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THE FIRST REVISION

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
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)

this 

b)

thank  

c)

mother

d)

there

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)

baby 

b)

paper 

c)

ball

d)

hate

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)

nation 

b)

country

c)

accept

d)

social

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)

domestic

b)

musician 

c)

relation  

d)

dedicate

5.

The city ………………. during the war has now been rebuilt.

         

a)

destroy

b)

destroying

c)

destroyed

d)

to destroy

6.

Living in the countryside is .................. than in cities.

             

a)

less peaceful

b)

more peaceful

c)

most peaceful

d)

least peaceful

7.

………………. the letter, Tom will have left for Paris.

      

a)

By the time we receive

b)

Before we received

c)

When we received  

d)

After we received

8.

These facts may be familiar ……………you.

      

a)

with

b)

about 

c)

to

d)

into

9.

She didn’t go yesterday, _________?

            

a)

does she 

b)

doesn't she 

c)

did she

d)

didn’t she

10.

When are you leaving for________ Singapore? This week or next week?

           

a)

0 (no article)

b)

a

c)

an

d)

the

11.

The teacher likes her essay because it’s very __________.

           

a)

imagination 

b)

imagine

c)

imaginative

d)

imaginary

12.

It took him a long time to ______ the death of his wife.

          

a)

take away

b)

get over

c)

take off

d)

get through

13.

It was late, so we decided ______ a taxi home.

            

a)

to take

b)

taken  

c)

taking

d)

was taken

14.

Peter is the black …………………..of the family, so he is never welcomed there.

           

a)

horse  

b)

sheep

c)

cow 

d)

goat

15.

When she called me last night, I ...............  my favourite show on television.

           

a)

watch  

b)

watched

c)

was watching

d)

is watching

16.

I've been trying to ________in touch with him all day.

           

a)

fall

b)

take

c)

make  

d)

get

17.

The windows _______________ by Marry.

           

a)

clean 

b)

will clean 

c)

will be cleaned

d)

is cleaning

18.

Before the 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam had made a good _______ in every aspect.

           

a)

prepare

b)

preparation

c)

preparative

d)

preparer

19.

The __________ prices of property in big cities may deter people on low incomes from owning a house there.

            

a)

competitive

b)

forbidding

c)

prohibitive

d)

inflatable

20.

Jane had difficulty carrying her suitcase upstairs, and Mike, her friend, offered to help.

      – Mike: ‘Need a hand with your suitcase, Jane?’       – Jane: ‘______’

          

a)

Not a chance.

b)

That’s very kind of you.

c)

Well done!

d)

I don’t believe it.

21.

Julia and Phoebe is talking about Peter.

- Julia: ‘Peter was born and brought up in Hastings and he must know it very well.’

- Phoebe: ‘______. He even couldn’t tell me where to have some street food there.’

   

a)

I can’t agree with you more.  

b)

You must be right.

c)

I'm of the opposite opinion

d)

I don't think that's a good idea

22.

Children brought up in a caring environment tend to grow more sympathetic towards others. (OPPOSITE)

             

a)

loving

b)

dishonest 

c)

healthy

d)

hateful

23.

It’s quite disappointing that some people still turn a blind eye to acts of injustice they witness in the street. (OPPOSITE)

            

a)

take no notice of  

b)

have no feeling for   

c)

show respect for

d)

pay attention to

24.

The factory is fined for discharging dangerous chemicals into the river. (CLOSEST)

     

a)

releasing

b)

increasing

c)

decreasing

d)

keeping

25.

The new college is intended to improve the life chances of children in the inner city. (CLOSEST)

           

a)

productions  

b)

communities

c)

opportunities

d)

questions

26.

It’s possible that it will rain heavily this evening.

             

a)

It must rain heavily this evening.

b)

It can’t rain heavily this evening.

c)

It needn’t rain heavily this evening.

d)

It may rain heavily this evening.

27.

She began to play the piano three years ago.

             

a)

She has played the piano since three years.

b)

She has played the piano for three years

c)

She doesn’t play the piano now.   

d)

She stops playing the piano now.

28.

 He enquired, ‘When do you intend to pay me?’

            

a)

He enquired when I intended to pay him.

b)

He enquired I when intended to pay him.

c)

He enquired when I intended to pay me.  

d)

He enquired when I intend to pay him.

29.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

He was so exhausted that he felt sleep at his desk.

a)

so

b)

exhausted

c)

felt sleep

d)

at

30.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

He didn’t meet her even one time since they said good bye together.

a)

didn’t meet

b)

even

c)

one time

d)

said

31.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

The Gray Wolf, a species reintroduced into their native habitat in Yellowstone National Park, has begun to breed naturally there.

a)

reintroduced

b)

their native habitat

c)

has begun

d)

naturally

32.

Jenifer rejected the job offer. She now regrets it.

         

a)

Jenifer wishes she hadn’t rejected the job offer. 

b)

Jenifer regrets to reject the job offer.

c)

If only Jenifer didn’t reject the job offer.  

d)

Jenifer regrets not having rejected the job offer. 

33.

I went home. Then, I realized I had left my laptop at the office.

            

a)

But for the fact that I had left my laptop at the office, I wouldn’t have gone home.

b)

Having realized I had left my laptop at the office, I went home.

c)

Hardly had I left my laptop at the office when I went home.

d)

Only after I had gone home did I realize I had left my laptop at the office.

34.

Urban development is having a direct impact on the weather in ______ cities worldwide.

a)

one  

b)

many  

c)

each

d)

much

35.

In Atlanta, in the US, this has even led to thunderstorms ______ occur in the morning rather than, as is more common, in the afternoon.

a)

which                      

b)

where  

c)

what

d)

when

36.

Inspired by Frank Marriwell, the hero of a series of popular novels for boys, Eagan pursued an education for himself and an interest in boxing. The word "Inspired" CLOSEST in meaning to ______.

           

a)

stopped

b)

challenged

c)

calmed

d)

stimulated

37.

How effectively these risks can be addressed will increasingly be determined by how well cities are governed. The word "addressed" is closest in meaning to _________.

           

a)

aimed at

b)

dealt with

c)

added to

d)

agreed on