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 the rest in each of the following questions. ⇱
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of stress I,n each of the following questions. ⇱
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. ⇱
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following sentences. ⇱
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following sentences. ⇱
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. ⇱
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 following questions. ⇱
Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is an expert in the skill of pronouncing his own language; but few people are even moderately proficient at pronouncing foreign languages.
There are many reasons for this, some obvious, some perhaps not so obvious. But I suggest that the fundamental reason why people in general do not speak foreign languages very well is that they fail to grasp the true nature of the problem of learning to pronounce, and consequently never set about tackling it in the right way. Too many people fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language is a skill - one that needs careful training of a special kind, and one that cannot be acquired by just leaving it to take care of itself. I think even teachers of languages, while recognizing the importance of a good accent, tend to neglect, in their practical teaching, the branch of study concerned with speaking the language. So, the first point I want to make is that English pronunciation must be taught; the teacher should be prepared to devote some of the lesson time to this, and should get the student to feel that here is a matter worthy of receiving his close attention. So, there should be occasions when other aspects of English, such as grammar or spelling, are allowed for the moment to take second place.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer that best fits each of the numbered blanks. ⇱
Rivers are one of the world’s most important natural resources. Many cities are on large rivers, and ___(26)___ every country has at least one river that plays an important part in the lives of its people. Besides transportation, rivers ___(27)___ food, water for crops, water to drink, and opportunities for recreation for people who live along their banks. And in order to get water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam ___(28)___ a river and let the water become a lake behind the dam. Then people can use their water not only to irrigate fields but also to make electricity for homes and industries. However, the water often becomes ___(29)___ when cities on riverbanks grow in size and the number of industries increases. We are learning that it is necessary to keep rivers clean if we want to enjoy the ___(30)___ of the natural resources.