Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others?

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

1. A. works B. idols C. laughs D. caps

2. A. travelled B. centralized C. laughed D. certified

3. A. mother B. these C. thanks D. brother

4. A. booked B. pushed C. caused D. matched

5. church B. Christmas C. chemistry D. school

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.

6. Millions of Christmas cards.............. every year.

A. were sent B. are sent C. send D. is sending

7. When I got home, my parents………..TV.

A. watched B. are watching C. were watching D. watch

8. Each of us must take ...... for our own actions.

A. responsible B. responsibility C. responsible D. irresponsible

9. Thank you very much …….. lending me your bike.

A. for B. in C. about D. of

10. If I won the lottery, I ……………. around the world.

A. will travel B. would travel C. would have travelled D. travel

11. I like reading books ……….. tell about different peoples and their cultures.

A. who B. whose C. whom D. which

12. My dad enjoys ……….. his bike to work.

A. ride B. to ride C. rides D. riding

13. Much progress on computers ……………… since 1950.

A. was made B. is made C. has been made D. have been made

14. They .......... running their own company in 1980.

A. started B. have started C. are starting D. start

15. The weather was so hot; ..................., I turned on the air conditioner.

A. but B. because C. therefore D. so that

16. They hate ………….noodles. They prefer rice.

A. eat B. eating C. to eat D. ate

17. Some high school students take part in helping the handicapped.

A. play a role of B. take a place of C. participate in D. are a part of

18. Housework is……….. shared between them.

A. equality B. equal C. equally D. equalizing

19. The girl................bag I offered to carry turned out to be an old friend.

A. that

B. whose

C. which

D. who

20. Barbara “How stylish your dress is, Cindy!” - Cindy: “ ………………………………..”

A. I’m sorry, I’m busy tonight. B. I’m glad you like it. It’s my birthday gift.

C. That’s a good idea. D. It was my pleasure.

21. A lot of domestic waste …………… every day.

A. are dumped B. is dumped C. dump D. is dumping

22. “Would you like to have breakfast with me ? ” – “..................................”

A. Yes , I’ d love to B. I’m very happy C. Yes, so do I D. Yes , it is

Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.

23. If he study harder, he will pass his exams.

A B C D

24. They said that he couldn't remember where had he left his car.

A B C D

25. The room was redecorating for two days by Michael last year .

A B C D

26. I think you should take the raincoat with you in case it rains hardly.

A B C D

III. READING

Read the passage carefully, then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

Learning a foreign language is, in some ways, like learning how to fly. There are some differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do these things needs a lot of practice. It is never enough to read a book on how to fly a plane. A book can give you a lot of information about how to fly, but if you only read that book, then try to fly without practice, you will kill yourself. The same is true of learning language. For example, can you speak English well without having lots of practice? “ Practice makes perfect” is what every learner of a foreign language.

27. Learning a foreign language and learning to fly are the same in some ways.

28. Information about flying from books is enough for someone to fly a plane.

29. You can learn English well only by reading books in English.

30. Talking to a native speaker can be a good way to speak a foreign language well.

Choose the option marked A, B, C, or D that best completes each of the following sentences.

My aunt is one of those people who can talk to anyone about anything. If she goes to a party where she doesn't know any of the people, she just walks up to the first person that she sees and introduces herself. And yet she doesn't seem to talk about deeply important things like politics or religion. She always starts off on something very obvious like the other person's job. Very soon she's talking as if she's known the other person for years. I asked her once what her secret was. She said that the most important thing in a conversation was listening. People love to talk about themselves, so if you allow them to do so, it's very easy to keep a conversation going. You have to listen very carefully and ask questions. And you have to look interested, too. So don't keep looking at other things in the room while you're talking to someone.

Another thing that I've noticed is that she only pays people compliments. She says: “I like your hair. Which hairdresser do you go to?” or “You look very well. Have you been on holiday?” Friendly messages like this seem to provide an easy way into a conversation.

Question 31. According to my aunt, the most important thing in a conversation was__________.

A. speaking B. discussing C. looking D. listening

Question 32. At parties where she does not know anybody, my aunt normally__________.

A. feels embarrassed and stays away from people

B. asks people to introduces themselves to her

C. comes over to the first person and introduces herself

D. sits alone and avoids talking to other people

Question 33. My aunt thinks that it's very easy to keep a conversation going if you__________.

A. let people talk about themselves B. let people hear about yourself

C. talk about politics or religion D. ask people about their secrets

Question 35. What should you NOT do when you have a conversation with someone?

A. Looking very interested in his or her story B. Looking at other things in the room

C. Listening very carefully and asking questions D. Paying him or her compliments

Question 36. According to the passage, my aunt often starts a conversation by talking about ________.

A. the other person's wealth B. the other person's health

C. the other person's daily activities D. the other person's job

IV. WRITING

37. Someone has stolen my bike.

→ My bike...........................................................................................................................

38. They say that Lan is an excellent student.

→ Lan ..................................................................................................................

39. I will call the police if you don’t leave me alone.

→ Unless you ....................................................................................................................

40. They are going to build a library in this area.

→ A library ...........................................................................................................