I. Phonetics: (15 points)
Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letter combinations marked A. B. C. and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the ONE that is different from the others in pronunciation. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

II. Vocabulary and Structure (45 points)
Directions:
There are 30 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence, there are four choices marked A. B. C. and D. Choose one answer that best complete the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
16. The Anti-Japanese War _____ in July, 1937.
A. breaks out B. out breaks C. broke out D. was broken out

17. She’s seriously ill. Please _____ the doctor at once.
A. send to B. send about C. send for D. send out

18. Shall I get some apples? Yes, _____ red ones.
A. bring some B. take a few C. take any D. bring a little

19. To _____ with his lessons, he’ll have to work all through the summer.
A. following B. catch up C. catch D. follow

20. They were very happy when they _____ the end of their journey.
A. arrived on B. arrived to C. arrived at D. arrived by

21. If you don’t _____ smoking you’ll never get better.
A. give off B. give out C. give in D. give up

22. She _____ us because she went to an expensive school.
A. looks above B. looks over C. looks down on D. looks up to

23. She’s such an irritating woman. I don’t know you can _____ her.
A. put up B. put up with C. stand up with D. stand with

24. I _____ on seeing the manager. The service in this hotel is terrible.
A. insist B. persist C. affirm D. protest

25. I’m going into the garden to _____ some flowers.
A. grip B. seize C. snatch D. pick

26. _____some weeks in hospital, I wanted to go home.
A. Because B. For C. After D. From

27. The man has just finished _____ my TV set.
A. repair B. repaired C. repairing D. to repair

28. The lamp is _____ the television.
A. at B. next to C. near of D. between

29. Jane’s tall and _____
A. John’s, too B. Tom is, too C. Tom is so D. so does Tom

30. 164 is _____
A. hundred sixty four B. a hundred sixty four
C. hundred sixty and four D. a hundred and sixty four

31. _____ a good thing that they didn’t catch you.
A. That’s B. It’s C. There’s D. What’s

32. These are nice apples. How _____ in a kilo?
A. much are there B. many are there
C. much are they D. many are they

33. The old man was _____ asleep in his chair.
A. quite B. completely C. well D. fast

34. I wouldn’t rush to be on time if I were you. John and Jean are _____ to be late as usual!
A. about B. sure C. apt D. soon

35. She has little in _____ with other authors of her generation.
A. common B. ordinary C. normal D. everyday

36. It was a long time _____ that she returned home.
A. since B. ago C. during D. so

37. What time _____ breakfast?
A. does Mary have the B. does Mary have
C. has Mary D. has Mary the

38. Are those books in the car? Yes, Alice _____ yesterday.
A. put them B. put them into C. puts them in D. put them in

39. Mary hasn’t got _____.
A. no friends B. many friends C. lot of friends D. some friend

40. I didn’t tell you _____ you didn’t ask me to.
A. because B. therefore C. however D. still

41. Tennis is a _____ invented by an Englishman a hundred years ago.
A. game B. play C. fun D. match

42. It’s ten o’clock in the morning but he’s still _____.
A. at the bed B. at bed C. in bed D. in the bed

43. It was _____ that he couldn’t finish it alone.
A. a difficult work B. so difficult job
C. such a difficult job D. such a difficult work

44. Will you be able to come to the party? I _____ .
A. believe yes B. am afraid not C. don’t hope so D. don’t expect

45. The lecture was so _____ that everyone went to sleep.
A. boring B. bored C. tiring D. tired

III. Multiple Choice Cloze (10 points)
Directions:
For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices given below and marked A. B. C. and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter no the Answer Sheet.

Thursday, 9 October

Dear Christine,
It was a pity that you __46__ be here for the play last night. I think that it __47__ very well, but I’m glad that it’s over now because it was a lot of __48__. Mrs. Johnson is the leader of the theatre group so she told everyone __49__. My sister Penny had one of the big parts （she was the queen and she __50__ ） but I only had __51__ things to say. A lot of people came to see the play and we made over one hundred pounds. Mrs. Johnson asked everyone how __52__ spend it. We have agreed to organize a trip to one of the big theatres in London， but can’t go now; It’ll __53__ Christmas.

In your last letter you asked __54__ Jim’s new address, but I’m afraid I don’t know it. We must both wait until he __55__ to us.

I hope you are well. Write soon.

Love,
Brian

46. A. can’t　B. couldn’t　C. may not　D. mightn’t
47. A. went　B. was going　C. was　D. has been
48. A. the work　B. work　C. job　D. the job
49. A. which to do　B. which they did　C. what to do　D. what they did
50. A. seemed very nicely　B. seemed very nice　C. looked very nicely　D. looked very nice
51. A. few short　B. a few short　C. a short few　D. short few
52. A. we should　B. should we　C. shall we　D. we shall
53. A. must be at　B. must be in　C. have to be at　D. have to be in
54. A. from me　B. me for　C. to me　D. to me for
55. A. is going to　B. is writing　C. will write　D. writes