PRACTICE 10

PART ONE: PHONOLOGY

Pick out the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those of the others.
1. A. jumbo B. junior C. junk D. juggle
2. A. management B. manacle C. malt D. malfunction
3. A. troll B. doll C. tropical D. otter
4. A. relents B. religion C. relics D. relive
5. A. spill B. shield C. cement D. executive
6. A. third B. threat C. thus D. thunder
7. A. wholly B. whiten C. whose D. whoop
8. A. launch B. digestion C. suggestion D. Greenwich
9. A. caress B. career C. carnivore D. carouse
10. A. hood B. hook C. doom D. good

PART TWO: VOCABULARY

A.Choose the best answer to finish the following sentences.
1.We believe that these animals could be saved if our plan were .
A. adopted B. taken up C. practised D. exploited
2.Local people are concerned about pollution from oil wells.
A. maritime B. sea-going C. off-shore D. coastline
3.Through my binoculars, I watched a liger stalking its .
A. nourishment B. adversary C. culprit D. prey
4.The strong garlic sauce tastes quite .
A. hot B. insipid C. bland D. pungent
5.He bought a pair of sunglasses with silver .
A. rims B. brims C. edges D. boundaries
6.The from a nearby tree were scratching against the window.
A. trunks B. boughs C. twigs D. barks
7.Those campers arc really . They have no idea how to set up a tent.
A. green B. blue C. white D. black
8.I was woken up by the sound of sheep in the meadows.
A. neighing B. crowing C. bleating D. croaking
9. beans arc sweeter and tastier than big ones.
A. Dwarf B. Microscopic C. Minimal D. Miniature
10. Some sportsmen to relax before a contest.
A. predict B. contemplate C. meditate D. conceive

B. Supply the correct forms of the words in parentheses.

1. Little Jimmy was a bit today. (TROUBLE)
2. You cannot enter the country without the documents. (REQUIRE)
3. The evidence in this case is entirely . (CIRCUMSTANCE)
4. The of this scheme would have serious . (FAIL/ IMPLY)
5. There is a living-room, with French windows. (SPACE)
6. Have you read the latest about Madonna’s private life. (REVEAL)
7. I was so angry that I was . (SPEAK)
8. A list of events will be posted on the noticeboard. (COME)
9. Daves is not really a friend, only an .(ACQUAINT)

PART THREE: GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES

A.Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings.
1. Every day, it’s the same old routine in my job.
Day in
2. Although the ticket may seem expensive, it is good value for money.
Expensive
3. Brenda is a star because a famous director saw her act in a school play.
Unless
4. I was greatly relieved to hear that her condition was not serious.
 It was with
5. It is more than likely lhat she will succeed as an actress.
She has
6. Such a ridiculous proposal isn’t worth serious consideration.
There is
7. Nohody expected her to lose, hut she did.
Against
8. You must concentrate on your work more.
You must apply .
9. If you weren't born in this country you can’t vole in the election.
Not
10.It wasn’t clear to us at the lime how serious the problem was.
Little
B. Rewrite the following sentences using the given words. Do not alter these words.
1. The police caught the burglar in the process of committing the crime. (RED)
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2. My brother is not feeling terribly well these days. (WEATHER)
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3. I suddenly realized the meaning of a “freebie”. (DAWNED)
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4. You look grumpy this morning. (BED)
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5. She fell uncomfortable in the huge hotel. (FISH)
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6. I regret shouting at him. (ONLY)
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7. I was there when he admitted the truth. (PRESENCE)
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8. I’ve hardly done anything today. (NEXT)
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9. The demand for lickets was so great that people queued day and night. (SUCH)
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10.If you don’t have time, don’t visit Mr Jones today because he will talk for a long lime. (HEAD)
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C.Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition or particle.

TEACHER TO STUDENTS
“I’m afraid I haven’t got enough copies of this exercise. I tried to have more run (1) but the
photocopier had broken (2) and the repairman didn’t turn (3) when he was supposed to. He did
ring (4) to say that he’d been held (5) unexpectedly, but that’s the second time that
company has let us (6) recently. Well, there’s nothing else for it: you’re just going to have to
look (7) with your neighbor. While you’re doing that, I’ll just give (8) the test you did last
week. Some of you slipped (9) in a few places, but, on the whole, the results were good. If you
carry (10) as you’ve been doing, you should do fine!”

PART FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION

A. Read the following passage and fill in each blank with ONE word.
Although the rise in the global temperature by 4 percent predicted by many scientists may not sound
like much, it is the difference between now and the last Ice Age, when huge glaciers covered Europe and
most of Britain. Nobody knows (1) what would happen in a warmer world, but we (2)
know some things. Heat a kettle and the (3) inside it expands. The (4) of the world
has climbed more than half a degree this century, and the oceans have (5) by at last 10 cm.
But (6) as it takes several minutes for a kettle to begin warming, (7) it may have
taken the oceans thirty years to swell. This (8) that the global warming we are now
experiencing is a result only of the carbon dioxide we have dumped into the atmosphere (9) to
the 1960s. Since then, the (10) of fossil fuels has increased rapidly. Scientists
(11) for the United Nations and European governments have been warning that (12)
 the Dutch and the people of East Anglia will need to do will (13) _____ to build more
extensive sea defences. Many of the world’s great cities are (14) ___________ risk,
because they arc (15) at sea level. Miami, (16) entirely buill on a sandbank, could be
(17) away. But the effects of rising sea levels will be much (18) for the
developing countries. With a meter rise in sea levels, 200 million could become homeless.
There are other fears too, (19) to a recent United Nations-report. The plight of the hungry
in northern Africa could (20) , as rainfall in the Sahara and beyond is reduced by 20 percent.

B. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers.

Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant
language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having
incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066.
Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as
far as Wales, Scotland or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to
spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and
missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts
of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of
metaemotional business, banking and diplomacy.
Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is English.
Two-thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology,
advertising media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there arc more than 700 million
English users in the world, and over half of these arc nonnative speakers, constituting the largest number
of normative users than any other language in the world.
1.What is the main topic of this passage?
A. The France influence on the English language
B. The French influence on the English language
C. The expansion of English as an international language
D. The use of English for science and technology.
2.Approximately when did English begin to he used beyond England?
A. In 1066 B. around 1350
C. before 1600 D. after 1600
3.According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world
except
A. the slave trade B. the Norman invasion
C. missionaries D. colonization
4.The word “enclaves” (line 9) could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. communities B. organizations
C. regions D. countries
5.The word “proliferated” (line 10) is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. prospered B. organized
C. disbanded D. expanded