Question 5. The word "swifter" in the passage is closest in meaning to __________. A. cheaper B. safer C. quicker Question 6. What is the best title of the passage? A. Traveling by Airplane C. Traveling Past and Now
D. longer
B. Traveling Now D. Traveling in the Past
Mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others in each group. Question 7. A. behave Question 8.
B. preserve
C. remind
D. rocket
A. fabulous
B. galax
C. paradise
D. official
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase to complete each of the sentences. Question 9. My parents always criticize me for not getting good grades at school. I wish they put themselves in my ________. A. hands B. shoes C. pants Question 10. I don’t mind _________ you with your homework.
D. legs
A. helping B. helped C. help D. to help Question 11. Tom _______ in a bank before he was sent to Viet Nam. A. works B. had worked C. was working D. has worked Question 12. Jane won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest. She is talking with Helen. Helen: “Congratulation! You’ve done very well.” Jane: “__________” A. Thank you B. It’s my pleasure C. Good job D. That’s alright Mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. Question 13. A. telescope Question 14. A. rusty
B. customer
C. concentrate
D. cognitive
B. nuclear
C. conduct
D. drumhead
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that best completes each of the numbered blanks from 15-17. Sociologists have been carried out research into the social pressure on teenagers. Many adolescents are unhappy at school (15) __________ they find it difficult to make friends. They may also worry about their appearance and there is a great deal of pressure on them to dress, talk and behave the same as others. This (16) ___________ is called peer pressure. and it is very common in today’s
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