TEST 4
I. PHONETICS
(1-3). Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. a. proud
b. young
c. found
d. out
2. a. school
b. Christmas
c. scholarship
d. chopsticks
3. a. deaf
b. head
c. bread
d. meat
(4-5). Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
4. a. common
b. rubbish
c. machine
d. cyclone
5. a. animal
b. bacteria
c. dynamite
d. pyramid
II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
(6-20). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
6. I had no money ________ me when I came across a nice shirt.
a. by
b. at
c. on
d. over
7. Look ________! There’s a big hole in front of you.
a. on
b. over
c. off
d. out
8. She often goes swimming ________ Sunday mornings.
a. on
b.
over
c. in
d. at
9. Jack insisted that he didn’t need any help, ________ I helped him anyway.
a. and
b. so
c. for
d. but
10. Thousands of people took part in a ________ of support for free higher education.
a. march
b. gathering
c. demonstration
d. crowd
11. It is estimated that four million ________ watched the show on television.
a. observers
b. onlookers
c. viewers
d. spectators
12. Some English words have the same pronunciation ________ they are spelled differently, for
example, dear and deer.
a. unless
b. since
c. even though
d. only if
13. If the engine gets too hot, it ________ to smoke.
a. starts
b. is starting
c. would start
d. will be started
14. Do you know the man ________ over there?
a. stands
b. who stand
c. stood
d. standing
15. I hope the children soon got used ________ in much smaller house.
a. live
b. to live
c. living
d. to living
16. Help is needed for families ________ homes were destroyed in the storm.
a. who’s
b. whose
c. which
d. whom
17. The seeds ________ into flour which is used for pancakes, noodles and breads.
a. grinded
b. are ground
c. are grounded
d. ground
18. ________ the gold medal, he will have to do better than that.
a. To win
b. So he wins
c. That he wins
d. Winning
