Test 1
Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.
1. A. village B. future C. device D. burden
2. A. happen B. attract C. discuss D. suppose
3. A. educate B. another C. government D. graduate
4. A. calendar B. thoroughly C. supportive D. primary
5. A. parent B. project C. special D. secure
II. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following sentences.
6. We ________the nearest village before sunset.
A. came B. arrived C got D. reached
7. If only I ________in the countryside right now.
A. were B. am C can be D. would
8. He used to__his living by delivering vegetables to city hotels.
A. earn B. gain C. get D. make
9. I have known him ________ I entered the university.
A. when B. since C. during D. until
10. We`ll play tennis and ________we`ll have lunch.
A. so B. so that C. then D. after
11. He can`t afford to go on holiday ______taking a job.
A. unless B. until C. if D. without
12. Long wishes he ______ have to clean all the windows.
A. wouldn`t B. doesn`t C. hadn`t D. didn`t
13. We met a lot of people________ our holiday.
A. during B. while C. for D. at
14. They have never __ any experience of living in the country.
A. had B. wished C. done D. made
15. Do you_______ my turning the television on now?
A. want B. object C mind D. disapprove
16. She put_______ speaking to him as long as possible.
A. back B. up C. away D. off
17. Is it true_____ the law says there is no smoking in restaurants in this city?
A. that what B. what C. if D. that
18.________he had no money for a bus, he had to walk all the way home
A, For B. Thus C. So D. As
19. The hotel has been built ........... the edge of the lake.
A. on B. at C. in D. from
20. The headmaster ________ that we became more concerned about the environment around us,
A. suggests B. warns C. complains D. supposes
21. It is ________unlikely that the President will agree to open the new airport.
A, mainly B. highly C largely D. greatly
22. "Is Duong the best student in your group?"
- "Yes. Why don`t you talk to him? He ____able to help you."
A. must be B. maybe C. is D. would be
23. "Do you think there ________less conflict in the world if all people ________the same language?"
A. would be / spoke B. were / would speak
C. were / spoke D. would be / would speak
24. If you can give me one good reason for your acting like this,_______ this incident again.
A. I will never mention B. I never mention
C. will I never mention D. I don`t mention
25. You will become ill ________you stop working so hard.
A. until B. when C. if D. unless
26. Bill Gates, _____ is the president of Microsoft Company, is a billionaire.
A. who B. whom C. that D. whose
27. One ________of public transport is its unreliability.
A. disappointmentB. disadvantage C. disorder D. dislike
28. Although it was raining heavily,_____.
A. he went out without a raincoat
B. but he went out without a raincoat
C. so he went out without a raincoat
D. however he went out without a raincoat
29. The child was________ for getting his shoes and socks wet.
A. corrected B. suffered C. scolded D. complained
30. The dog went _____ him and knocked him down.
A. over B. toward C. onto D. for
31. I remember Mary as a spotty young girl but she`s turned_______ beautiful woman.
A. to B. in C. into D. on
32. If you like skiing, there`s a ski ____under an hour drive from Madrid.
A. station B. resort C. place D. port
33. Tom _____be