I. Pronunciation:

1.

A. weight

B. height

C. straight

D. late

<B>

2.

A. jumped

B. smiled

C. picked

D. looked

<B>

3.

A. forget

B. forty

C. former

D. fortunate

<A>

4.

A. blew

B. flew

C. new

D. crew

<C>

5.

A. thank

B. thick

C. they

D. thin

<C>

6.

A. either

B. neither

C. height

D. leisure

<D>

7.

A. chief

B. of

C. leaf

D. thief

<B>

II. Find the mistake:

8. He had to explain the lesson very clear so that his students could understand it.

A. had to

B. clear

C. so that

D. could

<B>

9. Doctors are using laser beam to remove of bone in ear surgery.

A. are using

B. to remove

C. of

D. in

<C>

10. We wish today was sunny so that we could spend the day in the country communing with nature.

A. was

B. so that

C. could spend

D. in the country

<A>

III. Grammar and vocabulary:

11. The students left the room …………… they had finished their exam.

A. while

B. soon

C. once

D. during

<C>

12. Direct speech: "Why did he move to San Francisco?" (Change into Indirect speech)

A. I wondered that why he had moved to San Francisco.

B. I wondered that why he hadn't moved to San Francisco.

C. I wondered that why he moved to San Francisco.

D. I wondered that why he would move to San Francisco.

<A>

13. The brothers are so alike that I cannot …………… one from the other.

A. say

B. notice

C. tell

D. mark

<C>

14. Nancy was on her own when she lived in London.

A. free

B. alone

C. sick

D. uncommitted

<B>

15. The tallest bird on the North American continent, the white whooping crane,

…………… four and a half feet tall.

A. stands

B. which stands

C. it stands

D. standing

<A>

16. It was …………… that I couldn't eat it.

A. such a hard cake

B. such hard cake

C. so a hard cake

D. so hard cake

<A>

17. The prisoner …………… that he had assaulted a policeman.

A. refused

B. declined

C. denied

D. rejected

<C>

18. Robert opened the drawer and ………………… a knife.

A. taking out

B. taken out

C. took out

D. take out

<C>

19. Do you mind …………… that everyone has got a ticket?

A. controlling

B. checking

C. assuring

D. knowing

<C>

20. "I have bought this washing machine for two months but now, it is out of order." "Don't worry. Your car is being …………… "

A. stopped

B. broken

C. serviced

D. rented

<C>

21. With every …………… he took, he got more and more tired.

A. walk

B. march

C. step

D. foot

<C>

22. The robber made the bank manager …………… the money.

A. hand over

B. to hand over

C. handing over

D. handed over

<A>

23. I wish I could give you the …………… to your problems.

A. answer

B. conclusion

C. reply

D. end

<A>

24. How long is it since you …………… Mary?

A. has seen

B. saw

C. had seen

D. see

<B>

25. His youngest brother intends to take …………… skating next winter.

A. to

B. up

C. on

D. in

<B>

26. …………… his old age, Mr. Johnson runs seven miles before breakfast.

A. Though

B. Although

C. In spite of

D. Instead of

<C>

27. The fire was …………… by the time the firemen arrived.

A. finished

B. off

C. away

D. out

<D>

28. I remember …………… the package a few days before going to the countryside.

A. to send

B. sending

C. sent

D. to have sent

<B>

29. My teacher was very conscious …………… his bald head.

A. of

B. with

C. about

D. for

<A>

30. Seeing all that food made me very ……………

A. hunger

B. hungry

C. hungrily

D. hurry

<B>

31. It took us five hours of negotiation to …………… a compromise.

A. make

B. do

C. arrive

D. reach

<D>

32. You have to run or …………… you will miss the train.

A. instead

B. else

C. therefore

D. though

<B>

33. The police car …………… the suspect for over 100 miles.

A. persisted

B. ensued

C. sued

D. pursued

<D>

34. He was brought …………… in the spirit of communism.

A. back

B. down

C. up

D. in

<C>

35. The offer of a place at a good university is not to be …………… at.

A. coughed

B. sneezed

C. laughed

D. rejected

<B>

36. …………… the time you reach the airport, the plane will have taken off.

A. At

B. On

C. By

D. In

<C>

37. It never …………… his mind that his dishonesty would be discovered.

A. crossed

B. came

C. sprung

D. passed

<A>

38. They object …………… the proposal to restrict the use of cars in the city.

A. at

B. with

C. for

D. to

<D>

39. The official report on the accident was a …………… of lies.

A. pack

B. bundle

C. heap

D. bunch

<A>

40. Did they build the garage …………… as the house?

A. at the same time

B. in the same time

C. on the same time

D. the same time

<A>

41. Unless you …………… to the rules, we’ll have to ask you to leave.

A. obey

B. stand

C. do

D. conform

<D>

42. We believe that there is a …………… between them.

A. join

B. chain

C. link

D. connector

<C>

43. The high cost of advertising is invariably paid by the …………… .

A. target

B. consumer

C. market

D. client

<B>

44. If you want to find these titles, look them up in the ……………

A. reference

B. index

C. catalogue

D. directory

<B>

45. Very often the chocolate inside is not as exciting as its …………… .

A. coat

B. wrapper

C. cover

D. paper

<B>

46. You can …………… your troubles with me. Don't argue with your boss.

A. share

B. sav