Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.
southern
athlete
authentic
enthusiasm
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
I am late because my alarm clock didn’t _____ this morning.
Nobody was injured in the accident, _____?
Never _____ such an enjoyable holiday.
Employees who have a _____ are encouraged to discuss it with the management.
I'm afraid you've got the wrong end of the _______.
In a formal interview, it is essential to maintain good eye ______ with the interviewers.
- Bob: "Our team has just won the last football match."
- Peter: "_____"
Read the passage and choose the suitable word to fill in the blanks.
The Best Students
According to most professors, mature students are ideal students because they are hard-working and become actively in all aspects of the learning process. The majority of mature students have a poor educational but they manage to do exceptionally well at tertiary level. Although many of them have a job and children to raise, they are always present at seminars and lectures and always hand essays on time. They like studying and writing essays and they enjoy the class discussions which take place. Consequently, they achieve excellent results. In fact, as they have experienced many of life's pleasures, they are content with their lives and this has a positive effect on their attitude, making them eager to learn.
On the other hand, despite their enthusiasm and commitment, mature students suffer from anxiety. The fact that they have made sacrifices to get into university puts extra pressure on them to succeed. , completing a degree gives mature students a sense of achievement, boosts their confidence and improves their job prospects.
(Adapted from Use of English for All Exams by E. Moutsou)
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Fish that live on the sea bottom benefit by being flat and hugging the contours. There are two very different types of flatfish and they have evolved in very separate ways. The skates and rays, relatives of the sharks have become flat in what might be called the obvious way. Their bodies have grown out sideways to form great “wings”. They look as though they have been flattened but have remained symmetrical and “the right way up”. Conversely, fish such as plaice, sole, and halibut have become flat in a different way. There are bony fish which have a marked tendency to be flattened in a vertical direction; they are much “taller” than they are wide. They use their whole vertically flattened bodies as swimming surfaces, which undulate through the water as they move. Therefore when their ancestors migrated to the seabed, they lay on one side than on their bellies. However, this raises the problem that one eye was always looking down into the sand and was effectively useless - In evolution, this problem was solved by the lower eye “moving” around the other side. We see this process of moving around enacted in the development of every young bony flatfish. It starts life swimming near the surface, and is symmetrical and vertically flattened, but then the skull starts to grow in a strange asymmetrical twisted fashion, so that one eye, for instance, the left, moves over the top of the head upwards, an old Picasso - like vision. Incidentally, some species of 20 flatfish settle on the right side, others on the left, and others on either side.
The passage is mainly concerned with________.
The word “this” refers to______.
According to the passage, the ability of a bony flatfish to move its eyes around is_______.
It can be inferred from the passage that the early life of a flatfish is ____
Fill in each blank with ONE best word.
It is not easy for adult students of English improve their pronunciation. Unlike children, adults often find it hard to the way they speak. This is why adult students have more difficulties in developing speaking skills than children.
First of all, don't worry about not having a native-English accent. It's more important to be able to speak clearly so that people can understand you. Then are several things that international students of English can do to improve their pronunciation and to learn English well. An English dictionary helps you a lot in that it shows you the phonetic pronunciation of every word, which part of the word is stressed. You can also join an English pronunciation class, or practice speaking and to native-English speakers as much as possible. Watching TV programmes in English is another easy way of improving your pronunciation. Above all, the best way to improve your pronunciation is to learn English in an English-speaking country you can learn the language as well as its culture.
Complete the sentence by changing the form of the word in capitals.
As a in the cooking competition, he prepared a delicious three-course meal. (CONTEST)
Complete the sentence by changing the form of the word in capitals.
The company strives to eco-friendly goods to reduce its environmental impact. (PRODUCT)
Complete the sentence by changing the form of the word in capitals.
The movie had some scenes that were not suitable for young children. (VIOLENCE)
Complete the sentence by changing the form of the word in capitals.
I saw a colorful for the upcoming camping festival at the school gate. (ADVERTISE)
Complete the sentence by changing the form of the word in capitals.
This hotel is in a location for moving to the city center. (CONVENIENCE)
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word in brackets. You must use between 2 and 5 words, including the word given. Do NOT change the word given.
Tom is keener on football than I am. (INTERESTED)
=> I'm not so Tom is.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.
It's best to seize the opportunity while conditions are favorable. (HAY)
=> You should make before it's too late.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word in brackets. You must use between 2 and 5 words, including the word given. Do NOT change the word given.
She had to borrow a spare key from her neighbor because she had lost her keys. (HAVING)
=> , she had to borrow a spare key from her neighbor.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word in brackets. You must use between 2 and 5 words, including the word given. Do NOT change the word given.
We couldn't go camping in the mountains because of the fog. (PREVENTED)
=> The fog in the mountains.
Write a paragraph.
Many people believe that learning a foreign language is a very difficult task. In about 120 words, write a paragraph about the difficult things about learning a foreign language.
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