PRONUNCIATION 1. A. climax B. English C. history D. physics 2. A. death B. eat C. meat D. teach 3. A. children B. drink C. while D. with 4. A. cheap B. leave C. ready D. tea 5. A. district B. finish C. picture D. sign 6. A. love B. plot C. crop D. office 7. A. death B. think C. anything D. weather 8. A. traveled B. stared C. landed D. seemed 9. A. lead B. leave C. peasant D. stream 10. A. house B. routine C. shout D. ground * STRESS 1. A. tobacco B. contented C. buffalo D. transplanting 2. A. passenger B. purchase C. district D. routine 3. A. technology B. comfortable C. activity D. experience 4. A. repair B. harrow C. arrive D. announce 5. A. interested B. serious C. wonderful D. immediate 6. A. husband B. brigade C. neighbor D. peasant 7. A. accident B. frightening C. occasion D. timetable 8. A. afternoon B. announcement C. beginning D. however 9. A. comfortable B. experience C. interesting D. reasonable 10. A. important B. profession C. Geography D. Literature II. MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Jack will win the election if he campaigned harder 2. We’re used to think that there was no life in the ocean depths 3. We haven’t seen Jim since he has left school in 2005 4. The match was cancelled because of the weather was bad 5. Could you tell me when does the next train leaves and where to buy tickets ? 6. The bomb went off in the crowded street, but fortunately no one was seriously hurt. a. rang b. exploded c. burned d. landed 7. The Pikes live ___ farming. They work hard ___ the field everyday. a. on / in b. at / with c. in / on d. with / for 8. Which ____ does your company manufacture? a. produce b. product c. production d. productive 9. Most British drink ____ tea during their break time. a. a b. an c. the d. no article 10. Peter often has ___ breakfast at 8 o'clock. He usually eats ____ enormous breakfast. a. a / the b. the / no article c. no article / an d. the / the 11. It is raining. I hate rain. The weather is ___. It makes me____. A. depress / depressing B. depressing / depressed C. depressed / depressed D. depresses / depressed 12. The _____ authority appealed to the contribution of the community to help the victim of the fire with food, clothes, and money. a. local b. location c. locally d. locality 13. He finished his work at five and got home at quarter past five. a. five b. fifteen c. half d. forty-five 14. It takes me about three hours ____ the report. a. complete b. to complete c. completing d. completed 15. He ____ twenty calves last week, now he ____ them up to sell. a. had bought / fed b. buys / feeds c. bought / is feeding d. was buying / fed 16. I think the car accident ____ I got last month has been the most frightening experience in my life. A. when B. where C. that D. for that 17. Farmers collect their crops and prepare them _____. a. for market or for eating b. to market and to eat c. with market and eating d. so as to market and eating 18. ____ his aunt and uncle who live on a farm. a. Seldom as Jack comes to see b. Jack comes to see seldom c. Seldom does Jack comes to see d. Seldom does Jack come to see 19. I sometimes want to know _____. a. how farming starts b. how farming started c. farming starts d. farming started 20. The farmers in my village have got a crop failure ____ pests and insects. A. because B. due to C. as D. in spite of 21. At the moment, we _____ with the council for the sale of development land. a. have negotiated b. negotiate c. were negotiating d. are negotiating 22. Although we have some difficulties, we manage to finish our work on time as _____ a. are requiring b. requiring c. required d. being required 23. Although the kinds of soil are different, farmers can manage to cul¬tivate suitable crops to make it the most productive. a. Different as the kinds of soil are b. In spite of different of the kinds of soil c. Are the kinds of soil different d. Even the difference of the kinds of soil 24. I do not know____.a. what does this word mean b. what this word means c. this word means what d. does this word mean what 25. It was time to................the kids ready for bed. a. prepare b. get c. take d. make 26. The last time I ........... swimming was when we were in Spain. a. had gone b. went c. has gone d. was going 27. Johnny.................the paper when I............. him. a. read/ interrupted b. read / was interrupting c. has read/ interrupted d. was reading / interrupted 28. Maria is going to stop....................dinner, so she may be late. a. eating b. to eat c. for eating d. eat 29. As soon as the light turned red, she...............the car. a. stopped b. has stopped c. was stopping d. stops