I. Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. scream b. death c. ready d. peasant 2. a. chat b. panic c. park d. passenger 3. a. frightening b. brigade c. pilot d. fire 4. a. technology b. teaching c. purchase d. lunch II. Match the italicized verbs in column A with their meanings in column B. 1. When did the plane take off? a. building 2. The thieves ran away when the burglar alarm went off. b. move downward 3. Let's take a break. We'll go on when you are ready. c. made stop burning 4. Could you get me up early tomorrow? d. leave the ground 5. She laughed and chatted happily with other women. e. talked in a friendly way 6. Did anyone see Sue getting on the bus? f. stopped 7. Suddenly the plane seemed to dip. g. getting into 8. I've given up trying to understand her. h. get out of bed 9. We had trouble putting up the tent in the dark. i. continue 10. Fire fighters soon put out the fire. j. rang III. Choose a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 1. John isn't content with his present salary. a. excited about b. satisfied with c. disappointed about d. interested in 2. We . the seedlings into peaty soil. a. take b. plough c. raise d. transplant 3. We seldom see each other anymore. a. sometimes b. occasionally c. frequently d. rarely 4. She purchased a number of shares in the company. a. invested b. sold c. exchanged d. bought 5. She got as soon as the alarm clock went . . a. over / on b. up / down c. up / off d. on / off 6. The plane from Dallas . two hours late, so I missed my connecting flight from Frankfurt to London. a. took on b. took in c. took over d. took off 7. We had a nice chat over a cup of tea. a. formal talk b. informal talk c. serious talk d. long talk 8. It was time to the kids ready for bed. a. prepare b. get c. take d. make 9. Houses .as a bomb exploded in the neighbourhood. a. dipped b. disappeared c. dropped d. shook 10. It was a difficult time, but we never gave up hope. a. stopped b. continued c. had d. offered 11. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody . to bed. a. have gone b. went c. had gone d. goes 12. I at six o'clock, but . to be up by five. a. normally get up/ I have sometimes b. normally get up/ sometimes I have c. get normally up/ sometimes I have d. get normally up/ I sometimes have 13. As soon as the light turned red, she the car. a. stopped b. has stopped c. was stopping d. stops 14. Harry works all the time. He . a. never relaxes b. relaxes never c. often relaxes d. relaxes sometimes IV. Complete the dialogue. A: What do you usually do on your day off? B: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… A: Do you get much exercise? B: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… A: How often do you exercise? B: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… A: What do you usually do? B: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… A: Where do you go swimming? B: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… A: You're really in good shape! B: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… . disappeared c. dropped d. shook 10 . It was a difficult time, but we never gave up hope. a. stopped b. continued c. had d. offered 11 . The house was very quiet. putting up the tent in the dark. i. continue 10 . Fire fighters soon put out the fire. j. rang III. Choose a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes