by water pollution
6. The phrase “risk factors” in the third paragraph refers to______.
A. industrial and agricultural waste B. poor sanitation
C. chemicals in drinking water
D. unsafe drinking-water, sanitation and hand hygiene
7. The word “transmit” in the fifth paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. spread B. break C. conceal D. retain
8. According to the third paragraph, how many people may possibly have diarrhea each year?
A. 297,000 B. more than 829,000 C. 1,126,000 D. 829,000
Read the following passage carefully and choose the word that best fits each space.
A Healthy Way To Know A City
Maybe you are staying in a city, and there is no park nearby where you can take your morning job. One of
the more recent trends is to go on a running tour, but you are not leading the way. Rather, a running (9)
_______ who knows the best (10) ________ in the city acts as your guide. You are going out for a run, but you
are also being shown highlights of the city while you are doing it.
Guided running tours are a trend that seems to be catching (11) _______ in quite a few of the bigger cities
in the United States. New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco are just three of the major cities that have
running tours in (12) __________. They offer these tours to individuals, groups, and even for corporate
events.
9. A. marathon B. sportsman C. enthusiasm D. enthusiast
10.A. ways B. routes C. directions D. approaches
11.A. on B. out C. up D. with
12.A. organization B. way C. place D. event
USE OF LANGUAGE: Choose the best answers A, B, C or D.
13.If Adam ________ answer my phone this time, I ________ call him again.
A. won’t/ doesn’t B. doesn’t/ won’t C. won’t/ don’t D. isn’t/ won’t
14.When you cannot in your house because you have lost the key to the front door, you can ask a(n)
_______ to help you.
 A. solicitor B. locksmith C. engineer D. assistant
15.In Britain, a(n) ________ is a lawyer who gives legal advice, prepares legal documents and represents
clients in the courts.
A. solicitor B. pilot C. receptionist D. reward
16.Mary is talking about the author________ book is one of the best-sellers this year.
A. which B. whose C. that D. who
17.The little boy had to compete _______ four other finalists in the competition.
A. for B. out C. over D. against
18.Try _________ it. It isn’t worth __________
A. to forget / worrying B. to forget / to worry
C. forgetting / worry D. forget / worrying
19.My grandparents are not used ________ technological devices.
A. to using B. for using C. to use D. to be used
20.After she ______ her work, she left the office.
A. had finished B. has finished C. finishes D. will finish
21.Laura: "What a lovely house you have!" Maria: "_________"
A. Of course not, it's not costly. B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in.
C. I think so. D. No problem.
22.While my younger sister was studying in her room, someone ________ our house.
A. was breaking B. broke into C. break into D. has broken
Choose the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence.
23.I sometimes give my friends a ride in my car.
A. ask my friends drive for me B. let my friends drive my car
C. hitch-hike my friends D. give my friends a lift
24.My sister has been out of work for 3 years.
A. unemployed B. outgoing C. hard-working D. reliable
Choose the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence.
25.They were courageous when they decided to walk into the dark forest.
A. brave B. frightened C. huge D. brilliant
26.Never tell him your secret. He is an untrustworthy man.
A. reliable B. wonderful C. agreeable D. dishonest
ERROR IDENTIFICATION: Choose the word or phrases that are not in standard English.
27.You had better learning a foreign language before applying for a job.
 A B C D
28.A novel is a story long enough to fill a complete book, in that the characters and events
A B C
are usually imaginary.
D
29.Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large, industrial cities today.
A B C D
30.Had I known Alice’s address, I would write to her.
A B C D
Fill in each blank with the correct form of the words in the brackets.
31.We all criticize big companies that did not invest in ________________energy. (RENEW)
32.The students are listening to some _________________of the items in the pictures. (DESCRIBE)
33._______________, he didn’t save any of his data in his computer and he couldn’t find it. (FORTUNATE)
34.The girl is happy because her ________________ for a grant has been approved by the university. (APPLY)
35.Small __________________ are hoping that the markets will improve. (INVEST)
Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
36.We are living in a society ______________ so many people of different cultures and family backgrounds.
37.Peter planned to apply _________________ a job in a company after graduation.
38.The school music band is looking for some volunteers ________________ support the concert next week.
39.I am not interested _______________ anything that happened to the very remote past.
40.These days everybody is aware _________________ the dangers of smoking.
Rewrite the following sentences with the meaning unchanged.
41.Peter doesn’t have a spare ticket. That’s why he can’t take you to the concert
➔ If Peter ____________________________________________
42.Carol didn’t answer the phone because she was studying.
➔ If Carol ____________________________________________
43.The man was rude. He was wearing a red shirt. (Relative clause)
➔ _________________wh_______________________________
44.Did you see Susan? Her husband was taken to hospital. (Relative clause)
➔ _________________wh_______________________________
45.He did all his exercises then he watched TV.
➔ Before ____________________________________________