A. PHONETICS
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. ago B. across C. about D. adult
2. A. language B. article C. partly D. hardly
3. A. but B. cut C. sun D. put
4. A. lake B. plane C. plan D. state
5. A. lecture B. medium C. inventor D. president
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
6 A. definition B. politician C. situation D. production
7. A. image B. purchase C. mislead D. deadline
8. A. extinction B. endangered C. business D. intention
9. A. cattle B. country C. canal D. cover
10. A. copy B. remove C. notice D. cancel
B. VOCABUALRY AND GRAMMAR
11. We ____ him since he ____ married.
A. didn't see/got B. haven't seen/got C. don't/get D. hadn't seen/got
12. I ____ the money yet.
A. not received B. didn't receive C. haven't received D. hadn't received
13. Today is Thursday and she ____ late twice this week. She ____ late yesterday and on Monday.
A. is/was B. has been/is C. has been/was D. has been/had been
14. We ____ what to do with the money yet.
A. not decide B. didn't decide C. haven't decided D. hadn't decided
15. My father ____ as a teacher for almost thirty years.
A. works B. is working C. worked D. ha
16. He ____ to New York at least three times this year.
A. had been going B. was going C. has been going D. is going
17. They ____ to know each other for more than ten years.
A. get B. got C. have got D. had got
18. She ____ dishes already. A. was washing B. washed C. has washed D. has been washing
19. I ____ you for ages. A. haven't been meeting B. didn't meet C. wasn't meeting D. haven't met
20. Tom is still watching television. He ____ television all day.
A. has been watching B. was watching C. has watched D. watched
21. A Bachelor's degree is a three-year or four-year course you take in undergraduate higher education after you ____ further education.
A. has finished B. had been finishing C. have finished D. have been finishing
22. At most institutions in the UK, the ____ starts in September or October and runs until June or July.
A. leap year B. gap year C. new year D. academic year
23. That university ____ the Advanced Programme with the aim to enrol around 500 international students for a decade.
A. has been implementing B. will be implementing C. have implemented D. will implement
24. Further and higher education colleges offer courses and qualification wide range of vocational and academic subjects at many ____. A. levels B. positions C. standards D. qualities
25. Depending on your nationality, you may be ____ for a loan or financial support from the UK government. A. keen B. eligible C. legal D. capable
26. The UK offers a wide range of work-based ____ for students seeking to build careers in specific industries. A. exercising B. practicing C. learning D. training
27. University ____ in Vietnam can decide their own criteria for enrolling international students.
A. bosses B. leaders C. principals D. rectors
28. A Bachelor's degree is also known as the ____ university degree or an undergraduate degree.
A. main B. ordinary C. first D. major
29. The teachers at Edinburgh College encourage students to ____ with others, experiment with arts and find their own ideas. A. solve B. collaborate C. support D. improve
30. With thousands of UK further education courses on offer, you can choose a course that ____ your goals and interests. A. watches B. appoints C. fixes D. matches
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
31. I'm very hungry. I ____ all day. A. didn't eat B. haven't ate C. haven't eaten D. have been eating
32. Their new kitchen looks fantastic. They ____ completely ____ it.
A. have /been redecorating B. have/redecorated C. already /redecorated D. didn't/redecorated
33. Our kitchen's a mess. We ____ any cleaning for weeks.
A. didn't do B. haven't been doing C. have done D. haven't done
34. I think they are dating. They ____ each other a lot recently.
A. had seen B. haven't been seeing C. have been seeing D. have seen
35. We've discovered in this great café and we ____ there a lot.
A. have been going B. have gone C. are going D. have went
36. How's your Mum? I ____ her for ages.
A. had seen B. haven't seen C. haven't been seeing D. didn't see
37. You're covered in paint! What ____ you ____?
A. have / done B. were / doing C. did / do D. have / been doing
38. She's gone to the doctor's. She ____ well lately.
A. hasn't felt B. hasn't been feeling C. has felt D. doesn't feel
39. I ____ for ages now. A. have waited B. waited C. was waiting D. have been waiting
40. I have to write an essay. I ____ about half of it so far.
A. have written B. have been writing C. wrote D. have to write
41. As well as studying on ____ in the UK, you can also choose to study outside the UK - for example by distance learning. A. department B. dormitory C. campus D. accommodatio
42. You can choose to study online or on ____, in the UK or even at an overseas site.
A. the move B. campus C. the ground D. board
