UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS

PRONUNCIATION
I. Circle the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those of the other three.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A. comic
A. health
A. whose
A. maps
A. tropical
B. cotton
B. think
B. when
B. butcher’s
B. optional
C. post
C. toothache
C. why
C. tailor’s
C. love
D. economic
D. other
D. which
D. words
D. novel

II. Circle the word whose stress is on the first syllable.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
A. important
A. coffee
A. capture
A. constancy
A. programmer
B. politics
B. brother
B. speedy
B. refreshment
B. ambition
C. supervise
C. commune
C. discuss
C. pesticide
C. attitude
D. concentrate
D. express
D. spacious
D. together
D. devastate

VOCABULARY
Choose the best answer that is suitable for each blank or the underlined word or phrase.
11. George had to ________________ playing tennis when he injured his knee.
A. end up B. go on
C. stop for D. give up
12. I’ll never ___________ that fantastic holiday in the Caribbean.
A. remember B. forget
C. remind D. imagine
13. I don’t ___________ of smoking in the public places. It’s not fair to non-smokers.
A. approve B. appeal
C. disapprove D. fond
14. “I didn’t know you like sports.”
“Well. I’m ____________ on soccer especially.”
A. interested B. keen
C. eager D. anxious
15. As it was raining. Paul didn’t _______________ like walking home.
A. fancy B. wish
C. want D. feel
16. Jane really _________________ to looking after her younger brother.
A. detested B. objected
C. opposed D. disliked
17. I wish you would keep ______________ the argument. You’re just making things worse.
A. up with B. to
C. up D. out of
18. Jeff seemed to be ___________ of remembering anything I told him.
A. unable B. unwilling
C. incapable D. inefficient
19. Don’t forget to __________ in touch while you’re away.
A. put B. keep
C. make D. hold
20. It was very difficult for the inspector to ______________ what recommendations he should make.
A. realize B. solve
C. settle D. decide
GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence.
21. “I’m sorry I’m late”
( She apologized ___________________.
A. be late B. for being late
C. being late D. for be late
22. “What shall we do this weekend?”
“What _____________ a picnic.”
A. about have B. have
C. about to have D. about having
23. “I didn’t break the window.”
( He denied _____________ the window.
A. to breaking B. have broken
C. breaking D. break
24. “I wish I were a movie star.”
( He ____________ a movie star.
A. dreamed of being B. dreamed being
C. dreamed of be D. dreamed be
25. “If you get married to your teacher, we will be very sad.”
( My parents prevented me _______________ to my teacher.
A. get married B. getting married
C. from get married D. from getting married
26. “It was very nice of you to invite us for dinner. Thank you very much.”
( They thanked me ________________ to dinner.
A. for invite them B. for inviting them