I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word - a, b, c or d - that has the underlined part pronounced differently from
that of the others.
1. a. attract b. aquatic c. added d. facility
2. a. athlete b. appreciate c. wrestling d. freestyle
3. a. friends b. tunes c. clubs d. stamps
4. a. practised b. stamped c. indulged d. accomplished
5. a. engrave b. pastime c. undertake d. spectator
II. Grammar and vocabulary.
6. The Vietnamese participants always take part ______ sports events with great enthusiasm.
a. in b. on c. at d. to
7. Scuba-diving and windsurfing are both aquatic sports.
a. field b. water c. combat d. individual
8. The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied.
a. busy b. relaxed c. comfortable d. free
9. _____ that the capital of South Carolina was moved from Charleston to Columbia.
a. In 1790 was b. There was in 1790
c. In 1790 d. It was in 1790
10. It was Mr. Harding _____ the bill to yesterday.
a. who sent my secretary b. to whom my secretary sent
c. that my secretary sent d. my secretary sent
11. Watching television is by far the most popular ______.
a. intensity b. occupation c. recreation d. passion
12. I am very ______ in the information you have given me.
a. interested b. surprised c. depressed d. concerned
13. Football, rugby and baseball are the most popular ______ sports in Britain.
a. watcher b. looker c. amateur d. spectator
14. She has neither read 'the book ______ the film.
a. or seen b. nor see c. or see d. nor seen
15. Thomas Eakins studied not only painting ______ anatomy when he was training to become an
artist.

Do you think computer games is just for kids? Then you should think again. You might be (26)
______ to learn that the game industry now (27) ______ more money than Hollywood. (28) ______
a family buys a new PC, all they really want to do is to play games.
It is hardly surprising that video gaming has (29) ______ one of the most popular (30) ______ of
entertainment today. A good game is like a good film; it will hold your (31) ______, capture your
imagination and play with your emotions.
The big (32) ______, however, is that watching a movie is a passive (33) ______. You have no
say in how the plot (34) ______ or which characters dominate the story. With computer games, you
direct the (35) ______ and that is what makes them so exciting. Finding the right game is likely to
signal the beginning of a lasting love affair with the interactive world of make-believe.
It is wrong to think of gaming as something simply for children and teenagers. In fact, the
biggest growth area of the market is the 25-35 age group.
26. a. concerned b. admired c. startled d. surprised
27. a. has b. makes c. does d. gains
28. a. As soon as b. as well as c. As far as d. As long as
29. a. begun b. grown c. become d. sounded
30. a. makes b. branches c. shapes d. forms
31. a. gaze b. attention c. breath d. control
32. a. gap b. variety c. difference d. direction
33. a. pastime b. task c. routine d. employment
34. a. becomes b. produces c. turns d. develops
35. a. movement b. change c. action d. performance
IV. Writing
Rewrite the sentences using the structures given.
36. Lan was late and Hoe was late, too.( Both………and……..)
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
37. I did not tell the truth. Tam did not tell the truth, either. ( Neither………nor……..)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
38. We can choose the red or the blue one- whichever you prefer. ( ……. Either ……..or……..)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. I hate camping because I can't ______ an umbrella tent in the wind and I can't make a fire in the
rain.
a. put up b. set off c. take over d. turn round
10. I'm not very ______ on going to a football match today.
a. keen b. enthusiastic c. happy d. interested
11. He can't hear and he can hardly speak ______.
a. either b. neither c. so d. also
12. I hadn't seen Derek for years. - ______. It is interesting to see how he's changed.
a. Either had I b. Neither had I c. I had either d. Neither I had
13. Steve Davis, ______ the trophy last year, is already out of this year's competition.
a. that won b. who won c. won d. whose win
14. Endive can be used ______ as a salad green or as a cooking vegetable.
a. such b. both c. either d. neither
15. _____ who was elected the first woman mayor of Chicago in 1979.
a. It was Jane Byrne b. Jane Byrne
c. That Jane Byrne d. When Jane Byrne
DE 2
READING
A. Choose the word or phrase -a, b, c or d - that best fits the blank space in the following
passage.
The (21) _____ of book knowledge is one part of school education but this kind of learning can
be and often is carried to (22) _____ in many countries so that no time for other interests IS (23)
_____ to young people. Not only must they attend school (24) _____ five-hour periods on six days of
the week, studying possibly as many as thirteen different subjects, but in addition they may even go
to afternoon institutes for (25) _____ instruction. They have almost no chance of taking (26) _____
any of their own hobbies or becoming familiar with the plants and (27) _____ life of the countryside
except during their summer holidays. Early youth should be a time of exploration and adventure, of
reading books for (28) _____ as well as study, of freedom to enjoy life before the responsibilities of
working for a living and (29) _____ a family (30) _____ an end to study, to freedom and only too
often to carefree enjoyment.