Question

[Huyền Tống Khánh]

I. PHONETICS

A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that os the rest in each question.

1. A. strategy B. longevity C. general D. together

2. A. courteous B. announce C. ground D. about

3. A. punctual B. single C. extinct D. messenger

4. A. parade B. marathon C. charity D. variety

5. A. prohibit B. exhausted C. harbor D. harship

B. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of rest in each question.

6. A. constancy B. performance C. celebrate D. windowpane

7. A. comment B. influence C. effort D. secure

8. A. official B. potential C. subscriber D. maintenance

9. A. solidarity B. intercultural C. enthusiastic D. representative

10. A. campaign B. control C. concert D. career

II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

A. Choose the best answer to complete each of the sentences.

11. The new Garden City is well worth _____ if you're in the area.

A. being seen B. a visit C. to visit D. the sight

12. I know you didn't want to upset me but I'd sooner you _____ me the whole truth yesterday.

A. tell B. told C. have told D. had told

13. _____ the government fall, the stock market will crash.

A. Provided B. In case C. Should D. Had

14. The driver _____ his greatest ambition by winning the Grand Prix.

A. obtained B. confirmed C. realised D. completed

15. He was told he could join the Scouts when he _____ old enough.

A. would be B. should be C. was D. were

16. _____ further rioting to occur, the government would be forced to use its emergency powers.

A. Should B. Did C. Were D. Had

17. If only I _____ a motorcycle instead of a car. I wouldn't have to spend so much on petrol.

A. had bought B. buy C. have bought D. bought

18. _____ tasteful furniture you have bought!

A. What a B. What C. So D. How

19. Jane finished her maths homework and went on _____ her English essay.

A. doing B. to do C. to be done D. do

20. He bought a(n) _____ cottage in the country.

A. stone ald small B. old small stone C. small old stone D. stone small old

B. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition or particle.

21.Coffee shops will always be popurlar _____ retired people.

22. He'd be a valuable employee if he wasn't lacking _____ commom sense.

23. I know hom _____ sight.

24. While she was tidying, she came _____ an old photo of herself.

25. Rotting rubbish gives _____ a most unpleasant smell.

26. The new rules are still _____ discussion.

27. We're _____ schedule so hurry up!

28. She takes _____ her mother; she's got her eyes.

29. _____ my astonishment, I won 1,000.

30. Dave saw Mike _____ at the coach station.

C. Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein's work has enormously (31) _____ (BROAD) our understanding of the universe and has had a (32) _____ (CONSIDER) impact on all our lives. Thanks to his equation E=mc², We now know that energy and mass (or matter) are directly related to each other. To a very great (33) _____ (EXTEND), it is Einstein who is responsibe for our now knowing that space and time are actually one thing: space- time. (34) _____ (ADD), without E=mc², we would not have nuclear power- and nuclear weapons- today.

Einstein did not become famous because of E=mc², which was first published in 1905. At the time, his paper was (35)_____ (LARGE) ignored, even by most scientists. Indeed, it was 14 years later that Einstein first made headlines round the world, when scientific evidence began to show that his Theory of General Relativity. which was an (36) _____ (EXTEND) of his 1905 paper, was correct.

The idea that only a tiny (37) _____ (MINOR) of scientists can understand Einstein's theories comes from this media reporting. The Nwe York Times asked its golfing correspondent to cover the story. As he was clearly out of his (38) _____ (DEEP), he presumed that everyone else was too. A myth was born.

Space, time, energy and mass are (39) _____ (WEIGH) subjects- no pun intended- to get to grips with, but Einstein's ideas are not impossible to understand by any means. The implications of Einstein's work for our lives, however, may well be (40) _____ (FINITE).