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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1.A. bridesmaid B. season C. sandwich D. proposal
2.A. complication B. custom C. community D. communicate
3.A. ritual B. Russia C. social D. nation
4.A. mirror B. sticky C. gift D. bride
5.A. ceremony B. careful C. standard D. service
6.A. engagement B. changeable C. prestigious D. superstitious
7.A. mystery B. myself C. myriad D. myth
8.A. superstition B. stocking C. occasion D. asleep
9.A. scatter B. value C. adult D. vary
10.A. chocolate B. characteristic C. children D. change
Answer keys:
1.C 2.A 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.D 7.B 8.C 9.D 10.B
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others
1.A. alert B. alter C. altar D. album
2.A. ancestor B. article C. assignment D. additive
3.A. decent B. descent C. detect D. debate
4.A. venture B. object C. magpie D. fortune
5.A. deplete B. balloon C. arrange D. impact
6.A. prefer B. present C. prepare D. pretend
7.A. react B. remain C. rebel D. refuse
8.A. image B. immigrate C. imitate D. import
9.A. percent B. perfect C. perform D. perhaps
10.A. confident B. concern C. contrast D. constant
Answer keys:
1.A 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.D 6.B 7.C 8.D 9.B 10.C
Choose the best answers to complete the sentences :
1. I’m kind of superstitious .............. the number 13.
A. of B. about C. with D. at
2. “ “ in the sentence below is not correct.
I’m afraid the weather is getting hotter and hottest
A B C D
3. Hair color is one of ......................... characteristics to be used in identifying people
A. the most obviously B. most obvious C. obviously the most D. the most obvious
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Answer keys:
1.A 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.D 6.A 7.A 8.A 9.D 10.C
11.C 12.B 13.A 14.D 15.A 16.C 17.C 18.B 19.C 20.C
Choose the best answers to complete the sentences :
1. Alan and Susie ................. an argument. They’re not speaking to each other.
A. must have B. might have C. must have had D. might had
2. Many old people don’t like change. They are very set in their ....................
A. life B. habits C. routines D. ways
3. Under the circumstances it .................. be best to wait for a few weeks
A. seemed B. ought C. might D. should
4. Some people are .................... interested in animals than in other people.
A. further B. far more C. much D. most
5. For this recipe to be successful, you ............... cook the meat for at least 2 hours in a
moderate oven
A. need B. must C. ought D. will
6. He doen’t travel .................. he used to.
A. more than B. as much than C. as much as D. more than as
7. I’m afraid we can’t raise your ................. this year. The company’s operating on a very
tight budget.
A. salary B. promotion C. job D. equality
8. “ ” in the sentence below is not correct:
Ducks are less susceptible to infection as other types of poultry
A B C D
9. are surprisingly widespread, including a fear of Friday the 13th and a
belief in good-luck charms
A. Superstitions B. Superstitious C. Traditions D. Custom
10. People aren’t working because it is a holiday. The children ................... go to school
either.
A. don’t have to B. mustn’t C. don’t D. haven’t to
11. Cultural ............... is the equality of different cultures, as opposed to monoculture, as in
the global monoculture, or the variety of human societies or cultures in specific region, or in
the world as a whole.
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to meet people from all over the world. Just look in the backyard of your own hometown,
city and state. We are all now more a (2) ................. of a truly global culture than ever
before. We are now meeting, dating, falling in love and marrying people of many different
cultural and religious (3) .............. than our town.
Your wedding will be special no matter what traditions you follow, as long as you have
someone special ( 4) .................... your side. Wedding are as individual in style as they are
universal as a ritual. Weddings are a time of family and friends, and traditions; family
heritage (5) .................. to incorporate culture items in the theme of your wedding.
Traditions can be small subtle things that (6) ....................the couple’s families’ heritages. Or
you can make your cultural or religious traditions the main theme for your wedding. Cultural
(7) ................ is one way to personalize your wedding. Or you can have special segments to
promote our and or your fiance’s heritage. It is a nice and easy way to incorporate personal
pride in your ancestry, especially today when more couples are multiculture ones. Each and
every culture is rich in wedding customs and traditions. (8) ..................... up your special day
with a salute to your heritage. Or you can start your own traditions or borrow from another
culture’s customs and traditions. Then some couples will have a traditional Western
ceremony and then do a special ceremony from their own like a Korean tea ceremony.
1.A. leave B. move C. change D. build
2.A. role B. part C. lot D. number
3.A. knowledge B. expertise C. qualifications D. backgrounds
4.A. near B. close C. by D. with
5.A. is B. being C. uses D. using
6.A. present B. represent C. symbol D. make
7.A. variety B. wealth C. diversity D. abundance
8.A. Spice B. Put C. Give D. Salt
Answer keys:
1.A 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.A
Choose the word or phrase ( A, B , C or D) that best fits each space in the following
passage.
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Do you avoid walking under ladders ? Do black cats make you (1) ............... ? Some people
care very superstitious. They carry a lucky charm such as a rabbit’s foot everywhere they go.
Why is a rabbit lucky ?
Because it’s born with its eyes open, of course!
Where do superstitions come from ? Long ago, people didn’t have the scientific knowledge
we do today. To reduce their fear about (2) ................... events, people came up with rituals.
They passed their beliefs down from generation to generation. Some superstitions are
timeless. Floors in buildings still go from the 12th to the 14th floor, even though nobody can
agree (3) ................. the number 13 is unlucky.
Superstitious people think they can turn bad luck (4) .................. . They “knock on wood” to
avoid jinxing themselves. For example, if you say “I’ve never broken a limb” you should
immediately search for a table to knock on to avoid a (5) .................. of luck. You may break
your leg tomorrow if you don’t.
Many superstitions are related to money. For example, if you give money away on Mondays,
you’ll give money away all week long. If you leave your purse on the floor, you’ll go broke.
Gamblers (6) ............. notoriously superstitious. If you’re in a casino, never get up to use the
washroom. You’re lucky streak will go down the toilet.
Superstitions (7) ............... from culture to culture. A superstitious African mother won’t cut
her baby’s hair before her child’s first birthday! In Mexico, a bride must not wear pearls on
her wedding day. Pearls symbolize tears and an unhappy marriage.
Are you superstitious? How would you (8) ................. if someone opened an umbrella in
your living room?
1.A. nerve B. nervous C. nervously D. nervousness
2.A. inexplainable B. imexplainable C. unexplainable D. disexplainable
3.A. why B. how C. what D. when
4.A. on B. up C. off D. away
5.A. reverse B. reversal C. reversing D. reversed
6.A. have B. get C. are D. do
7.A. move B. different C. diverse D. differ
8.A. react B. reacting C. reacted D. reaction
Answer keys:
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Choose the word or phrase ( A, B , C or D) that best fits each space in the following
passage.
One custom that gives insight into people’s history and values is the way they greet one
another. There is a wide range of greetings around the world. These range from the common
handshake to other strange rituals found in some countries. Let’s take a look at how the
simple action of greeting someone differs greatly from place to place.
In the United States and Canada, for example, a simple handshake or nod is the norm. The
handshake has an interesting origin: it started long ago as a way of showing people that you
weren’t carrying a weapon. Shaking the person’s right hand while looking him or her in the
eye is the usual method. Handshakes are also common in other parts of the world, including
Britain and Russia. In Russia, males grasp other men’s hands very strongly during the
handshake. Handshakes are also how most people in New Zealand greet each other.
However, the native Maori people of that country display more physical contact: they press
their noses together in a sign of trust and closeness.
In other countries, such as France and Belgium, hugging and kissing are more common
when two people meet. In those cultures, people kiss each other on the cheeks. The number
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of times varies depending on the particular country. In Saudi Arabia, men might hug and
kiss each other (but not a woman) on the cheek. Men will also shake hands with other men
there. In some Eastern countries, including Korea and Japan, bowing is the traditional
greeting. In Japan, the deeper the bow, the deeper the respect shown. The strangest custom,
though, is likely in Tibet. People there opt to stick out their tongue to greet others.
1. What is this reading mainly about ?
A. The importance of handshakes all around the B. The origins and histories of various
world greetings
C. The strangest types of greetings on Earth. D. The wide range of greeting customs in the
world
2. Which of the following sentence is TRUE ?
A. People in Russia, but not England, shake B. The number of times people kiss on the
hands cheek varies
C. In the past, people nodded If they weren’t D. You shouldn’t look at people when shaking
carrying a their
weapon hands in the United States
3. How do most people in New Zealand greet each other?
- .......................................................
A. With a handshake B. By pressing noses together
C. With a kiss on the cheek D. By sticking cut their tongue
4. Which type of country is NOT mentioned in the reading ?
A. A North American country B. A European country
C. A South American country D. An Asean country
5. What can be inferred about getting customs in Saudi Arabia ?
A. Men shake hands with women when meeting them for the first time
B. It’s not proper for men to kiss women when they meet
C. Women do not kiss other women when they meet
D. Women can kiss men, but men can’t kiss women when they meet.
Answer keys:
1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.B
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Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it.
1. Most people get fewer colds in the summer than in the winter
A person is ........................................................
2. She reminded her daughters of their table manners
She wanted ..........................................................................
3. Twice as many men as women are insurance agents
Male insurance agents .....................................................
4. The truck is practically as cheap as a van
The truck is little .................................................................................
5. He makes a better husband than father
He is more ...............................................................................................
6. Haven’t you got any cheaper televisions ?
Are these ...........................................................................................?
7. I had expected the weather to be worse
The weather was ...................................................................................
8. She had never been so happy before
She was unhappier ......................................................................................
9. She knows a lot more about it than I do
I don’t know ...........................................................................................
10. There are more people out of work in this country than ever before
Never ........................................................
11. She speaks more persuasively than his brother
Her brother ................................................................................
12. It is a good idea to study Mars to see if life ever existed there
We .....................................................................
13. If you run a lot, you’ll get fitter
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The ...................................................................................................................
14. Fish and meat are at the same price in some countries
Fish costs ......................................................................
15. You must not smoke here
You are .....................................................................................................................
Answer keys:
1. more likely to get a cold in winter 9. as much about it as she does
2. her daughters to be more polite while 10. have there been more people out of work in this
eating country.
3. outnumber female agents 11. speaks less persuasively than he does /
4. more expensive than the van doesn’t speak as persuasively as he does
5. successful as a husband than as a father 12. should study Mars to see if life ever existed there
6. the cheapest television (that) you have 13. more you run, the fitter you’ll get
got 14. just as much as meat in some countries
7. not as bad as I had expected 15. not allowed to smoke here
8. than she had ever been (before)
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one.
1. The film I saw last week was better than this one (good)
This film .................................................................... the one I saw last week
2. Mary used to be better paid than she is these days (as)
These days Mary is .................................................... she used to be
3. There are very few buildings in the old city higher than this (one)
This is ............................................................................ buildings in the old city
4. I can’t believe this is the best room there is (better)
There must ......................................................................... this one.
5. My house is as big as Peter’s (same)
Peter’s house ............................................................................... mine
6. Louisa does a full-time job and looks after the house too (well)
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