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PART 1: PHONETICS
Exercise 1: Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
in each group.
1. A. teaching B. speaking C. wearing D. cleaning
2. A. egg B. vegetable C. kitchen D. men
3. A. parks B. groups C. markets D. farmers
4. A. live B. listen C. think D. write
5. A. bus B. fun C. sunny D. busy
Exercise 2: Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other
in each group.
1. A. adventure B. fantasy C. mystery D. history
2. A. education B. information C. intonation D. television
3. A. drama B. baseball C. suggest D. subject
4. A. literature B. biology C. activity D. geography
5. A. music B. soccer C. physics D. perform
PART 2: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
Exercise 3: Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
1. They look around their new apartment with lots of modern devices.
A. interest B. interested C. interestingly D. interesting
2. Your cupboard is too old. Let's a new one.
A. buy B. bought C. buying D. to buy
3. There is a small desk for my and an old wardrobe.
A. television B. homework C. cooker D. picture
4. He hangs a lot of on the wall in his bedroom.
A. lamps B. papers C. hats D. posters
5. My living room is very bright.
A. spacious B. small C. interesting D. careful
6. Nowadays, students often use in mathematics lessons.
A. rubbers B. calculators C. pencils D. dictionaries
7. That book belongs to me. It is .
A. mine B. hers C. theirs D. his
8. This chair belongs to my mum. This chair is .
A. theirs B. his C. hers D. yours
9. I like because I like reading stories.
A. literature B. math C. physics D. biology
10. We do in the gym every afternoon.
A. table tennis B. football C. judo D. homework
Exercise 4: Fill in the blanks using the words in the box.
geography novel author drama club math and
subject indoor activities arts and crafts sign up
1. Highsmith's debut was a bestseller in 1949.
2. Why don't you for an outdoor activity? Being outdoors is great for your health.
3. Mary doesn't like . Because she gets a headache every time she does her homework
on it.
4. My favorite at school is literature.
5. We learn about different countries in class.
6. Volleyball and table tennis are .We often play them in the sports center.
7. My favorite book is The Secret Garden. The is Frances Hodgson Burnett.
8. We have English, maths science onTuesday.
9. There are many projects before the holidays. You can learn how to make beautiful
cards and decorations.
10. Jane likes acting. She joined the at school.
Exercise 5: Read the following passage and choose the best answer
It is a small room. There is some (1) in the room. There is a bed on the right of the picture. It is a
bed for one person. (2) the bed there are some pictures on the wall. Next to the door, on the left,
there is a (3) . There is another chair(4) the table and the bed. The table and chair are
below the window. On the table (5) some objects - a jug, a glass and a bowl. Next to the door on
the right there is a towel on a peg. Behind the bed there are some more things on the wall but they aren’t
easy to see. Of course, there aren’t any modern things in the room and it isn’t very comfortable.
1. A. furniture B. picture C. people D. tool
2. A. On B. Under C. Above D. Behind
3. A. bed B. chair C. window D. table
4. A. between B. next to C. beside D. in front of
5. A. there is B. there isn’t C. there aren’t D. there are
Exercise 6: Read the text carefully, then answer the questions
Hi, I’m Linda. I’m in the sixth grade. Today is my first day at secondary school. In the morning I put on my
new uniform and get my new bag. My best friend and I walk to school together. We are both very nervous
and excited. When we get school, we are shown into our classroom with our new teacher. It is quite scary
because I don’t know most of the children. Then we go to our first lesson. We have lots of different subjects
and the lessons are really fun. My favourite subjects are art and English. I really like my new school, all my
teachers are lovely, the lessons are really interesting and I enjoy my first day. I can’t wait to go back
tomorrow!
1. What grade is Linda in?
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2. Who does she go to school with?
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3. How does they go to school?
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4. Why does Linda feel scary?
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5. What are her favourite subjects?
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Exercise 7: Put the adverbs of frequency in the correct position of the sentence
1. He plays golf on Sundays. (sometimes)
=> He
2. The weather is bad in November. (always)
=> The
3. We have fish for dinner. (seldom)
=> We
4. Peter doesn’t get up before seven. (usually)
=> Peter
5. They watch TV in the afternoon (never)
=> They
Exercise 8: Make sentences, using the words and phrases given.
1. This/the first week/my new school
=> This
2. I/ usually/ my homework/ the school library
=> I usually
3. I/ lots of friends/ and they/ all nice/ me
=> I have
4. We/ many subjects/ and my favorite subject/ science
=> We have
5. In the afternoon/ I/ sports/ the playground
=> In the afternoon__________________________________