A. Choose The Word Whose Underlined Part Is Pronounced Differently

I.
PHONOLOGY:
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently:
1. A. debt B. nib C. absorb D. absent
2. A.ceased B. decreased C. caused D. promised
3. A. carriage B. voyage C. massage D. dosage
B. Pick out the word that stressed differntly from the others:
4. A. marketing B. ambitious C. fashionable D. immigrant
5. A. cucumber B. powerful C. strawberry D. appointment
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:

A. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D:
1. “I can’t remember us ever ___________,” replied the stranger.
A. having met B. to meet C. being met D. to have met
2. Listen to what I am saying, __________?
A. would you B. will you C. don’t you D. do you
3. It’s high time you ___________to look after yourself.
A. learned B. had learned C. are learning D. would learn
4. “Please, will you just tidy your room, and stop ______ excuses!”
A. doing B. having C. taking D. making
5. We saw many soldiers and tanks _____________were moving to the front.
A. that B. which C. who D. whom
6. He is in a much________ mood than usual.
A. best B. better C. good D. well
7. His father was working _______ at his desk.
A. industry B. industrial C. industrious D. industriously
8. Last Sunday was _________ that we decided to go on a picnic.
A. so beautiful a day B. such beautiful a day
C. so beautiful day D. such beautiful day
9. Living organisms contain more water _______ substance.
A. than do any other B. other than do they any
C. than any other D. does than any other
10. - "Our team has just won the last football match."
- "______"
A. Good idea. Thanks for the news. B. Yes. I guess \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\it's very good.
C. Well, that's very surprising! D. Yes, it's our pleasure.
11. - “Is it all right if I use your bike?” - “______”
A. Sure, go ahead. B. Oh, forget it. C. I don’t care. D. I accept it.
12. ______________ of the students in my class could solve the problem yesterday.
A. Not much B. Either C. None D. Neither
13. Don’t touch that wire or you’ll get an electric ______.
A. charge B. fire C. shock D. current
14. You need more exercise - you should ______ jogging.
A. try on B. hold up C. carry out D. take up
15. “Don’t worry. I have ______ tire at the back of my car.”
A. other B. another C. the other D. others
B. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate forms of the words in brackets:
1. As a child I had an ................................ friend called Polly (imagine)
2. Not ........................ on such a hot day, the beach was crowded. (surprise)
3. Street noise is one of the ....................... of living in a big city. (advantage)
4. The end of the film really disappointed me. It was totally .................... (believe)
5. This word is very difficult to say. I always ......................... it. (pronunciation)
6. We like Mary. She’s very nice and ............................ (lady)
7. Solphins, ................, species, sometimes jump above the surface of the water. (mammal)
8. The islands have been ............................ by the growth of tourism. (west)
9. There will be no pay rises in the ......................... future. (see)
10. Good friends can enrich the quality of our lives ........................ (measure)
C. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

1. The building (finish) by the year 2020.
2. The last time he saw in public he (wear) a grey suit.
3. I realize I (not say) that. That all right I have forgiven.
4. It’s a waste of time (recommend) him to start his new life in New York.
5. He (follow) my advice before, he (not be) in dangerous now.
6. The small room (fill) with boxes of different sizes which (deliver) the day before.
7. During the winter I decided that I (grow) tomatoes and carrots when the summer came.
8. No sooner he (arrive) than he had to leave again.
II. READING:
A. Read the passage and use only one suitable word to fill in each gap:
In a village on the east coast of Scotland, people were waiting for news. Two of fishing-
boats had been caught in the storm which had blown up during the night. In the cottages
round the harbor people stood by their doors (1).............. worried to talk.
The rest of the fishing fleet had (2)............ the harbor before dark, and the men from these
ships waited and watched with the wives and families of the missing men. Some had
(3)............ thick blankets and some flasks of hot drinks, knowing that the men (4)............ be
cold and tired. When dawn began to break over in the east, a small point of light was
(5)........... in the darkness of the water and a few minutes later, (6).......... was a shout.
(7)................ long, the two boats were turning in, past the lighthouse, to the inside
of the harbor. The men (8)............ helped out of their boats, and (9)............. they were stiff
(10)............... cold and tiredness, they were all safe.
B. Choose the words or phrases that best fit the blanks to make a complete passage:
The Statue of Liberty is a monumental sculpture that (1).........freedom throughout the
world. Its formal name is Liberty Enlightening the World. The statue (2).........a woman
escaping the chains of tyranny, which lie at her feet. Her right hand (3)..........aloft a burning
torch that represents liberty. Her left hand holds a tablet inscribed (4) .......... the date "July 4,
1776", the day the United States declared its independence. She is (5).........flowing robes
and the seven rays of her spiked crown symbolize the seven seas and continents.
The Statue of Liberty was (6) ........... in 1886. It weighs 225 tons and is 301 feet (7) ...........
It was a gift to the United States from the people of France. Over the years France and the
United States had (8) ...........special relationship. In 1776 France helped the American
colonies (9) ............independence from England. The French wanted to (10).........something
special for the U.S. centennial, its 100th birthday.
1. A. symbolizes B. illustrates C. shows D. proves
2. A. makes up B. depicts C. draws D. paints
3. A. contains B. grabs C. seizes D. holds
4. A. onto B. into C. with D. in
5. A. putting on B. donning C. wearing D. dressing
6. A. put up B. put off C. put on D. put out
7. A. tall B. height C. in high D. aloft
8. A. the B. a C. an D. Ø
9. A. win B. gain C. achieve D. accomplish
10. A. form B. create C. make D. do
C. GAP- FILL.
The world's oceans are so vast that they can (1)…….with the present levels of pollution.
However, little is known about the long-term effects of such slow poisoning. The most
serious (2)……..of modern time is that man is destroying the earth's natural resources and
transforming huge areas into waste land. As a result, it is becoming extremely difficult to
grow enough to feed the world's rapidly increasing (3)………. A way of protecting all wild
life on the earth must also be found as many species are in danger of disappearing
completely (4)…….the face of the earth. The smoke in the atmosphere, for example, is
increasing so much that the (5)…….of sunlight has been reduced in many cities. Man's
whole environment is being changed in a serious way.
1. Cope 2. Problem 3. Population 4. From 5. amount
III. WRITING:
A. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same:
1. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
The man is .....................................................................................
2.The train journey from London to Bristol takes two hours.
It is .................................................................................................
3. I don’t really like her, even though I admire her achievements.
Much as ..........................................................................................
4. It’s a long time since I last went to a football match.
I haven’t...........................................................................................
5. Mary doesn’t realise how serious her illness is.
Little ................................................................................................
6. Your car might break down on the rough mountain road, so take plenty of spare parts.
In case ..............................................................................................
7. Is it true that you haven’t found a job yet?
Are you still .....................................................................................?
8. There is absolutely no truth in that rumour.
That .....................................................................................................
9. In this company it’s John who handles orders for new stock.
John is responsible ..............................................................................
10. I wish Jake hadn’t spent so much money on a new set of golf-clubs.
I’m annoyed ........................................................................................

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II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:

C. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

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