Unit 1

I. Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the

underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1. There are numerous ways to exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
A. apply B. exploit C. keep D. operate
2. We should only use prescription medication when all other options have failed.
A. declined B. not succeeded C. broken D. passed
3. You will recover quickly if you take this medication.
A. get well B. get on C. get up D. get in
4. The doctor cautioned his patient against consuming too much sugar.
A. screamed B. threatened C. punished D. warned
5. Make sure you get a balanced intake of vitamins and minerals to stay healthy.
A. recognition B. stimulation C. consumption D. digestion
6. Obesity and heart disease can be exacerbated by excessive fast-food consumption.
A. Being underweight B. Being overweight C. Child malnutrition D. Famine stricken
7. Meditation is a popular way to relieve stress in today's hectic lifestyles.
A. reduce B. reproduce C. rehearse D. rename
8. People can fight infection more effectively if they eat a nutritious diet.
A. injection B. disease C. hygiene D. digestion
9. Do school-based social skills training programs prevent alcohol use among young people?
A. boost B. stimulate C. avoid D. trigger
10. Many people wear protective clothing when they go outside to avoid sunburn.
A. recommence B. encourage C. facilitate D. block
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1. Before you begin your yoga practice, you should do some warm-up exercises such
as stretching.
A. remaining B. maintaining C. performing D. shrinking
2. Stretching will relax your muscles and prevent your joints.
A. allow B. avoid C. limit D. protest
3. Don't look down at your feet as you walk. This will cause you to slow down and cause
back pain.
A. result in B. result from C. lead to D. give off
4. After receiving hundreds of job rejections, I decided that I needed to do something about
my obesity.
A. arrival B. approval C. refusal D. rebuttal
5. I discovered a website that advertised a quick and easy way to lose weight in one month.
A. suffer B. treat C. maintain D. gain
III. Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
1. For the past five years, Iceland __________ in the first rank of educational achievement
and improvement in women's economic conditions.
A. have been B. has been C. has have beeing D. had been
2. She _________ two miles and a half, and now she feels exhausted.
A. will have run B. was running C. has run D. has been running
3. I haven’t met him again since we _________ school ten years ago.
A. have left B. leave C. left D. had left
4. Ba ___________ the cap all day yesterday.
A. wear B. wears C. weared D. wore
5. This room__________since I was born.
A. has been painted B. was painted C. painted D. has painted
6. We _________since we left school.
A. don’t meet B. haven’t met C. hasn’t met D. didn’t meet
7. We _______ touch since we _________ school three years ago.
A. lost / have left B. have lost / leave C. have lost / left D. were losing / had left
8. ________ Tom Cruise's last movie? Yes, I _________ it three days ago
A. Have you ever seen / saw B. Did you ever see / have seen
C. Had you ever seen / would see D. Will you ever see / saw
9. The number of the participants in the survey _________ 250 students for Oxford
University.
A. are B. was C. were D. have been
10. I can't believe that ___________ the news.
A. you haven't read B. you didn't read C. you don't read D. you read not
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. healthy B. fitness C. strength D. mental
2. A. yoga B. fatty C. balance D. habit
3. A. pieces B. muscles C. decades D. labels
4. A. ingredient B. nutrient C. vitamin D. mineral
5. A. fresh B. diet C. flesh D. exercise
Complete the following sentences with the correct forms of the words in capitals
1. Just taking vitamin tablets will not turn an ___________ diet into a good one. (HEALTH)
2. She stays so ___________ although she is over 70 years old now. (ACT)
3. The doctor ___________ her carefully, but could not find anything wrong. (EXAM)
4. Life ___________ for both men and women has improved greatly in the past 20 years.
(EXPECT)
5. Raw meat and poultry may contain harmful ___________ (BACTERIUM)
6. The virus affects the body’s immune system so that it cannot fight ___________ .
(INFECT)
7. Food with a lot of sugar is not very good for your skin, so you should cut down on
___________ desserts and drinks. (SUGAR)
Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
1. The smallest _____________ are about 0.4 micron in diameter.
A. animals
B. species
C. bacteria
D. diseases
2. The coronavirus is so _____________ that all citizens in this city contract it.
A. infection
B. infected
C. infectious
D. infect
3. I think we need to eat balanced diet because junk food has a lot of fat, which is harmful
_____________ our health.
A. for
B. with
C. to
D. by
4. The Japanese eat a lot of fish instead of meat _________they are healthier.
Instead of = At the expense of: thay vì
A. although
B. so
C. but
D. because
5. The doctor __________ me to go jogging every morning.
A. demanded
B. advised
C. ordered
D. persuaded
6. The supermarket chain has promised to __________ on packaging.
A. cut down
B. cut off
C. cut into
D. cut by
7. Sneezing is the most common way of spreading an __________.
A. ignorance
B. ache
C. injury
D. infection
8. The doctor put me on a low-salt __________ to reduce my blood pressure.
A. weight
B. food
C. scale
D. diet
9. Start by looking at food labels, paying attention to ingredients and ________ such as vitamins and minerals
A. nutrients
B. features
C. types
D. drinkables
10. Living to an average of 83 years old, Japan is the nation with the highest ________ in the world.
A. life skills
B. life work
C. life force
D. life expectancy