Review for the 1st mid-term test

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions

• respect

• dispose

• urban

• reject 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

• evolve

• protection

• robot

• operate

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

• theaters

• authors

• attends

• shifts

She had butterflies in her stomach______ having prepared carefully for the interview.

• although

• due to

• despite

• because

People didn't believe his ________ that he had stolen the money in order to give it to charity.      

• explanatory

• explanation

• explain

• explainable

By the time Pete telephoned me, I _______ updating my social networking profile.

• had already finished

• already finished

• have already finished

• finishes

My parents suggested that my elder brother _________ back to my home village after graduating from university to help the community.

• coming

• to come

• should come

• must come

Yesterday, when I ______ in the living, I _______ something burning in the kitchen.

• watched – smelled

• watched – was smelling

• was watching – smelled

• watched – had smelled

Joe Biden is ________ American politician who _______ 46^th and current president of the US.

• a - the

• an - the

• the - the

• the - a

Proper ______ of harmful chemicals can prevent air and water pollution.

• disposal

• respect

• preserve

• conserve