Practice

Unit 1
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
A. quality B. readily C. friendly D. replying
A. influenced B. two – sided C. interested D. crooked
A. dangerous B. getting C. January D. village
A. caring B. personality C. patient D. handsome
A. chemistry B. changeable C. school D. comedy
II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different.
A. humorous B. generous C. beautiful D. guitarist
A. sympathy B. important C. quality D. interest
A. modest B. pleasant C. friendly D. admire
A. suspicious B. capable C. loyalty D. constancy
A. unselfishness B. acquaintances C. understanding D. incapable
III. Find the mistakes in the following sentences.
Tom (A) is considered (B) to be the (C) most good student (D) in his class.
(A) If today (B) is Sunday, we (C) would have a lot of fun (D) at the camping site.
I (A) passed my exam last summer, (B) but my friend (C) has just failed (D) her.
I am (A) often made (B) go to bed (C) early by my parents (D) on weekdays.
They are very (A) delighted (B) on hearing that their mother will (C) give a big party (D) at Christmas.
IV. Choose the correct word or phrase for each space.
I’ll give you a lift to the station if ………. in a hurry. A. you’re B. you were C. you’ll be D. you’d be
When he left school, my brother decided to ……….a doctor instead of studying languages.
A. change to B. become C. train for D. study for
It is lovely …………you again after a long time.
A. for seeing B. to seeing C. to see D. seeing
I’ve got lots of …….. but only a few really good friends.
A. best friends B. acquaintances C. neighbours D. partners
We advised him ……… many times but, you know, he is a stubborn boy.
A. of keeping quiet B. to keep quiet C. keeping quiet D. keeping quietly
They made him ………hard.
A. work B. to work C. worked D. working
They invited ………… dinner with them. A. us for having B. us to have C. that we have D. our having
Good friendship should be based on mutual ………….. A. trust B. understanding C. sympathy D. All A, B, C
I felt an animal ………..towards me.
A. to move B. moved C. move D. to moving
Despite many changes in his life, he remained …………. his working principles. A. loyal to B. friendly to C. able to D. influenced
Tom is a selfish boy, he is concerned only with his own …………….
A. likes B. dislikes C. interests D. preference
Friendship is a ……….affair, giving and taking.
A. two-side B. two-sides C. two -siding D. two-sided
She doesn’t write to me as often as she ………. A. used to B. was used to C. gets used to D. has used
We arrived ……………..the station just in time to catch the train. A. in B. at C. to D. for
She wasn’t able to identify the man she ………….that night. A. sees B. was seen C. will see D. had seen
V. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer.
My friend and I had a problem about our holiday last year. I wanted to have a lazy seaside holiday because I was tired and needed to relax. I love lying in the sun, drinking ice -cold beer and reading a good book. But Natalie likes busy, cultural holidays. She likes visiting museums and galleries. She hates sunbathing because she always goes red, not brown. The travel agent