I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
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1. a. band
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b. later
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c. fax
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d. back
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2. a. tonight
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b. introduce
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c. movie
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d. humor
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3 a. mute
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b. humor
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c. junior
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d. music
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4. a. deaf
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b. reach
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c. speak
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d. dream
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5. a. speech
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b. March
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c. machine
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d. children
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II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6. Can you hurry up in the bathroom, I can't hold _____ much longer.
a. against b. on c. onto d.with
7. It's raining _______.Let's go.
a. Inside b. outside c. insides d.outsides
8. You _________ hard today.
a. work b. are working c. works d.worked
9. We _____ a big party for Debbie's birthday.
a. annoyed b. arranged c. arrived d.appeared
10. Don't put the box there. - Put it _____.
a. near b. here c. that d.nearby
11. Jenny's not here now. Can I take a(n) ________?
a. message b. advice c. news d. information
12. Where is the movie Dream City _?
a. in b. at c. on d. up
13. ______ is a telephone you can carry around with you.
a. Mobile phone b. Public telephone
c. Telephone directory d. Answering machine
14. The train to Ha Noi _____ at 10:00 a.m tomorrow.
a. leave b. is going to leave c. leaves d. is leaving
15. That book_______neither interesting nor helpful.
a. is b. isn't c. were d. weren't
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
16. That man is going to gets wet, because he doesn't have an umbrella.
A B C D
17. Tom said you could reach him in 8 645 082 after dinner.
A B C D
18. Why are you going to spend two weeks in New York last month?
A B C D
19. She took the list of visitors' names and arranges them into groups of four.
A B C D
20. Every day we are going to the shop to buy a cake.
A B C D
IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Secretary: Hello. Grant and Lee.
Ms. Curtis: May I speak (21)_______ Ms. Grace Schmidt, please?
Secretary: I'm sorry. She's (22)______. Can I (23)_______ a message?
Ms. Curtis: Yes, please. This is Ms. Curtis. Would you (24)_______ her that I'm staying at the Plaza Hotel? The (25) ______ is 735-9001, Room 605. Could you tell her to call me?
Secretary: OK, Ms. Curtis. I'll give her the (26) ______.
Ms. Curtis: Thank you very much. Goodbye.
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21. a. with
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b. to
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c. about
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d. 0
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22. a. in
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b. out
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c. upstairs
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d. downstairs
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23. a. take
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b. leave
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c. give
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d. hear
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24. a. ask
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b. tell
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c. talk
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d. speak
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25. a. number
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b. numbers
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c. address
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d. place
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26. a. telephone
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b. note
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c. news
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d. message
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V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.
Nowadays, you don't need to be at home or at the office to use the phone. You can carry a mobile phone in your pocket or keep one in your car. With a mobile phone, anyone who can talk and walk can also phone and walk. You don't have to look for a pay phone to make a call anymore.
Now you can take your calls with you everywhere.
pay phone = public telephone
27. What is the passage written about?
a. the office b. public telephone c. mobile phone d.making a call
28. Nowadays, you ______ be at home or at the office to use the phone.
a. shouldn't b. ought not to c. mustn't d.don't have to
29. What does the word 'one' in line 2 refer to?
a. home b. office c. pocket d.mobile phone
30. The phrasal verb 'look for' in line 4 mean______.
a. try to find b. take c. have d.try using
31. Which of the following is not true?
a. If you have a mobile phone, you can phone and walk.
b. Nowadays, you don't have to look for a public telephone to make a call anymore.
c. Today, you can make a call anywhere.
d. You must keep a mobile phone in your pocket.
