INTENSIVE ENGLISH NO.1 12.

When young Americans first go to university, many of them join a fraternity or Sorority
social organizations for male and female students _____.
I. Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from the others.
A. respectively B. certainly C. orderly D. consequently
1. A. increased B. pleased C. replaced D. fixed 13. I’m _____ my brother is.
2. A. insert B. insist C. resist D. inside A. nowhere like so ambitious B. nothing near as ambitious as
3. A. cloth B. both C. ghost D. sold C. nothing as ambitious than D. nowhere near as ambitious as
4. A. brother B. breathe C. either D. breath 14. I am going to be _____ with you, Mr Hederson. Your daughter is a thief.
5. A. places B. houses C. nieces D. buses A. sincere B. open C. frank D. genuine
15. Having _____ the table, the girl called her parents and sisters for dinner.
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others. A. laid B. swept C. completed D. ordered
1. A. solidarity B. enthusiast C. spectator D. precision 16. “Can I have a piece of cake?” - “Yes, you can have _____.”
2. A. energetic B. international C. competitive D. recreational A. all it B. all of it C. all D. the all of it
3. A. differently B. increasingly C. excellently D. probably 17. The house we have rented is _____. So we shall have to buy some beds, chairs, tables, etc.
4. A. swallow B. digest C. survive D. impress A. unprovided B. unrepaired C. unfurnished D. unable
5. A. abnormality B. opportunity C. personality D. activity 18. Mrs. Carter _____ he son for getting dirty.
A. brought off B. put down C. took on D. told off
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D in each sentence to complete it. 19. As you pass the courthouse, you’ll be able to see Mr. Watson’s orange groves _____.
1. After a long and exhausting journey, they arrived home _____. A. on your right B. at your right hand
A. finally B. by the end C. at the end D. at last C. to your right side D. to your right-handed side
2. The completion of the new Town Hall has been _____ owing to a strike. 20. It is a federal law _____ vaccinated before entering the first grade.
A. held off B. held down C. held up D. held on A. for children be B. that children will be
3. It is accepted that the actress is old, _____ that as it may, she still acts well. C. that children be D. requires children to be
A. be B. to be C. being D. been
4. _____ every industry in our modern world requires the work of engineers. IV. Complete each sentence with a suitable particle or preposition.
A. Wholly B. Hardly C. Most D. Virtually 1. When the police discovered his history of drunk driving, they took ………… his driver's
5. He has impressed his employers considerably and _____ he is soon to be promoted. license and kept him ………… control.
A. nevertheless B. accordingly C. however D. eventually 2. The dividing line ………… the north and the south is only a matter ………… opinion.
6. His premature death at the age of 28 is a great loss. 3. There are plenty of exceptions ………… this view in this country, but I myself take it
A. violent B. abrupt C. too early D. very mysterious ………… granted.
7. Your new car must have cost _____. 4. It is hard to exaggerate the psychological effect ………… Japanese investment …………
A. an eye B. the earth C. a bank D. a leg local prosperity.
8. In the _____ of security, personnel must wear their identity badges at all times.
5. ………… her uncle’s death, she came ………… a great sum of money.
A. requirement B. interests C. demands D. assistance
9. The trouble with Ann is that she is _____ with sport. 6. Could you put me ………… for a few days until I find a place ………… my own?
A. obsessed B. packed C. matched D. dealt 7. He did not know ………… certain what caused the accident, but ………… a guess, it was
10. Because of its warm tropical climate, Hawaii _____ subzero temperature. due to a fault in the engine.
A. almost experiences never B. almost never experiences 8. John's ………… hospital again. The poor chap seems prone ………… accidents.
C. experiences never almost D. experiences almost never 9. We are in ………… a lot of trouble unless George manages to improve the radio station,
11. After the accident, there was considerable doubt _____ exactly what had happened. which is ………… bad repair.
A. in the question of B. as to 10. Chad is ………… the opinion that the woman next door is fond of him because she
C. in the shape of D. for glances ………… him from time to time.
V. Provide the correct form of the words in the brackets. VIII. Choose the best word (A, B, C, D) to fill in each blank of the passage.
The World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) has been involved in (1. conserve) ……………….. since The hanging gardens of Babylon were considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the (1)
its foundation in 1961. Its (2. intend) ……………….. has always been to protect (3. wild) _____ world. They are believed to have been built by King Nebuchadnezzar in the sixth
……………….. against the effect of human activity. Working very closely with both expert (4. century BC as a present for his wife, Amytis. The gardens were (2) _____ in layers - one on
ecology) ……………….. and ordinary local people, the organization aims to help those animals top of the other, much like a modern multi-storey car park although a lot more (3) _____ to
look at. Each layer was a large terrace (4) _____ with tropical flowers, plants and trees. The
(5. threat) ……………….. by the destruction of habitats. Economic growth and tourism force
large amount of water which these plants required was (5) _____ from the river nearby. It is
some species to the brink of (6. extinct) ……………….. . (7. Fortune) ……………….., the WWF said that the King and his wife would sit in the (6) _____ of the gardens and look down on the
work hard to ensure that animals such as the giant panda will (8. probable) ……………….. city of Babylon (7) _____.
survive for a few more years yet. Refusing to accept that the problems are (9. mount) The gardens' fame quickly spread and travelers would come far and wide to (8) _____ them.
……………….., the WWF works tirelessly on a (10. seem) ……………….. never-ending list of Even thousands of years ago, people used to go sightseeing. The city of Babylon was so
projects, all of which help to protect the diversity of life on Earth. famous throughout the whole world for its beautiful buildings, huge tiled walls and gates made
of brass. Sadly, nothing (9) _____ today of the beautiful hanging gardens and the city of
VI. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
Babylon lies in (10) _____ in what is modern-Iraq.
1. It is necessary that the roof (mend) before the rainy season (come).
1. A. antique B. ancient C. historical D. traditional
2. When we got home, we (realize) that the house (break) into.
2. A. constructed B. assembled C. collected D. invented
3. He has five outstanding students, each (deserve) (give) a scholarship.
3. A. good-looking B. attractive C. handsome D. adorable
4. I (complete) this English course by the time you (return) next year.
4. A. included B. contained C. filled D. consisted
5. I (read) this novel for three days but I (read) only 10 pages.
5. A. dragged B. pulled C. pushed D. pumped
1. …………….…..….. …………..…..….. 4. …………..…..….. ……………..….….. 6. A. shadow B. shade C. gloom D. glow
2. …………….…..….. …………….…..….. 5. …………….…..….. …………….…..….. 7. A. below B. beneath C. downward D. under
3. …………….…..….. …………….…..….. 8. A. approve B. respect C. admire D. assess
VII. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs below to complete the sentences. 9. A. remains B. stays C. exists D. continues
bring out close down sell out go ahead take over 10. A. debris B. damage C. ruins D. destruction
build up dry up cut back put forward think over IX. For each space, choose ONE word which you think best completes the sentence.
1. Business was so bad that they had to ……………………… two factories. 1. I gave up my seat on the bus __________ that an old woman could sit down.
2. I ……………………… my proposal at the meeting but it was rejected. 2. The film was awful. The best thing __________ it was the photography which was
3. Until we get some orders we’ll have to ……………………… production. beautiful. The film was shot in Cambodia.
4. It took hard work to ……………………… this company from nothing to what it is today. 3. What a strange-looking dog! Do you know what __________ it is?
4. __________ me a favour and pass me the cellphone that's on the newspaper, please.
5. Before I come to a decision I’ll have to ……………………… their offer carefully. 5. First you will need to go to the post office, __________ you can buy all the stamps and
6. Decisions would no longer be made locally if big multinationals ………………… our envelopes you need.
company. 6. If you haven't been to the doctor's for a check for over a year, you __________ go as
7. It was financially decided that the scheme should …………………… but with a new change. soon as possible.
8. Next year we intend to ……………………… several new products but at the moment we 7. Madrid is a wonderful city but it has __________ parks than London which is a shame
are testing them. because of the hot and sunny weather there.
8. Turn the machine off! That alarm means it can't __________ working properly.
9. Because of the advanced publicity all the copies of the new games had 9. Is English a __________ subject in your school, Loan?
……………………… within an hour, so the store had to order some more. 10. She completed her college __________ in 2005.
10. Because of the transport strike, supplies ……………………… and we had to stop production.
X. Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable word. Some people will …………………………………… to lose weight.
Throughout history people have worn clothing of one description or another. Apart from 5. He didn’t mention our previous conversation at all. (reference)
protection against the weather, clothes were also often used to show the wearer’s status and He made …………………………………… our previous conversation.
wealth. Over the years, numerous fashions in clothing have come and gone. (1) ... some of 6. Linda’s plans for a picnic have been spoilt by the weather. (fallen)
these have been popular for relatively short periods, others have lasted longer.
Linda’s plans for a picnic ......................................................................................................
Until the first half of the 20th century, the ability to follow fashion was limited to those (2) ...
had the money to (3) ... so. But following fashion did not only demand money, it also required 7. Apparently, Sheila wasn’t listening to me. (appear)
large amounts of leisure time. Wealthy people took fashion very seriously and close attention Sheila ....................................................................................................................................
had to (4) ... paid to detail. Wearing the correct clothes for different occasions was very 8. His irresponsible attitude is endangering his career as a doctor. (jeopardy)
important, despite the (5) ... that this often meant changing clothes five or six (6) ... a day. His irresponsible ...................................................................................................................
More recently, fashionable clothes have come within the reach of ordinary people. The 9. That wasn’t what I meant at all. You’ve completely misunderstood me as usual. (stick)
traditional craft of dressmaking, (7) ... usually involved sewing (8) ... hand, was both costly
and slow. But today, large-scale manufacturing has made it easier for people to keep (9) ... That wasn’t what I meant at all. You’ve ................................................................................
with changes in fashion (10) ... having to spend a great deal of money. 10. I don’t like him because he boasts a lot. (mouth)
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. …………… 4. …………… 5. …………… I don’t like him because ........................................................................................................
6. …………… 7. …………… 8. …………… 9. …………… 10. …………… XIII. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the original one.
XI. Identify one part in each sentence that is incorrect, and then get it right. 1. It was not until five years had elapsed that the whole truth about the murder came out.
0. Do you remember that guy when we saw outside the Petersons' home last week? Not for ...................................................................................................................................
1. Ducks are less susceptible with infection than other types of poultry. 2. The only reason why she got promotion is that she’s very competent.
2. However type of raw materials are used in making paper, the process is essentially the same. Were it ..................................................................................................................................
3. The audience watching the rock concert obviously did not satisfy with the boring 3. Something must be done quickly to solve the problem of homelessness.
performance presented. Urgent ...................................................................................................................................
4. If the water level had raised any higher, the dam would probably have broken. 4. You could be arrested for not giving a breath sample to the police.
5. You’d better take an umbrella in case it will rain. Refusal .................................................................................................................................
0. B → who/whom 4. ……. → …………………… 5. Philip’s inability to make decisions dates from his accident.
1. ………. → …………………… 3. …….. → …………………… Ever ......................................................................................................................................
2. …….. → …………………… 5. …….. → …………………… 6. We’ve been trying to sell our house for well over six months.
Our house .............................................................................................................................
XII. Rewrite the sentences using the given word(s) without changing the form. 7. Her success went beyond her expectations.
1. Attendance at the additional evening lectures is not obligatory for students. (under) Never ....................................................................................................................................
Students ………………………………………… the additional evening lectures. 8. I wasn’t a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job.
2. All are eligible for the contest. There is no discrimination of race and sex. (regardless) It came ..................................................................................................................................
All are eligible …………………………………………………… race and sex. 9. Just thinking about his face at that moment makes me laugh.
3. We were very much surprised to learn that Brian had become a monk. (to) The very ................................................................................................................................
…………………………..…, Brian had become a monk. 10. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.
4. Some people will do anything to lose weight. (lengths) Rather ...................................................................................................................................