TEST YOURSELF
I. Choose the words that best answer the following questions.
Which of the following words is stressed on the first syllable?
a. musician b. cartoon
c. audience d. competition
Which of the following words is stressed on the second syllable?
a. championship b. detective
c. volunteer d. tournament
Which of the following words is stressed on the third syllable?
a. professional b. popularity c. elimination d. discoveries
Which of the following words contains a different vowel sound?
a. music b. disgusting c. funny d. cup
5. Which of the following words contains the sound /k/?
a. change b. character c. champion d. cheer
II. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes each sentence.
6. She listens to classical music for ..................
a. rest b. ease c. happiness d. relaxation
7. In this film, the main..............is young, clever and comes from a very rich background.
a. actor b. director c. character d. composer
8. The Maracana ......... in Brazil is the biggest in the world. It holds over 100,000 people.
a. court b. stadium c. club d. cinema
9. The crowd .......... loudly as the goalkeeper made a brilliant save.
a. applauded b. consoled c. laughed d. cheered
10. The heroine dies in the closing ....... of the film.
a. sequence b. time c. range d. string
11. Germany was defeated by Brazil in the final. Germany was the ............ in the 2002 World Cup.
a. champion b. winner c. runner-up d. second rank
12. Counselling can teach people to handle negative ........ such as fear and anger.
a. passions b. emotions c. rejuvenations d. appearances
13.I think the................for the title between the best teams in the country will be very fierce,
a. competing. b. competitive c. competence d. competition
14. Ludwig Van Beethoven was one of the great ...... in the history of music
a. conductors b. pianists c. composers d. musicians
15. Jazz was so popular .............. the 1920s that the decade is sometimes called the Jazz Age.
a. on b. at c. by d. in
III. Choose the correct answer - a, b, c, or d that best completes sentence.
16. `Who`d like to take the VCR back to the visual aids room? Any volunteers?" I ......... it.`
a. do b. will do c. am going to do d. am doing
17. The hostages must be very .......... people.
a. frightened b. frightening c. frighten d. frightful
18. Tomorrow, ABC television ............ almost the entire day to programs first broadcast in the 1950s.
a. will devote b. is devoting c. is going to devote d. de%
19. Timson .......... 13 films and I think her latest is the best.
a. made . b. had made c. has made d. was making
20. The film .................. again by popular request. .
a. is showing b. has shown c. is being shown d. is shown
21. ............people trying to get into the football stadium.
a. There were too much b. There were too many
c. It was too many d. There was too many
22. .......... to soothing music before bedtime provides good relaxation.
a. To listen b. Listening c. Be listened d. Listen
23. The cast had to rehearse the scene over and over again until the director……………
a. was satisfied finally b. was finally satisfying
c. was finally satisfied d. finally satisfied
24. My music teacher urged me .......... the violin even though I was having such a hard time with it.
a. not to give up b. not give up c. didn`t give up d. no giving up
25. There is every reason to believe that Beethoven..................in the next century.
a. still being popular b. is still popular
c. is still going to be popular d. will still popular
IV. Identify the one underlined word or phrase A, B, C or D - that be changed for the