1. A. hates B. works C. stops D. lives 2. A. school B. child C. cheese D. church Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 3. A. recent B. suggest C. apply D. divide 4. A. expensive B. official C. impossible D. beautiful Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 5. She will pay less but she uses two energy-saving bulbs. A B C D 6. The questions the teacher wrote on the board was not easy. A B C D 7. She walked ten kilometers a day to get water enough for her family to use. A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 8. If we go on littering, the environment _________seriously polluted. A. becomes B. will become C. became D. would become 9. The boy was very hungry _________he ate nothing. A. so B. and C. therefore D. but 10. The man suggests _________to the seaside in the summer. A. to go B. go C. going D. goes 11. A dripping faucet_________500 liters of water a month. A. can waste B. is wasted C. waste D. are wasting 12. He sighed _________when he heard the news. A. sadly B. sad C. sadden D. sadness 13. Please _________the lights. It’s very dark. A. turn on B. go on C. get on D. put on 14. Not only _________her father, but you will know about his job if you go with us. A. you meet B. will you meet C. you are meeting D. do you meet 15. The man sat down on the chair _________started to tell the story. A. so B. and C. or D. because 16. You should travel by bike _________by motorbike to save energy. A. therefore B. instead of C. however D. because 17. Please go _________with what you’re doing. Don’t look at them! A. on B. out C. away D. down 18. The new appliance does not only work _________ but also saves energy. A. effect B. effective C. effectively D. effectiveness 19. Anne: "I think that's worth celebrating. Don't you agree, Charlie?" Charlie: " __________ " A. Yes, I do actually. B. No, I agree. C. Nevermind. D. Yes, I think so. 20.Tom: "You've got a lovely singing voice, Mary." Mary: " __________ " A. It's all right. B. Congratulations! C. Thank you. D. No, thanks. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions. 21. 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 22. 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 on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 23. If we had taken his sage advice, we wouldn't be in so much trouble now. A. unwilling B. Clever C. unwise D. eager 24. When you put on clothing or make-up, you place it on your body in order to wear it. A. take off B. look after C. wash up D. get on Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Our demand for water is constantly increasing. Every year there are more and more people in the world. Factories turn out more and more products and (25) _______more and more water. We live in a world of water. But almost all of it - about 97% - is in the oceans. This water is too salty to be used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing. Only about 3% of the world's water is fresh. Most of this water is not easily available to man (26) _______it is locked in glaciers and icecaps. There is as much water on earth today as there ever was or will ever be. Water is used and reused over again. It is never used up. Although the world as a whole has plenty of (27) _______ water, some regions have a water shortage. Rain does not fall evenly over the earth. Some regions are always too dry, and others too wet. A region that usually gets enough rain may suddenly have a serious (28) _______and another region may be flooded with too much rain. 25. A. need B. must C. should D. necessitate 26. A. so that B. because C. though D. even if 27. A. salty B. new C. clean D. fresh 28. A. flood B. drought C. famine D. abundance