(1-3) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: 1. A. standard B. parade C. category D. fashion 2. A. decided B. beloved C. acquainted D. satisfied 3. A. lakes B. writes C. experiences D. maps (4-13) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence: 4. Don’t leave ____________________on the ground after your refreshment. A. foam B. wrappings C. dump D. fume 5. We must try our best to ___________________the pollution in our city. A. avoid B. increase C. spoil D. minimize 6. A neon tube is believed an ___________________device. A. energy-safe B. energy-saveC. energy-saving D. energy-saved 7. Picture books ________________young children like most of all are kept on the lower shelves. A. who B. which C. whose D. where 8. Mary opens the door ____________________greets her guests. A. and B. or C. so D. without 9. ___________________he tried hard, he couldn’t lift up the package. A. When B. Because C. Unless D. Although 10. How many people are there ____________________the earth? A. in B. over C. on D. to 11. We are here to provide good service _____________________the public. A. for B. to C. with D. from 12. “May I introduce myself? I’m Nicky” – “_______________________”. A. That’s right, I am. B. Oh, great! It’s very nice. C. Yes, let’s. D. By the way, I’m Shella. 13. “______________________”. “Thanks a lot. Happy Birthday to you!” A. What a wonderful cake you’ve made for me. C. Congratulations! B. You look so tired. D. How about going out for a drink? (14-21) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage: The Internet has made it possible for people (14)____________over the world to communicate with one another effectively and inexpensively. Unlike traditional broadcasting media (15)_________as radio and television, the Internet does not have a centralized distribution system. Instead, an individual who has Internet access can communicate directly with anyone else on the Internet, make information (16)__________________to others, find information provided by others, or sell products with a minimum (17)__________________. The Internet has doubled in size every 9 to 14 months since it began in the late 1970s. In 1981 only 213 computers (18)___________connected to the Internet. By 2000, the number had grown to more than 100 million. The current number of people (19)_________use the Internet can only be estimated. One survey found that (20)_______were 61 million Internet users (21)_________at the end of 1996, 148 million at the end of 1998, and 407 million by the end of 2000. Some analysts said that the number of users was expected to double again by the end of 2002. 14. A. round B. around C. all D. throughout 15. A. so B. such C. same D. well 16. A. available B. given C. freely D. ready 17. A. price B. money C. cost D. fee 18. A. were B. have been C. will be D. are 19. A. whose B. whom C. who D. which 20. A. they B. there C. only D. you 21. A. worldwide B. the world over C. around the world D. All are correct (22-24) Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting: 22. Let’s tell him about our trip to Ha Long Bay, will you? A B C D 23. Did the man in that shop helped you warmly? A B C D 24. The two boys often went to school on foot when they are young. A B C D (25-28) Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence: 25. Now we are in the age of space ______________________, searching for more information about the stars and other planets. (explore) 26. Less public transport is now ____________________because of the shortage of staff. (avail) 27. Birthday is one of the family ________________________. (celebrate) 28. 7.30 am. on a Saturday is a rather ___________________time for an appointment. (convenient) (29-31) Read the passage and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False. Write True or False in your answer sheet: In the summer of 1959, something went wrong with the power plant that provides New York with electricity. For a great many hours, life came almost to a standstill. Trains refused to move and the people in them sat in the dark, powerless to do anything. Lifts stopped working, so that even if you were lucky enough not to be trapped between two floors, you had the unpleasant task of finding your way down hundreds of flights of stairs. Famous streets like Broadway and Fifth Avenue in an instant became as gloomy and uninviting as the most remote back streets. T F 29. When there was no electricity, life in New York seemed to stop. ______ ______ 30. Trains in New York could move without electricity. ______ ______ 31. When your lifts stop, you are lucky if you are not strapped. ______ ______ 32. In this paragraph, Broadway is a famous theater in New York. ______ ______ (33-36) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them: 33. You are interested in reading the book I gave you. I am glad ___________________________________________________________ 34. The weather will be bad tomorrow. We can’t go on a picnic. If the weather ________________________________________________________ 35. My sister started studying English three years ago. My sister has ________________________________________________________ 36. The telephone was invented by Graham Bell. Graham Bell _________________________________________________________ THE END . Internet has doubled in size every 9 to 14 months since it began in the late 19 70s. In 19 81 only 213 computers (18 )___________connected to the Internet Because C. Unless D. Although 10 . How many people are there ____________________the earth? A. in B. over C. on D. to 11 . We are here to provide good