Question

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.1. A. wash B. water C. salt D. sauce2. A. coughed B. cooked C. exchanged D. finishedII. Choose the word whose main stress position is different from that of the others in each group.3. A. collect B. tutor C. disease D. provide4. A. celebrate B. equipment C. instrument D. benefitIII. Choose the correct word or phrase to fill in each blank.5. We donate books and clothes ______ homeless children.  A. for B. by C. with D. to6. When you go to the beach, don’t forget to bring along some ______.  A. sun hat B. raincoat C. suncream D. glue7. Mai: “We are planting more trees in our neighbourhood.”Mark: “______”   A. What a pity! B. That’t too bad. C. Sounds like great work! D. Never better!8. Every summer, volunteers go to _____ areas to teach the children.  A. mountain B. mountaining C. mountaineer D. mountainous9. When the weather is good, Mr. Blake ______ fishing in the lake near his house.  A. usually go B. usually goes C. goes usually D. go usually10. My grandfather _____ much better after he took medicine yesterday.  A. felt B. fell C. feel D. will feel

Answer 1

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

1. A. wash B. water C. salt D. sauce

2. A. coughed B. cooked C. exchanged D. finished

II. Choose the word whose main stress position is different from that of the others in each group.

3. A. collect B. tutor C. disease D. provide

4. A. celebrate B. equipment C. instrument D. benefit

III. Choose the correct word or phrase to fill in each blank.

5. We donate books and clothes ______ homeless children.  

A. for B. by C. with D. to

6. When you go to the beach, don’t forget to bring along some ______. 

 A. sun hat B. raincoat C. suncream D. glue

7. Mai: “We are planting more trees in our neighborhood.”Mark: “______”  

 A. What a pity! B. That’t too bad. C. Sounds like great work! D. Never better!

8. Every summer, volunteers go to _____ areas to teach the children.  

A. mountain B. mountaining C. mountaineer D. mountainous

9. When the weather is good, Mr. Blake ______ fishing in the lake near his house. 

 A. usually go B. usually goes C. goes usually D. go usually

10. My grandfather _____ much better after he took medicine yesterday.

  A. felt B. fell C. feel D. will feel