I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. 1. A. throw B. though C. thick D. thought 2. A. check B. cheese C. chemistry D. cherry II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. 3. A. expensive B. different C. personal D. general 4. A. couple B. promise C. import D. wedding III. Choose the best answer 5. The use of mobile apps in learning has been very ____. A. stressing B. wasteful C. promising D. dangerous 6. On the wedding day, the best man is expected to help the ____. A. bride B. groom C. guest D. bridesmaid 7. Women are more likely to be victims of ____ violence. A. domestic B. household C. home D. family 8. Reducing gender ____ improves productivity and economic growth of a nation. A. equality B. inequality C. possibility D. rights 9.We will send you the results as soon as they are ready. A. You will be sent to the results as soon as they are ready. B. You will send the results as soon as they are ready. C. The results will be sent you as soon as they are ready. D. The results will be sent to you as soon as they are ready. 10.The laser beam can remove bone. A. They can remove the laser beam. B. Bone could be removed by the laser beam, C. Bone can be removed by the laser beam. D. Bone can remove the laser beam. 11.. June has become ____ month for weddings in many countries when the symbolic flowers, roses, usually bloom. .A. more popular B. less popular C. the most popular D. the least popular 12.. My grandmother feels much ____ whenever I give her a homemade cake on Mother’s Day. A. happier B. more happily C. the happiest D. the most happily 13.. She sends me the book ____ she ____ two years ago. A. whom / writes B. whose /wrote C. which/ writes D. which / wrote 14. The man ____ spoke to John is my brother. A. whom B. who C. whose D. which 15. In the U.S, while represents goodness and is usually ____ color of ____ bride’s wedding dress. A. a – a B. a – the C. the – a D. the – the PART 3: UNIT 9: Preserving the environment - Getting Started Homework: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 16. If you ask me, ____ waste is a much bigger problem than ordinary household waste. A. industrial B. business C. working D. manufacturing 17. Do you know what CFC ____? A. sets in B. does up C. stands for D. gets down 18. There’s been a ____ in Germany and a village was completely destroyed. A. flood B. drizzle C. shower D. smog 19. Dinosaurs have been ____ for millions of years. A. endangered B. extinct C. threatened D. disappeared 20. As town grow, they tend to destroy the surrounding ____ areas. A. urban B. commercial C. land D. rural 21. During the last hundred years we have done great ____ to the environment. A. injury B. pollution C. damage D. hurt 22. There are lots of things we can all do to ____ the environment. A. enhance B. protect C. make D. build 23. Environmentalists are furious with the American Government for delaying measures which will reduce greenhouse gas ____. A. exhaust fumes B. smokes C. wastes D. emissions 24. The government is introducing strict new rules on the dumping of ____ by industry. A. pesticides B. exhaust fumes. C. toxic waste D. emissions 25. Farmers contribute to environmental damage by spraying ____ with ____, which stay in the soil for years. A. agriculture – pesticides B. agriculture - fertilizers C. crops – fertilizers D. crops - pesticides