I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: (8 points) Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions from 1 to 2. Question 1: A. village B. luggage C. page D. damage Question 2: A. simmer B. grill C. whisk D. slice 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 the primary stress in each of the following questions from 3 to 4. Question 3: A. bilingual B. magnificent C. inaccessible D. promote Question 4: A. effective B. efficiency C. appliance D. innovation Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 5 to 13. Question 5: _____ you water the tree, it will die. A. If B. Because C. Unless D. But Question 6: The guidelines in this book can help you become a _________ speaker. A. confide B. confident C. confidence D.self-confidence Question 7: This carpet really needs_______. Can you do it for me, son? A. being cleaned B. Both C and D C. to be cleaned D. cleaning Question 8: If we go to the Brisbane Institute of English in Australia, we can practice speaking English with ______ speakers. A. nation B. national C. native D. natively Question 9: My friend, _____father is a teacher, is very good at English. A. whom B. which C. who D. whose Question 10: The hotel is beautifully _____ in a quiet spot near the river. A. located B. situating C. lying D. stayed Question 11: If I were in your_____, I’d take it easy and try to forget it. A. shoe B. shoes C. sandal D. sandals Question 12: . The hotel where we are __________ is quite luxurious. A. living B. existing C. remaining D. staying Question 13: You can learn a lot about the local __________ by talking to local people. A. territory B. area C. land D. nation Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to each of the following exchanges from 14 to 15. Question 14: “That’s a beautiful dress you are wearing!” - “___________________” A. Can I have it? B. It’s in the wash C. I’m glad you like it D. Oh, no, not really Question 15: "Mum. I’ve got 600 on the TOEFL test" - "___________________" A. Good way! B. You are right. C. Oh, hard luck! D. Good job! Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word/phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions from 16 to 17 Question 16: She lost her temper with a customer and shouted at him. A. had a temperature B. kept her temper C. became very angry D. felt worried Question 17: In Africa, many children die from not having enough food. A. poverty B. starvation C. drought D. malnutrition Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word/phrase that is OPPSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions from 18 to 19. Question 18: I could only propose a partial solution to the crisis in the company. A. half B. halfway C. effective D. complete Question 19:: I clearly remember talking to him in a chance meeting last summer. A.unplanned B. deliberate C. accidental D. unintentional Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correcting in each of the following questions from 20 to 22. Question 20: The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted. A B C D Question 21: Hoang has felt much better when he took the pill. A B C D Question 22: Thanks to television, people can enjoy interested programs in an inexpensive and A B C convenient way. D