I. Pronunciation:

1.

A. country

B. fun

C. summer

D. truth

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2.

A. trouble

B. flu

C. tooth

D. shoe

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3.

A. heart

B. turn

C. early

D. third

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4.

A. song

B. one

C. long

D. gone

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5.

A. fork

B. fall

C. wrong

D. caught

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6.

A. full

B. push

C. but

D. put

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7.

A. deal

B. heal

C. stealth

D. steal

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II. Find the mistakes:

8. At present, I am a student at the Local Technical College, which I am studying

English part-time.

A. at

B. which

C. am studying

D. English part-time

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9. One of the girl who worked in that company died.

A. the girl

B. who

C. worked

D. died

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10. This lesson is such long that I have written it for 30 minutes.

A. is

B. such

C. that

D. have written

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III. Grammar and vocabulary:

11. I read in the newspaper that there has just been a …………… against the government in Transylvania.

A. relevant

B. revolting

C. revolution

D. revolver

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12. You have to be rich to send your child to a private school because the fees

are ……………

A. astronomical

B. aeronautical

C. astrological

D. atmospherical

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13. Does that newspaper …………… the government or oppose it?

A. advantage

B. assist

C. encourage

D. support

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14. It’s distressing to see small children …………… in the streets.

A. pleading

B. imploring

C. begging

D. entreating

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15. You’ll get a free month’s subscription …………… you renew your membership by the end of January.

A. unless

B. however

C. were

D. provided

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16. Most of my friends are …………… reporters.

A. newspapers

B. newspaper

C. newspaper’s

D. newspapers’

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17. The electorate will not easily forgive the government for failing to fulfill its

………………….

A. promises

B. vows

C. aspirations

D. offers

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18. Mark Twain is a famous American ……………

A. physicist

B. poet

C. chemist

D. writer

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19. The ship broke …………… and the people were drowned.

A. out

B. out of the sea

C. into pieces

D. to pieces

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20. …………… I have a car, I prefer to travel by train.

A. In spite of

B. Despite

C. Because

D. Although

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