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<i><b>A. Phonetics</b></i>
<i>I.</i> Word stress

1. A. computer B. imagine C. property D. horison
2. A. electric B. luxury C. architect D. mineral
3. A. arithmetic B. assassinate C. agriculture D. contribute
4. A.preservation B. potential C. perversity D. magnificent
5.A.trigonometry B. dramatical C. photochemical D. documentary

6. A. career B. avoid C. manage D. advise

7. A. burglary B. employment C. courageous D. dependent
8. A. computer B. expression C. instantly D. appliance
9. A. elementary B. continetal C. beneficial D. dormitory
10. A. curriculum B. enthusiast C. subordinate D. democratic

<i>II.</i> Pronunciation

1. A. literature B. apprehension C. adventure D. facility
2. A. recommend B. recollect C. reclaim D. recognition
3. A. preferable B. derivation C. preparation D. preliminary
4. A. envelopes B. communicates C. headaches D. judges

5. A. hatched B. naked C. dedicated D. needed

6. A. procedure B. soldier C. education D. credit
7. A. architecture B. charity C. christen D. cholera
8. A. earflaps B. attached C. delicate D. astrology
9. A. crabbed B. aged(n) C. crooked D. raised

10. A. reality B. gravity C. abnormality D. responsibility

<i><b>B. Grammar and vocabulary: Multiple choice</b></i>

1. If they aren’t more careful with their money, they’ll get into…………..(
problem/ loss/ overdraft/ debt)

2. She is the most…………..manageress we had ever had.( good/ efficient/
active/ hard)

3. As she didn’t understand his question, she merely gave him
a……….look.( blank/ hallow/ vacant/ empty)

4. During the boss’s …………his assistant took over.( vanishing/
disappearance/ loss/ absence).

5. The food was delicious. That was a………….meal.(satisfied/ satisfying/
tasting/ tasted).

6. It was nine years ago…………Sir Alfred returned from America.
( Since/ when/ when that/ that)

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8. When she saw the clouds, she went back to the house to……….her
umbrella.( carry/ fetch/ take/ bring)

9. ………ten minutes of the start of the game two players had been
sent off.( Before/ inside/ around/ within)

10. Computers have……….banking.( revolve/ revolution/
revolutionize/ revolutionary)

11. The competition was televised………from the stadium.( live/

alive/ living/ life)

12. You are supposed not to………old people when they are speaking.
( invade/ penetrate/ interfere/ interrupt)

13. We are sorry for the flight…………..The flight PA 201 will depart as
soon as possible.

14. Ms. Jones has just…………..a daughter. She has no child of her own.
( adopted/ adapted/ granted/ took on)

15. Years ago, we weren’t………..of the second-hand smoke.
( conscious/ known/ beware/ aware)

16. What a…………..! I have left the umbrella at home and now starts
raining.( sorry/ regret/ shame/ complaints)

17. It’s………that everybody leave the hotel at once.( difficult/
imperative/ certain/ likely)

18. After the dinner, we realized that the vegetables had been left…………..
( intact/ remained/ maintained/ untouched)

19. She took the boy………….the arms and led him…………the street.
( by- across/ in-to/ on-across/ with-round)

20. One symptom………….tuberculosis is fever.( to/ in/ of/ from)

21. Tina will quit the position, so we have to find someone to…………( be
placed/ take after her/ take her place/ alternate her)

22. Well, after……….your letter, we decided to give you an interview.
( having read/ had read/ being read/ we had read)

23. The police wanted the paper…………by noon.( typing/ was typed/
being typed/ to be typed)

24. “ Which blouse do you like best?”- “The one……….”.( I tried
it on first/ I tried it on firstly/ I tried on it first/ I tried on first)

25. As a…………, everybody can have 10days off a year, but Jane is an
exception. She can have more than 12.( law/ principle/ rule/ fact)

26. I wish you……….talking loudly. I’m trying to work.( Should stop/
had stopped/ would stop/ stop)

27. My brother saw you……….in a fast-food restaurant last Tuesday.
( to work/ worked/ being worked/ working)

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29. Jim’s aunt bought him books on astronomy and football,

……….he had the lightest interest in.( neither of whom/ neither
of which/ neither of what/ neither of that)

30. He tiptoed into the room……….waken his mother.( so as not to/ in
order to/ so as to not/ in order to not)

<i><b>C. Developing reading and writing skills</b></i>
<i>I. Gap Filling</i>

<b>Passage 1:</b>

Nowadays there are many good reasons for using bicycle(1)………cars to
travel into city centres.(2)………, bicycle are(3)……….silent and clean, and(4)
………..are easy to park.(5)……….., using a bicycle (6)………..keeps people fit.
However, city centres must have cycle lanes(8)…………be free of private cars
completely. Some large cities, (9)………..Amsterdam in Netherlands, are already
organized in this way. (10)…………, a combination of the use of bicycles with
very cheap or free public transport solves the problem of traffic jams and make the
city centre a more pleasant place.

1. A. but B. except for C. instead of D. such as
2. A. as well B. first of all C. in fact D. personally

3. A. both B. and C. too D. as well

4. A. also B. for example C. except D. as well as this

5. A. and B. yet C. also D. secondly

6. A. and B. both C. also D. too

7. A. either B. in conclusion C. besides this D. both

8. A. such as B. yet C. also D. or

9. A. such as B. as well C. in my view D. while
10. A. personally B. finally C. for example D. actually
<b>Passage 2: </b>

Anyone who has gone on a skiing holiday at a ski(1)………..of any size
will be familiar with the age-old problem- the eternal waits for ski lifts and cable
cars. Well, there is an alternative. If you feel like something just as(2)

……….different why not try heli-skiing in Canada? Somewhere in the snowy(3)
………….of the Rocky Moutains the helicopter will deposit you ang your group
onto a slode of virgin snow that you have all to yourselves. It is all a(4)…………
cry from the busiest slopes of Switzerland, France and Italy. You are fifty miles
from the nearest town and there is nothing remotely(5)………….A sli lift, so you
have to(6)………..on legs, skies and chopper. You might see the(7)…………
mountain goat or grizzly bear. But there won’t be(8)………..of other skiers. There
are one or two disadvantages. Your friendly helicopter pilot might just put you
down in a five-meter snow(9)……….And freezing weather might ground your
helicopter and leave you(10)………….in the wilderness.

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2. A. little B. few C. big D. lot

3. A. cover B. country C. wastes D. refuge

4. A. different B. strange C. far D. long

5. A. resembling B. appearing C. seeming D. looking

6. A. count B. trust C. rely D. reckon

7. A. occasional B. sometime C. incidental D. irregular

8. A. bunches B. horders C. throngs D. swarms

9. A. dune B. pile C. mound D. drift

10. A. deserted B. stranded C. marooned D. aground
<i>II. Reading comprehension</i>

<b>Passage 1:</b>

Fog is a cloud in contact with or just above the surface of land or sea. It can
be a major environmental hazard. Fog on highways can cause chain-reaction
accidents involving dozens of cars. Delays and shutdowns at airports can cause
economic losses to airlines and inconveniences to thousands of travellers. Fog at
sea has always been a danger to navigation. Today, with supertankers carrying
vast quantities of oil, fog increases the posibility of <i><b>catastrophic</b></i> oil spills.

The most common type of fog, radiation fog, forms at night, when moist air
near the ground loses warmth through radiation on a clear night. This type of fog
often occurs in valleys, such as California’ s San Joaquin Valley. Another

common type, advection fog, results from the movement of warmth, wet air over
cold ground. The air lose temperature to the ground and condensation sets in. This
type of fog often occurs along the California coast and the shores of the the Great
Lakes. Advection fog also forms when air associated with a warm ocean current
blow across the surface of a cold current. The thick fogs of Grand Banks of
Newfoundland, Canada, are largely of this origin, because here the Labrador
Current comes in contact with the warm Gulf Stream.

Two other types of fog are somewhat more usual. Frontal fog occurs when
two fronts of different temperatures meet, and rain from the warm front falls into a
colder one saturating the air. Stream fog appears when cold air picks up moisture
by moving other warmer water.

Question 1: The first paragraph focuses on which aspect of fog?

A. its danger B. its composition C. its beauty D. its causes
Question 2: The word “<i><b>catastrophic</b></i>” is closest meaning to…………

A. accidental B. inevitable C. unexpected D.disastrous

Question 3: According to the article, fog that occurs along the Calofornia coast is
generally……….

A. radiation fog B. advection fog C. frontal fog D. steam fog
Question 4: It can be inferred from the passage that Labrador Current is……

A. cold B. weak C. polluted D. warm

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A. their geographic location B. their relative density
C. the types of problem they cause D. their relative frequency
Question 6: The author of the passage is probably an expert in the field of…...
A. physics B. economicsC. transportation D. meteorology

Question 7: According to the article, fog that forms through radiation process of
moist air is generally………..

A. radiation fog B. advection fog C. frontal fog D. steam fog
Question 8: Which is not true of the frontal fog?

A. It is quite common B. It forms when two fronts of different
temperatures meet

C. The air is soaked D. The warm front has rain falling into the colder

front

Question 9: Which of the following is not caused by fog?

A. Tanker’s crash B. Pile-up accident

C. Shutdown at airports D. Temperature losses

Question 10: Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Canada, is mainly affacted by……...
A. radiation fog B. advection fog C. frontal fog D. steam fog
<b>Passage 2: </b>

Wood has long been a popular building material in North America because
it has generally been plentiful and cheap. Swedish settlers in Delaware built log
cabins as early as 1630. In New England, British colonists built wooden ‘ saltbox
houses’. Most of the wooden homes of Colonial times could be built with simple
tools and minimal skills.

In the early 19th_{century, the standard wooden house was built with beams}

set into heavy posts and held together with wooden pegs. The method of

construction was time-consuming and required highly skilled workers with special
tools. The balloon-frame house, invented in 1833 in Chicago by a computer from
Hartford. Connecticut, used a frame of lightweight lumber, mostly 2×4 and 2×6
inches. This type of house could be assembled by any careful worker who could
saw in a straight line and drive a nail.

This revolution in building was made possibly by improved sawmills that
could quickly cut boards to standard sizes and the lower costs of lumber that

resulted. There were also new machines that could produce huge quantities of
inexpensive nails. Skeptics predicted that a strong wind could send such houses
flying through the air like balloons and at first ‘balloon frame’ was a term of
<i><b>derison</b></i>. But the light frames proved practical, and wooden houses have been
basically built this way ever since.

Question 1: What is the main purpose of this passage?

A. To trace the influence of Swedish and British settlers on America styles of
building

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C. To compare methods of constructing wooden houses in various parts of the
country.

D. To describe a revolutionary technique for constructing wooden houses.
Question 2: According to the passage, where did the inventor of balloon-frame
house originally come from?

A. Connecticut B. Chicago C. Sweden D. Delaware

Question 3: Which of the following question about the balloon-frame house is not
answered in the passage?

A. Where was it invented?

B. what was its inventor’s name?

C. What size was most of the lumber in its framework?
D. In what year was it invented?

Question 4: The author implies that which of the following types of houses
required the most skill to produce?

A. The log cabin built by Swedish settlers B. Saltbox house

C. Standard wooden houses of the early 19th_century _{D. Balloon-frame houses}

Question 5: All of the following are the factors in the development of the
balloon-frame house <i><b>except</b></i>………

A. the invention of sophisticated tools B. the production of cheap nails
C. improvements in sawmills D. the falling price of lumber
Question 6: According to the passage, why was the term ‘balloon frame’ applied
to certain houses?

A. They could be moved from place to place.
B. They could be easily expanded

C. They have rounded frames that slightly resembled balloons.
D. They were made of lightweight materials.

Question 7: The word “<i><b>derison</b></i>” is closest meaning to…………

A. Affection B. ignorance C. ridicule D. regret
Question 8 : Skeptics thought that the balloon-frame house would be………..
A. expanded B. Blown away C. demolished D. raised

Question 9: The standard method of construction in the early 19th_{century was}

described as……..

A. revolutionary B. basic C. innovative D. time-consuming
Question 10: Most of the wooden houses of Colonial times were………….

A. difficult to build B. easy to build C.demanding D.challenging
<i>III. Finding and correcting the mistakes</i>

1. Only when the teacher phoned me that I knew the truth about my son.
A B C D

2. Most people are surprising to see how rapidly bacteria can multiply under
A B C D
favorable conditions.

3. Without water, food, shelter and clothing, person could not survive a

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prolonged exposure to the elements.
D

4. Tides are caused by the gravitational interaction between heavenly body.
A B C D
5. She was anxious about the interview because she failed three interviews
A B C
before.

D

6. Saccharin, made from toluence, is about 350 times as sweeter as sugar.
A B C D

7. In some areas of the city, it has against the law to ride a motorcycle without
A B C D

a helmet.

8. A little land animals live in the polar regions which are covered with snow
A B C

year round.
D

9. A dolphin, often called a porpoise, is considered to be one of the bright
A B C D
among animals.

10. The soil and climate in the tropics are not suitable producing large quantity
A B C

of grain.
D

IV. <i>Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning.</i>

1) Martin has to wear his glasses to read the newspaper. (WITHOUT)
………..
2) Alan’s children are never invited to parties now because of their bad

behavior.( THAT)

………

3) It was fortune for him that he wasn’t injured in the accident.( LUCKY)

………..
4) Carole is the only person I know who enjoys homework.( APART)

………
5) I didn’t think that Peter would phone tonight.( UNLIKELY)

………
6) It’s more difficult to express feeling than it is to express others.( EASIER)

………..
7) Some feelings are difficult for me to describe.( FIND)

……….
8) You never clean the bathroom when you’rre finished.( WISH)

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