Choose the words that best answer the following questions.. 2.Which of the following words is stressed on the first syllable?. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best co
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I Choose the words that best answer the following questions.
I Which of the following words has the underlined part pronounced differently?
2.Which of the following words is stressed on the first syllable?
a entertain b determine c harbour d interrupt
3.Which of the following words is stressed on the second syllable?
4.Which of the following words is stressed on the third syllable?
a impossible b development c specialization d scientific
2.Which of the following words doesn't contain the final /t/ sound?
II Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6. Marie Curie harbored the dream of a career which was Impossible for a woman at that time
a science b scientific c scientist d scientifically
7. In 1963 he was appointed of history
8. The morning's work was constantly by phone calls
6. they are tropical birds, parrots can live in temperate or even cold climates
a Even though b In spite of c Nevertheless d Despite
9. We got the plane at 10.30 and the plane took on time
7. People are fleeing, the area in panic
6 .does it take to get to London from here?
a How far b How much c How often d How long
10 Before the plane takes off, passengers must their seat belts.
6 My morning is to get up at seven, have breakfast, then leave home at eight.
11.She's upstairs EZtttinfir ready to go out
a dressing b determining c planning d preparing
III Choose the one option - a, b, c, or d that best completes the sentence.
12.How now? Better than before'?
a are you feeling b do you feel c you are feeling d you feel
13.'Do you mind if I borrow a chair'?" Do you need only one?'
a I'm sorry b Not at all c Yes, 1 do d Yes, I would
14.I remember you about this before.
15 Professor Kidd three books since 1999, and she's working on her fourth.
a has been writing b has written c wrote d writes.
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a to watch b watching c watch d for watching
21.When Martin the car he took it out for a drive
a was repairing b has repaired c had repaired d repaired
21.The sun in the East and in the West
a rises/ set b rises/ sets c rose/ had set d has risen/ has set
22.I asked him , but he went anyway
a not to go b to not go c not going d he doesn't go
24.i remember An rode the bus to school with
25.Who your bike? – Mike did
a did give you b did you give c you gave d gave you
IV identify the one underlined word or phrase - A B C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
26. I'm usually right about the weather am not I?
27. An old man walking along, the road stopped talking to us
28 Mike usually drives to work but today he walks
29.Hypnosis is sometimes employed as a means of helping people quit to smoke
29.
Despite most mushroom are edible some specie cause serious poisoning.
30.Today we know that the earth is one of nine planets whose orbit the sun
31.Do you want to get up by yourself, or would you like me to wake up you?
32.I bought this new software for learning Chinese
30.
Are you ready? It's time we go
31.
I'm tired because I'm not used to stay up late
V Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best fits each of the numbered blank.
The table tennis match was very enjoyable before (36) lit a cigarette and ruined the evening After (37) smoking, they let the cigarette fall on the wooden floor Unfortunately, they dropped it without putting it out but (38) paid any attention to it Even the woman (39) next to the man with the cigarette did not notice Soon, however, there was (40) smoke Suddenly flames (41) up into the air Someone immediately ran out of the room (42) the fire brigade Two or three men got some buckets of water (43) the fire, but it was useless Everyone in the large hut (44.) very frightened The next moment people rushed towards the main doors Before the fire brigade arrived, the whole building was on fire On (45) the
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36.a finish b finishing c finished d finishes
42 a phone b phoning c to phone d for phoning
43 a to put out b they put out c putting out d put out
45 a enter b entering c entered d he entered
VI Read the passage, then choose the correct answer - b, c, or d.
Few men have influenced the development of American English to the extent that Noah Webster did Born in West Hartford, Connecticut in .1758, his name has become synonymous with American dictionaries Graduated from Yale in 1778, he was admitted
to the bar in 178i and there after began to practice law in Hartford Later, when he turned
to teaching, he discovered how inadequate the available schoolbooks were for the children of a new and independent nation
In response to the need for truly American textbook, Webster published A
Grammatical Institute of the English Language, a three-volume work that consisted of a
speller, a grammar, and a reader The Compendious Dictionary of the English Language
was published in 1806
In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work An American dictionary u/ the
English and its relationship to other languages and seven more years to the writing itself
Published in two volumes in 1828 An American Dictionary of the English Language has
become the recognized authority for usage in the United States 'Webster's purpose in writing. it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciations, and spelling from those of British English He is responsible
for advancing_ simplified spelling forms: develop instead of the British form developed;
theater and center instead of theatre and center; color and honor instead of color and honor.
46 Which of the following would be the best title for the passage`?
a Webster's Work b Webster's Dictionaries
47 How old was Webster when he graduated from Yale?
48 Why did Webster write A Grammatical burial& - the English Language?
a. He wanted to supplement his income
b.There were no books available after the Revolutionary War
a. He felt that British books were not appropriate for American children.
b.The children did not know how to spell
49 In how many volumes was 4n American Diction the of the English Language
published?
a One volume b Two volumes c Three volumes d Four volumes
50 According to the author, what was `Webster' purpose in writing An American
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a To respond to the need for new schoolbooks
b.To demonstrate the distinct development of the E language in America
b.To promote. spelling forms based upon British models
c.To influence the pronunciation of the English language