English 12: Review Unit 1 2 3

Choose the word whose main stress is put differently from that of the others in the group.

• academic

• advantage

• achievement

• aggressive

[Correction] Buying clothes are often a very time- consuming practice because those clothes that a person likes are rarely the one that fit him or her.

• are

• time-consuming

• because

• are rarely the one

[Correct] Although her severe pain, she tried to walk to the auditorium to attend the lecture.

• Although

• severe

• to walk

• to attend

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

The number of young people finding a part-time job in big cities has fluctuated over the past five years.

• increased                     

• decreased                       

• levelled out  

• fell

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 

The film was so successful that the main actor became a household name afterwards. 

• a well-known person

• an unknown actor 

• an experienced director

• a house owner 

While girls lack of ___________, boys often overestimate their abilities.

• confidential

• confidently

• confident

• confidence

He is living with his uncle because his parents ______ in an accident last year.

• brought up

• looked up to

• passed away

• grew up

My father phoned me to say that he would come _______ home late.

• a

• an

• the

• X (nothing)

_________ the cold weather, the match will not be cancelled.

• Although

• Because

• Because of

• Despite

John has played the guitar since he was twelve. 

• John has started to play the guitar since he was twelve. 

• It has been twelve years since John played the guitar. 

• The last time John played the guitar was at the age of twelve. 

• John began to play the guitar when he was twelve.