Test 4

I. Pick out the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
1. a. surface b. face c. facial d. facing
2. a. device b. advice c. practice d. mice
3. a. liberation b. library c. limit d. lip
4. a. choose b. lose c. whose d. loose
5. a. protects b. kicks c. misses d. stops
II. Choose the correct word or phrase:
6. Technology plays a key role in……future. a. to shape b. shaping c. shaped d. shape
7. Some snakes lay eggs, but……give birth to live offspring.
a. other b. the other c. others d. the others
8. These trousers need……………… a. clean b. to clean c. cleaning d. cleaned
9. Let`s wait until the rain…….. a. stops b. will stop c. has stopped d. is stopping
10. I am right,…..? a. am not I b. don`t I c. aren`t I d. am I
11. We could not avoid…….what they were talking about you.
a. overhear b. to overhear c. overheard d. overhearing
12. My father sometimes……..the washing up after dinner.
a. washes b. takes c. makes d. does
13. I don`t like hunting ……… a. Either do I b. I do, too c. Neither do I d. I don`t neither
14. Your car is…….more expensive than mine. a. many b. much c. far d. b and c
15. She is Vietnamese…..birth but she was born in the US. a. by b. on c. from d. up
III. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given in the brackets:
16. He could not hide this………for the interview. ( anxious)
17. Every…….has made good preparations. ( participate)
18. Most of our furniture is in……. (store)
19. She gave birth to a……..child. ( health)
20. Cheque cards have a……number. ( specialize)
21. I have ever dreamt of becoming a…….. ( chemistry)
22. It is a/ an……..memory. I`ll remember it eternally. ( forget)
23. This tin opener is…….. Throw it away. ( use)
24. Barter system was……..so people needed a monetary system. ( satisfy)
25. That company is in……..difficulty. ( finance)
IV. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word:
One step beyond automated machines is the……(26) robot, the heart and brain……(27)which is the microcomputer. Unlike most automated machines, industrial robots can…….(28) programmed to do a variety of tasks….(29) are usually accomplished by human factory workers. Like their human…..
….(30), industrial robots can be switched from one job to…..(31) and can be programmed to….(32)new tasks. Thus, robots have found their greatest use in assembling……(33) components. However, they are swiftly branching……(34) basic assembly operations to construction and mining, and their…….(35) wonderful use of all is the exploration of oceans and outer space.
26. a. industry b. industrial c. industrialize d. industrialization
27. a. of b. in c. from d. for
28. a. to be b. be c. is d. being
29. a. who b. whom c. whose d. that
30. a. combination b. counterpart c. evaluation d. abolishment
31. a. some b. any c. another d. others
32. a. handle b. expose c. judge d. compare
33. a. mechanic b. mechanical c. mechanics d. mechanization
34. a. for b. onto c. from d. forward
35. a. most b. best c. worse d. less
V. Read the passage carefully and then answer