II.

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
7. A. taste
B. fast
C. last
D. task
8. A. watched
B. mixed
C. earned
D. washed
9. A. hot
B. both
C. bottle
D. cotton
10. A. benches
B. boxes
C. watches
D. tables
III. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the space
11. .............................. these guidelines and enjoy the food you eat.
A. Go
B. Take
C. Follow
D. Do
12. This apartment is for us because it is rather cheap and near the
city center.
A. easy
B. suitable
C. best
D. ready
13. Mr Brown goes work bus every day.
A. to/ by
B. to / in
C. for / by
D. for / in
14. We may know the land well, but we know very about the oceans.
A. few
B. a few
C. a little
D. little
15. Do the following things healthy teeth.
A. to have
B. having
C. have
D. for having
16. Today Dien Bien Phu is a destination.
A. tour
B. touring
C. tourist
D. toured
17. There is always traffic in the city center at rush hour.
A. strong
B. heavy
C. full
D. many
18. Excuse me. Can I make a (n) to see the dentist?
A. meeting
B. experiment
C. gathering
D. appointment
19. Keep fit and stay healthy. Thats the best to prevent a
common cold.
A. means
B. way
C. thing
D. road
20. I take you to the airport? That would be nice, thanks.
A. Do
B. Would
C. Shall
D. Take
21. Some students just sit andwith friends at recess.
A. talk
B. talking
C. to talk
D. for talking
22. Hospital volunteers wear striped pink and white.
A. uniform
B. suit
C. clothes
D. dresses
23. Teenagers like to listen the. pop music.
A. late
B. later
C. latest
D. last
24. Thank you for the invitation. What time would you
like?
A. we come
B. we to come
C. that we come
D. us to come
25. A journalist for a newspaper.
A. sends
B. posts
C. types
D. writes
26. I couldnt go to school. I.. a bad cold.
A. have
B. had
C. am having
D. was having
27. the people in the area live in neighboring villages.
A. Most of
B. Most
C. Almost
D. The most
28. The school library opens at any time between two oclock.half past
three.
A. from
B. and
C. to
D. from
29. Would you please. me where the city post office is?
A. tell
B. say
C. show
D. point
30. A farm has. real vacations.
A. none
B. no
C. never
D. nothing
31. What do we have.. dinner? Im really hungry.
A. with
B. at
C. for
D. of
32. We.poor when we.to America 5 years
ago.
A. are / move
B. were / moved
C. are / moved
D. were / move

33. Liz liked.. the dolphin and the color of the cap.
A. either
B. neither
C. both
D. none
34. My father never drinks beer. He like it.
A. doesnt
B. dont
C. didnt
D. cant
35. In todays newspaper there a lot of news about the earthquake.
A. has
B. have
C. is
D. are
36. When I was a child, I always a bike to school.
A. drove
B. rode
C. ran
D. took
37. I dont like tests. Neither
A. I do
B. I dont
C. I like
D. do I
38. Id like to make a. to 1256734, please.
A. ring
B. call
C. phone
D. sound
39. . will it last? About two hours.
A. When
B. How much
C. What
D. How long
40. Sorry, he isnt here. Can I a message then?
A. leave
B. let
C. make
D. ask him
41. My English is not very good. I want to it often.
A. keep
B. work
C. practice
D. get
42. Listen, who the guitar in the next room, Alice?
A. does play
B. is playing
C. plays
D. are playing
43. The yard is very noisy the bell rings.
A. to
B. up to
C. into
D. until
44. This CD player is very small. ?It is
A. portable
B. porting
C. easy to port
D. portably
45. There is one channel that only pop videos.
A. performs
B. displays
C. plays
D.
shows
46. Each football team has eleven players.
A.
It has eleven people in a football team.
B.
Eleven people come to a football team.
C.
There are eleven members in a football team.
D.
A football team gets eleven people.
IV. Read the passages and choose the most suitable word for each blank:
British parents are always(51) that their children spend too much
time(52). TV and not enough time doing other activities like sports and reading.
A(53).. survey of peoples free time activities(54) that young
people spend about 23 hours a week in(55). of the television set, that means over 3
hours(56)
It is(57).. that the average adult watches even more: 28 hours a week. Every
household in the county has a TV set and over half have two or more . (58).. to the
survey people do not only watch sitting in their living room , they watch it in the kitchen and in
bed as well.
We cannot deny that television also(59 ) some negative effects especially
children , because many films shown on TV contain violence, crime and other bad things.
Excessive watching of TV by children has lowered(60). results in studying at
school
51. A. complain
B. complaining
C. complains
D. complained
52. A. to watch
B. watch
C. watching
D. watched
53. A. recent
B. recently
C. late
D. lately
54. A. show
B. to show
C. showing
D. shows
55. A. back
B. front
C. side
D. behind
56. A. a day
B. a week
C. a month
D. a year
57. A. surprise
B. surprised
C. surprising
D. to surprise
58. A. Because
B. Addition
C. Beside
D. According
59. A. have
B. having
C. has
D. had

60. A. Its
B. their
C. his
D. her
V. Find the wrong underlined part ( A,B,C or D) in the following sentences: ( 10 pts)
61. I had not to work yesterday because it was my day off.
A
B
C
D
62. You must try to make these children clean their tooth.
A B
C
D
63. There is many furniture made of wood in the sitting room.
A
B
C
D
64. Eric now drives his bike to school instead of traveling by bus.
A
B
C
D
65. Life is more comfortably now and people enjoy watching TV at their own home.
A
B
C
D
66. Look at these two beautiful vases. Which one do you like best?
A
B
C
D
67. Nowadays people are living longer so they are more elderly people.
A
B
C
D
68. What do you usually do at recess? Do you play some games?
A B
C
D
69. I am terrible sorry. I didnt mean to break your windows.
A B
C
D
70. On the back of the school yard there is a big apple tree.
A
B
C
D
VI. Find in each blank with ONE suitable word:
VISIT THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL
Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the(71) city of
Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September
the(72) is filled with actors and artist from all over the world. They come to
Edinburgh for the (73) arts festival in Britain. During this time, the streets of the
city are alive with(74) and dance from early in the morning until late at night.
You can even see artists painting (75) on the streets!
Tens of thousands of (76) come to the Festival to see new films and plays
and to hear music played by(77) musicians. This year, you can see over five
hundred(78) with actors from more than forty countries.
The tickets for these performances are quite (79), and it is usually easier to see
your(80) star in Edinburgh than it is in London. So come to Edinburgh
next summer.
VII. Use the correct forms of the words given: ( 10 pts)
81. Television is one of the cheapest forms of
(entertain )
82. I think the most idea is to go by train. (sense)
83. You must be careful when playing electronic games because they can
be ( addict)
84. Videos are also very useful in. ( educate)
85. In to that, my bike tires was flat. (add)
86. Mr Hung has a very tooth. (pain)
87. Catching the common cold is for everybody. ( please)
88. Do you know a good to decorate my house? (decorate)
89. In most countries, there are organizations especially for (teen)
The students often play soccer or basketball. ( energy)

VIII. Tranform to passive voice:

1. Somebody has taken my briefcase.
..
2. The teacher returned our written work to us.
..
3. She had finished her report by soon.
..
4. The mad dog bit the little boy.
..
5. The police have arrested five suspects.
..
6. The doctor ordered him to take a long rest.
..
7 Lightening struck the house.
..
8. A group of students have met their friends at the rail way station.
..
9. They didnt allow Tom to take these books home.
..
10. The teacher wont correct exercises tomorrow.
..
September
Tuesday
First of all, let me get something straight: This is a Journal, not a diary. I know what it says on the cover,
but when Mom went out to buy this thing I specifically told her to get one that didnt say diary on it.
Great. Some jerk would catch me carrying this book around and get the wrong idea.

The other thing I want to clear up right away is that this was moms idea, not mine. But if she thinks Im
going to write down my feelings in here or whatever, shes crazy. So just dont expect me to be all
Dear Diary this and Dear Diary that.
The only reason I agreed to do this at all is because I figure later on when Im rich and

famous, Ill have better things to do than answer peoples stupid questions all day long. So this book is
gonna come in handy.

Like I said, Ill be famous one day, but for now Im stuck in middle school with a bunch of morons.

Let me just say for the record that I think middle school is the dumbest idea ever invented.
You got kids like me who havent hit their growth spurt yet mixed in with these gorillas who need to
shave twice a day.
And then they wonder why bullying is such a big problem in middle school. If it was up to me, grade
levels would be based on height, not age. But then again, I guess that would mean kids like Chirag
Gupta would still be in the first grade.
Today is the first day of school, and right now were just waiting
around for the teacher to hurry up and finish the seating chart. So I
figured I might as well write in this book to pass the time. By the
way, let me give you some good advice. On the first day of school,
you got to be real careful where you sit.
You walk into the classroom and just plunk your stuff down on
any old desk and the next thing you know the teacher is saying

So in this class, I got stuck with Chris Hosey in front of me and Lionel James in back of me. Jason Brill
came in late and almost sat to my right, but luckily I stopped that from happening at the last second.

Next period, I should just sit in the middle of a bunch of hot girls as soon as I step in the room.
But I guess if I do that, it just proves I didnt learn anything from last year.

Man, I dont know what is up with girls these days. It used to be a whole lot simpler back in elementary
school. The deal was, if you were the fastest runner in your class, you got all the girls. And in the fifth
grade, the fastest runner was Ronnie McCoy. Nowadays, its a whole lot more complicated. Now its
about the kind of clothes you wear or how rich you are or if you have a cute butt or whatever. And kids
like Ronnie McCoy are scratching their heads wondering what the heck happened.
The most popular boy in my grade is Bryce Anderson. The thing that really stinks is that I have always
been into girls, but kids like Bryce have only come around in the last couple of years. I remember how
Bryce used to act back in elementary school.

Like I said, Bryce is the most popular kid in our grade, so that leaves all the rest of us guys scrambling
for the other spots. The best I can figure is that Im somewhere around 52nd or 53rd most popular this
year. But the good news is that Im about to move up one spot because Charlie Davies is above me, and
hes getting his braces next week.

I try to explain all this popularity stuff to my friend Rowley (who is probably hovering right around the
150 mark, by the way), but I think it just goes in one ear and out the other with him.

Wednesday
Today we had Phys Ed, so the first thing I did when I got
outside was sneak off to the basketball court to see if the
Cheese was still there. And sure enough, it was.
That piece of Cheese has been sitting there since last spring. I
guess it mustve dropped out of someones sandwich or
something. After a couple of days, the Cheese started getting
all moldy and nasty. Nobody would play basketball on the court where the Cheese was, even though
that was the only court that had a hoop with a net. Then one day, this kid named Darren Walsh touched
the Cheese with his finger, and thats what started this thing called the Cheese Touch. If you get the
Cheese Touch, youre stuck with it until you pass it on to someone else. The only way to protect
yourself from the Cheese Touch is to cross your fingers.
But its not that easy remembering to keep your fingers
crossed every moment of the day. I ended up taping mine
together so theyd stay crossed all the time. I got a D in
handwriting, but it was totally worth it. This one kid named
Abe Hall got the Cheese Touch in April, and nobody would
even come near him for the rest of the year. This summer Abe
moved away to California and took the Cheese Touch with
him. I just hope someone doesnt start the Cheese Touch up again, because I dont need that kind of
stress in my life anymore.