I. Pronunciation:

1.

A. a. ear

B. pear

C. fear

D. hear

<B>

2. great

B. heat

C. cheat

D. meat

<A>

3. row

B. cow

C. show

D. mow

<B>

4.

A. molecule

B. pure

C. business

D. value

<C>

5.

A. worry

B. wonder

C. discover

D. note

<D>

6.

A. dictation

B. repetition

C. station

D. question

<D>

7.

A. sure

B. this

C. ask

D. stop

<A>

II. Find the mistake:

8. We have to start early because we won’t be late.

A. have to

B. early

C. because

D. won’t be late

<C>

9. Don’t let a good chance going by.

A. Don’t let

B. a

C. going

D. by

<C>

10. Being good for agricultural purposes, soil must have in it the minerals plants require.

A. Being good

B. must have

C. it

D. require

<A>

III. Grammar and Vocabulary:

11. My brother has just bought a new ………………… near the shopping center.

A. accommodation

B. housing

C. flat

D. rental

<C>

12. What he says makes no ……………. to me.

A. reason

B. truth

C. sense

D. matter

<C>

13. Malaria, which can be fatal if left untreated, is transmitted by the female,

……………… by the male mosquito.

A. not

B. however

C. despite

D. instead

<A>

14. He said that he ………………… badly sick since he returned from abroad.

A. had been

B. has been

C. was

D. would be

<A>

15. We’ll never …………… to get there by nine. The roads are quite busy today.

A. manage

B. arrive

C. succeed

D. able

<A>

16. How did you …………… this document?

A. come into

B. come by

C. come to

D. come at

<B>

17. He wasted ………………… time searching for the door key.

A. priceless

B. costly

C. expensive

D. valuable

<D>

18. High schools offer a wide …………… of subjects.

A. field

B. scope

C. list

D. range

<D>

19. Sometimes we use …………… language in communication.

A. hand

B. gesture

C. head

D. signal

<D>

20. It’s a foregone …………… that Jim will be top of the class again.

A. concept

B. conclusion

C. proposal

D. prediction

<B>

21. I like to wear a beautiful ……………of pearls round my neck.

A. string

B. ring

C. band

D. bracelet

<A>

22. My shoes need ……………

A. to clean

B. clean

C. cleaning

D. be cleaned

<C>

23. The judge …………… her never to do it again.

A. warned

B. explained

C. threatened

D. said

<A>

24. When he came ……………, he found himself in the bed.

A. round

B. off

C. over

D. out

<A>

25. Our family has gone on a …………… of the Alps for our holiday.

A. turn

B. route

C. tour

D. round

<C>

26. Don't worry about next interview. It's just a ……………

A. form

B. format

C. formation

D. formality

<D>

27. This is my business and you have no right to …………… .

A. intervene

B. interfere

C. interrupt

D. disturb

<B>

28. The …………… of the motor car on TV last night attracted many viewers.

A. approach

B. inauguration

C. initiation

D. advert

<D>

29. The taxi …………… up by the kerb.

A. turned

B. stopped

C. came

D. drew

<D>

30. You can choose an idea place for your holidays after browsing these

……………

A. booklets

B. yellow pages

C. brochures

D. propaganda

<C>

31. We began early …………… to miss the worst of the traffic.

A. so that

B. in so far

C. in order

D. as long as

<C>

32. We shouldn't live beyond our ……………

A. income

B. earning

C. gaining

D. attainment

<A>

33. After a day of hard work I am totally…………… .

A. weak

B. exhausted

C. strained

D. dull

<B>

34. She was …………… in the film on TV and didn't hear the phone.

A. engrossed

B. submerged

C. gripped

D. distracted

<A>

35. We could cut the grass if …………… it would stop raining for an afternoon.

A. ever

B. just

C. only

D. even

<C>

36. He will phone if he …………… his mind.

A. has changed

B. changes

C. changed

D. will change

<B>

37. The students were warned …………… sailing alone on the lake by the instructor.

A. not

B. about

C. from

D. out of

<B>

38. I suggested going to the seaside but they turned it down.

A. made (it) shorter

B. refused

C. threw (it) to the floor

D. rejected

<D>

39. All of us would be very ………………… to go to China one day.

A. hopeful

B. enjoyable

C. fond

D. interested

<A>

40. She is certainly a very …………… girl, she can make up an interesting story for a short time.

A. imaginary

B. imaginable

C. imaginative

D. imagining

<C>

41. The wheels …………… as the car went over an icy patch.

A. skipped

B. skidded

C. slid

D. slipped

<B>

42. They have …………… me to buy their house.

A. suggested

B. persuaded

C. argued

D. resulted

<B>

43. Most of the double rooms are the …………… size.

A. same

B. similar

C. equal

D. like

<A>

44. The police …………… the thief and then took him to the police station.

A. chased

B. looked

C. captured

D. hunted

<C>

45. The army …………… defeat at the hands of its enemies.

A. tolerated

B. suffered

C. bore

D. supported

<B>

46. In the …………… of success, you must entertain us.

A. event

B. condition

C. chance

D. fact

<A>

47. In an attempt to get to the …………… of the problem, he took his car engine to bits.

A. root

B. gist

C. base

D. centre

<A>

48. All at once, black clouds appeared and it star