UNIT 14: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest
A. catastrophe B. trophy C. notify D. recipe /’resәpi/
A. famine B. determine C. mineral D. miner
A. mission B. revision C. division D. collision
Circle the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others
A. inhabitant B. interpreter C. imitation D. initiate
A. stimulate B. sharpener C. festival D. disaster
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence.
Failure to win the championship will _______in the dismissal of the coach. {trainer}
A. result B. happen C. affect D. cause
He tried to_______to everyone to support him.
A. make B. appeal C. persuade D. advise
There was a hold-up on the road because a bridge had been_______away by the flood.
A. washed B. flowed C. blown D. destroyed
He_______his life to helping the poor.
A. spent B. experienced C. dedicated D. used
The Red Cross is a organization whose purpose is to help people in war time and _______ disasters.
A. commercial B. political C. military D. humanitarian
She got angry when they started to_______her private life.
A. ask for B. enquire after C. ask about D. enquire with
She ran in a marathon last week but_______after ten kilometers. {withdraw}
A. dropped out B. closed down C. broke up D. made up
Gertrude takes_______her mother; she has blue eyes and fair hair,too.
A. in B. up C. after D. down
It took him a long time to _______the death of his wife. {recover}
A. take away B. get over C. take off D. get through
There were so many kinds of cameras_______, and I didn`t know which to buy.
A. to choose B. choosing from C. chosen D. to choose from
Billy hasn`t been working; he won`t_______his examinations.
A. get off B. get through C. keep up D. keep off
They arrived_______the airport_______good time for the plane.
A. in/ on B. to/ in C. at/ in D. to/ for
Did Mr. Tan_______the class while Miss Fiona was ill in hospital? {take control of}
A. take away B. take over C. take up D. take off
Paula applied for the post but she was_______
A. turned down B. checked out C. kept under D. pushed ahead
If orders keep coming in like this, I`ll have to_______more staff. {employ}
A. give up B. add in C. gain on D. take on
Why do they_______talking about money all the time?
A. keep on B. side with C. take after D. work off
In addition to Mr. Thomas and Miss White, the principal_______attend the school party.
A. is likely B. is going to C. are likely D. are going to

"Can I help you?" " _______"
A. At two o`clock. B. I can help you C. No, I don`t. D. Yes, please.
My uncle _______until he was fifty.
A. married B. didn`t marry C. would marry D. was not marrying
She could do nothing_______complain about the weather all day.
A. but B. for C. about D. with
If a book is really_______, it will certainly_______the reader.
A. interesting/ interest B. interests/ interest
C. interested/ interesting D. interests/ interested
Cigarette smoking can _______a loss of appetite.
A. cure B. release C. cause D. treat
In this case, I think _______nothing.
A. it is better to say B. it be better to say
C. better" to say D. better for saying
Mark, I don`t think you_______Carol, the new department typist.
A. meeting B. having met C. to have met D. have met
The ________ is an international organization