Test yourself

TEST YOURSELF
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. combine B. collect C. commerce D. correct
2. A. change B. English C. single D. anger
3. A. dealt B. dreamt C. heal D. jealous
4. A. companion B. comparison C. company D. compartment
5. A. customer B. product C. subtract D. public
II. Chosse the word that has the stress pattern different from the others:
6. A. influential B. opportunity C. temperament D. expectation
7. A. government B. employment C. refusal D. redudant
8. A. improvement B. occasion C. believe D. interest
9. A. industrial B. interfere C. develope D. activity
10. A. extremely B. necessary C. necessity D. co-operate
III. Choose the best answer:
11. It’s quite a long way, isn’t it? We _____ about 5 miles by the time we get back, I’d say.
A. have walked B. had walked C. will have walked D. would have walked
12. Why did you stay at a hotel when you went to New York? You _____ with Edward.
A. can stay B. could stay C. have stayed D. could have stayed
13. You need to support your ideas with facts and _____ .
A. numbers B. figures C. informatios D. material
14. I never read the instruction manual. I learned how to use the computer by trial and _____ .
A. error B. mistake C. test D. experiment
15. I never read _____ newpapers during this week, but I buy _____ Observer every Sunday and I read it in _____ bed.
A. - / the / - B. the / the / - C. the / a / the D.a / a / the
16. This drop _____ 20% will make plasma televisions affordable for average person.
A. by B. at C. to D. of
17. When she died, she gave _____ all her money to a charity for cats.
A. away B. out C. on D. off
18. Let’s settle this argument once and for _____ .
A. all B. ever C. always D. once
19. The complaints he received were like water off a duck’s _____ .
A. wings B. back C. feather D. body
20. It is imperative that this letter _____ immediately.
A. were sent B. sends C. be sent D. is sent
21. A large number of India men agreed that it was unwise to confide _____ their wives.
A. in B. up C. on D. to
22. The woman Peter’s in love with _____ doesn’t know he is a lady-killer.
A. whom B. who C.that D. –
23. I’m not sure, but _____ I’m concerned it sounds like a great idea.
A. according to B. as long as C. on the whole D. as far as
24. Let’s _____ a date to go and see “Arcadia” one day next week.
A. do B. make C. organize D. hold
25.The stolen painting was _____ a large sum of money.
A. worth B. valued C. cost D. priced
26. The price of such television should peak _____ a little over $1200.
A. by B. at C. in D. on
27. Many pop stars love being the _____ of attention.
A. middle B. point C. element D. centre
28. A: Do you still live there? B: No, _____ . We’ve moved to a new house.
A. not now B. I don’t live C. any longer D. not yet
29. The