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A/ Phonetics.
I. Choose the world with the different stress pattern in each group.
1. A. student B. journey C. between D. mountain.
2. A. before B. village C. hungry D. entrance
3. A. grocery B. evening C. motorbike D. afternoon
4. A. contest B. complete C. passage D. standard
5. A. picnic B. enjoy C. gather D. blanket
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is differently from that of other words in each group.
1. A. luck B. much C. future D. difficult
1. A. stay B. sure C. some D. sentence
2. A. learn B. easy C. reading D. speak
3. A. choose B. school C. book D. afternoon
4. A. close B. know C. program D. scholarship
B/ Vocabulary and grammar.
I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1. My teacher said we need to learn this poem ….. heart.
A. in B. on C. by D. with
2. What…. of language learning do you find most interesting?
A. part B. grammar C. section D. aspect
3. Are those places ….. in the intermediate classes?
A. available B. rest C. left D. still
4. My favorite …. at school is math.
A. topic B. subject C. class D. teacher
5. Working hard helps us get good ….. at school.
A. places B. grades C. points D. stands
6. Give me a word …. with “S”
A. begin B. beginning C. begining D. begins
7. Last year, Dick earned ….. his brother, who has a better position.
A. twice as much as B. twice as many as C. twice more than D. twice as more as

5. terrible e. late
6. delicious f. boring
7. new g. ugly
8. interesting h. tasteless
9. better i. hard-working
10. lazy j. worse
II. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Many people think of computers as very modern inventions. But the idea for a computer (1) worked out over two
centuries ago by a man (2) Charles Babbage, who was born (3) 1791 and grew up to be brilliant mathematician.
He drew up plans for several calculating machines (4) he called “engines” But despite the fact that he (5) building
some of these, never finished any of them. Over the years people have argued (6) his machines would ever work.
Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (7) engine based on one of Babbage’s
designs. (8) has taken six years to complete and more (9) four thousand parts have been made. The machine will
be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum (10) remind people of Babbage’s work.
1. A. is B. was C. had D. has
2. A. called B. known C. written D. recognized
3. A. on B. in C. by D. for
4. A. who B. whose C. these D. which
5. A. made B. wanted C. started D. missed
6. A. until B. while C. though D. whether
7. A. an B. the C. some D. that
8. A. One B. He C. It D. They
9. A. then B. than C. when D. therefore
10. A. so B. as C. for D. to
III/ Match the words in column A with those in column B to make complete sentences.
A B
1. You must listen to the teacher….. a. the first two monthly meeting last year.
2. Jean was absent from…. b. imagined that he would become famous.
3. This is a form….. c. to delay having children
4. Sunday is a day……. d. south of the Market center.

(full details)
Date
Dear ……….,
Introduction: Say how you know the express your interest.
Request: state your English, what you need to improve your English, which information
you need.
Conclusion: end your letter politely.
Your sincerely,
Sincerely yours,
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