Drilling test 8(for final exam)
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
a. interfered b. allowed c. visited d. played
a. meters b. caps c. swimmers d. lines
a. grasses b. stretches c. comprises d. potatoes
a. dune b. hummock c. shrub d. buffalo
a. punch b. synchronized c. March d. touching
II. Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each sentence.
_______ is a sport in which people or teams race against each other in boats with oars.
a. Rowing b. Windsurfing c. Swimming d. Water polo
7. The museum is open to everybody. It ________ between 9am and 5pm.
a. visits b. visited c. can visit d. can be visited
8. It is generally believed that "Men make _______ house and women make _______ home".
a. a / an b. Ø / Ø c. the / the d. an / the
9. _______ get tired of answering the same questions every day?
a. Have you ever b. Had you ever c. Do you ever d. Are you ever
10. The crowd cheered as the goalkeeper deflected the _______.
a. shoot b. shooting c. shooter d. shot
11. _______ there once a long time ago and _______ back since.
a. went / have not been b. go / am not
c. have gone / was d. was going / had not been
12. No matter what happens next I _______ help you.
a. am b. have c. will d. would
13. London is home to people of many _______ cultures.
a. diverse b. diversity c. diversify d. diversification
14. How many players are there in _______ water polo team?
a. a b. an c. the d. ỉ
15. Body language is a potent form of _______ communication.
a. verbal b. non-verbal c. tongue d. oral
16. Johnny used to be one of the most _______ athletes in my country.
a. succeed b. success c. successful d. successfully
17. The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private _______ institution founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland.
a. human b. humanity c. humanization d. humanitarian
18. _______ is the study of the Earth`s physical features and the people, plants, and animals that live in different regions of the world.
a. Science b. Geography c. History d. Technology
19. The small white flowers are my favorite. They give off a wonderful honey smell that scents the entire garden.
a. release b. stop c. end d. melt
20. Go _______ this book because it has the information you need.
a. over b. by c. off d. on
21.The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.
a. put on b. went off c. got out d. kept up
22. Thanks to the women`s liberation women can take part in ____ activities.
a. social b. society c. socially d. socialize
23. It _______ that learning a foreign language _______ a lot of time.
a. says / is taken b. is saying / has been taken
c. is said / takes d. was said / was taken
24. He was the only _______ that was offered the job.
a. apply b. application c. applicant d. applying
24. _______ more carefully, he would not have had the accident yesterday.
a. If Peter driven b. If had Peter driven
c. Had Peter driven d. Unless Peter had driven
25. Africa has always had a large migratory population because of war and _______ famine.
a. a b. an c. the d. ỉ