Key Test 1

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest or choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1. A. cooks B. loves C. joins D. spends
2. A. brothers B. weekends C. problems D. secrets
3. A. concerned B. raised C. developed D. maintained
4. A. hospital B. mischievous C. supportive D. special
5. A. partnership B. romantic C. actually D. attitude

II. 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.

6. He has been very interested in doing research on _______ since he was at high school.
A. biology B. biological C. biologist D. biologically
7. We enjoy _______ time together in the evening when the family members gather in the living room after a day of working hard.
A. spending B. caring C. taking D. doing
8. I _______ a terrible accident while I _______ on the beach.
A. see / am walking B. saw / was walking
C. was seeing / walked D. have seen / were walking
9. I didn`t think his comments were very appropriate at the time.
A. correct B. right C. exact D. suitable
10. Beethoven`s Fifth Symphony _______ next weekend.
A. is going to be performed B. has been performed C. will be performing D. will have performed
11. He was the only _______ that was offered the job.
A. apply B. application C. applicant D. applying
12. My father works for a construction company in _______.
A. Winchester, which is a city in the U.K. B. Winchester, that is a city in the U.K.
C. Winchester is a city in the U.K. D. Winchester where is a city in the U.K.
13. It is quite important _______ me to get on and think.
A. of B. to C. on D. with
14. Many teenagers show signs of anxiety and _______ when being asked about their future.
A. depress B. depression C. depressing D. depressed
15. We live in the same building ________ we have hardly seen each other
A. and B. therefore C. but D. so
16. A / an _______ species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct.
A. dangerous B. endanger C. endangered D. endangerment
17. Those letters ________ now. You can do the typing later.
A. need typing B. needn`t be typed C. need to type D. needn`t typing
18. They are going to _______ the pool to 1.8 meter.
A. deep B. depth C. deepen D. deeply
19. _______ you study for these exams, _______ you will do.
A. The harder / the better B. The more / the much
C. The hardest / the best D. The more hard / the more good,
20. According to the Red Cross 1998 had been _______ worst year for natural disasters in modern times.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
21. A child receives his early ________ from their parents.
A. educate B. education C. educator D. educative
22. _______, I will give him the report.
A. When he will return B. When he returns
C. Until he will return D. No sooner he returns
23. The mother told her son _______ so impolitely.
A. not behave B. not to behave C. not behaving D. did not behave

24. _______ is the study of the events of the past.
A. Geography B. History C. Arts D. Literature
25. I am flying to the States tonight. I ______ you a ring if