1.1.   Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others.

1.   A. honour                B. perfume                  C. moment                   D. cancel

2.   A. interested           B. temperature            C. ambulance               D. machinery

1.2.   Choose the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced from the others.

1.   A. about                  B. sound                      C. young                      D. account

2.   A. brother                B. thick                       C. they                         D. that

3.2.   Conversation

1: “How do you like your steak done?” - “              .”

A. I don’t like it                      B. Very little                           C. Well done                                        D. Very much 2: "Oops! I‘m sorry for stepping on your foot" – “      .”

A. Never mind                        B. You don't mind                  C. You're welcome                                 D. That's fine

3.2.   Synonyms and antonyms

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 questions.

1.   Don‘t worry, you can count on me. I’ll try my best to help you.

A.  look after                            B. live on                                C. rely on                                       D. stand

2.   We had a discussion in class today about requiring students to wear school uniforms.

A.  ban                                     B. arrangement                       C. reduction                            D. debate

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

3.   A small fish needs camouflage to hide itself so that its enemies cannot find it.

A.  cover                                  B. beautify                              C. show                                   D. locate

4.   Solar energy doesn‘t cause pollution, but it is not cheap.

A.  expensive                           B. effective                             C. commercial                        D. possible

Choose the best option to complete the sentences.

1.   My little son is learning how to                              his shoes.

A.  put off                    B. get on                      C. take to                     D. do up

2.   As soon as Kate failed to do the job the third time, she got the .

A.  promotion              B. recommendation    C. rearrangement        D. sack

3.   It is                              knowledge that you have to drink more fluids when you have flu.

A.  common                 B. popular                   C. widespread             D. updated

4.   I was named                              a wealthy relative of my Mom‘s

A.  after                        B. to                            C. as                            D. in on

5.   You can contact us if anything                              with our plan.

A.  goes wrong             B. comes bad              C. is out of luck          D. loses control

6.     The jokes Jack tell are as old as                             .

A.  the earth                 B. the mountains         C. the hills                   D. the oceans

7.     From now on, you have to                         responsibility for the sales figures.

A.  get                          B. acquire                   C. assume                    D. accept

8.    In a report submitted to the government yesterday, scientists      that the building of the bridge be stopped.

A. banned                    B. complained            C. said                         D. recommended

9.   Your hair needs                             . You‘d better have it done tomorrow.

A.  cut                          B. to cut                      C. being cut                 D. cutting

10.                         our children may be, we cannot go picnicking in this weather.

A. Though excited      B. Excited as               C. Because of excitement                  D. Exciting

3.2.   Put the correct form of words.

1.   What’s Mary’s............................. ? - She‘s British. (NATION)

2.   During his............................. , the family lived in Cornwall( CHILD)

3.    A fairy appeared and …………………. changed Miss Tam’s rags into beautiful clothes.( MAGIC)