DE THI SO 1
I find the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the other
three in each question
1 A character B church C armchair D kitchen
2 A chemistry B kitchen C watch D catch
3 A watching B matches C machine D kitchen
4 A switch B stomach C match D catch
5 A machine B warship C parachute D attach
6 A. invited B. arrived C. mentioned D. loved
II Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence
7 It’s a nice day we should do something
A either – or B such – that C so –that D neither – nor
8 The engineer was friendly that everybody liked him
A very B such C so D too
9 It was so long lesson that we couldn’t finish it in one day
A B C D
10 John has so few news from his parents that he was worried
A B C D
11 She was such good student that she won a scholarship
A B C D
12 The weather was so bad that we couldn’t go swimming
A The weather was not enough good to go swimming
B the weather was not good enough for going swimming
C The weather was not good enough for us to go swimming
D The weather was not so good that we could go swimming
13 It was .an interesting book that he couldn’t put it down
A very B quite C so D such
14 The day was so that we decided to take a picnic lunch to the beach
A clear and warmly B clearly and warmly C clearly and warm D clear and
warm
15 The sofa was big enough as to seat four people comfortably

16 C 17 B 18 B 19D
20The more you practice english, the faster you’ll learn
21 Mai is good enough to pass the examination
22 I wish I owned a very big house
23 if she hadn’t been lazy, she would have passed the examination
24 the tooth is too decayed to be kept
25 the wind was so strong that it blew my hat off my head
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DE SO 2
Question I :Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. equal B. fashion C. champagne D. match
2. A. economy B. occasion C. freedom D. logical
3. A. invite B. river C. shrine D. primary
4. A. encourage B. proud C. enough D. young
5. A. invited B. arrived C. mentioned D. loved
Question II. Choose the words that has a different stress pattern from the others:
1.A. practical B. designer C. minority D. occasion
2.A. consist B. fashion C. design D. collect
3.A. enjoyment B. pagoda C. collection D. business
4.A. economical B. federation C. itinerary D. complication
5.A. advertise B. deposit C. candidate D. institute
Question III. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence:
1. She speaks Chinese as ______ as I do
A. good B. better C. very good D. well
2. Jim is five centimeters ______ than Tom.
A. taller B. tallest C. high D. tall
3. The harder she works, the _______ money she earns
A. better B. much C. more D. less
4. Lucy answered the questions _______ than Sarah.
A. intelligent B. more intelligently C. most intelligent D. more intelligent

Jean Thomas, a fan from Catford in South London, (8. visit) _________ Gracelands, the house
where Elvis (9. suffer) _________ his fatal heart attack, twice in the past five years. “The first time I
(10. borrow) _________ the money from my Mom, as I (11. not work) _________ then. But two
years ago I (12. get) _________ married and since then I (13. work) _________ in my husband
Chris’s garage. Chris and I (14. go) ……………… together last year and we (15. think) _________
of spending two or three months in the USA next years. I (16. always want) _________ to visit some
of the places where Elvis (17. perform) _________, like Las Vegas, for example”. Jean says that Elvis
(18. be) _________ her obsession ever since she (19. be) _________ ten years old, and she (20. own)
_________ every single one of his records, good or bad.
Question VI : Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space:
I live in a small village (1)____ Henfield - there are about 500 people here. I love it because it is (2)
____ and life is slow and easy. You never (3) ____ queue in shops or banks. The village is clean -
people (4) ____ it and don’t throw their rubbish in the streets. The air is also (5) ____ because there’s
not much heavy traffic. It’s much more (6) ____ here than in a city . Everyone knows everyone and (7)
____ someone has problem, there are always people who can help .There aren’t (8) ____ things I don’t
like about Henfield. One thing is that there’s not much (9) ____ in the evening - we haven’t got any
cinemas or theaters. Another problem is that people always talk about (10) ____ and everyone knows
what everyone else is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city./.
1. A. was B. is C. called D. name
2. A. quietly B. quiet C. noisy D. noisily
3. A. had B. should C. wait D. have to
4. A. look after B. find C. think D. look for
5. A .dirty B. not clean C. clean D. dizzy
6. A . friendly B. unfriendly C. boring D. uninteresting
7. A .if B. and C. so D. but
8. A. much B. a little C. a few D. many
9. A. doing B. to do C. jobs D. things
10. A. another B. every one C. each other D. any one
Question VII: Read the passage and choose the best answer :
Out in the Pacific Ocean, 3,700 kilometers from Los Angeles, are the islands of Hawaii, the fiftieth

Question VIII : Choose the most appropriate sentence A, B, C and D are 4 sentences which are
written using the give words below:
1. It / take / he / two months / get over / his illness.
A. It took two months to him to get over his illness.
B. It took him two months to get over his illness.
C. It took to get over his illness in two months.
D. It took two months for his illness to get over.
2. city / destroy / earthquake / 375 / and / again / 551.
A. The city destroyed an earthquake in 375 and again in 551.
B. The city had destroyed by an earthquake in 375 and again in 551.
C. The city was destroyed by an earthquake in 375 and again in 551.
D. The city was destroyed in an earthquake from 375 and again in 551.
3. school / subject / of/ all / the/ prefer/ subjects/ because/ at/ an/ I / English/ it/ is/ interesting.
A. Of all the subjects at school, I prefer English because it is an interesting subject.
B. Of all at school, I prefer the interesting subjects because it is an English subject.
C. I prefer it at school because English is an interesting subject of all the subject.
D. English is an interesting subject of all the subjects at school because I prefer it.
4. school / I / used / now/ foot / to/ go / but / to/ on / I / no longer.
A. I used to go to school but I no longer on foot now.
B. I no longer go to school on foot but I used to now.
C. No longer I go to school now but I used to on foot.
D. I used to go to school on foot but no longer now.
5. I / ask / some boys / where/ go/ but / no one / answer/ me.
A. I asked some boys about where going, but no one answered me.
B. I asked some boys for where I went but no one answered me.
C. I asked some boys where to go, but no one answered me.
D. I asked some boys about where going to, but no one answered me
Question IX : Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the following sets of
words and phrases that together make a complete paragraph:
1. Bill Gates / born/ 1995/ Washington State . He/ grow up/ rich family.

6. The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic.
The average ………………………………………………
7. I don't really like her , even though I admire her achievements.
Much ……………………………………………………………
8. There were not nearly as many people there as I had expected.
There were far …………………………………………………
9. There was no need for you to have gone to all that trouble.
You ………………………………………………………….
10. This is the best essay I have ever written.
Never …………………………………….
Question XI: Write a new sentence using the word in brackets. Do not alter the word in any way:
1. She always has a good relationship with the children. (GETS)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. You’d feel better if you had a quiet holiday. (DO)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. He got married without his parents’ knowledge. (UNAWARE)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. I find Harold’s behaviour quite incomprehensible. (LOSS)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. He likes to be addressed as “Professor”. (CALL)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
Question XII: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions:
1. They are looking _________ a house_________ four bedrooms and a garden.
2. Move your chair _________ the lights so you can see better.
3. I saw several new faces _________ the group of returning students.
4. He has had many experiences _________ his lifetime.
5. The child was almost _________ himself with fear.
6. He said he would come_________ a few days.
7. It was very good _________ you to help your friends with their homework.
8. Robert came_________ the telephone box and got _________ his car.

11.wasn’t working
12.got
13.have worked/have been working
14. went
15. are thinking
16.have always wanted
17. preformed
18.has been
19.was
20. owns
Question VI :
1. C 2. B 3. D 4.A 5. C 6. A 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. C
Question VII :
1. C 2. c 3. D 4.c 5. B
Question VIII :
1. B 2. C 3. A 4.D 5. C
Question IX :
1. Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State. He grew up in a rich family.
1. His parents sent him to a private school. There he met his business partner, Paul Allen.
2. When they were in the eighth grade, they were writing programs for business computers
3. In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University. His parents were happy.
4. Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen.
5. In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product.
6. A few years latter Microsoft became a giant company.
7. By 1990, Gates was the youngest billionaire of the United States at the age of thirty - four,
8. He achieved his success with a lot of hard work. He was the “ King of Software ”.
9. By 1997, he was the richest man in the United States.
Question X :
1. Were I to meet the author one day I would ask him to sign my copy of this book.
2. If he didn't have his nose in a book, he might ( sometimes) pay attention to what I say