Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest:
1. A. catastrophe B. trophy C. notify D. recipe /’resәpi/
2. A. famine B. determine C. mineral D. miner
3. A. mission B. revision C. division D. collision
Circle the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others:
4. A. inhabitant B. interpreter C. imitation D. initiate
5. A. stimulate B. sharpener C. festival D. disaster
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence:
6. Failure to win the championship will _______in the dismissal of the coach. {trainer}
A. result B. happen C. affect D. cause
7. He tried to_______to everyone to support him.
A. make B. appeal C. persuade D. advise
8. There was a hold-up on the road because a bridge had been_______away by the flood.
A. washed B. flowed C. blown D. destroyed
9. He_______his life to helping the poor.
A. spent B. experienced C. dedicated D. used
10. The Red Cross is a organization whose purpose is to help people in war time and _______ disasters.
A. commercial B. political C. military D. humanitarian
11. She got angry when they started to_______her private life.
A. ask for B. enquire after C. ask about D. enquire with
12. She ran in a marathon last week but_______after ten kilometers. {withdraw}
A. dropped out B. closed down C. broke up D. made up
13. Gertrude takes_______her mother; she has blue eyes and fair hair,too.
A. in B. up C. after D. down
14. It took him a long time to _______the death of his wife. {recover}
A. take away B. get over C. take off D. get through
15. There were so many kinds of cameras_______, and I didn’t know which to buy.
A. to choose B. choosing from C. chosen D. to choose from
16. Billy hasn’t been working; he won’t_______his examinations.
A. get off B. get through C. keep up D. keep off
17. They arrived_______the airport_______good time for the plane.
A. in/ on B. to/ in C. at/ in D. to/ for
18. Did Mr. Tan_______the class while Miss Fiona was ill in hospital? {take control of}
A. take away B. take over C. take up D. take off
19. Paula applied for the post but she was_______
A. turned down B. checked out C. kept under D. pushed ahead
20. If orders keep coming in like this, I’ll have to_______more staff. {employ}
A. give up B. add in C. gain on D. take on
21. Why do they_______talking about money all the time?
A. keep on B. side with C. take after D. work off
22. In addition to Mr. Thomas and Miss White, the principal_______attend the school party.
A. is likely B. is going to C. are likely D. are going to
23. “Can I help you?” ” _______”
A. At two o’clock. B. I can help you C. No, I don’t. D. Yes, please.
24. My uncle _______until he was fifty.
A. married B. didn’t marry C. would marry D. was not marrying
25. She could do nothing_______complain about the weather all day.
A. but B. for C. about D. with
26. If a book is really_______, it will certainly_______the reader.
A. interesting/ interest B. interests/ interest
C. interested/ interesting D. interests/ interested
27. Cigarette smoking can _______a loss of appetite.
A. cure B. release C. cause D. treat
28. In this case, I think _______nothing.
A. it is better to say B. it be better to say
C. better” to say D. better for saying
29. Mark, I don’t think you_______Carol, the new department typist.
A. meeting B. having met C. to have met D. have met
30. The ________ is an international organization that aims to fight and control disease.
A. World Health Organization B. Word Health Organization
C. World Healthy Organization D. World Health Organism
31. He felt _________ when he failed the exams the second time.
A. discouraged B. discouraging C. encouraged D. encourage
32. He set out soon after dark_______home an hour later.
A. to arrive B. and arrived
C. in order to arriving D. so that arrived
33. I’d rather you_______anyone else about our plan.
A. not tell B. didn’t tell C. not to tell D. don’t tell
34. Tell the police the truth _______you’ll be in trouble!
A. if B. unless C. when D. or
35. According to this schedule, the next train_______in ten minutes.
A. leave B. leaves C. left D. leaving