Test for university (1) potx

Test for university (1)

I. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:

1. A. beautiful B. elephant C. already D. usually

2. A. theatre B. Unknown C. absence D. dinner

3. A. amuse B. imagine C. interest D. surprise

4. A. especially B. beautiful C. quickly D. lately

5. A. policeman B. performer C. engineer D. assistant

II. Choose the best answer:

6. The film was ……..on the book of the same name.

A. founded B. built C. constructed D. based

7. The old houses were …….down to make way for block of flats.

A. put B. hit C. banged D. knocked

8. “ Susan is already in bed.” – “ She rarely stays up late, ….?

A. doesn’t she B. will she C. does she D. won’t she

9. “ Why didn’t you attend the concert?” – “ I would have gone if I…..time”.

A. have had B. have C. would have D. had had

10. Seldom ………what I mean.

A. he understands B. he understood C. does he understand D. did he understand

11. It happened …..we were asleep last Friday night.

A. During B. for C. While D. since

12. After the way he treated you , if I …you I wouldn’t return the call.

A. be B. am C . were D. was

13. They listened….while the examiner gave them the directios for part.

A. attentive B. attentiveness C. attentively D. attention

14. Jackson is an ………..person , I’d like to meet him.

A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. of interest

15. The man I saw at the bank ………….

A. who was my English teacher last year B. my English teacher last year

C. is my English teacher last year D. was my Egnlish teacher last year.

16. We’ll be there as soon as we ……….a babysitter for our son.

A. will find B. found C. find D. had found

17. “ Would you like a cigareete?” – “…………”

A. Yes, please. I don’t like smoking B. No, thanks. I don’t smoke.

C. Sorry, I like smoking D. I wouldn’t like it.

18. What’s the weather like today? - …………

A. It’s summer B. I don’t’ like it C. Hot , as usual D. Let’s go to the

beach

19. Try again. Don’t give …….hope.

A. out B. off C. up D. on

20. We are considering buying a house in Maryville, but we want to find out ………

A. what the taxes are B. the taxes what are C. what are the taxes D. the taxes are

21. Everyone looks much …………today than he did yesterday.

A. happy B. happily C. more happily D. happier

22. The ……………of a pair of birds leave the nest when they big enough to fly.

A. off springs B. parents C. ancestors d. mates

23. The students like that professor’s course because …………..

A. there was few if any homework B. not a lot of homework

C. of there wasn’t a great amount of homework D. there was little or no homework.

24. He gave ………………..

A. to the class a tough assignment B. the class a tough assingment

C. a tough assingment for the class D. an assingment very tough to the class

25. The more she worked, …………….

A. the less she achieved B. she achieved not enough C. she din’t

achieve enough D. she was achieving less

25. It was not until she arrived in class………….realised she had forgotten her book.

A. and she B. that she C. she D. that

26. When Henry arrived home after a hard day at work, his wife…………………

A. was sleeping B. slept C. has slept D. has been sleeping