E 10, review u 3,4

REVIEW OF UNIT 3 AND UNIT 4

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words :
1. a. name b. sand c. enable d. background
2. a. ambitious b. background c. diploma d. tragic
3. a. champion b. ambitiuos c. literature d. had
4. a. opposition b. sorrow c. photography d. more
5. a. four b. hour c. your d. pour
II. Find the word that has different stress pattern from others.
1. a. champion b. establish c. condition d. encourage
2. a. chemist b. award c. become d. include
3. a. special b. children c. prevent d. passion
4. a. mental b. oppose c. enclose d. require
5. a. interested b. stimulate c. surrounding d. labourer
III. Read the passage then choose the best answer:

THE MAN WHO INVENTED THE RADIO
Marconi was born in Bologna in Northern Italy in 1874. His father was a rich Italian businessman and his mother was a Scot who had lived in Ireland and had gone to Italy to study music. The family live in a country house, the villa Grifone, just outside Bologna.
When he was a boy, people didn’t think that Marconi was particularly clever. He was a quiet boy who spoke little but thought a lot. He liked nothing better than to sit and read science books. He also loved to do experiments with electricity. For most of his early life, he was taught at home. He didn’t go to school.

1. The words invented in the title means most nearly
a. created by thought b. first made c. researched d. built.
2. Which of the following sentences is true?
a. Marconi’s father was a musician. b. Marconi’s family was poor.
c. Marconi’s mother wasn’t Italian. d. Marconi was born in Ireland.
3. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
a. Marconi was not fond of music. b. Marconi had much schooling.
c. He was a quiet boy. d. When he was a boy, he wasn’t particularly clever.
4. What did people think about Marconi when he was a boy?
a. He was not fond of doing experiments with electricity. b. He was a person of few words.
c. He spoke a lot but thought little. d. He was not particularly clever.
5. Why did Marconis’s accomplishments seem more wonderful to us?
a. Because he loved doing experiments with electricity.
b. Because his family was very rich.
c. Because he was taught at home.
d. Because he was thought not to be clever.

IV. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d for each of the following sentence:
1. Marie, with very little money to live _______ went to Paris to realize her dream.
a. in b. at c. on d. with
2. This shop is not for people _______little money to spend.
a. with b. of c. without d. on
3. She was born ___________ November 19th, 1985.
a. in b. on c. at d. from
4. She took______ the position which her husband had obtained at the Sorborne.
a. at b. in c. on d. up
5. He became a famous actor _____ 1950s.
a. in b. on c. at d. from
6. She earned a physics degree with flying colors.
a. made money from b. received c. made her living from d. lived on
7. The work was really _________. It took him nearly 13 hours!
a. time-consuming b. long c. lengthy d. extensive
8. John is unable to use a part of the body in the normal way.
a. death b. blind c. mute d. disabled
9. We live near special school for people who can`t hear.