E 11 UNIT 7

UNIT 7: WORLD POPULATION

PRONUNCIATION
I. Circle the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those of the other three.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A. house
A. design
A. stadium
A. meter
A. fashion
B. happen
B. sign
B. take
B. basket
B. hamburger
C. hair
C. singular
C. take
C. enough
C. admire
D. honor
D. mausoleum
D. bank
D. met
D. add

II. Circle the word whose stress is on the first syllable.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
A. contain
A. establish
A. escape
A. council
A. corrupt
B. consult
B. enterprise
B. admire
B. canoe
B. migrate
C. connect
C. encourage
C. engage
C. control
C. brother
D. cancel
D. equipment
D. career
D. correct
D. occur

VOCABULARY
Choose the best answer that is suitable for each blank or the underlined word or phrase.
11. His father is planning to ______________ up a business for him.
A. build B. set
C. take D. fix
12. “What made him surrender to the police?”
“It’s probably his __________________ conscience.”
A. blame B. responsible
C. guilty D. fault
13. Look at these girls! They are very much _____________.
A. alike B. similar
C. the same D. look alike
14. It’s me who’s at _________________, so I’ll have to pay for the damage.
A. error B. fault
C. guilty D. responsible
15. I’ve known the twins for years, but I can still hardly _______________ them apart.
A. see B. say
C. tell D. notice
16. After the water workers went on strike there was a ______________ of water.
A. drain B. shortage
C. loss D. decrease
17. Sam liked making ____________ stories to tell his children.
A. off B. for
C. out D. up
18. From the hotel there is a good ______________ of the mountains.
A. view B. sight
C. vision D. picture
19. She always _________________ the crossword in the paper before breakfast.
A. makes B. does
C. writes D. works
20. According to the _____________ of the contract, tenants must give six months notice if they intend to live in the area.
A. laws B. details
C. rules D. terms
GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence.
21. Clare ______________ late again, the hockey trainer will be very furious.
A. arrived B. arrive
C. arrives D. has arrived
22. If I _________________ a car, I would drive to work.
A. have B. had
C. had had D. have had
23. He __________________ if the surgeon hadn’t operated on him.
A. would have died B. would die
C. had died D. died
24. If the bus __________________ on time. I won’t miss the soccer match.
A. be B. are
C. is D. has been
25. If ice _____________ heavier than water, it wouldn’t float.
A. are B. were
C. is D. has been
26. If he had offered me the job, I _______________ it.
A. would have taken B. would have
C. takes D. had taken
27. You __________ life much easier if you smile more often.
A. would find B. find
C. will