Key- Test 16
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
1. a. poetry b. grocery c. terrify d. sticky
2. a. teenage b. garbage c. carriage d. shortage
3. a. heat b. behind c. hole d. exhibit
4. a. creature b. cleaning c. sweat d. peaceful
5. a. groom b. blood c. typhoon d. spoon
II. Choose a word in each group that has different stress pattern:
6. a. sixteen b. sixty c. forest d. hectare
7. a. occur b. happen c. depend d. affect
8. a. continent b. continue c. contribute d. convenient
9. a. extinction b. musician c. ability d. vegetable
10. a. neighborhood b. regular c. bacteria d. negative
III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:
11. it is the height of the tourist season now. _____ the rooms in the hotels are reserved.
a. Almost b. Almost of c. Most of all d. Almost all of
12. They opened the door at noon. Some people were already_______
a. in line to wait b. waiting in line c. line in waiting d. in line waiting
13. Since the storm came_______, it did a lot of damage in the village.
a. surprisingly b. doubtlessly c. hurriedly d. unexpectedly
14. it is a great _______that the exhibition was cancelled at the last minute after all your work.
a. complaint b. sorrow c. pity d. sadness
15. You were pleased when you heard the news,_________ you?
a. wasn’t b. weren’t c. didn’t d. haven’t
16. It’s going to rain in Canberra, ________ is the capital of Australia.
a. which b. where c. that d. when
17. A person who installs water pipes is a _______.
a. plumber b. patient c. carpenter d. locksmith
18. Hurry up _________ you will miss the bus.
a. and b. so c. if d. or
19. Every girl ought to learn ________to cook.
a. where b. what c. how d. when
20. When a fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty _______ paintings were destroyed, including two Picasso.
a. worthless b. priceless c. valueless d. useless
IV. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistakes ( a , b ,c or d)
21. Old car tyres can be recycle to make pipes and floor coverings.
a b c d
22. We delighted that you won the first prize in the chess tournament.
a b c d
23. Everybody I know like to eat chocolate and ice- cream.
a b c d
24. The teacher is telling the pupils what to use the new equipment.
a b c d
25. Dave was crossing the road when Jane was calling out to him.
a b c d
26. The boys hurt himself when they jumped down from the tree.
a b c d
27. The printed paper will get out from the output path on a minute.
a b c d
28. Would you mind if I closed the front door and open all the windows?
a b c d
29. Christmas songs were stories putting to music and most people enjoyed them.
a b c d
30. The man whose is sitting in that wheelchair fell off the ladder yesterday.
a b c d
V. Read the text below and decide which answer – a, b , c or d- best fits each space.
The tourist industry is considered to be the world’s largest industry. Before 1950 about 1 million people ( 31)_____