Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. effective B. eradicate C. enthusiatic D. effort
2. A. representative B. general C. refreshment D. celebrate
3. A. damage B. luggage C. manage D. teenage
4. A. jumped B. travelled C. seemed D. stared
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest.
5. A. annual B. announce C. formal D. sculpture
6. A. maximum B. windowpane C. enjoyment D. organise
7. A. complete B. worksheet C. explain D. observe
8. A. disappointed B. competition C. representative D. participate
Make the best choice.
The contest aimed to stimulate the spirit of learning ________________students.
A. on B. for C. of D. among
Such questions provide a useful means of ________________student’ interest.
A. expressing B. encouraging C. stimulating D. providing
We took park in a sponsored walk________________the poor.
A. organised B. organising C. that organized D. had organised
We strongly recommend________________your luggage when you travel.
A. to insure B. you insuring C. your insuring D. you to insure
She was the first in her family________________a college education.
A. get B. getting C. to get D. gotten
The weather report says that________________ten inches of snow now.
A. maybe there are B. there might be C. there may be D. we may be have
“You got home late last night.” “The Morgans insisted________________for dinner.”
A. on our staying B. for us to stay C. That wewere staying D. about staying
________________in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the US.
A. Fouding B. Founded C. Being founded D. It was fouded
I’m not surprised Margaret’s ill. With all the voluntary work she’s________________she’s really been doing too much.
A. taken off B. taken on C. taken in D. taken to
Jane appears________________some weight. Has she been ill?
A. having lost B. having been lost C. to have lost D. to have been lost
________________received law degrees as today.
A. Never so many women have B. Never have so many women
C. the women have never D. Women who have never
Minh was the winner and he was ________________a set of CDs for studying English.
A. awarded B. announced C. welcomed D. responded
The teacher said “Time is up”. It means “Time is________________”
A. started B. increased C. shortened D. finished
More and more people are taking part in the struggle________________illiteracy.
A. for B. against C. with D. about
We were made________________hard when we were at school.
A. to study B. study C. studying D. studied

________________a painter, but he also took an interest in the flight of birds.
A. Not only Rembrandt was B. Although was
C. Despite Rembrandt being D. Not only was Rembrandt

The wedding day was ________________ chosen by the parents of the groom.
A. careless B. careful C. carefully D. carelessly
Books are still a cheap way to get information and ________________.
A. entertainment B. entertain C. entertaining D. entertainer
By december next year I here ________________ for nine years.
A. will be working B. will work C. will have been working D. have been working
American men rarely shake hands when________________.
A. they’re introduced B. they say hello C. they say goodbye D. they are the hosrs
Tom is thought ________________ the runaway murderer last weedkend.
A. to meet B. to have met C. to be met D. that he met
You will be ill ________________ you stop working so hard like that.
A. untill B. if C. unless D. when
Read the following passage and then choose the best answers.
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f women choose to pursue a career once they have children, they often miss out on a close (31)______ with their children. Helen Jamieson is a mother of three who has