1. A. ocean B. remote C. occasion D. metro 2. A. festival B. cultural C. sculpture D. virtual 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. 3. A. external B. determine C. mysterious D. customer 4. A. miraculous B. individual C. certificate D. astronomy Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 5. Now that the stress of examinations are over, we can go somewhere for our holiday. A B C D 6. The English summer course will start in May 29th and finish in August. A B C D 7. There were so a lot of people trying to leave the burning building that the police A B C had a great deal of trouble controlling them. D Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 8. The earthworm is a worm _______in moist, warm soil in many geographical areas. A. it is found B. is found C. and found it D. which is found 9. Our flight from Amsterdam to London was delayed ______the heavy fog. A. as a result B. on account C. instead of D. due to 10. It is_______ to translate each lesson into your language.This is not a good way to study English. A. productive B. unproductive C. producing D. unproducing 11. A good clock always keeps_______ time. A. certain B. accurate C. true D. serious 12. It seems that the world record for this event is almost impossible to_______. A. meet B. compare C. break D. balance 13. The soldier was punished for_______ to obey his commanding officer's order. A. refusing B. regretting C. objecting D. resisting 14. It is believed that she'll be a billionaire by the time she_______ forty. A. is B. was C. will be D. would be 15. Some of the passengers spoke to reporters about their_______ in the burning bus. A. occasion B. knowledge C. event D. experience 16. _______the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more. A. Because of B. Meanwhile C. Despite D. Although Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. 17.- Passenger 1:“I think you've taken my bag by mistake.” -Passenger 2: “_______” A.What a shame! B. Pardon? C. I'm so sorry. D. Have I? 18. - Laura: “May I have something to drink, please?” - Jane: “_______” A. Yes, of course. Help yourself. B. Of course you may. C. Why do you have to ask? D. You must help others too. 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. 19. The Internet is available only in cities and towns, so we cannot easily get access to it in the countryside. A. visiting B. existing C. safe D. helpful 20. The naughty boy was scolded for breaking the neighbour's window yesterday. A. told off B. complimented C. caught D. taken care of 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. 21. The Ministry of Health is carrying out a health project for the poor in mountainous regions and rural areas. A. urban B. mountainous C. suburban D. coastal 22. Our children must attend some acceptable school during the years of compulsory education. A. advisory B. inspirational C. commercial D. voluntary Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks. People enjoy living in large cities. But cities have problems. One problem is that they frequently grow very rapidly. Transportation (23)_______ complicated. There are a lot of cars, buses and bicycles. As a result, people are trying to improve the big cities, and they are also planning for new cities. Plan A is a large city (24)_______ smaller cities around it. There is an open land with trees, fields, and lakes between the large city and smaller cities. Each small city is (25)_______. It has offices, schools, hospitals, and places of entertainment. In Plan B the cities are (26)_______by a road. In Plan C, the cities are in rings around the central city and all of them are connected to each other. The goal of all these plans is to limit the (27)_______of the large city. 23. A. becomes B. returns C. happens D. develops 24. A. in B. for C. with D. at 25. A. entire B. finished C. total D. complete 26. Ạ. chain B. connected C. attached D. fastened 27. A. progress B. growth C. movement D. improvement