TEST YOURSELF A pps

TEST YOURSELF A

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. brings B. leaves C. coughs D. days

2. A. goes B. shoes C. knows D. uses

3. A. tastes B. washes C. buses D. arranges

4. A. derived B. cleaned C. cancelled D. guessed

5. A. promoted B. added C. pressed D. founded

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

1. A. social B. conduct C. survey D. value

2. A. marvelous B. attention C. consider D. excited

3. A. verbal B. whistle C. precede D. marriage

4. A. attract B. decide C. reject D. beauty

5. A. solution B. suitable C. confidence D. family

III. Vocabulary and structure

1. Don’t worry. I’ll ....... you a hand with the washing up.

A. borrow B. give C. return D. take

2. Birds make nests in trees _________ they can hide their young in the leaves and branches.

A. which B. whereC. that D. in where

3. Why don’t you make it bigger and more colourful in order to ....... people/s attention.

A. keep B. hold C. attract D. raise

4. It is almost _____________ for young people leaving school today to get a job.

A. possible B. impossible C. possibly D. impossibly

5. She........ this cool pair of blue sunglasses.

A. is just buying B. has just bought C. had just bought D. is just going to buy.

6. Then, he....... something that his boss........ sometime before.

A. remembered/had said B. had remembered/said

C. remembered/ was saying D. was remembering / said

7. They explained that they ....... a slight technical problem.

A. would have B. were having C. are having D. have had

8. He....... that she had been chosen to play in the national team.

A. said her B. told C. talked to her D. told her

9. They wanted to know ...... in the area .

A. how long would you stay B. if you would stay how long

C. how long you would stay D. how long will you stay

10. She asked me........ you work on the project.

A. if you had finished B. whether you finished C. you had finished D. if you have

finished

11. It’s not easy to change people’s ...... toward a certain problem.

A. attitude B. idea C. opinion D. thinking

12. We have decided to interview only ten _________________ for the job.

A. appliances B. applicants C. applicable D. applications

13. The government encourages all of the students in all parts of the country _______ the

compulsory education.

A. to finish B. finish C. finishing D. finished

14. Non – verbal ....... such as waving, nodding or shaking of the head also have cultural

meanings.

A. signs B. signals C. hints D. marks

15. You should ask him about your choice because he often made the right _______.

A. decides B. decision C. decisive D. deciding

16. If I ____________ it was a formal party, I _______________ jeans and a jumper.

A. knew – wouldn’t have worn C. had known – wouldn’t wear

B. knew – wouldn’t wear D. had known – wouldn’t have worn