I/ Pronunciation.
Identify the underlined letters that are pronounced differently from the others.
1- A. pizza B. bring C. drive D. promise
2- A. great B. teach C. cream D. team
Identify the words whose main stresses are different from the others.
3- A. water B. polar C. penguin D. exam
4- A. temperature B. November C. continent D. telephone
II/ Vocabulary and grammar.
Choose the best option to complete the following sentence.
5/ A______can take off vertically.
A- cable car B- spaceship C- ferry D- helicopter
6/ A holiday in the USA is _________.
A- expensive B- cool C- cheap D- huge
7/Theme parks are _________ in Japan.
A- cold B- boring C- magnificent D- popular
8/ She _____ a tennis club next week.
A- join B- joins C- joining D- is going to join
9/ If I have time, I ________ with you more.
A- won’t talk B- will talk C- talk D- talks
10/ It _______ rainy tomorrow morning.
A- will be B- is C- be D- not be
Listen to a talk about Jeanne Calment and choose the best option, A, B or C.
Question 1: When was Jeanne Calment born?
A) In 1875
B) In 1876
C) In 1877
Question 2: Where did she live?
A) In the USA
B) In France
C) In England
Question 3: Why did she become famous?
A) She lived quietly.
B) She lived to a very old age.
C) She wrote many well-known books.
Question 4: How old was she in 1988?
A) 111
B) 112
C) 113
Question 5: What did she eat?
A) Healthy food
B) Snacks
C) Only vegetables
C/ READING. (2 PTS)
I/ Read the text and answer the questions.
The coldest place – Vostok Station in Antarctica is probably the coldest place on Earth. The lowest temperature ever was -89.2 ° C in 1983! Antarctica is the icy continent at the South Pole, with about 87% of the world’s ice. It can also be very windy. The strongest wind ever was 327 kilometers an hour in 1972.
The foggiest place – The foggiest place in the world is Argentia in Canada. About 200 days every year are foggy. Newfoundland can also be very stormy, with a lot of thunder and lightning.
1) What was the lowest temperature in 1983 in Vostok Station?
A) -89.0 ° C
B) -80.2 ° C
C) -89.2 ° C
2) Where is Antarctica?
A) At the South Pole
B) At the North Pole
C) In the center
3) Vostok Station can be very … .
A) sunny
B) windy
C) cloudy
4) Where is Argentia?
A) In the USA
B) In Russia
C) In Canada
5) 200 days every year are … .
A) foggy
B) cold
C) hot
