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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
county
poultry
bound
sound
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
decreased
chased
addressed
advised
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
accurate
intensity
erosion
miraculous
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
occupation
individual
documentary
competitive
I _______ a terrible accident while I _______ on the beach.
was seeing / walked
have seen / were walking
see / am walking
saw / was walking
The twins look so much alike that almost no one can________ them ________.
tell/ away
take/on
tell/ apart
take/ apart
Mary demanded that the heater ___________ immediately. Her apartment was freezing.
be repaired
been repaired
being repaired
repaired
The council wants to _______ the character of the city while reconstructing the Old Quarter.
defense
preserve
store
abandon
___________ batteries or solar chargers are some of the solutions to the lack of energy.
Reversible
Rechargeable
Repeatable
Returnable
________ the phone rang later that night did Tom remember the appointment.
No sooner
Not until
Only
Just before
She got _______ her car to pick _______ some wild flowers.
in / at
off / up
from / on
out / for
He managed to keep his job________ the manager had threatened to sack him.
although
unless
despite
therefore
Viber is not only a Voice over IP and an instant messaging app for mobile devices, but it
also allows for the _______ of audios, videos and images between users.
transference
transmission
exchange
production
Mike: "I have a favor to ask you." - Tim: "___________."
It's a pleasure
Ask, please
Help yourself
Go ahead
- Dick: "I enjoyed myself so much at your birthday party." - Patrice: "___________."
Oh, that's kind of you
Congratulations
Oh, I'm glad to hear that
It's a pleasure
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Many illnesses in refugee camps are the result of inadequate sanitation.
dirtiness
pollution
cleanliness
uncleanliness
She’s a down-to-earth woman with no pretensions.
practical
ambitious
idealistic
creative
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
If you are at a loose end this weekend, I will show you round the city.
confident
free
reluctant
occupied
Mr. Smith's new neighbors appear to be very friendly.
futile
amicable
hostile
inapplicable
Nearly 200 of the 1500 native plant species in Hawaii are at risk of going extinct in the near future because they have been (25)___ to such low numbers.
disappeared
increased
reduced
developed
Approximately 90 percent of Hawaii's plants are found nowhere else in the world, but they are threatened by alien invasive species such as feral goats, pigs, rodents and (26)___ plants.
national
non-native
international
native
The Hawaii Rare Plant Restoration Group is striving to (27)___ the extinction of the 182 rare Hawaiian plants with fewer than 50 individuals remaining in the wild.
prevent
influence
stimulate
encourage
Since 1990, (28)___ a result of their "Plant Extinction Prevention Program", sixteen species have been brought into cultivation and three species have been reintroduced.
so
as
but
due
Invasive weeds have been removed in key areas, and fencing has been put up in order to (29)___ plants in the wild.
remain
derive
vary
protect
According to the reading, an environmental activist is someone who _________.
is a hero, like Paul Watson
runs into whaling ships
does something to protect the Earth
talks about protecting endangered species
The main idea of paragraph one is that _____________.
Paul Watson is a hero to some people
activists are people who do something
Paul Watson is a controversial environmental activist
Paul Watson does not believe in talking
Watson ran into the Sierra because __________.
he wanted to stop the ship’s crew from whaling
he was impatient with the government’s actions
he wanted to protect whales from the whalers
all of the above are correct
In paragraph 3 the word “it” refers to _____________.
the Sierra crew
whale meat
the Sierra
whales
The main idea of paragraph 3 is that _____________.
whaling is illegal according to international laws
the people on the Sierra killed as many whales as they could
the people on the Sierra didn’t obey international laws
the Sierra sold whale meat in some countries
The members of a ship’s crew are _____________.
the people who work on the airplanes
the men and women who work on the ship
all of the people on a ship, including the passengers
the people who own the ship
The Sea Shepherd was hunting _____________.
Portugal
the Sierra
the Atlantic Ocean
whales
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions.
It is really important to have friends whom you can count on.
You should have reliable friends whom you can trust.
Some friends may make your feelings hurt.
You should not contact with friends who make use of you.
Do not believe in any friends.
We planned to walk round the lake, but the heavy rain made this impossible.
In spite of the heavy rain, we managed to walk half way round the lake as planned.
We would have walked round the lake even if it had rained heavily.
The heavy rain nearly prevented us from walking right round the lake.
If it hadn't rained so heavily, we would have walked round the lake.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
I can’t stand this weather. It’s getting worse and worse.
I can’t stand up in this bad weather.
The weather is making me worse.
The weather is not better but I can’t stand it.
I can’t bear this bad weather any more.
Travellers are advised to take out insurance. Their luggage may go astray.
Travellers are advised to take out insurance in case their luggage goes astray.
Travellers had better buy insurance as a precaution against their luggage go astray.
Travellers should take out insurance if their luggage goes astray.
Travellers should get insurance, or else their luggage may go astray.
