I. Pronunciation:

1.

A. type

B. typhoon

C. typical

D. style

<C>

2.

A. mission

B. collision

C. tension

D. passion

<B>

3.

A. nervous

B. person

C. murder

D. perish

<D>

4.

A. base

B. basket

C. vacant

D. stay

<B>

5.

A. knight

B. key

C. bleak

D. stick

<A>

6.

A. radio

B. ratio

C. idiot

D. studio

<C>

7.

A. niece

B. piece

C. client

D. brief

<C>

II. Find the mistake:

8. They used to spending their summer holidays at the seaside when they were children.

A. used to

B. spending

C. at the seaside

D. were

<B>

9. James has got extreme bushy eyebrows.

A. has got

B. extreme

C. bushy

D. eyebrows

<B>

10. A confidence woman is needed to look after two naughty children.

A. confidence

B. is needed

C. to look after

D. naughty

<A>

III. Grammar and Vocabulary:

11. - Paul: Would you like (come) …………… to a lecture on Wagner tonight?

- Ann: No, thanks. I like (listen) …………… to music but I don’t like (listen)

…………… to people (talk) …………… about it.

A. coming / to listen / to listen / to talk

B. coming / listening / listening / to talk

C. to come / listening / to listen / talking

D. come / to listen / to listen / talk

<C>

12. "Maybe Linda will come on time." "I wish he ……………"

A. will

B. comes

C. would

D. does

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13. - Would your children mind (keep) …………… quiet for a moment? I’m trying (fill)

…………… in a form. -It’s no use (ask) …………… children (keep) …………… quiet. They can’t help (make) …………… a noise.

A. keeping / to fill / asking / to keep / making

B. to keep / to fill / to ask / to keep / making

C. keeping / filling / asking / to keep / to make

D. keeping / to fill / to ask / to keep / make

<A>

14. He stopped for a rest after he …………… for two hours.

A. walked

B. had walked

C. would walk

D. have walked

<B>

15. His boss told him off because he had behaved ……………

A. responsible

B. irresponsible

C. irresponsibly

D. irresponsibility

<C>

16. How many cigarettes has he smoked so far?

A. now

B. presently

C. recently

D. up to the present time

<D>

17. This knife is very blunt. It needs ……………

A. to be sharpened

B. sharpening

C. to sharpen

D. both a and b are correct

<D>

18. "When do people celebrate Teacher's Day?" "In our country it's celebrated

…………… November 20."

A. in

B. at

C. on

D. to

<C>

19. They (say) …………… they (translate) …………… the text for three hours yesterday?

A. Do / say / had been translating

B. Did / say / had translated

C. Did / say / had been translating

D. Did / say / have been translating

<C>

20. Which college did you graduate ……………?

A. for

B. by

C. from

D. in

<C>

21. - I (think) …………… of (go) …………… to Oxford tomorrow on my motorbike. Would you like (come) …………… ? -No, thanks. I (want)

…………… to go to Oxford, but I’d rather (go) …………… by train. I hate

(travel) …………… by road.

A. am thinking / going/ to come / want / go / traveling

B. will think / going / to come / will want / go / traveling

C. am thinking / going / come / want / to go / traveling

D. am thinking / going / coming / want / go / traveling

<A>

22. What …………… warm climate!

A. the

B. a

C. such

D. none is correct

<B>

23. -The inspector asked (see) …………… my ticket and when I (not be) …………… able (find) …………… it, he made me (buy) …………… another. -He probably suspected you of (try) …………… (travel) …………… without one.

A. to see / am not / to find / to buy / trying / to travel

B. see / wasn’t / to find / to buy / trying / to travel

C. to see / wasn’t / to find / buy / trying / to travel

D. seeing / am not / to find / buy / trying / traveling

<C>

24. My father often tells us …………… volcanoes and earthquakes.

A. around

B. about

C. of

D. with

<B>

25. The police (just put) …………… up a railing here (prevent) …………… people (rush) …………… out of the station and (dash) …………… straight across the road.

A. have just put / to prevent / rushing / dashing

B. has just put / preventing / to rush / to dash

C. have just put / prevent / rushing / to dash

D. has just put / to prevent / to rush / dashing

<A>

26. Most of those …………… were not killed in the earthquake itself but in the fires which followed.

A. who died

B. who were died

C. died

D. had died

<A>

27. During his ……………, his family lived in Cornwall.

A. childish

B. childlike

C. childhood

D. child

<C>

28. The stadium was …………… spectators.

A. full with

B. full of

C. full by

D. full in

<B>

29. Those berries are…………… . Don’t eat them!

A. poisoned

B. poison

C. poisonous

D. poisons

<C>

30. "You've been redecorating your room." "Yes. I'm thinking …………… this room blue."

A. to paint

B. to painting

C. of paint

D. about painting

<D>

31. Susan was very …………… of the work she had done.

A. pride

B. proudly

C. prideful

D. proud

<D>

32. "What a beautiful shirt you're wearing!" "Thank you. It …………… especially for me by my mother."

A. is made

B. has made

C. made

D. was made

<D>

33. He is interested in the …………… of old buildings.

A. preserve

B. preservation

C. preserving

D. preserver

<B>

34. There are many hotels …………… they can stay during their holidays.

A. who

B. that

C. where

D. when

<C>

35. There has been a …………… of 10% in the amount of money available for buying new books.

A. reduction

B. reductive

C. reduce

D. reducer

<A>

36. The last time …………… I saw her was two months ago.

A. who

B. that

C. where

D. when

<D>

37. When I can’t do some difficult exercises, …………… will explain them to me.

A. who

B. he

C. and

D. that

<B>

38. I'll go to bed as soon as I …………… the news.

A. ha