I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. patient b. address c. assistant d. distance
2. a. fishing b. cousin c. invent d. furniture
3. a. conduct b. customer c. upstairs d. introduce
4. a. upstairs b. fair c. straight d. downstairs
5. a. face b.city c. center d. commercial
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6. I have to leave to pick up the kids at school.
a. must b. should c. ought to d. need to
7. Come _____ and see the garden!
a. inside b. outside c. insides d. outsides
8. They buy a new car next month.
a. are going to b. will c. Ø d. a & b
9. He fell ______ and broke his leg.
a. upstair b. upstairs c. downstair d. downstairs
10. I ________ with some friends until I find a flat.
a. live b. am living c. lives d. lived
11. I said it was a good film, but Jason ______ with me.
a. agrees b. disagrees c. agreed d. disagreed
12. Are you going to visit anybody_________ ?
a. last night b. tomorrow c. yesterday d. yesterday morning
13. _________ is a building in which movies are shown.
a. Movie theater b. University c. Aquarium d. Restaurant
14. There was a(n) _______ about the meeting.
a. message b. news c. advice d. information
15. I _____ town next Saturday.
a. am going to b. am going c. go to d. am going to go
III. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Dear Jan and Robin,
How are you (21)_____ ? Well, I hope. We're OK, working (22) _____, as usual. Can I ask you a favor? I'm (23)_______London for two (24) _____ next week, Thursday and Friday. Can you (25) ______ me a bed? I would be really grateful. Give me a ring (26)_______ there's a problem. Book that Greek restaurant again! It's my turn to pay!
Love to the kids. See you soon.
Peter
book (v): đặt chỗ
21. a. all b. both c. each d. every
22. a. hard b. hardly c. careful d. lately
23. a. in b.at c. on d. when
24. a. hours b. nights c. weeks d. months
25. a. give b. to give c. giving d. to giving
26. a. when b. if c. so d. although
IV. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.
Jim,
Meg Shaw called. She and her family want to go to Bar Harbor, Maine, from July 19 to 26. Their two children are three and five, so they need baby-sitting. They want a hotel with a restaurant, but they'd also really like a refrigerator in the room.
The Shaws are very interested in exercise. They like to play tennis and swim, and they really want a health club. They'd like to spend under $1,000 for the week. Please call Meg with some recommendations. Her number is 721-8297. Nellie
baby-sitting (n): việc giữ trẻ hộ refrigerator (n): tủ lạnh
recommendation (n): lời khuyên; lời gợi ý
27. This is a/ an _____.
a. letter b. paragraph c. dialogues d. telephone message
28. How many people are there in Meg Shaw's family?
a. two b. three c. four d. five
29. What do the Shaws want?
a. They want to go to Bar Harbor, Maine, from July 19 to 26.
b. They want a hotel with a restaurant.
c. They want a health club.
d. all are correct.
30. Which sport do the Shaws like?
a. tennis b. soccer c. swimming d. a & c are correct
31. What do you think Jim does?
a. He's a tennis player. b. He's a hotel clerk.
c. He's a travel agent. d. He's a swimmer.
