English Language Quiz

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.

• amenity

• accomplish

• optimistic

• Distraction

If you train harder in three months, you ______ run a marathon.

• must

• might not

• can

• should not

The longer the talk about the matter is, _________.

• the situation seems worse

• the worse seem the situation

• the worse the situation seems

• the situation seems the worse

There is a big _____ site near my house, so it's very noisy.

• construction

• construct

• constructing

• Constructed

The committee has _____ a survey of parking problems in residential areas.

• cut down

• come around

• worked out

• carried out

Altdorf is a _____ city with a huge number of foreigners, traders, adventurers, etc.

• quiet

• peaceful

• bustling

• Tranquil

The facilities which are available to everybody in an area like parks, schools, shopping centres, etc. are public _____.

• services

• amenities

• features

• offices

We'd better get an _____ to check the electrical wiring before we start decorating.

• engineer

• architect

• electrician

• Artist

The government _____ their objective of reducing violent crime.

• succeeded

• managed

• accomplished

• Got

Our teacher agreed to extend the _____ by two weeks.

• finish

• deadline

• limit

• Allotment