Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
products
cultures
dwellers
earplugs
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.
A husband asks his wife.
James: How about going out for dinner at 8.30?
Kate: _____
Nancy and James are talking about their school days.
Nancy: I think school days are the best time of our lives.
James: ______. We had sweet memories together then.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Humans depend on species diversity to provide food, clean air and water, and fertile soil for agriculture.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
It took me a very long time to recover from the shock of her death.
Choose the word(s) which is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Never in a million years did I think that I would actually win the lottery!
Choose the word(s) which is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Happily for me, the actor I am working with is gorgeous and lovely.
Jim plays ______ piano very well.
He _____ sore eyes if he spends too much time on the computer.
What a terrible accident! Steve _____ his car when a bird flew into his windscreen.
She felt cold _____ she was wearing a winter coat.
She's 85 now, but she will insist _____ doing all her own housework.
______, Maria decided to exchange them for a different color.
_______, Vincent Van Gogh is one of the world’s most famous painters.
They told me that my old car needs _____.
We didn't recognize him at first. His _____ has changed a lot.
She _____ advantage of her father’s good mood and asked if her boyfriend could stay for dinner.
Fat people should _____ the temptation to eat a lot of sweet things.
I haven’t got the _____ to go up to a stranger at a party and introduce myself.
The teacher was ______ angry when John forgot his homework for the fourteenth time.
I will have a big exam tomorrow so I’ll be burning the midnight ______ tonight.
Read the text and choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.
Valentine's Day is celebrated every year on 14 February. It's the day people show their affection for another person or people by sending cards, flowers or chocolates with messages of love.
The day gets its name from a famous saint named Valentine, who is believed to be a priest from Rome in the third century AD when Emperor Claudius II had banned marriage because he thought married men were bad soldiers. , Valentine felt this was unfair, so he broke the rules and arranged marriages in . When Claudius found out, Valentine was thrown in jail and to death. There, he fell in love with the jailer's daughter and when he was taken to be killed on 14 February he sent her a love letter signed "from your Valentine".
It's thought that as part of the celebrations, boys drew names of girls from a box. They'd be boyfriend and girlfriend during the festival and sometimes they'd get married. Later on, the church wanted to turn this festival into a Christian celebration and decided to use it to remember St Valentine, too. Gradually, St Valentine's name started to be used by people to their feelings to those they loved.
Read the following passage then choose the best answer to each question below.
Since its foundation, the city of Venice has sunk deeper and deeper into the muddy lagoon bed. Its inhabitants reacted to this by simply piling one floor on top of the other just to keep the level. Up to six floors per house can be found today. Unfortunately, the situation has deteriorated dramatically since the 1930s. In less than 30 years, Venice sank more than it did before during two centuries. Although the reasons are complex, there is one cause in common: human beings. First, the industry of Mestre and Marghera used the groundwater of the lagoon, leading to a rapid sinking of the city. Second, chlorine and nitrogen wastes as well as wastewater from the major cities have attacked the petrified oak trees and slowly dissolved them. Global warming also causes more and more flooding, which is a further burden for the city.
Up to now, there have been numerous projects for the protection of the lagoon, which are more or less effective. The GENESIS (gigantic electronic control dams at the entrance to the lagoon) project will regulate flooding in the city in the future, while other conservation projects have tried to eliminate industry in the lagoon – with limited success so far. To make matters worse, the population of Venice is shrinking. More and more Venetians are moving to Mestre. Venice is increasingly left to the tourists and greedy traders, but whether it is beneficial to the preservation of Venice remains to be seen.
What is the passage mainly about?
According to the passage, all of the following are the reasons to the rapid sinking of the city EXCEPT ______.
The word ''them'' in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
The GENESIS project ______.
The word “shrinking” in paragraph 4 mostly means ______.
Read the passage then choose the best answer to each question.
An engine is a machine that creates mechanical motion from energy. In order to do this, an engine frequently requires some type of fuel to burn. Nowadays, many engines are used to power cars and other forms of transportation. These vehicles most commonly have an internal combustion engine and rely upon gasoline for power. However, there are several types of engines that can use alternative energy sources. Many people are trying to switch to them because gasoline, which is a fossil fuel, creates pollution and is also a nonrenewable resource. Alternative energy sources, meanwhile, create less pollution and are often renewable sources of energy.
These days, engines that are able to burn biofuels are somewhat common. Biofuels are fuels that are made from biological material, such as corn, soybeans, and sugarcane. These biofuels burn cleanly, so they produce much less pollution than fossil fuels. In some countries, such as Brazil: cars with biofuel engines are standard. In fact, most of the cars in Brazil have engines that can operate on either gasoline or biofuel.
The second type of alternative engine is the electric engine. Cars with electric engines have been common for decades. Most are being used in hybrid cars at the moment. These are vehicles that have both a gasoline-powered engine and an electric one. In many cases, the gasoline-powered engine is used to operate the car at high speeds on expressways. The electric engine is utilized for city driving. One benefit of hybrid cars is that as the gasoline-powered engine runs, it simultaneously recharges the electric engine.
The third type of alternative engine is the hydrogen engine. It utilizes hydrogen fuel cells, which convert hydrogen into electricity that can power the car. These days, there are many cars and buses that rely upon hydrogen engines. However, there are some problems associated with this type of engine. The hydrogen used in the engine must be processed from other materials, and it is also difficult to store. As a result, vehicles that run on hydrogen are expensive.
What would be the best title for the passage?
In paragraph 1, the word "switch" is closest in meaning to _____.
Based on paragraph 1, what is probably true about alternative energy sources?
The author uses corn, soybeans, and sugarcane as examples of _____.
What does the author say about biofuels in Brazil?
When do many hybrid cars use their electric engines?
In paragraph 3, the word "recharges" is closest in meaning to ____.
In the passage, all of the following statements about hydrogen engines are mentioned EXCEPT ____.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
The cause why I want to change my job is this.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
We have sometimes pizza for dinner when my mother comes home late.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
The tickets would sell there if possible.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following sentence.
A smart phone can send messages more quickly than a laptop.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following sentence.
Bobby asked me, "Will you be at the party on Saturday?"
Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to this one.
They knocked it down even though it was a lovely old building.
Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.
She went to live in France. She realized how much she hated England.
Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.
I want to go to Mozambique this summer. However, I don’t have enough money.