C. READING (2.25 pts)

Exercise 06: (2.25 pts) Read the passage.

There (1)............... only one disease called common: The common cold. We call it the common cold (2)............... every year millions of people catch it. Everybody knows (3)...............: a runny nose, a (4)............... fever, coughing and sneezing. It is very unpleasant, but nobody knows a cure. Medicines called cold “cures” don’t call a cold, but they do relieve the symptoms. Whatever you do, your cold will last for a few days and then (5)................

a. Choose the correct answers.

24. a. is                                b. are                           c. was                          d. were

25. a. so                                b. because                    c. and                          d. but

26. a. problems                    b. things                      c. symptoms                d. activities

27. a. slight                           b. high                         c. hot                           d. common

28. a. cures                           b. relieves                    c. appears                    d. disappears

b. Answer the questions.

29. Which disease called common? → ………………………………………………………………………..……

30. Why do we call it the common cold? →…………………………………………………………………..……

31. What are the symptoms? → ……………………………………………………………………………………

32. How long will our cold last? →…………………………………………………………………………………

Exercise 03: (2.25 pts) Choose the correct answer to complete each following sentence by circling A, B, C or D.

7. He became …………………….when a journalist asked him questions about his private life.

A. embarrass               B. embarrassed            C. embarrassing           D. embarrassingly

8. …………………….do the buses run? – Every ten minutes.

A. How                       B. How many              C. How often              D. What time

9. Cyclists must …………………….for pedestrians when they are cycling along the country lane.

A. see off                    B. look out                  C. avoid                      D. observe

10. We will cut down on the use of natural gas because it is ……………… and harmful to the environment.

A. plenty                     B. limited                    C. available                 D. abundant

11. If we go on …………………….electricity, we will have to pay a lot next month.

A. wasting                   B. increasing               C. turning on               D. making

12. At this time next week we ……………….to work to support the air pollution cutting down campaign.

A. will cycle                B. will be cycled         C. are cycling              D. will be cycling

13. You can use a jet pack to ………….…anywhere easily.

A. drive                       B. sail                          C. ride                                     D. fly

14. The cars which are generated by solar energy are called ……………… cars.

A. solar-wasted           B. solar-powered         C. solar-friendly          D. solar-daily

15. I think means of transport in the future ………………….…petrol.

A. aren’t using            B. aren’t going to use C. won’t use                D. won’t be using

A.    PHONETICS (1.5 pts)

Exercise 01: (0.75 pts) Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently.

1. A. chemist                        B. school                     C. chance                    D. chaos

2. A. frog                             B. drag                        C. change                    D. mug

3. A. kite                              B. cookie                     C. hike                         D. knit

 Exercise 02: (0.75 pts) Choose the word that has stress pattern differently from the others.

4. A. ticket                           B. costume                  C. event                       D. number

5. A. return                           B. happen                    C. differ                      D. visit

6. A. yourself                       B. thirteen                   C. abroad                    D. village