Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: silver              icing                 idol               time Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: protect                  commercial                 construction                climate Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:   bought              sought             drought            fought Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: animal                               benefit                       endanger                         extinction Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: chemical               which                change                each Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:   separate                  network                    dessert                  crest Choose a word that has different stress pattern: deviationist                  inactivity                   sociology                 industrialize Choose a word that has different stress pattern:  install                           attract                           approach                        kidding   Choose a word that has different stress pattern: excellent           gymnastics              stadium               restaurant Choose a word that has different stress pattern: company            official               Australia            encounter Choose a word that has different stress pattern: commit                           major                              apart                              repeat Choose a word that has different stress pattern: extinction                 commercial                   gorilla                habitat Choose the best answer for the following sentence: “Has Tony’s plane landed?” “No, but it ___________ here in a few minutes.” Choose the best answer for the following sentence: You _____________ drive at more than 70 miles per hour in the UK.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: If Jack ____________ home earlier last night, he ____________ you back.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Students tend to be naturally ___________ about tests and examinations.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The boy pretended _____________________ an essay, but in fact he wrote nothing.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Francis Bacon lived __________ about the same time as Shakespeare.    Choose the best answer for the following sentence: ____________ the right to limit quantities on all items.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The host country, Laos, is expected to announce official sports for 25th SEA Games ____________ November 2008.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: San Diego is _______________ town in Southern California.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: ''Where are Ken and Janet?'' ''They were hungry, so they ___________________ to the grocery store.'' Choose the best answer for the following sentence: A table used for writing is called __________________________.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Did __________________ happen? No, nothing happened.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: ______________ that picture, he would have signed his name in the corner. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: “Remember the day I drove you to the airport?” “If you hadn’t ___________ me, I would have been late.” Choose the best answer for the following sentence: I'm worried about the brakes on my car, ______________ . Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Mary didn't expect ________________ to Bill's party.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: ___________________ of them has been turned to stone.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: I saw the cat ____________ through the window.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: He looked at the man and the woman angrily. He looked at ______________________ angrily.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: A number of Britain's beaches fail to meet European ______________ on cleanliness.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: He said that it wasn’t raining that day ______________ . Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The pictures made a ____________ impression on him.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Her classmates like talking to her because she has ________ good sense of _____ humor.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: A football team _________________ chiefly of 11 players.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Don’t bother her. She ________________ her French lesson; she always __________________  it in the morning.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The _____________ is all the people who live in a particular area or place.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Her brother ___________________ in Canada at present.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: “How’s your homework coming?” “I haven’t gotten very far _________ it.”   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: He hasn’t been cheerful ____________ the death of his close friend.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: On entering his old house, I _________ my head on a low beam.   Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank:          In the past decade a dramatic increase in the number of women participating in the labor force has (1)________ place. Since early history and the ancient civilization of man, women have played a secondary role, in (2)________ women were and still are viewed as less than men. A women’s role in society was that of (3)________ children, and duties surrounding the household. Many women today want and desire careers and a place in this world. They want to stand on their own two (4)_______ , to become self-sustaining individuals, independent and free from other individuals. The one thing is clear is that women in all careers are striving to (5)___________ equality in the work force today.         The issues that have and (6)________ surround women and the workplace are many. For a long time women were at a (7)_________ when it came to competing with men in the workplace. Women were not given the educational (8)_________ that men were, and women were stereotyped (9)______ certain jobs. Discrimination of women in the workplace has for years been feed by gender bias. Since the time when women entered the workplace they (10)_______ less than men for doing the same job.     1. A. brought                  B. taken                 C. made                 D. got 2. A. that                        B. where                C. which                 D. whom 3. A. growing                 B. pushing              C. rising                 D. raising 4. A. feet                        B. ankles                C. knees                D. toes 5. A. create                    B. gain                    C. catch                 D. carry 6. A. also                       B. still                      C. whethe             D. else 7. A. waste                    B. hopelessness     C. disadvantage    D. difficulty 8. A. challenges             B. expectations       C. fortunes            D. opportunities 9. A. into                        B. with                    C. for                     D. about 10. A. paid                     B. were paid           C. have been paid D. have paid      Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank:            The Sahara is the world's largest hot desert and the world's second largest desert after Antarctica. At over 9,000,000 square kilometres, it (1)_________ most parts of Northern Africa; an area (2)_______ from the Red Sea, including parts of the Mediterranean coasts, to the outskirts of the Atlantic Ocean. To the south, it is delimited (3)_________ the Sahel, a belt of semi-arid tropical savanna separating the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Africa.            The Sahara is almost (4)___________ as the continental United States, and is larger than Australia. The Sahara has an intermittent history that may go (5) _____ as much as 3 million years. Some of the sand dunes can reach 180 meters (6)_______ height. Its name comes from the Tamajaq Tuareg language word "Tenere”, (7)_______ means the desert, translated into the Arabic it gave Sahara "desert". But the (8)______ name of the Sahara is Tinariwen (the deserts),(9)______ for the indigenous people of the Sahara, the Tuareg people, the Sahara is not a desert, (10)_______ many deserts, distinct and different in nature and lanscapes.   1. A. includes                B. covers                 C. occupies                    D. gains 2. A. stretching             B. widening             C. extending                  D. lengthening 3. A. for                         B. in                        C. at                              D. by 4. A. large                     B. as large              C. so large                     D. larger  5. A. forward                B. toward                 C. back                          D. above 6. A. at                         B. in                         C. on                              D. of 7. A. that                      B. when                   C. where                        D. which 8. A. original                 B. primitive              C. ancient                       D. Old 9. A. like                       B. so                        C. as                               D. else 10 A. and                     B. but                       C. however                     D. therefore Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: A species that faces overexploitation is one that may become severely endangered or even extinct due to the rate in that the species is being used. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: She told me to read it for myself if I didn’t believe what he says. 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. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: Teachers often use eye contact in the classroom to decide who is prepared to answer a question, or that didn’t complete his homework assignment. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: This dish tastes like it has meat in it. but it consists with vegetables. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: Nancy isn’t used to walking so far. Choose one sentence that has the closest meaning to the root one: We have decided that the work they do is unacceptable, Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: “She hasn’t played the piano for five years.” Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: It took me a long time to get over the disappointment of losing the match. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: She turned the radio on at 7.30. She was still listening to it when her mother came home at 9.00. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning to the root one: He offered to help her with the heavy suitcase, which was kind. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: It/ has/ estimated/ more/ thousand/ refugees/ pouring/ countryside/ town/ in search/ food. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: Given/ difficulty / task / I / lucky / complete/ by May. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: environmental education / help / spread / environmental awareness / share practical techniques / solve the environmental problems Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: We / repair / the yard / the gate     Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: The Arabian Desert / third-largest in the world / cover / nearly 1 million square mile of the Arabian Peninsula.