A.

PHONETICS
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underline.
1. A. function B. assimilation C. question D.
communication
2. A. thousand B. Thailand C. theatre D. think
3. A. business B. bustle C. hundred D. number
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from others.
4. A. extinction B. furniture C. applicant D. wilderness
5. A. facility B. minority C. necessary D.
priority
6. A. bamboo B. offer C. student D. minute

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
7. As well as studying on ____ in the UK, you can also choose to study
outside the UK - for example by distance learning.
A. department B. dormitory C. campus D.
accommodation
8. You can choose to study online or on ____, in the UK or even at an
overseas site.
A. the move B. campus C. the ground D. board
9. Vietnam National University - Ha Noi, the country's largest ___ , has
been carrying out a similar project since 2008, setting up six
undergraduate, three masters and a PhD programme taught in English.
A. school B. faculty C. institute D. institution
10.They didn't forget ____ a short vacation in Cuc Phuong National Park
last year.
A. being spent B. having been spent C. to spend D. having
spent
 11.Further education courses are usually described as either ____ or
vocational.
A. major B. partial C. academic D. practical
12.The public praised the local farmers for ____ millions of trees of the
surrounding hills.
A. being planting B. having planted C. plant D. being planted
13.. In some institutions, A-levels can also be awarded in combination with
other ____, such as International Baccalaureate certificates.
A. courses B. levels C. examinations D. qualifications
14.Having _______ of wood, the house was fire risk.
A. being been built B. been built C. being built.
15.____ the desalination plant, the company could offer an effective solution
to the problem of water scarcity.
A. Being built B. Having been built C. To build D. Having
built
16.Academic ____ are official copies of your academic work.
A. transcripts B. reminds C. accounts D. statements
17.In England, most students in further education are adults ____ on part
time programmes.
A. joined B. joining C. enrolled D. enrolling
18.We admired the Japanese ____ the city of Fukushima after the disaster.
A. to being rebuilt B. for having rebuilt C. to rebuild D. of having
rebuilt
19.IB students can select subjects so that they specialise in a particular
academic field, but mathematics, native language and theory of
knowledge are ____ subjects.
A. compulsory B. certain C. optional D. elective
20.The manager admits _______ in the scandal.
 A. to be involved B. having involved C. having been involved
21.The International Baccalaureate is also now offered by more schools in
the UK as a(n) ____ to A-levels.
A. alternative B. option C. choice D. substitution