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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the others:
1. a. suitable b. biscuit c. building d. guilty
2. a. dead b. bean c. meat d. seat
3. a. wool b. wood c. blood d. foot
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the
others:
4. a. accomplishment b. government c. practice d.
vapour
5. a. languages b. demanding c. develop d. tradition
Make the correct choice:
6. I think it’s very _____ of him to expect us to work overtime every night
this week.
a. reasonably b. reasonable c. unreasonable d. unreasonably
7. I’m bad _____ mathematics.
a. with b. about c. at d. in
8. The dog belongs _____ our neighbours.
a. to b. of c. with d. about
9. I would rather ________ unemployed than ________ in that factory.
a. to be / to work b. be / work c. being / work
d. being / working
10. Working in a bank isn’t the most exciting job in the world but _____
least it pays the rent.
a. on b. at c. of d. in
11. I’m very fond _____ Chinese food.
a. off b. with c. for d. of
12. The weather is ______ awful that I don’t like going out this evening.
a. such b. so c. too d. very

13. We went _____ church to spay for our good luck.
a. into the b. into c. in d. in the
14. No one knows exactly how many planets _____ into being.
a. come b. came c. have come d. had come
15. She used _____ here but she doesn’t work here now.
a. worked b. to working c. to work d. working
16. Can you drive a bit more _____, please.
a. slower b. slow c. slowly d. slowness
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17. He made _____ mistakes in his writing.
a. too many b. too much c. a great deal of d. so little
18. Any bright light at _____ is an attraction to mosquitoes.
a. times b. night c. least d. all
19. My father had a worker ________ a fence round our garden.
a. make b. making c. to make d. made
20. I read an article about _____ among school-leavers.
a. employment b. employees c. employers d. unemployed
21. I think she is accustomed to ________ English at a private school.
a. taught b. teach c. teaching d. be taught
22. Two weeks _______ too long for me to wait.
a. is b. are c. were d. have
23. Let’s go for a walk, _______ ?
a. do you b. shall we c. do we d. don’t you
24. ______ does Basil keep looking at his watch ?
a. What b. Who c. Why d. Which
25. So far, many beautiful buildings _______ in Bangkok.
a. were built b. have been built c. are building d. have built
Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:

26. They intended to go there next week; but now they are finding they do not
have enough money.
A B C D
27. When he grew old, he often thinks of all the things he had done when he
was young.
A B C D
28. When we went to see them tomorrow, they were playing cards; they
said they had been
A B C D
playing since six o’clock.
29. This is the second time you broke a cup and you broke one yesterday.
A B C D
30. I always tell you to comb your hair, but you never do what I said.
A B C D
Read the passage and make the correct choice:
It was Pasteur who (31) ______ the process of immunization. When he
was experimenting (32) ______ causes of chicken cholera, he (33) ______
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to inoculate healthy chickens with weak cholera bacteria. After inoculation,
the chickens (34) ______ only slightly ill. And later, when he inoculated the
chickens with normal cholera bacteria, the chickens did not get the (35)
______. Thus Pasteur discovered that the body builds (36) ______
substances called antibodies in the blood. These antibodies, (37) ______
attack harmful bacteria, can be formed by injections of small amounts of the
(38) ______ themselves. For thousands of years, men had known that
certain diseases (39) ______ people only once. Now Pasteur had shown
what this process of immunization was and (40) ______ it could be used to
control diseases.

31. a. invented b. discovered c. thought d.
controlled
32. a. for b. in c. with d. of
33. a. began b. avoided c. practised
d. finished
34. a. came b. overcame c. gained d.
became
35. a. disease b. ill c. ease d.
sick
36. a. productive b. protective c. preservative
d. active
37. a. that b. who c. whose d.
which
38. a. bacteria b. medicine c. drugs d.
water
39. a. attach b. attain c. attack d.
attend
40. a. what b. how c. that d. who
Read the following passage and make the correct choice:
Conservation is the protection and wise management of the
environment. People practise conservation so that the environment can
preserve their needs and the needs of all other living things. Without
conservation, all the resources necessary for life – air, animals, energy,
minerals, plants, soil and water- would be damaged, wasted, or destroyed.
Conservation also involves a concern for the quality of the environment,
so that people can enjoy living in it. It means keeping it comfortable and
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safe to live in. A healthy environment includes clean streets and highways

with open spaces in cities for parks and playgrounds. Ideal surroundings
mean landscapes free of junk and litter. They include regions of wilderness
where animals and plants can be protected from the destructive influence of
human beings.
41. If people didn’t pratise conservation, ______.
a. they would lose all the resources necessary for life
b. they would maintain the resources necessary for life
c. they would feel better about themselves
d. All the resources necessary for life would exist
42. People can practise conservation by _____.
a. talking about the quality of the environment
b. keeping the environment comfortable and safe to live in
c. looking for an interesting place to live in
d. opening new roads
43. Ideal surroundings mean _____.
a. junk and litter b. dirty
landscapes
c. clean landscapes d. landscapes
with junk and litter
44. Conservation helps animals and plants ______.
a. disappear from the earth b. become extinctive
c. destroy the environment d. exist and develop
Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above
one :
45. She worked hard. She wanted to become a good teacher of English.
a. She worked so hard that she could become a good teacher of English.
b. She worked hard so that she could become a good teacher of English.
c. She worked hard so as become a good teacher of English.
d. She worked so hard as to become a good teacher of English.
46. Mr. Miller wouldn’t have lost his job if he hadn’t been late every day.

a. Mr. Miller lost his job although he was late every day.
b. Mr. Miller didn’t lose his job because he was early every day.
c. Mr. Miller lost his job because he was late every day.
d. Mr. Miller lost his job despite his everyday lateness.
47. They travelled across India, and then flew to Japan.
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a. After they had travelled across India, then flew to Japan.
b. After they had travelled across India, they flew to Japan.
c. After they had flown to Japan, then they travelled across India.
d. After they had flown to Japan, they travelled across India.
48. Your house is bigger than mine.
a. My house isn’t as big as yours house.
b. My house isn’t as big as your.
c. My house isn’t so big as you.
d. My house isn’t so big as yours.
49. They asked him about the countries. He visited them last month.
a. They asked him about the countries which he visited last month.
b. They asked him about the countries which he visited them last month.
c. They asked him about the countries where he visited last month.
d. They asked him about the countries where he visited them last month.
50. The question was so difficult that we couldn’t answer it.
a. The question was too difficult for us to answer it.
b. The question was too difficult so that we couldn’t answer it.
c. The question was too difficult for us to answer.
d. The question was difficult enough for us to answer.

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