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I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently.

1. A. host    B. prove      C. compose      D. program

2. A. pencil      B. penalty     C. personality    D. peasant

II. Choose the word that its main stress is placed differently from the others.

3. A. prisoner     B. disaster     C. agency    D. president

4. A. pity     B. event       C. medal        D. spirit

III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

5. In the future, men and women ______. equal roles in society.

A. play   B. will be played    C. will play    D. are playing

6. If I ______rich, I ______around the world.

A. will be - travel             B. am - will travel

C. were - would travel     D. would be – traveled

7. The girl wishes she______in Hue for the festival next week.

A. had stayed      B. was staying        C. stay        D. could stay

8. ______her laziness, she failed the exam.

A. Because      B . Because of       C. Though        D. However

9. Next week, when there ______a full moon, the ocean tides will be higher.

A. is being     B. will be      C. is       D. will have been

10. No sooner ______ the feast will start tomorrow.

A. will the bell ring than      B. the bell will ring than

C. the bell will ring when     D. will the bell ring when

11. It looks like they’re going to succeed ______ their present difficulties.

A. despite       B. because of     C. even though    D. yet

12. A ______ child means a child who behaves badly and saddens his parents.

A. active        B. hard – working       C. obedient      D. insubordinate

IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correctword or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks

There is usually one important subject missing from most school timetables. Very fewstudents are (13) ___ how to organize their learning, and how to make the best use oftheir time. Let’s take some simple examples. Do you know how to (14) ___ up words ina dictionary , and do you understand all the information the dictionary contains ? Canyou (15) ___ notes quickly, and can you understand them afterwards ? For some reason,many schools give learners no help with these matters. Teachers ask students to (16) ___pages from books , or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain how to do it.Learning by heart can be useful, but it is important to have a genuine understanding of asubject. You can (17) ___ a lot of time memorizing books, without understandinganything about the subject.

13. A. taught    B. learned     C. educated     D. graduated

14. A. find     B. get      C. research      D. look

15. A. do     B. send       C. make       D. revise

16. A. concentrate    B. remind      C. forget      D. memorize

17. A. pass     B. waste     C. tell      D. use

V. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers

What Is It Like Being a Teenager in Britain?

School

British teenagers spend most of their time at school. Students in Britain can leaveschool at sixteen (grade 11). This is also the age when most students take their firstimportant exams, the GCSE (General Certificate of Second Education). Most teens takebetween 5-10 subjects, which means a lot of studying. They are spending more time onhomework than teenagers ever before. Forget watching TV, teenagers in Britain nowspend 2-3 hours on homework after school.

School uniform

Visit almost any school in Britain and the first thing you’ll notice is the schooluniform. Although school uniform has its advantages, when they are 15 or 16 mostteenagers are tired of wearing it. When there is more than one school in a town, schooluniforms can highlight differences between schools. In London there are many cases ofbullying and fighting between pupils from different schools.

Clothes and looks

In Britain, some teens judge you by the shirt or trainers you are wearing. 40% ofBritish teenagers believe it’s important to wear designer labels. If you want to follow thecrowd, you need to wear trendy labels. Teenage feet in Britain wear fashionable trainersand the more expensive, the better.

18. Most students in Britain take the GCSE when ……………………………

A. they are 11 years old        B. they are 16 years old

C. they finish grade 10           D. they begin grade  11

19. What is the first thing you’ll notice when you visit almost any school in Britain?

A. The school logo                 B. The school gate

C. The school playground     D. The school uniform

20. What do most teenagers in Britain prefer to wear?

A. Trendy labels          B. Expensive uniform

C. Fashionable hats    D. Economical trainers

21. The word “highlight” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ………………………

A. Confuse   B. remark     C. emphasise     D. decrease

22. According to the passage, which of the following statements is not true?

A. Students in Britain can take 8 subjects at the GCSE.

B. Most British teenagers spend 2-3 hours watching TV after school.

C. Most 16-year-old students in Britain don’t like school uniforms.

D. Many British teenagers judge their friends by their shirts or trainers

VI. Rewrite the following sentences, using the provided word keep meaning as that ofthe root one.

23. I haven’t had much money; I can’t buy any new clothes.

=> If only.....................................

24. She was believed to have taken part in revolutionary activities.

=> It ..........................................

25. In a few countries, the whole population only enjoys a reasonable standard ofliving.

=> Only .......................................

26. The test we did yesterday was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.

=> Yesterday we did such ...........................

VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,using the word in capital

27. The garage is servicing my car on Monday. ( SERVICED)

=> ....................................

28. Follow the instructions carefully and you won’t have any problems. ( AS LONG AS)

=>.....................................

29. “I’m sorry, I gave you the wrong number” said Paul to Susan. ( APOLOGIZED)

=>........................................

30. Gary is the best guitarist in the class ( ELSE)

=>........................................

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