Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others information entertainment offer afternoon?

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others.

1. A. information B. entertainment C. offer D. afternoon

2. A. difference B. remote C. rural D. urban

3. A. believe B. recycle C. exciting D. nature

4. A. traffic B. apartment C. arrange D. supply

5. A. facility B. community C. happy D. humidity

Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentences below.

6. These boxes are _______.

A. too heavy carrying B. too heavy to carry C. so heavy to carry D. heavy to carry

7. The president is deeply concerned _______ this issue.

A. about B. to C. in D. on

8. There is a big difference _______ British and German schools.

A. between B. from C. with D. of

9. Martina’s mother has been her coach_______ many years.

A. since B. for C. as D. when

10. Americans often say “Thank you” when you help them _______ something.

A. do B. doing C. to do D. A&C are correct

11. Is your English _______ better?

A. get B. got C. getting D. geting

12. _______ is a longtime when there is not enough rain.

A. Storm B. Drought C. Typhoon D. Flood

13. That child is getting_______ every day.

A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. biger

14. Mary and I are looking forward _______ you.

A. of seeing B. for seeing C. to seeing D. to see

15. It has been the_______ day in London for 35 years.

A. hoter B. hotter C. hotest D. hottest

16. At school, pupils are taught in order to have good ________.

A. health b. pride C. satisfaction D. behavior

17. It’s becoming more_______ to go out alone at night.

A. danger B. dangerous C. dangerously D. dangerousness

18. They are very concerned about their son’s illness.

A. worried B. uncomfortable C. unhappy D. dissatisfactory

19. I’ve lost my keys. Can you help me to look _______ them?

A. after B. at C. for D. Forward

20. Anna was excited and happy_______ the baby.

A. on B. at C. of D. about

21. The weather is getting_______.

A. warmer B. warmly C. warmness D. warming

22. TV is bringing _______ information _______ entertainment.

A. not only / but also B. so/that C. either/or D. more/ than

23. I _______ him yet.

A. won’t meet B. didn’t meet C. haven’t met D. don’t meet

24. The film was _______ than the book.

A. more excited B. more exciting C. the most exciting D. the most excited

25. The earth _______ warmer.

A. slowly gets B. is slowly getting C. slowly gets D. is getting slowly

Read the passage and then choose the best answer to the following questions.

A recent survey shows that Britons hate their neighbors. The results are alarming. 80% of the people who took part in the survey feel that their neighbors are inconsiderate. 25% don’t talk to the people who live next door and 10% don’t even know their names. In fact, one million householders in Britain would like to move because of the people that live next door.

The biggest cause of friction is noise. Many of the complaints about noise came from people who live in flats and divided houses. The other major problems are arguments about car parking spaces, and old people complaining about the young.

inconsiderate (adj) : thiếu quan tâm/ survey (n) : khảo sát/ friction (n) : sự xích mích

26. What does the word ‘hate’ in line 1 mean?

A. dislike someone very much B. like someone very much

C. love someone very much D. proud of someone

27. We could replace ‘took part in’ in line 2 with _______.

A. participated in B. joined C. cared for D. A & B are correct

28. _______ of the people who took part in the survey don’t know their neighbors’ names.

A. 80% B. 25% C. 10% D. One million

29. How many householders in Britain would like to move because of their neighbors?

A. 80% of them B. 25% of them C. 10% of them D. one million

30. Which of the following is true?

A. Just some Britons hate their neighbors.

B. 80% of the -people who took part in the survey feel that their neighbors are nice.

C. Noise isn’t the biggest cause of friction.

D. One of the major problems is arguments about car parking places.

Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

31. They (never talk) ___________________ to each other since the children left home.

32. This is the first time I (be) ____________ here.

33. He always hates (answer) ____________ the phone.

34. Our friend is in hospital. We ____________ him this afternoon. (visit)

35. Driving ____________ (cause) many accidents.

Rewrite the sentences, so that their meaning stays the same.

36. She started living in this area five years ago.

She has____________________________________________________________________

37. She sings more beautifully than her sister. (use as… as)

Her sister__________________________________________________________________

38. It’s interesting to take part in the young pioneers club.

We are interested ____________________________________________________________

39. The weather was fine. We could go camping. (use enough)

_________________________________________________________________________

40. He is not strong enough to carry the box. (use too…to)

The box___________________________________________________________________

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