Name:……………………………………………………… END-TERM TEST
Class:…….. Time allowance: 45 minutes

PRONUNCIATION (0.25p × 4)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1: A. lived B. cooked C. helped D. coughed
2: A. knit B. hide C. tide D. time
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
3: A. follow B. protect C. survive D. evolve
4: A. magazine B. computer C. employer D. connection
LANGUAGE (0.25P × 16)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
5.Women no longer have to do hard work nowadays as they used to, _________?
A. are they B. aren’t they C. do they D. don’t they
6.He was offered the job______his qualifications were poor.
A. despite B. in spite of C. even though D. Whereas
7.We haven’t reached the final _______ on the funding for scientific research yet.
A. decides B. decision C. deciding D. decisive
8. At ten o`clock, I ____ my mathematics homework for three hours.
A. will be doing B. will have been doing C. have done D. have been doing
9. Lan: Do you enjoy visiting zoos? Nam: ____
A. Zoos are places where animals are kept. B. I`ve visited that zoo twice.
C. Yeah, that`s really fun. D. I like funny animals.
10. Whoever ____ up with that idea should have won the Nobel Prize.
A. came B. caught C. kept D. put
11. The students got the librarian ____ books for them. 
A. buy B. to buy C. bought  D. buying 
12. Employers will often take on students for a ____ but you can also apply for as internship after you graduate.
A. leap year B. gap year C. light year D. calendar year
13. If I had enough money, I___________abroad to improve my English.
A. will go B. should have gone C. should go D. would go
14.Hana and Jenifer are talking about a book they have just read.
- Hana: “The book is really interesting and educational.” - Jenifer: “___________.”
A.Don’t mention it B.That’s nice of you to say so. C.I’d love it. D.I couldn’t agree more.
15.Overpopulation in big cities has severely affected the air and water quality. (ANTONYM)
A.seriously B.insignificantly C.largely D.commonly
16.The student was asked to account for her absence from her last lesson. (SYNOMYM)
A. arrange B. complain C. exchange D. explain
17.Global warming will result ________ crop failures and famines.
A.with B.from C.for D.in
18."Don`t come before 6 o`clock", I said to him.
A. I told him don`t come before 6 o`clock. B. I told him to come not before 6 o`clock.
C. I told to him not to come before 6 o`clock. D. I told him not to come before 6 o`clock.
19. Of the two shirts, this one is ...................
A. the prettiest B. the most pretty C. prettier D. the prettier
20. UFO is an acronym for ____ Flying Object.
A. Unidentified B. Unimaginative C. Unknown D. Unique

READING(0.25p × 10)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Several countries across the globe offer benefits to parents (21)_________ have more children. Some of these policies even directly encourage their citizens to procreate, while others are aimed at providing for families who can’t afford to have kids on their own.
(22)_________ officials made many of