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Choose the word or phrase ( A, B, C or D). Write your answers in the spaces bellow. The unemployment rate of the area ……………..every year until 2003 then started to fall.
raised
rose
dropped
decreased
It is gravity……………………objects towards the earth.
pulling
to pull
what pulls
what pulls
…………problems in sailing in tropical seas is the coral reefs.
One of the biggest
The biggest one
Of the biggest one
There are the biggest
……………foreign languages requires great effort.
Learn
Learning
To learn it
Learnt
I am tired"
“ ……… ”
Me too
Also me
For me the same
I also
I’m really not satisfied with the way you have …………………the situation.
dealt
handled
done
fingered
We may win, we may lose- It is just the ………………..of the draw.
strike
odds
chance
luck
War is ……………as open-armed conflict between countries or factions within countries.
delineated
declared
defaulted
defined
I hope you won’t take it…………………if I suggest an alternative remedy.
offence
amiss
upset
most
Claims for compensation could ………………… run into billions of pounds.
far
much
well
most
Although all Americans do not (1) ............ the same way,
say
speak
talk
tell
their speech has enough in common that American English can be recognized as a (2) …… of English distinct from British English, Australian English and other national varieties.
alteration
change
variety
variation
It began to (3) ............ from British English during its colonial beginnings
diverge
divert
digress
depress
and (4) ............ regional differences and ethnic flavor.
enquired
inquired
required
acquired
Today it (5) …………….other languages and other varieties of English because it is the medium by which the attractions of American culture - its literature
affluence
fluency
influences
nuances
(6) ............pictures and television programs - are transmitted to the world.
motion
moving
movement
removing
All speakers of English (7)............ a common linguistic system and a basic set of words.
have
bear
tear
share
American English (8) ............ from British English, Australian English and other national varieties in many of its pronunciations
differentiates
differs
changes
alters
other national varieties in many of its pronunciations, words, spellings and grammatical (9) ..............
constructions
building
points
syntax
Words or phrases of American (10) ............ and those used in America but not so much elsewhere, are called Americanisms.
birth
source
origin
tradition
What is the main topic of this passage?
The life of Langston Hughes
The Harlem Renaissance
African-American writers
American twentieth-century writers
Where was Langston Hughes born?
Spain
New York
Missouri
North Carolina
As used in the passage, which of the following words could best replace the word "ports"?
Islands
Ships
Friends.
Harbors
To which of the following movements might Shakespeare in Harlem refer?
The Civil War
The Harlem Riots
The Harlem Renaissance
The Civil Rights Movement
What provided Hughes with assistance for his travel to Spain and Russia?
His job as a reporter
His career as a soldier
A literary fellowship
A college study program
The word "talents" in the passage could be replaced by which of the following?
A Desires
Abilities
Strategies
Careers
According to the author, what did Hughes do during the later years of his life?
Write short stories
Popularize African-American writers
Advocate racial equality
Write about life in Harlem
Which of the following could best replace the word "accomplished" as used in the passage?
A Successful
Prolific
Brilliant
Imaginative
Which of the following can best substitute for the word "depicting" in the passage?
Congratulating
lessing
Screening
Portraying
According to the passage, Langston Hughes was all of the following EXCEPT:
A novelist
A poet
A historian
A journalism
