PART I. LANGUAGE FOCUS AND VOCABULARY (3ms)

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. helpline B. September C. embarrassed D. depressed

2. A. tense B. skill C. decision D. house-keeping

II. Find the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.

3. A. worried B. cognitive C. concentrate D. frustrated

4. A. wonderful B. emergency C. adulthood D. indicator

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for each blank.

5. Could you tell me where …………….. my name?

A. to sign B. signs C. signed D. signing

6. There is not a lot of world news in this newspaper.

A. crowded B. international C. urban D. local

7. At weekends the city is always packed with people.

A. crowded B. busy C. noisy D. polluted

8. Our car ……………… at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.

A. broke into B. broke away C. broke in D. broke down

9. Jane had a difficult childhood. She ……………… a broken home.

A. came from B. came over C. came in D. came up with

10. The woman ……………… when the police told her that her son had died.

A. broke down B. broke away C. broke in D. broke into

11. We need to prepare food, do laundry and chores at home. It’s ………………

A. social skills B. self-care skills C. housekeeping skills D. cognitive skills

12. “Where did you spend your holidays last year?” she asked me.

A. She asked me where I had spent my holidays last year.

B. She asked me where I had spent my holidays the year before.

C. She told me where I had spent my holidays the year before.

D. She asked me where I had spent my holidays the following year.

PART I. LANGUAGE FOCUS AND VOCABULARY (3ms)

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. helpline B. September C. embarrassed D. depressed

2. A. tense B. skill C. decision D. house-keeping

II. Find the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.

3. A. worried B. cognitive C. concentrate D. frustrated

4. A. wonderful B. emergency C. adulthood D. indicator

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for each blank.

5. Could you tell me where …………….. my name?

A. to sign B. signs C. signed D. signing

6. There is not a lot of world news in this newspaper.

A. crowded B. international C. urban D. local

7. At weekends the city is always packed with people.

A. crowded B. busy C. noisy D. polluted

8. Our car ……………… at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.

A. broke into B. broke away C. broke in D. broke down

9. Jane had a difficult childhood. She ……………… a broken home.

A. came from B. came over C. came in D. came up with

10. The woman ……………… when the police told her that her son had died.

A. broke down B. broke away C. broke in D. broke into

11. We need to prepare food, do laundry and chores at home. It’s ………………

A. social skills B. self-care skills C. housekeeping skills D. cognitive skills

12. “Where did you spend your holidays last year?” she asked me.

A. She asked me where I had spent my holidays last year.

B. She asked me where I had spent my holidays the year before.

C. She told me where I had spent my holidays the year before.

D. She asked me where I had spent my holidays the following year.

Read the passage, and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.

Everybody knows that in studying foreign languages practice is the key to fluency. All foreign language learners even the advanced learners need practice. There is a fact that a learner can know a lot of grammar rules and have a large vocabulary; however, they can't speak well yet. So the learners must know how to use what they have learnt, apart from the ability to explain grammar rules. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all important skills but most English learners find listening and writing the most difficult.

Question: The key to fluency in studying a foreign language is practice.

Read the passage, and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.

Everybody knows that in studying foreign languages practice is the key to fluency. All foreign language learners even the advanced learners need practice. There is a fact that a learner can know a lot of grammar rules and have a large vocabulary; however, they can't speak well yet. So the learners must know how to use what they have learnt, apart from the ability to explain grammar rules. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all important skills but most English learners find listening and writing the most difficult.

The key to fluency in studying a foreign language is practice.

1. to him / encouragement / The teacher’s / words / were a great /. /

The teacher’s

2. are necessary for / and doing grammar exercises / language learners / Both studying vocabulary / in mastering a new language /. /

Both studying vocabulary

3. from modern technologies / It is very / a foreign language / and well-qualified teachers / useful to learn /. /

It is very

4. on campus / Nowadays, / living in a dormitory / most of students / are fond of /. /

Nowadays,

5. in this area / We hoped / would know / this advertisement / that a large number of learners / our school through /. /

We hoped

6. I believed that / Unlike my sister, / was very useful / mastering a foreign language /. /

Unlike my sister,

7. to make a plan right now / to pass an International Examination / If you want / you have / like IELTS /. /

If you want

8. to her / the Seattle School / neither contacted phone / She said that /nor sent any emails, /. /

She said that

9. for beginner / provides various places / or intermediate students / Our school / at all levels /. /

Our school

10. Paola hopes / around the world / she can communicate / through learning English / with people from /. /

Paola hopes

Read the passage, and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.

Everybody knows that in studying foreign languages practice is the key to fluency. All foreign language learners even the advanced learners need practice. There is a fact that a learner can know a lot of grammar rules and have a large vocabulary; however, they can't speak well yet. So the learners must know how to use what they have learnt, apart from the ability to explain grammar rules. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all important skills but most English learners find listening and writing the most difficult.

Question: A learner can't speak well even though he knows a lot of grammar rules and has a large vocabulary.

Read the passage, and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.

Everybody knows that in studying foreign languages practice is the key to fluency. All foreign language learners even the advanced learners need practice. There is a fact that a learner can know a lot of grammar rules and have a large vocabulary; however, they can't speak well yet. So the learners must know how to use what they have learnt, apart from the ability to explain grammar rules. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all important skills but most English learners find listening and writing the most difficult.

A learner can't speak well even though he knows a lot of grammar rules and has a large vocabulary.

Read the passage, and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.

Everybody knows that in studying foreign languages practice is the key to fluency. All foreign language learners even the advanced learners need practice. There is a fact that a learner can know a lot of grammar rules and have a large vocabulary; however, they can't speak well yet. So the learners must know how to use what they have learnt, apart from the ability to explain grammar rules. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all important skills but most English learners find listening and writing the most difficult.

Question: Advanced learners needn't practice.

Read the passage, and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.

Everybody knows that in studying foreign languages practice is the key to fluency. All foreign language learners even the advanced learners need practice. There is a fact that a learner can know a lot of grammar rules and have a large vocabulary; however, they can't speak well yet. So the learners must know how to use what they have learnt, apart from the ability to explain grammar rules. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all important skills but most English learners find listening and writing the most difficult.

Advanced learners needn't practice.

Read the passage, and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.

Everybody knows that in studying foreign languages practice is the key to fluency. All foreign language learners even the advanced learners need practice. There is a fact that a learner can know a lot of grammar rules and have a large vocabulary; however, they can't speak well yet. So the learners must know how to use what they have learnt, apart from the ability to explain grammar rules. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all important skills but most English learners find listening and writing the most difficult.

Some English learners find listening and writing the most difficult skills.