ENGLISH PRACTICE 24

I. PRONUNCIATION

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others in the

following questions

1.

A.creative

B.sensitive

C.ambitious

D.attentive

2.

A.professor

B.manager

C.reporter

D.director

3.

A.exercise

B.refusal

C.collective

D.abundant

4.

A. material

B. maritime

C. marathon

D. masculine

5.

A. conceal

B. consul

C. contour

D.

contraband

6.

A. participant B. accidental

C. parentheses

D. industrial

7.

A. competent B. compliance

C. commuter

D. computer

8.

A. malevolent B. pasteurise

C. satellite

D. manicure

9.

A. emotional

B. sympathetic

C. responsible

D. indifferent

10.

A. continue

B. inhabit

C. disappear

D. imagine

II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR

Part 1 : Choose the word or phrase that best completes each

sentence. Write your answer A, B, C or D in the numbered boxes.

1. ___________ the weather forecast, it will rain heavily later this

morning.

A. On account of

B. According to

C. Because of

D. Due to

2. I read the contract again and again __________ avoiding making spelling

mistakes.

A. in view of

B. in terms of

C. with a view to

D. by means of

3. It's a shame they didn't pick you up, but it doesn't _______ out the possibility

that you might get a job in a different department.

A. strike

B. cancel

C. draw

D. rule

4. I reckon Mark is ________ of a nervous breakdown.

A. in charge

B. under suspicion

C. on the verge

D. indicative

5. Many local authorities realize there is a need to make _______ for disabled

people in their housing programmes.

A. assitance

B. conditions

C. admittance

D. provision

6. It turned out that we _________ rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed

by several hours.

A. hadn't

B. should have

C. mustn't have

D. needn't have

7. All three TV channels provide extensive _________ of sporting events.

A. coverage

B. vision

C. broadcast

D. network

8. No matter how angry he was, he would never ________ to violence.

A. resolve

B. recourse

C. exert

D. resort

9. ________ as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideals of the period

in which it was created.

A. Ranking

B. To be ranked

C. Being ranked

D. In order to be

ranking

10. _________, the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties.

A. By and large

B. All together

C. To a degree

D. Virtually

11. I am afraid that you have _________ the deadline, so we can't take your

application into account.

A. missed

B. met

C. delayed

D. put off

12. The main aim of the campaign is to raise _______ of the issues involved.

A. knowledge

B. awareness

C. attention

D. acquaintance

13. After so many years, it is great to see him _________ his ambitions.

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