TEST 1 (UNIT 9)

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. alcohol                B. awareness                C.  anxiety                D. campaign

2. A. body                B. poverty                C.  confident                D. violent

3. A. offensive                B. depression                C.  pressure                D. expression

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

4. A. influence                B. dangerous                C.  remember                D. hesitate

5. A. sensitivity        B. cyberbullying        C.  representative        D. anti-bullying

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

6. Examples of ______________ can range from insults on instant messages to photos shared without consent.

A. hurting                B. frightening                C.  cyberbullying         D. cyberterrorism

7. There is tremendous peer ______________ among teenagers to dress a certain way.

A. stress                B. tension                C.  pressure                D. reaction

8. She wrote a great piece about the relationship between weight loss contests and the detrimental effects of body ______________.

A. shape                B. shaming                C.  size                        D. weight

9. The problems of ______________, homelessness and unemployment are all interconnected.

A. happiness                B. hopelessness         C.  honesty                D. poverty

10. This week’s broadcast features a report on victims of domestic ______________.

A. violence                B. war                        C.  argument                D. debate

11. Carol showed up for the meeting ______________ I asked her not to be there.

A. even though        B. despite                C.  provided that         D. because

12. I turned on the fan ______________ the room was hot.

A. due to                B. despite                C.  even though        D. because

13. The sky was grey and cloudy. ______________, we went to the beach.

A. Therefore                B. However                C.  Even though        D. In spite of

14. I ask Mary to run the office while I’m away ______________ I know I can depend on her.

A. unless                B. since                C.  although                D. therefore

15. ______________ Nancy is an honest person, I still wonder whether she’s telling the truth about the incident.

A. In spite of                B. Since                C.  Though                D. In the event that

IV. Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct word below. There are three extra words.

Pros of Peer Pressure

Peers help us to gain new experiences and information. We can learn many things from the                            ¹⁶ ______________ of people around us to make ourselves better. It can be copying someone’s                  ¹⁷ ______________, dressing style, or fitness. According to psychology, people perform better when they have someone to support them. Sometimes members of a group motivate us to perform a(n)                   ¹⁸ ______________ that we think we are not able to do.

All decisions we make have some direct or indirect ¹⁹ ______________ on people. So, when we are in a group of productive people, they will always give us advice that is useful to us. Friends also create a good ²⁰ ______________ when they frown upon bad behaviours and habits, and share their positive values.

V. Combine each pair of sentences, using the linking word given in brackets.

21. I went to bed. I was very tired. (because)

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22. Many people avoid using a microwave oven for fear of its rays. It has been shown to be safe. (although)

___________________________________________________________________________________

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23. Because of his age, Mr. Jones was not hired. He had the necessary qualifications. (even though)

___________________________________________________________________________________

24. It is warm and sunny today. We go to the park. (because)

___________________________________________________________________________________

25. Nick seems to be a trustworthy person. I don’t ask him for any advice before making important decisions. (however)

___________________________________________________________________________________

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VI. Choose the word among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

Online Dating

Dating people online has become an extremely popular custom that has developed as more and more people have figured out the ²⁶ ___________ of using the Internet as a way of finding love. People of all ages submit to dating online, teens and adults ²⁷ ___________ searching for that special person by setting up ²⁸ ___________ on online dating sites and browsing through other people’s profiles. On dating websites, singles are provided the ²⁹ ___________ of learning a few things about various potential partners, making their decision of contacting them based ³⁰ ___________ dating profile descriptions and photos.

Out of the many countries where people practise online dating, the United Kingdom is perhaps the keenest on online dating ³¹ ___________ most English people prefer to browse on the Internet in order to find ³² ___________ instead of trying to meet other persons in bars, clubs, parks or at parties.

Dating may vary across the globe, yet as time passes, people develop ³³ ___________ dating customs, such as dating with the help of the Internet. Although this ³⁴ ___________ of dating is mostly practised in the Western civilization, no one can tell for sure what other customs will emerge as the world changes, and whether strict dating will come against some people’s right of choosing whatever partner they see ³⁵ ___________ for themselves.

26. A. success                B. qualities                C.  advantages                D. drawbacks

27. A. alike                 B. like                        C.  unlike                D. likely

28. A. arrangements        B. accounts                C. records                D. details

29. A. situation        B. time                        C.  development        D. opportunity

30. A. in                B. on                        C.  at                        D. from

31. A. although        B. so                        C.  since                D. but

32. A. girlfriends        B. days                        C.  marriage                D. dates

33. A. new                 B. interested                C.  shocking                D. available

34. A. document        B. chance                C.  form                D. arrangement

35. A. fit                B. ready                C.  excited                D. interesting

VII. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

Mr. and Mrs. Nelson have two children, Lara 10 and Peter is 16. Mrs. Nelson first discovered that Peter was getting into trouble when school rang her to say that he hadn’t turned up that day, or the day before. She realized right away that he had been truanting.