TEST YOURSELF
I. Choose the words that best answer the following questions.
1. Which of the following words has the underlined part pronounced differently ?
a. laugh b. taught c. fault d. August
2. Which of the following words is stressed differently from the rest ?
a. entertain b. magazine c. industry d. volunteer
3. Which of the following words contains a different vowel sound ?
a. team b. week c. health d. cheap
4. Which of the following words has a different consonant sound ?
a. school b. champagne c. machine d. washing
5. Which of the following words is stressed on the first syllable ?
a. electricity b. activities c. scientific d. accuracy
II. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence.
6. You’ll probably see Dave on the 4.30 bus, he ______ catches it to school.
a. sometimes b. traditionally c. routinely d. usually
7. We’re so proud ______ her for telling the truth.
a. on b. with c. of d. for
8. You can ______ a lot of information from the Internet onto your own computer, but it can take a lot of time.
a. take b. print c. save d. download
9. When they were in Cairo they took a ______ to see the Pyramids.
a. voyage b. travel c. trip d. journey
10. Martha Thomas was an American educator who stood for equal ______ rights for women.
a. educated b. educational c. educating d. educationally
11. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not ______ your set.
a. change b. adjust c. repair d. switch
12. He is very stubborn, so it will be difficult to ______ him to go.
a. persuade b. suggest c. make d. encourage
13. ______ is a camera which records moving pictures and sound.
a. Cell phone b. CD-ROM c. Camcorder d. Modem
14. The Super Bowl was ______ via satellite to over 100 countries.
a. transmitted b. received c. spread d. showed
15. Will you ______ after the party ?
a. call me off b. get me on c. take me up d. pick me up
III. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence.
16. He came in and didn’t say anything, ______ worried all of us.
a. that b. who c. whom d. which
17. Nobody ventured outdoors ______ the hurricane warnings.
a. despite b. although c. because of d. because
18. I’m looking forward ______ you in the trip.
a. join b. to join c. to joining d. in joining
19. Who ______ was coming to see me this morning ?
a. you said b. did you say c. did you say that d. you did say
20. “I took the TOEFL. It was really hard”. ______ a lot before you took it ?”
a. Have you studied b. Did you study c. Had you studied d. Do you study
21. Michael Caine ______ to London two times this year.
a. is b. was c. has been d. had been
22. “We’re still looking for Mark.” “Hasn’t he ______ yet ?”
a. been found b. been finding c. being found d. found
23. We ______ Switzerland four times during the 1970s.
a. will visit b. visited c. would visit d. used to visit
24. Nowhere in the world ______ such fine emeralds as in Colombia.
a. tourists can purchase b. can tourists purchase
c. where tourists can purchase d. that tourist can purchase
25. The assembly line, ______ by Henry Ford, has brought about many significant changes in automobile production.
a. that was invented b. what was invented
c. was invented d. which was invented
IV. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
26. Not only botanical gardens are places of beauty, they serve scientific and
A B
educational purposes as well.
C D
27. There are not many people whose adapt to a new culture without feeling some