Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. possessed B. regarded C. instructed D. provided
2. A. involved B. offered C. outnumbered D. helped
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
3. A. building B. possession C. property D. necessary
4. A. souvenir B. approach C. lecture D. offer
5. A. contamination B. pronunciation C. communication D. automatically
Make the correct choice :
6. Language is not _____ the private property of those who use it.
A. necessity B. necessary C. unnecessary D. necessarily
7. The pilot of a Russian plane approaching Cairo will use English to ask for landing _____.
A. instructions B. instructor C. instructing D. instructed
8. When foreigners ask him, he answers in English _____.
A. automatic B. automatically C. automation D. automated
9. This gives us some idea of the _____ of English.
A. important B. unimportant C. importance D. importantly
10. English is now an effective medium of international _____.
A. communicative B. communication C. communicatively D. communicate
11. English is _____ as a first language in New Zealand.
A. speech B. spoken C. speaking D. speechless
12. A great many people are involved _____ the use of English.
A. with B. in C. about D. at
13. English belongs _____ those who use it.
A. to B. with C. for D. on
14. Paul lives _____ London.
A. on B. at C. over D. in
15. English provides the access _____ world scholarship and world trade.
A. for B. with C. to D. in
16. Many people regard him _____ one of the greatest scientists in the world.
A. with B. at C. about D. as
17. Don’t go with him ______ he offers you money.
A. so B. whenever C. even if D. despite
18. A Dane and a Dutch person _____ in Rome will almost automatically find themselves speaking to each other in English.
A. meeting B. met C. meet D. are meeting
19. People in _____ speak _____.
A. Portugal/Portugal B. Portuguese/Portugal
C. Portugal/Portuguese D. Portuguese/ Portuguese
20. English is easily _____ by Chinese.
A. outrun B. outnumbered C. outlived D. outweighed
21. The flight was delayed ______the bad weather.
A. in spite of B. despite C. because of D. instead of
22. Unless you _____ quick, you’ll be late.
A. were B. are C. will be D. had been
23. Jane can’t cook ______ as Mary can.
A. as good B. better C. as better D. so well
24. Jack is not ______ to get married.
A. so old B. old enough C. very old D. older
25. I’d rather ______ to the museum.
A. don’t go B. not to go C. not going D. not go
Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
26. Although taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert.
A B C D
27. She worked too hard that she became ill.
A B C D
28. It was such good book that I couldn’t put it down.
A B C D
29. The man was injured in the accident was taken to the hospital.
A B C D
30. She sings more beautifully than you are.
A B C D
Read the following passage and make the correct choice:
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very year many people (31) _____ the world learn English. Some of them are young children. (32) _____are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school; some learn in evening classes. A few learn English by (33) ____or just by hearing the language (34) ____ television or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English. Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to (35