CRACKING TEST

PHONETICS
I. Identify the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced from the others
1. A. elephant B. event C. engineer D. let
2. A. listened B. liked C. watched D. stopped
3. A. cure B. tutor C. sure D. pure
4. A. lives B. states C. stays D. studies
5. A. character B. chalk C. school D. chemical
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
II. Choose the best answer for each sentence.
1. The relationship between fast food and child obesity ____ very close indeed.
A. are B. is C. to be D. were
2. There are only two things that one should do _____ a healthy and fit body: eating sensibly and
eercising well.
A. keeping B. to keep C. for keeping D. keep
3. They are hanging their clothes to make them _____.
A. to dry B. dried C. dry D. drying
4. This dress is the _____ epensive of the four dresses.
A. most B. more C. much D. best
5. Dairy products _____ butter! cheese and milk.
A. are including B. included C. includes D. include
6. "ou shouldn#t eat too much sugar and don#t forget about eercise! _____.
A. too B. so C. either D. neither
7. Are there _____ for me this morning$
A. any letters B. some letters C. any letter D. some letter
8. %isten&'ho_____to your sister$
A.is going to talk B.talks C.does talk D.is talking
9. 'hat about_____to the (oo$ ) That#s a good idea&
A.go B.going C.to go D.goes
1. They buy some fruit but_____vegetables.
A.some B.any C.little D.no
11. *t#s seven thirty. And +inh is late_____school.
A. for B.at C.to D.in
12. There is a_____water in the bottle.
A.much B.lot C.little D.few.
13. Does +rs %an_____one kilo of sugar$
A.need B.needs C.to need D.needing
14. * often help my brother_____his homework.
A.of B.for C.with D.from
15. +ary was _______ of the two sisters.
A. the cleverest B. the cleverer C. as clever as D. the clever
16. ,ow____do you visit your grandparents$ - Twice a month
A. long B. far C. often D. usual
17. .loria thinks football is the most ____sport she plays.
A. favourite B. hard C. interesting D. nice
18. 'hen .loria plays! she ____ about everything else and /ust thinks about football.
A. leaves B. forgets C. loses D. talks
19. 'hen he is older! he hopes that he can____some money from football.
A. earns B. bring C. take D. arrive
2. After school! the boy____on her football boots and plays with her friends.
A. runs B. turns C. puts D. changes
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III. Each sentence has a mistake. Find and correct.
1. +r Ba isn#t live in a house in the country.
2. 'hat color are your eyes$ *t#s blue.
3. 'e usually go to the cinema in 1unday afternoon
4. ,oa house is in the country.
5. There are good news for the Browns today
IV. Fill in the blank with a preposition
1. They left five minutes ____
2. * have 2nglish lessons ____ +ondays
3. The weather is very bad ____ winter.
4. As our house is near our school! we often go there ____foot.
5. They don#t have to go to school ____the evening
6. The school library opens ____3riday mornings.
7. 4ur children like travelling ____plane.
V. Give the right form of the words
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2. There are four555555555..in my bedroom. B4471,2%3
3. The55555555.language of 8ietnam is 8ietnamese. 6AT*46
4. *n my 5555555.there is a supermarket! a hotel and a park. 62*.,B49
5. There are a lot of interesting55555555..in the summer. ACT
6. 8iet 6am has plenty of5555555beaches. B2A:T"
7. +ount 2verest is the5555555.mountain in the world. ,*.,
8. %an#s mother goes5555555.twice a week. 1,4;
9. +y parents work at a 1econdary 1chool. They are555of 2nglish. T2AC,
1. * go to visit my grandparents55555555..a month. 462
READING
VI. Read and choose the best word
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+any tourists have visited Tower Bridge. *t is the only bridge over the river Thames that can open and
<0= ____ships pass under it. Tower Bridge was built in 0>?@ and <A= ____uses the same machines to lift
up the two halves of the bridge. *n earlier times! the river was <B= ____busier than now and the bridge
<@= ____to open over a thousand times a year. Today! it only opens twice a week.
*n 0?CA! a big red bus was <C= ____the middle of the bridge <D= ____it started to open. The driver only
/ust got to the other side in time. 4f course! now <E= ____are lights at <>= ____end and the traffic must
wait for them to go green.
1. A. lets B. let C. letting D. to let
2. A. over B. yet C. still D. no
3. A. much B. too C. very D. lots
4. A. should B. could C. was D. had
5. A. to B. from C. between D. in
6. A. because B. when C. if D. as
7. A. there B. here C. they D. people
8. A. many B. every C. all D. each
VII. Read and fill in the blank with !E word
,i .abriella.
"ou#re on the island of Cicily! aren#t you$ * really need you <0= ____help me with my homework. * went
to the library yesterday to <A= ____for a book because * need some information <B= ____1icily. * couldn#t
find <@= ____good books there! /ust an old map. Can * ask you <C= ____few Fuestions$
3irst! <D= ____bGg is the island$ 'hen did <E= ____become part of *taly$ * <>= ____like to know one
more thing. 3armers grow lemons there! but <?= ____they grow other fruit too$
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;lease email me your answers as <0H= ____as possible&
Thanks!
,eidi
VIII. Read and answer RIG"#$%R!G or &E'!(# ')*
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1ean +urphy reads the late news on British television at 00 o#clock each evening.
IThis is a good time for a news programme because we can report the early news from America and the
late news from 2urope. * still arrive home before midnight because the /ourney from the Television
Centre to my home in north %ondon only takes si minutes. +y family are all asleep when * get in! but *
usually make a drink of hot milk and read a book for about an hour.
* always get up to have breakfast with my three children before they catch the school bus. Then * take
the newspapers and go back to bed for a swim)newsreaders spend too much time sitting down& *
sometimes go running. *#ve done the %ondon +arathon twice. That#s a race of over @H kilometers. *
finished each time! but * wasn#t among the first.
* start work after lunch at two o#clock! when * go to my office. The rest of day is spent planning the
programme! but * always try to go home for an hour to see my children before they go to bed.
1. The late news begins at 00 o#clock every evening
2. 1ean +urphy lives in %ondon
3. 1ean#s wife gives him a hot drink when he arrives home after work.
4. 1ean takes his children to school in the morning.
5. 1ean likes to go swimming with his colleagues from work
6. 1ean has won the %ondon +arathon
7. 1ean#s working day begins in the afternoon.
8. 1ean usually leaves the officer for an hour during the evening
0RITING
I+. Rewrite each sentence using the words given so that the meaning stays the same
1. *s there a colorful picture in your room$
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2. ,ow much is a bowl of noodles$
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3. %et#s go out for a walk.
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4. * like beef and vegetables best.
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5. That pencil is ,oa#s
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6. 'hat is the age of the building$
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7. The +ekong 9iver is longer than the 9ed 9iver.
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8. * spend two hours a day doing my homework.
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9. 6o one in my class is as beautiful as ,oa.
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+. )rrange these given words to have complete sentences.
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A.inJtheJ6ile 9iverJtheJlongestJtheJisJworldJriverJ.
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B.goodJtheJthereJlet#sJandJtimeJbeachJgoJhaveJtoJaJ.
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@.smallJthinJsisterJwhiteJandJhisJlipsJteethJhasJ.
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C. I6o ;arkingKJhereJ!soJsignJmustn#tJsaysJparkJthisJweJ.
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D.happyJalwaysJLohnJhomeJfeelsJwhenJheJcomesJ.
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E.sisterJhomeJridesJandJmyJatJhasJandJlunchJtwelveJaJtoJFuarterJ.
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>.usuallyJnotebookJcheaperJdictionaryJaJaJisJthanJ.
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?.isn#tJwaterJmuchJbottleJthereJtheJinJ.
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