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I. Find the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the other three in each question.
1. A. books B. roofs C. roots D. tables
2. A. fought B. bought C. laughter D. brought
3. A. pretty B. petty C. petrol D. pedal
4. A. surgeon B. engage G. engine D. agent
IX. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question.
5. A. centenary B. certitude C. ceremony D. celebrate
6. A. accumulate B. academy C. accelerate D. accuracy
7. A. conquer B. congress C. contaminate D. constable
8. A. distribute B. intoxicate C. discovery D. introduce
III. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
9. They are known that colds can be avoided by eating the right kind of food and taking exercise regularly. (A) (B) (C) (D)
10. The teacher taught her students to look careful to the left and the right at least three times before crossing the highway. (A) (B) (C) (D)
11. There is not equivalent to this word in any other language. (A) (B) (C) (D)
12. They took the coffin with the captain's body and carrying it to the cemetery to bury him. (A) (B) (C) (D)
13. If you don't register before the last day of regular registration, you paving a late fee. (A) (B) (C) (D)
14. I'm so tired; I'm finding it difficult in keeping my mind on my work. (A) (B) (C) (D)
15. I am afraid that your sales performance has fallen shortly of expectations. (A) (B) (C) (D)
16. Nowhere he could find a good place to study, so he returned to his dorm. (A) (B) (C) (D)
17. Bats use echoes of their own high-frequency sounds to detect food and avoiding obstacles. (A) (B) (C) (D)
18. Public health experts say that the money one spends avoiding illness is less than the cost to be sick. (A) (B) (C) (D)
IV. From the four words or phrases (A, B, C, or D), choose the one that best completes the sentence.
19. The manager...........that all the customers should be searched. A. insisted B. predicted C. obliged D. told
20. The blue, yellow and green of the bird's splendid winter ........stood out against the background of snow. A. coat B. plumage C. feather D. dress
21. When he .........a speech at the wedding, he was really nervous. A. did B. told C. made D. said
22. ........., I don't believe that prices will rise next year. A. Personally B. In contrast C. Not only D. Whatever
23. I know they're not very healthy, but I love sausages - especially in a A. hot cat B. hot dog C. hot mouse D. hot horse
24. The little girl walked.........the path until she came to her grand mother's house. A. across B. over C. along D. through
25. The suspect confessed.......... A. about his crime B. the police his crime C. his crime the police D. his crime to the police

55. There is nothing we can do......... than wait.___ A. other B. except C. rather D. moreover
56. .........no fault of his own, Brian was an hour late for the meeting. A. From B. Through C. By . D. For
57. I've been meaning to......... repairing that fence for ages. A. get on to B. get out of ' C. get up to D. get round to
V. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space.
THE DAYS OF HOT AIR
Before the arrival of modern aeroplanes, it was balloons and airships, filled with hot air, that carried people across the continents. Their history
(58) .........back to 1783, the year in which the Mont- golfier brothers (59) ......... the first hot-air balloon in France. In the basket which hung beneath the
balloon sat a terrified bull and a (60) .........excited chicken. This was because the king had decided that it would be unwise for people to (61) .........their
lives in such a way. After the success of this first journey, however, the king (62) ......... his mind, allowing the first human air travellers to (63) ......... their
historic balloon flight.
After that, flying quickly (64) ......... as a fashionable hobby and there was a rush to establish all (65) ......... of time and distance re
cords for balloon flights. This romantic (66) ......... of transport also in spired the (67) ......... of the airship. This was a large, cigar-shaped structure which
was (68) ......... of flying across the Atlantic Ocean, (69) ......... being three or four times the size of today's jumbo jets.
Since the introduction of modern aeroplanes and jet engines, the balloon is no (70) ......... seen as a way of getting from place to place.
Instead, ballooning has tended to become an (71) ......... sport with people still (72) .........to set records of speed and endurance.
58. A. dates B. starts C. arrives D. returns
59. A. approached B. floated C. attempted D. launched
60. A. correctly B. highly C. perfectly D. furiously
61. A. chance B. dare C. thrill D. risk
62. A. changed B. altered C. swapped D. switched
63. A. hold B. go C. make D. do
64. A. got off B. caught on C. took up D. ran away
65. A. definition B. extent C. imagination . D. manner
66. A. form B. way c. shape D. ride
67. A. exploration B. discovery C. invention D. research
68. A. suitable B. capable c. possible D. reliable
69. A. however B. since c. whether D. despite
70. A. greater B. longer c. larger D. sooner
71. A. adventure B. excitement c. amazement D. ultimate
72. A. hope B. wish c. keen D. want

C. everyone had a different theory about it. D. scientists were sure it was thousands of years oia.
77. When the scientists saw the body, they said it....................... A. must be from this century. B. was probably the Swiss woman's father
C. probably was a soldier from World War I. D. might be five centuries old.
78. The body lay on the mountain for two days because...................... A. the Swiss'woman didn't want anyone to touch it. .
B. the Austrian and Italian governments were fighting over it. C. no one could find it. D. neither the Austrians nor the Italians wanted it.
79. After examining the body, the scientists said...................... A. . the frozen man had died in war. B. it was partly unfrozen.
C. the frozen man was almost 5,000 years old. D. they did not know the cause of his death.
80. We can learn about how people lived in the distant past from ...............
A. their clothes and tools. B. their feet. C. their museums. D. the mountains.