My father (A) asked me (B) to pay (C) much attention to English (D) next year A:A B:B C:C D:D 2Mark 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. A: stamps B: clubs C: hats D: books 3 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. It can be shown in facts and figures that cycling is the cheapest, most convenient, and most environmentally desirable form of transport (23) __________towns, but such cold calculations do not mean much on a frosty winter morning. The real appeal of cycling is that it is so (24)___________. It has none of the difficulties and tensions of other ways of travelling so you are more cheerful after a ride, even though the rush hour. The first thing a non-cyclist says to you is: “But isn’t it (25)___________dangerous?”. It would be foolish to deny the danger of sharing the road with motor vehicles and it must be admitted that there are alarming (26)_________of accidents involving cyclists. However, although police records (27)_________that the car driver is often to blame, the answer lies with the cyclist. It is possible to ride in such a way as to reduce risks to a minimum. Question 27: A: display B: point C indicate D: exhibit 4 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. The children felt ____________ when their mother was coming back home. A: exciting B: excited C: excitedly D: excitement 5 Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions. The girl is very lovely. She lives next door to us A: The girl lives next door to us is very lovely. B: The girl whose lives next door to us is very lovely C: The girl who lives next door to us is very lovely. D: The girl which lives next door to us is very lovely. 6 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. You ___________ better if you took this medicine. A: would feel B: feel C: will feel D: felt 7 Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions. Please don’t touch the things on display. A: Would you mind if I didn’t touch things on display? B: Would you mind touching things on display? C: Would you mind if I touched things on display D: Would you mind not touching things on display? 8 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. The football match was postponed__________ the bad weather. A: despite B: because of C in spite of D: because Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Why _____________go to the park for a change? A: we should not B: don’t we C: we don’t D: we should 10 Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions. Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school. A: In spite of his intelligence, he doesn’t do well at school. B: Although his intelligence, he doesn’t do well at school. C: In spite his intelligence, he doesn’t do well at school. D: In spite of he is intelligence, he doesn’t do well at school. 11 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. A: carbon B: woman C: begin D: follow 12 Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the meaningful sentence from the cues given. He/read/book/his room/when/he/hear/big explosion/. A: He read books in his room when he heard a big explosion. B: He was reading books on his room when he heard a big explosion. C: He was reading books in his room when he was hearing a big explosion. D: He was reading books in his room when he heard a big explosion.