Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
I am very delighted ________ the letter from you. 
A. to hear 
B.  to meet          
C. to see   
D. to receive

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
His parents were extremely ashamed _________________________ his behaviour last night.
 
A. of                          
B. on                         
C.  into
D. upon

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
It is ten years since any bears have been caught in the area.
A. Ten years has passed since bears have disappeared in the area.
B. There have been no bears in the area for ten years.
C. They caught more and more bears in the area ten years ago.
D. Over the last ten years no one has caught bears in the area.

Choose a word that has different stress pattern:
typical                 apartment                     newspaper                        statement
A. typical                 
B. apartment                    
C.  newspaper                        
D. statement

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
deputy                 decent                depress                debate
A. deputy                 
B. decent                
C. depress                
D. debate

Choose a word that has different stress pattern:
acquaintance               embarrassing              co-operate              helicopter
A. acquaintance              
B.  embarrassing              
C. co-operate              
D. helicopter

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
Her friends suggested that Mary _____________ a buffet for her birthday party.
 
A. serve                  
B.  to serve        
C. serves                  
D. served

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
bury             carry             heavy                many
A. bury            
B.  carry             
C. heavy                
D. many

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
Please let me __________ your decision as soon as possible. 
A. to know  
B.  know 
C.  knows
D. knowing

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
I wasn't a serious accident. Only the car was badly ____________. 
A. damage                 
B.  damaging 
C. damaged              
D. to damage