A. PHONETICS I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. twice B. flight C. piece D. mind 2. A. about B. around C. sound D. young 3. A. cover B. oven C. coffee D. company 4. A. plates B. cakes C. mates D. places 5. A. laughed B. learned C. changed D. arrived II. Choose the words that have the different stress from the others. 1. A. relief B. debris C. typhoon D. severe 2. A. erupt B. victim C. forest D. message 3. A. volcano B. tropical C. government D. property 4. A. geography B. evacuate C. emergency D. temporary 5. A. scatter B. earthquake C. collapse D. mudslide B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence: 1. A table with four chairs is .................. of the dining room. A. in B. the middle C. in the middle D. about 2. You .................. brush your teeth twice a day. A. should B. can C. will D. have 3. Tim is a good student. He did very well in the first semester. His mother is .................. him. A. sorry for B. sad C. proud of D. displeased 4. The new hotel .................. next year. A. is opened B. will be opened C. is opening D. opens 5. Would you mind .................. on the light? A. turn B. to turn C. turned D. turning 6. - Where is the fridge? - It‟s .................. the corner of the kitchen. A. in B. at C. to D. above 7. A table with four chairs is .................. of the dining room. A. in B. the middle C. in the middle D. about 8. You .................. brush your teeth twice a day. A. should B. can C. will D. have 9. Tim is a good student. He did very well in the first semester. His mother is .................. him. A. sorry for B. sad C. proud of D. displeased 10. The new hotel .................. next year. A. is opened B. will be opened C. is opening D. opens 11. Would you mind .................. on the light? A. turn B. to turn C. turned D. turning 12. - Where is the fridge? - It‟s .................. the corner of the kitchen. A. in B. at C. to D. above 13. Did the children enjoy .................. when they were on holiday? A. themselves B. themself C. himself D. itself 14. Carmen didn‟t use to eat fish, but now she .................. A. used to B. do C. does D. doesn‟t 15. I never go to Australia. I .................. to Australia yet. A. went B. have been C. will go D. haven‟t been 16. I‟m .................. Let‟s do something. How about going to a movie? A. boring B. bore C. bored D. being bored 17. I‟m hungry. .................. is for dinner this evening? A. Why B. When C. How D. What 18. The old lady sat in a corner talking to .................. A. himself B. itself C. herself D. themselves 13. I .................. swimming very much. A. wait B. try C. enjoy D. finish 14. The teacher said, “Come at 8 o‟clock”. à The teacher told the students .................. at 8 o‟clock. A. not to come B. to come C. coming D. came 15. Mary is watching a film. She really likes it. Mary is really .................. A. to interest B. interest C. interested D. interesting 16. .................. to do homework today? A. Have you B. Do you have C. Must you D. You must 17. She knows that he worked really .................. this semester. A. good B. hardly C. better D. hard 18. Stop, boys! It‟s .................. near the streets. A. dangerous for playing B. dangerously to play C. dangerous to playing D. dangerous to play 19. It‟s possible to supplement one‟s .................. by taking a part-time job. A. income B. earning C. gaining D. attainment 20. Do you mind if I switch on the radio? - .................. A. No, thank B. Yes, go ahead C. No, not at all D. Yes, you can