BDHSG-01/ 03- 2009
I.Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the others.
1. a. drama b. grammar c. damage d. mammal
2. a. drama b. plays c. lays d. says
3. a. furnishing b. preparation c. preposition d. prerequisite
4. a. fear b. near c. pear d. rear
5. a. myth b. with c. both d. tenth
6. a. book b. put c. brook d. booth
7. a. serve b. function c. sudden d. stomach
8. a. gen b. gaze c. gaudy d. gate
9. a. obtain b. obstacle c. obstinate d. obsolete
10. a. duty b. dual c. bugle d. duvet
II.Supply the correct form of the word in the parentheses.
The D war zone was a famous military base during the two………….wars. ( resist)
You should use it as a study room. It’s……..quiet. ( compare)
Various kinds of colourful flowers……..this garden. ( beautiful)
A……..friend is one who likes power. ( dominate)
Robin Hood is a……..hero who lived in Sherwood Forest, in Nottingham. ( legend)
……..about the company’s future meant that few people wanted to invest money on it. ( certain)
The shop will change undamaged goods if a………is show as proof of purchase. ( receive)
The cost of………must be paid by the buyer. ( carry)
We had a marvelous holiday and our trip to Da Lat was…….. ( forget)
The crowd whoed its………by shouting insults at the players. ( approve)
III. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences:
1.His personal problems seem to have been…….him from his work lately.
a. disrupting b. disturbing c. distracting d. dispersing
2. he was a very……man; one day he would be happy, the next miserable.
a. uncontrollable b. eneven c. temperamental d. dispirited
3. This cloth……..very thin.
a. touches b. holds c. feels d. handles
4. After all this time, John should take the bull by the horns and ask Mary to marry him.
a. continue b. be secretive c. buy a bull d. be determined
5. I’ve had a………of misfortune.
a. success b. continuation c. repetition d. succession
6. The music aroused an……..feeling of homesickness in him.
a. intense b. intentional c. intensive d. intended
7. What are the main…………of this illness?
a. traces b. symptoms c. emblems d. tokens
8. After accident the injured cyclist was in great………….
a. agony b. pain c. suffering d. hurt.
9. Although we argued with him for a long time, he stood his ground.
a. change his decision b. felt sorry for us c. refused to change his decision d. wanted to continue
10. He said , “………………..while the iron is hot.”
a. Strike b. Beat c. Hit d. Pound
IV. Use the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets:
It is essential that he ( arrive)……before six.
This lovely beach won’t exist forever. Eventually, it ( probably erode)……..away by the sea, and there will be nothing left but bedrock.
On the first of next month, he ( be)…….in prison for five years.
After I decided ( have) …..a garage ( build)….next to the house, I hired a carpenter ( do)….the work.
Freal was pleased ( admit)./……..to the college.
I’d rather you ( not be)…….absent from class yesterday.
John admitted ( surprise ) …….by the unexpected birthday party last night.
Thompson, ( catch)….the ball, we would have won the game.
V. Fill in each blank with one appropriate preposition:
1. The play quite lived ___ ____my expectations.
2. he took it _____granted that they were happy.
3. Put ______the cigarette, please. I don’t