The local economy which once used to be in crisis now depends to a huge extent on menial jobs provided by the recent development of ecotourism.

Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large, industrial cities today.

You should know by now that I cannot stand it when my steak is not grilled properly as I always have mine well-made.

In a medical study of nearly 5.000 adults, half of them were given one aspirin a day and the other half given a placebo, it was found that those taking  Aspirin suffered 38 percent fewer heart attacks than those who weren’t.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

 A. Workbook     B. Tomato     C. Mountain     D. Lion

 Something is wrong with Jane today, _______?

Living in New York, apartments cost more to rent than they do in other smaller cities.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

I’d like to pay some money into my bank account.

Choose the best answer:

We walked for ten kilometers and then we stopped ............... a rest.

Professor Moore recommended the book ___________ all his students.

Could you mind telling me the way to the nearest restaurant?

My brother attends an university in the Midwest which specializes in astrology.

Identify the error in each sentence: 

In this hospital they have the best staff and equipments in the whole province. It’s really high standard.

Ursula and Tess had their little differences at the beginning of their work but now they seem to be __________ quite nicely. 

Dreams are commonly made up of either visual and verbal images.

Each of the nurse report to the operating room when his or her name is called.

Monica was so angry about the noise that her neighbours were making that she refused to __________ it anymore. 

This floor doesn’t need no more wax; there’s plenty already.

I was such nervous that I didn’t think I would pass the exam.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

 A. Effort     B. Effect     C. Deafness     D. Speaker

Mary enjoys reading ________, adventure, and whatever else she can either buy or borrow.