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(1)PRACTICE 3.1-01
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently1 A wind B mind C kind D blind A laugh B plough C cough D enough A wondered B cleaned C replied D laughed A chore B change C choice D chorus A village B passage C massage D message
Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D
6 “I wish I _ a doctor”, thinks the little boy
A am B were C wasn’t D am not “You look exhausted.” – “Yes, I _ all day.”
A am studying B studied C had studied D have been studying She prides herself _ never having had a day off sick
A in B on C for D off You would look up a word in a dictionary if you didn’t know what it _ A meant B signified C showed D talked 10 There was no in waiting longer than half an hour, so we left A good B use C worth D point 11 She _ her husband’s job for his ill health
A accused B blamed C caused D claimed 12 _you have no key, you’ll have to get back before I go out
A Although B Provided C As D Unless 13 “I can’t remember us ever _,” replied the stranger
A to meet B to have meet C being met D having met 14 The Prime Minister made no _ to the incident in his speech
A reference B mention C impression D gesture 15 She should have been here but she’s _a terrible cough
A gone down with B gone through with C come for D come up against 16 I’m really sleepy today I wish I _ Bob to the airport late last night
A weren’t taking B hadn’t had to take C didn’t have to take D didn’t take 17 _ for director must have surprised you
A You nominated B You’re being nominated C Your being nominated D Your nominating 18 Don’t start the next page _ you have finished the last test question
A when B while C until D since 19 The firm went bankrupt and then shares became _
A priceless B worthless C unworthy D invaluable 20 I don’t believe a word he said, I think he just made _ that story A out B off C down D up 21 Books philosophy are usually hard to understand
A due to B caused by C touching D on behalf of 22 I don’t like to read books ……… economics
A concerning B due to C by means of D on behalf of 23 How much should I charge giving her all that advice?
a by b because of c owing to d for 24 A lot of houses in our neighborhood repairing
a demand b Need c require d use 25 If you me, just say so
a disagree with b differ from c differ with d differ by 26 I didn't realize you were a foreigner Your of English is very good a knowledge b Quality c skill d speech 27 Oh, dear, I see we've coffee Do you mind drinking tea? a done without b gone off c run out of d turned out 28 I have a very bad for names
a imagination b Memory c mind d thought 29 When someone is old he is in his second
a child b Childhood c childish d childlike 30 She is to leave as soon as possible
a cautious b Anxious c worried d nervous
(2)31 He objected for his secretary’s coming to work late
A B C D
32 My husband told me buying him a new pair of glasses when I went to Germany A B C D
33 She brought a lot of money with her so that she needed buy some duty-free goods
A B C D
34 I have been working hardly for two weeks and now I feel like a rest
A B C D
35 Tom likes taking part sports, so he will join the football team of his school
A B C D
36 Many young people lack skills, good education, and financial to settle in the urban areas where many
A B C
jobs are found
D
37 We are going to visit our grandparents when we will finish our final exams
A B C D
38 The secretary thought that she will have to wait until tomorrow to send the letters because the mail
A B
had already gone, but her boss suggested that she take them to the post office instead C D
39 Although Emily Dickinson publishes only three of her verses before she died, today there are more
A B C D
than one thousand of her poems printed in many important collection
40 Between one thing and another, Anna does not get through with her term paper last Friday A B C D
Give the correct forms of the words in brackets.
41 It was very _ of you to sing so loud so late at night (THINK)
42 He doesn’t agree with the _ that there is a life on other planets (BELIEVE) 43 Do you ever suffer from _ (BORE)
44 I _ this morning and was late for school (SLEEP) 45 Most of the area has been _ (ELECTRICITY)
Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D.
Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions stand for letters, words, and ideas Tourists, the deaf, and the mute have had to resort to this form of expression Many of these symbols of the whole words are very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally, spelling, however, cannot Body language transmits ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking A nod signifies approval, while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals Road maps and picture signs also guide, warm, and instruct people While verbalization is most common form of language, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings
46 Which of the following best summarizes this passage?
A When language is a barrier, people will find other forms of communication B Everybody uses only one form of communication
C Nonlinguistic language is invaluable to foreigners
D Although other forms of communication exist, verbalization is the fastest 47 The word “these” in the first paragraph refers to
A tourist B the deaf and the mute C thoughts and feelings D sign language motions 48 All of the following statements are true EXCEPT .
A There are many forms of communication in existence today B Verbalization is the most common form of communication C The deaf and mute can use an oral form of communication D Ideas and thoughts can be transmitted by body language
49 Which form other than oral speech would be the most commonly used among blind people? A Picture signs B Braille C Body language D Signal flags
50 Sign language is said to be very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally EXCEPT for _
(3)WRITING
51 He’s getting someone to mend the window
- He is having 52 He will only phone if he changes his mind
- He won’t 53 Parking is not permitted here
- You aren’t 54 It was so late that nothing could be done
- It was too 55 It would be nice to be able to fly
- I wish 56 The book was so interesting that people couldn’t put it down
- It was 57 I don’t have any money so I can’t lend you
- If 58 Everyone knows that taking exercise is good for health
- Taking exercise 59 If you work harder, your chance of success is greater
- The harder 60 “Don’t leave the house until I get back, William,” his mother said
- William’s mother told