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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the others:
1. a. suitable b. biscuit c. building d. guilty
2. a. dead b. bean c. meat d. seat
3. a. wool b. wood c. blood d. foot
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the
others:
4. a. accomplishment b. government c. practice d.
vapour
5. a. languages b. demanding c. develop d. tradition
Make the correct choice:
6. I think it’s very _____ of him to expect us to work overtime every night
this week.
a. reasonably b. reasonable c. unreasonable d. unreasonably
7. I’m bad _____ mathematics.
a. with b. about c. at d. in
8. The dog belongs _____ our neighbours.
a. to b. of c. with d. about
9. I would rather ________ unemployed than ________ in that factory.
a. to be / to work b. be / work c. being / work
d. being / working
10. Working in a bank isn’t the most exciting job in the world but _____
least it pays the rent.
a. on b. at c. of d. in
11. I’m very fond _____ Chinese food.
a. off b. with c. for d. of
12. The weather is ______ awful that I don’t like going out this evening.
a. such b. so c. too d. very

26. They intended to go there next week; but now they are finding they do not
have enough money.
A B C D
27. When he grew old, he often thinks of all the things he had done when he
was young.
A B C D
28. When we went to see them tomorrow, they were playing cards; they
said they had been
A B C D
playing since six o’clock.
29. This is the second time you broke a cup and you broke one yesterday.
A B C D
30. I always tell you to comb your hair, but you never do what I said.
A B C D
Read the passage and make the correct choice:
It was Pasteur who (31) ______ the process of immunization. When he
was experimenting (32) ______ causes of chicken cholera, he (33) ______
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to inoculate healthy chickens with weak cholera bacteria. After inoculation,
the chickens (34) ______ only slightly ill. And later, when he inoculated the
chickens with normal cholera bacteria, the chickens did not get the (35)
______. Thus Pasteur discovered that the body builds (36) ______
substances called antibodies in the blood. These antibodies, (37) ______
attack harmful bacteria, can be formed by injections of small amounts of the
(38) ______ themselves. For thousands of years, men had known that
certain diseases (39) ______ people only once. Now Pasteur had shown
what this process of immunization was and (40) ______ it could be used to
control diseases.

with open spaces in cities for parks and playgrounds. Ideal surroundings
mean landscapes free of junk and litter. They include regions of wilderness
where animals and plants can be protected from the destructive influence of
human beings.
41. If people didn’t pratise conservation, ______.
a. they would lose all the resources necessary for life
b. they would maintain the resources necessary for life
c. they would feel better about themselves
d. All the resources necessary for life would exist
42. People can practise conservation by _____.
a. talking about the quality of the environment
b. keeping the environment comfortable and safe to live in
c. looking for an interesting place to live in
d. opening new roads
43. Ideal surroundings mean _____.
a. junk and litter b. dirty
landscapes
c. clean landscapes d. landscapes
with junk and litter
44. Conservation helps animals and plants ______.
a. disappear from the earth b. become extinctive
c. destroy the environment d. exist and develop
Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above
one :
45. She worked hard. She wanted to become a good teacher of English.
a. She worked so hard that she could become a good teacher of English.
b. She worked hard so that she could become a good teacher of English.
c. She worked hard so as become a good teacher of English.
d. She worked so hard as to become a good teacher of English.
46. Mr. Miller wouldn’t have lost his job if he hadn’t been late every day.