Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
Question 1:
- a. compare
- b. ordinary
- c. prepare
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d. advantage
Question 2:
- a. respond
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b. cover
- c. conversation
- d. documentary
Question 3:
- a. Easter
- b. leak
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c. disappear
- d. creature
Question 4:
- a. amount
- b. shout
- c. household
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d. dangerous
Question 5:
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a. unique
- b. quarter
- c. earthquake
- d. acquaintance
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
Question 6:
- a. Christmas
- b. champion
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c. chemise
- d. chimney
Question 7:
- a. crowded
- b. language
- c. practice
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d. propose
Question 8:
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a. marvelous
- b. courageous
- c. delicious
- d. religious
Question 9:
- a. animal
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b. bacteria
- c. habitat
- d. pyramid
Question 10:
- a. wonderful
- b. beautiful
- c. colorful
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d. successful
Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
Question 11: You don’t know of any vacant apartment, do you?
- a. You don't
- b. know of
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c. apartment
- d. do you
Question 12: He doesn’t need a furnished apartment, doesn’t he?
- a. need
- b. furnished
- c. apartment
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d. doesn't he
Question 13: But I guess he can always rent some, can he?
- a. But
- b. I guess
- c. rent some
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d. can he
Question 14: It's easy to forget what you don’t want remembering.
- a. It's easy
- b. to forget
- c. don't want
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d. remembering
Question 15: Our memories are filled with things we never meant to be remembered
- a. Our memories
- b. are filled with
- c. never meant
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d. to be remembered
Question 16: Make a habit to pass in front of your car every time you get ous and you'll never forget turning off your headlights.
- a. to pass
- b. grt out
- c. you'll never forget
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d. turning off
Question 17: Playing games are a fun way of improving your memory skills.
- a. Playing games
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b. are
- c. way of improving
- d. memory skills
Question 18: Some groups still have difficulty gaining access onto social services.
- a. Some groups
- b. have
- c. gaining access
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d. onto
Question 19: The new law allows school districts to spend more money on less advantage children.
- a. The new law
- b. allows
- c. to spend
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d. advantage
Question 20. Some of the patients were screaming and shout at the nurse.
- a. Some of
- b. patients
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c. shout
- d. the nurse
Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.
Question 21: All the teachers in this language center are ____.
- a. good-qualified
- b. good-qualifying
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c. well-qualified
- d. well-qualifying
Question 22: He doesn't run as fast as he ____.
- a. was
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b. used to
- c. is used to
- d. does
Question 23: They asked me ___ I liked watching TV.
- a. if
- b. that
- c. whether
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d. both a & c are correct
Question 24: The telephone was ___ by Alexander Bell.
- a. invent
- b. inventing
- c. to invent
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d. invented
Question 25: Where is your home village? -_____.
- a. at the East of the city
- b. in the East of the city
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c. to the East of the city
- d. on the East of the city
Question 26: That’s right. It’s a part of a _____ on living in strange places.
- a. set
- b. collection
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c. series
- d. group
Question 27: Do you watch a lot of _____ films?
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a. travel
- b. journey
- c. tour
- d. sightseeing
Question 28: Not really. I prefer television ____.
- a. stages
- b. screens
- c. acts
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d. dramas
Question 29: He has had the benefit ___ the best education.
- a. with
- b. on
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c. of
- d. for
Question 30: The information was verbally ____ to officials in July 1981.
- a. communicate
- b. communicates
- c. communication
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d. communicated
Question 31: He still denies _____ hs wife.
- a. murder
- b. to murder
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c. murdering
- d. to have murdered
Question 32: She made a two-part documentary ____ the war in Kosovo.
- a. to
- b. with
- c. of
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d. about
Question 33: Both countries have now withdrawn their from the area.
- a. force
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b. forces
- c. forcible
- d. forcefulness
Question 34: No one died in the accident, ____?
- a. is he
- b. isn’t he
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c. did they
- d. didn’t they
Question 35: The mouse family avoided ____ by coming out only when the house was empty and the two cats were outside.
- a. catching
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b. being caught
- c. caught
- d. to be caught
Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
(Question 36)____ is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used. Before printing presses were (Question 37)___, only rich people (Question 38)___ kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Often these people were unable (Question 39)____ read and hadn’t (Question 40)___ to learn. In any case, the books were (Question 41)___ big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book (Question 42)_____ we do today. They wanted books because they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to write, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said ordinary people could (Question 43) ___ learn to read.
The position with computers is very similar today. A few years ago, computers were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didn’t know how to use them. In many countries, (Question 44)____, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputers but also know (Question 45)__ to use them.
Question 36:
- a. Computer
- b. Computers
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c. Computing
- d. Computerize
Question 37:
- a. found
- b. discovered
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c. invented
- d. appeared
Question 38:
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a. like
- b. as
- c. thus
- d. same
Question 39:
- a. of
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b. to
- c. in
- d. Ø
Question 40:
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a. enough time
- b. time enough
- c. more time
- d. many time
Question 41:
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a. so
- b. such
- c. as
- d. too
Question 42:
- a. like
- b. so
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c. as
- d. same
Question 43:
- a. ever
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b. never
- c. either
- d. neither
Question 44:
- a. therefore
- b. in addition
- c. consequently
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d. however
Question 45:
- a. way
- b. ways
- c. what
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d. how
Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.
The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is the Internet, which has been blamed for broken relationships, job losses, financial ruin and even one suicide. Psychologists now recognize Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could cause serious problems and ruin many lives. Special help groups have been set up to offer suffers help and support.
Psychologists have described many worrying examples, including one man who took his own life after borrowing more than £14,000 to feed his addiction, and a teenager also had to receive psychiatric treatment for his 12-hour-a-day habit. “This illness is not a fake, and it must be taken seriously,” said an expert in behavioral addiction at Nottingham Trent University. “These are not sad people with serious personality defects, they are people who were fine before they found the Internet.”
IAS is similar to other problems like gambling, smoking and drinking addicts have dreams about the Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they lie to their partners about how much time they spend on line they wish they could cut down, but are unable to do so. A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet; although they felt guilty, they became depressed if they were made to stop using it.
Almost anyone can be at risk. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computer games and who find it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet. Surprisingly, however, psychologists say that most victims are middle-aged housewives who have never used a computer before.
Question 46: Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
- a.The Latest Addiction
- b. A New Illness
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c. Hooked on the Net
- d. Who Is the Victim
Question 47: According to the author, the Internet addicts ____.
- a. are users who spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet
- b. are teenagers who are already hooked on computer games
- c. are middle-aged housewives who have never used a computer
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d. could be anyone
Question 48: The phrase “took his own life” in paragraph 2 can be best replaced by which of the following?
- a. to kill himself unintentionally
- b. to commit manslaughter
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c. to commit suicide
- d. to kill someone else
Question 49: The word “they” in the paragraph 3 refers to ____.
- a. ISA
- b. problems such as gambling, smoking and drinking
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c. Internet addicts
- d. dreams
Question 50: Which of the following is not true?
- a. The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is the Internet.
- b. Internet Addiction Syndrome is not a fake.
- c. It was found that many computer users became depressed if they were made to stop using computers.
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d. All of the Internet addicts are middle-aged housewives who have never used a computer before.