Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

1. A. vanish

B. radish

C. Danish

D. Spanish

2. A. educate

B. eliminate

C. dedicate

D. certificate

3. fairy

B. dairy

C. daisy

D. stairs

4. A. curriculum

B. particular

C. flexible

D. economics

5. A. thus

B. ethnic

C. weather

D. therefore

Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern

6. A. minimize

B. anxiety

C. adequate

D. purpose

7. A. detective

B. organize

C. calculus

D. brochure

8. A. apologize

B. substitude

C. luxurious

D. improbable

9. A. possibility

B. disappointed

C. manufacture

D. instrument

10. A. satisfactory

B. establish

C. destruction

D. absorption

Choose the option that best fits the blank of the sentence
11. Jeremy feels that he ownes a lot to his grandmother, without whose support he _______ up his own
business.
A. wasnt setting

B. couldnt have set

C. hadnt set

D. shouldnt have set

12. There has _______ been no sighting if the ship for a week or more
A. constantly

B. hardly

C. indistinctly

D. apparently

13. The five-hour _____ which was performed on Mrs. Browns hip was expensive but effective.
A. treatment

B. operation

C. medicine

D. therapy

14. Im not going to interfere. Its really not my job to tell you now who should be invited and who
should not. But remember there shouldnt be any changes after the invitations ______
15. After the big storm, it was a long time before the ______ of normal activities.
A. resumption

B. revision

C. retention

D. replacement

16. He ______ safety goggles, but he wasnt and, as a result, the hot steel badly damaged his eyes.
A. could have been wearing

B. must have been wearing

C. should be wearing

D. ought to have been wearing

17. I lost my wallet on my way to school this morning.

______! You must be careful next time.
A. Take care

B. What a pity

C. Excuse me

D. Youre welcome

18. Overharvesting brought North American alligators to _____ in their natural habitats.
A. nearly extinct

B. near extinction

C. extinct near

D. extinction nearly

19. Mary and I met at the kindergarten and weve ______ our friendship ever since.
A. taking on

B. keeping up

C. going through

D. carrying over

20. Since at the very beginning, he showed some inclination towards laziness, he _____ of all his
duties. Afterwards he worked very well.
A. had to be reminded

B. had to remind

C. must have reminded

D. must have been reminded

21. He was ______ of forgery and sentenced to two years in prison.

A. charged

B. convinced

C. accused

D. confirmed

22. He can not ______ ignorance as his excuse; he should have known what was happening in his own
department.
A. insist

B. plead

C. refer

D. defend

23. Im afraid______ answer is no. Come back when you can make ______ new proposal.
A. 0/the

B. the/the

C. the/a

D. the/0

24. We have decided to celebrate by going out and painting the town ______
A. red

B. purple

C. gold

D. brown

25. This movie is boring and too violent I agree. ______ leave?
A. Will we

B. Why dont we

C. Must we

D. Would we

26. I was proud to be _______ our for special praise for my performance.
A. selected

B. single

C. separated

D. distinguished.

27. If it ______ the children, the life would be so tedious.

A. were

B. were for

C. werent for

D. isnt