II.Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

Middle school often includes sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth (26) ____________. It’s called middle school because it’s in the (27) ____________ of your school years. Elementary school is behind you. High school still awaits you.

For a kid, going to middle school is often a big change: First, it usually means moving to a new building, which takes some time to adjust to. (28) ____________, it may mean taking a different bus, with different students. Third, the friends you made in (29) ____________ school may end up going to different middle schools. And other things that probably will be different are the teachers and the work. All of that (30) ____________ make you feel a bit scare on the first day of school.

36. A. Grades B. grade C. class D. classes

37. A. in B. opposite C. middle D. front

38. A. One B. Two C. First D. Second

39. A. elementary B. middle C. high D. university

40. A. are B. can C. is D. ha

SECTION B: SECTION PHONETICS, GRAMMAR AND VOCAB

I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.

11. A. proofs B. books C. points D. days

12. A. helps B. laughs C. cooks D. finds

13. A. names B. lives C. dances D. tables

14. A. Pants B. assistant C. hamburger D. sandwich

15. A. cream B. meat C. seafood D. breakfas