Test7
1.Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others
a. dune b. funny c. hummock d. shrub.
2. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.
The evening with my old school friends………Choose the word which has the main stress on a different syllable from the others lot of happy memories.
a. put up b. set in c. went round d. brought back
3. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
A minor earthquake occurred……..2.07 a.m………January 3.
a. at- in b. in- on c. at – on d. from – in
4. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
She is interested in working in university……
a. managing b. organization c. registration d. administration
5. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence
“What a lovely house you have!” –“…………..”
a. I think so b. Of course c. Thank you d. You’re welcome
6. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence
Recent EU legislation is aimed……..trade barriers between member states.
a. to remove b. removing c. at removing d. by removing
7. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence
She’s only allowed to do a little light work……………. her bad arm.
a. but for b. despite c. because of d. even though
8. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others
a. desert b. sandy c. across d. slopes
9. Choose the word which has the main stress on a different syllable from the others:
a. interpreter b. aborigines c. European d. eucalyptus
10. Choose the word which has the main stress on a different syllable from the others:
a. scientific b. expedition c. spinifex d. geographical
11. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.
They continued their journey……..the Sahara Desert.
a. over b. along c. across d. throughout
12. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.
Many people think of deserts as barren region, but many species of plants and animals have…….to life there.
a. adapted b. survived c. altered d. reorganized
13. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.
It has been reported that the Sahara is……..south by as much as 30 miles per year.
a. expanding b. covering c. stretching d. sloping
14. Choose the sentence – a, b , c or d- which is closest in meaning to the printed one.
Mark ate lots of ice cream and now he has a stomachache.
If Mark didn’t eat much ice- cream and now he has a stomachache.
If Mark hadn’t eaten much ice -cream, he wouldn’t have a stomachache.
If Mark hadn’t eaten much ice -cream, he wouldn’t have had a stomachache.
If Mark didn’t eat much ice-cream, he wouldn’t have had a stomachache.
15. Choose the sentence – a, b , c or d- which is closest in meaning to the printed one.
It is a shame John eats sweets whenever he gets the chance.
John always eat sweets when he feels sad or disappointed.
John dislikes eating sweets.
John will now take a chance on eating sweets.
John never turns down sweets when they are offered to him.
16. Choose the sentence – a, b , c or d- which is closest in meaning to the printed one.
Learning English is not easy.
it’s not easy to learning English
It’s easy learning English
It’s not easy to learn English
It’s not difficult to learn English.
17. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others
a. thick b. though c. thank d. think
18. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence
Susan doesn’t really work here; she…….until the new secretary arrives.
a. just helps b. is just helping out c. has just helped out d. was just helping out
19. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence
If you wish to succeed, you must work…………..
a. as hardly as you can b. so hard as you can c. more harder than you