Choose the word which has underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
Choose the word which has underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
wanted
parked
stopped
watched
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 church _____ about 100 years ago.
_____ she got the salary last week, she has complained that she is out of money.
I suggest _____ some money for poor children.
The government has made a big effort to tackle the two most important _____ issues of our country.
When he lived in the city, he ______ to the theater twice a week.
People here don't care if a train is _____ time. They just want to see it pass by.
Teaching young children is the _____ thing in Jimmy's life.
Kate plays _____ violin in an orchestra.
I don’t remember _____ bottles of beer I drank.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
In August 2018, at the Asian Games 2018, Quang Hai scored the only goal in the match between Vietnam and Japan which enabled Vietnam team to finish the group stage as first place on their group.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
When the police arrived the thieves took to flight leaving all the stolen things behind.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
His lively sense of humour helps to keep the lab very cheerful.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
James could not tell his parents about his many animal friends in the forest and the exciting things that he saw, but he found another way to express himself.
Sam and Peter are in front of the classroom.
- Sam: "Sorry, I forgot to phone you yesterday."
- Peter: "_____"
James and Kate are in a café.
- James: “_____”
- Kate: “Thank you. Could I have a cup of coffee?”
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
My brother is enough young to get a scholarship from the government.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
My grandfather used to say that leaving the past behind was the best way to come over sorrow.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
Unless you study hard, you will pass the next exam.
Read the text and choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.
CLIMATE and CHARACTER
Does the climate of a country really affect the behavior of the people who live in it and help to create its culture? Have you ever heard of people from hot countries being described as "warm and friendly" while those from places with low temperatures and grey climates are sometimes called "cold and distant"?
The people who live in colder climates tend spend much more time at home television or wondering what color to paint the living room. As a result of their being "shut in" at home for most of their lives, perhaps they also develop to match. Maybe they tend to be expressive in their everyday lives.
In , we see that people who live in warm and sunny countries spend much more time outdoors. In squares all over southern Europe, for example, we can see hundreds of people during the day drinking coffee in cafés and chatting. It certainly seems as if climate affects behavior, although you have to be careful not to generalise too much.
One, two, three, four...
There have been many different number systems in the world. A long time ago the Babylonians counted in 60s and today computers count in 2s - using only 1 and 0. We call this 2-number system the binary system. Most systems, however, count in 10s. This is because we have 10 fingers. We call this system the decimal system from “decem", the Latin word for 10.
The Romans used letters like I, V, X and C to count in 10s but these are not very easy to use. The numbers most people use today come from India. We think they were invented by the Hindu people there. In the Hindu system, the place of each number is important. For example, 832 is a different number to 238 or 382. The Hindu system was also used by the Arabs, and we now call them Arabic numbers. In about the 12th century an Italian called Leonardo Fibonacci wrote a book about Arabic numbers, and people all over Europe began using these numbers.
We do not know who invented the decimal point, but we know that in 1585 a man called Simon Stevin wrote a book about the decimal point. The book was called "The Tenth". Before we knew about the decimal point, we had to see fractions like 1/2 and 3/4 when we talked about numbers smaller than 1.
(Adapted from New century readings Book 1)
The passage is about ____.
The word "invented" in the second paragraph can be best replaced by the word "_____"
The computers use a _____ system of counting.
The Roman system of counting was used in Europe until ____.
Numbers smaller than 1 are called ____.
Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.
Mark / wishes / he / be / old enough / watch / movie.
Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.
I / find / wonderful / children / learn / things
Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.
I/ happy/ know/ you/ pass/ entrance exam/ become/ student.
Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.
I/ write/ ask you/ some more information/ the competition/ .
Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following question.
Jane sings very well. Her father is a famous musician.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following sentence.
The last time I saw her was three years ago.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following sentence.
"Why don't we go camping at the weekend?" he said.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following sentence.
My bedroom is small. I cannot put that big table in it.