A. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR 3p
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 1p
1.A. rough B. sum C. utter D. union
2.A. noon B. tool C. blood D. spoon
3.A. chemist B. chicken C. church D. century
4. A. though B. tough C. taught D. bought
II. Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C, or D - that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 2p
1: Would you like me to collect you? -.............................
A. No, I wouldn't B. Not at all C. Yes, I like D. I'd love to
2: A: We've run out of fuel. B:.........................?
A. What will we do now? B. What do we do now?
C. What are we going to do now? D. What will we have done now?
3: Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
Why not (A) you try (B) the cake (C) I have (D) just made?
4: That part of the park.................several times this year.
A. has repaired B. has been repaired C. repaired D. is repaired
5: Choose the sentence (a, b, c or d) which is closest meaning to the sentence above.
I didn't have a raincoat with me, so I got wet.
A. If I had had a raincoat, I wouldn't get wet.
B. If I had a raincoat, I wouldn't get wet.
C. If I had had a raincoat, I wouldn't have got wet.
D. If I have a raincoat, I won't get wet.
6: Choose the underlined part that needs correctingSharks can detect
(A) minute electrical (B)discharges come (C) from their (D) preys.
1. I would have visited you before if there _____ quite a lot of people in your house.
A. hadn't B. hadn't been C. wouldn't be D. wasn't
2. If you had caught the bus, you _____ late for work.
A. wouldn't have been B. would have been
C. wouldn’t be D. would be
B. READING 3.5p
III. Read the passage and decide whether these statements are true (T) or False (F). 1p
What kind of music do you enjoy? Some people like going to classical concerts, and listening to an orchestra. The musicians wear very formal clothes, and the audience is silent until the end of the performance. Perhaps you're a rock music fan .Rock concerts are often held at football stadiums or in parks in a crazy atmosphere. Everyone shouts, dances to the music, or sings the songs. Traditional music is layed at weddings and parties in many countries. Nowadays, we can easily hear music, of all kinds, in shops, lifts or any other public places. Many people even make their own music at home or play their own music with them whenever traveling. Music is everywhere!
1. Most people prefer to go to classical concerts, and listening to an orchestra.
2. The musicians wear very informal clothes at the classical performance
3. Rock concerts are often held at football stadiums or in parks in a crazy atmosphere
4. Everyone shouts, dances to the music, or sings the songs in the rock concerts
IV. Read the passage and answer the following questions. 2p
The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not contested because of World War II.
During the 19 tournaments that have been held, seven nations have won the title. Brazil is the only team to have played in every tournament and have won the World Cup a record five times. Italy which is the current champions, has won four titles. And Germany is next with three. The other former champions are Uruguay, winners of the inaugural tournament, and Argentina, with two titles each, and England and France, with one title each.
The most recent World Cup, which was held in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, was the 20th World Cup.
1. When was the first World Cup held?
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2. Did Brazilian team had four titles?
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3. Which team had three titles
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4. In the past, in which years wasn't the World Cup held?
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V. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different:
3. A. promote B. attract C. trophy D. compete
4. A. develope B. introduce C. discover D. prepare
C. WRITING 3.5P
I. Sentence transformation 1.5p
1. “Are you going by train?” she asked me.
- She asked me .... ..................................................
2. “Don’t use too much hot water.” she said to us.
- She asked us.... ..............................................................
3. Peter is fat because he eats so many chips. →if……………………………………………………...…..
4. Robert got a bad cough because he started smoking cigarettes. →if………………………………..…..
5. Keep silent or you’ll wake the baby up. → If ………………………………………………
6. Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson.→ If…………………………………….....….……
II. Use the correct form of verbs in brackets. 2p
1. If I see him, I _____ (give) him a gift.
2. If I had a typewriter, I _____ (type) it myself.
3. If I had known that you were in hospital, I _____ (visit) you.
4. You could make better progress if you _____ (attend) class regularly.
5. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.
6. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.
