Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

Question 1:

• a. many
• b. any

• c. baggy

• d. secondary

Question 2:

• a. media

• b. candidate
• c. deposit
• d. scholarship

Question 3:

• a. aunt

• b. faucet
• c. saucer
• d. cause

Question 4:

• a. pool
• b. groom

• c. flood

• d. typhoon

Question 5:

• a. cyclone
• b. fence
• c. appliance

• d. ancient

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

Question 6:

• a. award
• b. enroll

• c. music

• d. below

Question 7:

• a. champion
• b. matches

• c. direct

• d. famous

Question 8:

• a. colorful
• b. summary
• c. similar

• d. impressive

Question 9:

• a. economics

• b. philosophy

• c. engineering
• d. preposition

Question 10:

• a. biology

• b. absolutely

• c. photography
• d. geography

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

Question 11. I will lend you this money if you will promise to pay it back.

• a. will lend
• b. this money
• c. if

• d. will promise

Question 12: If a drop of oils is placed in a glass of water, it floated to the top.

• a. If
• b. is placed

• c. floated

• d. to the top

Question 13: Sally suggested to go to see a new film at the local cinema.

• a. suggested

• b. to go to see

• c. at
• d. the local cinema

Question 14: Harry promised doing the job very carefully.

• a. promised

• b. doing 

• c. the job
• d. carefully

Question 15: Maria suggested that we cooked a meal each other.

• a. suggested
• b. that
• c. cooked

• d. each other

Question 16: They complained that there isn't any water in the swimming pool.

• a. complained

• b. there isn't 

• c. any water
• d. in

Question 17: The boys promised not to make so many noise the following day.

• a. promised
• b. not to make 

• c. so many noise 

• d. the following day

Question 18: Students will take a two-hour examine at the end of the year.

• a. will take
• b. two-hour

• c. examine

• d. at the end of the year

Question 19: If you want to join, there's an entrance fee of £20 and an annual membership fee £10.

• a. want to join
• b. there's 
• c. an entrance fee of £20

• d. an annual membership fee £10

Question 20: He did finally come with us, although it took a long time for persuade him.

• a. did finally com
• b. with us 
• c. although

• d. for persuade

Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.

Question 21. We’re studying the Roman Empire this year, and I’m also taking a___ in archaeology at evening school.

• a. lesson

• b. course

• c. syllabus
• d. curriculum

Question 22: It’s a pity that archaeology isn’t included in the ____ here.

• a. lesson
• b. period

• c. curriculum

• d. topic

Question 23: “What does the ___ on the ball mean?” “It means alert and able to react quickly”.

• a. idiom

• b. proverb
• c. saying
• d. sport

Question 24: If she has too much to do, she must ask someone ____ her.

• a. to help

• b. help
• c. helping
• d. helps

Question 25: If he isn’t coming tonight, he might ___ next week.

• a. to come
• b. coming
• c. came

• d. come

Question 26: Vicky asked ____ everyone was angry.

• a. how
• b. what

• c. why

• d. which

Question 27: Tom asked her where she ____.

• a. was going

• b. goes
• c. will go
• d. are going

Question 28: The teacher told us ____.

• a. not to talk

• b. not talk
• c. not talking
• d. don’t talk

Question 29: The shop promised to keep the goods for me if I ____ a deposit.

• a. made

• b. paid

• c. gave
• d. left

Question 30: This method is discussed in greater ___ in Chapter 4.

• a. detail

• b. details
• c. detailing
• d. detailer

Question 31: I ____ a brief moment of panic.

• a. received
• b. felt

• c. experienced

• d. took

Question 32: He can persuade himself ____ believing anything he wants to believe.

• a. about
• b. to

• c. into

• d. onto

Question 33: You must be more polite ____ the customers.

• a. of

• b. to

• c. with
• d. at

Question 34: Our research ____ in a well-known medical journal.

• a. is publishing

• b. published

• c. publishes
• d. is being published

Question 35: The right-wing group has ____ its own candidate for the post.

• a. gave

• b. put up

• c. choose
• d. brought

Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the black spaces.

(Question 36) ___ a young adult, Noah Webster was a teacher. At this time, the colonies were fighting (Question 37) ____ independence form Britain. Yet the books that American children used in school all came from Britain. The books were all about British people and British places. Webster wanted books that would mean more to American children. (Question 38) ____ he wrote three books that  used American examples — a grammar book, a spelling book, and a (Question39)____ .These (Question 40) ____ were very popular, and millions of them were sold.

Webster was interested (Question 41)____ changing the (Question 42) ____ of words. He wanted words (Question 43)____ the way they were pronounced. For example, he thought the word head should be spelled “hed”, and the word laugh should be spelled “laf”. People liked Webster’s (Question 44) ____ Unfortunately, though, few words were changed. One group of words that were changed were words in which an (Question 45) ____ u followed an o. That is why Americans write color and labor, and the British write colour and labour.

Question 36:

• a. As

• b. When
• c. Like
• d. For

Question 37:

• a. from
• b. to

• c. for

• d. on

Question 38:

• a. So

• b. Because
• c. For
• d. As

Question 39:

• a. read book

• b. reader

• c. readership
• d. reader book

Question 40:

• a. things

• b. books

• c. examples
• d. Americans

Question 41:

• a. in

• b. to
• c. for
• d. about

Question 42:

• a. writing

• b. spelling

• c. lettering
• d. formation

Question 43:

• a. spell
• b. are spelled

• c. to be spelled

• d. be spelled

Question 44:

• a. suggest

• b. suggestions

• c. suggested
• d. suggests

Question 45:

• a. pronounces
• b. pronounced
• c. pronouncing

• d. unpronounced

Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

Sometimes people add to what they say even when they don’t talk. Gestures are the “silent language” of every culture. We point a finger or move another part of the body to show that we want to say. It is important to know the body language of every country or we may be misunderstood.

In the United States, people greet each other with a handshake in a formal introduction. The handshake must be firm. If the handshake is weak, it is a sign of weakness or unfriendliness. Friends may place a hand on the other's arm or shoulder. Some people, usually women, greet a friend with a hug. Space is important to Americans. When two people talk to each other, they stand two and a half feet away at an angle, so they are not facing each other directly. Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too close. They will move back to have their space. If Americans touch another person by accident, they say, “Pardon me,” or “Excuse me.”

Americans like to look the other person in the eyes when they are talking. If you don’t do so, it means you are bored, hiding something, or are not interested. But when you stared at someone, it is not polite.

Learning a culture’s body language is sometimes confusing. If you don’t know what to do, the safest thing to do is to smile.

Question 46. What can be the best title of the passage?

• a. Body Language

• b. Americans’ Language
• c. Greeting Others in Americans
• d. “Silent Language” of American Culture

Question 47: According to the passage, in an informal introduction, Americans greet each other ____.

• a. by facing each other directly 
• b. with a handshake 

• c. by placing a hand on each other’s arm or shoulder 

• d. by looking the other person in the eyes

Question 48: In the context of the passage, what does “by accident” mean?

• a. intentionally
• b. deliberately
• c. voluntarily

• d. unintentionally

Question 49: Which of the following is false?

• a. It is important to know the body language of every country.
• b. When Americans talk to each other, they do not face each other directly.

• c. To Americans, if you look the other person in the eyes when you are talking, it means that you are bored, hiding something, or are not interested.

• d. Americans feel uncomfortable when a person stands too close.

Question 50: From reading the passage, it seem that ____.

• a. learning a culture's body languages as always embrassing

• b. every culture has its own body language

• c. every country has the same "silent language"
• d. people shouldn't talk because their gestures are meaningful