I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 1 a. bridge b. pyramid c. fire d. magnificent 2 a. village b. sights c. flights d. tribes 3 a. carry b. star c. sparkle d. smart 4 a. schedule b. character c. school d. church 5 a. bread b. meat c. team d. please II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. 6 a. impair b. unhurt c. effect d. insect 7 a. explorer b. accurate c. unhealthy d. mature 8 a. unnatural b. engineering c. impossible d. environment 9 a. unhelpful b. unlikely c. unforeseen d. unusual 10 a. imprecise b. imperfect c. impartial d. impassive III. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 11 Air......................, together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today. a. pollute b. pollution c. polluting d. polluted 12 The road in front of my office is always .................... when it rains heavily. a. to flood b. flooding c. flood d. flooded 13 Singapore is famous for its .................... and green trees. a. cleanliness b. cleanly c. cleaning d. clean 14 In some English speaking countries, turkey and pudding are ............... food at Christmas. a. national b. historical c. traditional d. possible 15 The USA has a population of 304 million, and it’s the third ............. country in the world. a. smallest b. largest c. narrowest d. highest 16 The roof of the building .......................... in a storm a few days ago. a. damaged b. was damaged c. has damaged d. has been damaged 17 A severe tropical ...................... is called a typhoon. a. drought b. rain c. flood d. storm 18 As soon as the floodwater ...................... down, people ........................ their houses. a. went - cleaned b. had gone – cleaned c. went - had cleaned d. had gone – had cleaned 19 If I were you, I ..................... do something to prevent him from littering. a. would b. did c. will d. do 20 Earth .................. by the gravity of the Sun and orbits around it. a. holds b. is held c. is holding d. held 21 By the time we ........................ to the cinema, the film had started. a. gets b. had got c. has got d. got 22 When the policeman came there, the robber .................. a. had left b. has left c. left d. was left 23 All people who were without homes in the flood were provided with .................. accommodation. a. short b. temporary c. present d. instant 24 Seven of ten people prefer face-to-face ..................... when having a date. a. language b. contact c. code d. sign 25 When thermal pollution happens, the water temperature in streams, rivers, lakes and oceans ........................ a. changes b. keeps c. remains d. stays