Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 1. Most students detest science subjects. They prefer literature, history and foreign languages.
A. prefer
B. learn
C. enjoy
D. hate
Question 2. As soon as I come to London, I’ll write to you
A. Despite
B. When
C. Although
D. If
Question 3. When you do not understand the meaning of one word you should find it in the dictionary.
A. look up
B. look for
C. look after
D. look out
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A. weather
B. easy
C. head
D. heavy
Question 4.
A. courses
B. houses
C. cases
D. buses
Question 5.
A. disappointed
B. visited
C. engaged
D. decided
Question 6.
the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 7. They said that they would take a trip to the countryside ___________
A. A, B&C are correct
B. the morning after
C. the following morning
D. the next morning
Question 8. “Didn’t you go to the cinema last night? “ – “ __________________”
A. Yes, I lost the ticket
B. No. It was too cold to go out
C. Yes, I stayed at home
D. Ok. That was a good idea
Question 9. Last night, I phoned a boy ___________mom had a traffic accident.
A. whom
B. who
C. that
D. whose
Question 10. If I ______________ her number, I would phone her.
A. would know
B. knew
C. know
D. had known
Question 11. She asked me where I ______from.
A. can come
B. came
C. come
D. would come
Question 12. He ________________ a kilo of beef now.
A. is wanting
B. to want
C. wants
D. want
Question 13. It’s raining, _______ we can’t go to the beach.
A. or
B. because
C. however
D. so
Question 14. I suggest that we ___________ some money for poor children.
A. to raise
B. raised
C. raising
D. should raise
Question 15. London _______ by a fire in the 16th century.
A. was destroyed
B. has been destroyed
C. destroyed
D. is destroyed
Question 16. _______she does more exercise, she won’t stay healthy.
A. Because
B. Although
C. Unless
D. If
Question 17. The children laughed _________when they are watching a comic.
A. happily
B. happiness
C. unhappy
D. happy
Question 18. He spends a lot of time __________ the web every day.
A. responding
B. looking
C. surfing
D. walking
Question 19. When I came to see Mr. Brown, he ________a newspaper.
A. read
B. was reading
C. is reading
D. has read
Question 20. Don’t _____________ him to agree to your proposal. It’s no use.
A. do
B. make
C. persuade
D. let
Question 21. Maryam_..........................______ a letter to me since last year.
A. wasn’t writing
B. didn’t write
C. hasn’t written
D. doesn’t write
Question 22. Thuy's grandmother turned the television _________ to see the weather forecast.
A. up
B. on
C. down
D. off
Question 23. If I press that button what ________?
A. happen
B. will happen
C. would happen
D. happened
Question 24. Your father _____________ in a bank, doesn’t he?
A. worked
B. has worked
C. works
D. is working
Question 25. “What do you think of your new laptop? – “__________”
A. I’m sorry, I can’t. Let’s go now.
B. But please be careful with it.
C. I’m sorry. I’m home late
D. I love it.
Question 26. Daisy was late for work _________ her car was broken down.
A. because
B. because of
C. if
D. whether
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. letter
B. teacher
C. husband
D. address
Question 27.
A. energy
B. police
C. decision
D. ability
Question 28.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 29. The water in this lake is polluted, so you shouldn’t swim here.
A. dirty
B. pure
C. crowded
D. green
Question 30. She is a very generous old woman. She has given most of her wealth to the charity organization.
A. amicable
B. mean
C. hospitable
D. kind
