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Mark the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. adventure
B. future
C. mature
D. figure
Mark the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. young
B. plough
C. couple
D. cousin
Mark the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. open
B. happen
C. offer
D. begin
Mark the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. difficulty
B. simplicity
C. discovery
D. commodity
Mark the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. obligatory
B. geographical
C. international
D. undergraduate
Mark the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. represent
B. discover
C. experience
D. adventure
Mark the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. curriculum
B. obstinacy
C. historical
D. tremendous
Mark the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. confetti
B. confidence
C. comrade
D. conference
Mark the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. inexpensive
B. psychiatry
C. patriotic
D. scientific
Mark the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. emission
B. encounter
C. impudence
D. outnumber
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
(A) The mostbutterfly eggs are coated (B) with a sticky substance that (C) holds them (D) to plants
A. The most
B. with
C. holds
D. to
Ancient people made (A) a clay pottery (B) because they needed (C) it for (D) their survival.
A. a clay
B. because
C. it
D. their survival
(A) Some of the plants in this store require very (B) little care, but this one needs (C) much more sunlight than the (D) others ones
A. Some of the plants
B. little care
C. much more sunlight
D. others ones
The bus (A) was plenty of people who had spent (B) many a happy hour in the stores (C) doing (D) their Christmas shopping.
A. was plenty of
B. many a happy hour
C. doing
D. their
(A) In the human body, blood flows from (B) a heart through the (C) arteries and it returns through (D) the veins.
A. In the
B. a
C. arteries
D. the
As a child grows (A) on, its physical health (B) is affected(C) by(D) many elements in the air, water and food.
A. on
B. is affected
C. by
D. many elements
Among the (A) world’s 44 (B) richest countries, (C) there has been (D) not war since 1945.
A. world’s
B. richest
C. there
D. not
Educational films are made for (A) schools, training films for industry; documentary films present (B) fact events (C) or circumstances of social, political, or historical nature (D).
A. made for
B. present
C. fact events
D. historical nature
The carpenters tried to (A) join together the pieces of the (B) broken beam, but (C) found it impossible (D) to do.
A. join together
B. broken
C. found it impossible
D. to do
A (A) smile can be observed, described, and reliably (B) identify; it can also be elicited and manipulated under (C) experimental (D) conditions.
A. smile
B. identify
C. experimental
D. conditions
(A) After the rain had (B) let out, the Mitchells (C) continued (D) their hike up the mountain.
A. After
B. let out
C. continued
D. their hike
Choose the best answer
Had I studied harder, I_________________better in the last exam.
A. would do
B. would have done
C. had done
D. wouldn’t have done
The larger the apartment, the __________________ the rent is.
A. expensive
B. more expensive
C. expensively
D. most expensive
Nam wanted to know what time _______.
A. the movie began
B. the movie begins
C. does the movie begin
D. did the movie begin
On attaining maximum size, ______ by drawing itself out and dividing into two daughter amoebas, each receiving identical nuclear materials.
A. the reproduction of the amoeba
B. the amoeba, which reproduces
C. reproducing the amoeba
D. the amoeba reproduces
Lenses, ____________, are used to correct imperfections in eyesight.
A. are the forms of glasses and contact lenses
B. in the form of glasses and contact lenses
C. glasses and contact lenses which form
D. glasses and contact lenses may be formed
Tim: “____________” – Jeycy: “Certainly”
A. Welcome back!
B. What are you doing there?
C. I’m sorry I am late
D. May I borrow a pencil , please?
Jane:“Would you mind if I use you computer for an hour?” Tony:”________”
A. Not at all. I’ve finished my job
B. Yes, you can use it.
C. Of course not. I still need it now
D. Yes, It’s all right.
Thanks to the laser beams, at last, he could get rid of the __________birthmark on his face.
A. normal
B. abnormal
C. abnormality
D. abnormally
That beautiful girl died of an________ morphine.
A. overweight
B. overhear
C. overdo
D. overdose
We usually do go by train, even though the car _________ is a lot quicker.
A. travel
B. journey
C. trip
D. voyage
I suggest the room ………………..before Christmas.
A. be decorated
B. is decorated
C. were decorated
D. should decorate
“What’s the matter? You don’t look very well.” – “I feel a little .....................”
A. out of the blue
B. under the weather
C. out of order
D. under the impression
Nowadays women ___the same wages as men
A. should pay
B. will be paid
C. will pay
D. should be paid
………he was kidnapped by the Iraqi guerrillas yesterday has been confirmed.
A. What
B. If
C. That
D. Ø
The conference was organized for all of the ……… teachers in the city.
A. history
B. historic
C. historical
D. historian
In the ____ of proof, the police could not take action against the man.
A. lack
B. shortage
C. want
D. absence
He never………….. his word
A. goes back on
B. puts up with
C. makes up for
D. goes down with
Someone ……….here recently: these ashes are still warm.
A. should be
B. had to be
C. must have been
D. might have been
As an adult, I am independent _____ my parents financially.
A. on
B. of
C. out
D. with
The smell of the sea …….. him …… to his childhood.
A. took …back
B. brought…back
C. reminded… of
D. called …off
We don’t sell foreign newspapers because there is no ………. for them
A. request
B. requirement
C. claim
D. demand
The problem is difficult, therefore ………. students could answer it.
A. a great number of
B. a lot of
C. few
D. a few
Different cultures ____ dreams in different ways.
A. associate
B. interpret
C. interfere
D. express
Max is not a(n) ____ drinker but he likes a glass of wine occasionally.
A. addict
B. drunk
C. heavy
D. obsessed
“What’s the matter? You don’t look very well.”– “I feel a little _________________.”
A. out of the blue
B. under the weather
C. out of order
D. under the impression
Sometimes life must be very unpleasant for …… near the airport.
A. people live
B. those living
C. someone to live
D. they who live
The professor complimented a grade 1 pupil ……….his good achievement.
A. about
B. on
C. for
D. due to
The delay to the flight was brought _____ by bad weather.
A. about
B. in
C. up
D. down
When you do something, you should _____.
A. weigh up the pros and cons
B. go down well with
C. get through to
D. turn over a new leaf
The road in front of my house is in great need ………..
A. repairing
B. to be repaired
C. of repair
D. of being repaired
I’ll be taking an English exam next Monday.
A. sitting (for)
B. writing
C. failing
D. giving
Although John’s grandmother passed away many years ago, he still holds her in fond _____.
A. nostalgia
B. sentiment
C. memorial
D. remembrance
Emperor Nero of Egypt was one _____ ruler in history who was cruel to his subjects.
A.unusual
B. exceptional
C. infamous
D. odd
This encyclopedia is no good: it’s completely out of _____.
A. time
B. date
C. age
D. hours
Let’s not decide yet where to stop on the journey – we’ll just play it by ____ and see how we feel.
A. lip
B. eye
C. ear
D. hand
The film starts in half an hour. We really must be making _____.
A. up for
B. a move
C. believe
D. mess
______ should a young child be allowed to play with fireworks without adult supervision
A. Under no circumstances
B. No sooner than
C. Always
D. Only when
In modern contexts, the word refers to reading and writing at a level (61) _____ for communication
A. important
B. adequate
C. adaptable
D. suitable
or at a level that lets one understand and communicate ideas in a literate society,' so as to take (62) _____ in that society
A. control
B. comfort
C. part
D. honor
The United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has drafted the following definition: “Literacy is the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written' materials (63) _____ with varying contexts.
A. associated
B. worked
C. appropriated
D. related
Literacy involves a continuum of learning to enable an Individual to achieve his or her goals, to develop his, or her (64) _____ and potential, and to participate fully in the wider society."
A. ability
B. knowledge
C. behavior
D. performance
This claim is made on the (65) _____ that literate people can be trained less expensively than illiterate people
A. basics
B. ways
C. foundations
D. grounds
generally have a higher socio-economic (66) _____ and enjoy better health and employment prospects.
A. status
B. request
C. condition
D. state
In Kerala, India, for example, female and child mortality rates declined (67) _____ in the 1960s, when girls who were educated in the education reforms after 1948 began to raise families.
A. actually
B. dramatically
C. extremely
D. accurately
Recent researchers, (68)_____, argue that correlations such as, the one listed above may have more to do with the effects of schooling rather than literacy in general.
A. therefore
B. however
C. consequently
D. additionally
Regardless, the (69) _____ of educational systems worldwide includes a basic (70) _____ around communication through test and print, which is the foundation of most definitions of literacy.
A. main
B. majority
C. focus
D. demand
Regardless, the (69) _____ of educational systems worldwide includes a basic (70) _____ around communication through test and print, which is the foundation of most definitions of literacy.
A. concept
B. content
C. contact
D. context
The principle underlying all treatment of developmental difficulties in children ______.
A. is in the provision of clockwork toys and trains
B. is to send them to clinics
C. is to capture them before they are sufficiently experienced
D. offers recapture of earlier experiences
Learning to wait for things is successfully taught ______.
A. in spite of excessive demands being made
B. only if excessive demands are avoided
C. because excessive demands are not advisable
D. is achieved successfully by all children
The encouragement of children to achieve new skills ______.
A. should be focused on only at school
B. can never be taken too far
C. will always assist their development
D. should be balanced and moderate
Parental controls and discipline ______.
A. serve a dual purpose
B. are designed to promote the child’s happiness
C. reflect only the values of the community
D. should be avoided as far as possible
The practice of the rule “Example is better than precept” ______.
A. only works when the children grow old enough to think for themselves
B. would help avoid the necessity for ethics and morals
C. will free a child from disillusion when he grows up
D. is too difficult for all parents to exercise
In the 1st paragraph, the author lays some emphasis on the role of the ____ in helping the child in trouble.
A. psychiatrists
B. community
C. family
D. nursery
The phrase ‘conforming to’ in the 2nd paragraph means ______.
A. adapting to
B. accepting
C. agreeing with
D. following
The word ‘zest’ in the 2nd paragraph can be best replaced by ______.
A. appetite
B. excitement
C. enthusiasm
D. enjoyment
The word ‘imposed’ in the 4th paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. excepted
B. introduced
C. made
D. constrained
Hypocrisy on the part of the parents may ______.
A. result in their children’s wrong behaviour
B. make their children lose faith in them
C. disqualify their teachings altogether
D. impair their children’s mind
The author’s main purpose in this passage is to ___________.
A. illustrate the importance of conserving water
B. describe the properties and uses of water
C. compare water with other liquids
D. explain how water is used in commerce and industry
The phrase “this vast amount” in line 4 of paragraph 1 refers to __________ .
A. 80,000 million cubic miles of water
B. 24,000 cubic miles of rain
C. 80,000 cubic miles of water
D. 300 million cubic miles of water
The word “replenish” in paragraph 1 can best replaced by ________ .
A. fill again
B. replace
C. evaporate
D. form
According to the passage, fish can survive in the oceans because ________ .
A. evaporation and condensation create a water cycle
B. there are currents in the oceans
C. they do not need oxygen
D. ice floats
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characterisitic of water?
A. Water can absorb heat
B. Water is good solvent.
C. Water contracts on cooling
D. Water expands when it is frozen
The word “outstanding” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________
A. exceptionally good
B. special
C. amusing
D. important
According the passage, the hydrosphere is NOT ___________ .
A. the part of the earth covered by water
B. responsible for all forms of life
C. in danger of freezing over
D. a source of natural resources
The author’s tone in the passage can best be described as ________ .
A. dispassionate
B. speculative
C. biased
D. dogmatic
The author organizes the passage by _______.
A. juxtaposition of true and untrue ideas
B. comparison and contrast
C. general statement followed by examples
D. hypothesis and proof
Which of the following statements would be the most likely to begin the paragraph immediately following the passage?
A. Water has the ability to erode land
B. Droughts and flooding are two types of disasters associated with water
C. Another remarkably property of ice is its strength
D. Magnesium is widely used in metallurgical processes