UNIT 2 PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently to the others.
1. a. grade b. great c. sneaky d. embrace
2. a. money b. notice c. glance d. ankle
3. a. imagine b. glance c. geography d. religion
4. a. looked b. noticed c. turned d. helped
5. a. change b. English c. single d. anger
II. LANGUAGE FOCUS
A. Choose the one word or phrase -a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentences, or substitutes for the underlined
word or phrase.
6. She glanced briefly ________ his lapel badge.
a. in b. on c. at d. up
7. _______ my experience, very few people really understand the problem.
a. To b. In c. With d. From
8. People here have a more relaxed attitude ________ their work.
a. to b. in c. on d. for
9. The novel is based on his ________ in the war.
a. attitudes b. images c. situations d. experiences
10. I don't like that man. There is a sneaky look on his face.
a. furious b. humorous c. dishonest d. guilty
11. She made a big ________ about not having a window seat on the plane.
a. complaint b. fuss c. excitement d. interest
12. He has a very outgoing ________ and makes friends very easily.
a. person b. personal c. personality d. personage
13. He ________ to the spot where the house used to stand.
a. pointed b. showed c. directed d. glanced
14. Teenagers often have their ________ who they admire very much.
a. ideals b. admirers c. images. d. idols
15. I had a glance at the article, but I haven't read it yet.
a. close look b. quick look c. direct look d. furtive look
16. What made you more interested ________ learning English?
a. on b. in c. with d. to
17. He always complained ________ his mother about his work.
a. with b. to c. at d. for
18. A few people enjoyed the exhibition, but the majority were ________.
a. restrained b. admirable c. impartial d. disappointed
19. The girl was so ________ that she didn't look at him in the face.
a. shy b. confident c. impatient d. sneaky
20. There is a growing tendency among singers to ___ some famous singers.
a. imitate b. follow c. reflect d. pursue
21. An only child often creates an ________ friend to play with.
a. imagery b. imaginable c. imaginary d. imaginative
22. I felt my face burning with ________.
a. confidence b. enthusiasm c. pleasure d. embarrassment
23. I believe that everyone has had ________ experiences in their life.
a. memorable b. observable c. acceptable d. reflexible
24. He rose from his chair and ________ her warmly.
a. protected b. replaced c. embraced d. appreciated
25. She showed her ________ by asking lots of trivial questions.
a. experience b. experienced c. inexperienced d. inexperience
26. Before he turned 14, Mozart ________ a few lesser piece for the piano.
a. has composed b. had composed c. was composed d. would composed
27. He was busy________ his homework.
a. to do b. doing c. for doing d. that he was doing
28. Rarely________ succeed in ballet if they start after the age of 12.
a. do children b. children have c. children d. are children
29. Have something to eat before you________.
 a. leave b. left c. will leave d. had left
30. ________ this holiday for ages.
a. We're looking forward to b. We looked forward to
c. We look forward to d. We've looked forward to
31. ________ hard all year, so I felt that I deserved a holiday.
a. I work b. I worked c. I'd been working d. I've worked
32. The traffic lights ________ green and I pulled away.
a. turned b. were turning c. has turned d. had turned
33. How fast________ when the accident happened?
a. are you driving b. were you driving c. did you drive d. had you driven
34. Where________? Which hairdresser did you go to?
a. did you cut your hair b. have you cut your hair
c. did you have cut your hair d. did you have your hair cut
35. Fortunately, the hospital's new air-conditioning system________ when the first heat wave of the summer arrived.
a. had installed b. installed
c. had been installed d. had been installing
36. Not a word ________ since the exam started.
a. she wrote b. she had written c. had she written d. she has written
37. Among the many valuable paintings in the gallery ________ a self-portrait by Picasso.
a. is b. are c. be d. were
38. My father isn't interested in tennis and ________.
a. my brothers don't either b. so aren't my brothers
c. neither do my brothers d. neither are my brothers
39. 'Did you enjoy the picnic?' 'I was okay, but I'd rather _____ to a movie.'
a. go b. be going c. have gone d. went
40. Since ________ to a warmer and less humid climate, I've had no trouble with my asthma.
a. upon moving b. moving c. I move d. I moving
41. He looked forward to ________ his first pay packet.
a. be receiving b. have received c. receiving d. receive
42. I'm sorry you've missed the train, it ________ five minutes ago.
a. had left b. left c. has left d. has been left
43. ________ you at the station if you'd told me you were coming today.
a. I'd meet b. I was met c. I met d. I'd have met
44. It was ________ that everyone answered it correctly.
a. so a simple question b. such a simple question
c. too simple question d. a more simple question
45. The university _ by private funds as well as by tuition income and grants.
a. is supported b. supports c. is supporting d. has supported
B. Choose the underlined word or phrase- A, 8, C, or D- that needs correcting.
46. The governor has not decided how to deal with the new problem already.
47. Hardly he had entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his office key.
48. There are few areas of human experience that have not been writing about.
49. I think you will enjoy the experience by taking part in the show.
50. I find that necessary to do something about traffic problems in our city.
51. Computers have made access to information instantly available just by push a few buttons.
52. We have heard so many news about recent developments in computer technology.
53. Fifteen hundred dollars a year were the per capita income in the United States in 1950.
54. In science, the results of an experiment are not generally accepted until they had been duplicated in other laboratories.
55. It is extremely important for an engineer to know to use a computer.
READING
A. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c, or d – that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
During the (56) ________ years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to. They often seem to dislike
being questioned. They may seem (57) _______ to talk about their work at school. This is a normal (58) _______ of this
age. Though it can be very hard for parents to understand, it is part of becoming (59) ________ of teenagers trying to be
adult while they are still growing up. Young people are usually unwilling to talk if they believe, that questions are trying to
(60) ________ up on them
Parents should do their (61) _______ to talk to their son and daughter about school, work and future plans but should
not (62) ________ them to talk if they don't want to. Parents should also watch for danger signs. Some young people in
trying to be adult may (63) ________ with sex, drugs, alcohol or smoking. Parents need to watch for any signs of (64)
________ behavior which may be connected with these and help if (65) ________.
56. a. early b. teenage c. childhood d. recent
57. a. unworried b. unrestrained c. unexpected d. unwilling
58. a. development. b. appearance c. circumstance d. achievement
59. a. free b. confident c. dependent d. independent
60. a. catch b. check c. keep d. make
61. a. well b. good c. better d. best
62. a. push b. allow c. put d. expect
63. a. experiment b. approach c. experience d. attach
64. a. unacceptable b. unusual c. normal d. exemplary
65. a. proper b. appropriate c. important d. necessary
B. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.
Last year I went to Nepal for three months to work in a hospital. I think it's important to see as much of a country as
you can, but it is difficult to travel around Nepal. The hospital let me have a few days’ holiday, so I decided to go into the
jungle and I asked a Nepalese guide, Kamal Rai, to go with me.
We started preparing for the trip at six in the morning, and left camp with two elephants carrying our equipment. It was
hot but Kamal made me wear shoes and trousers to protect me from snakes. In the jungle there was a lot of wildlife, but we
were trying to find big cats, especially tigers. We climbed onto the elephants' backs to get better view, but it is unusual to
find tigers in the afternoon because they sleep in the heat of the day.
Then, in the distance, we saw a tiger, and Kamal told me to be very quiet. We crept nearer and found a dead deer, still
bleeding. This was the tiger's lunch! Suddenly I started to feel very frightened.
We heard the tiger a second before we saw it. It jumped out like a flash of lightning, five hundred kilos plus and four
meters long. I looked into its eyes and face, and saw right down the animal's throat. It grabbed Kamal's leg between its
teeth, but I managed to pull Kamal away. One of our elephants ran at the tiger and made it go back into the grass, so we
quickly escaped to let the tiger eat its lunch. That night it was impossible to sleep!
66. The writer went to Nepal ________.
a. for holiday b. for treatment c. for business d. on tour
67. When having a few days off, he decided to go into ________.
a. the remote villages b. the mountains
c. the seaside d. the tropical forest
68. It's difficult to find tigers in the afternoon because ________.
a. they usually sleep at this time of day b. it's so hot at this time
c. the elephants' back wasn't high enough to get view d. tigers hardly hunt in the heat of the day
69. The writer started to feel frightened when ________.
a. he saw a tiger b. he saw the tiger's lunch
c. he scrept nearer d. he found a deer
70. The tiger ________.
a. was like a flash of light b. saw them a second before they saw it
c. jumped out very fast d. jumped out of the grass at about four meters.
71. Which of the followings is not true according to the passage?
a. Tigers are members of the cat family.
b. The writer was made to wear shoes and trousers to protect him from the heat of the day.
c. Kamal narrowly escaped being killed.
d. It was such a terrible experience that the writer couldn't sleep that night.
WRITING: Choose the answer -a, b, c, or d- that is nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before.
72. The plane had scarcely taken off when it crashed.
a. The plane took off and soon afterwards it crashed. b. The plane hardly crashed after it took off.
c. When the plane was taking off, it crashed. d. When the plane crashed, it hadn't taken off yet
73. Never has any one spoken to me like that!
a. I never speak that way. b. Some people always speak to me that way.
c. Everyone speaks to me that way. d. No one speaks to me that way.
74. It's a long time since I saw a movie.
a. I spent a long time looking for a movie to see. b. I have seen some movies so far.
c. I haven't seen movie for a long time. d. I saw a movie that took very long time.
75. He now goes to work on his bicycle instead of by car.
a. He still goes to work by car but more often on his bicycle.
b. He has stopped driving to work and goes by bicycle.
 c. He has never gone to work in his car but always on his bicycle.
d. Since he bought the car, he has never used the bicycle to go to work.
76. I find myself at a loss to understand Harold's behavior.
a. I lost contact with Harold, so I couldn't understand him well.
b. I have to lose a lot to understand Harold's behavior.
c. I completely understand Harold's behavior.
d. I find Harold's behavior quite incomprehensible.
77. The cyclist ________ he crossed the main street.
a. looked with caution after b. had looked cautiously before
c. was looked cautious when d. has looked cautiously while
78. Nowhere in the northern section of the United States ________ for growing citrus crops.
a. the climate is suitable b. where the climate is suitable
c. is the climate suitable d. is there suitability of the climate
79. ______ is a belief generally held by people who live in colder climates.
a. That weather affects a person's mood
b. Weather affects a person's mood
c. A person’s mood is affected by weather
d. Although a person's mood is, affected by weather
80. ________ he began to make friends more easily.
a. Having entered his new school, it was found that b. After entering the new school
c. When he had been entering the new school. d. Upon entering into the new school