Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
southern
athlete
author
healthy
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
country
mouse
household
account
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.
Tommy is on the way to his friend's birthday party, carrying a gift box _____ in colourful paper.
We were too tired _____ doing the washing up after the meal.
The children have never read that book before, ______?
Cold deserts can be covered in _____ snow or ice, and frozen water is unavailable to plant life.
You had no right to take money from my _____!
Can we _____ to the electricity supply at the campsite?
The government promised _____ the living conditions for many ethnic groups.
I know him by _____ but I have no idea what his name is.
If you want to _____ fit you should go to the gym or at least exercise at home.
The restaurants are _____ decorated and the food is delicious.
Some new solar panels _____ on the roof of the farm house.
With a good eye, you can buy highly decorative things on a tight _____ at this secondhand market.
Victoria: “Let’s have a drink one of these days, shall we?”
David: “______”
- “Don’t forget to look after yourself, Mary!”
- “_____”
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
They declined to tell me how they had got my address.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
If you say bad things about the person who gives a job you bite the hand that feeds you.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
I bought two pounds of fish which was sufficient for our dinner.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
The composer Verdi has written the opera Aida to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal, but the opera was not performed until 1871.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
President Andrew Jackson had an official cabinet but him preferred the advice of his informal advisors, the Kitchen Cabinet.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
Chandler was shocked when his entire class seemed to come down with the same imaginative disease.
Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.
Smoking is prohibited in this restaurant.
Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.
We have been cooking for the party for four hours.
Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.
Jerry asked me, “Did you see that car over there?”
Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.
Women have to do too much housework. They will be exhausted.
Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.
Smartphones are becoming reasonably priced. New applications make them more appealing.
Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions.
Today, computer companies sell many programs for computers. First, there are programs for doing math problems. Second, there are programs for scientific studies. Third, some programs are like fancy typewriters. They are often used by writers and business people. Other are made for courses in schools and universities. And finally, there are programs for fun. They include word games and puzzles children and adults.
There are many wonderful new computer programs, but there are other reasons to like computers. Some people like the way computers hum and sing when they . It is a happy sound, like the sounds of toy and childhood. Computers also have lights and pretty pictures. They even seem to have personalities. That may sound strange, computers seem to have feelings. Sometimes they seem happy, sometimes they seem angry. It is easy to think they are like people.
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question below.
Some doctors think that you should drink a glass of water each morning. You should drink this water first thing - before doing anything else. The temperature of the water should be similar to body temperature; neither too hot nor too cold.
Why should you drink this water? Water helps your body in many ways. It helps clean out your kidneys. It prepares your stomach for digestion. Water can also help your intestines work better. After drinking water, the intestines can more easily take out nutrients from our food. Water also helps us go to the bathroom more easily.
Scientists suggest that people take in 1,600 milliliters of water each day. But don't drink all of that water in one sitting. If you do, your kidneys will have to work much harder to eliminate it. It's better to drink some in the morning and some in the afternoon. Some people think it's better to drink between meals and not during meals. They think water dilutes the juices produced in our stomachs. This can interfere with normal digestion.
Are you drinking enough water every day? Check the color of your urine. If it is light yellow, you are probably drinking enough. If your urine is very dark yellow, you probably need to drink more water. A little more water each day could make you much healthier.
The pronoun "It" in paragraph 2 refers to _____.
It is recommended that the temperature of drinking water and body be _____.
The word "eliminate" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.
Which of the following is NOT true?
What is the main idea of the passage?
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each question.
Ragtime is a fast and complicated kind of music that was popular around the beginning of the twentieth century. Scott Joplin is now considered to be the most important American ragtime composer and piano player. During his lifetime, Joplin only enjoyed a brief period of professional success in the early 1900s. However, his work had an important, lasting effect on audiences, as well as other composers.
When ragtime first appeared in the late nineteenth century, it was considered a low form of cheap entertainment, not a serious musical movement. Then in 1899, Joplin wrote a ragtime song called Maple Leaf Rag. The song showed Joplin's creative blend of African American rhythm and more established European American musical styles. It was a huge success and helped to make ragtime popular with the general public. Maple Leaf Rag was the first instrumental composition to sell over one million copies of sheet music. It was also the first music by an African American to find a large audience among European Americans.
Although the general ragtime style already existed before Joplin began composing, his work attracted a lot of attention from other ragtime composers of his time. Songs like Maple Leaf Rag influenced these composers mostly because they were very popular with the public. And many of them started to add similar fast and complicated rhythm to their music. Later, composers came to appreciate the high quality of Joplin's music, which has continued to capture the imagination of many composers and musicians up to the present day. For example, many later jazz musicians were influenced by Joplin's complex African-style rhythm. Jazz, in turn, went on to influence many more popular music styles. These include the blues, rock and roll, soul, and even hip hop. As a result, many music historians now list Joplin's work as an early basis of all modem popular music.
(Adapted from Diagnostic Test Toefl Junior Preparation book - oneplusone.cn)
What is the passage mainly about?
In paragraph 2, the word "It" refers to _____.
What does the author imply about European Americans in Joplin's time?
All of the following kinds of music were influenced by jazz EXCEPT _____.
In paragraph 1, the word "brief" is closest in meaning to _____.
In paragraph 3, the word "attracted" is closest in meaning to _____.
Why did Ragtime songs like Maple Leaf Rag influence other composers around Joplin’s time?