English Exercises 11-Part 3

PART 3 A. Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other words: 1/ A. na tional B. pla n C. establish D. tha t 2/ A. parks B. trees C. caves D. contains 3/ A. found B. south C. mou ntain D. wou nd 4/ A. located B. formed C. threatened D. agreed 5/ A. West B. Kenya C. re cognize D. taken 6/ A. study B. dry C. variety D. rainy 7/ A. hi ke B. duri ng C. surpri se D. bi ke 8/ A. co ntain B. ano ther C. abando n D. vo cabulary 9/ A. sea son B. fea ture C. increa se D. mea nt 10/ A. loo k B. goo d C. choose D. book B. Select the correct prepositions, conjunctions or adverbs to complete the sentences: 1/ England have not won the World Cup _______ football _______ 1966. A. about- in B. in- since C. for- from D. at- by 2/ They walked slowly _______ the woods. A. through B. onto C. across D. past 3/ What time does the flight _______ Amsterdam arrive? A. towards B. into C. to D. from 4/ The train was delayed _______ bad weather. A. in spite of B. according to C. because of D. such as 5/ _______ wet leaves _______ the line, this train will arrive an hour late. A. In addition to- along B. Due to- on C. Despite- into D. Like- across 6/ She's very much _______ her mother (= She is similar _______ appearance or character). A. as- to B. like- in C. as- in D. like- to 7/ _______ AD 79 the city _______ Pompei was buried _______ a layer _______ ash seven metres deep. A. In- of- under- of B. Before- in- in- by C. By- at- at- in D. After- from- near- about 8/ The sign _______ the door said "Exit". A. above B. over C. in D. under 9/ My son is a lot taller _______ my daughter. A. by B. about C. over D. than 10/ Professor Aitchison is _______ town this week. A. to B. into C. out of D. from C. Select the correct words to complete the sentences: 1/ In the rural areas, _______ is widespread. A. literate B. literacy C. illiteracy D. illiterate 2/ Sun, sand and romance - her holiday was _______. A. complete B. completely C. completeness D. completion 3/ Reducing the size of classes may improve _______ standards. A. education B. educational C. educate D. educated 4/ Do you recognize the _______ on the envelope? A. write B. written C. writer D. writing 5/ The radiation leak has had a disastrous _______ on the environment. A. effect B. effective C. effectively D. effectiveness 6/ They decided not to _______ an existing order for aircraft. A. honor B. honors C. honorable D. honorably 7/ The hotel was _______ and comfortable. A. home B. homely C. homeless D. homeland 8/ I think free-range chickens taste much better than factory-_______ ones. A. farm B. farmer C. farmed D. farming 9/ I've had _______ problems with this car ever since I bought it. A. continue B. continuing C. continuous D. continual 10/ They searched for survivors but it was _______. A. hope B. hopeless C. hopeful D. hopefully D. Select the most appropriate word to complete the following sentences: 1/ I'll pay you double _______ you get the work finished by Friday. A. suppose B. if C. on condition D. unless 2/ He's welcome to come along, _______ that he behaves himself. A. unless B. in case C. if D. provided 3/ You can't get a job _______ you've got experience. A. because B. providing C. unless D. even if 4/ I'll come to the party _______ that you don't wear those ridiculous trousers! A. on condition B. in case C. so long as D. unless 5/ _______ we had been invited, we could not have come because we were very busy. A. If B. Even if C. Unless D. Provided 6/ _______ I forgot, please remind me of my promise. A. As long as B. Suppose C. Even if D. In case 7/ _______ the third war were to happen, human civilization would be destroyed. A. Supposing B. Providing C. If D. Unless 8/ _______ anyone rings for me, please tell them I'll be back in the office at 4 o'clock A. Unless B. If C. Even if D. so long as 9/ I will accept the job _______ the salary is satisfactory. A. supposed B. unless C. in case D. provided 10/ You won’t get paid for time off _______ you have a doctor’s note. A. if B. even if C. unless D. in case E. Select the most appropriate verb to complete the following sentences: 1/ We were just _______ about Simon's new girlfriend. A. talking B. saying C. speaking D. telling 2/ She _______ goodbye to all her friends and left. A. spoke B. said C. told D. talked 3/ _______ me about your holiday then. A. Say B. Talk C. Tell D. Speak 4/ Would you mind _______ more slowly, please? A. telling B. saying C. talking D. speaking 5/ Ben never forgets to _______ "Please" and "Thank you". A. tell B. say C. speak D. talk 6/ Did you _______ anyone (that) you were coming to see me? A. say B. talk C. tell D. speak 7/ Historically _______, the island is of great interest. A. saying B. telling C. speaking D. talking 8/ "Would you like another drink?" "I wouldn't _______ no." A. talk B. speak C. say D. tell 9/ She _______ to her mother on the phone every week. A. says B. talks C. tells D. speaks 10/ You have nothing to _______ for yourself, don’t you? A. tell B. talk C. speak D. say F. Select the ONE mistake in the underlined word or phrase in each sentence below: 1/ They (A) contacted party (B) members (C) from cross the nation (D) to ask for their support. 2/ This film is good (A) family entertainment (= (B) anything that can be (C) enjoyed by parents and children (D) together). 3/ (A) The minister was drummed (B) out of office (C) when it (D) is discovered that he had been taking bribes. 4/ "What's the (A) problem?" "(B) It's this insurance (C) thing. I'm really worried (D) about it." 5/ "(A) Have you written your English essay (B) yet ?" "(C) Of course not , I finished it (D) last week ." 6/ She (A) did very positive (B) noises at the interview (C) about me (D) getting the job. 7/ Some children (A) started (B) mindless hurling stones (C) at (D) passing vehicles. 8/ Some of (A) neighbors (B) have complained (C) about the noise (D) from our party. 9/ There is a (A) sharp distinction (B) among crimes which (C) involve injury to people and (D) those that don't. 10/ Just (A) to turn the knife (B) a little , he (C) said me he'd seen my old girlfriend (D) with her new man. G. Select the best option which expresses the same meaning as the sentences provided: 1/ Jane is a brilliant swimmer. She represented Britain in the Olympic Games. A. Jane, is a brilliant swimmer, represented Britain in the Olympic Games. B. Jane, a brilliant swimmer, represented Britain in the Olympic Games. C. Jane, whom is a brilliant swimmer, represented Britain in the Olympic Games. D. Jane, who is named a brilliant swimmer, represented Britain in the Olympic Games. 2/ The girl living next door to me is getting married next year. A. The girl that lives next door to me is getting married next year. B. The girl lives next door to me is getting married next year. C. The girl getting married next year that lives next door to me. D. The girl who is getting married next year lives next door to me. 3/ This mountain is very high; we can’t climb it. A. This mountain is so too high for us to climb. B. This mountain is too much high for us to climb. C. This mountain is so high for us to climb. D. This mountain is too high for us to climb. 4/ Are you very tall? Can you reach that picture? A. Are you enough tall to reach that picture? B. Are you tall enough to reach that picture? C. Have you tall enough to reach that picture? D. Have you much enough height to reach that picture? 5/ A donkey is less beautiful than a horse. A. A donkey is not so beautiful so a horse. B. A donkey is not as beautiful so a horse. C. A donkey is not as beautiful as a horse. D. A donkey is not as beautiful like a horse. 6/ He has to pay the bills before the fifth of the month. A. The bills may be paid before the fifth of the month. B. The bills ought to be paid before the fifth of the month. C. The bills have to be paid before the fifth of the month. D. The bills are going to be paid before the fifth of the month. 7/ You remembered posting the letter, didn’t you? A. You didn’t forget to post the letter, didn’t you? B. You didn’t forget to post the letter, did you? C. You didn’t forget posting the letter, didn’t you? D. You didn’t forget posting the letter, did you? 8/ It is a six hour flight from London to New York. A. It makes six hours to fly from London to New York. B. It takes six hours to fly from London to New York. C. It gets six hours to fly from London to New York. D. It does six hours to fly from London to New York. 9/ Mrs. Green said to her son. “Be careful when you cross the street!” A. Mrs. Green said to her son to be careful when he crossed the street. B. Mrs. Green says her son to be careful when he crossed the street. C. Mrs. Green told her son to be careful when he crossed the street. D. Mrs. Green tells her son to be careful when he crosses the street. 10/ I’m sorry that he isn’t with us now. A. I wished he was with you then. B. I wish he would be with you after that. C. I wish he had been with you then. D. I wish he were with you now. H. Read the following passages carefully, and then select the most appropriate words provided to fill in the blanks: • Passage 3: WORLD POPULATION Projections issued in 2000 showed the world population increasing from 6.1 billion in 2000 to 7.9 billion in 2025 and 9.3 billion in 2050. “High” and “low” projections for 2025 are 8.4 billion and 7.5 billion (1) _______. The average world birth rate is projected to decline from the 1990 level of 26 per 1,000 to 22 per 1,000 at the end of the century (2) _______ to 17.6 per 1,000 in 2025 (corresponding to a fall in TFR from 3.3 in 1990 to 2.4 in 2025). (3) _______ the expanding share of the population at high-mortality ages, the average world death rate is expected to decline only slightly; from 9 (per 1,000) in 1990 to 8.4 in 2025. Average world (4) _______ expectancy, however, is projected to rise from 65 years in 1990 to 71.3 years in 2025. Wide variations in population (5) _______ will undoubtedly persist. In the developed world, population growth will continue to be very low and in some nations will even decline. (6) _______ Europe as a whole is projected to have a declining population after 2000. U.S. Census Bureau projections, assuming middle fertility and mortality levels, (7) _______ U.S. population increasing from 250 million in 1990 to 349 million in 2025 and 420 million in 2050. (8) _______, growth would be virtually zero. The UN expects the less-developed countries to have steadily falling (9) _______ of population growth. For the less-developed world as a whole, the 1990 growth rate of 2.0 percent per year is projected to be cut in half by 2025. Africa will remain the region with the highest growth rate. In 1990 this rate was 3.1 percent; in 2025 it is projected to be about 2.0 percent. Africa's population would almost (10) _______, from 629 million in 1990 to 1.36 billion in 2025, and then continue growing at a rate that would almost double the population size in another 35 years. 1/ A. hopefully B. shortly C. respectively D. totally 2/ A. and B. or C. so D. but 3/ A. In spite of B. Because of C. For example D. So as that 4/ A. life B. living C. live D. alive 5/ A. height B. development C. increase D. growth 6/ A. Northern B. Southern C. Western D. Eastern 7/ A. say B. show C. demand D. state 8/ A. Besides B. Nevertheless C. However D. Thereafter 9/ A. rates B. levels C. numbers D. ranks 10/ A. develop B. jump C. double D. triple . 17.6 per 1,000 in 2025 (corresponding to a fall in TFR from 3. 3 in 1990 to 2.4 in 2025). (3) _______ the expanding share of the population at high-mortality. Passage 3: WORLD POPULATION Projections issued in 2000 showed the world population increasing from 6.1 billion in 2000 to 7.9 billion in 2025 and 9 .3 billion