Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
invention
question
serious
suggest
Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
centigrade
center
cigarette
courage
Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Choose the most suitable response to complete the following exchange.
Is it a good film?
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I’m sorry I’m late.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
I do resent the fact that Josh was promoted and I wasn’t, yes.
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There’s a risk factor with all medication, but honestly, the risk with this particular drug is negligible.
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We need to plan carefully to eliminate all risk of failure.
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The local authorities need to crack down on illegal parking, in my opinion.
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In order to _________ your e-mail messages, you must type in your password.
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Even when a show is _________, it is sometimes possible to get in.
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My mother was very angry when she got home, and demanded to know who was responsible _______ the mess.
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How would you describe an action that was extremely dangerous?
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Joining a gym ______, but I didn’t really fancy the idea.
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I spoke to Victor last night and he said he ______ while he was on holiday.
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_______ Eliot better tell his mum what happened?
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It’s essential that the documents ______ be destroyed immediately.
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If I’d known you were coming, I ______ a cake.
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I’m sorry, but I’ve got _______ much work to do to come to the beach today.
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Did you plan to meet up with Emma in London, or was it just a _______?
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He said it was an accident, but I know he did it on ________.
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My feet are _______. I guess my new shoes are a bit tight.
The new regulations have _____ up a number of problems for the company.
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Reports are coming in that a flood has hit a heavily ________ area in the south of India.
Read the following passage and choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 35.
Cartoon films
Cartoon films have very few limits. If you can draw something, you can (26) it move on the cinema screen. The use (27) new ideas and advanced computer programs means that cartoons are becoming exciting again for people of (28) ages.
By the (29) of the 1970s, the cinema world had decided that cartoons were only for children.
But soon (30) , one or two directors had some original new ideas. They proved that it was possible to make films in which both adults and children could (31) the fun.
However, not (32) cartoon film was successful. The Black Cauldron, for example, failed, mainly because it was too (33) for children and too childish for adults. Directors learnt from this (34) , and the film companies began to make large (35) of money again.
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 43.
Clays and muds and rocks are made of tiny crystals. They are abundant on Earth and probably always have been. When you look at the surface of some types of clay and other minerals with a scanning electron microscope, you see an amazing and beautiful sight. Crystals grow like rows of flowers or cactuses, gardens of inorganic rose petals, tiny spirals like cross-sections of succulent plants, bristling organ pipes, complicated angular shapes folded as if in miniature crystalline origami, writhing growths like worm casts or squeezed toothpaste. The ordered patterns become even more striking at greater levels of magnification. At levels that betray the actual position of atoms, the surface of a crystal is seen to have all the regularity of a machine-woven piece of herringbone tweed. But - and here is the vital point - there are flaws. Right in the middle of an expanse of orderly herringbone there can be a patch, identical to the rest except that it is twisted round at a different angle so that the “weave” goes off in another direction. Or the weave may lie in the same direction, but each row has “slipped” half a row to one side. Nearly all naturally occurring crystals have flaws. And once a flaw has appeared, it tends to be copied as subsequent layers of crystal encrust themselves on top of it.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
The word “abundant” (line 1) is closest in meaning to
The patterns of crystals are best seen when
The word “they” (line 1) refers to
It can be inferred from the passage that crystals
Based on the information in the passage, all of the following statements about crystals are true EXCEPT that they ________
According to the passage, when a flaw occurs in a crystal it___________
The word “row” in line 12 is closest in meaning to
Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Although my friends have urged me to change my taste in music, I still favour country-western music, which is always availability on the radio.
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When zippers are easy to use, it took almost half a century to perfect the zipper and find a way to manufacture them economically.
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For a rattlesnake, a dozen or so meals a year are quite sufficiency.
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The climate is undergoing such radical changes that scientists are worried.
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Tina and Charlie are having a party this Saturday. They’re identical twins.
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Guy is now engaged to my sister. His sister is married to my brother.
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Glynn became a social worker to help people less fortunate than himself.