I. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. 1. A. oceanic B. botanical C. identical D. romantic 2. A. natural B. animal C. waterfall D. illegal 3. A. commercial B. economic C. traditional D. intelligent 4. A. agricultural B. documental C. telephone D. intermediate 5. A. disagree B. photographic C. historical D. unnecessary II. Fill in the blank with a suitable word/ phrase, based on the first letter(s) given. 1. The water in the lakes in this area has been c…………………for a long time. It is because of the factories nearby that dump waste into them. 2. The overuse of lights result in I…………………p…………………. 3. L…………………b…………………is not what she worries about when studying abroad. Her English is excellent. 4. The governments of some foreign countries have decided to lend financial s…………... to the country after that destructive earthquake. 5. Students should be provided with the f…………………a…………………skills in case of emergencies. They need to know how to survive in dangerous situations. III . Choose the best answer (A, B, c or D). 1. People believe that the …………… water has brought cancer to the local residents. A. pollutant B. pollution C. polluted D. polluting 2. Factories need to stop dumping industrial …………… into the lakes and rivers immediately. A. trash B. rubbish C. waste D. litter 3. If local people drink this untreated water, they …………… have cholera. A. will probably B. probably will C. would probably D. probably would 4. The number of horses in Canada ……………slightly over the past few years. A. has decreased B. have decreased C. decreased D. had decreased 5. By the time you …………… to England, I …………… there for two days. A. come-was B. came-was C. came – had been D. had come-was 6. At present, the Holi Festival of Colors …………… in India. A. is occurring B. is occuring C. are occurring D. are occuring 7. Few people know that before hurricane Katrina, there…………… two more destructive hurricanes occurring in the US. A. was B. were C. have been D. had been 8. When the city ……………, the storm suddenly ……………and …………… everything away. A. slept - hit - sweep B. were sleeping - was hitting - swept C. was sleeping - hit - swept D. slept - hit - was sweeping 9. Three out of five newly-built houses in this area …………… by this accidental fire. A. was burnt down B. was burnt out C. were burnt down D. were burnt out 10. Fortunately, the injured people …………… by a passerby before his health condition …………… worse. A. was rescued - became B. had been rescued - became C. rescued - became D. was rescued - had become IV. Put the verbs into the correct tenses. 1. This is the first time I (experience) ……………. such a terrifying flood. 2. By the time I (arrive) ……………. in Changi airport, he ……………. (be) there for 30 minutes to pick me up. 3. If I (have) ……………. one million US dollars, I (build) ……………. more parks in our city. 4. If I had more time in my business trip to Australia, I (pay) ……………. a visit to the Opera House. 5. Before I moved to Florida, I (spend) ……………. three days visiting Texas. 6. By the time the earthquake (stop) ……………., tens of big building in this small area (destroy) …………….