Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: cure               tutor               sure             pure Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: pub            club            climb            sob Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: climate                        expedition                       examine                     interpreter Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: reply                safely               quickly                yearly Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: picks                    chews                     dips                    eats Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:  done            gone            mum             won Choose a word that has different stress pattern: entertainment                        information                        difficulty                      understanding Choose a word that has different stress pattern: signal                     sentence                      instance                   police Choose a word that has different stress pattern: verbal                   suppose                   even                     either Choose a word that has different stress pattern: referee                  gymnastics                  equipment                  Olympic Choose a word that has different stress pattern: prediction            judgment            intelligent            compulsion Choose a word that has different stress pattern: businessman                geography                       interpreter                    appropriate Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Several famous food critics, including Pierre Le Chef, have written reviews that are ______________ The Brasserie and The Pickle Barrel, ______________ are popular restaurants.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: I have never expected ________________ such a strange thing in my life.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: "Why the landlord upset?” “Because so many people are complaining ___________ the rent increase.”   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Mr. Jackson was famous for his ________________ a change in the world tennis law. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Phong hopes to go to ______________ university next year. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: _______________ had I managed to repair my car earlier. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: ESL students from Asia often have great difficulty __________________ some English sounds.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Michael always remembers ________________ in the garage so that the driveway is free for other cars.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: _________________, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: He asked her to marry him, _____________ she didn’t want to. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: At 5pm every day, we  ________________ for our evening classes.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: He was very sorry, but he was compelled to give me back my _____________ and ask me to leave the school.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: It never occurred ___________ me to ask him ____________ proof ____________ his identity.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: I know she'll want to carry on playing, ___________ she gets injured. It's an important match.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The Amazon rainforest offers us such a biological _____________.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: He had to make a great ___________ so that his child could have a good education.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: He insisted __________ taking us to dinner.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Don't come into the compartment; the berth ____________ now.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: I think you __________ practise driving every day to become a safe driver.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Please don't mind. It's my ____________ to help you whenever you want.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The town’s volunteer ________________ has received a lot of donations from several sources over the past years.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: _____________ second thoughts, I’ll have the lentil soup after all. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Most of people would like, ___________ to read faster.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The little boy is always negligent __________ his duty. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: We _____________ there when our father died. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: ____________________ countries still have a king or a queen, don’t they? Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The ______________ child (between 2 to 11 years of age) spends around 1,197 minutes per week watching television.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: It was a day __________ everything seemed to go wrong. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: “Do you think Mary will take the job you offered her?” ''I don’t know. She seemed ___________ in it, however.''   Choose the best answer for the following sentence:  “We’re still looking for Tom.” “Hasn't he ___________ yet?”   Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank:         English is the (1)_________ important in the world today. A very large (2)________ of people understand and use English in many (3)_______ of the world.         Indeed English is a very useful language. If we (4)______ English we can go to any place or country we like. We shall not find it hard to (5)_______ people understand what we want to say.         English also helps us to learn all kinds of subjects. Hundreds of books are(6)______ in English every day in many countries to teach people many useful  things. (7)_______ English language has therefore helped to spread ideas and knowledge to all the comers of the world. There is no subject that cannot be (8)_______ in English.         As English is used so much everywhere in the world, it has helped to make the countries in the world more (9)______ . The leaders of the world use English to understand one another. The English language has therefore helped to spread better understading and friendship among countries of the world.         Lastly, a person who knows English is respected by people. It is for all these (10) _________ that I want to learn English.   1. A. most     B. mostly C. chiefly     D. best 2. A. few B. deal C. amount D. number 3. A. countries B. places C. sites D. scenes 4. A. realize B. say C. speak D. tell 5. A. get B. let C. persuade D. make 6. A. published B. wrote C. print   D. made 7. A. A B. An C. That D. The 8. A. recognized B. realized C. known   D. taught 9. A. friend B. friendly C. friendship D. friendliness 10. A. reasons   B. causes C. effects D. results Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank:        Robots already have a (1)_______ role in medicine. Robots are helping doctors achieve more (2)_______ in the operating room, performing safer, less invasive techniques. For example, The Da Vinci Surgical System by Intuitive Surgical helps simplify complex procedures, and lets surgeons work through much smaller incisions, thus making patient (3)__________ easier and quicker.       Advances in bio-robotics are leading to even more and more applications in surgery (4)__________ robots have the potential to perform better than human surgeons in certain respects.       The pace of technological change is rapid, and it is easily possible to foresee a time (5)_________ robots will become our teachers, policemen and even soldiers.       Robots will be better soldiers than humans. They can strictly (6)_________ the rules of engagement, codes of conduct, and war protocols (7)________ better than more passionate humans, resulting (8) _______ a reduction of war crimes.       Most robots in the future will do jobs which are the sorts of things that people used to do. They will take away a lot of the mundane physical jobs certainly.       Some (9)_________ predict that it is not just manual jobs that will be replaced. The more advanced the technology becomes, the more it forces us to (10) _________ on those things that are fundamentally human.   1. A. pessimistic B. disappointed C. significant D. minor 2. A. difficulty B. mistake C. precision D. decision 3. A. recovery B. discovery C. illness D. diseases 4. A. although B. because C. if D. however 5. A. when B. which C. that D. where 6. A. chase B. pursue C. admit D. follow 7. A. more B. many C. as D. much 8. A. for B. in C. with D. about 9. A. managers B. agriculturalists C. experts D. runners 10. A. look B. spend C. focus D. achieve   Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: Passengers shouldn’t be thrown away their tickets as they may be checked during the journey. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: In 2030, how we will provide for the food, land, and energy needs of a global population of over 8 billion? Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: We went on a cruise down a Nile and saw the Pyramids. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: Without the particularly habitat, the species could not survive. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: Should I have time tonight, I would finish the novel I’m reading. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning to the root one: People say that he gets a high salary. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: We could have helped her out. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning to the root one: Many plants are in danger of extinction, and so are animal species. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: “If I were you, I would take the job,” said my room-mate. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: The Mayor is opening the new theatre on Saturday. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: There were a lot of errors in his essay. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: I / interested/ special offer/ saw/ advertisement. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: I / live/ city/ all my life so/ know/ places/ tourists/ enjoy. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: Family rules / help / raise children / run a household / easier and smoother. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: I / always remember/ that journey/ it/ forget/ experience. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: After/ dinner/ set/ without/ say/ where/ going.