Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: needs              kills            meets             loves Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: sacrificed                trusted               recorded                 acted Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: balloon               blood               blue             zoo Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:   stronger                longer               finger              singer Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: great               bread              break              steak Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: activity               annual                   announcement                anniversary Choose a word that has different stress pattern: referee                  gymnastics                  equipment                  Olympic Choose a word that has different stress pattern: harvest                circumstances                    produce                      ceremony Choose a word that has different stress pattern: technical                 customer                 imagine                character Choose a word that has different stress pattern: solidarity                               determination                             personality                            agricultural Choose a word that has different stress pattern: serious                           accident                               referee                      penalty Choose a word that has different stress pattern: establish                          endanger                       protection                         volunteer Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The crowd cheered as the goalkeeper deflected the _____________.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Hundreds of books in the library lie ___________ gathering dust, and most of them remain ungrouped. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: “ ___________ to finish his M.A. degree this year?” “Yes, or they will cut off his scholarship.”   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: "Can't we do something about the situation?''  “Something _________ right now.”   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: _____________ experiences make life interesting.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: ''Where's Jack?'' ''He _______________ his girlfriend at the station. She ________________  at 12 o'clock.'' Choose the best answer for the following sentence: History feels boring because as children it meant dull ____________, memorizing dates, and tedious lectures.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: This _____________ is best served with boiled rice and a crisp green salad. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: ____________, Mr. Phong couldn’t send the documents. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: When Steve retired, he decided to take _____________ badminton. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: If I had taken that English course, I _________ much progress. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Rosa asked Juliet, "Have you been studying French very long?" Rosa asked Juliet whether she ____________ studying French very long.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence:  “We’re still looking for Tom.” “Hasn't he ___________ yet?”   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: I don’t like horror films. I think they are ____________ and ____________.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The light went out, and the room was plunged into ______________ .   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Physics ________________ my favorite subject.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Not all necessary things ___________ for our trip that's why the departure ____________.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: They picked up all the fruit _____________ had ripened. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: He _____________ legal proceedings against the newspaper which approved of corporal punishment at school.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The main task of a defender in a sport game is to ________________ the opponents from scoring.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: "Those eggs of different colors are very artistic.” “Yes, they __________ in Russia.” Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Good citizens always abide __________ the law.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: A water polo cap is used to _______________ the players’ heads and to identify them.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Jack ______________ the door. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: This sailboat ____________ go faster if there were more wind.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: A book may be studied by students as the _____________ of a writing and analysis exercise in the form of a book report. Choose the best answer for the following sentence:  Although many women work in this company, they have achieved ______________ of success.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: It is ___________ that about 700 deer have been killed in the last few years due to the their horns.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: “The students all went to the circus yesterday.” “I heard it was really ____________.''   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: She ___________ the news if she ______________ the radio this morning. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank:                                                  THE INTERVIEW           Susan was very nervous about her interview. For at least three weeks before it she was (1)________ about it. She really wanted the job but she knew that a lot of other people wanted it too. She had been told when she phoned the (2)_________ it the advert that there were a great many applicants for it, so she prepared herself. She made (3)_________ of what she might be asked and of what she wanted to ask. When the day came, she arrived half an hour early. There were six other people waiting to be interviewed. They all looked (4)__________ more confident than her. She began to feel even more nervous. One by one the others were called. Each of them came out looking (5)_________ . Susan was the last one to be called into the interview room. She had decided by then that she had no (6)__________ of getting the job, so she felt relaxed as she walked in; she felt that she had nothing to (7)________ . The three interviewers were all very serious and they didn’t seem to be interested in her. She (8)_______ all the answers she had prepared and said the first things that came (9)_________ her head. Afterwards she was sure she wouldn’t get the job, but two days later she got a letter telling her she had been chosen (10)________ she had been the only one who had acted naturally.   1. A. thought             B. bored              C. worried               D. amused 2. A. number             B. digit                 C. boss                    D. secretary 3. A. speeches          B. papers             C. phrases              D. notes 4. A. many                 B. muc                  C. a lot of                D. mostly 5. A. satisfying           B. satisfactory      C. satisfied             D. satisfaction 6. A. chance               B. method            C. hope                   D. dream 7. A. make                  B. lose                 C. hold                     D. talk 8. A. understood        B. reminded         C. remembered        D. forgot 9. A. with                    B. for                   C. into                      D. over 10. A. because           B. although          C. so that                D. unless   Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question:       Education in the United Kingdom is a devolved matter with England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales having separate systems. Education in England is the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families and the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, though the day to day administration and funding of state schools is the responsibility on Local Education Authorities. Education in Scotland is the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, and is regulated by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education. Education in Wales is the responsibility of the Welsh Assembly Government and education in Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Minister for Education although responsibility at a local level is administered by five Education and Library Boards.          Across the UK, education is provided mainly by the state, though there is also an important private sector. Education, though not school attendance, is mandatory and attendance at primary and secondary is nearly universal. At these levels, school curricula, funding, teaching, and other policies are broadly set through government instruction, but with other more local input depending on the type of school and where it is situated.        In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, primary school education starts from age 5; in Scotland pupils starting primary school range in age between 4 years 6 months and 5 years 6 months. The school leaving age is 16 though the government plans to make education compulsory in England until the age of 18. Universities in the United Kingdom are broadly government financed, with only one private university - the University of Buckingham - where students have to pay all their fees.   1. Who is responsible for funding of state schools in England? A. Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families B. Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills C. Local Education Authorities D. Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning 2. Who is responsible for education in Northern Ireland? A. National Assembly Government B. Minister for Education C. Education and Library Boards D. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education 3. When do children in Wales start primary school education? A. 4 years 6 months old                      B. 5 years old C. 5 years 6 months old                      D. 6 years old 4. What does the word “mandatory” in the passage mean? A. compulsory                                      B. voluntary C. significant                                        D. necessary 5. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Administration of state schools in England is the responsibility of Local Education Authorities. B. In Scotland children can start primary school when they are 5 years 2 months old. C. In England education is compulsory until the age of 18. D. Across the UK, school curricula, funding and teaching are set through government instruction. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: That’s the young man whom we met him at the bus-stop last week, isn’t it? Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: Should I have time tonight, I would finish the novel I’m reading. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: Imagine an entirely wireless world where the Net is "always on, always there", we live in endless sea of data, and objects are alive with intelligent. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: Most parents prefer an education system which offers the children widest study options in the world. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: Beside words the human face is the primary source of information for express an individual’s internal feelings. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: It’s very important to keep your passport in a safe place. Choose one sentence that has the closest meaning to the root one: Housewives do not have to spend a lot of time doing housework any more. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning to the root one: Nam went to Hanoi, and so did his parents. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: "That's a lovely new dress, Jean," said her mother. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: The hardworking cabinetmaker, Duncan Phyfe, was the one person who was most responsible for making New York City a center of furniture design in the early nineteenth century. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: “I’m sorry I have to leave so early,” he said. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: I / grateful/ kindness/ visit/ your factory/ last month. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: She/ music/ she/ can/ play/ flute/ piano. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: My sister/ willing/ help/ our mother/ housework/ when/ holiday. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: All schools / on earth / equipped / computers and the Internet. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: school-leavers / choose / college / employment / immediate.