I.

Whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others:

1. A. of B. cafe C. knife D. leaf
2. A. wolf B. woman C. wood D. woo
3. A. heroic B. heroin C. heroine D. heroism
4. A. sword B. swear C. sweat D. swung
5. A. model B. modem C. moderate D. modern
6. A. deal B. heal C. stealth D. steal
7. A. measure B. decision C. pleasure D. permission
8. A. few B. sew C. stew D. new
9. A. bury B. friendly C. pretty D. pleasant
10. A. monk B. son C. gone D. done.
II. Whose stress is different from others.
1. A. rhetoric B. rheumatic C. revertible D. religious
2. A. origin B. interest C. prejudice D. endurance
3. A. insufficient B. analysis C. situation D. abnormality
4. A. contaminate B. adolescence C. investigate D. convenient
5 A. preparation B. Lebanese C. supervisor D. obsolescent
6. A. presidency B. hydropower C. necessary D. prosperity
7. A. obvious B. notorious C. credulous D. numerous
8. A. community B. peninsula C. participant D. concentration
9. A. educational B. preferentially C. administrative D. abnormality
10. A. multicast B. multicolored C. multi-grade D. mulltiple.
III. Choose A/B/C/D :
1. From a financial point of view, it was a very risky plan. (dangerous /adventurous /
threatening/unpractical)
2. The conference was really disorganized and a complete waste of time. (unfruitful /
useless/ chaotic / unavailable)
3. The very idea of my being a thief is quite (risky/dishonest/ futile/absurd)
4. It is not (permission/ permissible/ permitting /permissive) to download computer programs
unless they distinctively identified.
5. He wasn't short, he wasn't tall; he was (in/of/at /with) average height.
6. When my father went to school, the boys and girls were taught in ... classes.
(separated / individual / separate / single)
7. Each person's fingerprints are different ....person.
(from another / from those of any other/ from any other/ any other)
8. Let’s try to get home quickly before the rain really…….
(sets on / sets in / sets off / sets down)
9. It takes me a long time to ……. for work in the morning; I never know what to wear.
(dress up / dress myself / dress / get dressed)
10. It was only (then / until / when / as soon as) he told me his surname I realized that he had
been to the same school.
11. It was (misleading / false/ deceitful/ deceptive) of you to lie me about where yon were
last night.
(to) deceive→ deceitful (a) → deceit (n)
12. I wish I (won't spend / didn't spend /wouldn't have spent / hadn't spent) all that money, or
I would have enough left to buy a new car.
13. The old railway station has now been turned (into /in/on/onto) a nice restaurant.
14. Why don't you become a teacher? There's a great (requirement/ need /shortage/ want) of
them at the moment!
15. I can't read what you've written, I'm afraid your handwriting is totally..
(messy/ spoilt / illiterate / illegible )
16. She's so... One minute she's your best friend, and the next minute she doesn't want to
know you. (deceptive/ two-faced / deceitful / misleading)
17. Frankly, whether he'll come or not is anybody's (question /guess /instinct /feeling)
18. Even though my best friend lives in Japan, we call another every (time to time / once a
month/ now and again / time and again)
19. I hope you don't mind my asking, but what do you do for a……?
(life / profession / living / line)
20. Only 3 people (lived / recovered/ survived/relieved) the crash. Everyone else was killed.
21. The speeding car only missed us by a hair's (breadth /cook/ bake / burn)
22. If you take that camera back to England with you, you will have to pay ……Customs
(tax / expenses / fines/ duty) on it.
23. I'm not really (in /for / into / with) this kind of music, I prefer music you can dance to
24. I go to the gym to build up my (length/ warmth/ depth /strength).
25. He was (charged / arrested / imprisoned /accused) with robbery.
26. Doctors advise people who are deficient (in/of/from/ for) Vitamin C to eat more fruit and
vegetables.
27. The Prime Minister made no (reference/ mention/ impression / gesture) to the incident in
his speech.
28. We are in two minds as to how to (settle/ tackle/deal/handle ) with these latest problems.
29. Do you happen to know who (opened / formed/ based /founded) that university
30. They are very (good company/lively/sociable/ active ) and regularly invite people to their
house.
IV. Complete the sentences. Use the correct tenses of verbs and the appropriate
particles.
set bring put come make carry go get run
1. I unexpectedly…………. an old friend in the shopping center last week.
2.He ……….. a new record for the 1,000 meters in the last Olympic games.
3. Police have asked witness of the accident………..
4. I couldn't………... what he was saying. It was beyond my understanding.
5. I’m sure this milk. .................It smells funny.
6. Do you think I have any chance of …………………………. my driving test?
7. You may………………..a brave front but you are really nervous.
8. Computer technology will …………... a revolution in business administration.
9. He…………….. sitting for the test when he was told how difficult it would be.
10. The Vietnamese people successfully......................... the August Revolution in 1945.
V. Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition/particle (s).
1. 2 months ago, I put (1) ……………for a job as a dental receptionist.
2. Mr Brown tried (2)…………………. several cell phones before finding one entirely
(3) ……………… his taste.
3. The management has decided to lay (4)……………..50 employees.
4. Look! I'm sorry to butt (5) …………..but I think I can help.
5. It's not my fault. Don't take it (6)……………..on me .
6. Everyone was eager to get a copy the day the book came (7)……………..
7. He said he would make me a rich man, but I saw ……………..him immediately.
8, We put …………….. a sum of money each month for our summer holidays.
9. He looks …………….. his older brother and follows his example in everything.
10. She had to cancel her holiday when she went ………………..the flu.
11. The couple broke………………..their engagement after they had a huge argument
12. At school, Lan got into a lot of trouble for something I did, and now he holds it
…………………me .
13. My plans for starting a restaurant fell……………….
14. The students were slow to catch ……………, but gradually they began to understand.
15. After a week on the run, he gave himself ………………….. to the police.
16. Joa can while……………….a whole day playing online computer gomes with his mates
VI. Put the correct form / tense of the verbs:
1. Mary isn't here, but she…………………. (not take) the car because there's no petrol in it.
2. Hardly they…………………. (move) into the house when their friends came.
3. Trade has gone from bad to worse and staff ……………………..(lay) off now.
4.By the time we get there, I'm afraid the meeting (end)…………………….
5. Jean, I'm so glad you've got here at last. I (expect)…………………… you all day.
6. None of the people (invite)………………… to the party can come.
7. Had they not invented satellites, we …………………(not watch) live programs on TV.
8. What a pity! If only I………………….. (listen) to my parents.
9. Would you be so kind as ……………………..(switch off) the lights when leaving?
10. It's imperative that the wildlife program……………….. (broadcast) tomorrow.
11. I can't understand why he …………..(be) so selfish. He isn't usually like that.
12. There…………….. (be) any errors, let me know.
13. I haven't decided yet about whether to buy a new car or a second hand one. But
I……………. (think) about it.
14. If there aren't any tickets left when we reach the front of the queue, we……………..
(wait ) all the time for nothing.
15. By midnight he ………………(be) unconscious for 48 hours.
16. It ……………….(not be) Mai who corked that food. She was out all day yesterday.
17. We have just got to the top in time. The sun……………… (rise) in a minute.
18. Hardly he……………….. (pick) up the book when the phone ………………..(ring)
19. (Ask) ……………………his parents' permission, he went out with his friend.
20. I think your garden needs…………………… (weed), and you'd better have it
……………….(do) tomorrow.
VII. Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets.
1. She lost the case because of her………………..evidence. (admit )
2. He completely went to pieces after the ………………..of his marriage. (break)
3. Nicotine in responsible for the ………………… effects of smoking. (behave)
4. The doctor gave him an injection to …………………….the pain. (death)
5. I have no excuses. My actions were……………..(explain)
6. Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being be afraid of
……………… their diet. (organize )
7. Many parents today have their infants……………………… against hepatitis B
(vaccine)
8. The people whose houses are to be demolished when the new road is built will be
………………..(house)
9. The……………… of the agriculture in our country is very necessary. (electrify)
10. It's (character) of him to loose his temper like that.. he's usually very calm.
11. It’s………………….to me whether she stays or leaves. (material)
12. Politeness is one thing. Real kindness is another. You must learn to …… between the
two. (different)
13. The sun and the moon are often…………….in poetry. (person)
14. I don't care if you had had too much to drink. Your behavior last night was…… (depend)
15. The islands have been…………. by the growth of tourism. (west)
16. We like Laura. she is very nice and…………(lady)
17. Though they're students, their……………….. made a good impression on the local
audience (theater)
18. The Vietnamese people are happy to talk about their past and show an amazing reliance
and…………..(forgive)
19. Dolphins, ……………. species, sometimes jump above the surface of the water
(mammal)
20. He is …………………….. late for meetings. He is always on time. (vary)
21. A few jokes can ……………….. up a lecture. ( life)
22. The mother of the child hurried …………. to her neighborhood drugstore. (breath)
23. It is said that the problem of rapid climate change has been caused by too drastic……..
(forest)
IX. Rewrite as guided:
1. Jack is just working here temporarily. (BEING)
->
2. She was so beautiful that I couldn't stop looking at her. (EYES)
3. Mr Nam only took over the family business because his father decided to retire early.
→ Had
4. The new teacher was so nervous that the class reacted mischievously. (REACTION)
- The new teacher's....
5. The only thing that prevented the passing of the bill was the death of Prime Minister.
-> Were it……………………………
6. Jagg persuaded the others to agree with his point of view
→ Jagg brought
7. My friend took no notice of my advice. (DEAF)
->
8. He did not succeed in reaching the top of the highest mountain in this area.
-In vain...
9. His efforts to find a solution didn't deserve such savage criticism.
he shouldn't…………………………..
10. Why did you reveal my plan to Kathy? (BREATHED)
→ I'd...
11. It's possible that the last person to leave didn't lock the door
-> The last person...
12. Her arrival was completely unexpected.
she took it....
13. I don't think Peter has ever been camping.
- To the...
14. It is a foregone conclusion that Nam will get the job. (SAYING)
→ It………….
15. Most people know that becoming an actor in difficult. (COMMON)
→ It……………………….is difficult.
16. Does he know enough English to work as a translator?
In his…………………………..?
17. The author describers his childhood vividly in the book. (ACCOUNT)
The author's book……………………………….his childhood.
18. I arrived late because I missed the 10:30 train. <TURNED>
" If I caught the 10:30 train, I……………….time.