TEST 1
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group.
a. apologize b. absorb c. arrive d. absence
a. combine b. collect c. commerce d. correct
a. through b. enough c. rough d. tough
a. admiral b. adventure c. advertise d. adverb
a. club b. subtle c. climb d. doubt
Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words.
a. committee b. referee c. employee d. refugee
a. alcohol b. comment c. chemical d. proceed
a. appetite b. architect c. appreciate d. arable
a. deliberate b. subsequent c. frequently d. consequent
a. insight b. chemist c. dependent d. substance
Complete each sentence with the right form of the word in brackets by circling the corresponding letter a, b, c, or d.
He acted in an extremely (dictate) ______ manner, which made him very unpopular.
a. dictation c. dictate
b. dictatorial d. dictatorship
I had to look up the number in the telephone (direction) ______
a. direction b. directly c. directory d. directors
Politicians (variety) ______ blame the media if they don`t win the election. They`re so predictable.
a. variable b. variety c. various d. invariably
This is very (convenient) ______! Can`t you practice your violin somewhere else?
a. convenient c. inconvenient
b. conveniently d. convenience
I would like to show you my latest (create) ______ which I have called `Boat on a Lake`.
a. creativity b. creator c. create d. creation
Why does everybody (critic) ______ him all the time?
a. criticize b. critic c. criticism d. critical
They`re going to announce their (decide) ______ tomorrow.
a. decision b. indecisive c. decide d. decidedness
During the festival (decorator) ______ were hanging from every tree.
a. decorator c. decorative
b. decorations d. decorativeness
He offered to give me a (demonstrate) ______ of how the machine worked.
a. demonstrator c. demonstrate
b. demonstration d. demonstrative
We are (independence) ______ on other countries for most of our food.
a. dependent c. dependable
b. independence d. dependability
Read the passage and then decide which word (a, b, c or d) best fits each space.
The tourist industry is (21) considered to be the largest industry. Before 1950 one million people traveled abroad each year but by the 1900s the figure (22) had risen to 400 million every year.
(23) Such large numbers of tourists, however, are beginning to cause problems. For example, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the mountains they came to enjoy. Even parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported to be covered (24) with old tins, tents, and food that have been (25) thrown away
But at a time when we have (26) greater freedom to travel than ever before, more and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holidays (27) without causing problems by spoiling the countryside. Now there is a new holiday (28) guide called "Holidays That Don`t Cost The Earth". It tells you (29) how you can help the tourist industry by asking your travel agent the right questions (30) before you go on holiday.
a. regarded b. considered c. seen d. figured
a. had risen b. rose c. has risen d. were rising
a. The b. Those c. These d. Such
a. by b. with c. under d. beneath
a. disposed b. littered c. thrown away d. launched
a. greater b. bigger c. larger d. better
a. apart from b. instead of c. without d. hardly
a. guidance b. guide c. direction d. instruction
a. where b. what c. when d. how
a. before b. when c. as soon as d. after
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
I`m worried about
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