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Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others in the following questions
creative
sensitive
ambitious
attentive
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professor
manager
reporter
director
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exercise
refusal
collective
abundant
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material
maritime
marathon
masculine
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conceal
consul
contour
contraband
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participant
accidental
parentheses
industrial
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competent
compliance
commuter
computer
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malevolent
pasteurise
satellite
manicure
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emotional
sympathetic
responsible
indifferent
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continue
inhabit
disappear
imagine
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answer A, B, C or D in the numbered boxes.
___________ the weather forecast, it will rain heavily later this morning.
On account of
According to
Because of
Due to
I read the contract again and again __________ avoiding making spelling mistakes.
in view of
in terms of
with a view to
by means of
It's a shame they didn't pick you up, but it doesn't _______ out the possibility that you might get a job in a different department.
strike
cancel
draw
rule
I reckon Mark is ________ of a nervous breakdown.
in charge
under suspicion
on the verge
indicative
Many local authorities realize there is a need to make _______ for disabled people in their housing programmes.
assitance
conditions
admittance
provision
It turned out that we _________ rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.
hadn't
should have
mustn't have
needn't have
All three TV channels provide extensive _________ of sporting events.
coverage
vision
broadcast
network
No matter how angry he was, he would never ________ to violence.
resolve
recourse
exert
resort
________ as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideals of the period in which it was created.
Ranking
To be ranked
Being ranked
In order to be ranking
_________, the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties.
By and large
All together
To a degree
Virtually
I am afraid that you have _________ the deadline, so we can't take your application into account.
missed
met
delayed
put off
The main aim of the campaign is to raise _______ of the issues involved.
knowledge
awareness
attention
acquaintance
After so many years, it is great to see him _________ his ambitions.
get
realise
possess
deserve
It was confirmed that the accident was caused by human ________.
error
slip
fault
blunder
The roadworks made ________ to the hotel from the main road difficult.
entrance
approach
access
ways in
With wind speeds in (1) ________ of 120 miles per hour, it flattened forests,
surplus
advance
excess
put
With wind speeds in (1) ________ of 120 miles per hour, it flattened forests, (2) ________ down power lines and caused massive destruction to buildings and roads.
fetched
brought
carried
sent
Seven miles out to sea at the (3) ________ where the Atlantic Ocean meets the estuary of the River Gironde, a small island had (4) _________ out of water.
scene
mark
stage
point
Seven miles out to sea at the (3) ________ where the Atlantic Ocean meets the estuary of the River Gironde, a small island had (4) _________ out of water.
risen
growth
lifted
surfaced
What was so remarkable, (5) ________ its sudden apparition, was the fact that the island (6) _________ intact in what is often quite a hostile sea environment.
in spite of
instead of
apart from
on account of
What was so remarkable, (5) ________ its sudden apparition, was the fact that the island (6) _________ intact in what is often quite a hostile sea environment.
prolonged
remained
resided
preserved
Scientists (7) ________ realised that the island's appearance (8) ________ a unique opportunity to study the creation and development of a new ecosystem.
quickly
briskly
hastily
speedily
Scientists (7) ________ realised that the island's appearance (8) ________ a unique opportunity to study the creation and development of a new ecosystem.
delivered
awarded
proposed
offered
Unfortunately, however, they were not alone in (9) ________ the island attractive.
regarding
finding
seeking
deciding
It became increasingly difficult to (10) ________ the site from human visitors.
prevent
preserve
protect
prohibit
The author __________
believe that man is causing global warming.
believes that global warming is a natural process.
is sure what the causes of global warming are.
does not say what he believes the causes of global warming are.
As to the cause of global warming, the author believes that _________
occasionally the facts depend on who you are talking to.
the facts always depend on who you are talking to.
often the facts depend on which expert you listen to.
you should not speak to experts.
More than 80% of the top meteorologists in the United States are of the opinion that _________
global warming should make us lose sleep.
global warming is not the result of natural cyclical changes but man-made.
the consequences of global warming will be devastating.
global warming is not man-made, but the result of natural cyclical changes.
Our understanding of weather __________
leads to reliable predictions.
is variable.
cannot be denied.
is not very developed yet.
Currently, Dr James Hansen's beliefs include the fact that _________
it is nearly impossible to predict weather change using artificial models.
the consequences of global warming would be disastrous for mankind.
there is a significant link between the climate now, and man's changing of the atmosphere.
Earth is getting colder.
