TEST 11
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. decided B. appeared C. threatened D. engaged
Question 2: A. shown B. flown C. grown D. crown
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. confide B. approach C. install D. enter
Question 4: A. volunteer B. protection C. conclusion D. attention
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 5: We called an ambulance as soon as we realised that he seemed to be having ____ heart attack.
A. a B. an C. the D. no article
Question 6: The preparations _______ by the time the guests arrived.
A. have finished B. have been finished
C. had finished D. had been finished
Question 7: She was busy___________a variety of articles to the customers.
A. with introducing B. introducing C. for introducing D. in introducing
Question 8: The children had been_____of the danger, but had taken no notice.
A. warned B. explained C. shown D. prevented
Question 9: The widespread use of pesticides and herbicides has led to the _________ of groundwater in many parts of the world.
A. corruption B. infection C. poison D. contamination
Question 10: Although the patient’s condition is serious, she seems to be out of___________.
A. place B. control C. danger D. order
Question 11.  ______ being small, the kitchen is well designed.
A. In spite of B. Although C. Because D. Because of
Question 12. Tony’s boss doesn’t want him to ______ a habit of using the office phone for personal calls.
A. make  B. create C. do D. take
Question 13. My father has bought a ______ table as a birthday present for my mother.
A. nice wooden dressing B. wooden dressing nice
C. nice dressing wooden D.  wooden nice dressing
Question 14. ______, her children will have gone to bed.
A. When she returns home tonight B. If she returned home tonight
C. Unless she returns home tonight D. As long as she has returned home tonight
Question 15. We think they will win the match, ______?
A. will they    B. won’t they C. don’t we D. do we
Question 16. The more food we produce, ______ it gets.
A. the cheapest B. the cheaper C. cheapest D. cheaper
Question 17. We choose from a ________ of shore excursions including tours of the islands, swimming, golf, sailing or snorkeling.
a. vary b. various c. varied d. variety
Question 18. Of the sports, underwater or on the ground, football is the most ________, and World Cup is always the greatest sport event.
a. serious b. various c. informative d. popular
Question 19. Protecting wildlife _______ being extinct requires strict laws and forces.
a. from b. on c. at d. over
Question 20. Our environment is ___ because of serious pollution and endangerment.
a. threat b. threatened c. threatening d. threaten
Question 21. Although we are aware _______ the importance of environment, we still overexploit it.
a. from b. on c. for d. of
Question 22. Tommy likes the books that he borrowed from the school library very much. He has read them with ________.
a. entertainment b. romance c. tasting d. pleasure
Question 23. The reviewer ________ Mathew`s new novel as a new style of modern science fiction.
a. chewed b. digested c. described d. drew
Question 24. I have nearly