A> PRONUNCIATION:
I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(1.0m)
1. A. out B. round C. about D. Would
2. A. baggy B. minority C. style D. Symbol
3. A. chair B. check C. machine D. child
4. A. exchange B. orange C. danger D. arrange
II/ Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differenly from the rest (0,5m)
1. A. academic B. reputation C. experience D. intermediate
2. A. primary B. official C. tropical D. language
B> LANGUAGE FOCUS:
I/ Choose the correct word(s)/ phrase(s) to complete the sentences. (2.5ms)
1. Mai asked me……..could stay there.
A. he whether B. whether he C. he if D. though he
2. To reach the village they have to cross a small bamboo……………………
A. forestry B. bush C. shrub D. forest
3. They work…………as a waiter on Saturday and Sunday evenings.
A. part-time B. sometime C. full-time D. all the time
4. I don’t like using the internet because it has some _____
A. benefits B. advantages
C. limitations D. disadvantages
5. The workers love wearing jeans because the material was very ………..
A. strong B. cheap C. soft D. fashionable
6. If you want to … the course, you must pass the coming examination.
A. collect B. visit C. attend D. make
7. She often goes to the ………… to pray because her religion is Islam.
A. church B. pagoda C. temple D. mosque
8. Have you ……been to Japan? Yes, I have ………been there.
A. already/ ever B. just/ever
C. ever/ already D. just/ recently
9. when she was young, she……do a lot of exercises.
A. used to B. wasn’t used to
C. was used to D.was use to
10. I wish the children……………making the noise.
A. will stop B. can stop C. stop D. would stop
II. Choose the underlined word or phrase ( A, B, C or D ) that needs correcting (1m)
1. It’s time for Maryam to leave for home, but she wishes she has a longer. A B C D
2. It got colder and colder, because we turned off the air conditioner. A B C D
3. No one have gotten such high marks in writing compositions before. A B C D
4. He said he can’t find his friend’s house in that square.
A B C D
C> READING:
I/ Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question(1.5ms)
Clothes can tell a lot about a person. Some like colorful (1)________ because they want everyone to look at them (2)________ they want to be the centre of attention. (3)________ people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are colorful and fancy. They do not want people to look at them. Clothes today are very different (4)________ the clothes of the 19 th century. One different is the way they look. For11 example, in the 19 th century, all women (5)________ blouses with long skirts. But today, women do not always wear blouses with long skirts. Sometimes they wore short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another different (6)________ the 19 th century and today is cloth. In the 19 th century, clothes were made only from natural kinds of cloth. They were made from cotton , wool, silk or line. But today, there are many kinds of man-made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made fromnylon, rayon, or polyester.
1. A. clothes B. suits C. shirts D. trousers
2. A. but B.or C. and D. so
3. A. Some B. Few C. The D. Other
4. A. of B. from C. with D. on
5. A. wear B. worn C. were wearing D. wore
6. A. between B. among C. both D. in
II/ Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements are true IT), false (F) or no information (N) (1,5ms)
I lived in the Middle East for a while, and when I went out, I had to obey the local custom of wearing something over my head and wearing a dress that covered my whole body. At first, I found it a real nuisance, but after a while, I got used to it and even started to like it. You feel really secure, and also you don’t have to worry about what to wear all the time.
1. The writer lives in the Middle East now. _____
2. She was constrained to wear national costume. _____
3. She was very annoyed at the costume. _____
4. She felt confident and safe when she wore the costume. _____
5. She didn’t have to think of what to wear every day. _____
6. The writer is a Muslim. _____
D> WRITING:
I/ Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given. (1m)
1. She said, “I’ll be here again tomorrow.”(Change into reported speech.)
⇒ She said …………………………………………………………………………………
2. Mary doesn’t know how to use the Internet.(Rewrite, using “wish”)
⇒ Mary wishes ……………………………………………………………………..
II/ Rewrite the sentences so that meaning stays the same (1m)
1. It took Jane many hours to surf the Net for needed information.
⇒ Jane spent………………………………………………………………………..
2. This magazine is being read by both teenagers and adults.
⇒ Both teenagers……………………………………………………………………
___The end___
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