Midterm English Quiz

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

• cooked

• helped

• intended

• laughed

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

• optimistic

• occupy

• population

• disposal

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

• office

• result

• nature

• farmer

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

• selection

• summary

• festival

• holiday

I ____ a lot of time travelling since I got this new job.

• spent

• has spent

• spend

• have spent

I had prepared dinner before I______to work.

• had gone

• was going

• went

• is going

He__________on the bank fishing when he saw a man's hat floating down the river.

• is sitting

• was sitting

• were sitting

• sat

Young people are starting to practise simple green living, ______ will help to save our planet for future generations.

• that

• which

• where

• who

______, we will leave for the conference at the City Hall.

• While it was stopping raining

• As soon as it stops raining

• Once it stopped raining

• When it had stopped raining

____ youngest boy has just started going to school

• Ø (no article)

• The

• a

• an