II. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. technology B. disaster C. available D. temporary
2. A. accommodation B. evacuation C. oceanography D. environmentalist
3. A. tsunami B. evacuee C. ecology D. volcanic
4. A. volunteer B. scientific C. sociology D. property
5. A. electronic B. biology C. photography D. astrology

I. Mark the stress on the correct syllable for the following words
1. biography 6. physiology 11. photography 16. meteorology
2. biology 7. ethnography 12. sociology 17. astrology
3. radiography 8. ethnology 13. apology 18. zoology
4. radiology 9. geography 14. bibliography 19. demography
5. physiography 10. geology 15. climatology 20. psychology

II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently.
1. A. American B. Canadian C. Australian D. Portuguese
2. A. monument B. symbolize C. attraction D. spectacle
3. A. natural B. trainee C. unique D. parade
4. A. territory B. festivity C. traditional D. geography
5. A. official B. legendary C. historic D. iconic

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

1. A. camp B. language C. native D. accent

2. A. capital B. scenic C. Scotland D. iconic

3. A. increased B. provided C. haunted D. founded

4. A. loch B. schedule C. French D. chaos

5. A. brigade B. kilt C. liberty D. icon

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one. Use
the word given.
1. It’s three years since I started learning Spanish. (FOR)
I_____________________________________________________________
2. It is difficult for my friends to understand Australian’s accent. (DIFFICULTY)
My friends_____________________________________________________
3. Tim didn’t join the summer camp because he was sick. (OF)
Because_______________________________________________________
4. Could you speak English when you were young? (ABLE)
When you were young, __________________________________________?
5. Three hundred students entered the swimming competition last year. (PART)
Three hundred students__________________________________________
6. North pole is too cold for humans to live there. (SO)
North pole is__________________________________________________
7. We haven’t seen Barak for more than six months. (LAST)
We_________________________________________________________
8. I can’t wait to see the sights in London. (FORWARD)
I am_________________________________________________________
9. What time does your plane land tomorrow? (WHEN)
Can you tell___________________________________________________?
10. If I were you, I would take part in the summer camp in Canada. (ADVISED)
Jim__________________________________________________________

I. Write full sentences, using the words or phrases provided. You can add some words
or make suitable changes.
1. English/ official language/ Singapore.
___________________________________________________________
2. Australians/ native speakers/ English/ because/ they/ use/ it/ mother tongue.
___________________________________________________________
3. the United States/ Thanksgiving/ celebrate/ the fourth Thursday/ November.
___________________________________________________________

4. Scotland/ famous/ its rich culture/ as well/ its amazing natural beauty.

___________________________________________________________
5. you/ ever/ see/ Scottish man/ wear/ kilt?

___________________________________________________________
6. Canada/ first/ discover/ the French explorer, Jacques Cartier/ 1534.

___________________________________________________________
7. Niagara Falls/ be/ popular tourist attraction/ over 200 years.

___________________________________________________________
8. English/ speak/ the primary language/ many countries/ around the world.
___________________________________________________________

I. Complete the passage with the words from the box.

preserve

for

like

belief
iconic

highly

pouch

home

No one can resist the cuddly allure of koalas. These (1) __________
Australia animals are marsupials, a kind of mammal that is born
undeveloped and is carried in a pouch. (2) __________all marsupials,
including kangaroos, wombats, baby koalas are called joeys.
Newborn koalas are called pinkies, born blind and about the size of a jellybean. After
birth the pinkie immediately crawls into its mother’s (3) __________, where it’ll stay for 6 to
7 months. At around 9 to 10 months the joey leaves the pouch for good, ready to munch on a
variety of eucalypts. The leaves of these trees are (4) __________toxic and low on nutrition,
requiring lots of energy to digest. This is why koalas spend so much time snoozing so as to
(5) __________ energy - often sleeping up to 18 - 20 hours a day!
Contrary to popular (6) __________, the koala is not a bear - though it’s certainly as
cute as a teddy bear. One of the best places to see koalas in the wild is Kangaroo Island, a
natural island sanctuary that is (7) __________ to many of Australia’s native animals. It’s the
ultimate Australia bucket list destination (8) __________animal lovers.