EXERCISE
SECTION A: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D.
1. A. happy B. apple C. act D. aunt
2. A. mind B. bike C. fit D. tidy
3. A. school B. chair C. church D. chat
4. A. health B. team C. tea D. sea
5. A. sun B. fun C. son D. put
6. A. excited B. interested C. worried D. painted
7. A. use B. computer C. duty D. shut
8. A. chair B. fair C. pair D. are
9. A. how B. know C. town D. brown
10. A. season B. break C. great D. steak
SECTION B: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D
1. We always need more players. Why don’t you come ………………?
A. on B. along C. with D. after
2. Will you be home …………..dinner tonight?
A. to B. for C. at D. on
3. Giving a book report before the class is an interesting …………………..
A. act B. action C. activity D. deed
4. Do you go out ………..?
A. in the afternoon on Fridays B. on Fridays in the afternoon
C. on afternoons Friday D. on Friday afternoons
5. …………….lives in a very big house
A. A Queen of England B. Queen of England
C. The Queen of the England D. the Queen of England
6. On Sunday mornings I stay in bed …………..8 o’clock.
A. until B. at C. from D. to
7. I often ……………in winter.
A. go playing skiing B. go skiing
C. play skiing D. go to ski
8. Some young peole are working ……………hospital volunteers.
A. to be B. such as C. like D. as
9. We shouldn’t cross the street outside the …………….
A. pavement B. foot lane C. sidewalk D. zebra crossing
10. They …………..healthy after the summer vacation.
A. looked B. were seeming C. were looking D. were appearing
11. They meet their friends and …………some fun.
A. take B. have C. do D. enjoy
12. Yo should pay more …………….in class.
A. part B. care C. notice D. attention
13. He and his friends usually get ……… and talk about their stamps.
A. together B. themselves C. each other D. one another
14. He likes stamps. He is a stamp …………..
A. collect B. collecting C. collector D. collects
15. Some students say they are …………have no time for pastime.
A. hurry B. busy C. full D. hard
16. It’s difficult to cross this street because there is too much ………..
A. crowd B. traffic C. people D. transport
17. There aren’t any good movies …………..at the moment.
A. going on B. being on C. performing D. showing
18. Sorry I can’t come but thanks ………….
A. any ways B. any way C. anyway D. in anyway
19. Look at ………..girl over there.
A. one B. this C. that D. a
20. Would you like to come to my house for lunch?
A. Yes, I do B. I’d love to C. Yes, I like D. OK. I’d like
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets