Find the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the other three in each

question.
1. A. check B. machenically C. challenge D. chamber
2. A. basic B. mosaic C. closing D. amazing
3. A.indulged B. brushed C. surpassed D. stamped
4. A. panda B. paddle C. patient D. patter
5. A. double B. doubt C. fountain D. mountain
Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of
other three words in each question.
6. A. compass B. compose C. compatible D. consist
7. A. atomic B. volcanic C. catholic D. romantic
8. A. district B. destroy C. discreet D. distinct
9. A. significant B. intelligent C. calculator D. American
10 A. secondary B. horizon C. honorable D. refuge
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Choose the best answers:
Vocabulary:
1.I've been working………………………………………quite a lot of pressure lately.
A in B with C on D under
2.She's decided to………………………………….. her German by attending an evening course.
A brush up B work up C catch on to D set out
3.Will you……………………………………….the baby for a minute, while I make a phone call?
A control B settle C attend D mind
4.Police have warned people to be………………………..when strangers call at the door and to ask
to see proof of identity.
A choosy B alarm C wary D scary
5New consumer protection legislation comes into………………………………………..next April.
A law B force C statute D act
6.If the work-force respected you, you wouldn't need to………………your authority so often.
A assert B affirm C maintain D inflict
7.It's twenty years since I worked in Germany and my German is pretty………now.
A scratchy B scruffy C rusty D sloppy
8' It............me as strange that my front door was open when I got home.
A seemed B occurred C appeared D struck
9 The peace of the public library was………………….by the sound of a transistor radio.
A smashed B fractured C demolished D shattered
10Frankly, I couldn't care less!' he said with a…………………………of his shoulders.
A twitch B flick C hunch D shrug
11Following the accident, he was ………………………for reckless driving.
A charged B accused C prosecuted D blamed
12The case was……………………………by the judge for lack of evidence.
A disallowed B dismissed C abandoned D discarded
13Once she's shed a few tears she'll …………………. herself to the situation.
A resign B give up C admit D stop
14.You would be well advised to…………………………… the casinos in the city.
A come to terms with B get the hang of C steer clear of D breathe a word of
15.We put some …………….of bread everyday out for the birds.
A grains Bcrumbs Ccubes D panes
Grammar:
1.Every Christmas of my childhood was the same. My father………………………….late for lunch,
weighed down with presents for the family.
A would arrive B had arrived C was arriving D was used to arriving
2.-Did he plead guilty? - Yes, he admitted…………….the crime.
A. to being B committed C to have committed D. to having committed
3. During his lifetime, …………..his famed artwork, Michael also wrote many excellent poems.
A.despite B besides C. what’s more D not only
4. I was relieved to see that the new computer software was……………complicated to use than I had
thought it would be.
A much less B far too C the most D so much
5. How lucky you were! You …………….got lost in the crowd.
A. were supposed to be B might C. must D. could
6.Make sure you get enough for the whole family to use,………………shampoo you are going to buy.
A whenever B whichever C however D wherever
7. Last Sunday was………………………….that we took a drive in the country.
A so beautiful day B such a beautiful a day C such a beautiful weather D so beautiful a day
8. Yesterday, I met …………man who said he knew you.
Aa B the Cx D one
9. …………………..the formation of the Sun, the planets and other stars began with the condensation of an
interstellar cloud.
A It accepted that B Accepted that C It is accepted that D That is accepted
10. ………………….., Carl Sandburg is also well known for his ,multivolume biography of Lincoln.
A An eminent American poet B He is an eminent American poet
C An eminent American poet who is D Despite an eminent American poet
11 Some learners of English have…………………………… ideas in writing.
A. trouble expressing B. difficult in expressing C. difficulty to express D. problems with
12…………………………………………………………..I was pleased it was over.
A. Though strange it was B. Strange though it may sound
C. Despite it may sound strange D. Even though being very strange
13…………………………………………………………………………….., we stayed inside the house.
A. The stormy day it was B. It were a stormy day
C. It is a stormy day D. It being a stormy day
14……………………………..the patients have some disabilities, we still try to enable them to be as
independent as possible.
A. As a result B On the grounds of C In case D. Given that
15. Can you keep this to yourself? I’d……………………nobody else in the office knew about it.
A. rather B. like C. prefer D.better
Matching:
1.The bank has turned down my application for a loan. A Well, let’s call it a day
I need $500 to pay my tuition.
2.Did you have a good time? B. It didn’t bother me.
3. I’d like to return the shoes and the shirt. C Don’t look at me.
4. It’s already nine. I wonder how much more D. I guess so
we can get done today
5. Not only did the Nixons come uninvited but they also
brought their cousins E No problem. May I see your receipt?
Mistake correction:
1.A huge counterclockwise(A) swirl of warm moist(B) air with winds greater (C) than 75 miles an hour, a
hurricane is the(D) most extreme form of a tropical cyclone.
2.At the (A)center of a spiral galaxy is (B)gamma rays so powerful(C) that no organic(D) life could possibly
exist.
3.Before Louis Pasteur disproved(A) the misconception, it (B)was widely believed(C) that worms will (D)
spontaneously generate from mud.
4.Some fire(A) extinguishers produce a burst (B) of carbon dioxide gas,that (C) inhibits burning by starving
the fire of oxygen(D).
5.On(A) the Richter scale, earthquakes measuring below(B) four are less(C) serious than those register(D)
above four.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following
1.The cost of cleaning up toxic waste should be paid by the companies that are responsible for the pollution.
A. dangerous B. poisonous C. explosive D. radioactive
2. As we boarded up the windows in preparation for the hurricane, we prayed the storm would not be
calamitous.
A. coming soon B. strong C. imminent D disastrous
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following
1.A recent study indicates that light to moderate alcohol consumption is d slight benefit in reducing the risk
of heart disease.
A abundant B. limited C. modest D. excessive
2.The man murmured a few words of encouragement to his daughter as she picked up her violin.
Awhispered B. shouted C. said D. uttered
Sentence transformation/ combination:
1.Kay was determined to get to the summit of the mountain and back before sunset.
a.Kay knew that she would have to be back before sunset after she'd reached the summit.
b.Kay was firm in her desire to reach the mountain peak and return before the sun went down.
c.Climbing to the top of the mountain before dark was Kay’s goal for the day.
d.Kay could easily reach the top of the mountain and get back before the sun went down.
2. How much profit we’ll make depends on how many people come to the show
a.So many people came to the show that we made quite a lot of money.
b.The more people turn up for the show, the more money we will make.
c.The show will only make a profit if we manage to sell all the tickets.
d.If few people come to the show, we have to find another way to make money
3. The chicken wasn’t cooked properly, so Irina regrets that she ate it.
a.Irina doesn’t want to eat the chicken, as it has been cooked badly.
b.Irina didn’t want to eat the badly cooked chicken.
c. Irina wishes that she hadn't eaten the badly cooked chicken.
d.Irina wishes that the chicken she ate had been cooked in a different way
4.He was opening the window; at that exact moment, he heard a loud crash behind his back.
a.As soon as he had opened the window, there was a loud crash.
b.Just as he was opening the window, he heard a loud crash behind him,
c.After he had heard the loud crash, he rushed to open the window.
d.The loud crash caused the window’s glass to break as he was trying to open it.
5. Despite his serious illness, Mr. Pike still composed nice pieces of music.
a.Mr. Pike’s was so ill that his pieces of music were composed.
b.Mr. Pike did not compose any nice piece of music because he was seriously ill.
c. Mr. Pike was seriously ill; be that as it may, he still composed nice pieces of music.
d.Mr. Pike was still composing nice pieces of music when he was seriously ill.
6.1 only remembered it was my birthday when you phoned me.
a.It was not until you called that I remembered that it was my birthday.
b.I was happy because you remembered to call me on my birthday.
c.As soon as I realized that it was my birthday, you called me.
d.You always phone me to remind me of when my birthday is.
7.Getting a law passed is one thing but getting it enforced is quite another thing.
a.The law has already been passed, but I suspect it won’t be easy to implement it,
b.Once the law has been passed, it will be easy enough to put it into effect.
c.The passing of a law and the implementing of it are two very different things.
d.If the law has been passed, it will soon come into effect.
8.A club member who had a funny surname made a long speech.
a.A club member gave a long speech about his funny surname.
b.The speech of the club member with a strange surname was very long.
c.Everyone found the speech of the club member with a strange surname long but funny.
d.We had to wait for the club member who had a funny surname to speak.
9.Barely had the boat passed out of the harbour than it was struck by an enormous wave.
aBy the time the boat departed from the harbour, it had already been hit by a huge wave.
bThe very large wave which smashed into the boat passed right in front of the harbour.
cAlmost immediately after the boat had left the harbour, a very large wave crashed into it.
d.A huge wave collided with the boat just before it was able to exit the harbour.
10.Even if Paul pleads with me to help him with his homework, there is no way I am going to.
a.Paul is not going to get any assistance from me on his homework even if he begs.
b.Should Paul appeal to me to help him with his homework, I may or may not be able to do so.
c.I will only assist Paul with his homework if he begs me to.
d. Despite his begging me, I can’t see any way that I can help Paul with his homework.
11.We couldn't have bought him that jacket because we simply didn't have enough money.
a.We didn’t buy that jacket for him owing to the fact that it was too expensive for us.
b.Had we had a little more money, we might have considered buying him that jacket.
c.The price of that jacket was barely affordable for us, so we decided not to buy it for him after all.
d.As we just didn’t have the necessary amount of money, it was impossible for us to buy him that jacket.
12.The whole family suddenly moved to Canada without saying anything. We wondered.
aWe wondered about the reason why the whole family had suddenly moved to Canada without saying
anything.
b.Without saying anything, the whole family made us wonder why they suddenly moved to Canada.
c.We wondered why the whole family had suddenly moved to Canada without saying anything.
d.Though they said nothing, we still wondered why the whole family had suddenly moved to Canada.