TOPIC 1: FRIENDSHIP

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. machine B. change C. teacher D. choose
2. A. condition B. option C. suggestion D. relation
3. A. believe B. readily C. friend D. pleasure
4. A. good B. gossip C. game D. geometry
5. A. trust B. mutual C. number D. uncertain
II. Choose the word whose main stress is pronounced differently from the rest
6. A. number B. eager C. special D. affair
7. A. feeling B. believe C. ready D. easy
8. A. unselfish B. sympathy C. quality D. principle
9. A. mutual B. advantage C. possible D. generous
10. A. helpful B. sincere C. pleasant D. earning

III. Choose the one word or phrase - A, B, B, or D - that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
11. She's made friends________ a little girl who lives next door.
A. to B. of C. by D. with
12. The children seem to be totally capable ________ working by themselves.
A. on B. of C. in D. for
13. Your friendship should be based on ________ trust.
A. basic B. fragile C. mutual D. blind
14. The company expects ________ from its employees.
A. constancy B. quality C. interest D. loyalty
15. I've got lots of ________, but only a few are really good friends
A. close friends B. acquaintances C. neighbors D. partners
16. Friendship is a two-sided ________, it lives by give-and-take.
A. affair B. event C. aspect D. feature
17. He finds it ________ lasting friendships.
A. difficult to make B. difficulty in making C. is difficult to make D. difficult making
18. The aim of the culture festival is ________ friendship between the two countries
A. promote B. promoting C. to promote D. being promoted
19. All the passengers were made ________ their seat belts during the turbulence.
A. buckle B. to buckle C. buckling D. for buckling.
20. ________ good ice cream, you need to use a lot of cream.
A. Make B. Making C. To make D. For make
21. My friend often shows her ___________ whenever I have troubles.
A. sympathy B. sympathize C. sympathetic D. sympathetically
22. Daisy is so ___________. She only cares about herself, not about other people.
A. helpful B. selfish C. loyal D. talkative
23. She is not determined and often changes her ideas. What a/an _____________ girl she is.
A. uncertain B. mutual C. suspicious D. changeable
24. He is not good ___________ maths. He is incapable _____________ calculating.
A. at/of B. on/for C. for/of D. with/in
25. My close friend is often concerned ___________ all problems that I mention.
A. over B. with C. above D. into
26. He was so ___________ that he distrusted all his friends.
A. suspect B. suspicion C. suspicious D. suspiciously
27. Friendship offers us great _____________ in life.
A. please B. pleasant C. pleasure D. pleased
28. He is always _____________ in word and deed.
A. loyal B. loyalty C. loyally D. loyalist
29. True friendship should be based __________ understanding each other.
A. out B. at C. on D. over
30. The father is the one that I can share both joys and sorrows.
A. feelings of happiness B. intention C. great eagerness D. feelings of distress.
31. There are 5 most important ___________ which are necessary for true friendship to exist.
A. quantities B. qualities C. characteristics D. grades
32. A friend needs ____________ honest.
A. to have B. to do C. to know D. to be
33. One of the qualities for true ___________ is constancy.
A. friend B. friendly C. friendship D. friendliness.
34. Although he has a number of _______________, he has few true friends.
A. relatives B. partners C. roommates D. acquaintances
35. You can believe him. I don't think he is capable _________ telling lies.
A. to B. of C. at D. x
36. If you only care about your interest and feelings, you are very ____________.
A. happy B. friendly C. loyal D. selfish
37. It is said that girls are more _________ than boys.
A. talkers B. talk C. talking D. talkative
38. The quality we don't like from a friend is __________.
A. friendliness B. loyalty C. selfishness D. understanding
39. I appreciate highly his ____________.
A. constant B. constancy C. constancies D. constantly
40. She seems to get very acquainted ______________ the works of Shakespeare.
A. to B. with C. of D. by
41. Two friends must know each other so well that there can be no suspicions between them.
A. types B. gaps C. differences D. doubts
42. He is very ________ to us. Though he's our teacher, he treats almost like friends.
A. active B. humorous C. studious D. friendly
43. The local people are very ____________ to strangers.
A. comfortable B. familiar C. hospitable D. enjoyable
44. Can you ________ your best friend's physical characteristics?
A. describe B. say C. talk D. do
45. It's kind of Long to pay for us when we go out together. He's __________.
A. sociable B. understanding C. calm D. generous
46. Minh is a(n) ___________ man. We can believe what he says.
A. patient B. honest C. tolerant D. pleasant
47. A good friendship should be based on __________ understanding.
A. loyal B. suspicious C. give-and-take D. mutual
48. Kim Anh is __________ for her work. She usually tries her best to finish her part of the work.
A. sociable B. self-confident C. responsible D. talkative
IV. READING
To many people, their friends are the most important in their life. Really good friends always … (1) … joys and sorrows with you and never turn their backs on you. Your best friend may be someone you have known all your life or someone you have grown up with. There are all sorts of things that can bring about this special … (2) ... It may be the result of enjoying the same activities and sharing experiences. Most of us have met someone … (3) … we have immediately felt … (4) … with as if we had known them for ages. However, it really takes you years to get to know someone well enough to consider your best friend. To the majority of us, this is someone we … (5) … completely and who understands us better than anyone else. It's the person you can tell him or her your most intimate secrets.
1. A. give B. spend C. have D. share
2. A. relatives B. relationship C. relation D. friends
3. A. which B. whose C. what D. that
4. A. relax B. relaxation C. relaxing D. relaxed
5. A. truth B. true C. trust D. untrue





TOPIC 2: PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently to the others.
1. A. grade B. great C. sneaky D. embrace
2. A. money B. notice C. glance D. ankle
3. A. imagine B. glance C. geography D. religion
4. A. looked B. noticed C. turned D. helped
5. A. change B. English C. single D. anger
II. Choose the word whose main stress is pronounced differently from the rest
6. A. extremely B. excited C. personal D. imagine
7. A. experience B. embarrass C. floppy D. embrace
8. A. idol B. video C. birthday D. imagine
9. A. cotton B. happen C. extreme D. quickly
10. A. serious B. protect C. interest D. country
III. Choose the one word or phrase - A, B, C, or D - that best completes the sentences, or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
11. She glanced briefly ________ his lapel badge.
A. in B. on C. at D. up
12. ________ my experience, very few people really understand the problem.
A. To B. In C. With D. From
13. The novel is based on his ________ in the war.
A. attitudes B. images C. situations D. experiences
14. I don't like that man. There is a sneaky look on his face.
A. furious B. humorous C. dishonest D. guilty
15. She made a big ________ about not having a window seat on the plane.
A. complaint B. fuss C. excitement D. interest
16. He has a very outgoing ________ and makes friends very easily.
A. person B. personal C. personality D. personage
17. He ________ to the spot where the house used to stand.
A. pointed B. showed C. directed D. glanced
18. Teenagers often have their ________ who they admire very much.
A. ideals B. admirers C. images. D. idols
19. I had a glance at the article, but I haven't read it yet.
A. close look B. quick look C. direct look D. furtive look
20. Before he turned 14, Mozart ________ a few lesser piece for the piano.
A. has composed B. had composed C. was composed D. would composed
21. Have something to eat before you________.
A. leave B. left C. will leave D. had left
22. ________ this holiday for ages.
A. We're looking forward to B. We looked forward to
C. We look forward to D. We've looked forward to
23. ________ hard all year, so I felt that I deserved a holiday.
A. I work B. I worked C. I'd been working D. I've worked
24. The traffic lights ________ green and I pulled away.
A. turned B. were turning C. has turned D. had turned
25. How fast________ when the accident happened?
A. are you driving B. were you driving C. did you drive D. had you driven
26. Where________? Which hairdresser did you go to?
A. did you cut your hair B. have you cut your hair
C. did you have cut your hair D. did you have your hair cut
27. What made you more interested ________ learning English?
a. on b. in c. with d. to
28. The girl was so ________ that she didn't look at him in the face.
a. shy b. confident c. impatient d. sneaky
29. There is a growing tendency among singers to _____ some famous singers.
a. imitate b. follow c. reflect d. pursue
30. I believe that everyone has had ________ experiences in their life.
a. memorable b. observable c. acceptable d. reflexible
31. He rose from his chair and ________ her warmly.
a. protected b. replaced c. embraced d. appreciated
32. My father isn't interested in tennis and ________.
a. my brothers don't either b. so aren't my brothers
c. neither do my brothers d. neither are my brothers
33. 'Did you enjoy the picnic?' 'I was okay, but I'd rather ________ to a movie.'
a. go b. be going c. have gone d. went
34. Since ________ to a warmer and less humid climate, I've had no trouble with my asthma.
a. upon moving b. moving c. I move d. I moving
35. He looked forward to ________ his first pay packet.
a. be receiving b. have received c. receiving d. receive
36. I'm sorry you've missed the train, it ________ five minutes ago.
a. had left b. left c. has left d. has been left
37. It was ________ that everyone answered it correctly.
a. so a simple question b. such a simple question
c. too simple question d. a more simple question
38. Computers have made access to information instantly available just by push a few buttons.
A B C D
39. Fifteen hundred dollars a year were the per capita income in the United States in 1950
A B C D
40. I find that necessary to do something about traffic problems in our city.
A. find that B. to do C. about D. in our city
41. The plane had scarcely taken off when it crashed.
a. The plane took off and soon afterwards it crashed. c. When the plane was taking off, it crashed.
b. When the plane crashed, it hadn't taken off yet d. The plane hardly crashed after it took off.
42. Never has any one spoken to me like that!
a. I never speak that way. c. Everyone speaks to me that way.
b. No one speaks to me that way. d. Some people always speak to me that way.
43. It's a long time since I saw a movie.
a. I spent a long time looking for a movie to see c. I haven't seen movie for a long time.
b. I saw a movie that took very long time. d. I have seen some movies so far.
44. He now goes to work on his bicycle instead of by car.
He still goes to work by car but more often on his bicycle.
He has stopped driving to work and goes by bicycle.
He has never gone to work in his car but always on his bicycle.
Since he bought the car, he has never used the bicycle to go to work.
45. I find myself at a loss to understand Harold's behavior.
I lost contact with Harold, so I couldn't understand him well.
I have to lose a lot to understand Harold's behavior.
I completely understand Harold's behavior.
I find Harold's behavior quite incomprehensible.

IV. Choose the best option to complete the following passage.
I had an amusing experience last year. When I was (46)______ to a town in the south of France, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him (47)______ French and he replied in the same language. (48)______ of us spoke during the journey. I myself know a little of French. I had nearly (49)______ the town when the young man suddenly said, very (50)______, "Do you speak English?". As I soon learnt, he was English himself.
46. A. driving B. walking C. flying D. riding
47. A. from B. at C. by D. in
48. A. No B. None C. Either D. Neither
49. A. came B. went C. approached D. stopped
50. A. quick B. slowly C. slow D. slowliness