Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, italic part pronounced differently from the rest
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, italic part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. claimed B. warned C. occurred D. existed
2. A. sugar B. sight C. source D. sale
3. A. flood B. typhoon C. groom D. balloon
4. A. dynamite B. terrify C. symbol D. deny
5. A. thunder B. earthquake C. gather D. healthy
6. A. hobby B. honest C. humor D. hole
II. Choose A, B, C, D to complete the following sentences.
1. We think that Mother’s Day should be celebrated______.
A. nationalhood B. nation wide C. nationality D. nation
2. We are going to______ the anniversary of our 50th wedding.
A. to celebrate B. celebrated C. celebrating D. celebration
3. She cried with______ when she heard the news. It was her______ time.
A. joy/joyful B. joyful/joy C. joyfully/joy D. joy/joyfully
4. Auld Lang Syne is a song______ is sung on New Year’s Eve.
A. which B. who C. whom D. when
5. ______ he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it.
A.as B. though C. since D. despite
6. The car______ he has just bought is very expensive.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
7. According to the weather______, it will be raining tonight.
A. forecast B. forecaster C. forecasted D. forecasting
8. Yesterday a hurricane hit the ______ of Vung Tau city.
A. coaster B. coast C. coasting D. coastal
9. We must find a shelter now because of the ______ storm.
A. forecast B. forecaster C. forcastered D. forecasing
10. Pompeii was completely______ in AD 79 by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
A. to destroy B. destroy C. destroyded D. destroying
11. Daddy, it’s the weather forecast______ TV
A. in B. to C. on D. at
12. Don’t hurry. We need these documents______ delay.
A. under B. without C. in D. at
13. Hue will have temperatures______ 230C and 270C.
A. at B. between C. in D. with
14. I am preparing for the picnic______ my friends tomorrow.
A. in B. at C. on D. with
15. Tidal waves______ the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth.
A. are B. were C. is D. was
16. I can’t hear what you are saying. Can you______ the radio?
A. turn on B. turn off C. turn up D. turn over
17. Neil Armstrong, ______ walked on the moon, lived in the USA.
A. which B. whom C. who D. whose
18. Marie Curie, ______ is one of the greatest women in our time, discovered radium.
A. whom B. whose C. which D. who
19. I’ll bring some rain coasts just in case. I hope my friend_______ laugh at me.
A. didn’t B. won’t C. don’t D. haven’t
20. The ______ can know when a volcano will erupt nowadays.
A. science B. siencetist C. siencetists D. siencetifically
III. Complete the dialogue with the sentences from the list. There is one extra sentence that don’t need to use.
a. I like it b. That shop called ‘Zed” c. oh, thanks.
d. Do you want it? e. It looks good on you
A: Oh, I like your scarf. Is that new? B: (1)__________. Yes, I got it last Saturday
A: Oh, I really like the color. (2)__________. B: Thank you. (3)__________.
A: Where did you get it? B: (4)__________.
A: Oh, yes. I know it. It’s lovely.
IV. Read the passage below and circle the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word that best fits each numbered space.
The rockies
The rockies Mountain run almost the length (0)______ North American. They start in the North- West, but lie only a (1)______ hundred miles from the centre in more southern areas. Although the Rockies are smaller (2)______ the Alps, they are no less wonderful. There are many roads across the Rockies, (3)______ the best way to see them is to (4)______ by train. You start from Vancouver, (5)______ most attractive of Canada’s big cities. Standing with its feet in the water and its head in the mountains, this city (6)______ its residents to ski on slopes just 15 minutes by car from the city (7)______ .Thirty passenger trains a day used to (8)______ off from Vancouver on the cross- continent railway. Now there are just three a week, but the ride is still a great adventure. You sleep on board, (9)______ is fun, but travel through some of the best (10)______ at night.
0
A. in
B. down
C. of
D. through
1
A. many
B. lot
C. few
D. couple
2
A. from
B. to
C. as
D. than
3
A. but
B. because
C. unless
D. since
4
A. drive
B. travel
C. ride
D. pass
5
A. a
B. one
C. the
D. Its
6
A. lest
B. allows
C. offers
D. gives
7
A. centre
B. cricle
C. middle
D. heart
8
A. leave
B. get
C. take
D. set
9
A. when
B. which
C. who
D.where
10
A. scenery
B. view
C.site
D. beauty