Mr. Brown ..............for 10 years when he finally gave it up.
A.had been smoking
B.has been smoking
C.had smoked
D.has smoked

Applicants for government posts are always thoroughly ................ before being admitted.
A.supported
B.trained
C.investigated
D.helped

Pick out the word whose main stress is different from the rest.
A.responsibility
B.independent
C.university
D.creativity

Would Tim be angry if I...................his bicycle without asking?
A.had taken
B.would take
C.took
D.take

These snakes will not cause you any serious harm even if they bite you.They are..............
A.poisonous
B.cruel
C.harmful
D.harmless

Pick out the word whose main stress is different from the rest.
A.generally
B.secondary
C.education
D.specialize

Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
A.combined
B.planned
C.recorded
D.aimed

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
It was your assistance that enabled us to get achievement.
A.But for you assistance, we could not have, got achievement.
B.Your assistance discouraged us from get achievement.
C.If you assisted us, we could not get achievement.
D.Without your assistance, we could get achievement

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
It is the earth's gravity that gives us our weight.
A.If there were not the earth's gravity, we would be weightless.
B.Due to the earth's gravity we cannot weigh anything.
C.We are overweight because of the earth's gravity.
D.The earth's gravity is given weight by people.

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
John, whose cough is terrible, needs to see a doctor.
A.John's terrible cough prevents from seeing a doctor.
B.John needs to see a doctor because of his terrible cough.
C.John's doctor does not want to see him because he has a bad cough.
D.John's terrible cough forces him to see a doctor.