AV8 (Fame 5

I- Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest :
1. a. mention b. option c. federation d. question
2. a. ghost b. office c. long d. modern
3. a. climate b. comprise c. notice d. divide
4. a. house b. happen c. hair d. honor
5. a. took b. look c. blood d, good
6. a. almost b. not c. gold d. post
7. a. catalogue b. past c. cast d. class
8. a. issue b. divide c. library d. dictation
II- Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others :
1- A. depend B. official C. ethnic D. Islam
2- A. Buddhism B. climate C. comprise D. friendliness
3- A. religion B. primary C. territory D. tropical
4- A. compulsory B. correspond C. impress D. divide
5- A. federation B. masoleum C. correspond D. optional
III- Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets :
Mrs. Hoa (be) .................. a teacher of English for twenty-eight years. She first (start) ................. at a small school. After she had taught there for ten years, her family (move) ........................ to a big city. Since then, she (be) ........................ a teacher at a big school. She (teach) ...................... English very well and her students (like) ................... learning English in her class.
)IV- Rewrite the sentences, beginning with “I wish ..............” :
1- They don’t come here on time. ...............................................................................................................
2- It rains heavily. ........................................................................................................................................
3- She won’t go to Hanoi with me tomorrow. ...........................................................................................
4- Tom can’t help me. .................................................................................................................................
5- My sister isn’t here. .................................................................................................................................
6- He never goes to school on time. ............................................................................................................
7- He fails the final examination. ................................................................................................................
8- I’m sorry, I must go now. ........................................................................................................................
9- She’ll sell her house next week. .............................................................................................................
10- Mary doesn’t stay at home on Sundays. .................................................................................................
V- Make a cross on the correct answer A, B, C or D in the following sentences :
1- The Sword Lake is set in beautiful ____________________________
A. situation B. views C. surroundings D. environment
2- They haven’t seen each other, but they write to each other frequently. They are _____________
A. pen pals B. writers C. co-writer D. paper pals
3- Churches, temples and pagodas are places of ____________________________
A. gossip B. warship C. worship D. friendship
4- Their friendliness makes a deep _____________________ on tourists.
A. correspondences B. beauty C. recreation D. impression
5- The Singaporean _____________________ is Singapore dollars.
A. currency B. capital C. language D. climate
6- Children in this poor village are allowed to go to school without ________________________
A. education B. instruction C. tuition fee D. impression
7- Maryam is the one on the corner. She ____________________ jeans.
A. is wearing B. wears C. has worn D. was wearing
8- Lan _____________ the peaceful atmosphere while Maryam _______ in the pagoda.
A. enjoyed / prayed B. was enjoying /prayed
C. enjoyed /was praying D. enjoys / was spraying
9- English ______________ widely ____________________ in this country nowadays.
A. is / speaking B. is / spoken C. was / spoken D. is / spoke
10- In Singapore education is free and compulsory ____________ children from 6 to 16.
A. to B. at C. between D. for
11- _______________ English is their official language, most of them can speak Chinese.
A. Although B. So C. Despite D. If
12- They cannot decide ____________________ place to visit first.
A. how B. where C. which D. what
13- My grandmother ______________________ the most beautiful girl in the village.
A. did use to being B. use to be C. used to being D. used to be
14- We are having a good time together