KEY 9

I.

Listen to Amy talking about her English learning expericence. Fill in each blank with a suitable word/

phrase. You will need no more than TWO words.

1.

Amy has been learning English for SEVEN years.

2.

Her parents sent her to a language course in LONDON

3.

BEFORE the course, she hadn’t enjoyed learning English but now she knows how important it is to learn it.

4.

Her exam is on MAY 15

th

so she will not have much time left.

5.

After her apprentice ship, may be she will go back to London to WORK THERE for a while.

II.

Listen to Jenny talking about her English learning experience. Choose the best answer A, B, or C.

1.

How did Jenny learn English?

A.

Through cartoons.

B. Via satellite

C. By watching film

2.

Who made her learn that way?

A.

Her teacher

B. Her mom

C. Her friends.

3.

Jenny picked up English through ………………the language.

A.

Reading

B. speaking

C. experiencing

4.

Jenny is good at ………………

A.

Using English naturally

B. English grammar

C. listening to English

5.

Jenny ………………

A.

Doesn’t like English exercises.

B.

Has not mistakes in her exercises.

C.

Still does the exercises at home.

III.Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.

1.

A. imitate

B. translate

C. phrase

D. language

2.

A. variety

B. bilingual

C. derivative

D. dialect

3.

A. massive

B. immersion

C. establish

D. rusty

4.

A. accent

B. factor

C. anniversary

D. variety

5.

A. global

B. operate

C. erode

D. openness

IV. Find the word which has a different stress from the other words.

1.

A. language

B. accent

C. grammar

D. mistake

2.

A. bilingual

B. contribute

C. guarantee

D. admission

3.

A. translate

B. pronounce

C. persuade

D. borrow

4.

A. proficiency

B. capacity

C. ability

D. possibility

5.

A. flexibility

B. conversation

C. characteristic

D. intonation

6.

A. accent

B. compound

C. fluent

D. translate

7.

A. dialect

B. dominant

C. settlement

D. immersion

8.

A. establishment

B. immigration

C. community

D. derivative

9.

A. pronunciation

B. vocabulary

C. approximately

D. simplicity

10. A. establishment

B. stimulating

C. magnificient

D. affordable

V.

Choose the best answer.

1.

English today is the most …………… spoken language in the world.

A.

Widely

B. early

C. largely

D. quickly

2.

My friend from India speaks a…………… of English that I sometimes find it hard to understand.

A.

Language

B. dialect

C. jargon

D. bilingual

3.

Oxford Dictionary, ……………is widely used in the world, is the best dictionary I have used.

A.

Who

B. which

C. that

D. why

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