Circle the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those of the otherthree.

Question 1:

• a. ethnic
• b. think

• c. without

• d. method

Question 2:

• a. ghost

• b. lost
• c. boss
• d. postpone

Question 3:

• a. took
• b. look

• c.  blood

• d. good

Question 4:

• a. economic
• b. equal

• c. ethic

• d. evening

Question 5:

• a. bear
• b. tear

• c. heart

• d. pear

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence; substitutes the underlined part; or has a close meaning to the original one.

Question 6: I started school when I was at the ____ of six.

• a. age

• b. old
• c. elderly
• d. ageing

Question 7: We have a ______ suspicion that she knows more than she is telling us.

• a. sneak

• b. sneaking

• c. sneaky
• d. sneakingly

Question 8: I _____ think that we should do something immediately to change the situation that we are in.

• a. person
• b. personal

• c. personally

• d. personality

Question 9: She makes ____ money from working as an accountant for my father’s company.

• a. a
• b. an
• c. the

• d. Ø

Question 10: We had never experienced this kind of holiday before and had no idea what to expect.

• a. happened

• b. spent

• c. known
• d. noticed

Question 11: The boy glanced at me and turned away.

• a. looked carefully

• b. looked quickly

• c. looked attentively
• d. looked suspiciously

Question 12: We really do not like his sneaky behavior, which has made us feel uncomfortable.

• a. wearing fashionable clothes
• b. doing things carefully

• c. acting in a secret or deceptive way

• d. doing things carelessly

Question 13: The lifeboat was launched at once to rescue the four fishermen.

• a. quickly
• b. carefully

• c. immediately 

• d. excitedly

Question 14: I remember locking the back door but I go and check to ____.

• a. turn round
• b. glance at

• c. make sure

• d. take notes

Question 15: Mary does not like violence from the films. She always turns ____ in horror at the sight of so much blood and battery.

• a. away

• b. out
• c. off
• d. on

Question 16: John quit his job and said nothing _____ the reason why he left.

• a. at
• b. in
• c. for

• d. about

Question 17: He had finally accomplished his dream _____ becoming a pilot.

• a. on
• b. at

• c. of

• d. for

Question 18: On some occasions men smoke simply _____ relax.

• a. so that
• b. in order that

• c. so as to

• d. so

Question 19: The mother tiptoed into the room ____ she did not wake her sleeping baby up.

• a. so that

• b. so as to
• c. in order to
• d. for

Question 20: Jane ___ at my house when you ___.

• a. is / will arrive
• b. will be / will arrive

• c. will be / arrive

• d. was / had arrived

Question 21: They are selling their house to move to ______.

• a. the smaller ones

• b. a maller one

• c. the one smaller
• d. a one smaller

Question 22: Right now I _____ TV Tomorrow at this time, I _____ TV as well.

• a. watch / will watch

• b. am watching / will be watching

• c. have watched / will have watched
• d. was watching / am going to watch

Question 23: _____, Mrs. Pike took the baby in her arms.

• a. To smile happily
• b. As soon as smiling happily
• c. Smiled happily

• d. Smiling happily

Question 24: _____ along Canary Street, I saw a terrible accident.

• a. While walking

• b. While I walking
• c. While I had walked
• d. To walk

Question 25: Smoking _____ bad for our health, so my father _____ three years ago.

• a. was / stopped smoking
• b. is / has stopped smoking

• c. is / stopped smoking

• d. is / stopped to smoke

Question 26: He ______ for her for nearly one hour last night before she _____.

• a. was waiting / came

• b. had been waiting / came

• c. has waited / comes.
• d. waited / will come

Question 27: Right now, Jim _____ the newspaper and Kathy _____ dinner. Last night at this time, they ____ the same thing.

• a. is reading / is making / were doing

• b. reads / makes / had done
• c. has read / has made /are doing
• d. will read / will make / did

Question 28: My father usually ___ beer after meals but now he tea.

• a. drank / was drinking

• b. drinks / is drinking

• c. has drunk / drinks
• d. drinks / drinks

Question 29. Wars ____ the most terrible. At the moment, wars ____ in some places in the world.

• a. are / happened
• b. have been / have been happening
• c. were / are happening

• d. are / are happening

Question 30: Since his bicycle _____ stolen last week, he _____ to school by bus.

• a. has been / goes
• b. had been / was going

• c. was / has gone

• d. was / went

Choose the best sentence that can be made from the cues given.

Question 31: last summer / after / difficult semester / I / eager / return home

• a. Last summer, after a difficult semester, I was eager to return home.

• b. Last summer, after a difficult semester, I was eager returning home.
• c. Last summer, after a difficult semester, so I was eager to return home.
• d. Last summer, after a difficult semester, I was eager for returning home.

Question 32: the flight / ten hours / I / arrive / airport / midnight / I / very tired and sleepy

• a. The flight was ten hours and I arrived at the airport at midnight because I was very tired and sleepy.

• b. The flight took me about ten hours and I arrived at the airport at midnight so I was very tired and sleepy.

• c. The flight took me about ten hours and I arrived at the airport at midnight so that I was very tired and sleepy.
• d. The flight lasted about ten hours and I arrived at the airport at midnight although I was very tired and sleepy.

Question 33: I / wait / my mother / suddenly / woman / look like her / came towards me

• a. As I had been waiting for my mother, suddenly a woman who looked like her came towards me.

• b. When I was waiting for my mother, suddenly a woman who looked like her came towards me.

• c. When I was waiting for my mother, suddenly a woman looked like her came towards me. 
• d. While I was waiting for my mother, suddenly a woman whom looked like her came towards me.

Question 34. I / embrace / kiss / her / my surprise / not my mother

• a. I embraced and kissed her. It was my surprise, there was not my mother.
• b. I embraced and kissing her, and with my surprise, she was not my mother.
• c. I embrace and kiss her, but to my surprise, she is not my mother.

• d. I embraced and kissed her, but to my surprise, she was not my mother.

Question 35: I / lose / contact lenses / on the plane

• a. I lose my contact lenses when I was on the plane.
• b. I lost my contact lenses which was on the plane.
• c. When I lost my contact lenses on the plane.

• d. I had lost my contact lenses on the plane. 

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

Sometimes our most embarrassing experiences in life have the potential to become one of our funny moments. It all depends on how you look at it. I was contemplating joining a local professional association and decided it would be a good idea to attend their free introductory meeting. So I planned to go after work, meet the officers and introduce myself to a few members. 

On the evening the meeting was scheduled, I happened to have had a very long day at work. I had not had a chance to eat lunch and could feel my blood sugar dropping. Since this makes me light-headed and a bit grumpy, | decided I had better stop at home and get a quick snack to hold me over, before I went to this meeting. After all, you never get a second chance to make a first impression, right?

That night, traffic was backed up, and it took me longer than usual to get home. I decided that all I had time to do was to run into the house, get two apples, a few crackers and a bottle of water and then hurry on to this meeting. I put them all into in my large purse, and ran back outside to get in the car.

Fortunately, the traffic had cleared up. I sped up downtown and made it to the meeting on time, without eating anything. “Great” I thought, “Everything is voing perfectly”. I went inside and all the newcomers were invited to sit at a round table and introduce themselves before the meeting started. It was very crowded, and I did not really have room to put my purse on the floor or on my chair, so I put it on the table in front of me and settled down to listen to the speaker. 

After the meeting, I did what I had intended to do. I introduced myself to the officers of this club and met a few other members. When I was speaking I noticed that everybody was looking at me strangely and smiled. The worst thing happened when I stood up, all things in my purse dropped out! Apples, crackers, a bottle of water, and even some make-up.

Question 36: The writer attended an introductory meeting of a local professional association which was held in the evening.

• a. True

• b. False
• c. No information

Question 37: The writer had to work late on that day.

• a. True

• b. False
• c. No information

Question 38: The writer did not have lunch but she had an enormous breakfast.

• a. True
• b. False

• c. No information

Question 39: She put her purse on the chair.

• a. True

• b. False

• c. No information

Question 40: Everything in her purse dropped out except her make-up.

• a. True

• b. False

• c. No information

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

When we were working on the tenth (Question 41) _____ of the building, suddenly we heard a terrible fire alarm. We (Question 42) _____ rushed out of the room and scrambled to the lifts, (Question 43) _____ were stuck. So, we ran downstairs in horror. It (Question 44)_____ me approximately 30-40 minutes to get out of the building that day and came out on the street. When I turned (Question 45) _____ and looked, the building was burning and thin black smoke was (Question 46) _____. I was shocked and relieved that I made it out (Question 47) _____.I phoned my wife at once. She was 5 months pregnant at the time, and my first son was about to celebrate his 2nd birthday. By the time I got through to her, almost two hours had gone (Question 48) _____. The building was completely down. I recalled her answering the phone saying, “hello”.....I said, “I am alive, I am OK” then we both broke down in tears. It took me quite a long time to (Question 49) ____ from the panic. Now, almost two years afterwards, I still have every moment, every image frozen in my mind. I will never forget the (Question 50) _____ of those innocent people that day.

Question 41:

• a. ground

• b. floor

• c. step
• d. stairs

Question 42:

• a. immediately 

• b. slowly
• c. sneakily
• d. carefully

Question 43:

• a. which

• b. that
• c. whose
• d. whom

Question 44:

• a. lost
• b. got

• c. took

• d. attained

Question 45:

• a. on
• b. off

• c. round

• d. down

Question 46:

• a. raising

• b. rising

• c. lifting
• d. turning

Question 47:

• a. life
• b. live 
• c. living

• d. alive

Question 48:

• a. off
• b. on
• c. ahead

• d. by

Question 49:

• a. feel healthy
• b. survive
• c. make sure 

• d. recover

Question 50:

• a. die

• b. death

• c. dead
• d. dying