I. Pronunciation. 1. A. sugar B. sea C. school D. salad 2. A. uncle B. uniform C. unhappy D. umbrella 3. A. put B. fun C. lunch D. much 4. A. guess B. large C. game D. give 5. A. oranges B. brushes C. catches D. kites II. Word stress. 1. A. invent B. student C. apple D. bookshop 2. A. asleep B. official C. tradition D. special 3. A. famous B. lucky C. agree D. father 4. A. festival B. holiday C. gardener D. prediction III. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. 1. “It was a mistake to become a teacher. I wish I ………….. Architecture,” said Stephen. A. had studied B. would study C. have studied D. studied 2. Ken was the second person ………….. his mother in hospital. a. to visit B. visiting C. have visited D. visit 3. Last night, I ………….. ready to go to bed when, suddenly, I heard a noise coming from the basement. A. got B. had got C. was getting D. had been geeting 4. The candidate was unsuccessful as he had ………….. previous working experience and did not hold a postgraduate degree. A. a few B. little C. a little D. few 5. Because of the hurricane we ………….. not to leave the building under any circumstances. A. have told B. tell C. have been told D. will have told 6. We are going to have a swimming pool ………….. in our garden. A. to put B. put C. being put D. putting 7. They all agreed that Stephanie might not be perfect, but has a lot of ………….. . A. possibility B. potential C. probability D. likelihood 8. Bob was going to propose to Alexandra last night, but in the end he ………….. and decided to wait a bit longer. A. turned a blind eye B. was all ears C. broke a leg D. got cold feet 9. What meanings do you think the writer is trying to ………….. ? A. connect B. transport C. convey D. transfer 10. Although I don’t like using credit cards, they come ………….. if you run out of cash. A. in handy B. into effect C. into power D. to light 11. After a week on the yacht, Joshua was happy to be on ………….. again. A. shore B. coast C. beach D. sea 12. When the weather was nice, she liked to go for a walk in the early morning …………… A. blizzard B. mist C. downpour D. heatwave 13. The ………….. he made online cost him an arm and a leg. A. acquisition B. profit C. purchase D. damage 14. Joe Donne has been ………….. with murder and is expected to serve many years in prison. A. charged B. convicted C. blamed D. sentenced 15. My parents told me that I would have to paddle my own ………….. if I wished to pursue a career in showbiz. A. ship B. boat C. raft D. canoe