V. Rewrite these sentences (1pt)
1. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.
=> Would you mind ____________________________________
2. People recycle old car tires to make shoes and sandals.
=> Old car tires _______________________________________
3. The boy is playing chess with you. He is my uncle.
=> The boy ________________________________________
4. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
=> It’s _____________________________________________

IV. WRITING

a. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the original one. (5 pts)

1. He knows nearly everything there is to know about whales.

There's _____________________________________________________________________________

2. "Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house" she said.

She flatly ___________________________________________________________________________

3. The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately.

So _________________________________________________________________________________

4. There weren't nearly as many people there as I had expected.

There were far _______________________________________________________________________

5. "I didn't steal the car" he said "I just borrowed it".

He denied ___________________________________________________________________________

b. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each of the sentences that need correcting. (5 pts)

1. It was an extremely frightened experience in my life.

A B C D

2. The Thames, when I spent my happy childhood, is always in my mind.

A B C D

3. I like lying on the beach, so I always spend my holiday to sunbath.

A B C D

4. Although being only 14, she was more mature than most of her classmates.

A B C D

5. In America, erosion of farmland by wind and water has been a problem that can hardly to be solved up to

A B C D

now.

c. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage. (5 pts)

1. It's really hard to believe ____.

A. he would say such a terrible thing B. such a terrible thing he would say

C. to say he would such a terrible thing D. would he say such a terrible thing

2. Why don't you ____ us?

A. go to the house party with B. go together the house party with

C. go the house party with D. together the house party with

3. The new teacher loves poems and makes us ____.

A. learn them heartily B. heartily learn them

C. learn them by heart D. learning by heart them

4. I'll give you another hour ____.

A. making your mind up B. making up your mind

C. make up your mind D. 10 make up your mind

5. They are rich enough to own ____.

A. not a helicopter only, but a yacht as well

B. not only a helicopter, but a yacht as well

C. only a helicopter, but a yacht as well

D. as well as a helicopter, not only a yacht

III. READING

a. Read the information and choose the best option A, B, C or D to suit the meaning. (5pts)

b. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. (10 pts)

A very good actor was playing in a comedy where he acted the role of an aristocrat.

The aristocrat was in the Bastille prison where he had (1) ____ a lot of time. In the second act, a guard always arrived and gave the aristocratic prisoner a letter. The prisoner (2) ____ the letter and read it aloud. The play had already been repeated (3) ____ and the aristocrat knew the letter by heart but he always (4) ____ that the letter should be written down completely. One night the guard decided to play a joke (5) ____ the famous actor, just to find out if he knew the letter by heart, after so many performances.

When the guard (6) ____ the prisoner's dark cell, the prisoner was sitting on a small bed. He gave (7) ____ the letter, but this time there was nothing on the sheet, it was completely blank. The guard looked the aristocrat, he was so happy about his joke that he couldn't hide his smile. He wanted to see if the prisoner (8) ____ the letter by heart. The prisoner looked at the letter for some seconds, then he said: "There is too little light. I can't see very well. Can you please read the letter for me?" And he gave the letter to the guard. The guard, (9) ____ obviously did not remember the letter, said: "You are right. The light is really dim. I must go and get my glasses." He left the cell and went to fetch the usual copy (10) ____ the letter. Then he came back with the letter and the pair of glasses and started reading the letter to the prisoner. The prisoner was of course very much amused.

1. A. spend B. to spend

C. spending D. spent

2. A. was taking B. takes

C. took D. had taken

3. A. hundred of time B. hundreds of times

C. hundred of times D. hundreds of time

4. A. was insisting B. had insisted

C. insisted D. has insisted

5. A. on B. at C. in D. for

6. A. to enter B. entering C. enter D. entered

7. A. the prisoner B. the prisoners C. the guard D. the guards

8. A. can recite B. could recite C. could be recited D. may be recited

9. A. who B. whom C.that D. whose

10. A. on B. of C. from D. at

Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (5 pts)

1. A. THere B. THough C. THan D. THeme

2. A. SnOWstorm B. knOWledge C. shOW D. slƠ

3. A. treaSure B. Sewage C. Save D. campuS

4. A. effEctive B. rEcognize C. sEntence D. Equality

5. A. enjoyED B. invitED C. mendED D. lastED

II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

a. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. (15 pts)

1. In the jar, there was a ____ which looked like jam.

A. substance B. material C . solid D. powder

2. Would you care for ____ cup of tea?

A. another B. more C. one other D. some more

3. Let's practice the game, ____?

A. will you B. us C. do we D. shall we

4. ____ we came late, we missed the first part of the film.

A. Since B. Although C. For D. Because of

5. ____ we were tired, we sat down beside the stream.

A. And B. Because of C. If D. As

6. The prices of homes are ____ high in urban areas that most young people cannot afford to buy them.

A. as B. so C. such D. so as

7. Over ____ past few decades, ____ schools in the USA have been testing various arrangements.

A. the / x B. x / the C. a / the D. x / x

8. I can't stand the car ____ Therefore, I hate traveling by car.

A. sickness B. illness C. disease D. tiredness

9. The old lady can't see very well. She needs ____ to take her across the street.

A. anybody B. somebody C. nobody D. everybody

10. We don't visit you very often because you live so ____.

A. away far B. further C. far away D. away

11. He moved the TV antenna ____ he could get a clearer picture.

A. because of B. in which C. so which D. so that

12. John decided ____ golf on weekends.

A. to begin B. to commence C. to take up D. to start up

13. You had better ____ the tourist information office.

A. inquire at B. inquiring at C. inquire to D. inquiring at

14. We will serve our guests soon. We had better ____ now.

A. have table set B. set table C. setting table D. set the table

15. I will stay in the Golden Hotel in New York. Why don't you ____?

A. visits B. visit in C. drop in D. call in

b. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form. (10 pts)

1. He (not finish) his work yet. He only (start) an hour ago.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

2. I recommend that Bob (study) much more if he wants to pass all his classes.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

3. If I (have) a typewriter, I would type it myself.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

4. I tried (explain) but he refused to listen.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

5. A lot of people (kill) by AIDS recently, and I wish nobody would die any more.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Only yesterday I (realise) what was going on.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

7. George as well as his brothers (not go) to the cinema very often.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

8. We are going (have) our house (repaint) next month.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

9. After (stop) by the police, the man admitted (steal) the car but denied driving at 100 miles an hour.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

10. Mary (not wear) her glasses at that time, so she (not notice) what kind of car the man (drive).

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (5 pts)

1. A. there B. though C. than D. theme

2. A. Snowstorm B. knowledge C. show D. slow

3. A. treasure B. sewage C. save D. campus

4. A. effective B. recognize C. sentence D. equality

5. A. enjoyed B. invited C. mended D. lasted

II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

a. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. (15 pts)

1. In the jar, there was a ____ which looked like jam.

A. substance B. material C . solid D. powder

2. Would you care for ____ cup of tea?

A. another B. more C. one other D. some more

3. Let's practice the game, ____?

A. will you B. us C. do we D. shall we

4. ____ we came late, we missed the first part of the film.

A. Since B. Although C. For D. Because of

5. ____ we were tired, we sat down beside the stream.

A. And B. Because of C. If D. As

6. The prices of homes are ____ high in urban areas that most young people cannot afford to buy them.

A. as B. so C. such D. so as

7. Over ____ past few decades, ____ schools in the USA have been testing various arrangements.

A. the / x B. x / the C. a / the D. x / x

8. I can't stand the car ____ Therefore, I hate traveling by car.

A. sickness B. illness C. disease D. tiredness

9. The old lady can't see very well. She needs ____ to take her across the street.

A. anybody B. somebody C. nobody D. everybody

10. We don't visit you very often because you live so ____.

A. away far B. further C. far away D. away

11. He moved the TV antenna ____ he could get a clearer picture.

A. because of B. in which C. so which D. so that

12. John decided ____ golf on weekends.

A. to begin B. to commence C. to take up D. to start up

13. You had better ____ the tourist information office.

A. inquire at B. inquiring at C. inquire to D. inquiring at

14. We will serve our guests soon. We had better ____ now.

A. have table set B. set table C. setting table D. set the table

15. I will stay in the Golden Hotel in New York. Why don't you ____?

A. visits B. visit in C. drop in D. call in

b. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form. (10 pts)

1. He (not finish) his work yet. He only (start) an hour ago.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

2. I recommend that Bob (study) much more if he wants to pass all his classes.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

3. If I (have) a typewriter, I would type it myself.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

4. I tried (explain) but he refused to listen.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

5. A lot of people (kill) by AIDS recently, and I wish nobody would die any more.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Only yesterday I (realise) what was going on.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

7. George as well as his brothers (not go) to the cinema very often.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

8. We are going (have) our house (repaint) next month.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

9. After (stop) by the police, the man admitted (steal) the car but denied driving at 100 miles an hour.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

10. Mary (not wear) her glasses at that time, so she (not notice) what kind of car the man (drive).

__________________________________________________________________________________________