Choose the word whose underlined part is different from the rest:
1. a. dear b. here c. near d. where
2. a. national b. question c. population d. station
3. a. disease b. spread c. breed d. treat
4. a. pollute b. species c. accept d. receipt
5. a. pair b. raise c. upstairs d. chair
Choose one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase:
6. Whales feed on krill.
a. very small creatures b. small fish
c. sea plants d. small animals
7. ____________ is a chemical used for killing weeds.
a. Pesticide b. Herbicide c. Fertilizer d. Antibiotic
8. Sperm whale population are at risk due to hunting.
a. in extinction b. in danger
c. on the decrease d. in fewness
9. What would Tom do if he ______ the truth?
a. would know b. has know c. knows d. knew
10. _____________ you, I would think twice about that decision. It could be a bad move.
a. If I am b. Should I be
c. Were I d. If I had been
11. Water can be held on the land by vegetation.
a. plants used as food b. grown trees
c. the growth of plants d. plants and trees
12. An announcement about the eight o'clock flight to Chicago ________.
a. has been already made b. has already made
c. has already been made d. already made
13. Many reliable methods of storing information ___________when computers arrived.
a. tend forgotten b. tend to forget
c. tend to be forgotten d. tend being forgotten
14. This park is the orphanage where lots of orphaned and abandoned animals are taken care of.
a. looked after b. involved in
c. dealt with d. moved in
15. ___________ resigned, we would have been forced to sack him.
a. Had he not b. Hadn't he
c. He had not d. He not had