GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.. In 1960, Laura Ashley, a housewife with young children, began designing and selling cloth
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TEST 15
Unit 15: WOMEN IN SOCIETY
I PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose underlined part differently from that of the others in the group
II GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence
6 Women are only asking to be given equal _ with men
7 There are no _ differences between the education systems of the two countries
8 It is illegal to on grounds of race, sex or religion
A differ B differentiate C discriminate D certify
9 the whole, Japanese cars are very reliable and breakdowns are rare
10 Suddenly a taxi _and an important-looking official got out
11 When Mark saw how ridiculous he looked he laughing
13 The boss was so angry at the news that he _ the phone and rushed out of the room
14 We got to the stop just as the coach was _
15 While Alan was cycling home, he was _ by a taxi
18 All of the athletes who _ in this tournament must be under the age of 18
A as high as he could B as highly as he could
20 Simon continued to be denied a promotion his efforts through the years
21 "Can I join your club, Dad?" ''You can join when you a bit older."
22 "How do you like your meat done?" " "
A I don't like it B I like it very much
23 His hair fire while he was cooking some chips
24 these curtains in the sunlight or they'll fade
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25 'That carpet was made entirely by hand.' 'It a long time.'
C needn't have taken D had to take
26 You write to her for she'll be here tomorrow
27 "Do you mind if I borrow a chair?" " _ Do you only need one?"
A I'm sorry B Not at all C Yes, I do D Yes, I would
28 As he in the garden, a wasp stung him on the nose .\
29 from school for three weeks, so he is trying his best to catch up with the other students
A He has been absent B Having been absent
30 If they _ a secret ballot, there a strike
A have held - wouldn't have been B had held - wouldn't been
31 _the daytime the streets are crowded, but night they are quite deserted
32 "I'd like to try those shoes on, please." " _ "
A What size are you? B Are they black?
33 He was _ leave the door open while sleeping at night
34 "Why does Jimmy look so worried?" " He seems something."
35 _ the police force, the more violent the city
III Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected
36 Patricia normally arrives at work at eight o'clock, but because he storm, she was two hours late
37 What the cook prepared for dinner were received with enthusiasm
38 Bob would rather to be fishing from this boat in the lake than sitting at his desk in the office
39 Anybody who plans to attend the meeting ought send a short note to the chairperson
40 People who have drunk alcohol must not to drive at any cost
IV Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best completes the unfinished statement (or best answers the question) about each passage
In 1960, Laura Ashley, a housewife with young children, began designing and selling clothes After some early
success, her husband, Bernard, an experienced businessman, joined her and was able to provide considerable help and advice The business expanded rapidly Laura had started working at home, and soon there were several "Laura Ashley" shops where women could buy pretty, traditional clothes in a country style, made of natural materials By the 1980s, the company had developed into a multi-million pound international organization with branches in places as far apart as London, Brussels, San Francisco and Tokyo
Laura Ashley was a woman of simple tastes and strong moral beliefs She was born in Wales and one of her largest factories producing clothes was situated in the countryside there Her employees were encouraged to lead healthy lives, enjoy the fresh air and a good diet Many of the Ashley family were involved in the business, but in 1985
it was decided that the public should be given the opportunity to invest money in the company Obviously this was a
major development and a clear sign of commercial success But the woman whose ideas had been the basics of the company's development did not live to see it She fell down the stairs while staying at a friend's house and died in hospital a few days afterwards She was only sixty-one
41 Laura Ashley started her business by
A opening some shops B working at home
C organizing branches in cities D running an international organization
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42 Which of the following is TRUE about Laura Ashley?
A She was a young housewife with children when she started doing business
B Her husband had helped her in the first place
C Her business did not go well for many years after the start
D Women came to her shops to buy expensive clothes made of luxury materials
A many members of her family had worked in her company
B only Laura had done the business of the company
C none of the Ashley family, except her husband, had worked in the company
D no one else in the family had helped Laura in business
44 Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A The expansion of a company B A woman's excellent ideas
45 The word ''Obviously'' in the passage is closest in meaning to
V Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world It is in the Himalayan Mountains between Nepal and China, and it is 8,900 meters high Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal were the first people (46) to climb Mount Everest They climbed it in 1953 Since then, men from different countries have been (47) _in climbing it
However, the first woman to make this difficult climb was Junko Tabei, a (48) _Japanese woman from Hokkaido She was a housewife but really interested in climbing mountains She earned money for her trips (49) _English and piano to young children
In 1975, a Tokyo newspaper-television company organized the Mount Everest climb for women They chose fifteen women from, mountaineering clubs to go to Nepal The groups climbed for several days Then there was an avalanche, and most of the women were (50) _ Only Ms Tabei was able to climb the last 70 meters and stand on the top of the world She was the first woman there