Unit 6 Grade 11

UNIT 6 grade 11 ( 14-10-15 )
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. a. church b. volunteer c. culture d. nature
2. a. writer b. sunburnt c. nurse d. picture
3. a. hurt b. purse c. sure d. curse
4. a. permission b. better c. prefer d. warmer
II. Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others.
a. contest b. sponsor c. observe d. complete
a. stimulate b. competition c. disappointed d. opportunity
a. recite b. organize c. apologize d. participate
a. knowledge b. maximum c. athletics d. marathon
III. Choose the word or phrase -a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes
He`s been teaching music for years, but he hasn`t any _______.
a. examinations b. experiences c. experience d. qualifications
I am pleased to _______ the winner of the final competition. It`s Group B.
a. recite b. announce c. explain d. appoint
After convincing myself that the result didn`t matter, I felt oddly _______ when we lost.
a. encouraged b. stimulated c. disadvantaged d. disappointed
For work to flow _______, proper preparations must be made.
a. smoothly b. freely c. constantly d. naturally
The contestants are eliminated one by one until the last _______ in a head-to-head contest.
a. sponsor b. support c. compete d. enter
The winner of the contest was given a(n) _______ for her excellent performance.
a. bonus b. reward c. fine d. award
______ is someone who takes part in sports competitions.
a. Judge b. Sportman c. Athletic d. Sponsor
They quickly read the questions and tried to find out the answers.
a. complete b. guess c. offer d. discover
A string of defeats has failed to break the team`s ______.
a. spirits b. efforts c. works d. methods
There is now intense ______ between schools to attract students.
a. competence b. competition c. competitive d. competitor
Such questions provide a useful means of ______ students` interest.
a. expressing b. encouraging c. stimulating d. providing
He______ his poem in front of the whole school.
a. dedicated b. recited c. said d. delivered
IV. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
1. We are going to study tonight until we will finish this chapter.
A B C D
2. Only in the last few years people have begun to use home computers.
A B C D
3. Have you heard the news ? The President has been shooting!
A B C D
4. The girl whom you met last night was used to be a singer.
A B C D
V. Choose the word or phrase- a, b, c or d - that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is a competition between people, (1) _______ largely on the beauty of their physical appearance. The modern beauty pageant can (2) _______ its origin to the Miss America pageant, first held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1921, under the title ‘Inter-City Beauty` contest. The following year the title was (3) _______ as Miss America. Other contests include the yearly Miss World competition and Miss Universe, which are the two largest and most famous (4) _______ beauty contests. Women from around the world (5) _______ in the competition for these titles. To be selected as Miss World or Miss Universe, a contestant must be (6) _______ or single. If a Miss WorId fails to live up to people`s expectations, she may, be (7) _______. The organizers of the major beauty contests represent their contests (8) _______ being events of world importance. (9) _______ many other people consider beauty contests to be (10) _______ entertainment event of no great importance.
a. set b. based c. regarded d. used
a. trace b. explain c. pass d. share
a. renewed b. removed c. renamed d. retained
a. nation b. national c. internationale d. international
a. interest b