LANGUAGE FOCUS

I. Choose the word whose stressed syllable is different from the others. Circle A, B orC.

1.A. gradual B.tunnel C.extend 2.A. paddy B. obey C. service

3.A.tolerant

B. convenient

C.astonished

4. A. illiterate

B. significant

C. agriculture
5. A. industry
B. misbehave
C. sympathy
II. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B or C.
1. There isn’t ___________ milk left. We have to buy some.
A. a
B. any
C. some
2. You should drink at least five __________ of water a day.
A. glasses
B. bunches
C. sticks
3. It is said that ___________ apple a day keeps the doctor away.
A. some
B. lots
C. an
4. Add a ___________ of sugar to your coffee. It’ll taste sweeter.
A. lots
B. gram
C. teaspoon
5. Would you like ___________ fruit juice?
A. a
B. some
C. any
3. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B or C.
1. Tomorrow is my parents' wedding ______________.
A. festivity
B. celebration
C. anniversary
2. A ______________ running under the sea connects England and France.
A. flyover
B. tunnel
C. underpass
3. The school's __________ have been improved with a new lab, a new gym and a new dining hall.
A. exhibition
B. privacy
C. facilities
4. My wife is a very ______________ person; she understands and cares about others' problems.
A. tolerant
B. considerate
C. sympathetic
5. In a culture, folktales are often ways to pass down ______________ memory from one generation to the next.
A. collective
B. cooperative
C. combined