I/ PRONUNCIATION A. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. ⇱
B. Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions. ⇱
II/ VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following questions. ⇱
III/ ERROR CORRECTION Find the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. ⇱
IV/ READING A. Read the following passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box. ⇱
Housework in My Family
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B. Read Jo’s message and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). ⇱
Hello everyone, my name’s Jo. I am reading an interesting series of fantasy novels, Harry Potter, by the famous British author J. K. Rowling. In this series, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley are my most favorite characters. They study at Hogwarts – a magic school, and they use their magic to help their friends. All the teachers and students in the school have magic, too. They can fly to school, but they cannot use their magic outside school. One day, there is a war between Hogwarts’ students and some dark magic teachers. Harry and his friends save everyone from danger. I learn a lot of good lessons about friendship from this book series. This is why I love it the most. I think you should read it too, and I hope you will share your favorite books with me. It will be great!
C. Read the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best suits the blank. ⇱
My cousin’s name is Camilla. She’s very different (61) _________ me. Her hair is blond, not dark like mine. It’s very long. My hair is curly, but (62) _________ is very straight. She has beautiful blue eyes (like the sky). She’s quite short and I’m very tall. We don’t (63) _________ the same hobbies and interests, but we have (64) _________ fun together. Camilla is friendly and cheerful. She is also a good listener. She always helps me and (65) _________ me good advice. We often go to each other’s houses on the weekend. We play video games, watch TV or sometimes we play music together.
D. Read Jian’s email and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) for each of the following questions. ⇱
Hi Sammy!
Thanks for your email. We’re celebrating Chinese New Year at the moment. We celebrate it in the first month of spring. It’s a very important festival for Chinese people. Before the celebrations, we clean our house. This is a tradition – we wipe away all the bad things. On New Year’s Eve, we have a special meal with our family. We eat traditional food and watch fireworks at midnight. We also wear red clothes. Red means fire, so we believe that our red clothes help chase away bad spirits. When we wake up on New Year’s Day, we always find red envelopes in our beds. There is money in them – they’re presents from our parents and grandparents. We watch dragon dances, too. They’re my favorite part of the festival. I love Chinese New Year, because I like all the traditions and I like being with my family.
Write to me about one of your festivals.
Take care.
Jian