I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. Islamic B. isle C. aisle D. island 2. A. Miss B. machineC. be D. police 3. A. Furnace B. fist C. quick D. light 4. A. People B. serious C. ingredient D. arena 5. A. Beating B. receive C. feature D. dead II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others. 1. A. Colonel B. suitcase C. machine D. purpose 2. A. Substitute B. magnetic C. refusal D. unpleasant 3. A. Concentrate B. journalist C. justify D. occurrence 4. A. Example B. exercise C. arrangement D. destination 5. A. Analysis B. presidential C. apprehension D. destination III. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 1. “Do you like London?” “I don’t know. I ____________ there.” A. never went B. didn’t go C. never gone D. haven’t been 2. I can’t help _____________ sorry for the hungry children. If only there ___________ peace in the world! A. feeling / is B. feeling / were C. to feel / is D. to feel / were 3. He ______________ drink whisky, but he does now. A. used to B. only if C. hadn’t use to D. didn’t use to 4. Chicken eggs will not hatch ____________ they are kept at the proper temperature. A. because B. only if C. unless D. even though 5. A nation’s balance of trade is considered unfavorable if it ____________ more money on imports than it gains from exports. A. will spend B. would spend C. can spend D. spends IV. Select the appropriate words to fill the blank 1. Lily went out on a cold day without her coat and caught a / the __________. A. chill B. fit C. flu D. sneeze 2. Some people ____________ weight far too easily. A. take on B. feel C. put on D. waste 3. When it is ____________ and you cannot see far, you have to drive slowly and carefully. A. sunny B. mild C. frosty D. foggy 4. Cars skid on _______________ roads. A. icy B. showery C. sandy D. misty 5. The sky darkened and there was a distant ____________ of thunder. A. clap B. clang C. groan D. flash V. Choose the word which synonymous with underlined word 1. She is running her own business A. proceeding B. moving C. operating D. sprinting 2. She needs to check her homework A. ensure B. try out C. examine D. invoice 3. The girl slipped out of her dormitory. A. sneaked B. blurted out C. fell down D. skidded 4. I think he was quite nuts when jumping into a mud pond. A. crazy B. logical C. psychotic D. seedy 5. He drives me to the edge because he never stops talking! A. irritates me B. steers me C. moves me D. frightens me VI. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to fill vacancies After a variety of jobs, Jerome Flynn became (1) _____________ successful with fellow Robson Green in the TV series Solider, Solider, and then when they (2) _______ up as singers in 1995, they had three number on hits. “It was a whirlwind, fantasy time,” says Jerome. “We made the records because we quite fancied the money, and it paid off. It was a lot of fun, but you can become (3) _____________ in the pop world. It’s addictive, and once you’re a pop star, people tend to (4) _______ you on a pedestal. It was so mad we had to get out while the going was good. Now money doesn’t seem so much, although it (5) ______________ me to leave my career behind for a while. But Robson wanted to go back to acting and made quite a success of it. I’d like to work with him again one day.” 1. A. greatly B. largely C. hugely D. grossly 2. A. joined B. teamed C. fixed D. grouped 3. A. laid up B. seized up C. taken up D. caught up 4. A. lift B. have C. put D. hold 5. A. enabled B. empowered C. entitled D. effected VII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to fill vacancies The history of the hot-dog begins back in 1900, when a man was trying to sell sausages in the streets of New York. He (1) ___________ them and kept them warm in a tank of hot water. No one was interested until he started to shout, “Get your hot dachshund sausages here!” (A dachshund is a (2) ____________, thin, brown dog - its shape closely (3) _______________ a sausage! As a result of his gimmick, he sold many more of his sausages than usual. A newspaper reported had taken a (4) ___________ of the sausage seller holding a sausage in his hand for a story in his paper. But he was not sure of how to spell “dachshund”, so he called it a “hot-dog” sausage. That is how the (5) _________ for the sausages began to be used. The same salesman usually (6) ____________ a pair of gloves to his customers to hold the hot sausages with . Once somebody (7) ______________ to give him back the gloves . Therefore, he went to a baker and requested that he make some long (8) ______________ of bread with which to hold the hot-dogs in place. This was such a perfect (9) _______________ that it remained unchanged ever since. So the next time you are offered a hot-dog, you will not (10) __________about where the name comes from. VIII. Complete the following sentence so it has the same meaning with the first sentence. 1. I advise you to buy it. If ……………………………………………………………………………. 2. Smoking is bad for you. It ……………………………………………………………………………. 3. I’ve never had an omelet as good as this This …………………………………………………………………………. 4. “I’ll be there at nine,” she said to me. She told me …………………………………………………………………. 5. Would you like to join our local drama group? Are you interested ………………………………………………………… . IX. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in brackets. 1. This is a “no smoking” office. Allowed You …………………………………………………… in this office. 2. Maria didn’t listen carefully to the news broadcast. Attention Maria didn’t …………………………………………. the news broadcast. 3. Sally decided not to do her home work and went to a night club. Instead Sally went to a nightclub ……………………………… homework. 4. I expect you were completely exhausted by the end of the evening! Must By the end of the evening ……………………………………. exhausted! 5. “Is cleaning the room now really necessary?” Have “Does this room ………………………………………………… now?” I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. Islamic B. isle C. aisle D. island 2. A. Miss B. machineC. be D. police 3. A. Furnace B. fist C. quick D. light 4. A. People B. serious C. ingredient D. arena 5. A. Beating B. receive C. feature D. dead II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others. 1. A. Colonel B. suitcase C. machine D. purpose 2. A. Substitute B. magnetic C. refusal D. unpleasant 3. A. Concentrate B. journalist C. justify D. occurrence 4. A. Example B. exercise C. arrangement D. destination 5. A. Analysis B. presidential C. apprehension D. destination III. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 1. “Do you like London?” “I don’t know. I ____________ there.” A. never went B. didn’t go C. never gone D. haven’t been 2. I can’t help _____________ sorry for the hungry children. If only there ___________ peace in the world! A. feeling / is B. feeling / were C. to feel / is D. to feel / were 3. He ______________ drink whisky, but he does now. A. used to B. only if C. hadn’t use to D. didn’t use to 4. Chicken eggs will not hatch ____________ they are kept at the proper temperature. A. because B. only if C. unless D. even though 5. A nation’s balance of trade is considered unfavorable if it ____________ more money on imports than it gains from exports. A. will spend B. would spend C. can spend D. spends IV. Select the appropriate words to fill the blank 1. Lily went out on a cold day without her coat and caught a / the __________. A. chill B. fit C. flu D. sneeze 2. Some people ____________ weight far too easily. A. take on B. feel C. put on D. waste 3. When it is ____________ and you cannot see far, you have to drive slowly and carefully. A. sunny B. mild C. frosty D. foggy 4. Cars skid on _______________ roads. A. icy B. showery C. sandy D. misty 5. The sky darkened and there was a distant ____________ of thunder. A. clap B. clang C. groan D. flash V. Choose the word which synonymous with underlined word 1. She is running her own business A. proceeding B. moving C. operating D. sprinting 2. She needs to check her homework A. ensure B. try out C. examine D. invoice 3. The girl slipped out of her dormitory. A. sneaked out B. blurted out C. fell down D. skidded 4. I think he was quite nuts when jumping into a mud pond. A. crazy B. logical C. psychotic D. seedy 5. He drives me to the edge because he never stops talking! A. irritates me B. steers me C. moves me D. frightens me VI. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to fill vacancies After a variety of jobs, Jerome Flynn became (1) _____________ successful with fellow Robson Green in the TV series Solider, Solider, and then when they (2) _______ up as singers in 1995, they had three number on hits. “It was a whirlwind, fantasy time,” says Jerome. “We made the records because we quite fancied the money, and it paid off. It was a lot of fun, but you can become (3) _____________ in the pop world. It’s addictive, and once you’re a pop star, people tend to (4) _______ you on a pedestal. It was so mad we had to get out while the going was good. Now money doesn’t seem so much, although it (5) ______________ me to leave my career behind for a while. But Robson wanted to go back to acting and made quite a success of it. I’d like to work with him again one day.” 1. A. greatly B. largely C. hugely D. grossly 2. A. joined B. teamed C. fixed D. grouped 3. A. laid up B. seized up C. taken up D. caught up 4. A. lift B. have C. put D. hold 5. A. enabled B. empowered C. entitled D. effected VII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to fill vacancies The history of the hot-dog begins back in 1900, when a man was trying to sell sausages in the streets of New York. He (1) boiled them and kept them warm in a tank of hot water. No one was interested until he started to shout, “Get your hot dachshund sausages here!” (A dachshund is a (2) long, thin, brown dog - its shape closely (3)resemble a sausage! As a result of his gimmick, he sold many more of his sausages than usual. A newspaper reported had taken a (4) photograph of the sausage seller holding a sausage in his hand for a story in his paper. But he was not sure of how to spell “dachshund”, so he called it a “hot-dog” sausage. That is how the (5) name for the sausages began to be used. The same salesman usually (6) lent a pair of gloves to his customers to hold the hot sausages with . Once somebody (7) forgot to give him back the gloves . Therefore, he went to a baker and requested that he make some long (8) piece of bread with which to hold the hot-dogs in place. This was such a perfect (9) combination that it remained unchanged ever since. So the next time you are offered a hot-dog, you will not (10) wonder about where the name comes from. VIII. Complete the following sentence so it has the same meaning with the first sentence. 1. I advise you to buy it. If I were you, I would buy it 2. Smoking is bad for you. It is bad for you to smoke 3. I’ve never had an omelet as good as this This is a best omelet I‘ve never had 4. “I’ll be there at nine,” she said to me. She told me she would be there at nine 5. Would you like to join our local drama group? Are you interested in joining our local drama group? IX. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in brackets. 1. This is a “no smoking” office. Allowed You aren’t allowed to smoke in this office. 2. Maria didn’t listen carefully to the news broadcast. Attention Maria didn’t pay much attention to the news broadcast. 3. Sally decided not to do her home work and went to a night club. Instead Sally went to a nightclub instead of doing her homework. 4. I expect you were completely exhausted by the end of the evening! Must By the end of the evening you must have been exhausted! 5. “Is cleaning the room now really necessary?” Have “Does this room have to be cleaning now?” [...]... ensure C measure D beige 2 A Rough B enough C through D much 3 A Folk B half C walk D balcony 4 A Asked B needed C lasted D painted 5 A Gee’s B Lodge’s C agrees D mains II Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others 1 A Allergy B electric C generous D horrible 2 A Mediocre B academic C environment D opportunist 3 A Resurrect B temperament C salary D badminton 4 A Referee... a brave (3) on it, the winning yachtsmen looked exhausted What I was seeing on the television screen was not my (4) of yachting I felt smug knowing I had this marvelous opportunity to drift gently round Britain learning to sail, and that I would be steering (5) _ of the horrors of ocean sailing Casually I looked up Ushant on the map I went quite cold: Ushant was virtually 32 kilometers... ensure C measure D beige 2 A Rough B enough C through D much 3 A Folk B half C walk D balcony 4 A Asked B needed C lasted D painted 5 A Gee’s B Lodge’s C agrees D mains II Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others 1 A Allergy B electric C generous D horrible 2 A Mediocre B academic C environment D opportunist 3 A Resurrect B temperament C salary D badminton 4 A Referee... a brave (3) on it, the winning yachtsmen looked exhausted What I was seeing on the television screen was not my (4) of yachting I felt smug knowing I had this marvelous opportunity to drift gently round Britain learning to sail, and that I would be steering (5) _ of the horrors of ocean sailing Casually I looked up Ushant on the map I went quite cold: Ushant was virtually 32 kilometers... detergents or cleaners found in supermarkets A as the most B to the most C in the most D through the most 2 He _ be Australian He doesn’t speak English A mustn’t B isn’t possibly C can’t D must 3 Airport x-ray devices designed more carefully in order to detect to the more sophisticated forms of explosive materials that are now produced A must have been B must C must be D must have been... map I went quite cold: Ushant was virtually 32 kilometers further south than the starting point for my great journey on the Hirta 1 A going throughB settled down D passing over B strip C line D sign 3 A face B eye C appearance D view 4 A thought B idea C notion D sense B straight C short D clear 2 5 A mark C checking up A clean VII Read the following passage and choose the best answer to fill vacancies... Though there have been many such movies, only one was based on fact Killer bees do exist However, they have not yet (2) _ all parts of the world In 1957, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a biologist was (3) _ with two different species of bees, the African and the South American varieties He was trying to breed a bee which would make more interested in making more bees than honey These bees were... saw in the street yesterday, for she went to work abroad last month You can’t ……………………………………………………………………………… 2 Mary will only come to the party if Peter is invited Unless ………………………………………………………………………………… 3 As soon as she arrived home, the telephone rang No sooner ……………………………………………………………………………… 4 I haven’t had so much fun for a long time It’s a long time ………………………………………………………………………… 5 Oliver doesn’t expect... first Use the word in brackets 1 Lisa’s grandfather is teaching her Chinese Taught Lisa ………………………………… … her grandfather 2 It’s too cold for swimming today If We could go swimming ……………………… cold today 3 If you’re not traveling more than 10 kilometers from the city centre, you can use this ticket Within If you‘re traveling ………………………………………………… the city centre, you can use this ticket 4 Did you mean to... the appropriate words to fill the blank 1 When your face does not have much color, it is _ A pale B excited C calm D green 2 Another word for quite is _ A excited B adventure C pale D calm 3 A story from the past somehow like a legend is called a _ A account B article C exciting D myth 4 On a clear night, the moon so brightly that you can see your shadow A pours B shines C excites . A. Islamic B. isle C. aisle D. island 2. A. Miss B. machineC. be D. police 3. A. Furnace B. fist C. quick D. light 4. A. People B. serious C. ingredient. C. machine D. purpose 2. A. Substitute B. magnetic C. refusal D. unpleasant 3. A. Concentrate B. journalist C. justify D. occurrence 4. A. Example B. exercise