(1-3) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
1. A. instead B. head C. eat D. weather
2. A. replace B. raise C. badly D. save
3. A. caused B. promised C. advertised D. raised
(4-13) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence:
4. The heavy rain prevented us ________________playing soccer.
A. about B. off C. over D. from
5. Many people like going to the countryside _________________their weekends.
A. at B. in C. for D. on
6. I arrived in Singapore _________________the evening of Tuesday.
A. in B. on C. at D. of
7. I suggest ________________out to eat for a change.
A. go B. went C. to go D. going
8. The machine _________________if you press this button.
A. would stop B. stop C. will stop D. stopping
9. If I knew her address, I ____________________you.
A. will tell B. should tell C. would tell D. told
10. Easter, a joyful festival, ___________________in many countries.
A. is celebrating B. celebrates C. celebrate D. is celebrated
11. ___________________the sun was shining, it wasn't very warm.
A. Because B. When C. While D. Although
12. My father, _________________sense of humor distinguishes him from others, is really
considerate and generous.
A. who B. which C. he D. whose
13. Ba : That's an excellent drawing, Hoa. Hoa : ________________________
A. Yes, I think so. B. It's nice of you to say so.
C. Well done. D. That's a good idea.
(14-21) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
Why does man want to go to other planets (14)_______________the Solar System?
Just for adventure? True, there is adventure in space travel. But a (15)_________________to
other planets would also be (16)__________________. For example, space stations could be

The word UFO stands for Unidentified Flying Object. UFOs are strange objects that
some people claim to have seen in the sky and believe UFOs are spacecraft from another planet.
Many other people consider them just as atmospheric phenomena, hallucinations or tricks of
light.
Some people believe that UFOs are real objects, not hallucinations. Some people
even claimed they themselves had seen a UFO and man-like creatures on it. The UFO was able
to turn round, stop in mid-air and go up very quickly. It flew at remarkably speed. In 1971, two
men claimed that aliens from a UFO had captured and taken them aboard. These aliens
examined them and then freed them afterwards.
Hundreds of UFO sightings have been reported. No one can be sure when these
reports will finish. Are we alone in the universe? We hope the question will be answered in the
near future.
29. It is known to everyone that UFOs are real objects.
30. Some people said that they had seen UFOs.
31. They have reported hundreds of UFO sightings.
32. According to two men, they were freed after being examined by some aliens from a
UFO.

(33-36) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before
them:
33. Why don’t we check the machine before we use it?
 I suggest the machine ______________________________________________
34. I don’t have enough money, so I don’t go on a trip with you this summer vacation.
 If _______________________________________________________________
35. You must hand in your reports by the end of next week.
 Your reports ______________________________________________________
36. The singer’s picture appeared in this morning newspaper.
 That’s the singer ___________________________________________________

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