Unit 14_ INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS_Test 2.doc

Unit 14_ INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
TEST 2
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest.
1. a. catastrophe b. propose c. become
d. survive
2. a. treatment b. struggle c. initiate
d. total
3. a. symbol b. emergency c. poverty
d. qualify
4. a. appalled b. dedicated c. designed
d. injured
5. a. society b. delegate c. president
d. protection
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished
sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close
meaning to the original one.
6. She sustained severe head _______ after being thrown from her
horse.
a. injure b. injured c. injuries d. injurious
7. According to World Bank figures, 4 per cent of Brazilians live in
absolute _______.
a. poor b. poorer c. poorly
d. poverty
8. Up until the middle of the 9th century, there were no _______ and
well established army nursing systems for casualties.
a. organize b. organized c. organizational
d. organizers
9. The AIDS _______ continues to spread around the world. Up to
4,000 people are infected with the HIV virus every single day.
a. treatment b. epidemic c. tsunami d.

damage
10. During World War II, the Red Cross organized relief assistance
for _______ and wounded soldiers and administered the
exchange of messages regarding prisoners and missing persons.
a. civilians b. governments c. authorities d.
members
11. A _______ is a very large wave, often caused by an
earthquake, that flows onto the land and destroys things.
a. famine b. catastrophe c. tsunami
d. flood
12. By the end of World War II, 79 _______ of the Red Cross had
conducted ,750 visits to POW (prisoner of war) camps in 4
countries.
a. conferences b. symbols c. missions
d. delegates
13. We oppose this war, as we would do any other war which
created an environmental catastrophe.
a. pollution b. disaster c. convention
d. epidemic
14. The first relief assistance mission organized by the League was
an aid mission for the _______ of a famine and subsequent typhus
epidemic in Poland.
a. leaders b. authorities c. victims
d. organizers
15. The 9 earthquake in Japan killed about 00,000 people and left
countless wounded and homeless.
a. poor b. imprisoned c. suffered d.
injured
16. In 004 more than 40 national societies have worked with more
than ,000 _______ to bring relief to the countless victims of the

earthquake.
a. actions b. volunteers c. founders
d. nations
17. The International Red Cross works as _______ impartial,
neutral, and independent organization.
a. a b. an c. the
d. Ø
18. In 005 _______ budget of the ICRC amounts to about 970
million Swiss Francs.
a. a b. an c. the
d. Ø
19. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is
_______ world’s largest humanitarian network.
a. a b. an c. the
d. Ø
20. They had to delay their trip because of the bad weather.
a. get through b. put off c. keep up with d. go
over
21. It took me a very long time to recover from the shock of her
death.
a. turn off b. take on c. get over d.
keep up with
22. He did not particularly want to play any competitive sport.
a. use up b. do with c. take up d. go
on
23. I am tired because I went to bed late last night.
a. stayed up b. kept off c. put out d. brought
up
24. She got _______ her car to pick _______ some wild flowers.
a. from / on b. in / at c. off / up d. out

/ for
25. The customer had tried ____ some blouses but none of them
suited her.
a. at b. with c. in
d. on
26. If I get this report finished I will knock _______ early and go to
the pub for some drink.
a. up b. over c. on
d. off
27. Boy! _______ away all your toys and. go to bed right now.
a. Come b. Lie c. Put
d. Sit
28. I have been trying to ring him up all day and I could not ______
through.
a. get b. take c. look
d. hang
29. The water supply of the building was ______ off because the
pipes burst.
a. handed b. held c. cut
d. paid
30. How are you _______ on with your work? - It is OK.
a. calling b. getting c. laying
d. looking
Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the
original one.
31. Mary says that when her drugs budget was exhausted she
turned to the Swedish Red Cross.
a. Mary says that she was tired with the voluntary work for the
Swedish Red Cross.
b. Mary says that she gave all her money to the Swedish Red

Cross.
c. Mary says that the money she bought drugs was given to the
Swedish Red Cross.
d. Mary says that when she ran out of money for her drugs,
she asked the Swedish Red Cross for help.
32. I find it difficult to get rid of my smoking habit.
a. As for me, stopping my smoking habit is quite difficult.
b. I have difficulty smoking cigarettes.
c. My smoking habit has caused me a lot of difficulties.
d. I will quit smoking someday.
33. You can look up this word in the dictionary.
a. There are a lot of words in the dictionary for you to look at.
b. You can find the meaning of this word in the dictionary.
c. The dictionary contains a lot of words except the one you need.
d. You should buy this dictionary to find the word you need.
34. That car is beyond my means.
a. That car is cheap enough for me to buy.
b. That car is too expensive for me to buy.
c. I am really interested in that car.
d. I really do not like that car.
35. The doctor advised Mr. Pike to take up a new hobby.
a. The doctor said, "A new hobby is not good for Mr. Pike."
b. The doctor wanted Mr. Pike not to have any new hobby.
c. The doctor said, "You should start a new hobby, Mr. Pike."
d. The doctor said to Mr. Pike, "You should stop your present
hobby."
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-
governmental organization for the conservation, research, and
restoration of the environment, which remains its official name in the

United States and Canada. It is the, world's largest independent
conservation organization with over 5 million supporters worldwide,
working in more than 90 countries, supporting 00 conservation and
environmental projects around the world. It is a charity, with
approximately 9% of its funding coming from voluntary donations by
private individuals and businesses. The group says its main mission
is "to halt and reverse the destruction of our environment". Currently,
much of its work focuses on the conservation of three biomes that
contain most of the world's biodiversity: forests, freshwater
ecosystems, oceans, and coasts. Among other issues, it is also
concerned with endangered species, pollution, and climate change.
The organization runs more than 0 field projects worldwide in any
given year.
The organization was formed as a charity trust on' September,
96, in Morges, in Switzerland, under the name World Wildlife Fund. It
was an initiative of Julian Huxley and Max Nicholson.
Since its appearance the organization has conserved the world's
fauna, flora, forests, landscape, water, soils and other natural
resources by the management of land, research and investigation,
and publicity, coordination of efforts, cooperation with other interested
parties and all other appropriate means.
In the last few years, the organization set up offices and
operations around the world. The initial focus of its activities was the
protection of endangered species. As more resources became
available, its operations expanded into other areas such as the
preservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of natural
resources, and the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.
36. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international
organization, which were formed and managed by the
governments of the United States and Canada.

a. True b. False c. No information
37. The main mission of the organization is "to halt and reverse the
destruction of our environment".
a. True b. False c. No information
38. The fund of the organization is mainly supported by the
governments of the United States and Canada.
a. True b. False c. No information
39. The World Wide Fund for Nature designed a project to change
the present climate.
a. True b. False c. No information
40. The organization has established offices and operations around
the world.
a. True b. False c. No information
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
UNICEF (The United Nations Children’s Fund) is mandated by the
United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the (4) _____ of
children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their
opportunities to reach their full potential. UNICEF is guided by the
Convention on the Rights of the Child and (4) _____ to establish
children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international
standards of (4) _____ towards children. UNICEF (44) _____ that the
survival, protection and development of children are universal
development. UNICEF mobilizes political will and material (45) _____
to help countries, particularly developing countries, ensure a "first call
for children" and to, build their capacity to form appropriate policies
and (46) _____ services for children and their families. VNICEF is
committed to ensuring special protection for (47) _____ most
disadvantaged children - victims of war, disasters, extreme poverty,
all forms of violence and (48) _____ and those with disabilities.
UNICEF responds in emergencies to protect the rights of children. In

coordination with United Nations partners and humanitarian
agencies, UNICEF makes its unique facilities for rapid response
available to its partners to (49) _____ the suffering of children and
those who provide their care. UNICEF is non-partisan and its
cooperation is free from discrimination. In everything it does, the most
disadvantaged children and the countries in greatest need have
priority. UNICEF (50) _____, through its country programs, to
promote the equal rights of women and girls and to support their full
participation in the political, social, and economic development of
their communities.
41. a. protest b. destruction c. protection d.
achievement
42. a. admits b. suggests c. adopts d.
tries
43. a. poverty b. behavior c. medicine d.
injure
44. a. insists b. devotes c. treats d. mounts
45. a. sources b. mines c. budgets d.
funds
46. a. care b. appeal c. supply d.
react
47. a. a b. an c. the
d. Ø
48. a. exploit b. exploited c. exploiter d.
exploitation
49. a. rise b. relieve c. increase d.
lower
50. a. throws b. looks c. aims d. points