UNIT 3 (Grade 10)
I. SOUNDS & STRESS:
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. very B. intelligent C. empty D. damp
2. A. element B. ensure C. envelope D. end
3. A. mature B. furniture C. picture D. adventure
4. A. music B. singer C. sacrifice D. singular
5. A. men B. bed C. pencil D. encourage
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
6. A. remember B. temperature C. because D. before
7. A. determine B. prejudice C. ambitious D. unable
8. A. birthday B. money C. expensive D. lorry
9. A. professor B. science C. foreigner D. comfortable
10. A. degree B. research C. devote D. prejudice
II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR:
11. Fatemah looked down to discover a snake at her feet. When she saw it, she ……..
A. was screaming B. had screamed C. screamed D. screams
12. The room was …………… of strangers.
A. full B. complete C. crowded D. filled
13. By the time Alfonso finally graduated from high school, he …………… seven different schools because his parents moved frequently.
A. attended B. was attending C. had attended D. had been attending
14.This washing machine is ______.
A.completely automatically B.completely automatic C.complete automatically D.complete automatic
15. I borrowed four books on gardening the last time I …………… to the library.
A. go B. went C. had gone D. have gone
16. The station is too …………… away for us to walk.
A. long B. far C. way D. distant
17. Before I started the car, all of the passengers …………… their seat belts.
A. will buckle B. had buckled C. buckle D. have buckled
18. It was raining heavily …………… we cancelled our picnic.
A. although B. because C. so D. but
19. It seems that whenever I travel abroad I …………… to take something I need.
A. forgot B. am forgetting C. forget D. had forgotten
20. Tell me about it …………… . Don’t you see I am busy ?
A. after B. later C. last D. late
21. After ancient Greek athletes won a race at the Olympics, they …………… a simple crown of olive leaves.
A. received B. had received C. were receiving D. have received
22. After the race ……………, the celebration began.
A. had been won B. is won C. will be won D. has been won
23. I’m sure he didn’t do it …………… purpose.
A. in B. with C. for D. on
24. A small stone struck the windshield while we …………… down the gravel road.
A. drive B. were driving C. had driven D. had been driving
25. Please call the doctor if the victim is …………… hurt.
A. bad B. serious C. badly D. getting
26. After Diego …………… lunch, he …………… to some music for a while.
A. finished/had listened B. had finished/listened
C. finished/listened D. had finished/had listened
27. The ring is made of plastic so it is …………….
A. valuable B. invaluable C. worthless D. priceless
28. Peter …………… his homework when the phone …………….
A. had just finished/rang B. had just finished/ had rung
C. just finished/rang D. just finished/ had rung
29. Be careful about……….. you say, he has a hot temper.
A. why B. what C. if D. whether
30. I …………… anything because the doctor …………… me an injection for the pain before he started working on me.
A. didn’t feel/gave B. hadn’t felt/had given C. didn’t feel/had given D. hadn’t felt/gave
31. I’m sure they were …………… lies.
A. telling B. saying C. making D. speaking
32. The streets …………… wet yesterday because it …………… early in the morning.
A.