Nowadays there are many good reasons for using bicycles instead of cars to travel in city centers.. However, city centres must either have cycle lanes or be free of private cars complete
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ANSWER SHEET
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others.
2 A eight B weight C height D age
II Choose the best answer to fill in each blank
5 If you send this letter now, she _ it tomorrow
A will receive B receive C would receive D received
6 It was a great success - _ a lot of hard wok
A thank to B thanks to C thank for D thanks for
7 Peter stayed at home _ his mother was ill
A because of B in spite of C despite D because
8 I could do the test _ it was very difficult
9 The meeting had been cancelled _ the chairman’s absence
A because B because of C in spite of D despite
10 _ you worked harder, you are going to pass your exam
11 If it _ tomorrow, I won’t have to water the plants
12 If I _ time tonight, I _ the novel I’m reading
A have / will finish B will have / finish C have / finish D have / finished
13 Rice is an important _ in Vietnam
14 Although the _ were very poor, they managed to send their children to school
A villages B villagers C village D villager
III Read the paragraph and decide whether the statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).
Nowadays there are many good reasons for using bicycles instead of cars to travel in city centers First of all, bicycles are both silent and clean, and easy to park Secondly, using a bicycle also keeps people fit However, city centres must either have cycle lanes or be free of private cars completely Some large cities such as Amsterdam in the Netherlands are already organized in this way Finally, a combination of the use of bicycles with very cheap or free public transport solves the problem of traffic jams and makes the city centre a more pleasant place
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15 Traveling by bicycles is better than traveling by cars
16 One of the reasons for using cars is that they are clean
17 Traveling by bicycles can keep people healthy
18 Amsterdam hasn’t had cycle lanes and be free of private cars completely
19 Traveling by bicycles can help solve traffic jams
IV Choose the underlined words/phrases that need correcting
20 If you don’t study hard, you wouldn’t pass your exam
A B C D
21 Despite of his sickness, he still had to go to school
A B C D
22 She tried to attend the lecture although her pain
A B C D
V Change these sentences into reported speech
23 “John knows where the paintings are,” said Sue
Sue claimed that
Sue claimed that John knew where the paintings were.
24 “I hate the English weather,” said Tom
Tom said that
Tom said that he hated the English weather.
25 “You haven’t finished your homework yet,” my father says to me
My father tells me that
My father tells me that I haven’t finished my homework yet.