6.         A. heat                         B. fire                          C. light                        D. temperature

7.         A. attracted                  B. interested                C. keen                        D. excited

8.          A. Ø                              B. the                              C. a                                 D. an   

9.          A. make                       B. cause                       C. lead                         D. happen

10.       A. because of               B. though                    C. in spite of                D. thanks to

II. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage. (1.0 p)

THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER.

Water kills thousands of people and _____________(1)  many acres of crops every year, but water also gives life to all living things in the world.             

Without water, life would be unthinkable. We ___________(2) have water to grow our food, feed the birds and animals ____________(3)  our homes, grow forests and produce electricity. We use waterways__________ (4) carry our goods of trade. Even the human body, which is seventy parts of one hundred of water itself, ___________(5)  exist for long without water.  

          Ever ___________(6) the earth began, large quantities of water have been used by living things. Yet for every drop of water that is taken from one place, another drop is put back from somewhere else. 

          Nature has a very clever __________(7)  of carrying water from cloud to land and sea and back to cloud. No water has been lost. 

         But nature does not put water where and when we need it. _________(8)  some men are drowning, others in another part of the world are dying of thirst. Thus, people all _________(9)  the world are trying to bring water to places where it is scarce, to control its flow in times of floods and to make greater __________(10) of it.   

I. Choose and circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (0,7 p)

II. Find and circle the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others. (0.3 p)

II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the original sentence. Use the word(s) given and other words as necessary. Do not change the form of the given words.  (0.5 p)

1. I can’t play basketball well because of my height. (enough)

      ____________________________________________________________________________.

2. Handicapped people find shopping in supermarkets difficult.   (shop)

      ____________________________________________________________________________.

3. “Why don’t you meet your boss to ask for a pay increase?” John said to me. (suggested)

      ____________________________________________________________________________.

4. They are going to repair my motorbike in the afternoon.              (have)

      ____________________________________________________________________________.

5. He wrote to me twice a week when I was a student.           (used)

     ____________________________________________________________________________.

I. Rewrite each sentence beginning with the words given so that it has a similar meaning to the original one. (2.0 p)

1. I feel sorry I don’t have enough time to look over the document for you.

        → I wish _________________________________________________________________ .

2. My absence from school yesterday made the teacher angry.

        → Because __________________________________________________________________.

3. They gave me a place to stay and let me use their car.

        → Not only _________________________________________________________________ .

4. It was such a difficult question that we couldn’t answer it.

        → The question was too ________________________________________________________.

5. Jack can’t tell you about that sight because he doesn’t see it.

        → Jack could ________________________________________________________________.

6. The correspondents sent their reports to their newspaper.

        → The correspondents’_________________________________________________________.

7. Computer systems used to be more expensive than they are now.

        → Computer systems now are not ________________________________________________.

8. Mr Brown looks very sad. His team has lost the game.

        → Mr Brown, whose___________________________________________________________.

9. "If I were you, I wouldn’t believe in his words," said my friend to me.

        → My friend advised___________________________________________________________.

10.  Fiona was so disappointed that she could not keep on working.

        →  Such ____________________________________________________________________.