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SECTION

A:

PHONETICS

I.

Choose one

word

whose

underlined part

is

pronounced

differently from

the

others.

l.

A.

educated

B,

cookgg!

C.

laughgg!

D.

developed

2.

A.

without

B.

thunder

C.

wealth

D.

marathon

\

3.

A.

celebrate

B.

centimeter

C.

commercial

D.

cinema

4.

A.

degign

B.

mugic

C.

vigit

D.

expengive

5.

A.

character

B.

machine

C.

chemistry

D.

scholarship

6.

A.

dgnger

B,

qngry

C.

l4nguage

D. passage

Your

answer:

II.

Choose one

word

whose stress

pattern

is

different

from

the others.

1.

A.

amazing

B.

ability

C.

performance

D. education

2.

A.

painter

B.

crazy

C.

energy

D. polige

3.

A.

apartment

B.

consider

C.

tropical

D;

tradition

4.

A.

fashionable

B.

convenient

C.

compulsory

D.

experience

Your

answer:

DiOm

Hq

vi

tdn, Chfr

ky

ei6m

khio

6ch

Rit'ro

"A

,

Bine

chtr 2

1

I 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

I 2. 3. 4.

SECTION

B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULAITY

I.

Choose

the

best

anslver

from A,

B,

C,

or

D

that lits

each

blank.

1.

Mai

and

I

finished the

mini

project

without

any help.

A.

ourselves

B.

themselves

C.

myself

D. herself

2. We usually

write to

each other

A.

every

two

weeks

B.

every week

twice

C. tr.vo every

week

D.

none is correct

3. We participated

in

a sponsored

walk

at the end

of

the month to support the poor.

A.

had

organized

B.

organizing

C. that

organized

D. organized

4. You can stay

here

you

don't

make a loud noise.

A.

as

well

as

B. as

long

as

C. as soon

as

D.

as far as
5.

It

was

very

of you to pay

for all

the

drinks

last

night

A.

appreciate

B.

grateful

C.

sympathetic

D.

generous
6. Yor-r might not get better but this medicine

will

do you no

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7.

I

got a

beautiful

scarf

for

my birthday'

A. Italian silk

blue

B.

blue

Italian

silk

c.

Italian

blue

silk

D. silk Italian

blue
8. He is new to the neighborhood, when

he's

out he always takes the map

with him

he doesn't get lost'

A.

so as

to

B'

in

order

C'

so

that

D'

in order to

9. The

librarian told

us

not

the room

without turning

off

the lights'

A.

leave

B.

Ieaving C.

to

leave

D. left

10.

Nick:

"I

have an idea.

Let's

go

for

a

swim

on Sunday

afternoon"'

Mai:

-

"

.A.

_{Great! What}

_time?

B.

I

know

c.

You're

kidding

D'

I'm

sure
11.

I

have to be present at the meeting at eight

o'clock

and so

A.

are

you

B'

have

you

C'

must

you

D'

do

you

12.

It

is

two

months

I

last saw that pantomime'

A.,since

B.

for

C'

when

D'

before

13. Never

in my life

have

I

looked

such a considerate teacher

like him'

A.

into

B.

after

C'

uP

to

D'

at

14.

Jack:

,.Mary, remember to send my regards to

your

grandparents

-

Mary:

((

"

A. You're

welcome.

B.

Thanks,I

will.

C.

That's

a good

idea'

D' It's

my

pleasure'

Your

answers:

II.

Supply the

correct form

of

the

words

in

brackets'

My

(1.

decide)

to

become an actor was

not

an easy one.

After all,

one's

ability

to

act

well isn,t

enough.

It

isn,t

a

stable profession.

However,

I

find

acting most

(2'

enjoy)

ahd am

willing to

live without

job

security'

I

don,t work on

TV

series

or

anything

like

that.

I

only take part

in

theatre

(3.

perform)

it,s

most rewarding as yoLl get

the

audience's immediate

reaction'

For

example,

when doing a (4.

humor)

play, we

all wait to

hear the audience's (5'

If

we don't, we know that the production

has been

(6'

success)

laugh)

and we have failed.

Even

though

I've

had

many

years

of

experience,

I'm

always

terrifred

and

(7'

nerve)

before going on stage.

But

once

I

start

performing,

I quickly

lose

myself in

the

play'

Playing

a

character (8. comPlete)

different from your

own

is

always a challenge'
rs:

efullyateach|ine.Ifalineiscorrect,putaticlc(/).

a line has a mistake, underline

it

and write the correct words in the space provided'

when

I

fust

started learning English ten years ago,

I

could not

hardly

0l

"'coukl

"""""

say

a word

_{-'hello','thank}

you'

was

just

about

it!

I

went

to

class

two

00/"

"""'/"""'

evenings a week and

I

was surprised at how quick

I

made progress'

During

I

1"

"

'

the course, rve leamed lots

of

vocabularies anC studied grammar r-urles'

The

2 l' ' '

"

thing

I

enjoyed most rvas able

to

practice

to

speak

with

the

other

older

31""'

stuclents

in rny

class.

Tu,o

ybais

lately,

I

rvent

to

England

to

str-rcly

at

a

41""'

I 2 3. 4. 6.

8. 9. 10.

ll

t2.

13. 14.

our

answc

)

a

J. TA

1 8.

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language school.

It

was Cambridge.

I

did

a three-weeks course at

a

very

good school and

I

stayed

with

a local

family. It

was a fantastic experience
and

I

picked out a

lot

of new languages from speaking

with

my host

family

and

with

other

students

from

all

in

the world.

I

really

improved my

pronunciation

as

well.

When

I

got

back

to

Spain,

I

was

much

more
confident.

I

could actually held a conversation

with

my teacher in English.

6t

5l

7t

8l

9l

r0l

I.

Complete

this

conversation

which vou

do

not

need

to

use.

.

_{SECTION C: READING}

using

sentences

marlced

by

A-I.

There

are

2 extra

sentences

Your

answers:

II.

Read

the

passage

carefully

and then

choose the

correct

answer.

STUDYTNG

ABROAD

Betbre

applying

to

a

fbreign

r-rniversity.

one

shor-rld

consider

the

disadvantages

of

sturdying
arbroacl.

First,

a student rnay

feel lonely

by

being

far

frorn

home ancl friends.

Also,

difficulty

in

understanding a

foreign

language can be

very

disappointing and can afTect

the

student's grades'

It

can be

very

expensive to pay the costs

of travel

and housing

in

a

diffelent

country.

Finally,

if

there

is

an emergency

at

home.

it will

be

hard

to

get

horne

in a hurry.

Flowever,

studying

irr
another.

country

is

advantageous

in

many

wa)/s,

A

stLrclent

is

exposed

to

a

new

cultLrre. This
culture teaches

him

or

her

about

other

people and

other

ways

ol'thinking, which

can promote

tiienclships among countries.

He

can learn a new lanquage

which may

be beneficial

for

keeping

urp

with

research after tl're student has finisl-red stLLclying. He catr learn experietlce not available in

itis

cor-rntry.

l'he

sturdent rnay also get the opportr-rnit1'to str-rcly

at

a university

r,vhere

a

leading

An

assistant: 8

679

123.

Hello. Dr.

John's

practice.

I

o.

,,,,

my sister,s.

(l)

Mr.

Kane:

Yes.

My

name's Harry Kane.

I've

been

with

_IA. nignt. He'll be in touch with you

him for years.

An

assistant: Yes.

Mr.

Kane. (2)

very soon.

C. What's your problem?

Mr.

Kane:

It's

my

arm.

It's

swollen.

t:Tt

it's

broken

I

o

can

you herp me?

You see,

I

was

putting

the kettle on and

(3)

_|

An

assistant: Yes,

I

see. What's your address,

Mr.

Kane?

_|

E. lt's on Holly Trees, 17 London

Mr.

Kane:

(4) Road, Hastings.

An

assistant:

And

is this

your

phone

number?

_|

_r.

y.r.

_{lt,s my phone number}

Mr.

Kane:

(5)

.

I'm

using her mobile

phone.

I

I'm

staying with her and the doctor can ring

m.

the.e,

_I

c'

can

I help you?

An

assistant: Oh, really? What's her home phone number?

_|

H. Hasting s

8

592 432.

Mr.

Kane:

(6)

l. I slipped on the floor in the kitchen.

An

assistant: (7)

Mr.

Kane:

Thank you so much.

Byel

I 2. aJ. AT

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expert in

his

field

may

be

teaching. The leading

expelt

can introduce the student

to

the most

up-to-date

findings

of

the

top

researchers

in

the

field'

Exposure

to

such

available

knowledge and

insights into the

field

can aid the student in becoming an expert as

well'

1: to study abroad.

3: When studying abroad, a student is exposed

to

a new culture

that

'

'

A.

enriches his knowledge about people and other ways

of

thinking

B'

has no advantage

A,

There are onlY advantages.
C. There are onlY disadvantages.

2: When studYing abroad, a

student--'

A.

is homesick and feels lonelY

C. can go home

immediately

in

an emergency

C. has no effects

4:

At

a foreign

university,

a

student-A.

doesn't heavy

to

learn a language
C. has

to

learn his mother tongue
5.

At

a

foreign university,

a student

A.

meet his neighbor

C. meet a leading exPert

in

his

field

ns\ilers:

l.

A.

taught

2.

A.

take

3.

A.

sentences

4.

A.

find

5.

A.

information

6.

A.

after

1.

A.

teaching

8.

A.

how

9.

A.

head

10.

A.

something

Your

answers:

B. There are both drawbacks and benefits'

D.

There are neither advantages nor disadvantages'

B.

spends a

lot of

money on books

D.

can get verY

high

grades

D.

causes some troubles

B.

carurot learn a

foreign

language

D.

can learn a

foreign

language

B.

travel a

lot

D.

All

are correct

B.

teaching

C. to

teach

D'

teach

B.

give

C'

make

D'

get

B.

results

C.

n-rles

D'

examPles

B.

look

C.

research

D'

get

B.

advice

C'

subjects

D'

themes
B.

afterwards

C.

lastlY

D'

at last
B.

ability

C.

instruction

D'

helP

B.

what

C'

whY

D'

where

B.

success

C'

heart

D'

hard
B.

anything

C.

nothing

D'

everything

5.

III.

Circle A,

B, C

or

D

which

best completes each

blanlt in

the

following

passage

There is

usually

one

important

subject

missing

from

most

school timetables'

Very

few

students are

(l

)

-

how

to

organize

their

learning.and

how

to

(2)

--the

best use

of

their time.

Let's

take

some

simple

(3)

.

Do

you

know how to

(4)

up

words

in

a

dictionary,

and

do

you

understand

all

the

(5)

the dictionary

contains?

can you

make

notes

quickly

and

can

you

understand

them

(6)

? For

some

reasons, many schools give leamers no

(7)

with

these matters' Teachers ask students

tomemorizepageSfrombooks,butdon,texplain(8)-todoit'Leamingbv(9)

can be useful but

it

is important to have a genuine understanding

of

a subject. You can waste a lot

of time memorizing books, without understanding

(10)

about the subject'
Our a

I 2. 3. +- 5.

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ffi

IV.

Fill

in

each

numbered

blank wlth

ONE suitable

word.

BENEFITS

OF

PLAYING

SPORTS

Firstly, playing

sports can

give you a

healthy

life

and

a

fit

body

to

you. You

will

be

(1)

active and healthier by

playing

sports.

To

illustrate,

you

can have a lower chance

of

getting a serious illness such as (2) attack or high blood pressure.

In

(3)

words,

it

increases

your

resistance

to

illness.

In

leisure

time,

you

can

play

sports (4)

your

friends

or

your relatives,

this not

(5)

helps you but also motivates everyone around you to take part

in

sports and have good health

Furthermore,

there are

some

sports

(6)

you

can

play

easily

such as table

tennis,

tennis

or

football

and after that,

you

fell

completely relaxed

or

even

free

from

your

stress.

Moreover,

you

also

need

to

allow

and

encourage

children to play

sports, especially

some

outdoor activities

(7)

football,

basketball

or volleyball to

decrease the

time tfrat

your

children not

sitting in

(8)

of

computers or watching television.

These sports can

help them

have endurance, quickness

team

spirit

and

work

in

groups. These sports

(9)

communicate

with

their

teammates.

and show

them
creative they are.

Your

ansvyers:

and even teach

them how

to

improve

teach

them

how

to

(

l0)

active

and

D.

WRITING

I.

Rewrite

the

following

sentences so

that

they have the same meaning as the

original

ones.

l.

It's

over 20 years since he last came back to his home village.

He

hasn't

....



-2. People started to use the paper money many centuries ago.
The paper money has... .

3. No house on the street is as

old

as mine.

My

house

is

... .

4. "You'd better stay in bed

for

a

few

days," the doctor

told

Tom.

The doctor advised

5,

I'd

rather

you

didn't

use the

office

phone.

Would you

mind.

...?

II.

Imagine

that

you

(your

name is

Nam)

have

invited irn English

friend,

John

to

stay

with

you this summer,

but

there

are some reasons

that

you

have

to

stop

this

plan.

Writealetter(about90-110rvords)toJohn.@).

Tltese notes must be in

your

letter.

* Say

sorry

to John

* explain',rhy

the ,,,isit hes to be s'toppecl

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III.

Write

an essay

(about

110-130

words)

about'rHok

dd

your

free

tlmeF

. ... ...-rf

ji

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SECTION

A:

PHONETICS

ose one

word

whose

undcrlrned

part

is Dronounced 6

points

1.A

2.4

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.A

I.

Cho

rd

derlined

onc

word

wnose stress

pattern

ls difi'er 'ent

liom

the others. ints

t 2. 3. 4.

II.

Choose

ord

SECTION

B:
nswer

from

A

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

ch

oosc tne sr answer

rom A,

B.

l',

C.

u.

or D

ol'u

that fi

that

ll

s each

hbl

blank.

(14

_noints

1.A

2,A

3.D

4.8

5.D

6.A

7.8

8.C

9.C

10.

A

11. D 12.

A

13. C 14, B

T.

th

be

l.

Supply the

correct brm

of the rvords

in

br ackets. (8 noints

1. decision 2.enioyable 3. performance 4. humorous

5.lauehter 6. unsuccessful 7. neruous 8. completely

a asa under[ne rt and wrtte the correct words in the space providcd. (10 points

Ddng Answer Ddne Answer

1

Quick

-> quicklv ₆

)

₇ _lot_->_lots

_{I alot}

J to speak

-)

speaking 8

in ->

over
4

lately

->

later 9

f three-weeks -> three-week 10

held

-> hold

III.

Read the following passage and look carefully at each line.

If

a linc is corrcct, put a tick _1Z).

If

line has a mistake. underline

it

and write the

I.

Complete this conversation

which vou

do

not

SECTION

C:

READING

using

sentcnces

marked

by

A-I.

Thcre

are

2 extra

sentenccs
need

to

use. ints

3.1

LB

eao tne Dflssaqe

carclullv

nnd

then

choose the

correc answcr.

(5 _rnts

1. B 1AL-n J.A

4.D

5.C

II.

R

III.

Circle A, B, C or D

which

best lctes each blanl<

in

the

followi

assagc.

l.

A

3.D

4.8

5.A

7.D

9.C

10. B

IV.

FiII i

n

each

numbered blank

be

dbl

with

h ONE

ONE

suitable rvorc 0

points

L

more 2.

heafi

3. other 4.

with

5. onl

6. which

_7.like

8.

front

9. also 10. how

D.

WRITING

I.

R.ewrite the

following

sentences so

that

they have the (5

points)

1. He hasn't come

back to

his home

village

for

over 20 years

2.The

paper money has been used

for

many

centuries

3.

My

house is

the

biggest (one) on the street

/ bigger than any

other

(ones) on the

street.

-4. The doctor advised

Tom

to

stay

in

bed

for

a

few

days
5. Would you mind

not

using

the office

phone?

II.

Imagine

that you

have

invited

an

English

pen

pal, John to

stay

rvith

you this

summer,

but there

are some reasons

that you

have

to

cancel

this plan.

Write

a

letter

(about

90-110

words)

to

John.

(9

points)

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