SUMMER EXTRA COURSE 10 – 2010

UNIT 3: PEOPLE`S BACKGROUND

PRACTICE TEST 1
A. PHONETICS
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1. A. contain B. said C. pail D. paid
2.` A. bank B. romance C. fancy D. famous
3. A. fast B. cast C. catch D. vast
4. A. bed B. severe C. send D. pen
5. A. tragic B. mature C. husband D. another
II. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words.
6. A. determine B. radium C. private D. tutor
7. A. condition B. general C. professor D. another
8. A. physics B. chemistry C. degree D. science
9. A. institute B. radium C. human D. atomic
10. A. position B. impossible C. award D. colour
B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
11. When I first ......... abroad to study. I ......... in a dormitory before.
A. travelled - was never lived B. had travelled - never lived
C. travelled - had never lived D. was living - had never lived
12. After the..........death of her husband, Marie Curie took up his position at the Sorbonne.
A. tragic B. tragedy C. tragical D. tragically
13. Marie Curie was ......... the Nobel Prize in chemistry determining the atomic weight of radium.
A. won B. awarded C. dedicated D. devoted
14. When you phoned me, I...........my homework.
A. was doing B. did C. am doing D. have done
15. I`m sure that he did it............purpose.
A. by B. for C. at D. on
16. He .........London 2 years ago and I ..........him since then.
A. left - hadn`t seen B. left - haven`t seen
C. was living - haven`t seen D. left - didn`t see
17. He was.........injured in the accident last night.
A. bad B. serious C. seriously D. worse
18. Please contact us if you want to have........
A. some more information B. some informations
C. an information D. many informations
19. Jim,.........since you got home from football practice?
A. are you eating B. had you eaten C. did you eat D. have you eaten
20. The hall was ...........students.
A. crowded with B. packed with C. full of D. All are correct.
21........ her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard.
A. In spite of B. Despite of C. Although D. However
22. Marie Curie was the first woman .......... a PhD from the Sorbonne.
A. receive B. to receive C. received D. was received
23. It rained yesterday after it............dry for months.
A. was B. have been C. had been D. was being
24. By the time Sheila got back, Chris............
A. have gone B. went C. will go D. had gone
25. When you phoned me, it.............my lunchtinie.
A. was B. is C. being D. were

II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.

26. She was sad after she reads her boyfriend`s letter.
A B C D
27. He hardly never makes any mistakes in his reports.
A B C D
28. After she had had lunch, she had taken a nap.
A B C D
29. Although our poor living conditions, we all feel happy.
A B C D


30. Because of he was ill