BG1 TEST 20/5

Find the word which has different sound in the underlined part in each line. ache chaos charity archaeology chair cheap chorus child cash fact wash stamp latitude saturate fathom famous nourish flourish cottage courageous Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others. history musician compute conclusion career agree coffee fourteen government interview reference understand equipment scholarship develop discourage hospital inflation policy constantly Mary always take good care _ her children. for of to with Henry was born _ 1992. on in at to Lisa is very good _ chemistry. at with in about The forest fire went _ after two days. after off out along I always find it hard to keep pace _ Nam, the best student in my class. up with for on What do you often do _ the evening? in on at off Smoking is not good _ our health. for at about of The interview was broadcast _ radio and television. on in at for That farmer succeeded _ raising fish. on in at with Clean air is necessary _ our health. with for about of The future of a country depends _ the youth. in at on from There is a great difference _ these two things. from between about for My father is used _ living in the countryside. to on in at My father isn’t pleased _ my work. for about with from Many people are involved _ the use of English. on in of at English provides ready access _ the world scholarship. with to for of She is always fed up _ washing dishes after dinner. at with for about The roofs are covered _ red tiles. with about by for My father insisted _ building a new house. in on of at We are looking forward _ seeing you again. in at for to She _ her father; everyone says how alike they are! takes after takes off falls out lets off There was a power cut and all the lights _. went up put up went out went ahead You look upset, Sven. Have you and Niger _ again? gone out gone away fallen out let off Paul, do you think you could _ me _ for the night? let me off go me out fall me out put me up You can _ the new words in the dictionary. look for look up look after look at The doctor asked me to _ my shirt. put off take off take out put out Shall we go somewhere _ a drink? for from to of Everyone can _ in this school activity. take off take on take part take Do you want to stop in this town, or shall we _? turn on turn off go on look after Who will _ the children while you go out to work? look for look up look after look at For each sentence, write in a preposition. When I was younger, I was always so afraid of going to the dentist’s.Your mother is looking forward to going on that trip to Australia, isn’t she?The police were not convinced of the man’s honesty and charged him.I would rather go to the disco than stay here at home.I’m not surprised he took that job. He has always been so keen on computers.But I am surprised at how much money they want to pay him!Mary isn’t quite ready yet. She is in the kitchen looking for her car keys.Instead of sitting here complaining about having nothing to do, go and do something constructive!I don’t have as much confidence in myself as you seem to.Are you really happy about the life you have here in San Francisco, Jane?In some Mediterranean cultures, respect for your elders is the most important part of family life.Tell me about the new job you started today.I’m very interested in wildlife documentaries on TV.Do you always travel around the town by car?There is an inflation. The prices are going up. Read this short article about a famous guitar owned by John Lennon. For each space, decide if a preposition is required and, if so, which one. If you think there is no preposition required, put an “x” in the box. The guitar John Lennon was playing when he first met xPaul McCartney could fetch up to £100,000 when it is put up for auction by Sotheby’s in London next month. The Gallotone “Champion” acoustic guitar is the earliest Beatles guitar to be offered at auction. The 17-year-old John Lennon was playing it while leading his band the Quarry Men at a church fete in 1957 - watched by the then 15-year-old McCartney. Sotheby’s Rock ‘n’ Roll specialist Stephen Maycock said: “This is the most important and significant piece of early Beatles memorabilia to come on the market.” The cherry-coloured Dutch-made guitar has been fully restored and bears the “Champion” logo. It also bears a brass plaque with the inscription “Remember you’ll never earn your living by it.” It refers to a remark that Lennon’s Aunt Mimi is thought to have made out of exasperation at the number of hours the young Lennon spent practising on the guitar rather than studying. However, her nephew was out to prove her anxiety wrong and if he had not been playing his guitar once again at the St Peter’s church fete in Woolton, Merseyside he might not have had that fateful encounter. A black and white photo of the afternoon shows Lennon standing at the front of the stage playing the Dutch-made guitar. Among the crowd of spectators was the teenage McCartney. The two were introduced later in the day as the Quarry Men set up for an evening session in the church hall. McCartney was impressed with Lennon’s ability to play the guitar and remember lyrics from well-known rock ‘n’ roll songs. A former member of the Quarry Men recalled that Lennon bought the instrument by mail order a month or so earlier, for only £10. Forty-two years on, the guitar, which is being sold along with Lennon’s typewriter and records from his early collection, is expected to sell for up to £100,000 at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Memorabilia Sale at the Hard Rock Cafe. In September 1994, a tape recording of John Lennon singing and playing the guitar with the Quarry Men at the fete was bought by EMI Records for £78,500 at the annual sale. Put these words into the correct order to make sentences with phrasal verbs. Don’t forget to include all punctuation! sat / window/ the/ down/ came/ and/ ./ room/ into/ near/ Harry/ the weekends/ at/ the/ time/ what/ up/ get/ do/ ?/ you up/ !/ studying/ keep/ give/ never/ hard/ and you/ when/ grow/ want/ what/ be/ to/ do/ up/ ?/ you / !/ very/ late/ hurry/ please/ are/ we/ up/ because / ./ and/ to/ look/ can/ have/ for/ then/ keys/ I/ we/ leave/ my and/ concentrate/ put/ down/ !/ book/ that ran/ was/ Sheila/ ./ sixteen/ just/ home/ away/ when/ from/ she A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C 7:45 sleep bag swim drink post office entrance hall A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C