Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: desire             difficulty             importance                determination Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:   sacred              decided              cooked            printed Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: grew                      flew                           knew                        drew  Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: doubt                 about                      touch                     housewife Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: specialize                variety                particular                 wide Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: pull              during              pure            cure Choose a word that has different stress pattern: improve                 measure                         achieve                       consume  Choose a word that has different stress pattern: commercialize                realization                 predominant                  spectacular  Choose a word that has different stress pattern: committee               hesitate                attainment                 potential  Choose a word that has different stress pattern: expand                    require                   attract                  argue Choose a word that has different stress pattern: mutual          activity             organize             gratitude Choose a word that has different stress pattern: desert                     camel                   gazelle                 jackal Choose the best answer for the following sentence: “Has the committee made its decision yet?” “Not yet. They are still ____________ the proposal.”   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: It's the best book __________ I've ever read. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: You do not have to be afraid of bear, ______________ educating yourself about the dangers can help keep you safe.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: It's hard to believe that my application for a scholarship ____________. I was sure I'd get it. I don't know now if I'll go to school next year.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: He doesn't catch anything. He never catches _____________________.   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:  Water polo is played in __________ pool 1.8 meters deep.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Let’s go ahead and do it now. Nothing ___________ by waiting. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: “Did Peter go downtown by car or by train?” “He __________________ by train becaus his car was in the mechanics.”   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Every time when I missed the bus, I ___________ to return home late.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: “Ms Jones, please type those letters before noon.” “They’ve already __________, sir. They're on your desk.”   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: If an insurance company refused to pay a claim, and the policy-holder prevailed in a lawsuit, then the insurance company would be ordered to pay what it owed (perhaps plus interest), and nothing more, even if the failure to pay caused additional _____________ to the policyholder. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: After the storm the damage ___________ our home town was considerable.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence:  Her father had died of a heart attack when she was only two after his business had been ______________ following a financial scandal.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence:  The girls write _____________________ regularly now.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: We climbed to the top of the mountain, ___________ .   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: They sell all kinds of rubbish now, but ________. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: My mother permitted me to go out at night. She said, “You __________ go out tonight.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: According to a preliminary __________  of the health care system, old people’s health has been better than ever before.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: It must _____________ without delay. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The ___________ woman who is playing the violin is very talented.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: She had never spent a ___________ day. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Students _____________ the soccer team are asked to attend this afternoon at five. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The teacher in green is __________ of the two. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Neither the mother nor the children ________________ aware of the danger.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: "Can't we do something about the situation?''  “Something _________ right now.”   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: ____________ the right to limit quantities on all items.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Scientists recognize that species continually disappear at a background _____________ rate estimated at about one species per million per year, with new species replacing the lost in a sustainable fashion.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: ''It's been raining for a day and a half.” “If this situation continues, people will be faced ___________ serious flooding.”   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: I ____________ part in the last competition if I __________ younger.   Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank:       Cultural diversity can be such a cool thing. I grew up in a predominantly white private school, (1)________ teaching in a place that is extremely diverse has been a joy. I can stand in the hall and (2)________ Spanish, Russian, Polish, Korean, Mandarin, Hindu, etc. the list can go on and on. What we need to be careful of is not to make (3)_____ a big deal out of cultural diversity. I think that when we place too much (4)______ on the diversity it can become a polarizing act. Many students are very aware (5) ______ their differences, and most just don't care.          I think that cultural diversity is something that needs (6)________ addressed by teachers in the schools as something that is positive. Often in rural areas there is not a lot of cultural diversity. (7) ________ a result, when a student is from a different culture there is a question of what do I do to (8)________ their learning needs. It is important before a teacher can teach diverse populations they need to (9)______ that they are also multicultural. In addition, how much of a role will these beliefs (10)_______ within the education of the child. 1. A. so                   B. but                     C. therefore                  D. however 2. A. listen              B. see                     C. look                          D. hear 3. A. so                   B. such                   C. too                            D. much 4. A. focus               B.concern               C. emphasis                  D. stress 5. A. about              B. of                       C. at                               D. on 6. A. be                   B. being                  C. to be                         D. are 7. A. Like                 B. More                   C. With                          D. As 8. A. support           B. rise                     C. comment                   D. push 9. A. observe          B. recognize            C. receive                      D. expect 10. A. make            B. create                  C.play                           D. do  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   Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: If you left the milk out of the fridge in this weather, it’ll go off. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: The boys were hiding between the bushes in the garden. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: Economic reforms started since 1986 in Vietnam have helped millions of people to be out of poverty and bringing the poverty rate down. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: The manager has taken on three more assistants in last summer.   Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: Alike football, a water polo game begins with the ball in the centre of the pool. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: Mr. Pike used to jog a lot. Choose one sentence that has the closest meaning to the root one: “Why don’t you ask the teacher for help?” Peter asked me. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning to the root one: I tried not to laugh at his face but it was impossible. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: In spite of their differences, Peter and John plan to be roommates. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning to the root one: She goes to market because she needs some vegetable. Choose one sentence that has the closest meaning to the root one: If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: Expected/ he/ be/ president/ company. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: Vietnam / an average growth in GDP / 7.1% per year / 2000 to 2004. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: The Arabian Desert / third-largest in the world / cover / nearly 1 million square mile of the Arabian Peninsula. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: Each / university / consider / application / before / make / decision / offer / place //. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: When/ boy/ twelve/ father/ die/ dangerous disease.