A. property B. characteristics C. assets D. nature

IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20pts) Rewrite the sentences with the given words or beginning in such a way that their meanings remain unchanged. 1. It was only when the film had ended that I remembered to switch off the oven.

Not……………………………………………………………………………….. 2. They think the manuscript was written by a fourteenth century scholar. (ATTRIBUTED)

The manuscript…………………………………………………………………… 3. Have you seen my glasses anywhere by any chance? (HAPPEN)

You……………………………………………………………………………….., do you? 4. Whatever happens, you must not go into my office without permission. (ACCOUNT)

On…………………………………………………………………………………. 5. It's a good idea to take out a small loan to help start your business. (GROUND)

It’s…………………………………………………………………………………. 6. I've become extremely good at missing the rush hour over the last few weeks. (FINE))

I have got missing the rush hour ………………………………………………….. 7. Although Rudy really didn’t want to play cricket on Sunday, he agreed in the end (DEAD)

Despite……………………………………………………………………………. 8. I tried to remember what has happened all those years before. (CAST)

I…………………………………………………………………………………… 9. My parents are furious with me for getting a tattoo and so have grounded me. (ARMS)

My parents, who………………………………………………………………….. 10. Since the company’s methods were exposed in a newspaper, people have lost their good opinion of it. (DISREPUTE)

Since……………………………………………………………………………….

143 A. MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 PTS) I. PHONOLOGY (5PTS): Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. massage B. carriage C. voyage D. dosage 2. A. dimension B. expansion C. confusion D. tension 3. A. increase B. ink C. pink D. thank 4.. A. apology B. classify C. testify D. verify 5. A. beloved B. naked C. ploughed D. learned

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the other three. 1. A. obvious B. notorious C. credulous D. numerous 2. A. dialect B. diagram C. diagonal D. diamond 3. A. Europe B. monument C. province D. minority 4. A, obsolete B. complete C. compete D. deplete 5. A. consent B. obstinacy C. condolence D. equality

II. WORD CHOICE: (5PTS) 1. Hoang Anh Tuan ............... injury to win the Olympic silver.

A. recovered B. suffered C. avoided D. overcame 2. In my father's.............. , it is essential to eat vegetable every day.

A. idea B. opinion C. confidence D. principle 3. Last summer, we had ............... holiday in Spain

A. a two week’s B. a two - weeks C. two - week D. a two - week 4. He retired early............ ill - health.

A. on behalf of B. on account of C. believe D. imagine 5. Their eventual choice of house was ............by the time Peter would take to get to the office.

A. related B. consequent C. determined D. dependent 6. He set one alarm-clock for five o’clock and the other for five past so as to............that he did not oversleep.

A. assure B. ensure C. insure D. reassure 7. When Tim was eating a cherry, he accidentally swallowed the.............

A. nut B. stone C. seed D. core 8. She loved tennis and could watch it till the............came home.

A. she B. everyone C. horses D. cows 9. Could you close the window? There is a bit of a

A. current B. wind C. draught D. breeze 10. Thousands of steel............were used as the framework of the new office block

A. beams B. girders C. stakes D. piles

III. STRUCTURE AND GRAMMAR: (5PTS) Choose the best options to complete the following sentences. 1. I am going to have my eye......... tomorrow.

A. to test B. test C. testing D. tested 2. Nobody could hear her.. ..... she spoke too quietly.

A. so B. however C. although D. because 3. Keep silent! My father....... in his room.

A. is sleeping B. was sleeping C. has slept D. will be slept 4. He showed us the house............ he was born