Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others. 1. A. breakfast B. alarm C. minute D. quarter 2. A. buffalo B. several C. exactly D. satisfied 3. A. neighbor B. transplant C. husband D. local Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 4. A. banks B. plans C. hours D. leads 5. A. continued B. finished C. watched D. worked 6. A. attract B. clap C. wave D. hand Choose A, B, C, D that best completes each sentence or substitutes the underlined part 7. I ___________ to work on my bicycle every day. A. walk B. ride C. plough D. run 8. Mr. Vy repairs the banks of the plot of land while his wife does the ____________ A. breakfast B. rest C. transplanting D. break 9. Water ______________at 212° Fahrenheit and 100° Celsius/Centigrade. A. boil B. put C. take D. boils 10. I’m going upstairs to ___________ a rest before we go out. A. take B. do C. chat D. give 11. I was born and grew up on the _______of the Red River. A. offices B. bank C. shops D. restaurants 12. Before the plane takes off, passengers must _______their seat belts. A. fasten B. flee C. emit D. unbind 13. My morning _______is to get up at seven, have breakfast, then leave home at eight. A. timetable B. habit C. routine D. action 14. We_______ the seedlings into peaty soil. A. take B. plough C. raise D. transplant 15. What time do you have to get _________ in the morning? A. on B. over C. in D. up 16. Every day, they arrive _______ the field at 5:30 a.m. A. at B. on C. from D. in 17. Does Mr. Vy or his wife pump water __________ their plot of land? A. down B. with C. off D. into 18. He paid a visit to his parents ___________. A. tomorrow B. last weekend C. once a week D. now 19. Harry works all the time. He ______________ A. never relaxes B. relaxes never C. never relax D. relax never 20. She doesn’t _____________home until 10 o’clock. A. come usually B. comes usually C. usually comes D. usually come 21. Sarah ____________ to Oxford to see her mother twice a week. A. goes B. go C. going D. went 22. The last time my mother ________________ a telephone call was two days ago. A. makes B. made C. was making D. make 23. It took the students more than 15 minutes __________ out the answer. A. to find B. finding C. find D. found 24. Ann: "What do you usually do on Sundays?" Mary: "______." A. I used to drive to work B. I’m not doing anything C. I usually sleep until noon D. I’d be sleeping all day 25. - Janet: "Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?" - Susan: "______." A. You’re welcome B. That would be great C. I feel very bored D. I don't agree, I'm afraid Choose the word which is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word. 26. During his break, Mr. Pike is used to drinking tea with his fellow peasants. A. workers B. associates C. mechanics D. farmers Choose the word which is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word. 27. Are you satisfied with what you did? A. interested B. surprised C. contented D. dissatisfied CHOOSE THE UNDERLINED WORD/ PHRASE A, B,C,D THAT NEEDS CORRECTING 28. All the children have been returned safe to their parents. A B C D 29. As soon as the alarm went off, she woke up and getting out of bed. A B C D 30. Tom and his brother have usually their morning tea at 6 o’clock and then they lead the buffalo to the field. A B C D giup em vs