SECTION 2: PHONETICS

II. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by writing your answer A, B, C or D. (0.6 point)
1.
A. instant
B. disease
C. easy
D. miles

2.
A. candy
B. sandy
C. many
D. handy

3.
A. enough
B. cough
C. though
D. rough

 WRITE YOUR ANSWERS HERE
1.___________
2.___________
3.___________

III. Choose the word in each group that has different stress pattern by writing your answer A, B, C or D. (0.4 point)
1.
A. minimize
B. limitation
C. interactive
D. documentary

2.
A. celebrate
B. decorate
C. describe
D. generous

 WRITE YOUR ANSWERS HERE
1.___________
2.___________


SECTION 3: LEXICO – GRAMMAR

IV. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence by writing your answer A, B, C or D. (7 points)
1. Nothing will prevent him ____ succeeding.
A. in
B. at
C. from
D. on

2. We are waiting for the ____ of his plane.
A. arrive
B. arriving
C. arrives
D. arrival

3. Scientists have made_____ tests on the new drugs.
A. compare
B. comparing
C. comparation
D. comparative

4. Last month, I read a book about wild animals. This month, _____ a recently published historical novel.
A. I`m reading
B. I`d been reading
C. I`ve read
D. I was reading

5. I`d like to make some____ remarks before beginning the lecture.
A. introduction
B. introductive
C. introduce
D. introduced

6. Parents love and support their children ____ the children misbehave or do foolish things.
A. if
B. since
C. only if
D. even if

7. Have you ever read anything ____ Earnest Hemmingway?
A. by
B. of
C. from
D. for

8. I came ____ an old friend while I was walking along the street.
A. across
B. into
C. over
D. for

9. Everyone ____ Tom was invited to the party.
A. as
B. from
C. but
D. for

10. From now on, we won`t be able to go out as much as we ____.
A. were
B. had
C. used to
D. will

11. It has been _____ that by the year 2050 some capital cities will be almost uninhabitable because of the effects of air pollution.
A. reported
B. threatened
C. promised
D. predicted

12. London is the city _____ I have visited several times.
A. in which
B. where
C. in that
D. which

13. Nobody is ready,_____?
A. is he
B. isn’t he
C. are they
D. aren’t they

14. The boy_____ next to me is very good at English.
A. is sitting
B. sitting
C. sits
D. sat

15. Bread is made _____ bread flour and yeast.
A. of
B. by
C. with
D. from

16. “Shall I do it now?” – “I would rather you _____ it tomorrow”
A. do
B. did
C. will do
D. should do

17. Either John or his brothers_____ the money.
A. have stolen
B. has stolen
C. stole
D. steals

18. I remember_____ the letter sometime ago but I can’t remember exactly when.
A. to post
B. posted
C. posting
D. post

19. Nancy talks as if she_____ every thing.
A. knows
B. had known
C. knew
D. know

20. I’m not accustomed_____ up so early.
A. to getting
B. to get
C. by getting
D. get

21. I must get that letter posted. I must_____.
A. post it
B. have posted it
C. have it posted
D. have got it posted

22. When Bill retires, he’s going to_____ golf.
A. take after
B. take off
C. take down
D. take up

23. _____ of the committee, I’d like to thank you for your generous donation.
A.