I.

Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
0

II.

A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A

blond
enough
rise
look
sure
number
thank
dream
Scotland
machine

B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B

joke
rough
slim
good
seem
much
band
deaf
novel
chess

C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C

soccer
laugh
smile
moon
sense
public
want
speak
column
speech

D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D

boxing
though
kind
foot
suit
mute
caf
please
movie
reach

Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.

1
2
3

A
A
A

annoy
character
conversation

B
B
B

reserve
generous
activity

C neighbor
C sociable
C photographer

4
5
6
7

A
A
A
A

different
pleasure
transmit
assistant

B
B
B
B

principal
fourteen
mobile
commercial

C
C
C
C

8
9
1
0

A
A
A

directory
stationery
conduct

B
B
B

exhibition
telephone
device

C experiment
C information
C agree

orphanage
humorous
message
demonstrate

D describe
D expression
D experience
d
D volunteer
D favorite
D fishing
D arrangeme
nt
D delivery
D furniture
D countless

III.
Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences
1. He isnt old _________ to ride a motorbike.
A. too
B. enough
C. so
D. very
2. _______ a lovely dress! the girl exclaimed.
A. What
B. How
C. which
D. That
3. Kevin: ________? Marry : Hes short and fat
A. How old is he B. How tall is he
C. What does he doD. What does
he look like
4. Tom _______ many friends of his age when he lived in the country.
A. Not had
B. doesnt have
C. didnt have
D.
hasnt
5. It is true that the moon ________around the Earth.
A. go
B. goes
C. is going
D. went
6. Hannah: Would you like to meet John, my friend?
Jenny: ____________.
A. Yes, Id love to B. Yes, I like
C. No, I would
D. No, I
wouldnt like
7. My fathers friend is thin with ________________.
A. curly hair black B curly black hair C. hair curly black D. black hair curly
8. Minh is outgoing and enjoys ______ jokes.
A. talking
B. speaking
C. saying
D. telling
9. Tom was our _________ neighbor in London.
A. close-window B. near-gate
C. next-door
D. by-house
10. The sun always rises in the east. Look! It __________.

A. rises
B. is rising
C. rose
D. will rise
11.I feel terrible. I think I _________ sick.
A. Will be
B. am going to be C. am being
D. go to be
12.Look at those black clouds. It ________ rain.
A. go to
B. will
C. is going to
D. must
13.Andy: Scott is in hospital.
Linda: Oh really? I didnt know. I _________ and visit her.
A. Will go
B. am going
C. am going to go D. go
14.I think the weather ___________ nice later.
A. Will be
B. is going to be
C. is being
D. Both A&B
15._______________ you like to go to the concert tonight?
A. Will
B. Would
C. Shall
D.
Should
16.Alexander Graham Bell __________ with ways of transmitting speech over a long
distance.
A. conducted
B. discovered
C. experimented
D.
invented
17.I __________ a message for Mr. Smith this afternoon.
A. took
B. made
C. did
D. called
18.Daniel fell ____________ and broke his leg.
A. Inside
B. outside
C. downstairs
D. upstairs
19.Mr. Steven called about his furniture _________this afternoon.
A. deliver
B. delivering
C. deliverment
D. delivery
20.Tonight Ill come over to pick you _________at 7p.m.
A. up
B. off
C. for
D. with
IV.
Read the following passages and choose the best answer for each blank.
My oldest friend is called Sandy. We met twenty years (1) _________ when we both six
years old. It was my first (2) _____________at school and I was very unhappy (3) ________ I
wanted my mother. Sandy gave me a sweet and we (4) ________ friends immediately. We
were together nearly every day (5) _______ we left school twelve years later.
Then I went to university, but Sandy (6) ________. She stayed at home and helped her
parents (7) ______ the business. I studied for six years because I (8) ____ to be a doctor. I
had a lot of new friends, (9) ______ I didn't see her very often. Sometimes we didn't meet
(10) ______ months, but we often talked on the telephone.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
0

A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A

before
period
but
became
until
wasnt
make
enjoyed
if
in

B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B

ago
decade
although
have been
then
not
play
wanted
when
for

C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C

later
day
so that
had
in case
hadnt
do
finished
however
on

D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D

after
era
because
experienced
unless
didnt
open
stayed
so
since

The telephone was invented in 1876 (1) ________ Alexander Graham Bell, a Scottish who
(2) _______ a US citizen. The word telephone had been (3) __________existence since the
1830s and had been (4) _______ to a number of inventions designed to produce sound.

Bell had become (5) _________ in the possibility of long-distance speech (6) __________ his
work with their great success on 10th March 1876. Despite their long and (9) ___________
association, Bells first communication by telephone was not Tom, come here, I want
you, (10) __________ Mr. Watson, come here, I want you.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
0
V.

A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A

of
took
in
joined
amused
as
quite
achieved
narrow
but

B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B

with
went
with
named
interested
because
just
managed
attached
otherwise

C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C

by
became
to
employed
surprised
along
simply
succeeded
close
instead

D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D

in
made
out
applied
enjoyed
through
lately
fulfilled
near
although

Read the passage below and answer the questions.

My friend's name is Peter. He is from Amsterdam, Holland. He is Dutch. He is married and

has two children. His wife, Jane, is American. She is from Boston in the United States. Her
family is still in Boston, but she now works and lives with Peter in Milan. They speak
English, Dutch, German and Italian! Their children are pupils at a local primary school.
The children go to school with other children from all over the world. Flora, their daughter,
has friends from France, Switzerland, Austria and Sweden. Hans, their son, goes to school
with students from South Africa, Portugal, Spain and Canada. Of course, there are many
children from Italy. Imagine, French, Swiss, Austrian, Swedish, South African, American,
Italian, Spanish and Canadian children all learn together in Italy!
1. Where is Peter from?
2. Where is his wife from?
3. Where are they now?
4. Where is her family?
5. What are the children's names?

I'm Gemma. I'm 16 years old and this is my plan for the future. When I grow up I'm going
to be a ballet dancer. I love dancing. I go dancing three times a week. I'm going to travel all
over the world and I'm going to learn French and Russian because I want to dance in Paris
and Moscow. I'm not going to marry until I'm 30. Then I'm going to have two children. I'd like
first a girl and then a boy. I'm going to work until I'm 75. I'm going to teach dancing and I'm
going to open a dance school. I like planning my future - it's very exciting.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
VI.

What is Gemma going to be when she grows up?

How often does Gemma go dancing?
Why is Gemma going to learn Russian?
When is Gemma going to retire?
What is Gemma going to teach?
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. The weather wasnt warm enough_____________.

A. for us to swimming
B. for us going swimming
C. that we go swimming
D. and we can go swimming
2. ___________ into the Atlantic Ocean.
A. The Mekong river isnt flowing
B. The Mekong river doesnt flow
C. The Mekong river hasnt flow
D. The Mekong river didnt flow
3. ___________ for everyone to sit down.
A. It wasnt enough chairs
B. There werent chairs enough
C. There werent chairs enough
D. There werent enough chairs
4. Mary wasnt hungry, ___________.
A. and she wasnt eat anything
B. so that she didnt eat anything
C. so she didnt eat anything
D. then she doesnt eat something
5. He is shorter and fatter ________________.
A. as his friend is
B. more than his friend
C. than his friend is
D. as well as his friend
6. _____________with the money?
A. What going you do
B. What are you going to do
C. What will you doing
D. What going are you to do
7. Ill tell Lana the news when___________________.
A. he is back
B. he will be back
C. hes going to be back
D. hell going to back
8. _____________ outside the school gate.
A. Let us to meet
B. Let me meeting
C. Lets meet
D. Lets us for meeting
9. She and her sister are going __________________.
A. will see a specialist next week.
B. to go to see a specialist next week.
C. for seeing a specialist next week
D. to see a specialist next week.
10.I have to ask my parents and _________________________.
A. they are stairsdown
B. they are upstairs
C. they are sideout
D. they are here there
VII. Find the mistakes and correct (A, B, C or D)
1. I didnt finish the test because I didn't have time enough.
A

2. The population of the world rises very fast.

A
B
C
D
3. A liar is someone who isn't telling the truth.
A
B
C
D
4. His sister is slim and with long black hair.
A
B
C
D
5. David is one of the taller boys in our school.
A
B C
D
6. We going to have some friends to lunch tomorrow
A
B
C
D
7. My brother isnt outside and he isnt stairsdown.
A
B
C
D
8. Im going for giving him a football for his next birthday.
A
B
C
D
9. The customers name was Mrs. Lien and she wants to speak to Mr. Nam.
A
B
C
D
10.Bell worked with people who could neither speak or hear.
A

VIII. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one
1. The coffee was too weak to keep us awake.
A. The coffee was very weak, so it could keep us awake.
B. The coffee wasn't weak but it kept us awake.
C. The coffee was so strong that it kept us awake.
D. The coffee wasn't strong enough to keep us awake.
2. My friend is intelligent, but he doesn't do well at school.
A. Although my friend is intelligent, he doesn't do well at school.
B. Even though my friend intelligent, he doesn't do well at school.
C. In spite of my friend intelligent, he doesn't do well at school.
D. Despite of the fact that intelligence, but my friend doesn't do well at school.
3. John is older than Harry.
A. John has the same age as Harry.
B. John isn't as old as Harry.
C. Harry is younger than John.
D. Harry isn't as young as John.
4. What is your friend's age?
A. How long is your friend?
B. How old is your friend?
C. How is your friend?
D. How tall is your friend?
5. Would you be very kind and answer this letter by return?
A. Would you be kind enough to answer this letter by return?
B. Would you like me to answer this letter by return?
C. Would you know someone kind to answer this letter by return?
D. Would anyone be too kind to help you answer this letter by return?
6. The theater is near my uncles house.
A. My uncles house is inside the theater.
B. My uncles house is very far from the theater.

C. The theater isnt far from my uncles house.

D. The theater is being built near my uncles house
7. Im going to plant a mango tree here.
A. I never plant a mango tree here.
B. I would like someone to plant a mango tree here.
C. I never let anyone plant a mango tree here.
D. I intend to plant a mango here.
8. He was born in Scotland, but he is an American.
A. He is an American although he was born in Scotland.
B. He comes from America and he's Scotland.
C. Although he was born in Scotland, he doesn't live in America.
D. Scotland and America are not his places of birth.
9. Shall we go to the cinema at 7?
A. Why do we have to go to the cinema at 7?
B. Let's go to the cinema at 7?
C. Which cinema shall we go to at 7?
D. I never advise going to the cinema at 7?
10.Mr. Brown left me a message, didnt he?
A. Where did Mr. Brown leave me a message?
B. Do you know when Mr. Brown left me a message?
C. Did Mr. Brown leave me a message?
D. How often did Mr. Brown leave me a message?