44 thi online unit 8(1)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.. recent Mark the letter

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase

is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions

Question 1: That competition was sponsored by the host country

A limited B financed C finished D tested

Question 2: On completion of the activities you will have to continue answering some questions

A Completing of the activities B When you have completed the activities

C Because you complete the activities D As if you completed the activities

Question 3: The most striking technological success in the twentieth century is probably the com revolution

A productive B dangerous C prominent D recent

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that di

from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions

Question 4: A tremendous B flexible C validity D.commercial

Question 5: A procedure B financial C enormous D recommend

Question 6: A photocopy B enthusiasm C particular D economy

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

Herman Melville, an American author best known today for his novel Moby Dick, was actually more popular during his lifetime for some of his other works He traveled extensively and used the knowledge gained during his travels as the basis for his early novels In 1837, 5 at the age

of eighteen, Melville signed as a cabin boy on a merchant ship that was to sail from his

Massachusetts home to Liverpool, England His experiences on this trip served as a basis for the novel Redburn (1849) In 1841 Melville set out on a whaling ship headed for the South Seas After jumping ship in Tahiti, he wandered around the 10 islands of Tahiti and Moorea This South Sea island sojourn was a backdrop to the novel Omoo (1847) After three years away from home, Melville joined up with a U.S naval frigate that was returning to the eastern United States around Cape Horn The novel White-Jacket(1850)describes this lengthy voyage

as a navy 15 seaman With the publication of these early adventure novels, Melville developed

a strong and loyal following among readers eager for his tales of exotic places and situations However, in 1851, with the publication of Moby Dick, Melville's popularity started to diminish Moby Dick, on one level the saga of the hunt for the great white 20 whale, was also a heavily symbolic allegory of the heroic struggle of man against the universe The public was not ready for Melville's literary metamorphosis from romantic adventure to philosophical symbolism It

is ironic that the novel that served to diminish Melville's popularity during his lifetime is the

one for which he is best known today

Question 7:' The main subject of the passage is _

A Melville's travels B Melville's personal background

C the popularity of Melville's novels D Moby Dick

Question 8: According to the passage, Melville's early novels were

A published while he was traveling B completely fictional

C all about his work on whaling ship D based on his travel experience

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Question 9: In what year did Melville's book about his experiences as a cabin boy appear?

Question 10: The word “basis" is closest in meaning to _

Question 11: The passage implies that Melville stayed in Tahiti because

A he had unofficially left his ship

B he was on leave while his ship was in port

C he had finished his term of duty

D he had received permission to take a vacation in Tahiti

Question 12: A "frigate" is probably

Question 13: How did the publication of Moby Dick affect Melville's popularity?

A His popularity increased immediately B It had no effect on his popularity

C It caused his popularity to decrease D His popularity remained as strong as

Question 14: According to the passage, Moby Dick is _

A a romantic adventure B a single-faceted work

C a short story about a whale D symbolic of humanity fighting the env

Question 15: The word "metamorphosis" is closest in meaning to _

Question 16: The passage would most likely he assigned reading in a course on _

A nineteenth-century novels B American history

C oceanography D modern American literature

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to

each of the following questions

Question 17: He showed me a photo of the museum _ I had visited some months before

Question 18: _ of all the staff, I would like to wish you a happy retirement

A In place B On account C Instead D On behalf

Question 19: - A: "You look nice in that red hat." - B: " _”

A I am interesting to hear that B It's nice of you to say so

Question 20: _ down to dinner than the telephone rang again

A Not only I sat B No sooner I sat C Not only had I sat D No sooner had I sat

Question 21: Li has _; he loves cakes, chocolate, ice-cream - anything which is sweet

A a sweet mouth B sweet lips C a sweet tooth D a sweet tongue

Question 22: The bank won't lend you the money without some _ that you will pay it back

A profit B interest C guarantee D charge

Question 23: Elderly people, _ , require constant attention

A many of whom are financially dependent on the government

B a large number's depending on government aid

C and many of them depend on the government to finance them

D who are dependent many of them on the financing from the government

Question 24: Here _

C the teacher is coming D is coming the teacher

Question 25: Feeling tired after a long day of hard work,

A the housework was of no interest to me

B my mother helped me with the housework

C I asked my mother to help me with the housework

D the housework was too much for me

Question 26: If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable because it seems too

good to be true

A disbelief B reservation C doubt D suspicion

Question 27: A: "Could you tell me how to get to the nearest post office?”

B: “ ”

A Sorry for this convenient B I have no clue

C Not at all D Sorry, I’m a new comer here

Question 28: If you don't hurry, the train without you

Question 29: Now that they have read it in , they believe me

C white and black D.black and white

Question 30; The boy always does his homework before class be the teacher

A so that not to be punished B so as not to be punished

C so as to be punished D in order that not to be punished

Question 31: He is tired now He for a long time

Question 32: Under no circumstances phone the police

Question 33: - “Hello, I’d like to speak to Mrs Smith.” – “ ”

C Hang on, please, I will put you through D Of course, you can

Question 34: The children said that they the game for about an hour

A had just started/ago B had just started/ before

C just started/ before D just started/ ago

Question 35: I couldn't believe that they were brothers They were as different as

A Mars from Jupiter B chalk from cheese

C salt and sugar D milk from honey

Question 36: Our country has large areas of beauty

Question 37: It is raining

A cats and mice B goats and sheep

C horses and goats D cats and dogs

Question 38: “John always goes home before the party ends.” “He has a preference leaving

early.”

Question 39: I found it difficult to follow what was because of the noise from the engine

room

Question 40: He had spent time writing an essay on his childhood

A a great deal of B a large number of

Question 41: He hardly helps anybody, ?

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose

underlined part is pronounced differently from that of rest in each of the following questions

Question 42: A takes B decides C completes D talks

Question 43: A result B lunch C subject D student

Question 44: A watched B.looked C laughed D Lived

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks

Every culture has its own (45) _ list of behavior that is acceptable Every society (46) _ has its taboos, or types of behavior that are considered a violation of (47) _ manners If you travel to (48) _ country, on business or vacation, it is really (49) to learn some of that country’s customs so that you (50) _ insult the local people there The word “taboo” comes from the Tongan language and is used in (51) _ English to describe verbal and non-verbal behavior that is forbidden or to be (52) _ In spite of people’s common thought, taboos are not universal and they tend to be (53) _ to a certain culture or country, and usually form around a community’s values and beliefs (54) _, what is considered acceptable behavior in

one country may be a serious taboo in another

Question 45: A spoken B unwritten C written D unspoken

Question 46: A also B already C although D always

Question 47: A wonderful B terrific C good D excellent

Question 48: A another B the other C other D one another

Question 49: A thankful B helpful C doubtful D grateful

Question 50: A mustn’t B don't C needn't D can' t

Question 51: A instant B ancient C modern D classical

Question 52: A completed B performed C received D avoided

Question 53: A special B specified C specific D specialized

Question 54: A Therefore B Then C However D Together