ENGLISH PRACTICE 53

PART I – PRONUNCIATION

Mark the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation

1. A. purpose

B. consumer C. comprise D. collapse

2. A. battle

B. magic C. nag

D. dismayed

3. A. sound

B. doubt C. Count

D. Would

4. A. honest

B. home

C. vehicles

D. heiress

5. A. apple

B. absent

C. applicant

D. Any

6: A. confine

B. conceal

C. convention

D. concentrate

7. A. four

B. journey

C. pour

D. Your

8 A. fool

B. bamboo

C. food

D. flood

9. A. worked

B. laughed

C. hoped

D. naked

10: A. measure

B. pleasure

C. ensure

D. leisure

Mark the the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress

1. A. Commit

B. index

C. preview

D. open

2. A. enrichment

B. advantage

C. sovereignty.

D. edition

3: A. innocent

B. nevertheless

C. contents

D. supermarket

4. A. forgettable

B. philosophy

C. humanism

D. objectively

5: A. inaccurate

B. pupivorous

C. profitable

D. reiterate

6: A. bibliophile

B. inheritance

C. illustrate

D. judicature

7. A. dangerous

B. conspicuous

C. marvelous

D. numerous

8. A. pioneer

B. engineer

C. reindeer

D. referee

9: A. sociable

B. vacancy

C. opponent

D. habitat

10: A. discourage

B. document

C. general D. politics

PART II - LEXICO-GRAMMAR

I. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Identify your answer

by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

1.

Nathalie seems very tough at work. She’s a different person at home, _________.

A. though

B. although

C. as though

D. even though

2.

I kept out of the conversation because it _________ me.

A. wasn’t concerned

B. wasn’t concerning C. didn’t concern

D. didn’t concern to

3.

The entire city was _________ electricity last night- it was chaotic.

A. no

B. almost no

C. hardly any

D. without

4.

Henry was overweight, so he went on s strict diet and _________ twenty kilos.

A. missed

B. lost

C. failed

D. fell

5.

He was arrested because he answered to the description of the _________ man.

A. searched

B. pursued

C. wanted

D. hunted

6.

Humanity has done great damage to the environment in its search for _________ materials.

A. live

B. raw

C. crude

D. rude

7.

_________, the balcony chairs will be ruined in this weather.

A. Leaving uncovered

B. Having left uncovered

C. Left uncovered

D. Been left uncovered

8.

One way to let off _________ after a stressful day is to take some vigorous exercise.

A. cloud

B. tension

C. steam

D. sweat

9.

Their research into the causes of cancer promises to break the new _________ in the field and

possibly lead to a cure.

A. earth

B. ground

C. soil

D. land

10. After three days in the desert, his mind began to play _________ on him.

A. games

B. jokes

C. tricks

D. fun

11. The match will be screened on ITV with _________ commentary by Any Gray.

A. lively

B. live

C. alive

D. living

12. I know you didn’t want to upset me but I’ sooner you _________ me the whole truth yesterday.

A. could have told

B. told

C. have told

D. had told

13. As the drug took _________, the patient became quieter.

A. effect

B. force

C. influence

D. action

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