Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest.
A. generous B. volcano C. pollution D. amount
A. swimming B. environment C. summer D. excellent
A. expecting B. electricity C. yesterday D. described
A. cheap B. heavily C. already D. head
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
A. hurry B. hundred C. husband D. humour
A. charity B. character C. chapter D. channel
A. decorate B. describe C. declare D. decision
A. behaved B. birthday C. described D. amount
A. power B. energy C. enough D. earthquake
Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences:
_________ he was angry, he listened to me patiently.
A. Despite B. Though C. In spite of D. Because
My father is a _________man who is loved by all his friends.
A. ungenerous B. generosity C. generous D. generously
She got wet in the rain _________ she had a raincoat.
A. because B. but C. so D. even though
A: Would you like to go to the movies with me tonight? –B: “_______________.”
A. Yes, I’d love to B. Yes, thanks C. No, I don’t like D. No, please
Christmas is the_________festival of the year in most of Britain.
A. worst B. saddest C. biggest D. smallest
_________is your favourite sport, swimming or running?
A. What B. Which C. Whom D. Whose
Were the Wright brothers the ones _________ built the first aeroplane?
A. which B. whom C. whose D. that
A ______ is a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry.
A. volcano B. tornado C. famine D. flood
We can protect the environment by _________air pollution.
A. reduce B. reducing C. reduced D. to reduce
If we go _________littering, the environment will become seriously polluted.
A. to B. in C. out D. on
Nam: It’s an excellent picture that you have painted, Hoa. –Hoa: “_______________.”
A. Not at all B. It’s nice of you to say so C. You’re welcome D. It’s not bad
Everyone must take part in _______________ deforestation.
A. preventing B. prevent C. prevented D. to prevent
We’ll make this beach clean and _____________ again.
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify
If you have _________ money, you can travel abroad this summer.
A. many B. any C. a lot of D. a few
We stayed at home ___________ it rained heavily.
A. however B. because C. so D. but
I suggest _____________ to the movies by bike in stead of_____________.
A. go/walk B. going/walking C. going/walk D. go/walking
No one went to school last Sunday, _________?
A. did they B. didn’t they C. did he D. didn’t he
She asked me how I ______ use English in the future.
A. will B. can C. would D. must
She ____ in this company since yesterday. A. was working B. works C. worked D. has worked
This computer is too expensive. I wish I __________ enough money to buy it now.
A. have B. had C. would have D. will have
My friends come to stay with us _________New Year’s days. A. to B. on C. in D. at
If you have a car, you will be independent_________trains and buses.
A. from B. on C. in D. of
I am your close friend, _________? A. am not I B. am I not C. aren’t I D. am I
The storm _________nobody had been expecting caused a lot of damage.
A. whose B. when C. that D. who
I think they should be fined heavily _________they used electricity to catch fish.
A. since B. so C. but D. although
Jones missed the