Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1. A. hand B. bank C. sand D. band
2. A. money B. month C. monkey D. monitor
3. A. change B. hungry C. stronger D. single
Choose the word that has different stress pattern from that of the other words.
4. A. experience B. embarrass C. floppy D. embrace
5. A. idol B. video C. birthday D. imagine
6. A. cotton B. happen C. extreme D. quickly
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
7. A person or thing that is loved and admired very much is the _________.
A. ideal B. idea C. idol D. fan
8. A short part of a film or movie that is shown separately is called a _________.
A. picture B. clip C. news D. cartoon
9. She _________shyly at him and then lowered her eyes.
A. looked B. stared C. glanced D. sighted
10. This _________girl was disliked by the rest of the class.
A. helpful B. sneaky C. unselfish D. generous
11. He pulled a(n) _________of 10 pounds notes out of his pocket.
A. sum B. amount C. piece D. wad
12. I’ve never fallen in such a(n) _________situation before.
A. embarrassed B. embarrassing C. confused D. confusing
13. The children were _________about opening their presents.
A. interested B. fond C. keen D. excited
14. I know from _________that he’ll arrive late.
A. knowledge B. experience C. understanding D. reality
15. Andrew _________the test before so he_________it very easy.
A. did/ had found B. had done/ found C. was doing/ found D. did/ was founding
16. You _________your new hat when I _________you yesterday.
A. were wearing/ had met B. wore/ had met
C. wore/ was meeting D. were wearing/ met
17. As I _________the glass, it suddenly _________into two pieces.
A. cut/ broke B. was cutting/ broke C. cut/ was breaking D. was cutting/ had broken
18. A burglar _________into the house while we _________television.
A. broke/were watching B. broke/ watched
C. had broken/ watched D. broke/ had watched
19. When I _________home, I _________a phone call.
A. got/ received B. was getting/was receiving C. got/ had received D. had got/ had received
20. They _________small cups of coffee after they _________dinner.
A. had drunk/ finished B. drank/ finished C. were drinking/ finished D. drank/ had finished
21. It was midnight. Outside it _________very hard.
A. rains B. rained C. had rained D. was raining
22. When he _________at the station, his train already_________.
A. arrived/ left B. arrived/ had left C. had arrived/ left D. had arrived/ left