Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others of the group1. A. applicant B. appliance C. delicate D. surgery2. A. interfere B. prevent C. spectator D. experiment3. A. actually B. accurate C. satellite D. symbolic4. A. malaria B. annoyance C. paradise D. uneasiness5. A. Spanish B. explorer C. century D. originChoose the option that best fits the blank of the sentence6. Armed terrorists are reported to have _____ the Embassy.A. taken up B. taken to C. taken over D. taken into7. I should be most grateful if you would give me a ______ of this new typewriter.A. demonstration B. display C. showing D. manifestation8. How many people do you think his car would ______ ?A. occupy B. hold C. fit D. load9. His mother’s illmess had placed him under a considerable _______A. tension B> strain C. stress D. worry10. The other transport unions gave the railway workers their ______A. agreement B. solidarity C. backing D. alliance11. In court she was _____ to have stolen company money.A. claimed B. accused C. charged D. alleged12. The tea cup was ight on the ______ of the table and could have been knocked off at any moment.A. edge B. border C. contour D. margin13. While I was eating cherries, I accidentally swallow a _______A. stone B. pup C. seed D. nut14. Everything on the menu looked very appetizing, but in the end we decide to ______ the salmon in Champagne sauce.A. choose from B. pick up C. opt for D. call for15. Fertilizers are ______ to the field after the cops have been plantedA. added B. used C. enriched D. applied16. A. Her hair was wet from the ______ tossed up by the huge waves.A. foam B. lather C. spray D. surft17. People didn’t want to buy the new three wheeled scooter and so it sank without _____A. sight B. sign C. trace D. trend18. Her eyes are her best ______A. feature B. aspect C. trait D. characteristic19. The children ______ at the ease with which the circus acrobats perform their routine.A. amazed B. marveled C. surprised D. baffled20. They have sent Bob to _______ prison for hutting ______ policeman on ______ dead. I’ll go to ______ prison tomorrow to bring him some clothesA. 0/a/his/0 B. a/a/the/the C. the/the/0/the D. 0/a/the/the21. Hardly _______ building _______ it began to rainA. we had left/when B. had we left/when C. had we left/that D. did we leave /than22. Manufacturers often sacrifice quality _______ A. for the large profit marginB. in place of earning more moneyC. to gain more quantities of money

D. and instead earn a bigger amount of profit23. With the help of German experts, the factory produced ______ cars in 1993 as the year beforeA. as twice many B. as many as twice C. as twice as many D. twice as many24. His advice that it _____ at once is reasonableA. should do B. be done C. needs to be done D. is done25. But for his help, I ______A. should not have succeeded B. had not succeededC. did not succeed D. haven’t succeeded26. Why are you so upset? She _______ the dates” – “She ______ about our meeting. She fixed the day and time herself.A. could have mixed up/might not have forgotten B. many have mixed up/couldn’t have forgottenC. is able to mix up/can’t forgotten D. must mix up/was not able to forget27. They ______ to build a new Mc Donals I several days and _______ it by the end of the year.A. will start/will finish B. are starting/will have finishedC. start/will be finishing D. start/are finishing28. She wishes her father ______ it.A. hadn’t known B. didn’t knowC. hasn’t known D. wouldn’t have known29. Don’t jump _______ conclusions. We don’t yet know all the relevant facts.A. into B. up C. to D. for30. We are planning a holiday in Thailand when my husband retires but I don’t know whether it’ll really come _______A. on B. out C. off D. round31. She is taller than men ______ a head.A. by B. to C. with D> by32. How exactly did you set ______ training the dogs to work well together.A. up B. to C. about D. out33. He was ______ a few hours of his deathA. within B. in C. after D. before34. Mary: “Good morning, could I speak to Mr. Phillips, please?A. He’s in a meeting. Can I take a message?B. Probably by Monday next week.C. I will have to ask the person you want to ring firstD. Certainly, Would two o’clock be OK35. Mary; “Sorry, do I know you??John: ______A. Fine thanks and you?B. How do you do?C. We’ve met before, haven’t we?D. hi! Haven’t seen you for ages