Find the word whose bold part is pronounced differently.. Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others.. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each sentence.. Motori
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PART one: PHONOLOGY
I Find the word whose bold part is pronounced differently.
1 A fever B general C medal D petrol
2 A hose B lose C nose D sole
3 A muscles B needles C routes D wardens
4 A jackets B skirts C shoes D shirts
5 A thanks B thigh C thought D thus
II Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others.
1 A pagoda B cement C agriculture D career
2 A ashtray B music C severe D temper
3 A allocation B benefactor C philanthropy D satisfaction
4 A assasinate B equality C intelligence D understanding
5 A appenendix B irrigate C negative D passenger Part two: vocabulary
I Choose the word or phrase that best fits each sentence.
1 Motorists have been by the sudden rise in the price of petrol
A hard pressed B hard to please C hard hit D hard up
2 An area of polictical unrest or danger is called
A a hot seat B a hot line C a hot spot D a hot patato
3 I’m afraid I’ve of coffee Would you like tea instead?
A run short B be taken short C go short D fall short of
4 I know you never lend things, but _ and let me borrow your guitar I promise I’ll take good care of it
A miss the point B stretch a point C come to the point D make the point
5 I love this painting of an old man He has such a beautiful smile
A childhood B childish C childless D childlike
6 If you wish to take photographs, you’ll have to have _
A application B a permit C an allowance D an adlission
7 This is the most difficult job I’ve had to do
8 The road was _ away during the storm lastnight
9 The project was rejected because of _ funds
A unavailable B inconsiderable C incomplete D insufficient
10 The traffic in town was very and I arrived home earlier than I expected
11 I was kept awake for most of the night by the _ of a mosquito in my ear
12 Trespassers will be _
A perpetrated B persecuted C prosecuted D proscribed
13 The crowds riot through the streets
14 I would estimate that this diamond ring is about $5,000
15 It’s only fairly recently that industry has become _on the microchip
16 She _ to being a bit nervous about making her speech
A asserted B acknowledged C confessed D granted
17 Politicians should never lose _ of the needs of the people they represent
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18 The move to a different environment had brought about a significant _ in Mary’s state of mind
19 She regretted having been so unkind
20 The color of the handle does not so long as it is the right size
II Use the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. Cattles and chickens are animals ( domestic)
2. You can never be sure what’s he’s going to do He is so ( predict)
3. Even if you are good at a game, you shouldn’t be _ (confident)
4. Visitors complained about the _in the old museum ( organize)
5. When Jane made up for the play, she was _ ( recognize)
6. Librarions spend a lot of their time books ( class)
7. You can always rely on Tom He’s very _ (depend)
8. The young mother hurried to the drug store ( breath)
9. is very important to teenagers.( popular)
10.It is to chop down the trees in this forest (law)
Part three: grammar and structure
I Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.
1 Scarely I (arrive) _ when I (send) _ her a letter to say that I had a present for her
2 “ I just (go) _ out to get an evening paper.”
“ But it (rain) _ Why you (not wait) till the rain (stop) _?”
3 As he (stand) there (try) (not weep) _, he heard someone slowly climbing the ladder to his room
4 He sooner (reach) the door than he (come) back
5 None of the people (invite) _ to the party can come
6 I remember (wake) _ up one night and (see) the switch on fire It was lucky that I did If one of us (not wake) up, we (kill)
7 Can you imagine what I (come) across when I (roll) _ up the carpet?
8 I didn’t see anyone but I felt as though I (watch)
9 It’s important that every student (be) _ attentive in class
II Supply the missing prepositions or adverbial particles.
1 You ought to be ceirtain _ a matter before you decide what to do _
2 It is _ the law to leave your car here
3 long you will find this work quite easy
4 Can you get into the room _ breaking the lock?
5 _ no time _ all, he had learned to speak English fluently
6 It’s always better to study vocabulary _ connection _ reading
7 We had to postpone the picnic _ account _ the bad weather
8 The clerk _ that counter said those purses were _ sale
9 I haven’t been able to get touch Mr Miller all day long
10 They blew _ the bridge, and the rebels gave _
Part four: writing
I.Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
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You are confusing _
2 Gary is proud of the fact that he’s never late
Gary prides
3 On this ship passengers cannot get onto the bridge
Passengers have no
4 I won’t tell you this again
This
5 What is the difference between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion?
How exactly does _
6 We cannot solve this problem
There _
7 On his way home Terry had an unfortunate accident
Terry met
8 Considering your position, we won’t press charges
Under _
9 An electrical failure was said to be the cause of the fire
They blamed _
10.Lately I’ve thought of nothing but work
I have been rather _
II.Rewrite each sentence using the word given Don’t change the word anyway.
1 What exactly do the letters A.M and P.M mean?
_ ( stand)
2 The manager promised to have the goods delivered at once
_ ( delay)
3 You shouldn’t take his help for granted
_ ( assume)
4 Ellen has been unemployed for six months
_ ( out)
5 His smooth manner didn’t deceive us
_ ( taken)
6 I have decided to ask my solicitor to prepare my will
_ ( drawn)
7 I would like to thank you from all the staff
_ ( behalf)
8 You must make allowances for his inexperience
_ ( account)
9 The total came to just under $4000
_ ( worked)
10 There is not a single seat left
_ ( at)