26 - 35. Choose the word  or phrase among a, b, c or d that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

Peter has a very exciting summer holiday this year. His French pen-friend invited him to visit her family in the south of France. Peter (26) _____ by plane from London to Paris. Marie, his French friend, (27) _____ him in Paris and they took a train from Paris to Marseilles. Marseilles is the (28) _____ where Marie’s family lives. It is a very large port. A lot of people live in Marseilles and (29) _____ are many interesting shops and café there. Peter started learning French at school two years ago and he spoke French all the time with Marie and her family. At (30) _____ it was very difficult for him but soon it became (31) _____ easier. One day Marie and her parents (32) _____ Peter for picnic in the mountains. They climbed a big hill. From the top of the hill, they had a wonderful (33) _____. In the (34) _____ they could see the sea. Peter was very sad when it was time to go back to London and school. He is looking (35) _____ to next summer when Marie is going to spend her holidays with her family in England.

26. a. got                             b. moved                          c. went                           d. transferred

27. a. met                            b. saw                              c. took                            d. greeted

28. a. country                      b. town                            c. capital                         d. village

29. a. they                           b. those                            c. these                           d. there

30. a. first                           b. beginning                     c. starting                       d. first time

31. a. much                         b. so                                 c. too                              d. extremely

32. a. brought                     b. took                             c. carried                        d. got

33. a. view                          b. sight                             c. scene                           d. scenery

34. a. space                         b. air                                 c. distance                      d. way

35. a. through                     b. forward                        c. on                               d. out

II - VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:

Choose the right word or phrase to complete the sentences

4. Peter : “ Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening ?”

              Mary:   “________ ”

           A.  You’re welcome                               B.  I feel very bored

           C.  I don’t agree. I’m afraid                   D.  That would be great

5.  If she had sold her car, she ………… much money.        

     A. gets                         b. would get                       c. will get          d. would have got

6.  They would be disappointed if we…………….

     a. hadn’t come              b. wouldn’t come               c. don’t come       d. didn’t come

7. I’m studying  hard _________ keep pace with my classmates

      A. to                       B. so as to                 C. in order to                           D. All are correct

8. They did their job well. They wanted the boss would increase their salary

A. They did their job well for the boss not to increase their salary

B. They had done their job well for the boss to increase their salary

C. They did their job well for the boss to increase their salary

D. They did their job well for the boss to be increasing their salary

9. She ……….terrible upset if I lost this ring.

          a. will be                 b. would be             c. were                    d. had been

10. If I …………., I would have said hello.

a. had seen                   b. see                      c. saw                     d. would see

11. We was _________________ to hear your good new

     A. thrilling                    B. to thrill                C. thrilled           D. thrill

12. He found the movie very  _______________

     A. boring                      B. bored                  C. bore               D. to bore

13. Music plays a very important .......in our life.                            

     A. section                     B. field                    C. part                D. area

14. Music adds ..........to the atmosphere of a festival.

     A. happy                      B. sadness               C. disappointment       D. joyfulness

15. I ……….my father for one month

          A. saw                    B. haven’t seen        C. didn’t see            D. hadn’t seen

16. They .............  doctors two years ago.          

a. am                       b. is                        c. was           d. were

Choose the underlined part that needs correcting

17.  If people had driven more carefully, they wouldn’t have so many accidents last month

18.  These girls were talking whispers for no one so as to hearing their conversation

19. Many people would be out of work if that factory had closed down

20. The match we saw on TV last night was very excited

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

“How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!” Peter said to Mary.

A. Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress

B. Peter said thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress

C. Peter promised to say thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress

D. Peter asked Mary how she had just bought her beautiful dress

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

"How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!" Peter said to Mary.

A. Peter promised to buy Mary a beautiful dress.

B. Peter said thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress.

C. Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress.

D. Peter asked Mary how she had just bought her beautiful dress.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
"How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!" Peter said to Mary.

A. Peter promised to buy Mary a beautiful dress.

B. Peter said thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress.

C. Peter asked Mary how she had just bought her beautiful dress.

D. Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Question 17. - Tom:Do you want to go to the cinema this weekend? - Mary: ………. .

A.Just Laura and Peter                         B. OK, who are you going with?

C.Are they your friends             D. Yes, please

Question 18. - Alan: - “Can I borrow your pencil?” - Peter: ………. .

I’m afraid I can’t    B. Here you are           C.I think so                 D. It doesn’t matter

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 question.

Question 19.It will take more or less three weeks to get the IELTS test results. 

A.exactly B.generally              C.approximately             D.completely

Question 20.Emily gave up drinking alcohol two years ago.

A.denied B.finished              C.continued            D.stopped

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 question.

Question 21.She is carrying out a health project for the disadvantages in inner cities and rural

A. costal B. suburban C. urban D. mountainous

Question 22.I am in favor of the statement that recycling is one of the best way to protect our environment..

A.disagree B.support C.advocate D. encourage

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each numbered blank.

No one really(23)..................where rice came from. Some scientist think it started to grow in two places. They think that one kind of rice grew in Southern Asia thousands of years ago. Someone in China wrote about in almost 5,000 years ago. Another kind probably grew grew in West Afica. (24)...................Scientist think rice rice. Upland rice grows in dry soil. Most rice grows in wet soil. Poeple in many countries do all the work by (25).............This is the same way famers worked hundreds of years ago. Some countries now use machines on their rice farms. The farmers all use fertilizer. Some (26)...............are enemies of rice. Farmers poison them. Poeple use every (27)...........of the rice plant. They make animal feed and rice oil from it. They also make baskets, brooms, rugs, sandals and roofs for their houses. They burn dry rice plants for cooking.

Question 23. A.knows           B.know           C.is knowing                      D. knew

Question 24. A.another B.other           C.the other D. others

Question 25. A.a machine B.an engine C.a tool           D. hand

Question 26. A.reptiles            B.animals            C.insects                      D.bees

Question 27. A.part                       B. item                      C. Piece                             D. kind