A. PHONETICS I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1.a.decided b. imagined c. celebrated d. included 2.a.believe b. reappear c. enormous d. teleporter 3.a.with b. growth c. worth-while d. death II.Choose the word whose underlined part has different stressed pattern 4.a.balloon b. pedal c. avoid d. reward 5.a.dangerous b. poverty c. nutrition d. plentiful B.VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question. 6. We ______jet pack a lot by the end of this century. A. will be use B. will be using C. will used D. are using 7. I think we ______________ have electric taxis very soon. A. may B. might C. will D. would 8. All of us have to obey traffic rules strictly, ___________? A. isn’t it B. aren’t they C. don’t they D. haven’t they 9. The Festival of the Sun is held ___________June 24th.CS A. in B. on C. at D. about 10. This means of transport travels_________around 300kph A. from B. of C. at D. about 11. Solar panels _________ outdoors to capture sunlight and transform it into electricity. A. will be placed B. will be placing C. will place D. will have placed 12.These suitcases belong to you and your wife. Those suitcases are __________ A. yours B. your’s C. hers D. ours 13. Children in the slums have…..diseases than those in wealthy areas. A. less B. fewer C. more D. much more II. Choose the words that have CLOSEST meaning to the underlined ones 14. It’s always very crowded in rush-hours in big cities. A. busy B. free C. quiet D. exciting 15.Some of the vehicles become popular, but others flop. A. succeed B. die C. failure D. fail III. Choose the words that have OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined ones 16. At Halloween, adults dress in costumes of ghosts and dead people. A. killed B. alive C. passed D. lifeless 17. I saw people in traditional clothes and dance in the festival. A. ancient B. old C. modern D. unique 18.Choose the underlined part that needs correcting Biogas will be used in the villages to be protected the environment. A. Biogas B. will be used C. to be protected D. the environment IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges. 19, ‘Is it difficult to reduce our carbon footprints?’ ‘________________’ A. It depends on the way you think. B. Not at all. Just practice the 3R’s. C. It’s not if we still rely on fossil fuels. D. I’m not sure. What will happen? 20. “Wow! Driverless cars already exist” –“_____________” A. I can’t believe B. I like it C. That’s shocking D. I feel amazed C. READING I. Read the passage and choose the correct answers (A,B,C or D ) to fill in the blanks These days it is impossible to open a newspaper without reading about the damage we are doing to the environment. The earth is being threatened and the future looks bad. What can each of us do? We cannot (21) ____up our polluted rivers and seas one night. We can not stop the disappearing of plants and animals. But we can stop adding to the (22) _______ while scientists are searching for the answers, and laws are passed in nature’s defend. It may not be easy to change our lifestyle completely, but some steps are easy to take: (23) _____ down the amount of driving you do, or (24) ________ plastic as little as possible. It is also easy to save energy, which also reduces household bills. We must all make a personal decision to (25) ________ for the future of our planet if we want to see a good world for our children. 21. A. clean B. use C. put D. set 22. A. pollution B. overuse C. problem D. benefit 23. A. turn B. cut C. look D. go 24. A. reducing B. to reduce C. reduces D. reduce 25. See B. work C. clean D. ensure