REVISION 8_HSG9.doc

ReviSION 8
I, Choose the word which underlined part differs from other by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D:

fond
of
pond
follow


nearly
nearby
hearsay
pearl


verbal
service
sergeant
herd


mythical
width
length
brother


restaurant
hesitant
reluctant
Mexican


cupboard
elaborate
nominate
giant


autumn
corner
torn
oppress


plague
platform
hatred
erase


churches
chairman
chemist
changes


butcher
orchard
orchid
chin


limestone
slim
lifeline
Streamline


switch
stomach
match
catch


measure
decision
permission
pleasure


devotion
congestion
question
suggestion


basis
gravity
change
nature


baggage
village
manage
stage


chosen
cover
rose
over


enough
rough
laugh
though


author
other
there
breathe


weather
bread
ahead
mean


curriculum
coincide
currency
conception


ground
should
about
amount


puzzle
security
skull
productive


problem
popular
convenient
rod


five
physics
effort
pen


measure
please
his
disease


Complete
command
common
community


cats
tapes
lives
cooks


slogan
motor
total
proper


dealt
dreamt
heal
jealous


what
watch
bank
want


penalty
scenic
epidemic
level

II, Choose the suitable word to complete the passage:
Approximately 350 million people ......(33).... English as their first .....(34)...... . About the same number use it .....(35).... a second language. It is the language .....(36).... aviation, international sport and world trade. 75% of the world`s .....(37).... is in English, 60% of the world`s radio stations ....(38).... in English, and more than half of the world`s newspapers are .....(39).... in English. It is an official language in 44 countries. In .....(40).... others, it is the language of business, commerce and technology. There are many.....(41).... of English, but Scottish, Australian, Indian and Jamaican speakers of English, in spite of the differences in pronunciation, structure and vocabulary, would .....(42).... that they are all speaking the same basic language.
33: A. say B. speak C. tell D. talk
34: A. language B. languages C. linguistics D. linguist
35: A. of B. with C. as D. in
36: A. on B. to C. from D. of
37: A. mail B. parcels C. envelopes D. letters
38: A. broadcast B. travel C. write D. show
39: A. spoken B. printed C. sold D. taken
40: A. an B. more C. many D. much
41: A. varieties B. kind C. type D. sort
42: A. use B. keep C. invent D. recognize

IV, Choose the best answer after reading this passage below:
I was born in Newcastle, a city in the North East of England. Newcastle is on the bank of the River Tyne. It is quite big, with a population of about 200,000 people. There is a cathedral and a university. There are five bridges over the River Tyne, which link Newcastle to the next town, Gateshead, where there is one of the biggest shopping centres in the world. A few years ago, the main industries were shipbuilding and coalmining, but now the chemical and soap industries are important. I moved to London ten years ago but I often return to Newcastle. I miss the people, who are very friendly, and I miss the beautiful countryside near the city, where there are so many hills and streams.
43: Newcastle is ............................ .
A. a city near the North East of England B. a small town in England
C. a city in the North East of England D. a city in the North of England
44: The population of Newcastle is .................... .
A. 200,000 people B. much less than 200,000 people
C. much more than 200,000 people D. about 200,000 people
45: Gateshead has one of ................................ in the world.
A