Question I: Phonetics (5points )
Part A: Choose a word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
rest of the group ( 3points )
1. A. bear B. near C. dear D. fear
2. A. with B. both C. thing D. think
3. A. money B. mother C. donkey D. other
Part B : Choose a word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the
group (2points).
1. A. transform B. office C. failure D. holiday
2. A. effort B. effect C. deafness D. speaker
Question II : Verb forms (12 points )
Give the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
1. Look! They (put) sugar in their grapefruit before they eat it.
2. The race (start) as planned if the weather clears.
3. Tom was tired because he (study) hard all day.
4. George (fall) off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling.
5. Before you (leave), dont forget to shut the windows.
6. If I (know) we would have (wait) so long, I (bring) along a book.
7. It is raining now. It (rain) for 2 hours.
8. I knew I (not be) the first (arrive), because I saw smoke (rise) from the chimney.
Question III: Word forms (10 points).
Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital letters.
1. Tom is a friend of mine. He is . FRIEND
2. How of you to break that cup! CARE
3. His long .made us bored and sleepy. SPEAK
4. He never takes his fathers ADVISE
5. Although they are poor, they are living . HAPPY
6. He draws cartoons for a magazine. HUMOUR
7. Tom spoke because he was so excited. BREATHE
8. This car is really LUXURY
9. The staff consists of ten experienced journalists. EDIT

A. lending B. lend C. to lend D. to lending
9. You should go and get rest before tonight’s performance. ………
A. lot of B. some C. many D. few
10. The new office block well with its surroundings. ………
A. blends in B. stands out C. shapes up D. sets off
11. Whole villages have been by the floods. …………
A. run down B. mopped up C. called off D. wiped out
12. .of an accident in the High Street, traffic is moving very slowly on the ………
London Road.
A. Through B. Owing C. Because D. Since
13. It was a simple question that everyone answered it correctly. ……
A. so B. such C. much D. too
14. The other day I came a really beautiful old house in the back street of …………
Birmingham.
A. across B. over C. by D. down
15. He said he’d come to the meeting .he might be a little late. ………
A. although B. even C. whereas D. unless
Question V: Reading (15 points )
Part A: Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one
suitable word (10 points)
Have you ever followed the instructions for knitting something or have you read a
(1)_____ of music? If you have, you have behaved in a similar way(2)____ a computer.
A computer obeys a program to (3)_____ a particular task. Just(4)_____ a knitting
pattern is expressed in numbers and a piece of music in lines and dots,(5)_____ a
computer program is expressed in the form of programming language.(6)_____ the
English language (or any other language), there are rules of grammar, and a program
must be correct in every way.
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There are hundreds of programming languages, which only a few are well known
and widely used. The most popular language(7) _____ is used in offices and factories is

2. How old is Aunt Emily?
A. About 40 B. About 50 C. About 55 D. About 58
3. In the sentence "She has fair hair, which she wears in a bun." We know that she has
A. short hair B. long hair C. fair hair D. curly hair
4. Which of the following sentences is true?
A. Aunt Emily is one of the writer's best relatives.
B. Despite her age, her face is a little wrinkled.
C. Despite her age, she is quite young in spirit.
D. She is neither generous nor tolerant.
5. In the second paragraph the writer means that Aunt Emily
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A. enjoys doing nothing.
B. always keeps herself busy.
C. is not very satisfied with her present life.
D. is a selfish woman.
Question VI: Writing (20 points)
Part A: There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find out and
correct it (5 points)
1. He has forgotten to tell us when will she be back.
2. It’s pleasant of reading books in spare time.
3. He is so slow as he never gets to class on time.
4. Ann prefers going swimming than playing table tennis.
5. Not only her parents but her brothers and sisters also live in London.
Part B: Combine each pair of the following sentences, using the word in brackets.
1. Ann studied every subject very hard. She won her school's Best Student Prize this
year. (so)
2. Mai was very good at Vietnamese in grade 8. Her teacher of Vietnamese was very
happy. (so)
3. They can help us clean up the beach. They are certain. (that)
4. We go by plane. It will be quicker. (if)