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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
A. gave	B. slave	C. hat	D. escape
A. mounted	B. dated	C. conquered	D. handed
A. legal	B. leg	C. lemon	D. lend
Choose the word whose main stress pattern is put differently from that of the rest.
A. begin	B. visit	C. become	D. release
A. decree	B. discard	C. disposal	D. atmosphere
Choose the best word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences.
The company must _______ changes in the market.
	A. keep the pace with	B. keep pace as 	C. keep pace with	D. keep a pace with
Nobody can prevent us from _______ good things.
	A. do 	B. doing	C. did	D. done
By the end of next month, we _______ our English course.
	A. have completed	B. will be completed 	C. will have completed	D. completed 
Coal and oil are _______.
	A. mentals	B. minerals	C. gasoline	D. marines
If you had worked harder, you _______ sacked.
	A. will not be	B. are not 	C. will not have been	D. would not have been 
The formula of carbonic acid is _______.
	A. H2SO4	B. HCl	 C. H2CO3	D. HF
That’s the supermarket _______ I used to buy things.
	A. which	B. when	C. why	D. where 
The _______ of the moon for the earth causes tides.
 	A. attract	B. attracted	C. attracttion 	D. attractive
She is very rich and famous. She is a Hollywood _______.
	A. superstar	B. supersonic 	C. superman	D. supermarket
Several toxic gases are very _______ to our health.
	A. good	B. useful	C. careful	D. harmful
Bonaparte succeeded in conquering _______.
	A. country after country	B. from one country to the next
	C. countries after countries	D. country by country
It was _______ we could not go out.
	A. such cold that	B. so cold that	C. very so cold	D. too cold that
 “Interpol” is combined from the two words _______.
	A. internet and pole	B. internet and police
	C. international and pole	D. international and police
Mr Pike _______ English at our school for 20 years before he retired last year.
	A. is teaching	B. was teaching	C. has been teaching	D. had been teaching
Tom prefers to use his lefthand. He is _______. 	
	A. left	B. left-handed	C. hand-lefted 	D. hand left
That was the reason _______ he didn’t go to class yesterday.
	A. which 	B. that 	C. why 	D. A and B 
Mrs. Pike has been told by her doctor that she is _______, she can’t have a child of her own.
	A. childless	B. childhood	C. childish	D. child
Let’s go out for a drink, _______?
	A. shall we	B. do we	C. do us	D. let us
Now I had two _______ theories about the custom.
	A. conflict	B. conflicting	C. conflicted	D. conflictive
Tom : How are you feeling today ? Mary : _______.
 	A. Yes 	B. Thank you 	C. I’m sorry 	D. Not too bad
Let’s get accquainted_______ the newcomer
	A. to	B. with 	C. of	D. about
No longer _______ clean the floor. I have just bought a vacuum cleaner.
	A. do I have to	 B. I do have to	C. I have to	D. have I to do
California, with the population of more than 23 million, is _______ populous state in the US.
	A. as	B. more	C. most	D. the most
I can not help _______ anxious about the exam result.
	A. to feel	B. feel	C. feeling	D. felt
Peter sometimes helps me _______ my homework.
	A. to do	B. do	C. with	D. all are correct
Read the following passage. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage.
Air pollution occurs when wastes dirty the air. People produce most of the (31)_____ that cause air pollution. Such wastes can be in the form of gases or particles of solid or liquid matter. These substances result chiefly from burning (32)_____ to power motor vehicles and to heat buildings. Industrial processes and the (33)_____of garbage also contribute to air pollution. Natural pollutants (impurities) include dust, pollen, soil particles, and naturally occurring gases. The rapid growth of population and industry and the increased use of automobiles and airplanes, have made air pollution a (34)_____ problem. The air we breahte has become so filled with pollutants that it can cause (35)_____ problems. Polluted air also harms plants, animals, building materials, and fabrics. In addition, it causes damage by altering the earth’s atmosphere.
A. products	B. nature	C. papers	D. wastes
A. garbage	B. fuel	C. plastics	D. coal
A. planting	B. burning	C. making	D. using
A. good	B. wonderful	C. serious	D. poison
A. health	B. dirty	C. pollution	D. preserving
Read the passage below, then choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question.
Rain forests cover less than six percent of the earth’s area, but they have 100,000 kinds of all the kinds of plants on the earth. Three-fourths of known kinds of plants and animals call the rain forest their home. Twenty percent of our different kinds of medicine comes from rain forests. The glues on an envelope and in shoes come from tropical plants. Rain forests provide materials for hundreds of other products. Rain forests are also very important to the world’s climate. The Amazon rain forest alone receives about thirty to forty percent of the total rainfall on the earth and products about the same percentage of the world oxygen. Some scientists believe that the decreasing size of rain forests will affect the climate on the earth, making it uncomfortable or even dangerous for life. Saving rain forests is an international problem. One country, or even a few countries, cannot solve the problem alone. The nations of the world must work together to find a solution before it is too late.
What percent of the earth’s area do rain forests cover ?
	A. Only 6 percent	B. 20 percent	C. less than 6 percent	D. over 6 percent
How many known kinds of plants and animals call the rain forests their home ?
	A. 4/3	B. 3/4	C. 40/3	D. 3/40
What percent of the total rainfall on the earth does the Amazon rain forests receive ?
	A. about 20 to 30	B. less than 30	C. exactly 30 to 40 	D. about 30 to 40
According to some scientists, what will the decreasing size of rain forests affect on the earth ?
	A. oxygen	B. climate	C. plants	D. only animals
According to the passage, what must the nations of the world do to find a solution ?
	A. work together	 B. work alone	C. save rain forests only 	D. save their lives
Choose the sentence that is nearest in meaning to the one printed before it.
People say that Mary is a good worker.
	A. Mary is said that she is a good worker.	B. Mary is said to be a good worker.
	C. It is said to be a good worker.	D. Mary is said that to be a good worker.
Your house is bigger than mine.
	A. My house is smaller than yours.	B. My house is smaller than your.
	C. My house is not as big as yours.	D. A and C are correct.
Mary didn’t wear the raincoat, so she got cold.
	A. If Mary wore the raincoat, she wouldn’t get a old.
	B. If Mary had worn the raincoat, she didn’t get a cold.
	C. If Mary had worn the raincoat, she wouldn’t have got a cold. 
	D. If Mary has worn the raincoat, she wouldn’t have got a cold.
She stepped back and didn’t say a word.
	A. She stepped back when didn’t say a word. 	B. She stepped back until didn’t say a word.
	B. She stepped back without saying a word. 	D. She stepped back before she said a word.
The girl living next to me is getting married next year.
	A. The girl that lives next to me is getting married next year.
	B. The girl lives next to me is getting married next year.
	C. The girl lives next to me gets married next year.
	D. The girl who is living next to me getting married next year. 
Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
The little boy is very interested in football, but he is actually not good for playing.
	A	B	C	D
She is the most beautiful woman who I have ever met.
	A	B	C	D
It is important for every students to have a book.
	A	B	C	D
Had I heard the news last night, I would tell you about it.
	A	B	C	D
He stopped to smoke because cigarettes are harmful to his health.
	A	B	C	D
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