TEST Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others A. height B. weight C. eighteen D. great A. rotation B. sanguine C. Dane D. vapour A. logical B. oxygen C. colleague D. language Choose the word that has the main stress different from the other three words A. accessible B. convenient C. resource D. property A. contrary B. status C. outnumber D. tolerate 6-30. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence I _________ a lot of difficulties when I started doing this job. A. competed B. struggled C. encountered D. engaged The _________ of land consists of draining, irrigating, and pushing back the sea. A. farming B. protecting C. fertilizing D. reclaiming The safe _______of nuclear waste is a major problem. A. disposal B. rotation C. distribution D. pollution I like everything in London __________ the weather. A. minus B. except C. respect D. abstract Barbara moved her house to Manchester , and we have _______ each other since then. A. caught sight of B. lost touch with C. paid attention to D. made allowance for Floods in north-eastern India made 250,000 people __________. A. homeless B. careless C. childless D. odourless That's quite silly. What you're saying is ________. A. reason B. reasonable C. unreasonable D. reasonably Their ________ to overcome the difficulty is really worth praising. A. determine B. determined C. determining D. determination We've just had some extremely ________ news. A. disappointed B. disappointing C. disappointment D. disappoints We have tried to increase ______________ by using better methods and tools. A. productive B. productivity C. product D. producers The smoke coming from a lit cigarette contains many different _________ chemicals. A. poisonous B. poisoned C. poisoning D. poison Who was responsible _____________ all that noise last night? A. from B. for C. at D. with John seems to be occupied ________ the coming examinations. A. to B. for C. in D. with My friend is capable ________ doing better work than she is doing at present. A. of B. at C. in D. on Were they present ________ the meeting? A. with B. about C. at D. of He had to give a good reason ________ being absent ________ several classes. A. for / at B. on / from C. on / at D. for / from We tried to phone Henry this afternoon, but there _________ no answers. He ________ out. A. have been / went B. had been / went C. were / had gone D. were / has gone During the past few years, a big number of people _________in natural disasters . A. have been killed B. have killed C. were being killed D. were killing John was the last applicant ________ yesterday morning. A. interviewing B. to interview C. being interviewed D. to be interviewed They find it difficult ________ across the rough river. A. swim B. to swim C. swimming D. to be swimming Mary ________ her homework when we arrived so we all went out for the evening. A. had been finished B. was being finishing C. had finished D. was finished The word ‘medicare’ is combined from the two words: __________. A. medicine and care B. medical and care C. medicated and careful D. medical and careful Ha Long Bay is the place _________ we can enjoy our holidays. A. where B. which C. who D. when She has spent __________ her time reading English stories. A. most B. most of C. a big number of D. a few Tony is a keen golfer, but unfortunately he has ___________ ability. A. a few B. a great deal of C. little D. a little She thinks little about her future work. A. She doesn’t give a little thought to her future work. B. She gives little thinking about her future work. C. She has a little think about her future work. D. She doesn’t spend time thinking about her future work. I am sorry I forgot posting the letter for you. A. I wish I had to post the letter for you. B. I regret not to post the letter for you. C. I regret not posting the letter for you. D. I am afraid that I should post the letter for you. They felt disappointed because of the bad exam results. A. The bad exam results made them disappointing. B. They felt disappointed, so the exam results were bad. C. The exam results were so bad that they felt disappointed. D. The bad exam results made them to feel disappointed. He lost his job three months ago. A. They are three months since he lost his job. B. It is three months since he lost his job. C. It is three months ago since he lost his job. D. It has been three months since he has lost his job. 35-39. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting: There were never any secrets (A) among my sister and (B) me (C) when we (D) were growing up. Mr Brown was planning (A) to send (B) to me a package from Japan (C) as soon as he arrived (D) home from his trip to Hawaii. (A) The building is (B) currently used (C) like a (D) furniture store. It is (A) importance that parents (B) take an active (C) interest in their (D) children’s lessons. (A) Wait for me (B) until I (C) will come back (D) from Britain. 40-45. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passages: There are a few rules that all visitors to wildlife preserves should observe. (40)__________ these rules is necessary if people want to enjoy themselves and have an (41)__________ experience. First of all, it is (42)__________ to leave your car in the car park so as to cause as little disturbance as possible to the varied wildlife. Animals can be frightened by unexpected noises, (43)__________ those made by machines. Secondly, people need to be patient if they want to see the animals in their natural (44)__________ . This often means that people have to put up with (45)__________ weather conditions and annoying insects. A. Answering B. Following C. Working D. Listening to A. expensive B. unreasonable C. unforgettable D. unpleasant A. outnumbered B. objective C. accessible D. advisable A. particularly B. specially C. certainly D. automatically A. atmosphere B. conservation C. surroundings D. investigation A. pleasant B. pleased C. pleasure D. unpleasant 46-50. Choose the best answers or complete the unfinished statement about the passage: The first few days after getting home from college were okay but then I began to feel rather bored and lonely. My parents were busy working and most of my friends were either away on holiday or else had holiday jobs. I tried to get a job myself but without success. I was beginning to wish I had not come home when I saw an advertisement for holiday courses in the local newspaper. For a small fee you could try lots of different activities organized by the town's youth club. Each activity lasted half a day and they were all exciting. I also met new people as many of the tourists staying in the town joined in. You could do things like painting, acting, play-writing or computing. I met some students from Bulgaria who invited me to visit Bulgaria next year. You can imagine how excited I am; in fact it was one of the best summer holidays I've ever had. What is the writer trying to do in the text? A. describe a holiday in the country B. explain how she spent a holiday C. describe her new holiday home D. explain why she couldn't go on holiday Why would somebody read the text? A. to discover the writer's news B. to find out about holiday courses C. to make contact with Bulgarian students D. to read about the advertisements How did the writer feel when she arrived home? A. She was pleased to have time for herself. B. She felt nervous about being alone. C. She was delighted to see her friends. D. She almost regretted coming back. What may the writer do next year? A. There will be new holiday courses. B. She has found a holiday job. C. She may go to Bulgaria. D. Her friends will visit her. Which of these advertisements did the writer see? A. Painting courses for your holidays B. Computing courses for your holidays C. Tours to Bulgaria D. Holiday courses organized by youth club
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