I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. itchy B. stomach C. charity D. match 2. A. blanket B. donate C. allergy D. calorie 3. A. closure B. leisure C. sugar D. pleasure 4. A. missed B. stopped C. wanted D. watched II. Circle the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words. ( 1.0 p) 1. A. recently B. abundant C. limited D. energy 2. A. quiet B. solar C. perform D. blessing 3. A. birthday B. cowboy C. enjoy D. pleasure 4. A. disease B. humour C. cancer D. treatment II. Circle the best answer to fill in the blank. (2.5p) 1. We were_____________ by the end of the movie. A. bore B. moved C. boring D. moving 2. Would you like _________________________bread? A. one B. an C. some D. many 3. On the table there were vegetables, bread and two large____________________________. A. bowl of soup B. bowl of soups C. bowls of soups D. bowls of soup 4. They detest ________ so early in the morning. A. gets up B. to get up C. geting up D. getting up 5. She loves _____ a book to the younger children. A. reads B. to read C. readed D. read 6. You live in the countryside, _____? A. don’t you B. do I C. doesn’t you D. don’t I 7. I prefer ______________people to__________________ with people. A. texted -chatted B. texts –chats C.texting -chatting D.text-chat 8. The first Doctors’ stone tablets ___in 1484. A. are erected B. erected C. was erected D. were erected 9. At this time next year, she ____ in London. A. study B. studies C. studying D. will be studying 10. Mary : Thanks for the lovely dinner! - Peter :_________________ A. Please don’t say so! B. You are welcome! C. That’s OK D. I’m good IV. Read the following passage, and circle the best answer to fill in the blank. (1.5 p) Yesterday, Carlos went to La Tomatina. The festival is held on the last Wednesday of August every year in Bũnol, Spain. (1)________ were thousands of people there. In the morning, many people tried (2)________ up the pole to get the ham. At 11 a.m, they saw a jet from the water cannons and the chaos began. Bags of tomatoes from trucks were (3)_________________to the crowds, and they began throwing tomatoes at one another. They all had to wear goggles to protect their eyes. After one hour, they saw another jet and stopped throwing. The whole town square (4)________ red with rivers of tomato juice. Finally, they tried tomato Paella, a (5)________ Spanish rice dish. Together with local people and tourists, they enjoyed the (6)________ food and drinks. 1. A. There B. That C. They D. This 2. A. climbbing B. to climb C. climb D. climbed 3. A. thrown B. throw C. threw D. to throw 4. A. was B. are C. is D. were 5. A. traditionally B. tradition C. traditional D. traditions 6. A. good B. better C. well D. betterly V. Circle the mistake in each sentence. (1.0 p) 1. Wind power is a renewable source because it can be replaced easily and quick. 2. When Jack was in Italy, he didn’t used to stay with an Italian family. 3. The most common traffic problem in cities around the world are traffic jams. 4. Thanksgiving is traditionally celebrate with a feast among family and friends. 5. My school is going to be rebuild next month. VI. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning, using the words given. (1.5 p) 1. She taught at a primary school 20 years ago. à She used ..................................................... 2. Although the weather was bad, he went to school on time. à Despite ...................................................... 3. We will plant more trees along this street.  More trees............................................................................... 4. What is the price of the bicycle?  How much…………………………………………………….. 5. The last time he saw Anna was 2 years ago.  He…………………………………… 6. My school is the same as my sister's.  My sister's school is not……………………………… 7. The film begins with a terrible disaster. It has a happy ending. (In spite of) 8. I was thirsty. I wanted a glass of water. (so)