De EL(9)

TEST 2
I. Phonetics:
Pronunciation: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. height B. eight C. weight D. freight
2. A. choir B. soil C. point D. coin
3. A. agent B. place C. surface D. ancient
4. A. good B. mood C. noon D. pool
5. A. bury B. nurse C. hurt D. curly
Stress: Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
6. A. adorable B. ability C. impossible D. entertainment
7. A. engineer B. corporate C. difficult D. different
8. A. popular B. position C. horrible D. positive
9. A. selfish B. correct C. purpose D. surface
10. A. permission B. computer C. million D. perfection
II. Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
1. If you work for us, you`ll get somewhere to live…………free
A. for B. of C. at D. out
2. They took pride……….being the best players of the school.
A. of B. in C. on D. at
3. She still remembered how he had broken down and cried………a baby.
A. as if B. as C. like D. same as
4. - I`m sorry about that! - Well,………
A. you`re welcome B. of course C. thank you D. it`s OK
5. Pam, what would you…………do tomorrow morning?
A. like B. rather C. better D. ought to
6. I wish I………..there yesterday afternoon!
A. was B. were C. had been D. would have been
7. She saw me, but she didn`t bother…………hello to me.
A. to have said B. say C. saying D. to say
8. She`d prefer to go out………….home.
A. than to stay B.than staying
C. rather than staying D. rather than to stay
9. We could not use fire fighting equipment because the water pipes……….
A. would burst B. used to burst C. have burst D. had burst
10. It`s no use……….him really. He had to do what he had been told to.
A. to blame B. for blaming C. you blame D. blaming
11. Have you got a car………?
A. of your own B. of yourself C. of you D. of your
12. I am not accustomed……………in public.
A. to speak B. to speaking C. speaking D. at speaking
13. Either John or his brothers…………the keys to the car.
A. has been taken B. has taken C. have taken D. have been taken
14. Just watch me, and do………..I tell you.
A. whoever B. whenever C. however D. whatever
15. What we heard…………
A. encouraged B. was encouraging
C. encouraging D. was encouraged
16. I would have met you at the bus terminal if I……….that you……….
A. knew/were arriving B. knew/arrived
C. had known/arrived D. had known /arriving
17. The fewer bags you take,…………trouble you will have.
A. the fewer B. the least C. the little D. the less
18. ……….where to find the key, the boy could not open the safe.
A. Knowing not B. Knew not C. Not knowing D. Didn`t know
19. This house needs……………..
A. to repaint B. repainted C. to be repainting D. repainting
20. They received…………advice from their parents that they