FURTHER PRACTICE

PART ONE: PHONOLOGY

Exercise 1: Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of the others
in each group.
1. A. courageous B. encourage C. flourish D. southern
2. A. refill B. region C. remote D. recent
3. A. hatred B. sterilized C. harvested D. commended
4. A. quarrel B. liquid C. queue D. require
5. A. junkyard B. quarter C. garbage D. cartoon
6. A. pleasure B. excursion C. vision D. casual
7. A. chief B. crier C. anxiety D. variety
8. A. neighbor B. professor C. discomfort D. organism
9. A. costly B. whistle C. castle D. ballet
10 A. notices B. eases C. damages D. conserves
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Exercise 2: Choose the word whose main stress position is placed differently from that of the
others in each group.
1. A. courteous B. subscribe C. educate D. customer
2. A. mankind B. suffer C. suggest D. among
3. A. current B. global C. campaign D. crisis
4. A. handicapped B. significant C. discriminate D. technician
5. A. philosopher B. communicate C. assessment D. individual
6. A. minister B. annual C. relevant D. available
7. A. librarian B. contrary C. terrorist D. vegetable
8. A. diagnostic B. apologize C. equivalent D. precaution
9. A. however B. prohibit C. considerable D. habitat
10 A. academic B. engineering C. committee D. sympathetic
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PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Exercise 3: Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.
1. Thankfully we ______ another ticket as Jean didn’t turn up.
A. needn’t have got B. didn’t need to get C. needed not to get D. hadn’t to get
2. People become less ______ to new ideas as they grow older.
A. receptive B. available C. hospitable D. attractive
3. ______ were the security guards to blame for what happened.

A. Without B. In no way C. Not D. If not

4. When we came back from holiday our suitcases were ______ by the Customs Officers.

A. guarded B. tested C. corrected D. examined

5. The students failed to meet the necessary ______ for admission to the course.

A. fulfillments B. requirements C. qualities D. aptitudes

6. Tom trains hard, is talented and eager to win – he is, in ______, the perfect competitor.
A. total B. whole C. short D. part
7. The lawyer insisted that his client ______ never have been arrested in the first place.

A. should B. must C. ought D. would

8. I will be famous ______day, you will see.

A. some B. both C. last D. any

9. Joan worked in a vineyard last summer ______money for school expenses.

A. because to earn B. so she earns C. for she earned D. so that she could earn
10. Eva doesn’t care what she says. People are often ______ by her outspoken comments.

A. set aside B. taken aback C. stood over D. taken off

11. The law may be unpopular now, but I’m sure people will soon see how good it is for the country and
themselves ______.
A. off the peg B. on the house C. in the long run D. after such
12. I really ______ playing tennis like I used to.

A. miss B. want C. decide D. hope

13. ______ we went swimming.

A. Being a hot day, B. It was a hot day,

C. The day being hot, D. Due to a hot day
14. Here’s five pounds to help you ______ until next payday.

A. out B. across C. on D. up
15. Once ______, the contents should be consumed within three days.

A. opened B. opening C. to open D. opens

16. Before you can start a business, you will have to raise the necessary ______.

A. investment B. income C. savings D. capital

17. John: ‘The room costs $55 a night’

Mary: ‘____________.’

A. I don’t take it B. Give me two, please

C. Oh D. That’s a lot
18. ______ is hard to deny.

A. That pollution diminishes the quality of our lives

B. If pollution diminishes the quality of our lives

C. The quality of our lives is diminished by that pollution

D. How pollution’s diminishing the quality of our lives
19. The police pursued the enemy relentlessly, ______.

A. and finally catch him B. finally catching him

 C. to catch him in the final D. with a final catch

20. Peter: ‘May I help you?’

Janet: ‘______ .’

A. No, please. I’ll come again B. Thanks, but I’m just looking around
C. Why you don’t D. No let’s not.
Exercise 4: Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each sentences.
1. ___________ in at least two languages is essential if you want to FLUENT
become an interpreter

2. Your argument is ___________. Just because you want me to be a LOGIC

doctor doesn’t mean I want to be one.

3. Getting angry with your boss is _______________ because it’ll just PRODUCE
make a bad situation worse.

4. Marvin used to be quite wild, but he’s ___________ calm these days. RELATE

5. Most big ___________ events are sponsored by large SPORT

___________ companies like Nike or Pepsi NATION

6. The Minister attempted to ___________ the dispute, saying it was PLAY

just a minor disagreement.

7. Highly ___________ materials like petrol have to be handled with FLAME

great care.

8. The local people then leave the clay to ___________ in the sun, HARD
creating simple bricks
9. He was ___________ the greatest writer of his generation ARGUE

Exercise 5: Fill each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle.

a. The journalist was praised (1) _________ his report (2) _________ the starving children of Africa.

b. In order to get a job (3) _________ a computer analyst, you need a degree (4) _________ computer
science.

c. A tattoo is (5) _________ life, So, think carefully before deciding (6) _________ having one done.

d. The police arrived (7) _________ the scene of the accident (8) _________ minutes.

e. We were enthusiastic (9) _________ going to Ireland (10) _________ Christmas.

f. The manager is very generous (11) _________ all his staff, regardless (12) _________ their position in
the company.

g. The information is transmitted (13) _________ satellite (14) _________ the world.
h. I bought an airline ticket (15) _________ Madrid (16) _________ British Airways.

i. You should be able to sell your stereo equipment (17) _________ $200- (18) _________ $250.

j. No one’s been told what’s going to happen (19) _________ the conference yet. We’re all being kept (20)
_________ the dark for some reason.
Exercise 6: Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets

a. On (1. return) ______________ home, she found Dave (2. wait) ______________ outside her font
door.

b. We (3. do) ______________ everything we had to do by five, so we (4. decide) ______________ to go

out for a coffee.

c. Next year I (5. work) ______________ in the company for 30 years and I (6. make) ______________ a
lot of friends there.

d. What a shame that it (7. decide) ______________ (8. cancel) ______________ the school play.

e. Just as I (9. get) ______________ into the bath all the lights (10. go) ______________ off.

f. If you (11. work) ______________ last weekend when the boss asked you, then you (12. not/ have)
______________ to work this weekend.

g. I (13. try) ______________ to phone the hotline all day and I (14. phone) ______________ it at least
twenty times.

h. The girl (15. lie) ______________ (16. trap) ______________ under the wreckage.

i. Nothing (17. see) ______________ of Pauline since her car (18. find) ______________ abandoned near
Newbury last week.

j. I (19. once/ meet) ______________ Tom Cruise, who just happened (20. travel) ______________ on the
same plane as me.

Exercise 7: Identify the underlined part in each sentence that is not correct and then get it right.

1. The horse chestnut has a stronger, bitter taste than the other chestnuts.
A B C D
2. The governor has not decided how to deal with the new problems already.
A B C D
3. As much paper money was printed during the Revolutionary War that it became almost worthless.
A B C D
4. Ducks make nests out of leaves and its own feathers.
A B C D
5. Fort Jefferson, in the Dry Tortugas off the southern tip of Florida, can be reach only by boat or plane.
A B C D
6. Visitors to Vancouver often comment on how beautiful its setting is and on how clean is it.
A B C D
7. Some bacteria are extremely harmful, but anothers are regularly used in producing cheeses, crackers,
A B C
and many other foods.
D
8. Some games rely mainly on skill and practice while others primarily involve lucky.
A B C D
9. There are a large supply of pens and notebooks in the storeroom to the left of the library entrance.
A B C D
10. Sally must have called her sister last night but she arrived home too late to phone her.
A B C D

PART THREE: READING

Exercise 8: Read the passage below and choose the correct answer for each question.

There are some places in nature that just about everyone agrees are amazing. These places are truly
natural wonders, like no other places on earth. Various people and organization have made lots of different
lists natural years ranking these place of natural wonders . However, by looking at the various lists that
certain organizations have made over the years, a handful of places come up time and time again. Thus, a
list of the top seven natural wonders as recognized by most organization can be created.
Two of the most commonly listed natural wonders are found at or below sea level. One of these wonders is
the Great Barrier Reef the coast of Australia. The reef is actually a collection of about 2800 reefs and more
than 600 islands. One of the reasons that the Great Barrier Reef is a wonder is because it is the largest
structure on earth made by living organisms. Another of the world's wonders at sea level is Brazil's Harbor
of Rio de Janerio. In addition to its natural beauty, this place is a wonder because it is the world's largest
bay based on the amount of water in it. It is also unique because of the surrounding mountains and rock
formation.
Two more of the world's wonders are related to rivers. Both wonders are not the rivers themselves, but
what is created by each river. One is the Grand Canyon, which was cut through the landscape of the
southern United States by the Colorado River. The other is Victoria Falls, which is made by the Zambezi
River along the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. As this river flows over a cliff, it becomes a waterfall that
is 1.7 kilometers wide and 108 meters high. This is the world's largest waterfall ranked by the amount of
water flowing over it.
The next two wonders of the natural world are mountains. Paricutin is a volcano in Mexico that is nearly
3,000 meters high. The reason that this volcano has been voted a natural wonder is because people
actually watched its birth and growth in the 1940s! The volcano's last eruption was in 1952. Then, of
course, the world's tallest mountain, Mt. Everest, should of course also be added to the list of natural
wonders. Located between Tibet and Nepal, this mountain reaches to a height of more than 8,800 meters
above sea level.
That leaves one more natural wonder to add to the list. This last wonder is quite different than the others.
Unlike the other six natural wonders, this one cannot be seen all the time as it comes and goes from day to
day. The seventh natural wonder that most people agree on is the Aurora Borealis, which a person has a
good chance of seeing in the sky at the North Pole. It is also known as the Northern Lights.
1. Where does the list of wonders in the passage come from?
A. an international organization B. places found on many other lists
C. a list of popular places for tourists D. the oldest list of natural wonders
2. Which country is not mentioned in the passage?
A. Australia B. South Africa C. Brazil D. Zimbabwe
3. In what order are the natural wonders presented?
A. least popular to most popular B. oldest to youngest
C. lowest to highest D. smallest to largest
 4. What makes Paricutin in Mexico a natural wonder?
A. its beauty B. its plants C. its creation D. its size
5. Why is the Aurora Borealis unique in this list?
A. It cannot be seen at all times. B. It is not really natural
C. It is made by organisms D. It was not on many other lists.

Exercise 9: Read the following passage carefully and fill each numbered blank with ONE suitable
word.

Not the only extinct creature

They were all wiped out before science had a chance to discover them, but only the dodo's name has
lived on. However, experts have now (1) ___________ able to reconstruct the appearance of dozens of
long-extinct birds and animals from the same remote tropical isles (2) ___________ the dodo lived.
The islands of Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues, in the Indian Ocean, were home to hundreds of unique
and rare creatures before humans first set foot (3) ___________ in 1598. In about 150 years, (4)
___________ least 45 species of birds, reptiles and mammals were lost forever (5) ___________ a result
of hunting and the introduction of other species. "(6) ___________ happened on these islands is a sad
tale," said Dr Julian Hume, a paleobiologist who worked on the project.
Now researchers have recreated how the extinct animals and birds would have looked (7) ___________
from fragments of bone, fossils and descriptions made by travelers at the time. Following 30 years of
research, they were able to produce detailed pictures and accounts of (8) ___________ the extinct
creatures looked and behaved for a new book called the Lost Land of the Dodo. Among the species that
vanished from the islands were 31 birds found (9) ___________ else, many of them were flightless like
the dodo. A combination of hunting by people and the introduction of rats, cats and monkeys, (10)
___________ attacked and robbed the birds' nests, caused many birds that lived on the ground to
become extinct.
Exercise 10: Read the passage below and choose the correct word to complete each numbered
blank.

Lunch is for sharing

Mimi Ito carefully puts together her children’s packed lunches each morning. She then photographs them
on her phone and (1) ______ the pictures on her online blog. In this way, Mini is able to (2) ______ a
record of meals that she is proud of, and hungry websurfers (3) ______ the chance to look at her mouth-
watering creations. For these are no ordinary lunches, Mimi prepares what are (4) ______ as bento
meals for her children.

A bento is a single-portion Japanese meal that traditionally (5) ______ of rice, fish and meat, with
vegetables on the side, In Japan they are normally served in distinctive trays divided into sections for
the different parts of the meal. Mini thinks that children in (6) _________ enjoy having small
compartments with little bits of food that are (7) _________ to their small appetites. (8) ______, if we
think of the excitement that many of us feel when our airline meal arrives, it’s (9) ______ to understand
the fascination.
Mini was born in Japan and currently lives in the USA. She is fairly health (10) ______, but believes that
having wide tastes and finding pleasure in food is important. She thinks that it’s possible to focus on that
whilst at the same time also eating healthily

1. A. mails B. sends C. posts D. delivers

2. A. hold B. keep C. save D. do
3. A. take B. get C. gain D. find
4. A. titled B. called C. named D. known
5. A. consists B. includes C. contains D. involves
6. A. specific B. particular C. special D. precise
7. A. suited B. fitted C. created D. designed
8. A. Whatever B. Despite C. Regardless D. However
9. A. simple B. clear C. easy D. plain
10 A. sensible B. conscious C. knowledgeable D. informed
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PART FOUR: WRITING

Exercise 11: Finish the second sentence in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the
original one.
1. ‘You’ll sprain your ankle, Celia, if you run in those shoes,’ said her mother.
→ Celia’s mother warned ____________________________________________________.
2. We were very impressed by the new cinema but found it rather expensive.
→ Impressed _____________________________________________________________.
3. Is he the only person who knows the secret?
→ Does _________________________________________________________________.
4. Police said there hadn’t been a crime as bad as this in over ten years.
→ Police described it ___________________________________________ over ten years.
5. I visited Paris once before.
→ This is the ________________________________________________________ Paris.
6. People who haven’t been abroad shouldn’t criticize foreign customs.
→ Nobody who ___________________________________________________________.
7. I’m sorry now that I asked her to stay.
→ Now I wish _____________________________________________________________.
8. We didn’t stay long at the party because it was very noisy.
→ If there _________________________________________________________________.
9. His chances of becoming a manager are practically nill.
→ He has _______________________----------___________________________________.
10. The government shouldn’t let this situation get worse.
→ This state _______________________________________________________________.

Exercise 12: Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning is similar to
that of the original one, using the word given in brackets. Do not change this word
in any way.

1. Her beauty impressed him far more than her dress. IMPRESSION
→ _____________________________________________________________
2. The new musical has delighted theatre audiences throughout the STORM
country.
 → _____________________________________________________________
3. She was dismissed because her typing was poor. LOST
→ _____________________________________________________________
4. I’d be grateful if you would check these accounts for me. MIND
→ _____________________________________________________________
5. Our opinions on the subject are identical. DIFFERENCE
→ _____________________________________________________________

Exercise 13: Use the suggested sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. You can
make some changes if necessary.

1. Mrs. Fielding / be / too / old / make / such / journey.

→ _____________________________________________________________

2. It / look / as if / factory / be / damaged / fire.

→ _____________________________________________________________

3. Region / be / rich / natural resources.

→ _____________________________________________________________

4. I / rather / have / coffee / tea.

→ _____________________________________________________________

5. Rosa / find / it / very difficult / persuade / her boss / give / her / pay rise.

→ _____________________________________________________________