Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
chorus
cherish
chaos
scholarship
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
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.
The couple _____ in the house next door are both college professors.
I _____ you a ring after we return from our excursion.
I think you should be proud _____ everything you’ve achieved.
My little brother is three years old. He eats with _____ plastic spoon.
Pompeii was completely destroyed in AD 79 by a/an _____ of volcano Vesuvius.
We expected him at eight but he finally _____ at midnight.
Does she fancy _____ a book to the younger children?
Apparently, my relative let the _____ out of the bag by letting villagers know that he is the father of the child.
She hurt herself while she _____ hide-and-seek with her friends.
You need to _____ a lot of effort to become a good English learner.
_____, he had a quick recovery after the heart operation.
The facsimile _____ when the secretary returns from lunch.
This latest scandal has _____ doubts about his suitability for the post.
Maria and Alex are talking about the environment.
- Maria: "Our environment is getting more and more polluted. Do you think so?"
- Alex: "_____. It's really worrying."
Alice is talking to Mary about their plan for the weekend.
Alice: "How about visiting the church this weekend?"
Mary: "_____"
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
You can't really appreciate foreign literature in translation.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The writer was really hot under the collar when his novel was mistaken for another.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The smart kids get good grades and go off to college.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
I finally succeeded in persuading him to do the right thing.
Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.
My mother last went abroad three years ago.
Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.
You mustn’t leave the room without permission.
Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST meaning to the sentence given.
"Does she walk to school every morning?" said Peter.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
We like Veronica because she is industrial, friendly and helpful to everyone.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
What did you do last Monday? You look really tired when you came to our house.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
My friends and me had gone on holiday to a little town on the south coast before we came back to school.
Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.
They can't go camping in the mountain. It's raining now.
Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.
It isn't just that the level of education of this school is high. It's that it's also been consistent for years.
Read the text and choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.
Television is one of man’s most important of communication. It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the president a speech or visit a foreign country. He can see a war being fought and watch politicians try to peace. television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things all over the world. TV even takes viewers out of this world. It brings them coverage of America’s astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space.
In addition to all those things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of programs that are designed to entertain. TV provides many entertainment programs than any kind. The programs include action-packed dramas, light comedies, sporting events and motion pictures.
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question below.
Pollution can be seen not only throughout the world but also in our own homes. It comes from household chemicals, the amount of water people use and the waste people produce and throw away. What can be done to stop this pollution? Surprisingly, a person can help save the environment by doing simple things.
First, we need to recycle, which allows products to be used over and over again. Recycling can also reduce the number of trees cut down to produce paper products. It takes very little effort. It is not hard to place plastic and glass bottles, aluminum cans, and paper in a bin. Anyone can do it.
Second, we need to watch the amount of water used in the home. It can be conserved by taking short showers instead of baths, repairing leaky faucets, using the dishwasher or washing machine only when fully loaded, or simply turning the faucet off while brushing your teeth.
Third, we need to reduce waste. We need to recycle whenever possible, but should also try to use this waste effectively. For example, grass clippings and food scraps can be made into compost for plants. The average person produces 4.3 pounds of waste every day, but we can reduce that amount by recycling and reusing it.
If we do our part in our own homes, we can help keep the planet from becoming more polluted.
The word "stop" in paragraph 1 is closet in meaning to _____.
In order to save water, we can do all of the following things except ______.
Recycling helps to reduce waste because _____.
The word "It" in paragraph 2 refers to _____.
What is the main idea of the passage?
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question below.
When it comes to health, we often have fitness and food goals like losing weight, exercising regularly, eating healthier, or making better food choices. Losing weight could take months. Exercising regularly could take years while eating healthier and making better food choices are hard to measure.
Before we achieve these goals, we may feel discouraged and give up. To feel motivated, we can break down these health goals into smaller and more realistic steps. Here are 4 good eating habits which will definitely help us to achieve our food goals. For those of us with diabetes, these healthy eating habits will also help us to control our blood sugar.
These 4 good eating habits take time to develop. Be patient. These changes, no matter how small, make a big difference to our health.
(Adapted from www.healthhub.sg)
Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
According to the passage, why should we eat slowly?
The word "motivated" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.
The word "They" in the fourth eating habit refers to _____.
According to the passage, fruit and vegetables provide the following beneficial substances for our bodies EXCEPT _____.
According to the passage, which of the following should be avoided?
The word "measure" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.