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Mark the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the rest in each of the following questions.
1.A. confused B. explored C. noticed D. vaporised
2.A. handicraft B. exhibit C. behave D. hyphen
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following
exchanges.
3. A. media B. effect C. measure D. wonder
4. A. recognition B. affordable C. community D. congratulate
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions
5. Because it was unsafe and too expensive to repair, the 70-years-old building had to be demolished.
A B C D
6. These interested paintings were donated to the library by Glimore Foundation 20 years ago.
A B C D
7. The museum director was neither friendly or professional in his approach to us.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C,or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
8. If you want to stay______. Don’t eat too much and take plenty of exercise.
A. healthful B. healthily C. healthy D. health
9. Ski_____ be made of wood.
A. got used to B. used to C. are used to D. were used to
10. Ther’s a chance that he’ll arrive in time for supper, but he_____ be a lot later.
A. might B. must C. should D. would
11. Cuc Pyuong National Park,________ we spent our last weekend, has over 200 square kilometers of
rainforest.
A. where B. which C. that D. when
12. The soybeen contains vitamins, essential minerals,______.
A. a high protein percentage.
B. and a high percentage of protein.
C. since a high percentage of protein.
D. of which a high protein percentage.
13. They usually have lunch together in the school____.
A. cafe B. restaurant C. canteen D. bar
14. If we want to_____ up with them, we’d better hurry.
A. come B. arrive C. approach D. catch
15. He can’t afford to go on holiday_____ taking a job.
A. unless B. until C. if D. without
16. In fact, they have never________ any experience of living overseas.
A. had B. wished C. done D. made
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following
exchanges.
17.- "Could you do me a favour, please?"
-" "
A. Sure. No problem. B. Do you really need help?
C. No, thank you. C. Yes, and when's that?
18. -“I learned that you won the 100-meter race this morning. Congratulations!
-“____”
A. Thank you B. No, don’t say so
C. Just lucky D. No,no. I ran slowly.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
19. It hasn’t rained for a lonh time. If the crops are not irrigated soon, the harvest will be affected.
A. plowed B. watered C. planted D. fertilized
20. In the 1920s, amateur theater performances benefited poor fami.ies and other charitable causes.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following questions.
21. My mother often tells me never to accept a lift from someone I’ve just met!
A. assist B. deny C. refuse D. prevent
22. When you bought that new computer a couple of years ago, you probably thought its 500- megabyte hard
disk would last for ever.
A. certainly B. absolutely C. possibly D. generally
Read the following passage and mark the letter a , b , c, d to indicate the correct wordthat best fits each of the
numbered blanks
It is estimated that about three billion people use the internet computer network around the world . Most people
use the internet to (23) _______ information or for entertainment . A new study, however, shows us that almost
10% of internet users are using it so often that it is seriously harming their lives .The study (24) _____ that these
people may find it difficult to stop using the internet because they have become addicted .Someone who is
addicted finds it extremely difficult to stop (25) _______ activity . According to a psychologist in the field ,30%
of internet users claim that they use the internet to escape from (26) _________ or emotions. The study also
shows that having a chat or discussion with strangers on the internet is one of the most (27) __________
activities.
23. A. take B. get C. make D. catch
D. ∅ ( no article)
24.A. says B. speaks C. converses D. tells
25. A. the B. a C. an
26.A. trouble B. nuisance C. dangers D. problems
27.A. liking B. desired C. addictive D. hunted
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions.
It is often considered that the schoolyard is where bullies go to make other kids a miserable school life, but a
new study suggests that classrooms are another popular place.
The study, presented recently at the American Public Health Association’s yearly meeting in Philadelphia, is
based on the results of the research from more than 10,000 middle school students who answered questions
online.
Of those researched, 43% said they’d been physically bullied within the last month. A bit more than half said
they had been laughed at in an unfriendly way, and half reported being called hurtful names. About one third
said groups had escluded them to hurt their feelings, 28% said their belongings had been taken or broken; 21%
said someone had threatened to hurt them. According to the results, two- thirds of the students said theu had
been bullied in more than one way over the previous month.
The study aauthors mentioned that 8% of the students who answered said they had missed school at least once
during the school year because of fear of being bullied, 25% said they had taken other actions, such as missing
recess, not going to the bathroom or lunch, missing classes, or staying away from some area of the school to
escape from experiencing a bully. Bullies did too much to the school life.
28. Bullies can happen in the following places EXCEPT______.
A. Schoolyards B. classrooms C. bathrooms D. teacher’s offices
29. The underlined phrase “laughed at” in the passage is closest in meaning to_____.
A. made fun of B. smiled nicely C. shouted at D. looked after well
30. Which of the following might some students do to protect themselves from bullies?
A. They miss school B. They call their parents for help.
C.They try to hurt others D. They break others’ belongings
31. How does the writer feel about bullies at school?
A. Excited B. Disappointed C. Worried D. Puzzled
32. Which of the following is probably the best title for the passage?
A. Bad School Life B. Bullies at School
C.Fear at School D. School Problems
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following
questions.
33. They can’t work. They are too tired.
A. When they are too tired, they can work.
B. Because they can’t work, they’re to tired.
C. They are tired but they think they can work.
D. They are so tired that they cannot work.
34. You may get cold on the mountain, so take the coat.
A. To take the coat you will get cold on the mountain.
B. In case you’re cold on the mountain, you should take a coat.
C. If you didn’t take a coat, you’d be cold on the mountain.
D. If you get cold on the mountain, you can take the coat.
35. In population, Los Angeles is not as big as New York.
A. New York is bigger than Los Angeles.
B. Los Angeles is more densely- populated than New York.
C. New York is not as crowded as Los Angeles.
D. New York is bigger than los Angeles in population.
36. The children couldn’t go swimming because it was too cold.
A. The children were not warm enough to go swimming.
B. It was not warm enogh but the children went swimming.
C. It was not warm enough for the children to go swimming.
D. It was too cold, so the children had to stay at home.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following
questions.
37. Despite the fact that it was snowing, I didn’t feel cold.
A. In spite of the snow, I felt quite cold.
B. In spite of feeling warm, it was snowing.
C. Although it was snowing, I didn’t feel cold.
D. Although I didn’t feel cold, it was snowing.
38. People say that prevention is better than cure.
A. That prevention is said is better than cure.
B. It is said that prevention is better than cure.
C. Prevention is better that cure is said by people.
D. Prevention says to be better than cure.
39. He said,” If I have a pen, I can write the answers”
A. He said if he had a pen, he could write the answers.
B. He told me to give him a pen to write the answers.
C. He could write the answers because he had my pen.
D. I could write the answers if he gave me his pen.
40. The woman was too weak to lift the suitcase.
A. Although she was very weak, she could lift the suitcase.
B. The woman shouldn’t lify the suitcase because she was so weak
C. The woman lifted the suitcase, so she wasn’t very weak
D. She was so weak that she couldn’t lift the suitcase.