Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.
wicked
watched
stopped
cooked
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
donate
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 underlined part that needs correction.
I don’t approve of leave small children home alone.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
In spite of the traffic jam, I came home late last night.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
Although he is an interested man, we don’t like him at all.
I went home early _____ I was not feeling well.
Choose the correct answer.
When I called her, she _______ a bath.
There are _____ biscuits in the packet.
Choose the correct answer.
She’s always willing to help but she doesn't want _______ at home unless there is an emergency.
Please move the chairs ____ the aisle. They're ____ my way.
I went to the bookstore, but I couldn't find the book _____.
Choose the correct answer.
I used to ____ hard when I was a student.
Choose the correct answer.
Bob studied ______ in university.
He learns English _____ than we do.
Christina and John are in the English evening class.
Christina: “Why do you think most people learn English?"
John:"_____"
- "Would you like a cup of coffee?"
- "_____ ."
Instead of staying in the hotel all the time, we wanted to go out and be adventurous.
The word which is opposite in meaning to the underlined word is _____.
Choose the word(s) which is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Nothing concentrates the mind better than the knowledge that you could die tomorrow.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
In some rural areas, women and girls are forced to do most of the housework.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Mary is planning to tie the knot with her German boyfriend next June.
Read and choose the best answer for each space.
River deep, mountain high!
From the top of the highest mountain to the bottom of the sea, the world is of extremes. Let's take a look at some of the most amazing ones.
With temperatures well beside freezing and very strong winds, a mountain top is an extreme place to be! The tallest mountain the planet is, of course, Mount Everest. Its peak rises 8.850 metres above sea level. Over the years, 1,200 people the long, lonely climb to the top of Everest!
The Sahara Desert is in North Africa and is about the same size as the USA! With so much sun and very little rain, summer temperatures there are often over 32° Celsius. The hottest temperature ever recorded on earth was in the Sahara the temperature reached 58° Celsius!
The Amazon is one of the longest rivers in the world. It begins in the mountains of Peru, goes across South America and ends at the Atlantic Ocean. If you ever go on a to the Amazon, be very careful! As well as the lovely pink dolphins, there are also some horrible creatures in the water, including flesh-eating piranha!
Adapted from Close-up B1 pre-intermediate student’s book
Read the following passage then choose the best answer to each question below.
Peru's Inca Indians first grew potatoes in the Andes Mountains in about 200 BC. Spanish conquistadors brought potatoes to Europe, and colonists brought them to America. Potatoes are fourth on the list of the world's food staples - after wheat, corn, and rice. Today, Americans consume about 140 pounds of potatoes per person every year, while Europeans eat twice as many.
One of our favorite ways to eat potatoes is in the form of potatoes chips. While Benjamin Franklin was the American ambassador to France, he went to a banquet where potatoes were prepared in 20 different ways. Thomas Jefferson, who succeeded Franklin as our French ambassador, brought the recipe for thick-cut, French fried potatoes to America. He served French fries to guests at the White House in 1802 and at his home, Monticello.
A native American chef named George Crum created the first potato chips on August 24, 1853, at Moon Lake Lodge in Saratoga, New York. He became angry when a diner complained that his French fries were too thick, so he sliced the potatoes as thinly as possible, making them too thin and crisp to eat with a fork. The diner loved them, and potato chips were born. In 1860, Chef Crum opened his own restaurant and offered a basket of potato chips on every table.
Joe “Spud” Murphy and Seamus Burke produced the world’s first seasoned crisps, cheese & onion, and salt & vinegar chips, in the 1950s in Ireland. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, crisps are what we, in the United States, call potato chips, while their chips refer to our French fries. Ketchup-flavored chips are popular in the Middle East and Canada. Seaweed-Navored chips are popular in Asia, and chicken-flavored chips are popular in Mexico. Other flavors from around the world include paprika, pickled onions, béarnaise, meat pie, chili crab, salmon teriyaki, borscht, Caesar salad, roasted sausage, firecracker lobster, roast ox, haggis and black pepper, olive, and spaghetti.
(Adapted from https: //en.isicollective.com)
What is the main idea of the passage?
The word "them" in paragraph 1 refers to _____.
The word “banquet” in the second paragraph can be best replaced by the word ____.
Which of the following is a true statement?
Potato chips are called _____ in the United Kingdom.
Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.
We / not write / each other / since / we / leave / school.
Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.
building / destroy / 1480 / earthquake.
Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.
doctor / suggest / he / stop / smoke / and / drink.
Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.
The old man / bike / I / borrow / yesterday / work / this factory / now.
Choose the sentence closest in meaning to the following sentence.
“I will give you the answer by the end of the lesson,” Tom said to Janet.
Choose the sentence closest in meaning to the following sentence.
We do not need much furniture because the room is small.
Choose the sentence closest in meaning to the following sentence.
He smokes so much, perhaps, that's why he can't get rid of his cough.
Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.
The weather was very hot. The boys continued playing football in the schoolyard.