SCHOOL TA LKS I. PHONETICS A. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part. 1. A. effective B. experience C. equal D. event 2. A. tests B. teams C. groups D. talks 3. A. answers B. results C. styles D. suggestions 4. A. notes B. styles C. rules D. purposes 5. A. character B. chance C. children D. teaching 6. A. great B. beat C. heat D. teacher 7. A. compared B. improved C. included D. happened 8. A. tests B. groups C. teams D. results 9. A. watched B. finished C. fixed D. learned 10. A. who B. why C. when D. what B. Choose the word with the different stress pattern. 11. A. supportive B. research C. identify D. maximum 12. A. powerful B. recite C. suggestion D. instructor 13. A. performance B. satisfaction C. prepare D. compare 14. A. membership B. teamwork C. classmate D. research 15. A. personality B. experience C. interaction D. institution 16. A. activity B. achievement C. history D. experience 17. A. compare B. improve C. include D. happen 18. A. presentation B. geography C. effective D. results 19. A. information B. presentation C. diversity D. interaction 20. A. achievement B. important C. teammate D. attentive II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE  Choose one word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 21. English is an international _______________in the world. A. subject B. language C. form D. mean 22. How many ________________ do you study in your class? A. subjects B. items C. weeks D. students 23. Studies show that many students are unfamiliar ______________doing research. A. to B. for C. with D. from 24. You can use this information ______________ your performance on later tests or assignments. A. improve B. to improve C. improvement D. improved 25. Get together _____________ other students immediately after class to share and compare notes. A. for B. to C. about D. with 26. Our teacher always sticks to rules. He is very ________________. A. strict B. happy C. generous D. nice 27. Choose only friends or teammates with shared ______________and lifestyles. A. interestedB. interests C. interesting D. uninteresting 28. ______________ is the study of heat, light, sound. A. Literature B. Algebra C. History D. Physics 29. ________is the study of gases, liquids and solids to understand how they are made and what they do. A. Physics B. Biology C. Chemistry D. Mathematics 30. _____________ is a science that deals with space and number. A. History B. Mathematics C. Literature D. English 31. Would you mind _______________ that again? A. explain B. explained C. explaining D. to explain 32. She told him _______________ the door. A. to lock B. locking C. lock D. locked 33. We are hungry, so I suggest _______________ dinner early. A. have B. had C. to have D. having 34. I want _______________ the truth. A. knowing B. knew C. to know D. know 35. Children enjoy ______________ picture books. A. to read B. read C. reading D. readed 36. Mr. David allowed his son _________________ his car. A. has used B. using C. used D. to use 37. Alice is interested in __________________ young children. A. teach B. teaching C. taught D. to teach UNIT 1 38. The workers finished _______________ that bridge. A. to build B. built C. build D. building 39. Will you please stop _______________ TV channels? A. be changed B. to change C. changing D. change 40. Famous people get tired of _____________ everywhere they go. A. recognizing B. being recognized C. recognized D. to recognize 41. The children are looking forward ________________ their grandma again. A. to seeing B. to see C. to be seen D. seeing 42. Our teacher made us _________________ all the questions. A. answer B. to answer C. answering D. answered 43. My cousin is keen on _________________ the English club. A. to join B. joined C. join D. joining 44. He insisted on _________________ himself. A. to do B. did C. doing D. does 45. I like _______________ with people who have something in common with me. A. working B. work C. worked D. be worked 46. Tom decided _______________ early. A. leave B. left C. leaving D. to leave 47. Would you like _______________somewhere for a rest? A. go B. to go C. going D. went 48. Peter can’t stand ________________ up in winter. A. getting B. to get C. got D. gets 49. I regret ________________ my motorbike. A. sell B. to sell C. selling D. sold 50. I advised you not _______________ that job. A. doing B. done C. did D. to do III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION: identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect. 51. I’d rather to stay home than go out tonight. A B C D 52. After visited my grandmother, I went shopping. A B C D 53. How often do you listen on the radio? A B C D 54. In order to not miss her bus, Marie was hurrying. A B C D 55. I’m tired because I’m not used to stay up late. A B C D 56. Although they are not young, but they work very hard. A B C D 57. She can’t find her diary, that is a real nuisance. A B C D 58. Since I begin school, I haven’t had much spare time. A B C D 59. It’s no use to ask him for help. A B C D 60. Marie Curie awarded a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1911. A B C D IV. COMPREHENSION: 1. Read the following passage and choose the best answer. The first few days after getting home from college were okay but then I began to feel rather bored and lonely My parents were busy (61) _______ and most of my friends were either away on holiday or else had holiday jobs. I tried my best (62) _______ a job myself but without success. I was beginning to wish I had not come home when I saw an advertisement for holiday courses in the local newspaper. For a small fee you could try (63) _________ different activities organized by the town’s youth club. Each activity lasted half a day and they were (64)________. I also met new people as many of the tourists staying in the town joined in. You could do things like painting, acting, play-writing or computing. I met some students from Bulgaria who invited me to visit Bulgaria next year. You can imagine how excited I am: in fact, it was one of the (65) _________ summer holidays I’ve ever had. 61. A. work B. to work C. worked D. working 62. A. to get B. get C. got D. getting 63. A. lot of B. lots of C. a lots of D. a lot 64. A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interests 65. A. good B. well C. best D. better 2. Read the passage and make the correct choice. Jack London’s life and writing are thought by many to represent the American love of adventure. He was born in San Francisco, California and quit school at 14 to become a sailor. He traveled a great deal during his short lifetime, in the United States, Europe, and the Far East. When gold was discovered in Alaska in 1897, Jack London, answering the call of adventure, took part in the famous Gold Rush. His experiences in the wild northern country provided him with material for many of his later stories and novels, including To Build a Fire. Among his best known novels are The Call of the Wild and the Sea-Wolf. Jack London died in 1916 at the age of 40. 66. Jack London was born in A. 1867 B. 1876 C. 1878 D. 1886 67. At the age of 14, he became a A. pilot B. sailor C. writer D. poster 68. Jack London loved A. to become a sailor B. to look for gold C. a famous person D. adventure 69. Among the places Jack London visited was the A. pilot B. sailor C. writer D. poster 70. Most of Jack London’s novels were of A. romantic love stories B. sailor’s life C. the sight of on the river D. adventures V. WRITING 71. I like to watch TV.  I enjoy watching TV. 72. Smoking in the theater is forbidden.  It is forbidden to smoke in the theater. 73. It is easy to grow vegetables.  Growing vegetables are easy. 74. Mastering English is necessary.  It is necessary to master English. 75. Swimming across that rough sea is impossible.  It is impossible to swim across that rough sea. 76. I wish I hadn’t sold my car.  I regret swelling my car. 77. Do you fancy going for a walk?  Would you like to go for a walk? 78. My visit to Ha Long Bay will always stay in my memory.  I will never forget visiting to Ha Long Bay. 79. Open the door, please.  Would you mind opening the door? 80. It took him two hours to repair that bicycle.  He spent two hours repairing that bicycle. 81. They spent three days painting that house.  It took them three days to paint that house. 82. I have studied English for five years.  I began studying / to study English five years ago. 83. Tom can’t stand getting up early in winter.  Tom hates getting up early in winter. 84. Students couldn’t wait to see their new teacher.  Students were eager to see their new teacher. 85. I usually arrive at school ten minutes early.  I tend to arrive at school ten minutes early. . sailor C. writer D. poster 70. Most of Jack London’s novels were of A. romantic love stories B. sailor’s life C. the sight of on the river D. adventures V one of the (65) _________ summer holidays I’ve ever had. 61. A. work B. to work C. worked D. working 62. A. to get B. get C. got D. getting 63. A. lot of