I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. torch B. sport C. record D. colorful
2. A. tower B. slow C. flower D. down
3. A. balloon B. hand C. band D. bamboo
4. A. prepare B. prepayment C. preposition D. prescribe
5. A. competition B. competence C. competent D. compete
6. A. flow B. row C. know D. now
7. A. fly B. hobby C. energy D. ordinary
8. A. dump B. bulb C. nuclear D. plumber
9. A. dental B. send C. pretty D. petty
10. A. would B. should C. shoulder D. could
II. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. If you work for us, you'll get somewhere to live ______ free.
A. for B. of C. at D. out
2. They took a pride ______ being the best players of the school
A. of B. in C. on D. at
3. She still remembered how he had broken down and cried ______ a baby
A. as if B. as C. like D. same as
4. I come from Vietnam so I am not used to ______ on the left
A. drive B. drove C. driven D. driving
5. The Ao dai is the ______ dress of Vietnamese women
A. beautiful B. traditional C. casual D. baggy
6. I ……English here since I graduated from university
A. teach B. taught C. have taught D. am teaching
7. I wish you ______ here tomorrow.
A. come B. came C. will come D. would come
8. Your teacher writes poems or stories ______ she?
A. don’t B. won’t C. didn’t D. doesn’t
9. Let’s ______ somewhere for a drink.
A. go B. do C. going D. doing
10. it’s raining heavily ______ I can’t go to the movie with you.
A. and B. but C. because D. So
11. Malaysia is divided ______ two regions
A. to B. on C. in D. into
12. Mathematics and literature are _____ subjects in high schools
A. adding B. compulsory C. optional D. religious
13. What were you doing when he ______?
A. comes B. to come C. came D. coming
14. Tell me_______ there is anything special that you would like to do.
A. which B if C that D so
15. She asked___________ whether she really wanted to take the exam.
A. anyone else B each other C herself D one
III- Choose the correct connectives in brackets:
1- I opened the door........................................................ looked out. (And / but)
2- I arrived 20 minutes early;................. I had time for a cup of tea. (So / because)
3- We looked everywhere. ....................., we could not find the keys. (However / Therefore)
4- The bus fare is expensive. ........................., I prefer to walk. (However / Therefore)
5- There were many people at the concert, we couldn’t get seats.(so / however)
6- I read the book, did not understand it. (But / or)
7- We had to wait.................................................. we arrived early. (Because / so)
8- I would like to go swimming. .................., I have too much work to do.(However / Therefore)
IV: Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that means the same as the first one
1. Because my brother has never been abroad before, he finds this trip exciting.
- My brother........................................................................
2. It would be a good idea to take more exercise.
He advised me...............................................
3. I don't have a bigger problem than pronunciation.
My................................................ .....................................
4. Green Peace will organize a meeting at the Town Hall next Tuesday.
There will be................................................ .............
V/ Use connectives to combine each pair of the sentences
1. He is very tired. He has to finish his homework (but)
→ ……………..............................................................................…
2. The room is very small. It’s quite comfortable (although)
→ …………….............................................................................…
3. They went for a walk. The weather was bad (but)
→ …………….....................................................................................…
4. Our teacher didn’t arrive late. The traffic was terrible (although)
→ ……………….........................................................................................
5. I like watching TV. I like going to the cinema (and)
→ ………………..............................................................................................
6. She wears glasses. She wants to see better (because)
→ ………………..........................................................
7. He got wet. He forgot his umbrella (therefore)
→ ……………….............................
8. We learn hard. We hope to pass the exam (and)
→ ………………......................................
9. They whispered. They didn’t want us to hear them (because)
→ ……………................................................…
10. We are saving money. We want to buy a new house (so)
→ …………….................................................................…
VI. Fill in the blank with the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. My brother spent hours ……………………………..(repair) his motorbike.
2. Don’t forget to bring my dictionary when you ………….(come) back tomorrow.
3.You …………………..(feel) cold if the sun ………………..(not shine)
4. I’m very tired after a long walk. I’m not used to ………………….(walk) so far.
5. Bill never carries money with him. He’s afraid of …………………..(rob)
6. I stopped ……………………………..(buy) a newspaper on the way home.
7. She dislikes ……………………………..(ask) to do something by others.
8. If Lan or Mai ……………..(come), tell them ……………………..(wait) for me.
9. When Mrs. Brown ……………………………..(look) out, she ………………. (see) the children ………………… (play) near the pool.
10. A: Who suggested ……………………..(go) on a camping holiday in October?
VII. Use the words given in the box to fill in the blanks to make a meaningful passage. There is one extra word that you don’t need to use:
recycling/ nothing/ list/ vegetables/ something/ save/ trouble/ polluting/ taking.
Our environment is in (1) ______. Modern ways of living and today’s industries are (2) ______ it. Most people think there is (3) ______ they can do. This is not true. Everyone can do something to help (4) ______ our environment. Here is a (5) ______ of things you can do.
- Help to cut pollution by (6) ______ the bus to work instead of your car.
- Buy fruit and (7) ______ that have not been treated with pesticides.
- Recycle all your cans, bottles and paper. There should be a (8) ______ center somewhere near your home, so take them there.
Most of the world’s energy comes from the sun. The sun’s energy is in wood, oil, and other things that people use for energy.
