Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
lose
close
open
hold
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
passed
opened
washed
worked
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.
My father often goes to church _____ Sundays.
Your brother will be a very good writer one day, ______?
Remind me _____ some batteries for my Walkman, OK?
With his good sense of humor, Martin is _____ with the students.
Bill is completely fed _____ with his job and is thinking of leaving.
I set the alarm for five o'clock _____ oversleep.
_____ sun appears much larger and brighter than other stars because we are so close to it.
A few stars make millions of dollars, but most ______ earn very little.
_____ there was a pressure of time, we managed to complete the project on time.
Sam is talking to Rosy about the “Green Project”.
Sam: “What about using banana leaves instead of plastic bags to wrap vegetables?”
Rosy: “_____.”
- “Remember to phone me when you arrive at the airport.”
- “_____.”
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
I have tried hard, but it is difficult to find the solution to this maths problem.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The beautiful sandy beach with a lot of sunshine and good food made his holiday complete.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined word(s)
During the five-decade history, the Asian Games have been advancing in all aspects.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
He's been a bit depressed ever since he got his bad exam results.
Read the passage and choose the suitable word to fill in the blanks.
What a load of rubbish!!
It's difficult to believe that years of people working hard to fight pollution and take action the environment, we still have a long way to go before we succeed.
Oceanographers have discovered a huge ‘plastic soup’ made from rubbish floating in the Pacific Ocean. This island of rubbish has been growing slowly for over 60 years and is now so big it goes from California to Hawaii and nearly to Japan. It everything you could imagine, from plastic bags to children's toys and even plastic swimming pools!
The ‘Great Garbage Patch’ as it's sometimes called, causes of problems. One of these is the chemicals it produces in the sea. These chemicals and small pieces of plastic are now appearing in fish, and obviously, this means the plastic-filled fish could get our dinner plates!
It’s not all bad news . At the moment, a conversation group is investigating if the 100 million tons of waste can be turned into fuel and used in a positive way.
Let’s hope they take action behind the ‘plastic soup’ now before it gets any bigger!
(Adapted from Close-up B1 pre-intermediate)
Read the following passage then choose the best answer to each question below.
Food Firsts
How much do you know about the history of some of your favorite foods? Do you know when people in England started cooking curry dishes? Do you know in which country pizzas or hamburgers were first made? The facts might surprise you.
Many people think the English found out about curry from people in India in the 1600s. In reality, wealthy English people were eating dishes made with curry spices hundreds of years before British ships traveled to India. Cooks of wealthy English families during the time of King Richard I were making curry dishes, and in fact, the word “curry” can be found in an English language cookbook as far back as 1377.
As for pizza, this dish was probably first made in Persia (what is now Iran). The Persians were eating round, flatbread with cheese in the 500s. That was nearly 1,000 years before pizza appeared in Naples, Italy!
Finally, let’s look at the truth behind hamburgers. Many people think hamburgers are American food. However, according to some stories, hamburgers came from Hamburg, Germany. A German named Otto Kuasw created the first hamburger in 1891. Four years later, German sailors introduced hamburgers to Americans.
Where foods come from isn’t nearly as important as how they taste; as long as they are delicious! So, go get some of your favorite food and dig in.
The word "wealthy" is closest in meaning to _____.
What might people in Naples learn from Persians?
Who introduced hamburgers to Americans?
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
There are many single mothers and single fathers which are raising children by themselves.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
She wishes her parents will come here tomorrow.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
Penny got really annoying yesterday because someone threw rubbish in front of her house.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
There are such many planets in the universe that we cannot count them.
Choose the sentence closest in meaning to the following sentence.
"If I were you, I would never turn the television up late at night," the man told his daughter.
Choose the sentence closest in meaning to the sentence given.
The new tablet doesn’t start up as quickly as the old one.
Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.
“I am having a wonderful time here,” she said.
Choose the sentence closest in meaning to the following sentence.
I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.
Choose the sentence closest in meaning to the following question.
"Why don't you paint the room light blue?" I said to him.
Choose the sentence closest in meaning to the following sentence.
The funny story made all of us laugh our heads off.