ENGLISH PRACTICE 29

PART 1: PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the other three in each of the following questions
1. A. contributed B. eradicated C. developed D. needed
2. A. approached B. unwrapped C. obliged D. sacrificed
3. A. brush B. crush C. rush D. push
4. A. breathe B. threaten C. healthy D. earth
5. A. said B. play C. lemonade D. plate
6. A. bother B. breakthrough C. thoughtful D. geothermal
7. A. leaves B. practices C. wishes D. introduces
8. A. dough B. doubt C. county D. blouse
9. A. fracture B. signature C. culture D. mature
10. A. pride B. life C. combine D. machine
PART II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer
among four options (A, B, C or D).
1. I'm addicted ______ these sweets. I loved them!
A. on B. at C. to D. for
2. You are being thoroughly _________in refusing to allow this ceremony to take
place.
A. unrequited B. unrepresentative C. unreliable D.
unreasonable
3. Nylon, a synthetic _______ from a combination of water, air, and a by-product of
coal, was first introduced in 1938.
A. to make B. make C. made D. making
4. He ______ book the tickets, but he had no time to call at the Cinema.
A. would B. might C. could D. was going to
5. It is necessary that an employee _________ his work on time.
A. finish B. finished C. finishing D. finishes
6. This dress is eye-catching, and many people________ me on it.
A. complain B. complement C. compliment D. complementary
7. Bill is jealous ________ your promotion.
A. with B. of C. at D. about
8. _______ are sought by an elementary school.
A. Mentally retarded teachers B. Teachers retarded for mental cases
C. Teachers for the mentally retarded D. Mental retarded case teachers
9. Since I came in half an hour late this morning, I have to stay until 5:30 to
_______ for it.
A. make up B. save up C. keep up D. hold up
10. Earthquake can damage a tree ______violently, and it can take several years
for the tree to heal.
A. to cause to shake it B. when shaking it
causes
C. to cause shaking it D. by causing it to shake
II. In the following text, some of the lines are correct, and some have a
word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√). If a line
has a word which should not be there, write the word. There are two examples at the beginning.
We can tend to think of poverty as the main cause 0____ can ____
of violent crime. However, research from both sides of 00___√_______
the Atlantic shows that fathers may be the most
 important factor in preventing to children from turning 1. ___________
over to crime. In the United States, children from better- 2. ___________
off family were compared with ones who from families 3. ___________
with lower incomes. Children from both groups that lived
4. ___________
with their fathers also committed the same number of
crimes. In the United Kingdom, a study was carried out of 5. ___________
comparing a group of boys who had never been accused 6. ___________
of not any crimes such as assault and stealing vehicles. 7. ___________
All the boys had difficulties at the school and came from 8. ___________
large families that didn't earn a lot of money. The biggest 9. ___________
difference between from the groups was that fifty-five 10. __________
percent of the "good boys" lived with their fathers, while
11. __________
only four percent of the "bad boys" did it. Eighty percent
of the well–behaved boys said how they felt close to their 12. __________
fathers even if they didn't live in the same house. It 13. __________
seems that by having a father who takes an interest in 14. __________
his children encourages youngsters not to break the law. 15. __________
III. Complete the following passage by supplying the correct form of the word to fill in each
blank.
There is a saying that first impressions are generally correct
and I would say that (1) _______ throughout my entire life, I have ALL
found this to be true apart from one notable exception of a good CHANGE
friend and neighbor with whom my first (2) ______ was decidedly
unfriendly.
At the time of our first meeting I was living in a (3) __________ DEPRIVE
area of London, not far from the exit of a dual carriageway and this RESIDENC
meant that although it was a (4) ____________ street, even with the E
(5) _______ will in the world, drivers would often travel dangerously GOOD
fast within inches of my front door. This used to really annoy me and BOARD
I have to admit I did often go a bit (6) ________ in expressing my REASON
anger even though (or perhaps because) I knew I didn't stand a (7)
________ chance of being taken notice of or even noticed at all. So
when one day, I shouted my usual string of swear words at a rapidly
passing car and it immediately screamed to a halt, my first reaction ACHIEVE
was an enormous sense of (8) ______. But then the driver of the car
opened his window and shouted a stream of swear words back at FAR
me. CONSULT
So the next morning, I was more than a little surprised to find
an apology note from the same motorist in my mailbox explaining
that in an attempt to (9) _______ his career as an up-and-coming IT
(10) ______, he had been driving too fast the previous evening and
inviting me to have dinner with him and his wife.

PART III. READING

I. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct option (marked A,
B, C or D) to answer the questions.
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although
science have made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the
same time, made any foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps
80 percent of all human illness are related to diet and 40 percent of cancer is
related to diet as well, especially cancer of colon. People of different cultures are
more prone to contact certain illnesses because of the characteristics food they
consume.
That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government
researchers showed that nitrates and nitrites (commonly used to preserve color
in meats) as well as other food additives caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic
additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know
which ingredients on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or
harmful.
The additives we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to
cattle and poultry, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of
treated cows. Sometimes similar drugs are administered to animals not for
medical purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to
fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these
procedures, the practices continue.
A healthy diet is directly related to good health. Often we are unaware of
the detrimental substances we ingest. Sometimes, well–meaning farmers or
others who do not realize the consequences add these substances to food without
our knowledge.
1. How has science done a disservice to people?
A. Because of science, disease caused by contaminated food has been
virtually eradicated.
B. It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.
C. As a result of scientific intervention, some potentially harmful substances
have been added to our food.
D. The scientists have preserved the color of meats, but not of vegetables.
2. The word "prone" is nearest in meaning to ______.
A. supine B. unlikely C. healthy D. predisposed
3. What are nitrates used for?
A. They preserve flavor in packaged foods. B. They preserve the color
of meats.
C. They are the objects of research. D. They caused to animals to
become fatter.
4. The word "these" refers to_______.
A. meats B. colors C. researchers D. nitrates and
nitrites
5. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT_______.
A. drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons.
B. some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some
are given to the living animals.
C. researchers have known about the potential hazards of food additives for
more than 60 years.
D. food may cause 40 percent of cancer in the world

II. Read the passage and fill in the blank a suitable word.

PEER PRESSURE
One of the strongest influences on children today (1) ______ that of their peers.
What their classmates think, how they dress and how they act in class and out of
it (2) ________ the behavior of nearly every child at school. In their efforts not to
be different, some children go so far as to hide their intelligence and ability in
case they are made ( 3)_________ of. Generally, children do not want to stand (4)
_______ from the crowd. They want to fit in, to be accepted. In psychological
terms, the importance of (5)_________ pressure cannot be over emphasized.
There is a lot of evidence that it has great bearing on all aspects of children's
lives, (6) ________ the clothes they wear, the music they listen to and their
attitude to study to their ambitions in life, their relationships and their
sense. (7) _________, as children grow up into adolescents, individuality becomes
more acceptable, desirable even, and in their search for their (8) _______ personal
style, the teenager and young adult will begin to experiment and be more willing
to run the (9) _______ of rejection by the group. Concern about intellectual
prowess and achieving good exam results can dominate as the atmosphere of
competition develops and worries (10) ______ the future override any fears of
appearing too brainy.
III. Complete the following passage by choosing A, B, C or D to fill in
each blank.

Last year Gladys Kalema became the Ugandan Wildlife Service's chief and
only vet after (1) _____ for the Royal Veterinary College in London. She was the
first person to fill the post for 30 years and at the age of 26, easily the youngest.
If Gladys did nothing else, caring for the world's (2) ______ population of 650
gorillas would alone justify her wages. Since the 1970s, gorillas have (3) ______
severely from war and poaching. Now for $150 each, tourists can be led through
the forest and come within five meters of gorilla – no closer, for (4) ______ of
transmitting diseases such as measles and flu.
The gorillas here make a small but viable population. (5) ______ in the
national parts the usual animals, elephants, rhinos, giraffes, are either not there
or present in insignificant numbers which are dangerously out of (6) ______ with
the creatures around them. If Uganda stays calm, wildlife may, in (7) _______,
return by itself. But Gladys believes the country cannot wait. Animals must be
brought in to swell tourism and provide (8) ______to expand her work.
Despite her difficulties, Gladys feels more useful and fulfilled than she
would be anywhere else. "At this moment, my friends from vet school are reading
the best way to (9) ______ a cat or dog, and here am I planning to translocate
elephants. In my small (10) _______ I am part of the reconstruction and
rehabilitation of my country."
1. A. leaving B. qualifying C. graduating D.
passing
2. A. living B. surviving C. continuing D. lasting
3. A. endured B. harmed C. died D.
suffered
4. A. risk B. fear C. fright D. danger
5. A. Somewhere B. Anywhere C. Elsewhere D.
Nowhere
6. A. balance B. relation C. comparison D.
equality
7. A. terms B. years C. ages D. time
8. A. figures B. funds C. accounts D. savings
9. A. treat B. prescribe C. heal D. operate
10. A. means B. manner C. method D. way
PART IV. WRITING
I. Write the new sentences using the word give. Do not change the word
given in any way.
1. She felt she had achieved a lot in life, despite her disadvantaged background
(SENSE)
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2. I think you should try to be as optimistic as you can. (SIDE)
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3. In the end, it was quite a good sunny day after all. (OUT)
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4. I hate watching late night films on TV. (STAND)
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5. The principal was the first person who arrived at the meeting. (ARRIVE)
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II. Writing a topic.

Computers can translate all kinds of languages well, so our

children needn’t learn more languages in the future.
What is your opinion about this idea? Within 200-250 words, use evidence
and examples to write a passage to clarify your idea.

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 Keys – practice 29
PART 1: PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the other three in each of the following questions
1. A. contributed B. eradicated C. developed D. needed
2. A. approached B. unwrapped C. obliged D.
sacrificed
3. A. brush B. crush C. rush D. push
4. A. breathe B. threaten C. healthy D. earth
5. A. said B. play C. lemonade D. plate
6. A. bother B. breakthrough C. thoughtful D.
geothermal
7. A. leaves B. practices C. wishes D.
introduces
8. A. dough B. doubt C. county D. blouse
9. A. fracture B. signature C. culture D. mature
10. A. pride B. life C. combine D. machine

PART II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

I. (10 pts: 1pt/item)
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. A
6. C 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. D
II. (15 pts: 1/item)
1. to 2. over 3. who 4. √ 5. also
6. of 7. not 8. the 9. √ 10. from
11. √ 12. it 13. how 14. by 15. √
III. (10pts: 1pt/item)
1. overall 6. overboard
2. interchange/ exchange 7. reasonable
3. deprived 8. achievement
4. residential 9. further
5. best 10. consultant

PART III. READING

I. (5 pts: 1/item)
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. A
II. (10pts: 1pt/item)
1. is 2. affect 3. fun 4. out 5. peer
6. from 7. However 8. own 9. risk 10. about

III. (10 pts: 1pt/item)

1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. C
6. A 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. D

PART IV. WRITING

I. (5pts: 1pt/item)
1. Despite her disadvantaged background, she felt a sense of achievement about
her life
2. I think you should look on the bright side.
3. The day turned out to be quite sunny after all/ It turned out to be quite a good
sunny day after all.
4. I can't stand watching late night films on TV.
5. The principal was the first person to arrive at the meeting

II. 20 pts
- The student’s paper has logical structure, with opening, development and
closing parts, using right linking words: 5 pts
- The paper has less than 5 mistakes (both grammar and spelling mistakes): 5 pts
- The paper has interesting, creative content: 10 pts