Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.
Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
I like lying on the beach, so I always spend my holiday to sunbathe.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
We do not know of how the general employment situation is likely to develop in.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
A lot of discoveries have made in the fields of chemistry and physics.
The building work is still on schedule _____ a problem in digging the foundation.
By the time I return to my country, I ___________ away from home for more than three years.
The water is _______. You can’t drink it.
My boss is going on vacation next month, _____ she’ll be away from the office for about four weeks.
Have you got a light? My cigarette’s gone ____.
When he returned home, he found the door _____.
I had no sooner lit the barbecue ______.
Several of my friends are _____ reporters.
Do you know ______ ?
It's very difficult to _____ the exact meaning of an idiom in a foreign language.
- "You’re late again, Michael."
- "_____"
- “Do you want a cup of coffee after work?”
- “_____”
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The ostrich egg is the largest egg of any non-extinct bird, while the smallest egg is the egg of the humming-bird.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The shop assistant was totally bewildered by the customer's behavior.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
I clearly remember talking to him in a chance meeting last summer.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
We offer a speedy and secure service of transfering money in less than 24 hours.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following sentence.
Large cars use more gas than smaller ones.
Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.
Mary is crazy about her new puppy.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following sentence.
Did you happen to run into George last week?
Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences.
She wrote the text. She selected the illustration as well.
Mark the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.
Nam defeated the former champion in three sets. He finally won the inter-school table tennis championship.
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
Although speech is the most advanced form of communication, there are many ways of communicating without using speech. Signals, signs, symbols, and gestures may be found in every known culture. The basic function of signal is to impinge upon the environment in such a way that it attracts attention, as, for example, the dots and dashes of a telegraph circuit. Coded to refer to speech, the potential for communication is very great. Less adaptable to the codification of words, signs also contain meaning in and of themselves. A stop sign or a barber pole conveys meaning quickly and conveniently.
Symbols are more difficult to describe than either signals or signs because of their intricate relationship with the receiver’s cultural perceptions. In some cultures, applauding in a theater provides performers with an auditory symbol of approval. Gestures such as waving and handshaking also communicate certain cultural messages.
Although signals, signs, symbols, and gestures are very useful, they do have a major disadvantage in communication. They usually do not allow ideas to be shared without the sender being directly adjacent to the receiver. Without an exchange of ideas, interaction comes to a halt. As a result, means of communication intended to be used for long distances and extended periods must be based upon speech. To radio, television, and the telephone, one must add fax, paging systems, electronic mail, and the Internet, and no one doubts but that there are more means of communication on the horizon.
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
Smallpox was the first widespread disease to be eliminated by human intervention. Known as a highly contagious viral disease, it broke out in Europe, causing the deaths of millions of people until the vaccination was invented by Edward Jenner around 1800. In many nations, it was a terror, a fatal disease until very recently. Its victims suffer high fever, vomiting and painful, itchy, pustules that left scars. In villages and cities all over the world, people were worried about suffering from smallpox.
In May 1966, the World Health Organization (WHO), an agency of the United Nations was authorized to initiate a global campaign to eradicate smallpox. The goal was to eliminate the disease in one decade. At the time, the disease posed a serious threat to people in more than thirty nations. Because similar projects for malaria and yellow fever had failed, few believed that smallpox could actually be eradicated but eleven years after the initial organization of the campaign, no cases were reported in the field. The strategy was not only to provide mass vaccinations but also to isolate patients with active smallpox in order to contain the spread of the disease and to break the chain of human transmission. Rewards for reporting smallpox assisted in motivating the public to aid health workers. One by one, each small-pox victim was sought out, removed from contact with others and treated. At the same time, the entire village where the victim had lived was vaccinated.
By April of 1978 WHO officials announced that they had isolated the last known case of the disease but health workers continued to search for new cases for additional years to be completely sure. In May 1980, a formal statement was made to the global community. Today smallpox is no longer a threat to humanity. Routine vaccinations have been stopped worldwide.
According to the passage, what way was used to eliminate the spread of smallpox?
Read the following passage and choose the correct word or phrase that best fits the blanks.
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (A)_____. Many species of animals are threatened, and could easily become (B)_____ if we do not make an effort to protect them. There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught (C)_____, and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitats-the place where they live is disappearing. Moreland is used for farm, for houses and industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, but these chemicals pollute the environment and (D)_____ wildlife. The most successful animals on Earth, human beings, will soon be the only ones (E)_____ unless we can solve this problem.
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