(1-3) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: 1. A. increase B. jeans C. treasure D. creature 2. A. watches B. factories C. practices D. oranges 3. A. laughed B. weighed C. ploughed D. played (4-13) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence: 4. The moon is the only place in ______________that human beings have visited. A. the air B. sky C. space D. atmosphere 5. They received _______________advice from the teachers that they made a lot of progress men. A. such good B. so good C. such a good D. so good an 6. No parking is allowed in front of this hotel, ______________? A. isn't it B. is it C. are they D. aren't they 7. They ______________each other since they ______________at university. A. have known - are B. had known - were C. knew - were D. have known - were 8. We can’t swim in this river _______________the water is polluted. A. because of B. although C. since D. if 9. Doing ______________driving is a way to save energy. A. more B. fewer C. not D. less 10. That’s the girl mother tongue is French. A. which B. that C. of which D. whose 11. In the 1600s, Galileo was the first person to look at the moon _____________a telescope. A. through B. across C. in D. inside 12. Alice is not satisfied ______________her preparations for the birthday party. A. in B. out C. with D. on 13. _______________________, he will die. A. If the child is sent to the hospital B. Unless the child is sent to the hospital C. Because the child is sent to the hospital D. So the child is sent to the hospital (14-21) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage: Long ago a lot of people (14)____________________the moon was a god. Other people thought it was just a light in the sky. And others thought it was a big (15)_________________cheese! The telescopes were made. And men saw that the moon was really another world. They wondered (16)___________________it was like. They dreamed of going there. On July 20, 1969, that dream came (17)____________________. Two American men landed on the moon. (18)____________________names were Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin. The first thing the men found was that the moon is covered (19)_____________________dust. The dust is so thick that the men left footprints where they walked. Those were the first marks a living thing had ever made on the moon. And they could (20)___________________there for years and years. There is no wind or rain to wipe them off. The two men dug up dirt and (21)___________________rocks to bring back to earth for study. 14. A. thought B. guessed C. told D. said 15. A. form B. stone C. ball D. round 16. A. how B. which C. that D. what 17. A. real B. true C. unreal D. untrue 18. A. Their B. His C. Its D. Theirs 19. A. by B. for C. to D. with 20. A. stay B. remain C. be D. All are correct 21. A. got up B. gave up C. picked up D. set up (22-24) Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting: 22. If there were flying saucers, there would be traces of their land. A B C D 23. The boy hated having get up very early in the morning. A B C D 24. We think that Mother’s Day should celebrate nationwide. A B C D (25-28) Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence: 25. I start my day by reading _______________________and writing replies. (correspond) 26. He takes great _______________________in his children’s success. (proud) 27. ________________________, the damage was only minor. (Happy) 28. Robert is old enough to be _______________________of his parents. (depend) (29-32) Read the passage and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False. Write True or False in your answer sheet: Jeans are the most popular kind of clothing in the world. They are popular almost everywhere, in Japan, France, Indonesia and Brazil. Rich people and poor people wear them. Young people and even some old people wear them, too. In the United States, they are the only kind of traditional clothes. In other countries, young people wear them because they want to look modern. Jeans are sign of youth and independence. Everyone wants to be modern, young and independent. T F 29. Jeans can’t be seen in Asian. ______ ______ 30. Only poor people wear Jeans. ______ ______ 31. Jeans are the traditional clothes in USA. ______ ______ 32. Jeans are the symbol of youth and independence. ______ ______ (33-36) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them: 33. What’s Mary’s date of birth? When ________________________________________________________ 34. We couldn’t get nearer because of the police. The police wouldn’t _____________________________________________ 35. The news was so good that she smiled happily. It was ________________________________________________________ 36. Peter is proud of being a good computer programmer. Peter takes ____________________________________________________ THE END . ______________at university. A. have known - are B. had known - were C. knew - were D. have known - were 8. We can’t swim in this river _______________the water. dreamed of going there. On July 20, 19 69, that dream came (17 )____________________. Two American men landed on the moon. (18 )____________________names were