Read the followingpassage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

" Ruff! Ruff! " barked Fido

" I think he wants us to follow him, " Farmer Dan said as he put on the collar for Fido.

Fido started sniffing. Then he bounded off down the road. Farmer Dan kept pace with Fido . Soon Fido stopped. Mr Allan and Bobby caught up, followed by Timmy.

" Oh, what a clever boy!" said Boddy. " He has found the tea leaves which we have been looking for. It was in a treasure chest buried near the stable all along" Fido set off again.

Let's follow him ! shouted Timmy

Fido is a ______ .

My father asked us __________ too much time playing computer games.

His hobby is collecting stamps.

________I was really tired, I couldn’t sleep.

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.

Fido ran down the road because he ______ .

An English – speaking contest ______ at my school next week.

Timmy followed Fido because he wanted to ________.

Tom ______ go fishing with his uncle when he lived in the countryside.

Remember to turn ___________ all the lights before leaving the office.

I don’t know anything about plumbing. I can’t fix the leak in the sink myself.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

I could easy convince him not to become too excited with all the media attention.

Working in a coal mine is a hard job. It can be dangerous.