Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.
concerned
raised
developed
maintained
routine
couch
sound
housework
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Mr. Green used to be your boss in the garment company for 3 successive years, ______ he?
All the tickets for the trip to the Temple of Literature _____ out right after they were on sale.
It was reported on Monday about a record rise _____ foreign investments in the country.
The more you practise speaking English, _____.
Jane really loves the _____ jewelry box that her parents gave her as a birthday present.
I was trying to concentrate when suddenly my girlfriend _____ me a fright.
_____ being tired, they stayed until they found out exactly what had happened.
_____, I like to read My Sweet Orange Tree until I get sleepy.
_____ only in the Andes, the plant is used by local people to treat skin diseases.
A lot of corn is grown in this area - the soil seems to _____ it very well.
We have made careful preparations to welcome the _____ from 40 countries.
I can't give you the answer on the _____; I'll have to think about it for a few days.
At the end of the broadcast, the TV station received a _____ of complaints.
Hoa and Nam are talking about the Vietnamese culture.
Hoa: "I think it's a good idea to have three or four generations living under one roof. They can help one another. "
Nam: "_____. Many old-aged parents like to lead independent life in a nursing home."
John: “Could you tell me how to get to the nearest post office?”
Peter: “________”
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
I’ll take the new job as an accountant whose salary is fantastic.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Many schools provide environmental education to increase students’ awareness of conservation needs.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
No one knew precisely what would happen to a human being in space.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Blue is an old hand at such compositions and has never had any trouble with them.
Read the text and choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.
Read the following passage then choose the best answer to each question below.
Read the following passage then choose the best answer to each question below.
Long before they can actually speak, babies pay special attention to the speech they hear around them. Within the first month of their lives, babies’ responses to the sound of the human voice will be different from their responses to other sorts of auditory stimuli. They will stop crying when they hear a person talking, but not if they hear a bell or the sound of a rattle. At first, the sounds that an infant notices might be only those words that receive the heaviest emphasis and that often occur at the end of utterances. By the time they are six or seven weeks old, babies can detect the difference between syllables pronounced with rising and falling inflections. Very soon, these differences in adult stress and intonation can influence babies’ emotional states and behavior. Long before they develop actual language comprehension, babies can sense when an adult is playful or angry, attempting to initiate or terminate new behavior, and so on, merely on the basis of cues such as the rate, the volume, and melody of adult speech.
Adults make it as easy as they can for babies to pick up a language by exaggerating such cues. One researcher observed babies and their mothers in six diverse cultures and found that, in all six languages, the mothers used simplified syntax, short utterances, and nonsense sounds, and transformed certain sounds into baby talk. Other investigators have noted that when mothers talk to babies who are only a few months old, they exaggerate the pitch, loudness, and intensity of their words. They also exaggerate their facial expressions, hold vowels longer, and emphasize certain words.
More significant for language development than their response to general intonation is the observation that tiny babies can make a relatively fine distinction between speech sounds. In other words, babies enter the world with the ability to make precisely those perceptual discriminations that are necessary if they are to acquire aural language.
Babies obviously derive pleasure from sound input, too; even as young as nine months old they will listen to songs or stories, although the words themselves are beyond their understanding. For babies, language is a sensory-motor delight rather than the route to convey meaning that it often is for adults.
The word "distinction" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
She has disappeared three days ago, and they are still looking for her now.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
One of the keys to the survival of animals is its ability to adapt to changes in the environment.
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Drawing on her own experience in psychology, the writer successfully portrayed a volatile character with dramatic alternatives of mood.
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He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.
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"No, I won't go to work at the weekend," said Sally.
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Is it possible for me to come to your house at about 7 pm?
Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.
Harry had packed his luggage. After that, he loaded it into the car and set off for the airport.
Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.
Jack didn't tell his wife he was going to be late. She got really angry with him about that.