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. turned                        B.    played                  C. published                 D. minimized

2.        A. forward                      B.     steward               C. coward                    D. award

3.        A. small                          B.     nature                 C. safe                          D. face

Mark the letter A, B, Cy or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 4. A. surface B. migrant C. rural D. marine 5. A. survival B. scholarship C. mechanic D. imagine 6. A. competitive B. discovery C. manufacture D. machinery

 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

7.       My brother's hobby is___________ old postcards.

A. composing B. including                               C. taking                        D.   collecting

8.       Let's go for a walk this evening,__________ ?

A. won't we                    B.    will we                C.     shall we                 D.   don't we

9.       She is one of those who_________ money on clothes.

A. enjoys to spend                                            B. enjoys spending

C. enjoy to spend                                             D. enjoy spending

.10. He couldn't___________ himself laughing at the expression on his friend's face.

A. help                           B. stop                        C.     escape                D.     avoid

11.    - “When did he go away?” - “___________ minutes ago.”

A. Few                           B. A few                      C.     A little                 D.     Many

12.    Most people prefer flying ___________  going by sea because it's much faster.

A. from                          B. than                        C.     to                        D.     over

13.    When he heard the terrible noise he asked me what was____________ on.

A. happening                 B. being                      C.     getting                D.     going

14.    I want you to_________ these instructions exactly.

A. take up                      B. put out                    C.     turn up                    D. carry out

15.     "You can't have this ball back___________ you promise not to kick it at my cat

again," the old lady said.

A. until                          B. when                      C.     while                      D. though

16.     We saw the soldiers and the tanks____________ moved to the front.

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

17.     He can make and mend the tables and chairs very well. He's good at______________ .

A. metalwork                B. needlework            C. woodwork                   D. furniture

18.     He_______ me to use energy-saving devices.

A. advised                     B. suggested               C. insisted                       D. threatened

19.     Students should balance their study and rest well, and only by doing that, as

parents and teachers think,__________ a good state of mind.

A. can they have           B. they can have         C. need they have D. they need have

Mark the letter A_y B_y C_y or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

20.     Nowadays there are more and more places when we cannot use our phone.

A                       B                           CD

-1 • Almost American Indian cultures have been agricultural societies since 2000 BC. ^ ^A      B                                                                              CD

—■ Microwave oven thermometers are more cost than other kinds of thermometers.

A                 B               C                 D

^ ■ —^ie amount of women earning Master's Degrees has risen sharply in recent years.

A                                                 B                                C                                         D

“4* The children's television program called “Sesame Street'’ was seeing in A       B          C

84 countries in 1989.

D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

25.      - “What can I do for you, madam?”

_ tc                                  99

A. I'd like a kilo of apples.                                  B. You can go your own way!

C. OK. Thanks a lot.                                            D. Excuse me. I'm busy.

26.      - “We appreciate your contribution to the success of our project.”

a                             99

A. It pleased me.                                                B. It was my pleasure.

C. That's alright.                                                 D. You can say that again.

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.

27.      I only have time to tell you the main idea of it, not the details.

A. story                          B. gist                           C.     list                         D. start

28.      Wildlife on Earth is disappearing fast and will continue                    to do so unless urgent

action is taken.

A. vanishing                   B. damaging                C. polluting                       D. destroying

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.

29.    Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus.

A. large quantity B. small quantity C. excess                                          D. sufficiency

30.    I think that the local authority should prohibit and fine heavily anyone catching fish in this lake.

A. allow           B. discourage  C. recognize    D. agree

Rivers are one ol the world's most important natural resources. Many cities

are on large rivers, and (31)_______ every country has at least one river that

plays an important part in the lives of its people.

Besides transportation, rivers (32) _______  food, water for crops, water to

drink, and opportunities for recreation for people who live along their banks. And in order to get water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam (33)

_____ a river and let the water become a lake behind the dam. Then people

can use their water not only to irrigate fields but also to make electricity for homes and industries. when cities on river banks grow in size and the number of industries increases. We are learning that it is necessary to keep rivers clean if we want to enjoy the (35)_______ of the natural resources.

31.    A. many

32.    A. provide

33.    A. over

34.    A. crowded

35.    A. interests

B. a lot B. support B. across B. overloaded B. benefits

C. plenty of C. assist C. among C. polluted C. tips

D. almost D. create D. under D. excited D. receipts

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

In early days no medical college took a woman student. Elizabeth Blackwell, however, was determined to become a doctor. The young American wrote again and again to a number of medical colleges, asking if she could be enrolled but each time the answer was NO.

Then one day, to her surprise, she got a letter from the dean of a college in Geneva, which said YES.

At first Geneva College, like the other colleges, was not willing to enroll Elizabeth. But later the important people of that college learned that Elizabeth's application had the support of a famous doctor, and they were afraid to offend that man.

So the dean decided to play a trick by turning the matter over to the student's general meeting of the college, thinking that the students would be the last to agree to take Elizabeth.

When the boy students met, most students took no interest in the matter. Oi the rest, some considered the young American's idea interesting and some thought by having Elizabeth they would be proud of their college training the world's first woman doctor. Very soon the students all agreed to accept . Elizabeth.

1 he dean of Geneva College was of course very sorry to learn this, but seeing that he could do nothing to keep Elizabeth out, he gave in.

36.     Elizabeth was surprised by the dean's letter, because it promised her to----- •

A. have free medical education                 B.    go to Geneva

C. become a student in his college           D. go to Italy

37.     At first Geneva College_ accepting Elizabeth.

A. did not consider                                       B.    thought about

C. was interested in                                      D.    was not aware of

38.     When the^siudent met to consider Elizabeth's application,________ •

A.      most students were serious

B.      many of the students showed no interest in the matter

C.      most students took interest in the matter

D.      most of the students were not joking

39.     Some students thought if they let Elizabeth join them they could make____ .

A. her proud                                                   B. the dean proud

C. Geneva College proud                             D. him proud

40.     The dean was very sorry when he saw his trick______ .

A. worked                     B. continued C. succeeded D. failed