UNIT 2 (Grade 10)
I. SOUNDS & STRESS:
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. ugly B. luggage C. utter D. huge
2. A. target B. march C. arrive D. arch
3. A. cousin B. blouse C. mountain D. mouse
4. A. money B. monument C. wonderful D. mother
5. A. guitar B. farther C. grammar D. far
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
6. A. geography B. memory C. computer D. prepare
7. A. corner B. communicate C. literature D. history
8. A. usually B. bicycle C. international D. traffic
9. A. entertainment B. problem C. holiday D. hobby
10. A. chemistry B. comfortable C. biology D. company
II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR:
11. I’d like to stay at home instead of ________ to the cinema.
A. go B. going C. went D. to go
12. I would rather ________ unemployed than ________ in that factory.
A. to be/to work B. be/work C. being/work D. being/working
13. Mary was so angry that she ________ to see the manager.
A. demanded B. hoped C. risked D. stopped
14. I don’t think that red dress ________ her.
A. suits B. matches C. cheers D. agrees
15. The weather is ______ awful that I don’t like going out this evening.
A. such B. so C. too D. very
16. Let your name be written ________ the sheet of paper.
A. by B. on C. with D. of
17. My father had a worker ________ a fence round our garden.
A. make B. making C. to make D. made
18. I think she is accustomed to ________ English at a private school.
A. taught B. teach C. teaching D. be taught
19. The three friends all ________ for the same job.
A. requested B. applied C. intended D. referred
20. The children could hardly ________ to leave their pets behind.
A. forget B. regret C. bear D. seem
21. This book was written by a well-known writer. It is worth ________.
A. read B. to read C. reading D. have read
22. She remembered the correct address only ________ she had posted letter.
A. since B. afterwards C. following D. after
23. You don’t mind looking ________ the baby, do you ?
A. after B. for C. at D. in
24. His parents never allowed him ________.
A. a smoking B. smoking C. to smoke D. smoke
25. Do you ________ to know when this castle was built ?
A. ask B. happen C. imagine D. like
26. Two weeks _______ too long for me to wait.
A. is B. are C. were D. have
27. John _______ to let his children go to the concert.
A. affords B. avoids C. refuses D. stops
28. Let’s go for a walk, _______ ?
A. do you B. shall we C. do we D. don’t you
29. If I give you the information, I _______ loosing my job.
A. expect B. mean C. prepare D. risk
30. So far, many beautiful buildings _______ in Bangkok.
A. were built B. have been built C. are building D. have built
31.I’m going to be an engineer in ten years’ time ? - ______ are you going to be?
A. Who B. What C. How D. When
32. It’s high time you began to study _______ .
A. serious B. more serious C. most serious D. seriously
33. My shoes need _______.
A. to mend B. to be mended C. mend D. mended
34. My father’s advice made me choose _______ as my career.
A. teacher B. the teaching C. a teaching D. teaching
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