Revolution English Class Mark

School Year: 2020-2021

Time allowance: 20 minutes

Student’s name: …………………………………………Class: …….

Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from
the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. tomb B. other C. nothing D. cover
2. A. choices B. changes C. hopes D. smashes
Exercise 2. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
3. A. several B. station C. possible D. imagine
4. A. become B. around C. certain D. involve
Exercise 3. Choose the best answer which best fits each space in each sentence.
5. By the time Helen _______ at the airport, her boyfriend _______ already.
A. arrived/already left B. was arriving/had left C. arrived/had left D. was arriving/was leaving
6. He took a shower ________ he came home.
A. as soon as B. until C. as far as D. at that time
7. A: ________ when I called you? B: No, I ________ dinner then.
A. Were you sleeping/ B. Did you sleep/ C. Were you sleeping/ D. Did you sleep/
cooked was cooking was cooking cooked
8. The boss has agreed to increase ________’s salaries if they are more dedicated to their job.
A. employers B. employees C. employment D. employ
9. When you’re in New York, there will be loads _____ things to discover.
A. of B. on C. in D. from
10. If you need anything, don’t _____ to call me. We are friends, right?
A. mind B. hesitate C. embarrass D. avoid
11. Wow, how ______ your new haircut is! You look amazing!
A. terrible B. disgusting C. terrific D. ridiculous
12. I used to have a(n) ____ for heights when I was younger, but I don’t.
A. head B. face C. eye D. hair
Exercise 4. Identify a mistake in each sentence
13. My mother would hate cats when she was a teenager.
A. would B. hate C. when D. a
14. This beefsteak tastes very delicious. You’re such a great cook.
A. tastes B. very C. such D. cook
15. Although his ideas are a bit wackily, everyone thinks they will be useful in teaching kids.
A. Although B. wackily C. thinks D. in
16. Before Nick took part in the speaking competition, he was doing a lot of research on the topic.
A. took part in B. was doing C. research D. on
Exercise 5. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
17. Yesterday was such an awful day. I got a zero for Physics and lost my favorite comic book.
A. wonderful B. brilliant C. terrible D. tedious
18. I didn’t invite her to my birthday party but she turned up out of the blue.
A. appeared B. annoyed C. refused D. ruined
Exercise 6. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE
in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
19. The prisoners of war attempted a jailbreak, but failed.
A. gave up B. gave off C. gave over D. gave away
20. I wish to have a massive house overlooking the beach to live in when I become older.
A. enormous B. convenient C. tiny D. cosy