1.  The baby slept ______________. (peace)

2.  He has been the BBC’s political________________ for many years. (correspond)

3.  Bahasa Malaysia is the primary ___________________for secondary children. (instruct)

4.  I decided to________________from my partner. (separation)

5.  She was impressed by the_________________of the city. (beautiful)

6.  English, Chinese and Tamil are_______________ spoken in Malaysia. (wide)

7.  Like Vietnam, Malaysia has_________________ climate. (tropic)

8.  The___________________ language is Bahasa Malaysia. (nation)

9.  Maths and English are ___________________ for all students. (compel)

10.      The new church was___________________ opened on July 5th. (office)

Give the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. Being caught in the act, the thief had no ……………………………………. but to admit stealing the money.   (alter )

2. He didn’t appear to like to see us. He greeted us with a …………………………….…… smile. ( constrain )

3. This is an informal meeting, therefore, everyone is ……………………………………… dressed. ( casual )

4. He used all his …………………………………………….. to force the door open. ( strong )

5. The wind moved ………………………………………….…….. through the trees all the night. ( rest )

There is one mistake in each sentence. Find the mistake and write your correction in the space provided below.

6. It’s essential that every examinee summarizes the important knowledge for the exam.

………………………………………………………………………………………

7. They got to the nearest village after walk for five hours.

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

8. Jane looked sadly and worried this morning. I wonder what happened to her.    

…………………………………………………………………………………………

9. The house is not very big but there is a lot of furnitures.

……………………………………………………………………………………..

10. The door was too heavy for the child to push it open.

………………………………………………………………………………………..

I. PHONETICS

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each question.

1. A. beehive B. behind C. hid D. hinder

2. A. cattle B. nomad C. brave D. paddy

3. A. herd B. harvest C. modest D. electricity

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each question.

4.A. generous B. electrical C. appliance D. nomadic

5.A. disturb B. local C. pasture D. grassland

II. VOCABULARY

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.

6.__________ differences between the two social groups can be reflected in the

way their people __________with each other.

A. culture - communication C. culture - communicate

B. cultural - communication D. cultural - communicate

7. After spending the whole afternoon with her DIY project, she’s still not_________

A. satisfy B. satisfied C. satisfying D. satisfactory

8. Local of this island include seafood_________ and coconut products.

A. Specialty B. specialties C. specialisation D. specialisations

9. The_________ of his paper craft brought him the first prize in his school’s competition.

A. unique B. uniquely C. uniqueness D. uniqueity

10. Nam_________ the Internet a lot to find useful information for his studying.

A. Surfs B. types C. checks D. look ups

11. The Internet allows us to communicate _________friends from different parts of the world.

A. To B. with C. for D. of

12. _________aerobics 30 minutes a day will improve your full-body flexibility and strengthen your bones.

A. Doing B. Making C. Taking D. Using

13. The children are so excited to learn how to_______ crafts using waste paper and ice-cream sticks.

A. invent B. recycle C. make D. draw

14. _________in team sports benefits children’s development in many different ways.

A. Trying B. Getting C. Taking D. Participating

15. Nowadays, many teenagers chat with each other on Facebook, Twitter and other

social networking sites using _____________.

A. netlingo B. idiom C. phrase D. code

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the part in each of the following sentences.

16.The most popular evening out among teenagers is going to the cinema.

A. common B. famous C. interesting D. boring

17. He is hooked on football so much that he goes to every match of his favourite team.

A. is interested in B. is fed up with C. is tired of D. is in favour of

18. What do you like doing in your leisure time! - I often listen to music and play basketball with my friends.

A. working time B. holiday time C. free time D. break time

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underline part in each of the following sentences.

19. She’s a sociable child who loves to talk to anyone.

A. outgoing B. anti-social C. talkative D. unfriendly

20. Billy is an amateur musician. He spends most of his free-time playing the guitar and composing new songs with his school band

A. Knowledgeable B. professional C. talented D. well-educated