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TEST YOURSELF I. Choose the words that best answer the following questions. I. Which of the following words has the underlined part pronounced differently? a. stall b. chat c. talk d. water 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? a. private b. professor c. purchases d. educated 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? a. worked b. announced c. screamed d. stopped 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. a. director b. teacher c. professor d. headmaster 8. The morning's work was constantly by phone calls a. made b. interrupted c. created d. changed 6. they are tropical birds, parrots can live in temperate or even cold climates. a. Even thou g h b. In spite of c. Nevertheless d. Despite 9. We got the plane at 10.30 and the plane took . on time. a. in/ off b. on/ up in/ out d. on/ off 7. People are fleeing, the area in panic. a. excitement b. fear c. -gust d. danger 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. a. fasten b. flee c. emit d. unbind 6. My morning is to get up at seven, have breakfast, then leave home at eight. a. timetable b. habit c. routine d. action 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. a. tell b. to tell c. telling d. told 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. 16. She only allows the children television on the weekends. 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. a. I b. who I c. which I d. that I 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? A B C D 27. An old man walking along, the road stopped talking to us. A B C D 28. Mike usually drives to work but today he walks. A B C D 29. Hypnosis is sometimes employed as a means of helping people quit to smoke. A B C D 29. Despite most mushroom are edible. some specie cause serious poisoning. A B C D 30. Today we know that the earth is one of nine planets whose orbit the sun. A B C D 31. Do you want to get up by yourself, or would you like me to wake up you? A B C D 32. I bought this new software for learning Chinese A B C D 30. Are you ready? It's time we go. A B C D 31. I'm tired because I'm not used to stay up late. A B C D 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 evenin g . 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 burning building, one of the firemen . succeeded in rescuing an old woman. 36. a. someone b. anyone c. no one d. nobody 36. a. finish b. finishing c. finished d. finishes 38. a. someone b. anyone c. no one d. everyone 39. a. she was b. was c. who was d. she 40. a lot of b. many c. a few d. a little 41. a. shoot b. shoots c. shot d. shooting 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 44. a. was b. were c. has d. have 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 Language. In preparin g the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the study of 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 c. Webster's School d. Webster's Life 47. How old was Webster when he graduated from Yale? a. 18 b. 19 c. 20 d. 21 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 Dictionary of the English Language? 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 . TEST YOURSELF I. Choose the words that best answer the following questions. I. Which of the following. that the earth is one of nine planets whose orbit the sun. A B C D 31. Do you want to get up by yourself, or would you like me to wake up you? A B C D 32. I bought this new software for learning. Compendious Dictionary of the English Language was published in 1806. In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work. An American dictionary u/ the English Language. In preparin g the manuscript, he devoted