* Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word given.
1. Car parts are usually ………………………. (standard)
2. His son’s ………………………has not improved much. (behave)
3. I believe you because I know you are ………………………. (truth)
4. He draws cartoons for a ………………………magazine. (humor)
5. He drives so ………………………that he is sure to have an accident. (care)
6. It’s an unpopular measure, but the situation ………………………it. (necessary)

* Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.
1. My father isn’t pleased ………………my work.
2. Just think, ………………two years’ time, we’ll be 18!
3. She’ll visit us as soon as she arrives ………………Paris.
4. I’ll give you ten minutes to come ………………with a better idea.

* Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. fluoride   B. emit   C. pipe   D. wildlife
2. A. natural     B. safeguard     C. conservationist    D. vapor
3. A. gallery     B. gemstone      C. government    D. Google
4. A. exchange   B. charity    C. challenge    D. brochure

* Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.
1. A. interviewer   B. solution   C. invisible   D. inquiry
2. A. desperate   B. deliberate   C. delicacy   D. demonstrate
3. A. evacuate   B. escalate   C. estimate   D. evidence
4. A. inspire   B. instruct    C. intensive   D. instrument

* Choose one sentence that has the same meaning the root.
1. Nancy isn’t used to walking so far.
A. Nancy used to walk farther.
B. Nancy doesn’t like to walk so far.
C. Nancy needed help to walk so far.
D. Nancy isn’t accustomed to walking very far.
2. “How long will you stay here, Susan?” the man asked.
A. The man asked Susan how long I would stay there.
B. The man asked Susan how long would she stay there.
C. The man asked Susan how long she would stay there.
D. The man wanted to know how long Susan will stay there.
3. The roads were slippery because it snowed heavily.
A. The heavy snow made the roads slippery.
B. It snowed too heavily to make the roads slippery.
C. Thanks to the slip of the roads, it snowed heavily.
D. The heavy snow prevented the roads from-being slippery.
4. Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey.
A. The explorers put off their journey due to the heavy rain.
B. It rained so heavily that the explorers could not continue their journey.
C. If it had rained heavily, the explorers would not have continued their journey.
D. The heavy rain could not prevent the explorers from continuing their journey.

* Give the correct form of each verb in brackets to complete the sentences.
1. The lamps (make) ………………………in China are very cheap.
2. That guy admitted (steal) ………………………the gold watch.
3. Neither Jane nor Peter (be) ………………………coming to the club tonight.
4. He had a bad fall while he (repair) ………………………his roof.
5. All the houses in the area have to (rebuild) ………………………immediately.
6. She asked me if I (buy) ………………………a laptop computer the following day.

* Choose the most suitable word or phrase.
1. The children loved ……………………the old castle.
A. discovering   B. exploring    C. hunting   D. detecting
2. The word “typhoon” comes from …………………….
A. Arabic   B. Chinese    C. Latin   D. Thai
3. The stolen jewels were ……………………a lot of money.
A. valued   B. cost       C. priced     D. worth
4. I don’t see any ……………………in arriving early at the theatre.
A. cause     B. point    C. reason     D. aim
5. ……………………from John, all the students said they would go.
A. Except     B. Only       C. Apart     D. Separate
6. The bomb ……………………in the street, fortunately no one hurt.
A. went up     B. went by      C. went out    D. went off
7. You can trust what he says. He's a very ……………………person.
A. reliable    B. trustful     C. profitable      D. dependent
8. You will have to ……………………your holiday if you are too ill to travel.
A. cut down    B. put out     C. put off     D. put up
9. The UFO stayed in the sky for about thirty seconds, and then it went away.
A. disappeared    B. appeared     C. flew    D. traveled
10. At four o’clock Mr. Hutchinson still had some ……………………to do in the garden.
A. work     B. job      C. effort     D. task

* Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.
1. She dived ……………………the water.
2. He jumped ……………………the fence.
3. He is married ……………………my friend.
4. There was a lamp hanging ……………………the table.
5. My sister loves to watch the stars ……………………night.
6. The children are running ……………………the corridor.

* Choose the word which has different pronunciation from the others.
1. A. divided     B. arrived    C. seemed     D. prayed
2. A. nation       B. edition    C. question    D. description
3. A. merchants B. achieve  C. chambers D. scholar
4. A. ocean       B. special    C. musician   D. certify

* Choose the word that has the stress on a different syllable from the rest in each group.
1.  A. deposit   B. festival   C. institute   D. resident
2. A. activity     B. electricity   C. simplicity   D. pollution
3. A. achievement   B. experiment   C. explanation   D. discovery
4. A. surprising   B. astonishing   C. amazing   D. interesting

* Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time.
English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not very different from one another. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen from many miles around.Surrounding the church is the churchyard, where people are buried.
The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have water brought through pipes into each house. Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t find in the village shops.

1. When do city people often go to the country?
A. At Christmas.              B. At the weekends.
C. All the year round.      D. In the summer holidays.
2. What is the advantage of city people when they have a cottage built in the village?
A. They can have their houses rented.
B. They can go to the country at weekends.
C. They can go to the country in the summer holidays.
D. They can go to the country whenever they have spare time.
3. What is the common feature of English villages?
A. They have a church with a tall tower.   B. They have running water and a church.
C. They have a church and a village green.  D. They have a village green and running water.
4. What can villagers do when their villages are close to small towns?
A. They can go there to buy luxury goods.
B. They can go there to buy cheaper things.
C. They can go there to buy whatever they want.

D. They can go there to buy what is not found in the village shops.

* Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.
1. She dived ……………………the water.
2. He jumped ……………………the fence.
3. He is married ……………………my friend.
4. There was a lamp hanging ……………………the table.
5. My sister loves to watch the stars ……………………night.
6. The children are running ……………………the corridor.

* Fill in each blank with one appropriate word to complete the passage.

Food plays an (1) ……………………part in the development of nations. In countries where food is scarce, people have to (2) ……………………most of their time getting enough to eat. This usually slows down progress because men have little time to devote to science, industry, government, and art. In nations where food is (3) ……………………and easy to get, men have more time to spend in activities that (4) ……………………to progress and enjoyment of life. The problem of (5) ……………………good food for everybody has not yet been solved. Many wars have been started (6) ……………………food. But it is no longer necessary to go to war like that. Nations are beginning to put scientific knowledge to work for a (7) ……………………to their food problems. They work together in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations (8) ……………………more food.