TEST 1
whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others?
A. plumber B. some C. luxury D. consume
A. caused B. power C. shower D. amount
A. advice B. machine C. Chinese D. decide
Which word has the main stress on the first syllable?
A. recent B. suggest C. apply D. divide
Which word has the main stress on the third syllable?
A. purpose B. population C. solar D. natural
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that fits the blank in each sentence.
If we go on littering, the environment _________seriously polluted.
A. becomes B. will become C. became D. would become
The boy was very hungry _________he ate nothing.
A. so B. and C. therefore D. but
The man suggests _________to the seaside in the summer.
A. to go B. go C. going D. goes
A dripping faucet_________500 liters of water a month.
A. can waste B. is wasted C. waste D. are wasting
He sighed _________when he heard the news.
A. sadly B. sad C. sadden D. sadness
The boy hated _________up very early in the morning.
A. having get B. to have get C. having to get D. to have getting
Please _________the lights. It’s very dark.
A. turn on B. go on C. get on D. put on
Not only _________her father, but you will know about his job if you go with us.
A. you meet B. will you meet C. you are meeting D. do you meet
The man sat down on the chair _________started to tell the story.
A. so B. and C. or D. because
You should travel by bike _________by motorbike to save energy.
A. therefore B. instead of C. however D. because
Please go _________with what you’re doing. Don’t look at them!
A. on B. out C. away D. down
The new appliance does not only work _________ but also saves energy.
A. effect B. effective C. effectively D. effectiveness
In Western countries electricity gas and water _________necessities.
A. was B. has been C. have D. are
Who will _________the cat when you are away on business?
A. look at B. look forward to C. look after D. look for
Does she suggest _________some more butter?
A. buying B. buys C. to buy D. bought.
You look hot in that coat. Why don’t you _________it _________?
A. put/on B. put/away C. takes/out D. take/off
The village of the stone carving _________near the foot of the Marble Mountain.
A. lay B. lies C. lain D. laid
Do you like the language center _________in the Women’s Magazine?
A. advertiser B. advertised C. advertising D. advertisement
Don’t waste water or you will get an enormous _________by the end of the month.
A. receipt B. paper C. bill D. letter
Electricity is a clean but _________source of energy.
A. cheap B. expensive C. good D. useful
Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
She will paylessbut she uses two energy-saving bulbs.
A B C D
The questions the teacher wroteon the board was not easy.
A B C D
She walked ten kilometers a day to get water enoughfor her family to use.
A B C D
We should make some posters and hang itaround our school.
A B C D
The teacher suggest that I shouldbuy a good dictionary.
A B C D
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that fits each blank in the following passage.
Most paper is made from wood. When trees are cut down, they are transported (31)_______land or water to paper (32)_______. Here they are cut down (33)_______pieces and crushed up. This wood (34)_______is then dried on a machine and made into paper. Paper-
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