I.Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1.A. vacation B. festival C. grade D. fate
2.A. fine B. meaning C. stick D. sick
3.A. memory B. tyre C. directory D. necessary
4.A. pronounce B. cousin C. enough D. country
5.A highlight B. although C.neighbour D. laugh
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
1. A. across B. report C. lunar D. pronounce
2. A. aloud B. comment C. believe D. improve
3. A. meaning B. mother C. promise D. revise
4. A. excellent B. memory C. festival D. semester
5. A. behavior B. participate C. necessary D. traditonal
III. Choose the best answer: A, B, C or D
1. We………………….to shop off in Singapore but the airplane changed the arrangments at the last minute..
a. was going b. had c. were going d. ought
2. A main clause is sometimes called a…………………..clause
a. principle b. principal c. principality d. principles
3. I wish I…………………more about the logistics of the expedition.
a. would know b. knew c. know d. can know
4. “………………children like ice-cream”. “ That’s quite natural.”
A. Most of b. Most c. The most d. The most of
5. I felt as if I…………………………a confidence
a. have betrayed b. would betray c. had betrayed d. am betraying
6. Nearly all of the reporters………………..the press conference had questions………………..
a. attend/asked b. attended/to ask c. attending/to ask d. would attend/to be asked
7. The burglar was sentenced to 20 years in……………………….
a. dock b. goal c. jail d. trial
8. They have been married for ten years but they have no children. They’re a …………….couple.
a. childlike b. childish c. childly d. childless
9. He’s a ……………….and so he always votes for the Labor Party.
a. conservative b. liberal c. socialist d. socialism
10. The girl…………………..me this gift is my best friend.
a. presented b. was presented c. presenting d. be presenting
11. We regret…………………….you that you have exceeded your overdraft facility.
a. to inform b. informing c. to tell to d. telling
12. The snake was about to bite the farmer while he…………………the bridge.
a. was crossing b. is crossing c. crossed d. were crossing
13. Why don’t you try…………………..the key anti-clockwise ?
a. to turn b. on turning c. turning d. turn
14.They no…………………play tennis together every afternoon.
a. also b. still c. well d. longer
15. The company’s apology…………………..regarded as an exercise in damage limitation.
a. were b. was c. would d. had
16. The kettle has been boiling……………………………..a quarter of an hour.
a. since b. for c. in d. at
17. We don’t allow………………………..in the classrooms.
a. that students smoke b. smoke c. students to smoke d. to smoking
18. ……………………a pretty little Siamese cat!
a. How b. What c. What very d. How very
19. It is impossible for them to enter the country……………………..
a. on present b. in time c. at present d. on time
20. Either Pike or his sister……………………the keys to the car.
a. has taken b. have taken c. has took d. have took
IV. Use the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. The bums live in………………as they have to pay for their freedom ( poor).
2. The school uses a combination of modern and………………methods for teaching reading.
( tradition)
3. I thought the restaurant would be expensive but it was………………..cheap. ( reason)
4. Alice’s mother is…………………….ill in hospital.( serious)
5. Nobody knew he was coming. He arrived………………… ( expect)
6. Sorry, I didn’t mean to kick you. I didn’t do it………………... ( intention )
7. There’s some………………in his speaking English. ( improve )
8. I had a very …………………evening at Tom’s birthday party. ( enjoy)
9. Their……………to me shows that they don’t like me. ( behave )
10. All the teachers think that his work is…………………….( satisfy)
V. Write a full sentence with cued words
1. I/ try/ find / when/ his birthday.
2. It/ easy/ understand/ why/ hasn’t/come back.
3. There/ a drink/ everyone/ who/ thirsty.
4. It/ such/ beautiful car/ she/ bought.
5. Last week/Tina/break/arm/and /have/go/hospital.
6. excellent car/ this is !
7. We/look/seeing/you/soon.
8. It/ not/ difficult/ them/ solve/ matter.
9. Children/ought/spend/free time/ play/sports.
10. Would/ mind/ open/ door/ me , please ?
11. I / wonder/ you/ could/ take/ your car.
12. She/ not/ willing/ do/ homework/ her own.
13. I/ would/ play/ tennis/ father/ evening/ bt/ he/ not/ ready.
VI. Find the mistake and correct it.
1. The blind is unable to see anything.
2. I will come back as quickly as possible.
3. That film was very amazing.
4. It is believed that the wanted man was living in London.
5. The letter was typed clear and careful , but without any address or signature.
6. One of the girl who worked in that company died.
7. This lesson is such long that I have written it for 30 minutes.
8. A large number of students in this school speaks English fairly fluently.
9. Never I did like her.
10. We can prevent flood by preservation the forests.
