UNIT 15: WOMEN IN SOCIETY
Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. women B. movie C. lose D. prove
A. intellectual B. international C. interview D. responsibility
A. rear B. bear C. fear D. dear
Circle the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others.
A. achievement B. involvement C. confinement D. argument
A. pioneer B. mountaineer C. suggestion D. engineer
Choose the word/phrase that best fits each blank.
People used to consider women to be better_________ for childbearing and homemaking.
A. regarded B. suited C. understood D. kept
In the past, men seemed to_________ their duties at home.
A. expect B. inspect C. neglect D. collect
Nowadays, women have gained significant legal_________.
A. wrongs B. rights C. responsibilities D. works
The pioneer thinkers_________that women shouldn’t be discriminated on the basis of their sex.
A. recommended B. disapproved C. showed D. passed
The_________for women’s rights began in the 18th century.
A. battle B. war C. struggle D. fight
Women are only asking to be given equal_________to that of men.
A. state B. status C. situation D. ideas
That scholar_________on people who haven’t been to university.
A. looks up B. looks at C. looks down D. looks on
Most relations between men and women soon_________in to love.
A. deep B. deepen C. deeply D. depth
The newspaper provided little_________about the cause of the war.
A. enlightenment B. meanings C. reasons D. ideas
It’s_________to say that women are slaves at home.
A. truth B. action C. legality D. rubbish
He didn’t even have the intelligence to call_________an ambulance.
A. at B. on C. for D. about
Martha Graham,_______of the pioneers of modern dance, didn’t begin dancing until she was 21.
A. one B. who, as one C. she was D. was one
From 1865 to 1875, a remarkable variety of inventions_________.
A. was produced B. were produced C. are produced D. produced
The French Quarter is_________ famous and the oldest section of New Orleans.
A. more B. the most C. the more D. most
The painting_________Ms. Wallace bought was very expensive.
A. whom B. whose C. which D. where
You_________carry that carpel home yourself; the shop will send it.
A. can’t B. couldn’t C. needn’t D. mustn’t
Will it be necessary for us_________ this accident to the police?
A. report B. to reporting C. to report D. reporting
A beautiful clock was given_________ her by a handsome boy.
A. for B. to C. at D. ф
The kitchen hadn’t been cleaned for ages. It was really_________.
A. disgusted B. disgust C. disgusting D. to disgust
She’s very old and can’t live alone. She needs someone to look_________her.
A. for B. at C. up D. after
It was the_________ day of my life when I heard I failed the university entrance examination.
A. sadden B. saddest C. sad D. sadly
The homeless people_____story appeared in the paper last week have now found a place to live.
A. who B. whom C. that D. whose
It is our duty to care for_________sick.
A. an B the C. a D. ф
Rachel will be pleased if she_________ her driving test.
A. would pass B. had passed C. passes D. passed
The_________ you are, the more quickly you learn.
A. more young B. youngest C. younger D. young
ERROR RECOGNITION
Identify the word/ phrase that must be changed to make the sentence correct.
Actually, I strongly disapprove of your bad behave towards your parents. {behaviour}
A. behave B. Actually C. of D. parents
Modern motorcycles are lighter, faster, and specialized than motorcycles of 25 years ago. {and more specialized}