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A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently form that of the others. (2.0 p)
1. A. garbage B. massage C. sewage D. carriage
2. A. decorate B. celebrate C. nominate D. private
II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others. (3.0 p)
3. A. competition B. television C. information D. destination
4. A. resources B. priority C. dormitory D. communicate
5. A. economic B. volcanic C. psychedelic D. scientific

B. GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY – LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS
I. Choose the best option A, B, C or D which best completes or responds to each sentence. (20 p)
6. The medicine made me feel dizzy. I felt as if the room __________ around and around.
A. were spinning B. spinning C. is spinning D. spins
7. Twice three is __________ half of fourteen.
A. not less than B. the same as C. greater than D. less than
8. There are about 55 million people in the UK__________ approximately 3 million are “immigrants”.
A. whom there are B. of which C. of there are D. of whom
9. She would like a __________ shirt.
A. long-sleeve B. long –sleeved C. long sleeve D. long- sleeving
10. The books __________ on the right hand side are all English.
A. put B. to put C. putting D. were put
11. Mrs. Smith decided to give up her job for the __________ of her children.
A. case B. sake C. reason D. concern
12. Ann: You can’t probably do it later this afternoon, can you?
Bob: __________.
A. Put it on the scale
B. You’re really too late but you might be lucky
C. Thanks for your compliments
D. No, sorry. Tomorrow morning is the earliest we can manage
13. The policemen follow that man and __________ him all the time.
A. keep sight of B. catch sight of C. keep pace with D. lose sight of
14. __________ she my daughter, I would provide her more valuable advices.
A. If B. Had C. Was D. Were
15. I regret __________ you that we are unable to offer you the job.
A. to inform B. inform C. informing D. to be informed
16. Mary: Couldn’t we talk about it again?
Peter : __________ .
A. It`s my honour to meet you tonight B. I’m considering going home
C. There’s nothing left to say D. You ought to consult your teacher
17. If you take a train or a bus, you must pay a __________.
A. tip B. fee C. fare D. commission
18. The chameleon is a very strange __________.
A. creation B. creature C. creator D. creative
19. Stop now! You’ve done __________ work for one day.
A. too many B. plenty C. quite more D. quite enough
20. They could leave early, provided that they __________ all their tasks.
A. finish B. finished C. had finished D. has finished
21. Diana: Shall we say at 8.00?
Jane : __________.
A. Let’s stay at home B. That’s very kind of you to say so
C. With pleasure D. You’re welcome
22. Aboakyir festival is celebrated in May by the people in the Central Region of Ghana. It __________ the migration of the people from the ancient Western Sudan.
A. remembers B. marks C. reminds D. recalls
23. __________ refer to the same natural disaster.
A. Hurricane, volcano, and thunderstorm B. Hurricane, thunderstorm and typhoon
C. Hurricane, typhoon and cyclone D. Hurricane, cyclone and tornado
24. Ba : What is in the box, Nam?
Nam: I don’t know exactly