Choose the word whose stress is on the second syllable:
capture                     speedy                   discuss                        spacious
A. capture                     
B. speedy                   
C. discuss                        
D. spacious

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
I’ve just learned to play the guitar, and I can only play a few simple _____________. 
A. notes                
B. actions            
C. choruses                  
D. tunes

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank:
                                      THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR        It was beautiful Sunday afternoon. The sun (1)________ shinning brightly and a gentle breeze blew in from the sea. Jim was (2)_________ his bicycle along the coast. Suddenly he lost control of his bicycle. It went off the track and crashed into a rubbish bin. Jim cried: "Oh, my leg hurts!" Some passers-by rushed (3)_________ him. Long time after, an ambulance arrived (4)______ him to the hospital. Jim had broken his leg. It had to be put in a cast.        Two weeks later, Jim (5)_________ back in school. He hobbled slowly to class on his crutches. His friends, Tony and David, offered (6)__________ him. Lily carried his bag while Kate helped him to his seat.        John, the class bully, shouted from the back of the classroom: "Look, here comes the one-legged monster! One-legged monster!" Jim looked very hurt. It was very mean of John (7)____________ Jim names.       Soon it was recess. "I'll buy some food for you, Jim. What would you like (8)______?" asked Kate.       Jim looked unhappy. "I wish I could play with the others now."       Lily comforted him. "Don't worry, you'll get well soon."Every day, Tony and David kept Jim (9)___________ . They cheered him up with stories and jokes. Jim looked at them gratefully. "I'm glad (10)________ friends like you," he smiled.
 
1. A. is                       B. are                        C. was                          D. were2. A. going                 B. driving                  C. travelling                   D. riding3. A. to help               B. help                      C. helps                         D. helped4. A. to give               B. to send                 C. to see                        D. examine5. A. is                       B. are                        C. was                            D. were6. A. to help               B. help                      C. helped                        D. helping7. A. call                     B. calling                   C. to call                          D. called8. A. eat                     B. to eat                   C. eating                         D. ate9. A. company            B. companies            C. to company                 D. companying10. A. have                B. having                  C. had                              D. to have
A. 1. A                2. D                      3. A                         4. B                    5. C6. A                7. C                      8. B                         9. B                    10. A
B. 1. C                2. D                      3. A                         4. C                    5. D6. A                7. D                      8. D                         9. A                    10. D
C. 1. C                2. D                      3. A                         4. B                    5. C6. A                7. C                      8. B                         9. A                    10. D
D. 1. C                2. D                      3. A                         4. C                    5. D6. A                7. D                      8. B                         9. B                    10. A

Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it:
Nearly 2,000 people climbing Mount Everest and at least 202 have died when trying to
summit the mount, and the corpses have been left on the mountain.
A. climbing
B. and at least
C. trying
D. have been left

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
How did the experience _____________ you? 
A. affects                
B. affect              
C. affected               
D.  affecting

Choose the best answer for the following sentence: 
My best friend and I ____________ that friends should share thoughts and knowledge.
A. know  
B. show  
C. see   
D. agree

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
 Attending parties is one of the good chances to _______________ with other people.
 
A.  social                    
B.  society 
C.  socialize 
D.  socially

Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given:
Each class / prepare / a performance / the dress rehearsal hold / next Sunday morning
A. We inform that each class preparing a performance because the dress rehearsal will be held next Sunday morning.
B. Because each class prepares a performance, so the dress rehearsal will be held next Sunday morning.
C. Each class prepares a performance, moreover the dress rehearsal will be held next Sunday morning.
D. Each class prepares a performance and the dress rehearsal will be held next Sunday morning.

Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it:
Dennis Tito blasted off on his trip to the International Space Station, had paid Russian
space chiefs 20 million dollars for the privilege.
A. blasted off
B. Station
C. had paid
D. the privilege

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
His prarents prevented him _____________ staying up too late.  
A. of                    
B. from                   
C. with            
D. on