I. Grammar: Choose the best word, phrase or sentences.
1. No longer _____ here.
A. John works B. John does work C. does John work D. so John works
2. His parents could not help _____ angry when he admitted _____ the exam.
A. getting/ failing B. got/ failed C. to get/ to fail D. get/ to fail
3. Hundreds of animals are reported _____ killed in the forest fire yesterday.
A. that to be B. to be C. to have been D. that to have been
4. Her idea about _____ special class for _____ disabled at first met with opposition from their parents.
A. a/a B. a/ these C. a/ the D. the/
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5. I am always nervous when taking an exam.
A. Taking an exam always makes me nervous. B. I am taking a nervous exam.
C. The exam I am taking is nervous. D. It is a nervous exam that I am taking.
6. Since the end of the 20th century, English _____ the most widely used language around the world.
A. had become B. became C. becomes D. has become
7. Expensive as they are, cars are widely used in the US.
A. Because they are expensive B. Due to they are expensive
C. They are too expensive D. Although they are expensive
8. Both televisions and computers _____ an enormous impact on our lives.
A. have B. had had C. have has D. have had
9. The teacher recommended _____ the book but I do not have enough money _____ it.
A. buy/ to buy B. bought/ buying C. buying/ to buy D. to buy/ buy
10. They suggest that beer _____ on TV should be banned.
A. advertising B. advertised C. advertise D. to advertise
II. Read the passage and then choose the best answer to each question.
Up to now, there are still many people wrongly thinking that films are made to be shown on screen for
entertainment. There are many other kinds of films that are made for other purposes. For example, educational films are
made for schools. They are about certain subjects that pupils and students are learning. Especially for people learning
foreign languages, educational films are very useful. Industrial branches need training films which introduce new.
machines and modern pieces of equipment and show how to operate and work on them.

silence music? Is the activity of reading a (27) of hundreds of seemingly unrelated objects, activities, and states of
mind music? Each of these " (28) ", as well as many other sounds (or non-sounds), has been copyrighted
(29) a musical composition, performed, and recorded in the 20th century. One of the legacies of 20th-century music
is to have blurred the definition of music as (30) before.
16. A. through B. over C. across D. along
17. A. very B. too C. enough D. so
18. A. Earth B. the sun C. stars D. the moon
19. A. vary B. change C. stay D. remain
20. A. century B. year C. month D. decade
21. A. sound B. accent C. noise D. voice
22. A. image B. picture C. drawing D. painting
23. A. say B. know C. think D. see
24. A. images B. people C. culture D. music
25. A. listening B. speaking C. writing D. reading
26. A. but B. and C. or D. so
27. A. book B. list C. title D. menu
28. A. words B. phrases C. works D. letters
29. A. as B. for example C. like D. such as
30. A. seldom B. ever C. not D. never
31. Tom was encouraged by my success. He decided not to quit his work.
A. Encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work.
B. To be encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work.
C. That he was Encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work.
D. Encouraging by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work.
32. The man asked me how old I was.
A. The man asked me if I knew his age. B. The man told me that he was old.
C. The man knew how old I was. D. "How old are you?" the man asked me.
33. If only I had not seen him.
A. He wishes he had come to see me. B. I have not seen him for ages.
C. I wish I had seen him. D. I wish I had not seen him.

52. It was not (A) until 1937 (B) when the southernmost source of (C) the Nile River (D) was discovered.
53. It is said (A) that it is (B) such polluted air that we (C) can't breath, (D) isn't it?
54. The tongue is the (A) principal organ (B) of taste, and (C) is crucial for chewing, (D) swallowed, and speaking.
55. (A) Because of habitat (B) loss, there are (C) less Asian elephants than African (D) elephants.
56. He could remember (A) to drive (B) along the road (C) just before the accident happened, (D) but he couldn't
remember the accident itself.
57. I'd love (A) to have gone (B) to the party, (C) but it was (D) possible.
58. (A) The water wasn't (B) warm enough for these (C) young children (D) to swim.
59. "I can't come (A) in Friday." "That's (B) too bad - I've (C) already bought the tickets (D) so you'll still have to pay."
60. A traveller can (A) reach some of (B) the village along the Amazon (C) only by (D) riverboat.
VII. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part.
61. A. about B. thousand C. around D. should
62. A. character B. action C. rapid D. decade
63. A. films B. trucks C. tips D. lifts
64. A. cause B. clause C. pause D. loose
65. A. rough B. laugh C. cough D. plough
66. A. writer B. edit C. script D. public
67. A. actually B. acute C. active D. actor
68. A. pursue B. studio C. minute D. purity
69. A. threat B. though C. theatre D. thought
70. A. culture B. picture C. purpose D. nature
71. Her natural _____ made this one of the most enjoyable concerts of the year.
A. musicality B. musical C. musician D. music
72. A _____ diet includes lots of green vegetables.
A. healthful B. health C. health D. healthily
73. They _____ believe their children should make choices for themselves.
A. strongly B. strength C. strengthen D. strong
74. Dr Fox is a well-known _____ professor.
A. learning B. learnt C. learn D. learned
75. _____ the fighting stopped, travel across country has been quite safe.

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