Question

[Kiều Xuân Như]

I.    Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1.   a. hear                          b. idea                         c. career                       d. beach

2.   a. remote                     b. popular                    c. cold                         d. snow

II.   Circle the odd one out.

3.   a. played                      b. went                        c. began                       d. bought

4.   a. racket                       b. goggles                    c. skateboard               d. skiing

III.Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.

1.   Pelé was born ___________ October 21^st, 1940.

      a. in                             b. on                            c.at                              d. by

2.   Cartoons are not just ___________  kids anymore -many adults love watching cartoons too.

      a. with                         b. about                       c. to                             d. for

3.   Breda goes jogging every morning to keep ___________.

      a. exercise                    b. trained                     c. fit                             d. health

4.   We have a test on Monday, ___________ I will have to study this weekend.

      a. and                          b. but                           c. so                             d. because

5.   Our team couldn’t win the championship, ___________ they played very well.

      a. so                             b.despite                      c.because                     d. although

6.   Have you ever ___________ aerobics? Aerobic exercise can help you to lose weight.

      a. played                      b.done                         c.gone                          d. got

7.   ___________ is a marathon in miles? ~ About 26 miles.

      a. How often               b.How many               c.How long                 d. How wide

8.   The Statue of Liberty is one of the most famous ___________ in the United States.

      a. towers                      b.landmarks                 c.capitals                     d. cities

9.   They showed a ___________ on global warming called ‘Warming Warning’.

      a. documentary           b.romance                    c.comedy                     d. cartoon

10. ‘Can you give me the remote control on the table?’

      ‘___________ Don’t you like this programme?’

      a. Never mind.            b.You’re welcome.      c. Certainly.                 d. Really?

11. My grandmother usually ___________the gardening when she has free time.

A. plays                 B. does                C. makes                 D. goes

12. My family went ______ in Finland last summer.

A. on vacation        B. in vacation                 C. off vacation         D. under vacation

13. Don't ______ a noise when you go to the hospital.

A. do                         B. bring                 C. jump                 D. make

14. I ______to the gym four times last week.

A. was go                 B. goed                 C. did go                 D. went

15. How ______ do you do karate? - Twice a week.

A. much                B. many                 C. often                D. long

16. The first modem Olympic Games took ____ in Athens in 1896.

A. site                         B. location                 C. place                D. position

17. Pelé _______ 1,281 goals in his 22-year football career.

A. won                 B. got                         C. gained                 D. scored

18. I often _____ fishing with my father at the weekend.

A. do                         B. go                        C. play                 D. swim

19. It was sunny, _____ I went to the beach for sunbathing.

A. and                         B. so                         C. but                         D. yet

20. My grandparents have worked as doctors _____ 40 years.

A. for                         B. since                C. in                        D. on

21. How ______ does your new Samsung mobile phone cost?

A. long                 B. many                 C. much                D. price

22. ________ I bad little money, I got a bank loan to buy a new car.

A. Because                 B. Although                C. As                         D. Since

23. What _______ since you came here?

A. have you done        B. do you do                 C. did you do         D. will you do

24. _______ colour do you prefer for your wedding dress? Pink or white?

A. What                 B. When                 C. How                 D. Which

25. I am 10 years ____ than my brother.

A. old                         B. older                C. oldest                 D. elder

26. Please _______ rubbish on the street!

A. don't throw        B. don't throwing         C. not throw                 D. not to throw

27. The train sometimes arrives ______ the station late.

A. by                         B. to                         C. at                         D. in

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

28. Hello Fatty! is a cartoon series about a clever fox and his clumsy human friend.

A. smart                B. skilful                 C. careful                 D. foxy

29. She has walked almost 1,000 steps today.

A. just                         B. over                 C. nearly                D. fast

30. The Olympic Games are held every four years.

A. carried                 B. taken                 C. brought                 D. organized

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

31. Although I have walked all day, I still feel energetic.

A. strong                 B. exhausted                C. healthy ·                 D. bored

32. Jim is an intelligent and artistic student.

A. stupid                B. bad                         C. friendly                 D. careless

33. Linh often wastes money in buying clothes that she just wears a few times.

A. spends                 B. pays                 C. saves                D. makes

Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentence below.

34. Pele's father taught him play football at a very young age.

A. taught                 B. play                C. at                         D. age                        (to play)

35. Sports and games play an essential role in our lives.

A. Sports                B. play                 C. essential                 D. in                        (sport)

36. Television programmes about sports are very regular, but we can watch something interesting nearly every day.

A. about                B. regular                 C. but                D. nearly                         (so).

37. Pho is one of most popular specialties of Vietnam.

A. is                         B. of                         C. most popular        D. specialties        [the most popular]

38. The Wingless Penguin is on at 8 o'clock Friday night, in the Disney channel.

A. is                         B. on                         C. at                         D. in                        (on)