�、�. Phonetics (5 points)

　　Directions: In eacb of the following groups of words. there are four underlined letters or let.ter combinations marked A. B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the onetbat is different hom the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET.

　　1. A. hammer B. matter C. machine D. happen

　　2. A. shoulder B. around C. louder D. pronounce

　　3. A. here B. careful C. compare D. anywhere

　　4. A. climate B. clean C. music D. bicycle

　　5. A. maths B. smooth C. method D. thorough

　　II. Vocabulary and structure (55 points)

　　Directions: There are60 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A. B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET.

　　6. Either of _______ is quite capable of the work.

　　A. girl B. girls C. the girl D. the girls

　　7. —Shall I get a birthday cake for Mary on my way back?

　　—Yes, it’ll be nice if you ________.

　　A. do invite B. invited C. do D. are

　　8. —Have you been here long?

　　—________.

　　A. No, not very B. Not much

　　C. Yes, only little D. No, only yesterday

　　9. We saw _________ wild animals while on vacation.

　　A. quite many B. quite a few C. quite some D. quite much

　　10. Now that she is out of a job, Lucy ________ going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet.

　　A. considered B. is going to consider

　　C. has been considering D. had considered

　　11. Sometimes when I look into the sky, I feel like ________ a trip somewhere.

　　A. to go for B. making C. get off D. to make

　　12. If you think a letter is too slow, why not try ________ a telegram?

　　A. to send B. to have sent C. to be sending D. sending

　　13. The film brought the hours back to me _________ I was taken good care of in that far-away village.

　　A. when B. until C. that D. where

　　14. Your performance in the driving test didn’t reach the required standard—________, you failed.

　　A. in the end B. in other words C. after all D. at the same time

　　15. I don’t think English is __________ a language as Russian.

　　A. difficult as B. difficult C. as difficult D. more difficult

　　16. ________ is reported in the newspapers, talks between te two counties are making progress.

　　A. As B. That C. It D. What

　　17. Seldom _________ her in the public.

　　A. you can see B. can see you C. can you see D. you see

　　18. The teacher had the monitor ________ the papers.

　　A. to hand out B. hand out C. hand down D. to hand down

　　19. There was plenty of time for her to catch the train. She ______________.

　　A. mustn’t have hurried B. needn’t have hurried

　　C. couldn’t have hurried D. must not hurry

　　20. Mary’s parents are worried about Mary because no one was aware __________ she had gone.

　　A. of where B. where that C. where of D. the place