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I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: (8 points )

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that indicate the word/phrase which is OPPOSITE in

meaning to the underlined part.

1. She is a very generous old woman. She has given most of her wealth to a charity organization.

A. mean

B. amicable

C. kind

D. hospitable

2. The plane landed safely.

A. touched down

B. took off

C. took over

D. took up

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

3. China is _____ far the most populated country in the world.

A. as

B. by

C. so

D. to

4. The hotel is beautifully _____ in a quiet spot near the river.

A. located

B. situating

C. lying

D. stayed

5. A _____ is a cave that is big enough for humans to go inside.

A. cavern

B. bay

C. fortress

D. temple

6. If I were a superman, I _______.

A. flew B. will fly C. would fly D. fly

7. _____ this hand-embroidered picture was expensive, we bought it.

A. As

B. Because

C. Even though

D. Despite

8. The light went out while I............ dinner.

A. am having

B. was having

C. had

D. have had

9. My friend, _____bicycle was stolen last week, has decided to buy a motorbike

A. whom

B. which

C. who

D. whose

10. Son Doong Cave is recognised as _____ cave in the world by BCRA.

A. the larger than

B. the largest

C. the larger

D. the most large

11 .I suggest_______ some money for poor children.

A. to raise B. raising C. raised D. raise

12. "Mum. I’ve got 6.00 on the TOEFL test" - "”

A. Good way!

B. You are right.

C. Oh, hard luck!

D. Good job!

13. Tom: “How did you get here?" - John: “…………………”

A. I came here last night.

B. I came here by train.

C. The train is so crowded.

D. Is it far from here?

Choose one word (A, B, C or D) whose stress pattern is different from the others .

14. A. adolescence

B. multicultural

C. metropolitan

D. limestone

15. A. factor

B. event

C. complex

D. tunnel

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the

others.

16. A.

fabulous

B. administrative

C. paradise

D. urban

17.A.bilingual

B. dialect

C. simmer

D. pile-up

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that indicate the word/phrase which is CLOSEST in meaning

to the underlined part.

18.My father still hasn’t really recovered from the death of my mother.

A. looked after

B. taken after

C. gone off

D. got over

19. As a government official, Benjamin Franklin often traveled abroad.

A. widely

B. secretly

C. alone

D. overseas

Read the passage and do the exercises that follow by choosing the corresponding letter (A,B,C or D)

of the correct answers.

Cigarettes contain toxic substances like tar and nicitine. That is why we often hear people

telling us that smoking is harmful to our bodies. Smoking weakens our lungs as well as other parts of

our body. We will not be as active as before and will need more effort to move about.

Smoking affects our environment too. When we puff, we pollute the environment with smoke. This

makes our surroundings unpleasant and unclean. Since Smoking does not do any good to us, we should