1 . Find tho word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud.                                                                             1    A.   sound                    B.     cloud             C.     found              D.         favourite

2     A.   tool                        B.     noon              C.     door                D.         school

3      A. know                      B     show               Cnow                       D  low

III. Supply the correct tense of the verb in parentheses to complete each of the following sentences.  (1.5pts)

1. Her aunt always ………………..… the dishes right after meals.                                        (wash)

2. I’m afraid he can’t help you. He  …………….……...… a report now.                                 (write)  

3. They ……………………...… basketball at 5 p.m. yesterday.                                          (play)

4. I got to the post office just before it closed and ……………………. the letter.                     (send)

5. My mother is so busy. I wish she …………….….… more free time to play with me.        (have)      

6. We ……..……..……..… each other since last summer.                                               (not / meet)

IV. Fill in each numbered blank with the proper word from the box. (1.5pts)

                                                                        TWO FESTIVALS

Glastonbury Festival is a rock and pop festival. It (1)__________ place every year in June on a farm in the south-west of Britain, and it lasts for three days. About 150,000 people come (2)________  all over the UK and Europe to hear the bands and singers on three enormous stages. But there isn’t only music - there are also comedy shows, plays and circus acts. In total there are 380 (3)__________.

WOMAD stands (4)____________ “World of Music, Arts and Dance”. Every year there are WOMAD festivals in several (5)___________ countries. You can hear many kinds of music at WOMAD festivals, for example, bands (6)____________  BaaBa Maal from Senegal and Chambao from Spain.

V. Read the passage and answer the following questions. (1.5pts)

            Barbara Morgan’s dream was to travel into space. One day, her wish came true. She was one of the seven astronauts on the Space Shuttle Endeavour, which took off into space from NASA’s Kennedy Space Station in Florida.

            Morgan taught at an elementary school in Boise from 1975-1998, with some time off for astronaut training. In 1985, she and Christa McAuliffe were chosen from 11,000 applicants to become part of the teacher-in-space program. They trained together for the mission. But then, tragedy happened. On January 28,1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded. After the Challenger accident, Morgan continued to teach. In 1998, she was asked again to become an astronaut. She accepted the offer and in the end her dream came true.

1. What was Barbara Morgan’s dream? 

    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Where did the Space Shuttle Endeavour take off into space from?

    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Who were chosen to become part of the teacher-in-space program in 1985? 

    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. When did the Space Shuttle Challenger explode?

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

5. What did Morgan do after the Challenger accident?

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

6. Did Morgan become an astronaut in the end? 

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

VI. Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, using the word(s) given. (1.5pts)                                      

 1. Sam works very hard so he often gets good marks.

     ………………………………… because ……………………………….. .

2. I don’t know his new address. I can’t visit him.

    If …………………………………………………………………………….. . 

3. My sister spent two hours writing that essay yesterday.

    It ………………………………………………………………… yesterday.

4. We haven’t seen Tom since December, 2010.

    We ……………………………………………………… in December, 2010.

I. Read the passage and write T or F

The second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day. It is a public holiday in both Britain and America. On that day, children send Mother’s Day cards to their mothers. They give their mothers flowers or sweets as presents. Fathers and children do the cooking so that mothers can have a rest.
In the USA, Mother’s Day started in 1860s.. There was a small town called Pruntytown in the middle of the USA. People in the town fought against each other during a war. After the war, they hated each other. Mrs Ann Reeves Janis wanted the people to make friends with each other again. So she started “Mother’s Friendship Day”. On that day, she visited all the other mothers in the town and said, “Let us be friends with each other again”.
Her idea succeeded. The same thing happened in other parts of the country. After she died, her daughter carried on her idea. In 1908, “Mother’s Friendship Day” became “Mother’s Day”.

1. Mother's day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May

2. Flowers or sweets are often sent to the mother as presents

3. in 1860, "Mother's friendship day " became " Mother's Day"

4. Mrs.Ann Reeves Janis's idea stopped after she died

II. chosse the best answer among A, B, C or D

1. A:" Thank you very much."      B:" ................................"

A. You are welcom.    B. Don't mention it    C. That's good!   D. A & B are correct 

2. We haven't kept in touch with each other .................

A. since 6 months   B. for 6 months   C. 6 years ago   D. over 6 months

3. this test must be done ...........

A. care   B. carefull   C. carefully   D. none is correct

4. flower........love

A. symbol   B. symbolize    C. symbolizes    D. symbolization

5. cattle and sheep are grazing in the ..............

A. rivers    B. Meadows      C. bridges         D. fields