TEST BASED ON TEXTBOOK

UNIT 13 HOBBIES
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. admire B. avid C. variety D. while
A. occupy B. simply C. accompany D. hobby
A. practised B. stamped C. indulged D. accomplished
A. collect B. common C. modest D. accomplish
A. friends B. tunes C. clubs D. stamps
II. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
My father never indulges ..... drinking.
A. on B. in C. with D. to
I love watching the small fish swimming ..... in the tank.
A. through B. up C. towards D. about
He wasn`t able to cope ..... the stresses and strains of the job.
A. with B. to C. in D. on
My friend Dave was really interested in my best stamp, so I ..... it away to him.
A. gave B. threw C. brought D. put
These ideas have now been completely discarded.
A. come up with B. got rid of C. put forward D. put into practice
This vase is quite rare and is almost a .....`s item.
A. collect B. collective C. collection D. collector
The singer was ..... on the piano by her sister.
A. played B. performed C. accompanied D. helped
The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied.
A. busy B. relaxed C. comfortable D. free
My parents lent me the money. ....., I couldn`t have afforded the trip.
A. Only if B. Otherwise C. However D. Therefore
I don`t know the title but I recognize the ..... of this song.
A. sound B. rhyme C. tune D. theme
III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.
..... saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen.
A. What the woman was B. That the woman was
C. The woman was D. What was the woman
Marta Graham, ..... of the pioneers of modern dance, didn`t begin dancing until she was 21.
A. who as one B. she was C. one D. was one
Many communities are dependent oil groundwater ..... from wells for their water supply.
A. that obtained B. obtained C. is obtained D. obtain it
..... who was elected the first woman mayor of Chicago in 1979.
A. It was Jane Byrne B. Jane Byrne
C. That Jane Byrne D. When Jane Byrne
The first American novelist to have a major impact on world literature ......
A. who was James Fenimore Cooper B. James Fenimore Cooper was
C. it was James Fenimore Cooper D. was James Fenimore Cooper
..... important railroad tunnel in the US was cut through the Hoosac Mountains in Massachuset.
A. At first B. It was the first C. The first D. As the first of
It was in 1875 ..... joined the staff of the astronomical observatory at Harvard University.
A. that Anna Winlock B. Anna Winlock, who
C. as Anna Winlock D. Anna Winlock then
..... the dollar as its, monetary unit in 1878.
A. Adopted by Canada B. Canada adopted
C. It was adopted by Canada D. The Canada adoption of
..... that the capital of South Carolina was moved from Charleston to Columbia.
A. In 1790 was B. There was in 1790 C. In 1790 D. It was in 1790
It was Mr. Harding ..... the bill to yesterday.
A. who sent my secretary B. to whom my secretary sent
C. that my secretary sent D. my secretary sent
IV. Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D – that needs correcting.
Small distinctions among stamps, unimportant to the person average,
A B
would mean a great deal to the stamp collector.
C D
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