Practice SVIP

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others.

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest.

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest.

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest.

Choose the correct answer.

Choose the correct answer.

Choose the correct answer.

Choose the correct answer.

Choose the correct answer.

Choose the word whose meaning is CLOSEST to the underlined part in the sentence.

Choose the word whose meaning is CLOSEST to the underlined part in the sentence.

Choose the word whose meaning is OPPOSITE to the underlined part in the sentence.

Choose the word whose meaning is OPPOSITE to the underlined part in the sentence.

Read and complete the text.

It seems entirely natural to us that there are teams of scientists in universities and other institutions around the world, discover the way the world works. However, it hasn't always been that way . Although the scientific method is now four or five hundred years old, the ancient Greeks, for example, believed that they could work out the causes of just by the power of thought. During the 17th century, people began to realize that they could test their scientific ideas by designing a relevant experiment and seeing what happened. A lot of was made in this way by individual scientists. These men and women often worked alone, carrying out research into many different areas of science, and they often received very little reward for their hard work. At the start of the 20th century, though, it became clear that science was becoming more complicated and more expensive. This individual scientist disappeared, to be replaced by teams of experts. Modern science was born.

Listen and decide if the following statements are True or False.