Task 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those in the other
words. Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)
1. A. book B. look C. push D. food
2. A. final B. kite C. signal D. hire
Task 2: Choose the word having different stress pattern from the others. Write A, B, C or D on the
answer sheet. (0.4pt)
1. A. angry B. horrible C. likeable D. biology
2. A. efficiency B. geography C. energetic D. philosophy
Task 3: Choose the correct verbs. Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)
1. Cola _______ trash to make his first musical instrument.
A. plays B. sends C. works D. recycles
2. During the early 1900s, jazz first _____ in New Orleans.
A. appeared B. occurred C. incurred D. happened
Task 4: Choose the correct adjectives. Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)
1. I was_______ because I didn’t have time to finish all the questions.
A. frustrated B. comfortable C. terrific D. excited
2. I read an _____ article about test-taking and I got several helpful tips.
A. terrifying B. interesting C. tiring D. exhausting
Task 5: Choose the correct nouns. Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)
1. I like this______ because its color captures the calm beauty of nature.
A. installation B. illustration C. confusion D. inspiration
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2. Sir Antony Gormley created a famous ______, 20-meter tall, called The Angel of the North.
A. statue B. painting C. tapestry D. drawing
Task 6: Choose the correct adverbs. Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)
1. Brian has been a good assistant of the executive manager because he types very _____.
A. basically B. loudly C. quickly D. slowly
2. Getting high salary, Peter often works very _______ .
A. hard B. hardly C. lazily D. rarely
Task 7: Choose the correct prepositions. Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)
1. He admitted having opened the suitcase ______asking the owner.
A. with B. without C. to D. for
2. Most bears hibernate _______ the winter.
A. at B. on C. in D. after
D - C - D - C
D - A - C - B - B - A - C - A - B - C