Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
school
chemistry
chicken
stomach
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
write
wrinkle
answer
water
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
vacation
facility
island
balance
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
hear
near
clear
bear
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
alien
achieve
account
balloon
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.
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.
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Cindy _____ her finger yesterday while slicing the fruits.
cuts
is cutting
My brother is not very _____ on playing sports, but he enjoys watching them.
excited
keen
familiar
worried
When Tom _____ into the room, his classmates _____ about the upcoming test.
In the kitchen, someone _____ fresh bread, and the nice smell fills the house.
_____ we review the presentation one more time before the meeting this afternoon?
The new washing machine cleans clothes _____ than the old one.
Lisa: Let’s make pancakes, Sarah.
Sarah: We have _____ flour left; I think we might need to buy more.
Which is _____ from our planet? Is it the moon or the sun?
This chicken soup tastes very _____. Can I have some more?
delicious
badly
well
beautifully
The teacher encourages the students _____ to podcasts for improving their listening skills.
_____ any brothers or sisters, but she has many close cousins in the countryside.
Doesn't she have
This old table _____ to my grandfather, who bought it many years ago.
_____ writing your name and address with your left hand?
All _____ names were written clearly on the board before the exam started this morning.
Jack doesn't have as many toys _____ Bill does.
With 101 stories and reaching 509 metres high, Taipei 101 became the world's _____ building.
tall
taller
tallest
most tall
You _____ to prepare the meal. I have done it for you already.
_____ incredible achievement they have made!
_____ anything unusual _____ that man's appearance when you first met him yesterday?
Were there / in
Was there / about
The room was very quiet. There was _____ in the classroom when I arrived.
The tour guide lost his map, so he had to borrow _____ for the city walk.
us
our
ours
we
The dog must be feeling very hot. It _____ its tongue out for a long time.
will be sticking
stick
The meal Mary cooked tastes _____. I like it.
I heard you have already made up your mind about the holidays. _____ here until we come?
Do you stay
Are you going to stay
Will you have stayed
Have you stayed
Anna won a _____ camera in the photography contest.
Someone left a book on the table. _____ is it?
What
Whom
Which
Whose
Could you _____ a moment while I see if Peter is in his office?
move on
get on
hold on
stand on
foot
He received a ____ in reward for his bravery.
Plastic waste is extremely _____ to sea animals and marine ecosystems.
harm
harmful
harmless
harmed
Board games are a(n) _____ way for families to spend time together in the evening.
enjoyable
boring
stressful
dangerous
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
English is spoken by more and more people around the world, but this does not mean that every country only uses English. In many places, older languages are still spoken by local people, even though fewer people use them each year. Because these languages are not international, most people know very little about them. But for the families who speak these languages, they are much more than just words — they are part of their history and their daily life.
In New Zealand, the native people are called Māori, and their language is te reo Māori. In the past, children were not allowed to speak Māori at school, so many young people stopped using it. By the 1970s, very few children could speak the language well. Because of this, Māori teachers and parents opened special schools where young children learned everything only in Māori. In 1987, the government made Māori an official language of the country. Today, Māori is taught in many schools, and there is even a TV channel that shows programmes only in Māori.
A similar story happened in Hawaii. For many years, children were punished for speaking Hawaiian at school. By 1980, fewer than 50 children could still speak it well. A group of parents and teachers decided to act. They opened small schools called Pūnana Leo, where young children learned Hawaiian from their very first day. Slowly, more families began to use Hawaiian at home again. Today, Hawaiian is an official language of the state, together with English, and thousands of children now learn it at school.
Sadly, not every language has a happy ending. In the United States, many Native American languages have almost disappeared, with only a few older speakers left. In Japan, the Ainu language has the same problem, and very few young people can speak it. Around the world, experts believe that a language disappears every few weeks, often before anyone can save it.
Why do people work so hard to save a language? Experts say that a language is strongly connected to a person's identity - the way people see themselves and their community. When people lose their language, they can feel that they are losing a part of who they are. This is why families, schools and governments need to work together, not just to teach a language, but to make young people feel proud to speak it. If these languages are going to survive, every generation must choose to pass them on to the next one.
In the first paragraph, the writer believes that older local languages ____.
Why did young people in New Zealand stop speaking Māori in the past?
According to the passage, the Pūnana Leo schools ____.
What point does the writer make in the fourth paragraph?
What is the main idea of the final paragraph?
Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence.
your / me / lending / dictionary / Would / mind / you / ?
Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence.
painting / will / The / next / famous / shown / week / be / museum / the / at / .
The famous museum will be shown at the painting next week.
The famous painting will be shown at the museum next week.
Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence.
has / accident / been / There / serious / street / a / on / the / .
There on the street has been a serious accident.
There has been serious a accident on the street.
There has been a serious accident on the street.
There been has a serious accident on the street.
Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence.
finish / hope / We / to / homework / our / TV / watching / before / .
We hope finish to our homework before watching TV.
We hope to finish our homework before watching TV.
We hope to finish homework our before watching TV.
We hope to finish our homework watching before TV.
Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence.
attend / teacher / who / meeting / must / French / speak / The / can / the / .
The teacher who can speak French must attend the meeting.
Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence.
went / We / holiday / to / the / beach / and / stayed / a / week / for / .
We stayed on holiday to the beach and went for a week.
We went to the beach on holiday and stayed for a week.
We went on holiday to the beach and stayed for a week.
We stayed for a week to the beach and went on holiday.
Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence.
different / theirs / your / house / is / from / How / ?
How is your house different from theirs?
How your house is different from theirs?
How is your house from different theirs?
How is your different from theirs house?
Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence.
often / go / We / swimming / at / weekend / the / pool / on / .
We often go swimming at the weekend on the pool.
We often go swimming at the pool on the weekend.
We often go swimming on the pool at the weekend.
We go often swimming at the pool on the weekend.
Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence.
bought / beautiful / mother / some / vases / My / small / glass / .
My mother bought some beautiful small glass vases.
Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence.
near / are / hotel / waiting / tourists / The / famous / for / a / bus / museum / the / .