I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronuonced differently from the that of the others.
1. a. typhoon b. recycle c. supply d. typical
2. a. own b. crowd c. know d. window
3. a. concerned b. increased c. offered d. revised
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
1. a. magazine b. telephone c. community d. dangerous
2. a. semester b. electricity c. arrangement d. delicious
III. Choose the suitable word in brackets to fill in the blank.
1. Please let Helen ………… with you.
a. go b. to go c. going d. goes
2. No one else in the class plays the guitar John.
a. as well b. as well than c. so well as d. as good as
3. Lan ………. in Scotland for ten years. Now he lives in London.
a. lives b. has lived c. lived d. is living
4. He ………. five gold medals since the beginning of the Sea Games, a.
a. wins b. won c. has won d. is winning
5. The students are playing ……………. in the schoolyard.
a. happy b. happier c. happiest d. happily
6. My friend suggested …………. by bus.
a. to go b. go c. going d. goes
7. We ………… wear uniform when we are at school.
a. have to b. must c. can d. may
8. I’m very ……… in the information you have given me.
a. concerned b. surprised c. worried d. interested
9. ………….. does it take you to go to school?
a. How much b. How long c. How far d. How often
10. Lake Superior is ……… any other lakes in the world.
a. larger than b. the largest of c. largest of d. the larger than
IV. Fill in the blank with one suitable word.
The country is (1)……….. beautiful than a town and pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country (2)………. the summer holidays though
they cannot live (3)……. all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village (4)……. that they can go there whenever they can find the (5)………. .
The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are (6)……. round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have (7) …….. brought through pipes into each (8)……… .
V. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Our country is rich in ……….. resources. (nature)
2. How …………. of you to break that cup! (care)
3. They are members of an international ………….. (organize)
4. I have to do some maths …………. Tonight. (revise)
5. English is ……… used in many parts of the world. (wide)
VI. Match the questions in column A to the answers in column B.
| A |
B |
1. What are you studying?
2. Why do you think most people learn English?
3. Do you like learning English?
4. When did you start learning English?
5. How did you learn to speak English so well?
6. Where are you studying?
7. Why did you choose that college?
8. Are most of your books in English?
9. Are you going to visit Britain? |
a. At New Method College.
b. Two years ago.
c. Yes, I am. Probably next year.
d. All of them are.
e. Yes, I do.
f. English
g. Very often it’s to get a better job.
h. I speak English whenever I have a chance.
i. I heard it was very good.
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1- ; 2 - ; 3 - ; 4- ; 5- ; 6- ; 7- ; 8- ; 9 - ;
VII. Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box.
interesting – available - least - educational - fields - higher - advantages - range
There are various (1)………. to living in a large city. For one thing, there is the matter of education: (2)…… programs of all kinds for all ages and interests are (3)….. at all times of day and night in a city.
Then, a city offers a wide (4)…….. of choices in entertainment, recreation, and culture as well as opportunities to meet many (5)….. people. Last but not (6)….. is the opportunity for jobs and money: Many jobs in many (7)……. are available with (8)…….. salaries than in a small town.
VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. The last time I saw him was in 1985.
I haven’t ……………………………………………………….
2. When did you begin to learn English?
How long ……………………………………………………..
3. Are you and Jane the same age?
Are you as …………………………………………………….
4. I expected my friends to arrive at 4 o’clock, but they arrived at 2.30.
My friends …………………………………………………….
5. “Don’t walk on the grass,” the gardener said to us.
The gardener …………………………………………………….
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronuonced differently from the that of the others.
1. a. typhoon b. recycle c. supply d. typical
2. a. own b. crowd c. know d. window
3. a. concerned b. increased c. offered d. revised
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
1. a. magazine b. telephone c. community d. dangerous
2. a. semester b. electricity c. arrangement d. delicious
III. Choose the suitable word in brackets to fill in the blank.
1. Please let Helen ………… with you.
a. go b. to go c. going d. goes
2. No one else in the class plays the guitar John.
a. as well b. as well than c. so well as d. as good as
3. Lan ………. in Scotland for ten years. Now he lives in London.
a. lives b. has lived c. lived d. is living
4. He ………. five gold medals since the beginning of the Sea Games, a.
a. wins b. won c. has won d. is winning
5. The students are playing ……………. in the schoolyard.
a. happy b. happier c. happiest d. happily
6. My friend suggested …………. by bus.
a. to go b. go c. going d. goes
7. We ………… wear uniform when we are at school.
a. have to b. must c. can d. may
8. I’m very ……… in the information you have given me.
a. concerned b. surprised c. worried d. interested
9. ………….. does it take you to go to school?
a. How much b. How long c. How far d. How often
10. Lake Superior is ……… any other lakes in the world.
a. larger than b. the largest of c. largest of d. the larger than
IV. Fill in the blank with one suitable word.
The country is (1)……more….. beautiful than a town and pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country (2)……for…. the summer holidays though
they cannot live (3)…there…. all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village (4)…so…. that they can go there whenever they can find the (5)……time…. .
The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are (6)…built…. round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have (7) …water….. brought through pipes into each (8)……house… .
V. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Our country is rich in ……natural….. resources. (nature)
2. How ………careless…. of you to break that cup! (care)
3. They are members of an international ……organization…….. (organize)
4. I have to do some maths ………revision…. Tonight. (revise)
5. English is …widely…… used in many parts of the world. (wide)
VI. Match the questions in column A to the answers in column B.
2. Why do you think most people learn English?
3. Do you like learning English?
4. When did you start learning English?
5. How did you learn to speak English so well?
6. Where are you studying?
7. Why did you choose that college?
8. Are most of your books in English?
9. Are you going to visit Britain?
b. Two years ago.
c. Yes, I am. Probably next year.
d. All of them are.
e. Yes, I do.
f. English
g. Very often it’s to get a better job.
h. I speak English whenever I have a chance.
i. I heard it was very good.
1- F; 2 - G ; 3 - E ; 4- B ; 5- H ; 6- A ; 7- I ; 8- D ; 9 - C ;
VII. Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box.
interesting – available - least - educational - fields - higher - advantages - range
There are various (1)……advantages…. to living in a large city. For one thing, there is the matter of education: (2)… educational… programs of all kinds for all ages and interests are (3)…available.. at all times of day and night in a city.
Then, a city offers a wide (4)…range….. of choices in entertainment, recreation, and culture as well as opportunities to meet many (5)…interesting.. people. Last but not (6)…least.. is the opportunity for jobs and money: Many jobs in many (7)…fields…. are available with (8)…higher….. salaries than in a small town.
VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. The last time I saw him was in 1985.
I haven’t …………………………seen him since IN 1985…………………………….
2. When did you begin to learn English?
How long ………………………have you learned English?……………………………..
3. Are you and Jane the same age?
Are you as ………………………old as Jane?…………………………….
4. I expected my friends to arrive at 4 o’clock, but they arrived at 2.30.
My friends …………………………arrived earlier, than I expected………………………….
5. “Don’t walk on the grass,” the gardener said to us.
The gardener …………………………told us not to walk on the grass………………………….