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CK1TA8
PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. scarf B. scene C. scissors D. scientist
2. A. pollution B. transport C. waste D. plastic
3. A. child B. machine C. chocolate D. chair
B. Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the
main stress in each of the following questions.
4. A. basketball B. shuttlecock C. competition D. badminton
C. Choose the word whose primary stress is placed on the first syllable.
5. A. effect B. environment C. tourism D. reduce
V. READING
A. Read the blog. Write T (True), F (False), or NG (Not Given) if the
information is not in the text.
Most of the time, I write about blizzards, typhoons, floods, and so on. But I
don’t ski in a blizzard or get wet in a flood. Well, this week’s blog is different,
because this time I was there when something big happened!
I was on holiday in an area which has earthquakes. I knew that before I went.
But the last big earthquake there happened 50 years ago, so I didn’t really think
about it when I booked.
During the first few days, I went swimming every morning in the warm sea and
then, in the afternoon, I walked up the side of the mountain behind the town. I
didn’t climb over rocks or anything like that. I just walked slowly up a few
hundred meters of one of the old donkey tracks.
On the afternoon of the fifth day, I was on the mountain when the ground
started to move. I remembered about the earthquakes then, and I thought, ‘The
ground will open up and I’ll fall in.’ Then I looked down at the town and saw a
huge wave coming very fast towards it. Houses near the beach disappeared
under the water. I was safe on the side of the mountain, but my hotel fell down
and I lost all my stuff.
23. The writer’s blog is usually about bad weather.
24. The writer thought there might be an earthquake while he was there on
holiday.
25. One of the donkey tracks went to the top of the mountain.
26. The writer fell into a hole during the earthquake.
27. The writer watched as the tsunami hit the town.
B. Read an email from Lou to a friend, Millie. Choose the best word or
phrase, A, B, C, or D, for each numbered space.
Hi Millie,
Well, here I am in the country. I knew that my grandparents lived a long way
from supermarkets and tall apartment buildings, but there’s only one shop and a
few hundred people in the (28) _________ that they live in.
It’s a beautiful place. It’s beside a lake, and in the middle of the lake there’s a
small (29) _________. Nobody lives there, but Grandpa has a boat, and he took
us out there yesterday. It is so (30) _________, with only birdsong and the
sound of the wind. There are pretty flowers everywhere which I wanted to (31)
_______, but Grandpa told me not to do that because the flowers are for
everyone.
Tomorrow there is a festival in a place near my grandparent’s house, and we are
going to watch folk games and the other entertainment. Grandma wants me to
take (32) _________ in the cake competition, so I plan to bake something this
evening.
I’ll write you after the festival and tell you all about it – and send a picture of
my prize if I win! (LOL)
Love
Lou
28. A. house B. village C. town D. city
29. A. land B. beach C. island D. field
30. A. noise B. quiet C. quite D. noisy
31. A. take B. have C. get D. pick
32.A. partB. place C. off D. over
VI. WRITING
A. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning. Use the
given word(s) if any.
33. Taylor will not forgive him if he doesn't apologize. (UNLESS)
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34. Andy likes playing soccer. He doesn't like going swimming. (PREFERS)
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35. I don't have much money. I can't buy that phone. (ENOUGH)
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36. Tuan wants to reduce air pollution. He planted more trees. (SO)
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B. Use the given words or phrases to make complete sentences.
37. Laura / not really like / dance / and / sing.
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38. There / lots / traditional food / for you / enjoy.
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C. Put the words in the correct order to make correct sentences.
39. Students / bring / water bottles / have to / to school / their own / .
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40. during / to minimize / Make sure / you know / that / the disaster / what to do
/ the damage / .
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