Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
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Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
11.I disapprove_____people smoking in public places.
A.with
B. on
C. at
D. of
12.While studying he was financially independent_______ his parents.
A.to
B. of
C. on
D. from
13.Her father won’t______ her drive his car.
A.allow
B. leave
C. permit
D. let
14.Our flight from Amsterdam to London was delayed_______ the heavy fog.
A.as a result
B. on account
C. because
D. due to
15.Fish and chips______her favourite dish.
A.are
B. is
C. were
D. have been
16.Hardly_______attack people.
A.snakes have
B. do snakes
C. snakes do
D. have snakes
17.Each of the_____own cage.
A.birds have their
B. bird has its
C. birds have their
D. birds has its
18.It is________ to translate each lesson into your language. This is not a good way to study English.
A.productive
B. unproductive
C. producing
D. unproducing
19.What he says makes no______to me.
A.sense
B. reason
C. truth
D. matter
20.A good clock always keeps_______time.
A.certain
B. accurate
C. true
D. serious
21.He has a very_____temper and often says things he regrets later.
A.angry
B. quick
C. warm
D. fast
22.It seems that the world record for this event is almost impossible to_________ .
A.meet
B. compare
C. beat
D. balance
23.He could not have known what was in the letter_____ he had written it himself.
A.until
B. if
C. unless
D. if only
24.______ to an accident in High Street, traffic is moving very slowly on the London road.
A.Through
B. Owing
C. Because
D. Since
25.The size of the audience,_______we had expected, was well over five thousand.
A.as
B. since
C. because
D. yet
26.Popcorn is a snack_______ people often eat at the cinema.
A.how
B. what
C. where
D. which
27.Uniforms bearing the school’s name______ students’ pride of their school.
A.encourage
B. give
C. support
D. persuade
28.I’ll lend you my_____ to chop down the tree.
A.knife
B. axe
C. blade
D. dagger
29.At first the children enjoyed the game but quite soon the novelty________ .
A.went off
B.died out
C. died down
D. wore out
30.The driver______his greatest ambition by winning the Grand Prix.
A.obtained
B.confirmed
C. realised
D. completed
Give the correct word form in each gap to complete the following passage.
You may know that Asian, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cultures have (31. tradition)____ used garlic in their dishes. What you may not know is that garlic was also thought of as a (32. value)______medicine by many ancient civilizations.
Today, (33. profession)_________ in the field of nutrition have come up with new information which is indeed quite (34. surprise)____________ Apparently, not only is garlic good for you but it also helps (35. come)________ various illnesses. The main (36.advantage)_______ to eating garlic is of course bad breath. Cooking it reduces the strong smell and eating parsley, which is a natural (37. odor)________ , also helps (38.minimum)_______ the smell. So, it’s time we took the benefits of garlic (39. serious)_________ Why not add it to some of your (40. favour)_______ dishes!
Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question.
Alfred Bernhard Nobel, a Swedish inventor and philanthropist, bequeathed most of his vast fortune in trust as a fund from which annual prizes could be awarded to individuals and organizations who had achieved the greatest benefit to humanity in a particular year. Originally, there were six classifications for outstanding contributions designated in Nobel’s will including chemistry, physics, physiology or medicine, literature, and international peace.
The prizes are administered by the Nobel’s Foundation in Stockholm. In 1969, a prize for economics endowed by the Central Bank of Sweden was added.
Candidates for the prizes must be nominated in writing by a qualified authority in the field of competition. Recipients in physics, chemistry, and economics are selected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences; in physiology or medicine by the Caroline Institute; in literature by the Swedish Academy; and in peace by the Norwegian Nobel Committee appointed by Norway’s parliament. The prizes are usually presented in Stockholm on December 10, with the King of Sweden officiating, an appropriate tribute to Alfred Nobel on the anniversary of his death. Each one includes a gold medal, a diploma, and a cash award of over one million dollars.
41.What does this passage mainly discuss?
A.Alfred Bernhard Nobel
B. The Nobel prizes
C.Great contributions to mankind
D.Swedish philanthropy
42.Why were the prizes named for Alfred Bernhard Nobel?
A.He left money in his will to establish a fund for the prizes.
B.He won the first Nobel prize for his work in philanthropy.
C.He is now living in Sweden.
D.He serves as chairman of the committee to choose the recipients of the prizes.
43.How often are the Nobel prizes awarded?
A.Five times a year.
B. Once a year.
C.Twice year.
D.Once every two years.
44.The word “outstanding” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by____.
A.recent
B.unusual
C. established
D. exceptional
45.The word “will” in the first paragraph refers to_____.
A.Nobel’s wishes
B.a legal document
C.a future intention
D.a free choice
46.A Nobel prize would NOT be given to______.
A.an author who wrote a novel
B.a doctor who discovered a vaccine
C.a composer who wrote a symphony
D.a diplomat who negotiated a peace
47.The world “one” in the last sentence refers to________ .
A.tribute
B.anniversary
C. prize
D. candidate
48.Which individual or organization serves as administrator for the trust?
A.The King of Sweden
B.The Nobel Foundation
C.The Central Bank of Sweden
D.Swedish and Norwegian academies and institutes
50.The word “appropriate” in the passage is closest in meaning to__________ .
A.prestigious
B. customary
C. suitable
D.transitory
50.Why are the awards presented on December 10?
A.It is a tribute to the King of Sweden.
B.Alfred Bernhard Nobel died on that day.
C.That date was established in Alfred Nobel’s will.
D.The Central Bank of Sweden administers the trust.
Insert a suitable word in each of the gaps to complete the passage.
Think of all the things you throw away: juice bottles, soft drink cans, candy wrappers. It adds up. (51)____________ much trash do you produce? Americans throw away an average of one ton of trash per person (52)_______year. Most of this trash gets buried (53)______big holes in the ground called landfills. A lot of this garbage can be recycled, or (54)______back intosomething useful. Just about any material can be recycled. The main things we recycle today are (55)______ from metal, paper, glass, or plastic. People recycle for many reasons. One of the (56)________ reasons is to conserve resources. Making new aluminum cans out of old ones means less aluminum is needed (57)_______new cans. This leads to a second reason people recycle: It saves energy. Recycling old aluminum cans takes a lot less (58)________ than making new aluminum. To make new aluminum, you (59)_________ to mine metal ore from the ground, remove the impurities, and refine it into a finished metal. Recycling also conserves valuable (60)_________ By recycling, we produce less garbage. That means fewer landfills are needed for dumping our trash.
There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistakes (A, B, C, or D).
61.The plane had to (A) fly over above (B) the city for an hour (C) before getting (D) permission to land.
62.When we go on vacation (A) , we prefer swim (B) and active sports (C) to sightseeing (D) and lying on the beach.
63.Because it was unsafe (A) and too (B) expensive to repair (C) , the 70-years-old (D) building had to be demolished.
64.These interested (A) paintings were donated (B) to the library by (C) Gilmore Foundation 20 years ago (D) .
65.The museum (A) director was neither friendly or (B) professional in his (C) approach to us (D) .
Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given at tin hishe beginning, so that their meaning stay the same.
66.It was such a difficult question that no one could answer it correctly.
The question was so ______________________________________________ .
67.It was stupid of you to tell him about it.
You shouldn’t ___________________________________________________ .
68.The wind was bending the young tree to the ground.
The young tree __________________________________________________ .
69.My friends came because they didn’t know that I was away.
If_____________________________________________________________ .
70.Might we find water on Mars?
Might water _____________________________________________________ .
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. Don’t use more than five words.
71.The previous manager wasn’t running the club well, so he was replaced. (BADLY)
The club__________ the previous manager, so he was replaced.
72.I’ve no idea what my feelings would be if the same thing happened to me! (FEEL)
I can’t imagine________ if the same thing happened to me!
73.I don’t feel like sitting on the beach all day. (DESIRE)
I have_____________________ all day sitting on the beach.
74.I took the book back to the shop and got a better one instead. (EXCHANGED)
I took the book back to the shop and________that was better.
75.This is the most amusing book I’ve ever read. (AMUSING)
I’ve never read a__________ one before.
76.Our staff usually take half an hour for their coffee break. (HABIT)
Our staff are__________ half an hour for their coffee break.
77.Maybe Peter forgot that we changed the time of the meeting. (MIGHT)
Peter____________ that we changed the time of the meeting.
78.I found it difficult to follow the director’s instruction. (TROUBLE)
I_________the director’s instruction.
79.”Is Pete likely to change his mind?” (CHANCE)
“Is there__________ changing his mind?”
80.There isn’t enough space in this room for a big cupboard. (TAKE)
A big cupboard___________ space in this room.
(81 – 100) Write a paragraph of about 120 – 150 words, with the following sentence as the topic sentence:
Playing sports and games regularly is very beneficial.
ĐÁP ÁN
| 1.D | 2.B | 3.A | 4.B | 5.C |
| 6.B | 7.A | 8.D | 9.C | 10.A |
| 11.D | 12.B | 13.D | 14.D | 15.B |
| 16.B | 17.D | 18.B | 19.A | 20.B |
| 21.B | 22.C | 23.C | 24.B | 25.A |
| 26.D | 27.A | 28.B | 29.C | 30.C |
| 31.traditionally | 32.valuable | 33.professionals | 34.suprprising |
| 35.overcome | 36.disadvantage | 37.dedorizer | 38.minimize |
| 39.seriously | 40.favorite |
| 41.B | 42.A | 43.B | 44.D | 45.B |
| 46.C | 47.C | 48.B | 49.C | 50.B |
| 51.How | 52.a/per/every | 53.in | 54.turned | 55.made |
| 56.main | 57.for | 58.energy | 59.need | 60.land |
61.B (over/above)
62.B (swimming)
63.D (70 year old)
64.A (interesting)
65.B (neither friendly nor)
66.The question was so difficult that no one could answer it correctly.
67.You shouldn’t have told him about it.
68.The young tree was being bent to the ground by the wind.
69.If my friends had known that I was away, they wouldn’t have come.
70.Might water be found on Mars?
71.was being run badly by
72.how I would feel
73.no desire for
74.exchanged for another
75.more amusing book than this
76.in the habit of taking
77.might have forgotten
78.had trouble (in) following
79.any chance of Pete
80.would take too much.
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