Unit 14 practice 1

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UNIT 14: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

PRACTICE 1

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is

pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

1. A. compose B. propose C. purpose D. suppose

2. A. society B. delegate C. president D. protection

3. A. treatment B. struggle C. initiate D. total

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which is stressed

differently from the rest.

4. A. injure B. famine C. earthquake D. result

5. A. medical B. tsunami C. disaster D. official

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the

following sentences.

6. According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute ……….

A. poor B. poorer C. poorly D. poverty

7. W.H.O is the ……… of World Health Organization

A. initiate B. initial C. initials D. initiating

8. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is the world’s largest … network.

A. human B. humanity C. humanization D. humanitarian

9. In former days, soldiers died or were left wounded without any … attendance and basic care.

A. medicine B. medical C. medication D. medically

10. The Red Cross helps people who are suffering from the results of war, disease or ……..

A. victims B. disasters C. opportunities D. conditions

11. They were ……… to hear that hundreds of people were killed in the air crash.

A. appealed B. appalled C. initiated D. dedicated

12. The mission of the Red Cross is also to supervise the …………… of prisoners of war.

A. education B. encouragement C. treatment D. runaway

13. … is a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food, and many of them die.

A. Disaster B. Famine C. Poverty D. Flood.

14. This woman has dedicated her whole life ……………. helping others.

A. for B. by C. about D. to

15. The customer had tried ………………some blouses but none of them suited her.

A. at B. with C. in D. on

16. The explorers made a fire to _______ off wild animals.

A. get B. keep C. take D. go

17. The passengers had to wait because the plane ………………off one hour late.

A. took B. turned C. cut D. made

18. ………………! The tree is going to fall.

A. Look out B. Look up C. Look on D. Look after

19. The stranger came ………………me and asked, "Is there a post office near here?"

A. on to B. away from C. out of D. up to

20. The water supply of the building was ………………off because the pipes burst.

A. handed B. held C. cut D. paid

21. They were late for work because their car ………………down.

A. got B. put C. cut D. broke