UNIT 1
I/ Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others:
1/ a. animal b. depression c. appearance d. detention
2/ a. grader b. sorrow c. shoulder d. effect
3/ a. evolve b. prevent c. confide d. focus
4/ a. psychological b. enthusiasticc. conservative d. sympathetic
5/ a. sensitive b. practical c. punctual d. athletic
II/ Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
6/ a. skinny b. sociable c. motorbike d. brighten
7/ a. together b. anxiety c. emphasize d. detention
8/ a. common b. casual c. control d. vicious
9/ a. responsible b. prosperous c. decisive d. emotional
10/ a. satisfaction b. indifferent c. terrified d. idea
III/ Choose the best answer:
11/ I’m busy at the moment. I _________ on the computer
a. I work b. I’m work c. I’m working d. I working
12/ My arms are aching now because ___________ since 2 o’clock
a. I’m swimming b. I swam c. I swim d. I have been swimming
13/ There is no one here that I can confide __________
a. in b. on c. to d. with
14/ When she was ___________ grade 9, she wished to have someone who would stand beside her
_________ thick and thin
a. of/ in b. in/ through c. at/ between d. in/ between
15/ She has been looking for her old acquaintance _________ 30 years
a. since b. in c. for d. during
16/ When Martin _________ the car, he took it out for a drive
a. had repaired b. has repaired c. repaired d. was repairing
17/ How does good weather _________ crops?
a. affect b. effect c. effective d. effectively
18/ I started working for the company a year ago
 a. I have been working for the company for one year

 d. My brother is 14 years old
28/ How many languages ___________John speak?
a. do b. does c. did d. will
29/ Her family _________ to America before 1975
a. went b. have gone c. had gone d. would go
30/ By the time you arrived, the letter ___________
a. was written b. had writtenc. had been written d. has been written
IV/ Choose the part that is incorrect
31/ Last night they went out after they finished doing their homework
a b c d
32/ We tried to keep quiet then because the baby slept
a b c d
33/ We got to the bus stop at 9 o’clock yesterday but it already gone
a b c d
34/ I am quite tired now so I have been playing tennis for 4 hours
a b c d
35/ Michelle is medium height. She is neither tall or short
a b c d
V/ Reading:
Choose the most suitable option to complete the passage
Meeting old school friends again can be a strange experience. Some have changed so much that you
can hardly recognize them: they speak with a different ____________, are interested in different things and
all you can do is make ____________ talk and hope they’ll go soon. Others, though you might have been
out of _____________ with them for years, are just the same as they always were – it’s _____________ if
you last saw them yesterday
Before you know it, you’re exchanging ____________ about your families and friends, and setting
out the pieces for another game of chess. A few change for the better. There’s one person that I get
_____________ with very well now, though we weren’t on speaking _____________ for our last two years at
school. One day, we met at a party and made it up, and _____________ engaged the same evening.
36/ A. language B. accent C. way D. tongue

15/ What __________ when the police officer __________ in the door?
a. did you do/ had been knocking b. were you doing/ knocked
c. were you doing/ had knocked d. had you done/ would knock
16/ How can you ____________ these two fragrances?
a. differ b. differentiate c. distinguish d b & c are correct
17/ It was __________ of you to leave the door unlocked
a. careless b. careful carefulness d. carelessness
18/ She can’t see well but she can hear very well. In other words, she has good _______ and poor______
a. taste/ smell b. hearing/ sight c. sight/ hearing d. smell/ taste
19/ The more ________ you are, the easier it is for you to make friends
a. reserved b. funny c. sociable d. social
20/ Once you can grow ________ your shyness, you will have a lot of friends
a. out of b. out c. off d. beyond
21/ When I arrived ________ the stadium, it was full ___________ soccer fans
a. at/ of b. in/ with c. to/ by d. at/ in
22/ Tom won the competition last month. He __________ happy then
a. must be b. could be c. must have been d. can’t have been
23/ When John _________ Diane for the first time, he ________ that he ________her somewhere before
a. was meeting/ knew/ met b. had met/ had known/ met
c. met/ knew/ had met d. met/ was knowing/ was meeting
24/ I hate ________ you this, but we _________ all our money
a. tell/ were losing b. to have told/ had lost
c. telling/ lost d. to tell/ have lost
25/ The director avoided __________ Pam’s phone. He asked his secretary __________ to Pam
a. to answer/ talked b. answering/ talk
c. to answer/ to talk d. answering / to talk
26/ Dan wishes __________ the room. Is she allowed __________?
a. leaving/ leaving b. to leave/ to leave
c. to leave/ leaving d. leaving/ to leave
27/ We could not talk without tongue

I saw the doctor when my brother threw up. His face ___________ a green papaya. He looked so
mad. I sensed ___________ weird. Many people looked at us. We were so ___________. Our face looked like
red apples. After we went home, the doctor cleaned vomit.
I think the doctor must be very mad.____________ he wanted to kill us. After that embarrassing
experience, I am nervous about going to that hospital. When I was sick, my mom would always drive me
along the street to ____________ hospital. And I don’t take the medicine in the hospital
36/ a. got b. brought c. collected d. took
37/ a. up-check b. check-up c. check-in d. checking
38/ a. after b. then c. later d. soon
39/ a. looked like b. was c. seems d. was alike
40/ a. some thingsb. something c. anything d. a thing
41/ a. embarrass b. embarrassing c. embarrassment d. embarrassed
42/ a. Maybe b. Perhaps c. May be d. Might be
43/ a. other b. others c. another d. the other
UNIT 3
I/ Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others:
1/ a. celebrate b. decorate c. represent d. savory
2/ a. secret b. desire c. manner d. bluntness
3/ a. ingredient b. refusal c. etiquette d. acceptance
4/ a. pleasure b. response c. refrain d. consist
5/ a. participant b. recreation c. confirmation d. invitation
II/ Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
6/ a. invite b. confirm c. distribute d. interact
7/ a. cutlery b. celebration c. congenial d. collar
8/ a. attendance b. etiquette c. appreciate d. request
9/ a. tuck b. blunt c. cutlery d. refuse
10/ a. honor b. hover c. home d. happy
III/ Choose the best answer:
11/ There are some similarities in table __________ of different cultures in the world
a. ways b. etiquette c. styles d. manners

a. learning b. to learn c. learns d. learn
27/ She wanted ……………… back home but the boss didn’t let her ……………… until she finished
……………… those contracts
a. to come/ go/ typing b. coming/ to go/ to type
c. to come/ going/ type d. come/ go/ typed
28/ She wanted .................... to the party, but she wasn’t.
a. to invite b. inviting c. to be invited d. invite
29/ I wanted to stop ____________ some presents, but we didn’t have enough time.
a. buy b. to buy c. buying d. to buying
30/ Please don’t forget _______________ the baby. She needs to eat every two hours.
a. feeding b. fed c. to feed d. to be fed
IV/ Choose the part that is incorrect
31/ She is looking forward to see her parents’ letter from Italy because she hasn’t met them for a long
a b c d
time
32/ Instead of being gone out with Janet, we decided to come back home
a b c d
33/ John can’t afford to go to the theater movie twice a week
a b c d
34/ I would like having a sandwich, please. How much is it?
a b c d
35/ They have decide to put off the football game until next Sunday
a b c d
V/ Reading:Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question.
TABLE MANNERS IN JAPAN
In Japan, it is not uncommon in private households and in certain restaurants to share
several dishes of food at the table rather than serving each person with his/her individual dish. In
such a case, you are supposed to move some food from the shared plates onto your own plate by
yourself, using the opposite end of your chopsticks (if you have used them already) or with
special chopsticks that may be provided for that purpose.

d. Pick up some food from the shared plates onto your own plate with special chopsticks
that may be provided for that purpose.
38/. When are drinking alcoholic beverages, it is a Japanese custom to _________________
a. pour the beverage into one’s own glass.
b. replace the lid of dishes which came with a lid.
c. replace one’s chopsticks on the chopstick holder or into their paper slip.
d. serve each other rather than pouring the beverage into one’s own glass.
39/. When you are drinking alcoholic beverages, you should _____________________.
a. talk about toilet related and similarly disappetizing topics.
b. periodically check your cups, and serve them more once their cups are getting empty.
c. periodically check your friend’s cups, and serve them more once their cups are getting
empty.
d. start drinking until everybody at the table is served and the table is served and the
glasses are raised for a drinking salute.
40/. If someone wants to serve you more beverage, you should _________________.
a. quickly fill in your glass and hold it towards that person
b. quickly check your friend’s cups
c. quickly raise your glass for a drinking salute
d. quickly empty your glass and hold it towards that person