Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given:
the / exam / begun / had / candidates / wrote / names / their / at / the / top / of /their / papers / the /. /,
A. The exam had begun, the candidates wrote their names at the top of their papers.
B. The exam had begun, the candidates their names wrote at the top of their papers.
C. The exam had begun, the candidates wrote their names the at top of their papers.
D. The exam had begun, their candidates wrote the names at the top of their papers.

Choose a word that has different stress pattern:
receive                     complain                      impress                     monthly
A. receive                    
B.  complain                      
C. impress                     
D. monthly

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
A beauty contest is a competition based largely ______________  the beauty of the
contestants’ physical appearance.
 
A. on                             
B.  among                 
C. under                   
D.  from

Choose a word that has different stress pattern:
acquaintance              unselfish                 enthusiasm              confidence
A. acquaintance              
B. unselfish                 
C. enthusiasm              
D. confidence

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
He played some games and then went to bed.
A. Playing some games, and then he had gone to bed.
B. He went to bed before having played some games.
C. While he was playing some games, he was going to bed.
D. After he had played some games, he went to bed.

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
“How old are you?”→ They asked her ____________ .
A. how old she was 
B. how old I was
C. how old she is 
D. how old I am

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
____________ young volunteers do the work, such as: cleaning up the houses, doing the shopping and cooking meals for the sick and old people?
 
A. Does            
B.  Do             
C. Did              
D. To do

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
I always dream of appearing on stage.
A. It was on stage that I used to appear.
B. It was appearing on stage that I never think of.
C. It is always my dream that I can appear on stage.
D. I appear on stage every day.

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
Beauty contests increased _________ most in _________ popularity in 1960.
  
A. the / a                  
B.   no article /  the      
C.  the / no article       
D. a / the

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:  
 punctual               detention                 practical                  together
A. punctual               
B. detention                 
C. practical                  
D. together