I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. This orange taste........................................... sweetly/ sweety/ sweet/ sweets 2. My father usually helps me................English. learnt/ learns/ learn/ learning 3. My friend and.................went for a walk. me/ my/ mine/ I 4. Nobody likes to pay.....................prices. high/ tall/ big/ great 5. Some people are used to.......... in crowded streets and don’t mind it at all. ride/ rode/ ridden/riding 6. I took my swimming suit,...........and then went for a swim. try it on/ put it on/ wore it/ get dress it 7. He seldom goes fishing,..................? doesn’t/ is he/ does he/ isn’t he 8. I want some water, but there is..........left in the bottle. no/ less/ more/ any II. Read the passage. Fill in each gap with a suitable word above. letters Reports problems cartoons matches games Puzzles events news sports The Daily Sun is a good newspaper. It has all the latest (1)....................., and there is also an excellent (2)...............page with well written and interesting (3)...................of football and hockey (4)................... The middle pages contain two crossword (5).................and come very well-drawn (6)..................of famous people and (7)....................... Finally, there are always interesting (8).................. to the editor. III. Give the correct word form. 1. He made another.............................about who to invite. SUGGEST 2. She enjoyed..........................with her friends and it cost nothing. SOCIAL 3. I look forward to.....................your letter as soon as possible. RECEIVE 4. Their......................has lasted a life time. FRIEND 5. That.............................play very well. PIANO 6. My brother works for an................agency. ADVERTISE 7. I would like to book a......................to Hong Kong. FLY 8. This dress is too short. I may be able to............it. LONG 9. He was too.................to tell his teacher about the stupid mistake. SHAME 10. In........................to doing the cleaning, I make the coffee. ADD IV. Give the correct verb tense or form of the verbs in brackets. 1. Last Sunday, Mrs. Hay.................(1. drive) along small country road when she.............(2.see) a man at the side of the road. He....................(3.wave) and poiting at his car. Mrs. Hay ..............(4.stop) and..................(5.ask) the man if he.............(6.be) all right. “My car’s broken down”, said the man. 2. You..............(7.go) to the tennis club last Sunday? – No, I.......(8.be) tired so I...............(9.stay) at home. 3. The majority of people................(10.seem).................(11.prefer) TV to radio. V. Identify an error in each sentence and correct it. 1. I bought a different gift for my friend in American last year. ……………… 2. I don’t know how explain all these things to you now. ……………… 3. I remember that I have something new to told you. ……………… 4. Today I said my mother about my trip to Ho Chi Minh city with my classmates. ……………… 5. It’s important for every students to have a book. ……………… 6. My parents always think that I am not enough old to ride to school alone. ……………… VI. Rewite the following sentences with the same meaning. 1. When I was a child, I live in Bristol.  We used......................................................................................................... 2. We felt bored because of his long speed. His long speed................................................................................................. 3. You will catch a cold if you don’t keep your feet dry.  Unless............................................................................................................ 4. When I was ten, I used to go to school with my best friend.  At the age of ten, I always.............................................................................. 5. My friend and I are the same height. I am........................................................ 6. They won’t be able to come on Sunday.  It will be......................................................................................................... 7. They’ve been living here for six years now.  They moved................................................................................................... 8. “You shouldn’t spend your weekend in the city”  She advised me..............................................................................................