Concentrate Frustrated Embarrassed Adolescence Independent
Concentrate Frustrated Embarrassed Adolescence Independent
A. PHONETICS
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. columnist B. frustrated C. study D. adulthood
2. A. helpline B. September C. embarrassed D. depressed
3. A. tense B. skill C. decision D. house-keeping
4. A. resemble B. adolescence C. independence D. destruction
5. A. delighted B. depressed C. embarrassed D. relative
II. Find the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
1. A. ‘worried B. ‘cognitive C. ‘concentrate D. fru’strated
2. A. ‘wonderful B. e’mergency C. ‘adulthood D. ‘indicator
3. A. ado’lescence B. inde’pendence C. ‘discipline D. over’come
4. A. ‘worried B. re’laxed C. re’solved D. a’ware
5. A. re’late B. con’tain C. ‘boredom D. in’formed
C. READING COMPREHENSION
I. Fill each blank in the passage with the correct word from the box. There are some extra words.
education grades messages responsibilities
competition decisions transition confidence
Dealing with pressures and stress in middle school can be difficult. The pressure may be to make
friends, earn good (1) _____ grades _____ excel in sports or other activities, and deal with hectic schedules.
More and more people are going to high school now and it is becoming tougher to get in. Middle-school
students face pressure to keep their grades up every day. They are in a(n) (2) _____ competition _____ with
their peers to be the best and the brightest in everything. During the teenage years, children will feel the
pressure to grow up. No longer will they be able to act like a child and not worry about (3) _____
responsibilities _____Their parents should help them make this (4) _____ transition _____ from a child to an
adult easy and teach them to make wise (5) _____ decisions _____Prepare them for the world ahead of them
and don’t let go completely at once. Gradually let the growing up occur.
II. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.
Recently, a study in the USA showed that 75% of high school students (1) ______ in tests and exams.
If we include (2) ______ homework, the number is 90%. Many students don’t even realize that (3) ______
they’re doing is wrong. They think that cheating is OK now because it’s (4) ______. In the past, weaker
students cheated but now cheats are often clever kids who need higher grades. There is more competition
today. One high school student says, “There’s big (5) ______ to get into a good university. You have to get
good marks, and to get good marks some teens think they have to cheat.”
In the American study, 50% of teens agreed with the opinion “People sometimes have to lie and cheat
to be succeeded.” It seems that cheating has become normal for some people. There are a lot of cheats. We
see more and (6) _____ cheats in sport and in business. Unfortunately, adults don’t always set a good
example.
Cheating is easier with new technology. There are websites (7) ______ you can download exams and
essays. You can pay people online to write an essay for you. Students are instant messaging homework
answers, and they can send text messages to friends (8) ______ exams or put answers into their MP3
players.
Teachers can (9) ______ cell phones and camera and use special software to detect copying in
homework. School principals can suspend or expel students who cheat. But really, it’s more important for
people (10) ______ that they don’t have to cheat to be successful - cheats never win and winner never cheat.
1. A. has cheated B. have cheated C. are cheating D. cheat
2. A. copying B. to copy C. copy D. copied
3. A. which B. why C. what D. where
4. A. normal B. usually C. plenty D. common
5. A. stress B. pressure C. nervous D. tense
6. A. much B. more C. less D. fewer
7. A. which B. what C. how D. where
8. A. on B. at C. in D. of
9. A. ban B. stop C. end D. delay
10. A. knowing B. know C. to know D. known