Practice Eleven: I. Phonetics
Practice Eleven: I. Phonetics
Practice Eleven: I. Phonetics
I. PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. special B. society C. official D. social
2. A. country B. count C. noun D. ground
3. A. sorry B. yesterday C. sister D. treasure
4. A. lamb B. doubt C. both D. debt
5. A. soot B. stood C. crook D. too
Find the word that has a different stress pattern.
1. A. primitive B. particular C. continuous D. connected
2. A. intensify B. summary C. philosopher D. instruction
3. A. pressure B. medical C. immortal D. lightning
4. A. languages B. lyrical C. eventual D. modernize
5. A. sedentary B. available C. additional D. majority
1. According to paragraph 1, all of the following were a result of World War II for Russia EXCEPT:
A. The country incurred a great number of the dead during the war.
B. The country assumed a greater influence in world affairs
C. The country began a simmering conflict with America.
D. The country began expanding into Eastern Europe
2. According to paragraph 2, all of the fronts American forces fought on were
A. located at far distances from the American mainland
B. only located in the countries of Europe and Asia
C. in countries belonging to nearby American allies
D. located at various sites near the American homeland
3. The word traverse in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. cross B. bypass C. carry D. sail
4. The word They in the passage refers to
A. American and other Allied fighting forces
B. Axis powers
C. Russians
D. supply lines
5. According to paragraph 3, most of Russia’s fighting was done with
A. its navy in the Baltic Sea against shipping
B. its army against the European Axis powers
C. its air force against German industries
D. its army against the Japanese force
6. Which of the sentence below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the
passage?
A. After America officially entered the war in 1941, it provided many nations with supplies
B. Only before it officially entered the war in 1941 did America begin to supply other nations
C. America secretly supplied other nations before it officially entered the war in the year 1941.
D. America supplied many nations both before and after it officially entered the war in1941.
7. According to paragraph 4, America’s greatest support for the Russians was in providing
A. different types of clothing
B. a variety of weapons and ammunition
C. a great number of supply ships
D. means of land transportation
8. It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that Russian battle tactics
A. included civilians in the fighting
B. took advantage of greater numbers
C. were wasteful of human lives
D. were similar to American tactics
9. According to paragraph 5, the number of American combat dead was
A. the greatest of all the Allied countries
B. much less than the number of dead Russians
C. equal to the number that the Russians lost
D. slightly less than the number of dead Russians
10. Which of the space: A,B,C or D can the following sentence be added to?
In addition, Russia suffered a further twelve million civilian deaths, from a multitude of causes,
including its own prison camp system.
A B C D
II. Passage 2: Choose from the list (A - M) the best phrase to fill each gap.
GETTING TO SLEEP
If you suffer from insomnia, there are several natural remedies (1) ......... the next day. Start with
essential oils, (2) ....... or by diffusion in the lungs when you inhale them. A combination of lavender and
geranium oil is highly recommended (3) ....... after travelling.
If you have an aversion to aromatherapy, why not try listening to soothing sounds? The right kind of
sound can help you drop off (4) ........ to a sleep-ready state. Playing relaxing music or sounds from the
natural world can facilitate the transition (5) ...... to sleep mode.
Another solution is to sleep with a hop pillow under your head. The hop plant, (6) .... for its use in beer,
provides the stuffing for an aromatic pillow, (7) ...... for centuries.
Perhaps (8) ........ at the moment is the use of flower essence. It was native Australians (9) ........ the
different healing properties of certain flowers, and nowadays many people combat sleeplessness
(10) .......... .
A. by slowing down you bodily processes
B. by using blends of flower essences
C. which makes you fall asleep
D. which won't leave you feeling terrible
E. by raising your heart rate
F. although better known
G. who originally discovered
H. the most popular sleep therapy
I. whose calming qualities have been known
J. from alert, wakeful state
K. which has incredible holistic value
L. for help with getting to sleep
M. which work either via skin absorption
V. USE OF ENGLISH
Gestures that give you away
Scratching your nose during a (1)..... interview can have a real impact on your chances (2) .... success.
That’s the finding of body language expert Stephen Field, who has warned of the importance of certain
gestures and phrases when being interviewed. He says that people who have a sudden (3) ..... in nervous
hand-to-face contact, such as nose scratching, are probably lying. And if they start sentences with phrases
like ‘to (4) ...... the truth’ or ‘to be perfectly honest,’ they are almost certainly lying. Mr Field is convinced
that women are more aware of these (5) ....signals than men because of a difference in brain structure.
(6) ....less than 15 percent of men are able to read non-verbal signals. If a man is going to lie to a woman
and doesn’t want to be (7) .....out, he is better off doing it by fax or phone (8) .... she can’t see him. Mr
Field says that jobseekers (9) ......be very careful about the non-verbal signals that they send out. He also
says that interviewers must try not to (10) ....... a decision on whether to employ the person or not in the
first 60 seconds.
VIII. WRITING
1. Uncle Jerry lent me the money very willingly.
-> Uncle Jerry’s ................................................................................
2. He doesn’t think very highly of politicians.
-> He’s got a ......................................................................................
3. The meeting was presided over by the mayor.
-> The mayor was ..............................................................................
4. I find it difficult to lace my shoes.
-> I find it difficult to tie ....................................................................
5. She’s successful and happy.
-> She has ..........................................................................................
6. One advantage of living in the city is the range of clothes shops.
-> One point .......................................................................................
7. She had eyes like cats.
-> She had ...........................................................................................
8. Mary explained the problem surprisingly clearly.
-> Mary explained the problem with ..................................................
9. We have credited the money to your current account at this bank.
-> We have placed ..............................................................................
10. Your silly questions distracted me.
-> You drove ........................................................................................