I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. describe B. tidal C. mineral D. sight
2. A. which B. what C. whom D. where
II. Circle the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. I suggest ___________ some money for poor children.
A. raise B. raising C. to raise D. raiseing
2. She didn't work hard enough,___________ she lost her job.
A. so B. but C. and D. although
3. What __________ if there were a serious nuclear accident?
A. happens B. will happen C. happened D. would happen
4. Please phone this number for more ____________ .
A. inform B. informative C. information D. informatively
5. Mary's eyes are weak. _______________ she has to wear glasses.
A. But B. However C. and D. Therefore
6. We are __________ when the New Year's Eve is coming very near.
A. excitement B. excitedly C. excited D exciting
7. ____________ I was really tired, I couldn't sleep.
A. Although B. So C. Therefore D. However
8. I wish you ____________ us someday.
A. visit B. will visit C. vistied D. would visit
9. Let's ___________ somewhere for a drink!
A. go B. went C. going D. goes
10. My mother _________ teaching in a small village 12 years ago.
A. starts B. started C has started D. is starting
III. Give the correct forms of verbs in the following sentences.
l. My sister is interested in (read) _____________ magazines.
2. I would answer the question immediately if I (know) _____________ the key.
3. Trang usually (look) ____________ out of the window while the teacher is teaching.
4. They (work) ____________ in this company for two years.
5. When I came yeterday, my car (repair) _________________ .
IV. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning.
1. The train was late because the fog was thick.
->Because of ...............................................................
2. I accepted the job although the salary was low.
->In spite of ..........................................................
3. Nick is often punished because he is lazy.
->Because of ..........................................................
4. He didn't come because he was sick.
->He didn't come because of.....................................................
5. The weather was bad, but we went to school on time.
->Although.......................................................................
6. They last visited their home village five years ago.
->They haven't....................................................................
VI Read the passage, then answer the questions.
After inventing dynamite, Alfred Nobel, who comes from Sweden, became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel prefered not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to humanity. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty years after the first awards ceremony.
Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invented, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards, which vary from $30,000 to $125,000. Every year on December 10 the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal illuminated diploma and money) are presented to the winners.
1. Where does Alfred Nobel come from?
.......................................................................
2. Did he prefer people to remember him as the inventor of dynamite?
............................................................................................................
3. When are the awards presented to the winners every year?
.................................................................................................................
4. Alfred Nobel became a very rich man because _________________ .
A. He invented dynamite
B. He created a fund to be used for awarding prizes
C. He was a Swedish
D. He foresaw its universally destructive powers too late
5. The word "which" i the passage refers to _________________ .
A. funds B. awards C. interest D. dynamite
