Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:   conceal              pizza              zoo             success Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: course               four                our                 yours Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:   achieve                    choice                  chief                  brochure Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:   literacy             sympathy             entry            beautify Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: community                literacy              opportunity           apply Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: hunting                  essential                    extinct                    identify Choose a word that has different stress pattern: beauty             mutual            Europe            reduce Choose a word that has different stress pattern: benefit              valuable                 community                 different Choose a word that has different stress pattern: never                follow                    pilot                     reply Choose a word that has different stress pattern: optimistic                       pessimistic                      population                       difficulty Choose a word that has different stress pattern: television                        amazingly                             Canadian                         incredible Choose a word that has different stress pattern: photography         qualification          occasion            Canadian Choose the best answer for the following sentence: I want to buy a car ___________ one you have.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The new alarming device is to make sure that you always feel safe and _________ in the building.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: John’s trying to finish a report, _________________ . Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Jack could not afford to go to university _______________ of winning a scholarship. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: _______________ to rain before you woke up this morning?   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: ''Hurry up! Do it quickly!'' the group leader______________.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: He got such a fright. He was _____________ frightened.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: All traffic laws ________________. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: He fell down when he ________________ towards the church.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The evidence was only circumstantial. ______________, he was convicted and spent ten years in prison for a crime that he perhaps did not commit.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: She can't stand __________________ under such terrible conditions.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: I’d like to stay ___________ Sunday, if that’s OK. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: _____________ to report for duty at six. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Last night a tornado swept through Rockville. It ___________ everything in its path.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The test is coming. I ______________ my driving license if I am not working hard now.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: A ___________ studies living things and works with plants and animals. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: They stared at each other in silence, and it was as if they __________ for distan footsteps.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: A quick look would reveal that France has twice ___________________ computers. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: She was too busy _____________ her new dress. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: As they left, my uncle turned and said, "You ___________, at what happens, while we are away."   Choose the best answer for the following sentence:  The minister faced a tough grilling at today's press __________.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: “Why did you only send twenty dollars in the mail?” “If I had had me money, I ___________ given you more.”   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: ''If you are late again, I will sack you,'' the boss ___________ him.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence:  _______________ the start of each period, both teams line up on their own goal line. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Trees won’t grow __________ there is enough water.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The volunteers said that they _____________ the farmers to rebuild their houses at 10 o’clock the previous day.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: We are all very excited. ____________________ are very excited.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: ________ she was watering the flowers, it began to rain. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: ______________ can be quite a good start for babies to get acquainted to reading.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: If a drop of oil is placed in a glass of water, it ___________ float to the top. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank:          I come from a family that values education. My grandma, born on the early side of the 1900 line, had four college (1)______, quite unusual for a woman of that era. My dad still tells the story about her trying to (2)________ visitors by displaying all four diplomas (Yale, Syracuse, Oberlin and Columbia) and then adding a tiny little certificate she got for completing a 6-week training course with the telephone company (3)_____ World War I.         My mom's side of the family did not have extensive educational backgrounds (4)_____, but most dedicated their working lives (5)______teaching children.         I do not have a large (6)_______ family, but most of them are teachers. My dad, the black sheep of the family, was only (7)_______ to speak at family reunions once he left the unseemly world of banking to become a corporate trainer.         So since my family values education (not in the snobby way, (8)________ in a way that ingrained the significance of learning in me from an early age), it was somewhat natural for me to gravitate in the same direction. (9)________ , during the early days of personal computers, while getting a B.S. in business, I was bitten by the technology bug (10)_______ left a permanent welt that drives me to this day. 1. A. certificates B. degrees C. bachelors D. licenses 2. A. pride B. amuse C. impress D. annoy 3. A. in B. at C. on D. during 4. A. themselves B. ourselves C. herself D. itself 5. A. for B. with C. to D. about 6. A. extend B. extensive C. extending D. extended 7. A. allowed B. let C. recommended D. suggested 8. A. so B. but C. and D. so that 9. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. However D. Still 10. A. who B. when C. where   D. which   Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question:         Jean spent her first few years in Hooper and her family moved to Otsego early in her life. She was only ten when her father died unexpectedly, leaving her mother to raise and support their family alone. Her mother soon went to work outside the home to provide for the family, and Jean, being one of the oldest, had to help care for her younger siblings. Although she had much responsibility at home, Jean thoroughly enjoyed school and was an excellent student. She went on to graduate 10th in her class at Otsego High School in 1953.         While still in high school, Jean met a young man named Charles "Chuck" Holly, at a dance in Alamo, and they were quite taken with each other. Over the next few years, their love for each other blossomed and they were married on February 24, 1953, while Jean was still in school. At the time, Chuck was serving his country in the military, and had come home on leave to marry his sweetheart. Unfortunately, shortly thereafter, he was sent overseas to serve in Korea for the next fifteen months.        Upon his discharge, the couple settled into married life together in the Plainwell, Otsego area. To help make ends meet, Jean went to work at the collection bureau in Kalamazoo for a while, before taking a job at the cheese company in Otsego. In 1964, Chuck and Jean were overjoyed with the birth of their son, Chuck, who brought great joy into their lives. Jean remembered how her mother was always gone so much working after her father died and she did not want that for her son, so she left her job to devote herself to the role of a mother.   1. Before Jean’s father passed away, her mother used to ___________. A. work outside the home                      B. be a housewife C. support the family alone                    D. work as a secretar 2. Which is not referred to Jean? A. She was a responsible girl. B. She never helped her mother with household chores. C. She often did well at school. D. She went to high school. 3. Jean’s husband was a ____________. A. teacher            B. dancer                  C. soldier                 D. servant 4. Jean ____________. A. served in the military                 B. lived in Korea for fifteen months C. had a daughter                         D. got married when she was a student 5. Which is not true about Jean? A. She disliked staying at home and taking care of her child. B. She worked outside the home before she had a child. C. She was very happy when she got a baby. D. She quit her job to look after her baby. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: The goal of Chinese economic reform was to generating sufficient surplus value to finance the modernization of the mainland Chinese economy. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: It’s not certain how the fire started but it might be caused by an electrical fault. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: A hurricane’s force begins to distinguish as soon as it will strike land. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: There are dangerous times in a marriage, especially when the wife can come to feel such overburdened that she decides to end the relationship. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: The mother asked the little boy whether he was sorry for what he has done. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: She turned the radio on at 7.30. She was still listening to it when her mother came home at 9.00. Choose one sentence that has the closest meaning to the root one: “Hello, Mary!” Peter said. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: I shall enjoy visiting my cousins next week. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: “He lost his job three months.” Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: Who wrote the novel “Peace and War”? Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: Could Mary stay with you for a couple of days? Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: Late / application / can / receive / up / June 30th / but / there / few / vacant / place / leave / university //. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: American / be / more / concern / Chinese / physical / attractiveness / when / choose / wife / husband //. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: There/ no substitute/ hard work/ if/ want/ succeed. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: man / sentence 15 years / prison / he / prove / guilty. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: My academic background / BA certificate in Tourism / I / two years’ experience / work as a tour guide.