I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three
C. family
D. party
1. A. candle
B. married
C. joke
D. golden
2. A. blow
B. flower
II. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences
3. My brother suggested
... to the movies tonight.
B. going
C. go
D. goes
A. to go
4. You risk .........
your money if you invest in that company.
B. to lose
C. losing
D. to be lost
A. lose
5. Did you see him.. ...out yesterday afternoon?.
A. to go
B. go
C. went
D. was going
6. I hope you don't mind.
to come to meet her.
A. to be asked
B. you were asked
C. being asked
D. we asked you
7. She was very happy. .my present for her birthday last Thursday.
A. received B. receive C. to receive D. receiving
8. His sister could.....when she was only three years old.
A. to read B. reads C. reading D. read
9. We have a funny story....you this evening, Mary.
A. to tell B. tell C. telling D. to talk
10. Peter felt very bored and didn't know ........to do last weekend.
A. where B. who C. when D. what
11. She can't find the book that I...
her five days ago.
A.give
B. gave
C. have given
D. had given
12. The mountain climbers are in danger of.... .. by an avalanche.
A. killing
B. being killed
C. being died
D. being dying
13. My uncle let me.. .his motorcycle while he was on holiday.
A. borrow
B. to borrow
C. borrowing
D. borrowed
14. John promised.
.me soon but he didn't.
A. phone
B. to phone
C. phoned
D. phoning
III. Identify the part that must be changed to make each sentence correct:
15. How many people do you plan inviting to the party?
16. Please let me doing what I like
Read the passage carefully then answer the questions below:
ere are many valuable things in life, but friendship may be.one of the most important things. Life without the experience of
rendship is life without living, Human interaction is a necessity to survival, but friendship is an essential to the successful well-
being of anyone.
Friendship is a relationship which takes time to build. One can think building a friendship is like planting a garden. Firstly, one
meets a person and plants the seed of friendship. Then the friendship builds and continues to grow stronger. It requires devotion
or time and patience to achieve a true friendship. Just like a garden that needs to be taken care of and watered daily to grow.
FHowever, a garden may some day become withered and die. Thus, one has to tend to it and has the patience to bring it back to
te. Friendship also has its good and bad times. There comes a time when the relationship is just not working. To keep friendship
lasting, one needs to have willingness and constancy to reestablish it.
A person who builds a friendship like planting a garden can overcome the obstacles easily. Friendship and planting a garden can
both be considered as "give and take ". The more effort and persistence are put into them, the more everlasting happiness can be
accomplished.
Questions:
17. According to the writer, what is one of the most precious things in life?
18. What is building a friendship like ?
19. Can we build a true friendship in a short time ?
20. Does friendship always have good time ?
V Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed:
21. Hoa has learned Spanish for two years.
Hoa started.
22. The fire had destroyed all the houses by the time it was put ou.
All thehouses....
23. He left the house early this morning and I heard that.
I heard.
24. It took him an hour to go to work yesterday
He spent