UNIT 16: THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD

PRONUNCIATION
I. Circle the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those of the other three.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A. harm
A. children
A. charity
A. perform
A. spread
B. wash
B. sign
B. champion
B. series
B. bread
C. call
C. kind
C. champagne
C. period
C. break
D. talk
D. line
D. chopstick
D. stereo
D. detective

II. Circle the word whose stress is on the first syllable.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
A. derive
A. dominant
A. exploit
A. genitive
A. kiosk
B. design
B. emerald
B. factor
B. generous
B. insert
C. dimple
C. dynamic
C. falcon
C. industry
C. leisure
D. dispute
D. etiquette
D. format
D. inhibit
D. linguist

VOCABULARY
Choose the best answer that is suitable for each blank or the underlined word or phrase.
11. Athens is a quiet city in winter. The streets are never ___________ at that time of the year.
A. crowded B. clean
C. safe D. happy
12. Is Africa the biggest ____________ in the world?
A. forest B. continent
B. state D. area
13. My hometown isn’t an exciting place. The nightlife is really _____________.
A. interesting B. fascinating
C. great D. boring
14. “Pompas Restaurant. May I help you?”
“Yes. I’d like to _________ a table for dinner”
A. book B. keep
C. sell D. think
15. The Seven Wonders of the World were all ___________ more than 2,000 years ago.
A. thought B. constructed
B. pulled D. bought
16. The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, is said to be among the __________ man-made structures in the world.
A. smallest B. latest
C. heaviest D. tallest
17. How many ancient wonders of the world still ______________?
A. live B. exist
C. belong D. fall
18. At present, Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan, [106 stories, 508 meters (1,760 ft) tall] is supposed to be the tallest _____________ in the world.
A. kitchen B. house
C. hospital D. building
19. The ___________ of the New Seven Wonders of the World of the World will be announced in Lisbon, Portugal, on Saturday, July 7, 2007.
A. list B. book
C. plan D. description
20. The Great Pyramid of Giza was built by Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu around ___________ 2560 BC.
A. age B. decade
C. year D. century
GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence.
21. I’d like to ___________ speak Japanese.
A. be able to B. can
C. may D. could
22. Ann isn’t answering the phone. She ____________________.
A. might go out B. may have gone out
C. is able to go out D. must go out
23. The exam was easy. I ______________.
A. must have passed B. was able to have passed
C. can have passed D. will have passed
24. You ______________ laugh at old people.
A. couldn’t B. shouldn’t
C. don’t have to D. be able to
25. She has new clothes every day. She _________________ have plenty of money.
A. could B. can
C. must D. will
26. Bill isn’t here. He ________________.
A. may has gone B. may have gone
C. may have