I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 1 a. prepares b. erupts c. stops d. photographs 2 a. typhoon b. goose c. food d. flood 3 a. looked b. suggested c. minded d. decided 4 a. bought b. drought c. brought d. ought 5 a. ache b. charity c. archaeology d. chaos II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. 6 a. damage b. collapse c. erupt d. affect 7 a. permanent b. eruption c. pollution d. disaster 8 a. station b. temperature c. illustrate d. volcano 9 a. tsunami b. thunderstorm c. typhoon d. tornado 10 a. accommodation b. evacuation c. contribution d. contamination III. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 11 A table with four chairs is .................. of the dining room. a. in b. the middle c. in the middle d. about 12 You .................. brush your teeth twice a day. a. should b. can c. will d. have 13 Tim is a good student. He did very well in the first semester. His mother is .................. him. a. sorry for b. sad c. proud of d. displeased 14 The new hotel .................. next year. a. is opened b. will be opened c. is opening d. opens 15 Would you mind .................. on the light? a. turn b. to turn c. turned d. turning 16 Where is the fridge? - It’s .................. the corner of the kitchen. a. in b. at c. to d. above 17 Did the children enjoy .................. when they were on holiday? a. themselves b. themself c. himself d. itself 18 Carmen didn’t use to eat fish, but now she .................. a. used to b. do c. does d. doesn’t 19 I never go to Australia I .................. to Australia yet. a. went b. have been c. will go d. haven’t been 20 I’m .................. Let’s do something. How about going to a movie? a. boring b. bore c. bored d. being bored 21 I’m hungry. .................. is for dinner this evening? a. Why b. When c. How d. What 22 The old lady sat in a corner talking to .................. a. himself b. itself c. herself d. themselves 23 I .................. swimming very much. a. wait b. try c. enjoy d. finish 24 The teacher said, “Come at 8 o’clock”. The teacher told the students .................. at 8 o’clock. a. not to come b. to come c. coming d. came 25 Mary is watching a film. She really likes it. Mary is really ................... a. to interest b. interest c. interested d. interesting 26 .................. to do homework today? a. Have you b. Do you have c. Must you d. You must 27 She knows that he worked really .................. this semester. a. good b. hardly c. better d. hard 28 Stop, boys! It’s .................. near the streets. a. dangerous for playing b. dangerously to play c. dangerous to playing d. dangerous to play 29 It’s possible to supplement one’s .................. by taking a part-time job. a. income b. earning c. gaining d. attainment 30 Do you mind if I switch on the radio? - .................. a. No, thank b. Yes, go ahead c. No, not at all d. Yes, you can IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. 31 (A)What (B)is the (C)higher mountain (D)in the world? a. What b. is c. higher d. in 32 I (A)wish my mother (B)gives (C)me presents (D)more often. a. wish b. gives c. me d. more often 33 (A)The teacher (B)was (C)pleasing with the result (D)of your examination. a. The b. was c. pleasing d. of 34 (A)The little boy (B)didn’t know (C)how (D)lacing his shoes. a. The little boy b. didn’t c. how d. lacing 35 (A)To turn (B)on the light, I (C)was surprised (D)at what I saw. a. To turn b. on c. was d. at 36 I (A)would rather live (B)on a farm than (C)to live (D)in a city. a. would rather live b. on c. to live d. in 37 The school library (A)is free (B)and (C) open (D)with all the pupils and teaching staff. a. is b. and c. open d. with 38 (A)Why don’t you (B)borrow books (C)in the local (D)lending library? a. Why don’t b. borrow c. in d. lending library 39 He had to (A)admit that there (B)were something in (C)what mother kept (D)saying. a. admit b. were c. what d. saying 40 The earth is (A)the only planet with a large (B)number of (C)oxygen in (D)its atmosphere. a. the b. number c. oxygen d. its