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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
widespread
adore
parkland
service
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
continent
position
continue
consumer
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
involved
explained
accepted
followed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
sword
word
afford
absorb
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable answer to each of the following questions.
In my family, everybody has to do their ________________ of the housework.
responsibility
division
bit
share
She would risk losing her job if her boss ________________ that she weren't really ill.
find
found
will find
is finding
This time next year they won't be at work; they ________________ the peaceful atmosphere of the countryside.
will have enjoyed
will be enjoying
will enjoy
enjoying
________________ in the United States declined from nine million in the 1970s to under five million in 1981.
For a number of horses
When the number of horses
The number of horses
That the number of horses
He's the only child in his family and so he can hardly enjoy ________________.
brother
brothers
brotherly
brotherhood
Marie Curie was the first and only woman ________________ two Nobel Prizes.
who win
that wins
to have won
to be won
Drivers are advised to check road conditions before setting ________________ on journeys.
in
off
forth
up
This primary school was ________________ in 1930, originally as separate infant and junior schools.
founded
created
found
made
Scientists are now beginning to carry out experiments on ________________ trigger different sorts of health risk.
noise pollution can
that noise pollution
how noise pollution
how noise pollution can
Since I wanted to get the bill, I tried to attract the waiter's ________________.
attention
agreement
assistance
eyes
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
What a beautiful girl! She certainly takes after her mother.
likes
resembles
remembers
takes care of
Sugar is a sweetener. We put it in candy, desserts, and ice cream.
it makes something soft
it makes something fresh
it makes something sweet
it makes something better
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Helen was very pleased when she saw the gift.
miserable
afraid
surprised
cheerful
These figurines are very easily broken. Do be careful with them.
flexible
fragile
strong
expensive
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
- "Do you feel like going to the sports ground this afternoon?" - ”____________”
I don't agree, I'm afraid.
I feel very bored.
You're welcomed.
That would be great.
– “I’m having an English test tomorrow." – “____________”
Yes, of course.
Good luck
Poor you.
What a pity!
However, holidays in space will be very (21) ______________! About 90,000 dollars for three days!
unpleasant
horrible
luxurious
expensive
Other firms, in Japan and (22) ______________ USA, want to open hotels on the moon! Trips to the moon will be even more expensive!
an
a
the
û
The Japanese firm is quite serious; but they cannot yet start (23) ______________ their orbiting hotel
building
making
creating
producing
The old American shuttles, (24) ______________ Atlantis and Columbia, were very expensive to launch.
instead of
such as
so as
as such
They had to be launched into (25) ______________ with a big rocket which cannot be reused. Tomorrow's shuttles will take off and land on their own, probably like aeroplanes.
plane
orbit
sky
atmosphere
According to the passage, ice cream originated in ______________.
China
Italy
the Middle East
Great Britain
Arabic chemists discovered how to lower the freezing point of water by ______________.
adding salt to it
mixing it with fruit
sweetening it
adding ice to it
The story of Nero, the Roman Emperor, having snow brought to him from the mountains is.
a historical fact
a myth
well documented
mentioned in a book
Using cream instead of plain water in water ices ______________.
was a British idea
was an Italian recipe
came with the invention of the fridge
made ice cream more expensive
Before the invention of modern refrigeration techniques in the mid-19th century, ice cream was ______________.
kept in special buckets
only eaten by monarchs
a common dessert
a rare and expensive delicacy
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
His excellent physical health is the result of he swims two miles every day.
physical
result
he swims
every day
The window display for the new products have been designed by the merchandising staff.
for
have
by
merchandising
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
Somebody has suggested pulling the old building down.
It has suggested pulling the old building down.
Somebody has ordered the pulling of the old building down.
The pulling of the old building down has been a must.
It has been suggested that the old building should be pulled down.
We didn't expect global warming to increase so fast.
Global warming used to increase faster but it is slower now.
Global warming is faster than we expected.
Global warming is to increase as we expected.
Global warming increasing fast was what we expected.
I can only see good things happening in the future.
I am an optimistic person.
Good things will happen to me from now on.
I will only do good things in my future.
I am pessimistic about things in the future.
"Would you please lend me a hand?" Jane said to me.
Jane wanted me to lend her some money.
Jane politely asked me to help her.
I said I would lend her a hand.
I would not please her by lending it to her.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is best written from the words/phrases given.
refuse/employ/poorly qualified/applicants
They refused to employ poorly qualified applicants.
They refused employing poorly qualified applicants.
Refusing to employ poorly qualified, they are applicants.
To refuse employing, they became poorly qualified applicants.
try/cooperate/each other/team/finish our project
Trying and cooperating with each other in the team to finish our project.
We tried to cooperate to each other in team to finish our project.
We tried to cooperate with each other in the team to finish our project.
Try to cooperate with each other for the team we finish our project.
decide/learn English/go/study/Australia
They decided learning English before going to study in Australia.
They decided and learned English before going to study in Australia.
They decided to learn English before go to study in Australia.
They decided to learn English before going to study in Australia.
Jack London / famous / American writer/write/The Call of the Wild
Jack London who is a famous American writer wrote The Call of the Wild.
Jack London, who is a famous American writer, wrote The Call of the Wild.
Jack London, to be a famous American writer, writes The Call of the Wild.
Jack London is a famous American writer wrote The Call of the Wild.
