I. Phonetics
Ex1: Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. real
ity B. grav
ity C.
abnormality D. responsib
ility
2. A. dec
eive B
. leisure C. c
eiling D. perc
eive
3. A
. overhead B. t
eammate C. b
eacon D. l
ean
4. A. exam
ine B. discipl
ine C. un
dermine D. determ
ine
5. A. brea
the B. pa
ths C. wi
ther
D. marathon
Ex2: Find the word which has different stress pattern from the other.
1. A. emphasize B. equipment C. improvement D. distinguish
2. A. horizon
B. property C. imagine D. computer
3. A. tri
gonometry B. perversity C. magnificent D. assassinate
4. A. subordinate B. curriculum C. courageous D. el
ementary
5.
A. appliance B. televise C. criminal D. benefactor
II. Lexico - Grammar
Ex1: Choose the best answer.
1. as sober as a ..................................
A. bird B. rooster
C. judge D. lawyer
2. When I went to talk to the manager, he told me he could only ............... me a few minutes.
A. provide B. spare C. hear
D. let
3. Let us hope that .................. a nuclear war, the human race still survive.
A. in relation to B. with reference to C. within the realm of
D. in the event of
4. You didn't have to come all the way by bus. We .......................... have gone to the station in the car to pick you up.
A. could B. must
C. would D. should
5. I must take this watch to be repaired as it .............. over 20 minutes a day.
A. increases B. progresses C. accelerates
D. gains
6. .............................. your help, I wouldn't have been successful.
A. Had not it been for B. Were it not for
C. Had it not been for D. Were not it for
7. Andrew suggested .................................................. a class re-union.
A. to his ex - classmates that they should have B. his ex - classmates to have
C. his ex - classmates that they should have D. that his classmates had
8. Buy the new ................... of soap now on sale; it is softer than all others.
A. model
B. brand C. mark D. manufacture
9. She was
racking her brains to understand me.
A. trying hard B. having a headache C. being eager D. being too nervous
10. In his anxiety to make himself .............................., he spoke too loudly and too slowly.
A. understand
B. understood C. understanding D. to understand
Ex2: Find and correct the mistake
1.
The refugees are very
upset because they
have been deprived to their homeland and their families.-deprive of
A B C
D
2. The streets
are wet. There
must be a
heavy rain
last night.-must have been
A
B C D
3. We insist on
you leaving the meeting
before any
further outbursts take place.--bo ''you''
A B C D
4.
People respected George Washington
because he was
a honest man, and he turned out to be
one of their talented leaders.
A B
C an honest man D
5. We wish today
was sunny
so that we
could spend the day in the countryside
to communicate with nature.
A B C
D-communicating
Ex3: Word form
1. If you behave with this sort of ........politeness................. (polite) to your customers, I don't think you'll remain in business long.
2. Duong's mother gave him a ............handful............. (hand) of sweets.
3. The crowd showed its .........approval................... (approve) by shouting insults at the players.
4. In .......addition................ (add) to doing the cleaning, I make the coffee.
5. Thank you for your ...........timely.......... (time) delivery of the parcel.
III. Writing
1. She got down to writing the report as soon as she returned from her walk.
=> No sooner ...did she return from her walk than she got down.............................................................................................
2. I just can't decide where to go on holiday. (MIND)
=>I just can't make up my mind where to go on holiday
3. She is not upset; she is only pretending. (ACT)
=>she acts as if she was not upset
4. He had no idea how difficult the task would be until he was half way through it.
=> Only when ...was he half way through it ,he had...................................................................................................
5. I wasn't a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job.
=> It came ...as no surprise to me that karen............................................................................................
6. Jack and Rose never agree on how to bring up their children. (EYE)
=>Jack and Rose never see eye to eye on how to bring up their children
7. It is sad, but unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.
=> Sad ...is unlikely to make unemployment go down this year........
8. Fish for breakfast doesn't appeal to everyone. (TASTE)
=>fish for breakfast isn't a taste for everyone
9. I never thought that I would win a prize.
=> It had .never occurred to me that I ......
10. Someone paid five thousands pounds for the painting. (WENT)
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