II. Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others:
6. A. support B. although C. pressure D. responsible
7. A. security B. project C. attempt D. decision
8. A. possible B. confidence C. left-overs D. biologist
9. A. secure B. ready C. garbage D. secret
10. A. obedient B. result C. mischievous D. together
III. Choose the best answers
11. How much do men share household and take ................... of their children?
A. attention B. care C. belief D. notice
12. Even the parents no longer live together, they each continue to be ................. for their children.
A. available B. perfect C. good D. responsible
13. Susan’s family and friends have given her a lot of help in her hard life.
A. responsibility B. effort C. support D. sympathy
14. When moving to a big city how can you suffer the pressures of city life?
A. stresses B. difficulties C. problems D. influences
15. Both my father and my mother are office – workers in the post office. They have good jobs and secure incomes.
A. high B. low C. reasonable D. certain
16. Our teacher wants us to feel ................. about asking questions when we don’t understand any lesson.
A. confident B. confidence C. confidential D. confidently
17. Although the children are rather mischievous, they always get good marks in their subjects at school.
A. enjoy being rude to the others B. enjoy playing tricks and annoying people.
C. enjoy meeting and helping the others. D. dislike playing games annoying people
18. A _____________ -knit community is the one in which relationships are very close
A. close B. closely C. tightly D. closed
19. Mrs. Brown is bored with doing the _____________ chores
A. house B. domestic C. housework D. household
20. He has been very interested in doing research on _______ since he was at high school.
A. biologist B. biological C. biology D. biologically
21. Are you sure that boys are more _______ than girls?
A. act B. active C. action D. activity
22. I ................. in the cafe having in drink when the police arrived.
A. sat B. was sat C. was sitting D. have sat
23. “How long ............... him?” – “We ............... in 1996, but we ................. each other since last autumn.”
A. do you know / met / have not seen B. have you known / met / did not see
C. have you known / have met / have not seen D. have you known / met / have not seen
24. When I was a boy, I ................. tea to coffee.
A. prefer B. preferred C. was preferring D. have preferred
25. She came into the room while they ................. television.
A. watched B. have watched C. are watching D. were watching
26. I can’t go with you because I ................. my lessons yet.
A. did not finish B. am not finishing C. have not finished D. am not finished
27. I used to swim in this river when I ................. young.
A. am B. was C. will be D. have been
28. While I ................. TV last night, a mouse ................. across the floor.
A. watched / ran B. watched / was running C. was watching / ran D. was watching / was running
29. I’ve been in this city for a long time. I ................. here sixteen years ago.
A. have come B. was coming C. came D. had come
30. We built the house in 10 months.
A. It takes us 10 months to build the house. B. It took us 10 months building the house.
C. It took us 10 months to build the house. D. It took us 10 months build the house.
31. It is parents' duty and responsibility to _____ hands to take care of their children and give them a happy home.
A. join B. hold C. shake D. take
32. Most doctors and nurses have to work on a _______ once or twice a week at the hospital.
A. solution B. night shift C. household chores D. special dishes
33. Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.
A. .happen B. encounter C. arrive D. clean
34. She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.
A. came into B. went leisurely C. went quickly D. dropped by
35. An Indian woman has to ………….. more in a marriage than a man.
A. determine B. sacrifice C. effort D. do
36. The family has a very important role in ………….. children.
A. social B. socialist C. socializing D. socialism
37. Buckingham Palace is a major tourist ………….. in London.
A. attract B. attraction C. attractive D. attractiveness
38. Some people think it is …………. to point at someone.
A. rude B. polite C. easy D. formal
39. Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home.
A. deal with B. manage C. eat together D. work together
40. We are a very close - ………….. family.
A. love B. knit C. good D. modern
41. Americans and Asians have very ………….. ideas about love and marriage.
A. difference B. differently C. differ D. different
IV. Choose the underlined part that needs correcting:
42. Up to now Michael wrote five novels and over sixteen short stories.
A B C D
43. Mark took many trips to Asia since he started his own import-export business.
A B C D
44. Did you and your family went at Jane’s birthday party yesterday evening?
A B C D
45. Last Sunday while Sandy cleaned out the attic, she found her mother’s wedding dress
A B C D
46. Dad is always willing to giving a hand with cleaning the house
A B C D
47. I’m not allowed watch TV until I have finished my homework
A B C D