Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that the others in each group: flat hat casual equal

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that the others in each group.
1.    A. flat    B. hat    C. casual    D. equal
2.    A. question    B. location    C. nation    D. animation
3.    A. design    B. side    C. picnic    D. advice
4.    A. gum    B. hunt    C. tunnel    D. tunic
5.    A. learned    B. dressed    C. guided     D. wanted
II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the others in each group.
6.    A. hotel    B. swallow    C. improve    D. survive
7.    A. eventual    B. devastate    C. admirable    D. different
8.    A. brother    B. machine    C. mother    D. beauty
9.    A. decorate    B. family    C. festival    D. tradition
10.    A. blanket    B. invite    C. replace    D. exchange
III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
11. She ______ working with children.
A. would like    B. adores    C. would love    D. wants
12. Speech is the fastest method of ______ between people.
A. communicate    B. communicates    C. communicated    D. communication
13. Do you mind ______? I’m feeling pretty tired.
A. driving    B. drives    C. drove    D. driven
14. I had a really ______ dream last night.
A. important     B. fantastic    C. weird    D. light
15. The technology has enabled development of an online ______ library.
A. virtual    B. real    C. funny    D. fast
16. I like ______ up as soon as I finish eating.
A. wash    B. to wash    C. washes    D. washed
17. I’m trying ______ Chinese though it’s very difficult.
A. learn    B. learning    C. learnt    D. to learn
18. We should stop ______ because it is harmful to our health.
A. smoke    B. smokes    C. smoking    D. to smoke
19. John isn’t here. Try ______ his home number.
A. phoning    B. to phone    C. phones    D. phoned
20. Did you remember ______ that letter for me?
A. post    B. to post    C. posting    D. posted
21. They enjoy _____ on Sundays.
A. garden    B. gardened    C. gardening    D. gardens
22. I love the people in my village. They are so ________ and hospitable.
A. friendly    B. vast    C. slow    D. inconvenient
23. For lunch I had _____ sandwich and _____apple.
A. an – a    B. an – an    C. the – a    D. a – an
24. Among the ________, the Tay people have the largest population.
A. majorities     B. ethenic minorities    C. groups    D. ethenic cultures
25. Most ethnic minority peoples are good_______ farming techniques.
A. of    B. in    C. on    D. at
26. We________ there tomorrow.
A. will come    B. came    C. comes    D. have come
27. The US is a __________ country with over 80 ethnic groups.
A. multi-cultural     B. bi-lingual     C. rich    D. Ethnic
28. Among the __________, the Tay people have the largest population.
A. groups      B. majorities    C. ethnic minorities    D. ethnic cultures
29. So many people nowadays are _______ computers and mobile phones. They use them a lot.
A. addicted to     B. bored with    C. worried about     D. afraid of
30. The volunteers have to work much ________ usual to save the dying animals from the forest fìre.
A. as hard as      B. more hard than    C. harder than     D. the hardest
IV. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences.
31. She has the most ____________ two- year old girl. (ADORE) 
32. He’s ____________ to computer games. (ADDICT)
33. The ideal candidate will be an effective ____________. (COMMUNICATE)
34. The best films are those which transcend national or ___________ barriers. (CULTURE)
35. Her time at collage was the most ____________ period of her life. (EVENT)
36. All terrorist crime is ____________, whoever the victims. (DETEST)
37. Couples strolled ____________ along the beach. (LEISURE)
38. She listens to classical music for ____________. (RELAX)
39. You haven’t yet given us a ____________ explanation. (SATISFY)
40. The ____________ party has been in office for almost ten years. (SOCIETY)
V. Complete the following sentences with the correct form (ing- form or to- infinitive) of the verbs in brackets.
41. I couldn’t possibly afford (eat) ____________ in that restaurant.
42. The college principal promised (look) ____________ into the matter.
43. They built a wall to avoid soil (be) ____________ washed away.
44. He flatly refused (discuss) ____________ the matter.
45. Would you mind (explain) ____________ that again?
46. I was beginning (think) ____________ you’d never come.
47. I enjoy (play) ____________ tennis and squash.
48. We’ve decided (not go) ____________ away after all.
49. I didn’t fancy (swim) ____________ in that water.
50. We’re considering (buy) ____________ a new car.
IX. Finish each of the following sentences so that its meaning stays the same.
76. I don’t want to go to work this morning.
=> I don’t feel like _____________________________________________________ 
77. Dave said that “Let’s go to the movies”.
=> Dave suggested ____________________________________________________
78. It’s not a good idea to drive in the heavy rain. 
=> It’s better to avoid __________________________________________________
79. Her explanation was so complicated that I couldn’t understand anything.
=> Her explanation was too______________________________________________
80. She felt very sleepy, so she went to bed early.
=> She went _________________________________________________________
81. Phillips’ mother gave him a bicycle for his birthday.
=> Phillips was________________________________________________________
82. The flight to London lasted seven hours.
=> It took ____________________________________________________________
83. It is not easy to train horses.
=> Horses are__________________________________________________
84. The red car was more beautiful than the blue car.
=> The blue_________________________________________________________
85. You can buy many kinds of tax free goods before getting on the plane. 
=> Many kinds of goods _______________________________________________