a.about b.from c.to d.with 17.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: 18.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced diff[r]
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I Make the correct choice:
1 This is the school my father used to teach
2 If the weather nice, we will come to see you on Sunday
3 A football player is a person _ plays football
4 If She spoke English well, she _ the job
a got b would have got c will get d would get
5 Life the earth would be affected if wild plants and animals disappeared
6 Our sources of energy will soon end other sources are found
7 I’m busy _ my office work
8 It’s very kind you to help me the money
a to / with b of / with c of / about d to / about
9 He is of writing better English than this
10 She went on with her work with an air of _
a examination b determination c exclamation d explanation
11 The manager sacked five _
a employees b employers c employment d unemployment
12 The goods in this shop were _ displayed on the shelves
a attraction b attracted c attractive d attractively
13 To our great _ , it rained on the day of the picnic
a disappointing b disappointed c disappointment d disappointedly
14 I think the prices here are _
a reasoning b unreasonable c reasonably d reasoned
15 His parents have great _ for his future
a expecting b expectant c expectantly d expectation
16 It cannot be inferred _ the apparent ease of the transition that all is well
a.about b.from c.to d.with
17.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
18.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
19.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
20.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a disappointment b satisfaction c expectation d tolerable
III Read the passage and make the correct choice:
Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological (1) _ But actually, the idea for a computer (2) _ worked out over two centuries ago by a man (3) _ Charles Babbage
Baggage was born (4) _ 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician He drew up plans for several calculating machines (5) _ he called “engine” But despite the fact that he (6) _ building some of these, he never finished any of them Over the years people have argued (7) _ his machine would ever work Recently, however, the Science
Trang 2Museum in London has finished building (8) _ engine based on one of Babbage’s designs (9) _ has taken six years to complete and more (10) _ four thousand parts have been especially made Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to remind people of Babbage’s work