Practice exercise 1

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. hotel B. know C. work D. local

Question 2: A. snacks B. follows C. titles D. writers

Question 3: A. pretty B. event C. elephant D. exam

Question 4: A. chef B. cherry C. switch D. choose

Question 5: A. carried B. begged C. quarreled D. tipped

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to complete each of the following questions.
Question 6: She ______ in this city since she was a little child.
A. lives B. lived C. has lived D. living

He’s very _____ to online games. He stays up all night playing them.
A. addicted B. addiction C. addict D. addicts

The girl ______ is standing over there is my best friend.
A. who B. which C. whose D. what

If she calls you, she ______ you the news.
A. tell B. will tell C. told D. would tell

I ______ TV when my mom called me.
A. watch B. watched C. was watching D. am watching

Lisa and her teammates did not win the competition ______trying her best.
A. Because of B. Because C. Although D. In spite of

I was cooking dinner when she ______.
A. comes B. is coming C. came D. had come

The student wants to become ______ policeman in the future.
A. a B. an C. the D. (no article)

______ is a part of the body that has a special purpose, such as the heart or brain.
A. Nutrient B. Calorie C. Organ D. Fat

The baby ______ now. Please don’t make any noise.
A. sleeps B. was sleeping C. is sleeping D. slept

She promised ______ me with my homework.
A. help B. helping C. to help D. helped

She is ______ her younger brother because their parents are at work.
A. looking into B. looking after
C. looking down on D. looking forward

Question 19: There is not time enough for him to fix his car in the morning.
A. There B. time enough C. to fix D. the morning

There is not time enough for him to fix his car in the morning.
A. There B. time enough C. to fix D. the morning

She said that she can complete the task before the next weekend.
A. can B. the C. before D. next

I heard him come in very loudly while we had dinner.
A. him B. in C. loudly D. had

Question 22: The scientist warned that the smoke from factories could be hazardous to people’s health, especially those with lung diseases.
A. dangerous B. safe C. clean D. beautiful

I heard him come in very loudly while we had dinner.
A. him B. in C. loudly D. had

The student service center will try their best to assist students in finding suitable part-time jobs.
A. make B. employ C. help D. allow

Question 24: Fast food is not nourishing because it lacks important vitamins and minerals that your body needs.
A. healthy B. nutritious C. unhealthy D. spectacular

When you are in a restaurant, you can raise your hand slightly to show that you need assistance.
A. rise B. move C. change D. lower