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I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others’ in each line.
1. A. interesting B. dentist C. desk D. sensible
2. A. strange B. surgery C. hygiene D. glad
3. A. drill B. fill C. hygiene D. island
4. A. tidy B. iron C. island D. polish
5. A. strange B. painful C. toothache D. matter
II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words.
1. A. student B. journey C. between D. mountain
2. A. before B. village C. hungry D. entrance
3. A. grocery B. evening C. motorbike D. afternoon
4. A. dragon B. arrive C. chicken D. member
5. A. river B. parents C. airport D. exchange
III. Complete the sentence with suitable preposition.
1. They are worried _________ their granny, who is in hospital.
2. She bought the tickets and waited outside the cinema _________ her friend to arrive.
3. This sandwich is different _________ the one I ordered.
4. He lied _________ his age. He said he was fifteen whereas he was thirteen.
5. Are you ready _________ the game?
6. He apologized _________ being late.
7. Did you know that Adrian is scared _________ mice?
8. I don’t know if we’ll go to the beach tomorrow. It depends _________ the weather.
9. They started to walk _________ the cars but someone stopped them.
10. I climbed _________ the stairs to the third floor.
IV. Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
Rainforests~ There are two types of rainforest: tropical rainforests 1. A. been B. are C. was D. is
and temperate rainforests. Tropical rainforests (1) _________ found 2. A. Others B. Any C. Another D. Both
in South America, Africa and Asia, and temperature ones mainly in 3. A. between B. over C. past D. through
North America, Chile and New Zealand. (2) _________ types of 4. A. shall B. need C. may D. might
rainforest receive (3) _________ 200 cm of rain every year. There
5. A. grew B. growing C. grows D. grow
(4) _______ be as many as 8,000 different types of plants (5) ______
in a single rainforest. It is very dark on the forest floor (6) _________ 6. A. so B. that C. for D. of
some smaller plants climb up trees to get to the sun. Many (7) 7. A. from B. about C. between D. of
_________ them can do this very quickly. For example, some plants 8. A. one B. the C. a D. an
can grow up to 22.5 cm (8) _________ every day. About 25% of the 9. A. for B. with C. by D. in
world’s medicines now come from rainforests plants. That’s why
these places are very important (9) _________ humans.
V. Put the verb in brackets into correct form.
A. 1. How long ___________ (you / work) for this company?
2. He ___________ (live) in Italy before.
3. Janet ___________ (look) pretty today.
4. We ___________ (know) each other since we ___________ (be) ten years old.
5. You could see fish ___________ (swim) along the brook.
6. It began to rain while we ___________ (work) in the garden.
7. Everyone watches the boy ___________ (jump) into the river.
8. When I saw Tom, he ___________ (talk) to Mary.
9. Where you ___________ (go) for your holiday last year?
10. If he ___________ (have) much money, he’ll buy a house.
B. Hello, Annie! How are you? I’m so sorry I (1. not / write) ___________ for so long but I (2. have) ___________ a lot of
exams lately. I (3. sit) ___________ for three final exams so far this week and next week I (4. take) ___________ a Maths
and History test! Mr Jones, our Maths teacher (5. always / give) ___________ us lots of homework – it (6. be)
___________ very annoying but I know he only (7. want) ___________ to help us! Anyway, how about you? When (8. you /
sit) ___________ your final exams? (9. you / study) ___________ hard these days, too? Well, I have to go now because
my mum (10. just / call) ___________ me for dinner. Please keep in touch!
VI. Read the article and answer the question. Computer games
Kamil: I spend about five hours a week playing computer games. My parents don’t mind because they know it’s less time than
some teenagers spend on the computer. I’ve got all kind of games, but the ones I like most are those where you learn things.
I’ve got a brilliant game called ‘History Ship’. It shows you what life was like on sailing ships hundreds of years ago and it’s fun
to play. There’s another interesting game I’d like to get called ‘Space Journey’. It’s quite expensive, but I think I’ll have enough
money for it soon.
Mia: Both of my brothers love being outdoors playing football, but the hobby I enjoy most is playing computer games. My
parents are OK with that because they think you can learn a lot from playing games. The only thing they say is that I can’t play
games on the evenings I have homework. I’ve got a variety of games, but my favourite is called ‘Forestworld’. A friend said it
was an amazing game, so I was really pleased when I got as a present for my birthday.
Liam: I’ve enjoyed playing computer games for as long as I can remember. I have lots of different games, but the one I like
most is called ‘Sea Adventure’. It’s a really great game. I wasn’t very good at first, but I’ve improved and can complete the
different levels really quickly now. Several of my friends like computer games too, so they come round to my house at the
weekend and we play together. It’s great fun!
1. Who says their favourite computer game was a gift?
2. Who often plays computer games with other people?

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3. Who has seen a new computer game they would like to buy?
4. Who prefers playing computer games to doing sport?
5. Who has got better at playing their favourite computer game?
6. Who is not allowed to play computer games every day?
7. Who prefers computer games that teach something?
VII. Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
Everybody knows that the hamburger is a very (1) ________ American food. However, people in the United States learned
to make hamburgers (2) ________ Germans. The Germans got the idea from Russia. In the thirteenth century the Tartar
people from Central Asia (3) ________ to Russia and parts of Europe. They (4) ________ something like hamburger meat,
but it was raw. This raw meat was beef, lamb, goat meat or horsemeat. Soon the Russians started to eat raw meat, (5)
________. Germans form Hamburg and other northern cities learned to eat this food from the Russians. (6) ________, they
added salt, pepper, a raw egg, and then cooked it. Between 1830 and 1900 thousands (7) ________ Germans went to live in
the United States. They took the hamburger with (8) ________. People called it hamburger steak. In 1904 at the World’s Fair
in St. Louis (a city on the Mississippi River) a man from Texas sold hamburger steak in roll. Then people could eat it (9)
________ their hands, like a sandwich. This was the first real hamburger (10) ________ the hamburgers we eat today.
VIII. Fill in each gap with the correct form of a word given in capitals.
1. Last Sunday we went to the _________ center. AMUSE
2. You must be careful when playing electronic games because they can be _________. ADDICT
3. Some of the _________ of computer games are as young as 14 or 15. INVENT
4. Young children should take part in _________ with their friends. ACT
5. All children should play outdoors and develop their _________ skill. SOCIETY
6. Videos can help the police when there is a _________. ROB
7. In the countryside, people often know all the people in their _________. NEIGHBOR
8. The noise in the city kept Hoa _________ at night. WAKE
9. Videos are also very useful in _________. EDUCATE
10. In _________ to that, my bike tire was flat. ADD
IX. Choose one word from the list to fill in each blank.
according to bring about coverage designed entertainment established events
fun in addition to make means pictures purposes through throughout
Television is one of man’s most important _________ (1) of communication. It brings _________ (2) and sounds from
around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President _________
(3) a speech or visit a foreign country. He can see a war being fought and watch statement try to _________ (4) peace.
_________ (5) television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in faraway lands. TV America’s
astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space. _________ (7) all these things, television brings its viewers a steady steam
of programs that are _________ (8) to entertain. In fact, TV provides many more _________ (9) programs than any other
kinds. The programs include action-packed dramas, light comedies, sporting _________ (10), and motion pictures.
X. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
1. “Why are you laughing so hard?” ~ “I’m watching a _________ (drama / news / comedy / romance). It’s really funny!”
2. Did you watch the _________ (documentary / sitcom / news / game) about the history of India?
3. Who wants To Be a Millionaire is a kind of ________ (music programmes / game shows / talk shows / reality shows).
4. I love _________ (romances / comedies / documentaries / cartoons). Tom and Jerry are my favorite characters.
5. Grandma watches her favourite _________ (cartoon / series / news / weather forecast) every day. She never misses
any episodes.
6. Where is the _________ (remote control / volume button / TV programme / schedule)? I’d like to change the channel.
7. Could you turn up the _________ (channel / programme / volume / television) please. I can’t hear that singer very well.
8. Let’s take a look at the weather _________ (forecast / presentation / broadcast / programme) now!
9. Did you see the Prime Minister on the 10 o’clock _________ (drama / sitcom / news / cartoon) last night?
10. Jill Newman was a(n) _________ (MC / newsreader / host / interview) on News at Ten.
11. Please_________ (see / watch / look at / notice) the milk carefully. I don’t want it to boil over.
12. “Was he disappointed?” ~ “Yes, he found the movie _________ (boring / boringly / bores / bored)”.
13. _________ (At / In / On / By) 20 September, 1529, five small ships set sail from Spain.
14. Every student in those five rooms must bring _________ (one’s / his / their / someone’s) own books to class.
15. “Was the competition a success?” ~ “Yes, _________ (more / fewer / less / many) people took part in it than usual”.
XI. Rewrite the following sentences, keep the same meaning.
1. I advise you to go jogging every morning. (better) à It would _______________________________________________
2. The test was very difficult. He couldn’t do it. (too) à The test was ____________________________________________
3. It took Mai two hours to clear out her room. (spent) à _____________________________________________________
4. Who invented this machine? (inventor) à Who __________________________________________________________
5. It was an expensive dress. However, it was very ugly. (despite) à It was an ugly _______________________________
6. The game was cancelled because it rained heavily. (of) à The game ________________________________________
7. What is John’s weight? (heavy) à How _______________________________________________________________
8. Are any cities larger than London in the UK? (largest) à Is ________________________________________________
9. His salary is not high enough to support his family. (too) à His _____________________________________________
10. Our favorite subject is Music. (best) à We _____________________________________________________________
11. Peter is cleaning the floor at the moment. (being) à The floor ______________________________________________
12. Watching the movie amused me. (find) à I _____________________________________________________________
13. I turned off the light. I went to bed. (before) à I turned ____________________________________________________
14. The color Jim likes best is purple. (favorite) à Jim’ ______________________________________________________
15. Are there any microwaves in her kitchen? (have) à Does _________________________________________________

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