I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others 1. A. young B. drought C. discount D. sound 2. A. blind B. assistant C. hire D. itinerary 3. A. Christmas B. character C. chemistry D. brochure 4. A. nature B. behavior C. separate D. arrange 5. A. competition B. chore C. conscious D. promise II. Give the correct form of verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. 1. People in the affected area (move)………..…………to safe contemporary shelters before the storm came. 2. In the future, incurable diseases (cure)…………………………………….. 3. If we (have)…………. flying car now, we (solve)……………………….. the problem of traffic jams. 4. San Francisco (often call)……………………… “The windy city”. 5. It’s a pity you missed the party. If you (come)………..….you (meet)…………..…….. my friend from Hungary. 6. If we (have)……………….…..some tools, we (be)…………..…….….able to repair the car, but we haven’t had any with us. 7. Thank you for your help. If you (not help)…………….……..…me, I (not pass)………….…..……….the examination III. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. 1. I think I……………………..soccer with my friends at this time next weekend. A. am going to play B. will be playing C. are playing D. was playing 2. He said he worked very hard and that was the key………. his success. A. to B. for C. of D. on 3. Typhoon Haiyan made severe damages, and………of life became great in the Philippines. A. lose B. loses C. losing D. loss 4. If you………………..something, you need to patent it as quickly as possible. A. invented B. will invent C. invent D. have invented 5. Breathing polluted air every day may………………in respiratory problems. A. cause B. make C. result D. lead 6. If the teacher were now here, we ………him the difference ……“science” and “technology”. A. would ask/ between B. would asked/ between C. would ask/ among D. would asked/ among 7. After three hours of considering, we have decided…………….the final decision. A. making B. to make C. to making D. make 8. The teacher ………..to the class that they had to submit the essay by the end of the next day. A. talked B. told C. said D. spoke 9. If I………….a scientist, I would do a lot research on turning salt water into fresh water. A. am B. was C. were D. had been 10. They have made a great presentation on saving energy. A. They said that they had made a great presentation on saving energy. B. They told to us that they had made a great presentation on saving energy. C. They said to us that we had made a great presentation on saving energy. D. They told us that they have made great presentation. 11. The new invention could have a wide range of ………….. in industry. A. concerns B. goodness C. advance D. applications 12. Sciences and technology have enormous ………. on economic development. A. affects B. effects C. affect D. effect IV. Give the correct form of the words in brackets 1. An international meeting on (economy)………..……….. development took place in Singapore last week. 2. The USA is a world leader in space (explore)………………………… 3. The (invent)……………..…….. of the computer is one of the biggest achievements in the 20th century. 4. It seems (nature)………………….. for a child to spend so much time by himself or herself. 5. Advances in (medicine)…………………….science will help people live longer in the future. V. Read the following passage and fill in the blank with ONE suitable word. I disagree (1)………….. the idea that robots will only bring benefits (2)………. people in the future. Robots will also have some (3)…………………… influences. Firstly, they will (4)……… very expensive and we will spend too (5)……………… money buying and fixing them. Secondly, robots in factories will be able to do everything the workers (6)………, so robots will make them jobless. Thirdly, robots in our homes will do all the housework (7)……….. us, so we will become lazy and inactive. (8)…… short, robots will do many things for us, but they may not improve the quality of our lives.