I. Pronunciation. A. Choose the word having the underlined letters pronounced differently. (0.5 pt) 1. A. idea B. picnic C. high D. twice 2. A. toothpaste B. foot C. floor D. food B. Choose the words having different stress pattern. (0.5 pt) 3. A. vacation B. holiday C. summer D. aerobics 4. A. volleyball B. badminton C. activity D. usually I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (2.5 pts) 1. Thanks ___________ the money he received, he was able to attend the university. A. on B. for C. of D. to 2. _____________ the wet weather, the football match went ahead. A. Despite B. Although C. Owing to D. Because of 3. He is very ______________. He is always willing to help everyone. A. mean B. poor C. generous D. selfish 4. My pen friend, _____________ photos I showed you, will come to see me next week. A. her B. which C. who D. whose 5. Nobody knew what to say, ______________? A. did it B. didn’t it C. did they D. didn’t they 6. If I had time, I _____________ to the countryside with you this weekend. A. will go B. would go C. went D. would have gone 7. There was a _____________ last night because of the violent storm. A. power supply B. power cut C. electricity supply D. power 8. I didn’t want to be disturbed, so I _______________my mobile phone. A. turned on B. switched off C. took in D. dropped out 9. Will you ever forget ____________ Maradona, the football star? A. meet B. to meet C. to have met D. meeting 10. -Tom: “You’ve got a lovely singing voice, Mary!” - Mary: “________________________” A. Don’t mention it. B. Congratulations! C. It’s all right. D. Thank you. III. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in the following passage. (1.5 pts) Good communication is the key (13)_____________ being successful and satisfied in many situations: work, personal, social. At work, communication skills are most commonly shown in your (14)______________ to use and understand language, whether spoken or on (15)_____________. You need a good command of language to (16)________________ your ideas, opinions, and feelings across clearly. Listening carefully is (17)_______________ important communication skill, as is the ability and confidence to (18)_______________ questions when you need to understand something or get information from someone. Competence in a language except your mother tongue also counts as a communication skill. 13. A. for B. to C. with D. of 14. A. pleasure B. knowledge C. fluency D. ability 15. A. paper B. writing C. talking D. letter 16. A. come B. take C. get D. have 17. A. a B. an C. the D. any 18. A. ask B. answer C. do D. find