Question:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. A. adapt B. refuse C. center Correct answer D. pollute
Reply:
Explanation: A. adapt /əˈdæpt/ (v): adapt B. refuse /rɪˈfjuːz/ (v): refuse C. center /ˈsen·tər/ (v): put in the center D. pollute /pəˈluːt/ ( v): pollute Answer C has the stress on the first syllable, the remaining answers have the stress on the 2nd syllable. → Choose answer C
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- I sometimes think that all his supposed mistakes are made _______ purpose just to annoy me.
Question:
I sometimes think that all his supposed mistakes are made _______ purpose just to annoy me. A. in B. on Correct answer C. by D. with
Reply:
Idioms: on purpose: intentionally Roughly translated: Sometimes I think he intentionally makes supposed mistakes just to annoy me. → Choose answer B
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- The Covid-19 suspected cases ______ from their relatives and neighbors last year.
Question:
The Covid-19 suspected cases ______ from their relatives and neighbors last year. A. were isolating B. isolate C. were isolated Correct answer D. isolated
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Passive voice: Passive sentence in QKD tense: was/were + V3/V-ed Roughly translated: Suspected Covid-19 cases were isolated from relatives and neighbors last year. → Choose answer C
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- We find it possible to ________ the proposed plan subject to certain conditions and changes.
Question:
We find it possible to ________ the proposed plan subject to certain conditions and changes. A. approving B. approvingly C. approving D. approving Correct answer
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Verb form: find it hard/easy/difficult etc (to do something): how to feel when doing something Roughly translated: We feel we can accept the proposed plan subject to conditions and changes certain. → Choose answer D
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- Grandpa says his leg’s ________ again so he’s not going to come for a walk for eight weeks.
Question:
Grandpa says his leg’s ________ again so he’s not going to come for a walk for eight weeks. A. turning up B. playing up Correct answer C. setting up D. getting up
Reply:
Phrasal verbs knowledge: – turn up: appear – play (somebody) up: cause pain, cause problems for someone – set up something: establish something – get up: wake up Temporarily translated: Mr. said his leg hurt again so he wouldn’t be able to walk for 8 weeks. → Choose answer B
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- The local clubs are making every _______ to interest more young people.
Question:
The local clubs are making every _______ to interest more young people. A. donation B. volunteer C. fund D. effort Correct answer
Reply:
Phrases (Collocations): make an effort (to do something): make an effort (to do something) Roughly translated: Local clubs are making efforts to attract more young people. → Choose answer D
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 46 to 50. Broadcasting, perhaps the greatest invention of the last century, has come a long time way; way; and the BBC is one of the most important and trusted broadcasters in the world today. The British Broadcasting Company was established in 1922. Four years later, it changed its name to the British Broadcasting Corporation, better known as the BBC. It was not the world’s first radio station. There had already been public radio broadcasts in Britain before 1920. From the beginning the BBC was a public service radio, but also an independent operator. In the early days of BBC radio, there was not a lot of news on the radio. There were music, drama, discussions and children’s programs; but news was not broadcast until after 7 pm, to avoid competition with the newspapers! In 1936 the BBC began the world’s first television service. Only a few thousand people in London could receive those first flickering images. Still, people liked what they saw, and as the number of transmitters increased, more and more people went out to buy new television sets. In 1937, tennis was broadcast from Wimbledon for the first time. Then in 1938, football’s Cup Final could be seen, live, by hundreds of thousands of people for the first time ever. Since 1946, the BBC has become one of Britain’s most famous institutions. Today it has several national television channels, lots of radio channels and a growing number of international services. (Adapted from https://linguapress.com) What is the passage mainly about?