Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
certificate
immediate
unfortunate
exacerbate
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Although we argued with him for a long time, he stood his ground.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
In the early days of baseball, the game was played by young men of means and social position.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
He did not particularly want to play any competitive sport.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
It was not for his friend to abate that confidence.
Choose the correct answer.
__________ you to work on is exercise two on page 26.
Choose the best answer.
________ turn color and fall to the ground is a sign of winter.
Read the passage and decide which word best fits each space.
THE EARTH AT RISK
The warning of the earth is caused by exhaust gas from automobile engines, factories and power stations. Carbon dioxide up into the atmosphere, and it forms a kind of screen that keeps or rather allows the sunshine in but stops the earth's heat from getting out. It works a greenhouse: that's why we call it the Greenhouse Effect. Because of this effect, the earth is getting warmer all the time. This in temperature will cause big changes to the world's climate. The sea level will rise, the ice the poles will melt and cause the sea level to rise.
The second problem is the of the ozone layer. Certain chemicals float up to the sky and react with the ozone layer, and they make holes it. Because of these holes and the ultraviolet rays can shine directly to earth. Many people are now starting to suffer from skin cancer. The sulfurous smoke from factories and power stations mixes with rain clouds and gets blown by the wind and then as acid rain which destroys lakes and forests. These three problems our environment at the end of the twentieth' century. Unless we do something about them quickly, we, human race, may disappear from the face of the earth.
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Basic to any understanding of Canada in the 20 years after the Second World War is the country‘s impressive population growth. For every three Canadians in 1945, there were over five in 1966. In September 1966 Canada‘s population passed the 20 million mark. Most of these surging growth came from natural increase. The depression of the 1930s and the war had held back marriages, and the catching-up process began after 1945. The baby boom continued through the decade of the 1950s, producing a population increase of nearly fifteen percent in the five years from 1951 to 1956. This rate of increase had been exceeded only once before in Canada‘s history, in the decade before 1911 when the prairies were being settled. Undoubtedly, the good economic conditions of the 1950s supported a growth in the population, but the expansion also derived from a trend toward earlier marriages and an increase in the average size of families. In 1957 the Canadian birth rate stood at 28 per thousand, one of the highest in the world.
After the peak year of 1957, the birth rate in Canada began to decline. It continued falling until 1966 it stood at the lowest level in 25 years. Partly this decline reflected the low level of births during the depression and the war, but it was also caused by changes in Canadian society. Young people were staying at school longer, more women were working; young married couples were buying automobiles or houses before starting families; rising living standards were cutting down the size of families. It appeared that Canada was once more falling in step with the trend toward smaller families that had occurred all through the Western world since the time of the Industrial Revolution.
Although the growth in Canada‘s population had slowed down by 1966 (the increase in the first half of the 1960s was only nine percent) another large population wave was coming over the horizon. It would be composed of the children who were born during the period of the high birth rate prior to 1957.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
The word “five” in bold refers to _____.
The word “surging” in bold is closest in meaning to ______.
The author suggests that in Canada during the 1950's ______.
The author mentions all of the following as causes of declines in population growth after 1957 EXCEPT ______.
It can be inferred from the passage that before the Industrial Revolution ______.
The word “it” in bold refers to ______.
The word "peak" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
- “Would you mind lending me your bike?”
- “______”
- “Well, I think volunteering will bring some useful experience for our future job.”
- “_____”
- "What a meaningful thing you’ve done for your less fortunate friends, my son!"
- "_____"
Choose the correct response.
Nick: “Which places in our country do visitors enjoy visiting the most?”
Sara: “ __________”
Choose the correct response.
- “ I apologize for keeping you waiting for 2 hours. My car broke down on the way.”
- “________.”
Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.
a.Could your tax consultant come and visit our office next Tuesday?
b.That’s very nice of you guys. I will let him know that.
c.Oh, absolutely. That would be fine. He’s always welcome.
d.Sorry, he’s booked for Tuesday and for Wednesday and next Friday also. Is next Thursday afternoon okay? He’s available then.
Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.
a. What a beautiful cat!
b. But they’re so much work.
c. We’re obviously not ready to get a pet yet.
d. What about a bird or fish?
e. I’d rather get a dog. Dogs are more loyal.
f. We’d have to invest money to take care of them.
Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.
a. Wake up or you will miss that class again!
b. I am never doing that again.
c. You can if you get into a better routine.
d. Can’t you just take notes for me again?
e. But it takes a lot of strength and endurance to get up so early.
Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.
a. Turn the shower off.
b. Why?
c. What? I can’t hear you.
d. You were in the shower for more than 30 minutes.
e. Andrew, stop wasting water!
Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.
a. I was so disappointed with your result.
b. We just don’t know what to answer.
c. If you had worked harder, it wouldn’t have been so difficult to understand.
d. Tom and Mary, please remain here for a while because we need to talk.
e. Is it about the quiz result ma’am?
Choose the sentence which is CLOSEST in meaning to the given one.
Without his help, she would not have managed to solve the problem.
Choose the sentence CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.
He started computer programming as soon as he left school.
Choose the sentence that has the same meaning to the first one.
Fansipan is the highest mountain in the Indochinese Peninsula.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to this one.
“My company makes a large profit every year. Why don’t you invest more money in it?” my friend said to me.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following sentence.
For your safety, we recommend that you keep your seat belt loosely fastened during the flight.
Choose the correct sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following question.
She gave a great performance at the festival. We now know she has artistic talent.
Choose the sentence that best combines the pair of the sentences given in each of the following questions.
We chose to find a place for the night. We found the bad weather very inconvenient.
Choose the sentence that best combines the pairs of original sentences.
It never stops raining here. That is not what I wish.
Choose the correct sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.
There are few passengers. The coach to Dover will still leave on schedule.
Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
Norwich, a city in the east of England, is a popular shopping center for thousands of people. In particular, visitors love to explore the small, unusual shops hidden away in Norwich's narrow streets. (1)________.
The link between mustard, a type of sauce, and Norwich goes back to the nineteenth century. Jeremiah Colman began to make mustard in 1814 in a nearby village. The yellow fields, full of mustard flowers (2)________, soon changed the appearance of the local scenery. The company expanded rapidly (3)________. By this time, Colman's mustard was famous in many countries. The company is still in existence (4)________ many people continue to enjoy eating mustard with meat, cheese, and other food.
In 1973, the company opened The Mustard Shop. It is a careful reproduction of a typical mustard shop of a hundred years ago and sells a wide range of mustards. Upstairs there is a small museum where visitors can examine a collection of old Colman's posters and an exhibition explaining the history of mustard. (5)________.
Choose the correct answer for (1)
Choose the correct answer for (2)
Choose the correct answer for (3)
Choose the correct answer for (4)
Choose the correct answer for (5)