1. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions The return fare costs ______ the single one. A: as twice as B: twice much as C: twice as D: twice as much as 2. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions I found it interesting listen to your talk on problems of living in big cities. A: it B: listen C: living D: on 3. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to (1) ______ their location, most of these cities have famous (2) ______ associated with water. New York City has the Statue of Liberty Island. San Francisco has the Golden Gate Bridge and Venice has the Grand Canal, to name only a few. a. Indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (1) A: As B: Because C: Since D: Because of b. Indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (2) A: scenery B: regions C: landmarks D: monuments 4. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions A: available B: affordable C: reliable D: comfortable 5. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Many city dwellers are suffered from ______ every day but they have no way out. A: pleasure and convenience B: pleasant and convenient C: unpleasure and inconvenience D: unpleasant and inconvenient 6. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions We’d better speed up if we want to get there in time. A: put down B: lie down C: slow down D: turn down 7. Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema. A: We have been to the cinema for a long time. B: We don’t go to the cinema as we used to. C: We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time. D: We wish we went to the cinema now. 8. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions A: multicultural B: cosmopolitan C: convenient D: metropolitan 9. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions (gạch chân ea) A: feature B: meaning C: leader D: area 10. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions This book is similar the one we saw in the bookshop this morning. A: the one B: similar C: in the bookshop D: saw 11. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Karachi in Pakistan is ______ city in the world in population. A: the second larger B: second largest C: second large D: the second largest 12. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions (gạch chân ou) A: delicious B: fabulous C: populous D: around 13. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions Let’s wait here for her. I’m sure she will turn up before long. A: visit B: arrive C: enter D: return 14. Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions I was the last to know about the accident. A: At last I knew about the accident. B: I wasn’t informed about the accident at all. C: The last thing I knew about was the accident. D: Everyone had heard about the accident before I did. 15. Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions John used to write home once a week when he was abroad. A: When John was abroad he remembered to write home every week. B: John enjoyed writing home every week when he was abroad. C: John doesn’t write home once a week any longer. D: John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad.