UNIT 4: LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
TEST 1
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently form the others.
1. a. advance b. advertise c. attend d. amount
2. a. aspect b. edition c. experience d. examine
3. a. campus b. until c. supply d. publish
4. a. polite b. candidate c. deposit d. persuasive
5. a. amount b. found c. course d. council
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differntly from the others.
6. a. advance b. amount c. attend d. campus
7. a. describe b. foreign c. study d. order
8. a. persuade b. polite c. publish d. supply
9. a. until b. begin c. oral d. award
10. a. advertise b. deposit c. candidate d. institute
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English.
11. If he doesn’t hurry, the plane will be leaving by the time he gets to the airport.
A B C D
12. If I have time tonight, I will finish the novel I was reading.
A B C D
13. If it rains next weekend, we would be able to plant the vegetables.
A B C D
14. If he is leaving at 6 o’clock, I will ask him give me a lift.
A B C D
15. Francesca said that she will see him the following year.
A B C D
16. Tony promised that he would do his homework latest.
A B C D
17. Basil asked me if I was going to visit my aunt the day before.
A B C D
18. In spite of all its in advances, medical science still knows little about the brain.
A B C D
19. A certain amount stress can be a good thing.
A B C D
20. He selected as the local Labour candidate in the last general election.
A B C D
IV. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.
21. If she finished work early, she ......................... home.
a. will go b. would go c. could go d. went
22. If the weather ........................., we’ll go for a walk.
a. clears b. will clear c. be clear d. cleared
23. Galileo said that the earth ......................... round.
a. be b. is c. being d. were
24. Fiona says that she is getting ......................... today.
a. marry b. marrying c. marriage d. married
25. Ralph said he was sure it .........................
a. will rain b. was going to rain c. rains d. would be raining
26. I have started taking ......................... at the community college.
a. classes b. periods c. hours d. programs
27. Just a moment. Let me look at my .........................
a. schedule b. class c. syllabus d. plan
28. “How many ......................... can you speak?” “Only Arabic and English.”
a. conversations b. languages c. communications d. speeches
29. It is a parent’s responsibility to ensure children’s regular ......................... at school.
a. attend b. attendance c. attendant d. attendance
30. Students who complete the training successfully will ......................... a diploma.
a. be awarded b. award c. awarded d. awards
31. We have room for 2,000 students ......................... campus.
a. in b. on c. at d. among
32. She was asked to read out the list of ......................... for the award for best actor.
a. candidates b. candidate c. candidacy d. candidacies
33. What’s wrong? You are playing ......................... today.
a. terribly b. terrible c. terrifically d. terrific
34. ......................... increased by 5% at state univerities this year.
a. Fee b. Fees c. Tuition d. Tuitions
35. Clark had a reputation ......................... arrogance and ruthlessness.
a. about b. on c. in d. for
V. Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
(36) ......................... a young adult, Noah Webster was a teacher. At this time, the colonies were fighting (37) ......................... independence form Britain. Yet the books that American