TEST YOURSELF 5

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1.  information   
2.  necessary                
3.  scientific                  
4.  automatic 

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1.   diagnostic     
2.  preparation             
3.  technology    
4.  transportation

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1.    never           
2.  follow                      
3.  pilot                        
4.  reply 

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1. fiction             
2.  office                       
3.  machine                  
4.  expert

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1. camera  
2.  computer                
3.  vegetable                 
4.  everything

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

Our children should be educated and trained well enough to perform the _______ jobs of contemporary society.

1.  safe                         
2.  diagnostic                
3.  fiction                      
4.  high-tech

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

People used to know more or less how their children would live.

1.  almost                     
2.  generally                 
3.  lately                       
4.  definitely

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

John has sent five letters to his friend but he has not received any reply.

1.  information             
2.  postscript                
3.  letter                        
4.  answer

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

Two thousand people are _______ as having cancer of the mouth every year; and 60 per cent of them will die within five years.

1.  regarded                  
2.  diagnosed               
3.  checked                   
4.  killed

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

Peter is so _____ that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful.

1.  optimistic                
2.  disappointed
3.  pessimistic              
4.  keen

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

In case of _______, you can call me at the office.

1.  fiction                      
2.  automation              
3.  urgency                  
4.  importance

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

I sometimes read _______ fictions in my spare time.

1.  science           
2.  scientific                  
3.  scientist             
4.   scientifically

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

_______ surely leads to the loss of many factory jobs.

1.  Automatic               
2.  Automation  
3.  Automate           
4.  Automatically

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

We needed some more money for the _______ work and Peter promised to help us.

1.  prepare                   
2.  preparation             
3.  preparatory
4. prepared

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

Miss Linda speaks _______ Chinese very well although she is from _______ UK.

1.  the / Ø                     
2.  a / Ø                        
3.  the / an          
4.  Ø / the

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

United States is _______ world's biggest consumer of energy.

1.  The / the                 
2.  Ø / a                        
3.  An / the                   
4.  The / Ø

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

I cannot really imagine what _______ world will be like.

1.  a                              
2.  an                            
3.  the                           
4.  Ø

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

Which is _______ highest mountain in the world?

1.  a                              
2.  an                            
3.  the                           
4.  Ø

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

We sometimes have _______ pizza for _______ lunch.

1.  the / a                      
2.  Ø / Ø                       
3.  a / the                      
4.  the / the

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

_______ we have worked overtime for weeks, we have not completed the project.

1.  In spite of                                   
2.  Even though the fact that
3.  Despite                             
4.  Despite the fact that

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

She had not studied well, ______ fortunately she passed the final exam.

1.  although                  
2.  but                          
3.  despite           
4.  in spite of

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

Although she has live in London for three years, _______.

1.  but she cannot speak English              
2.  she cannot speak English
3.  but cannot speak English                     
4.  and cannot speak English

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

In spite _______ his did not get the highest grade in the final exam.

1.  of his intelligence                                
2.  he was intelligent
3.  his intelligence                                               
4.  of he was intelligent

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

We had the school picnic _______.

1.  even though the rain                                      
2.  despite of the rain
3.  although it raining                               
4.  in spite of the rain

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

She looked _______ to see who was going _______ her.

1.  round / after
2.  up / off          
3.  at / to                      
4.  for / with

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

He took a lot of interest _______ our work and he promised to help us _______ any troubles.

1.  in / with                  
2.  for / on          
3.  about / at                 
4.  for / from

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

I had my sister take care _____ my children while I was _____ business.

1.  with / for                 
2.  in / away                 
3.  for / in                     
4.  of / on

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

She is a friendly girl who gets _______ everyone she meets.

1.  out of                      
2.  on with                   
3.  away from               
4.  into

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

According _______ the US Census Bureau the world's population will reach 7.6 billion people by 2020.

1.  to                                      
2.  in                             
3.  for                           
4.  through

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

Are you very familiar _______ that new device?

1.  upon                       
2.  over                         
3.  with                        
4.  for