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SPEED UP 11

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 39mins

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Class
Date
1.

Mark the letter A, 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.

a)

A. wanted

b)

B. stopped

c)

C. decided

d)

D. hated

2.

Mark the letter A, 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.

a)

A. work

b)

B. stork

c)

C. force

d)

D. form

3.

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 primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

A. confide

b)

B.

approach

c)

C. install

d)

D. enter

4.

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 primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

A. volunteer

b)

B. protection

c)

C. conclusion

d)

D. attention

5.

He usually gets up at 6 o’clock, __________?

a)

A. does he

b)

B. doesn’t he

c)

C. do they

d)

D. don’t they

6.

A modern hospital___________in this town soon.

a)

A. will be built

b)

B. will build

c)

C. will built

d)

D. will be build

7.

I think jeans will not go__________of style soon.

a)

A. down

b)

B. away

c)

C. out

d)

D. off

8.

The better the weather is, .

a)

A. the most crowded the beaches get

b)

B. the most the beaches get crowded

c)

C. the more crowded the beaches get

d)

D. the more the beaches get crowded


9.

She has just bought .

a)

A. an interesting French old painting


b)

B. an old interesting French painting

c)

C. a French interesting old painting

d)

D. an interesting old French painting

10.

When it started to rain, they ______through the forest.

a)

A. was walking

b)

B. were walking

c)

C. walked


d)

D. are walking

11.

______________ they do not have much experience; their applications have been approved.

a)

A. Because

b)

B. Although


c)

C. Because of

d)

D. In spite of

12.

I will call you ______.

a)

A. when I get off the plane

b)

B. as soon as I got off the plane

c)

C. until I got off the plane

d)

D. after I had got off the plane


13.

______ twice, he didn’t want to try again.

a)

A. Fail

b)

B. Having failed

c)

C. Is failing

d)

D. To fail

14.

What__________views do Americans and Asians have about love and marriage?

a)

A. tradition

b)

B. traditionally

c)

C. traditionalism

d)

D. traditional

15.

The online game “Dumb ways to die” quickly______with young people after being released in 2013.

a)

A. took on

b)

B. caught up

c)

C. caught on


d)

D. took up

16.

He always _____________ the crossword in the newspaper before breakfast.

a)

A. writes

b)

B. makes

c)

C. does

d)

D. works

17.

He applied for a teaching _______at Bales University with great confidence.

a)

A. employment


b)

B. post

c)

C. work

d)

D. career

18.

You left your purse in ________sight, so it’s not very surprising that somebody stole it.

a)

A. good

b)

B. clear

c)

C. near

d)

D. plain

19.

Due to widespread deforestation, the _______of wild animals is being severely damaged.

a)

A. accommodation

b)

B. location

c)

C. house

d)

D. habitat

20.

CLOSEST in meaning

The charming old buildings and cottages are a throwback to the colonial past.

a)

A. cunning


b)

B. quickly

c)

C. ugly

d)

D. fascinating

21.

CLOSEST in meaning

The 1960s building boom in Zürich completely changed the rural landscape.

a)

A. thoroughly

b)

B. quickly

c)

C. easily

d)

D. highly

22.

OPPOSITE in meaning

Overpopulation in big cities has severely affected the air and water quality.

a)

A. seriously


b)

B. insignificantly

c)

C. largely

d)

D. commonly

23.

OPPOSITE in meaning

I'm sure it won't rain, but I'll take an umbrella just to be on the safe side.

a)

A. careful

b)

B. easy

c)

C. careless

d)

D. difficult

24.

Daisy wants to invite her classmate, Joe, to her birthday party.

- Daisy: “Listen, I am having a birthday party next Friday. Do you want to come?”

- Joe: “______ What time does it start?”

a)

A. Sure, I’d love to.

b)

B. Sorry. I’m busy then.

c)

C. I can’t agree with you.


d)

D. I like a party.

25.

Tom and Linda are talking about jobs they would like to choose.

- Tom: “I think working as a doctor is a challenging job.”

- Linda: “______”

a)

A. It’s a good idea.

b)

B. Not at all.

c)

C. I’m sorry, but I agree with you.

d)

D. That’s exactly what I think.


26.

The (28) ______ of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States.

a)

A. number

b)

B. amount

c)

C. deal

d)

D. plenty

27.

With no vaccine to protect against influenza infection and no antibiotics to treat secondary bacterial infections that can be associated with influenza infections, control efforts worldwide were limited to non-pharmaceutical interventions such as isolation, quarantine, good personal hygiene, use of disinfectants, and limitations of public gatherings, (30) ______ were applied unevenly.

a)

A. when

b)

B. where


c)

C. which

d)

D. that

28.

Mexico initially cast some doubt over Opec’s plans, after apparently refusing to sign up to its share of cuts, which would have been 400,000 barrels per day (bpd).


The word “which” in paragraph 3 refers to ______.

a)

A. share of cuts

b)

B. some doubt

c)

C. Opec’s plans


d)

D. 400,000 barrels

29.

The meeting had been expected to seal the deal on production cuts, but the statement pledged that the G20 would work together to ensure oil “market stability”.

According to paragraph 4, G20 would work together to ensure ______.

a)

A. oil market stability

b)

B. effective control of Covid-19


c)

C. faster global recovery

d)

D. statement after a virtual summit

30.

In May 2006, the couple had a baby girl, Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt.


Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie had a baby girl, Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt in ______.

a)

A. 1995

b)

B. 2000


c)

C. 2012

d)

D. 2006

31.

In July 2008, Pitt and Jolie had twins: a boy, Knox Leon, and a girl, Vivienne Marcheline. They also have three adopted children: Maddox, Pax Thien and Zahara.


The word “They” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.

a)

A. Mr. and Mrs. Smith

b)

B. Mrs. Smith and Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt


c)

C. Pitt and Jolie

d)

D. Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline

32.

Peter and David are playing the piano in the living room in the morning yesterday.

a)

are

b)

the

c)

in

d)

living

33.

Upon reaching the destination, a number of personnel are expected to change its reservations and proceed to Hawaii.

a)

reaching

b)

are

c)

its

d)

proceed to

34.

In Italy public opinion as a whole was favourite to the visit, especially as it was not considered an obstacle to the protected increase of the army and navy

a)

as a whole

b)

favourite

c)

especially as

d)

protected increase

35.

This is the most interesting man I’ve ever met.

a)

A. I’ve ever met a more interesting man than this one before.


b)

B. I’ve never met the most interesting man before.

c)

C. I’ve never met an interesting man before.

d)

D. I’ve never met a more interesting man than this one before.

36.

“Would you like to come out to dinner with me tonight, Jenny?” Paul said.

a)

A. Paul suggested that Jenny go out to dinner with him that night.

b)

B. Paul insisted on Jenny going out to dinner with him that night.


c)

C. Paul invited Jenny to go out to dinner with him that night.

d)

D. Pau offered Jenny to go out to dinner with him that night

37.

You are required to clean the house instead of your brother

a)

A. you needn’t clean the house instead of your brother

b)

B. You must clean the house instead of your brother

c)

C. You don’t have to clean the house instead of your brother

d)

D. You might clean the hosue instead of your brother


38.

Jack bought that second-hand car. He then recognized that he shouldn't have done that.

a)

A. Jack wished that he has not bought that second-hand car.


b)

B. Jack wished that he did not buy that second-hand car.

c)

C. Jack regretted to buy that second-hand car.

d)

D. If only Jack hadn’t bought that second-hand car.

39.

Seth informed us of his retirement from the company. He did it when arriving at the meeting.

a)

A. Only after his retiring from the company did Seth tell us about his arrival at the meeting.


b)

B. Not until Seth said to us that he would leave the company did he turn up at the meeting

c)

C. Hardly had Seth notified us of his retiring from the company when he arrived at the meeting.

d)

D. No sooner had Seth arrived at the meeting than we were told about his leaving the company.