Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question.
Question 1:
- a. character
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b. adventure
- c. ordinary
- d. worldwide
Question 2:
- a. immune
- b. pneumonia
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c. delicate
- d. insistent
Question 3:
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a. miraculous
- b. octopus
- c. tropical
- d. badminton
Question 4:
- a. tragedy
- b. candidate
- c. genuine
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d. cathedral
Question 5:
- a. important
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b. recreation
- c. improvement
- d. decision
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence; substitutes the bolded part; or has a close meaning to the original one.
Question 6: What are you interested _____ doing in your free time?
- a. for
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b. in
- c. over
- d. on
Question 7: In some countries, women’s rights are not equal _____men’s.
- a. for
- b. with
- c. from
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d. to
Question 8: They are not working today. They are ____ holiday.
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a. on
- b. at
- c. in
- d. away
Question 9: John has a great musical _____.
- a. able
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b. ability
- c. ably
- d. abilities
Question 10: The doctor’s quick _____ had saved my life.
- a. act
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b. action
- c. activity
- d. acting
Question 11: I take a course in ___ at the weekend.
- a. paint
- b. painter
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c. painting
- d. paintress
Question 12: _____ is a particular activity that somebody does when he is not working.
- a. Saying
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b. Recreation
- c. Leisure
- d. Popularity
Question 13: There are many other pursuits such as listening to music, reading, and gardening.
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a. hobbies
- b. sports
- c. courses
- d. decisions
Question 14: There are several sophisticated hobbies that require hobbyists a lot of time and money.
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a. complex
- b. simple
- c. easy
- d. pleasant
Question 15: More and more people ___ jogging in their free time because this practice is good for their heart.
- a. entertain
- b. view
- c. decide
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d. undertake
Question 16: Courses like shoemaking or glass engraving provide people with practical skills.
- a. sophisticated
- b. simple
- c. interested
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d. useful
Question 17: His English speaking ability is better and better. It has been ___,
- a. entertained
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b. improved
- c. viewed
- d. paid
Question 18: ____ recreation is important to people to relax their minds after work.
- a. A
- b. An
- c. The
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d. Ø
Question 19: John cannot play football and run fast because of his leg injury.
- a. John not only plays football but also runs fast
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b. John neither plays football nor runs fast
- c. John either plays football or runs fast
- d. John both plays football and runs fast
Question 20: Turn off all switches before leaving the room.
- a. All switches must be turned off before leaving the room.
- b. All switches must turn off before leaving the room.
- c. All switches are turned off before leave the room.
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d. All switches must be turned off before you leave the room.
Question 21: Nobody noticed him when he entered the office.
- a. He was neither noticed
- b. He neither was noticed
- c. It was nobody notice him
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d. He was not noticed
Question 22: Which one would you choose? - _____. They’re terrible.
- a. Either
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b. Neither
- c. Both
- d. Nor
Question 23: _____late, he also forgot his books.
- a. Not only he got up
- b. Did he not only get up
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c. Not only did he get up
- d. Did he get up not only
Question 24: They can neither read nor write, _____ such difficult things.
- a. and understand
- b. nor they can understand
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c. nor can they understand
- d. and they understand
Question 25: Not only does Tom play the guitar well ____ beautifully.
- a. but also he sing
- b. but also sings
- c. he but also sing
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d. but he also sings
Question 26: “_____ ?” Peter asked me.
- a. When did the church build
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b. When was the church built
- c. When the church built
- d. When the church was built
Question 27: Has anybody called an ambulance?
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a. Has an ambulance been called?
- b. Has an ambulance called?
- c. Was an ambulance called?
- d. Did an ambulance was called?
Question 28: _____ last week looks nice.
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a. The house which was repainted
- b. It was the house was repainted
- c. The house repainting
- d. The house is repainted
Question 29: Either you or John _____ going to help Peter with his work.
- a. are
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b. is
- c. were
- d. be
Question 30: Neither Tom nor his classmates ____. ready for the coming examination.
- a. is
- b. has been
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c. are
- d. was
Identify the one word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
Question 31: Hurricanes hardly never reach the east coast of Florida, but some that have were extremely hazardous.
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a. never
- b. reach
- c. that have
- d. extremely
Question 32: Children raised in foster homes requirement special attention to overcome the feelings of abandonment and isolation.
- a. in
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b. requirement
- c. overcome
- d. of
Question 33: With so many choices of wireless technology available, it is often difficulty to determine which offers the best value and quality.
- a. With
- b. choices
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c. difficulty
- d. determine
Question 34: Entering the country in car may cause different treatment by customs officials than entering by way of mass transportation.
- a. Entering
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b. in
- c. cause
- d. different
Question 35: Some professors enjoy writing articles and performing research while anothers would be more content to devote all their time to teaching.
- a. writing
- b. performing
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c. anothers
- d. to devote
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Nowadays television is present almost in every family life. The changes in TV equipment and programs have been considered as one of the largest changes known to people because it is vital to people in the past as well as at present. Television’s biggest social aspect is the fact that it allows TV viewers to instantly view events that may be occurring far away from where they are. Television has been a major contributor in the process of globalization. The Earth’s residents can be linked by the programming they watch; and like the internet, television has been taken advantage of as a perfect medium for advertising and the spreading of thoughts and ideas. However, scientists and parents are raising objections to the uncritical acceptance of the medium. For example, the Swedish government imposed a total ban on advertising to children under twelve in 1991. In the U.S., the National Institute on Media and the Family points out that U.S. children watch an average of 25 hours of television per week and features studies showing it interferes with the educational process. In Iceland, television broadcasting hours are restricted with no television programs being broadcast on Thursdays.
Question 36. According to the writer, ___.
- a. very few families have got a television
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b. every family almost has a television set
- c. television has bad no changes
- d. television is not necessary
Question 37: Television’s biggest social aspect is _____.
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a. allowing TV viewers to view live programs
- b. its largest changes
- c. faraway events
- d. its contribution to the society
Question 38: Television _____.
- a. is not allowed to advertise
- b. has no advertisements as the Internet does
- c. does not broadcast any thoughts and ideas
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d. is perfect for advertising
Question 39: The word medium is referred to____.
- a. the Internet
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b. television
- c. events happening
- d. advertising
Question 40: In ____ you cannot watch TV on Thursdays.
- a. Swede
- b. the USA
- c. Iceland
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d. Japan
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase
Kite flying is also a popular form of recreation. It is the (Question 41) ___ of flying man-made objects in wind. Kites can be (Question 42) ____ with many different shapes, forms, and sizes. Kite flying 1s very popular in China, Japan, India, Bangladesh, Thailand, and many (Question 43) ____ Asian countries. In some countries, “kite fights" are held, in (Question 44) ____ kite fighters try to snag each other’s kites (Question 45) ____ cut other kites down. In recent years kite flying has developed into a Sport, with (Question 46) _____ for precision flying and for the artistic interpretation of music. Kite flying has developed into a competitive sport with several professional world circuits. Kite (Question 47) ____ area popular form of entertainment (Question 48) ___ the world. They include small local events, traditional festivals which (Question 49) _____ for hundreds (Question 50) ____ years and major International Festivals which bring in kite flyers from overseas to display their unique art kites and demonstrate the latest technical kites.
Question41:
- a. act
- b. fact
- c. event
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d. activity
Question 42:
- a. organized
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b. designed
- c. established
- d. held
Question 43:
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a. other
- b. others
- c. another
- d. each other
Question 44:
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a. which
- b. that
- c. where
- d. whose
Question 45:
- a. nor
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b. or
- c. but
- d. with
Question 46:
- a. tests
- b. exams
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c. competitions
- d. checks
Question 47:
- a. anniversaries
- b. celebrations
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c. festivals
- d. holidays
Question 48:
- a. through
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b. throughout
- c. over
- d. upon
Question 49:
- a. hold
- b. have held
- c. are holding
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d. have been held
Question 50:
- a. on
- b. in
- c. for
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d. of