TEST 12ADVANCE -UNIT3

UNIT 3
SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Underline the word which has the stress pattern provided.

1. Ooo discipline employer essential
2. oooOo developmental industry intelligence
3. Oo uniform mechanic tension
4. ooOo receptionist education telephone
5. oOo language helpful computer
6. oO weakness demand applicant
Read the sentences and decide which stress pattern the words in bold
have – Oo or oO.
1. The wind blew in from the desert and covered everything with sand
. desert =
_________ covered = _______
2. I got my firstt record as a present when I was eleven
record =
_________ present = ________
3. we finished off with a dessert of honey and nuts.
finished = ________ dessert = ________
honey = ________
4. these companies produce household objects such as fridges and
washing machines. produce =
________ household = ______ objects = _______
5. we import too much petrol and the country’s export figures are
going down.
Import = __________ export = _________
Check () the word with a different stress pattern from the others
1.  picture  machine  artist 
mountain
2.  answer  protect  remove  allow

3.  message  minute  dentist  mistake
4.  compare  correct  enter  collect
5.  garden  funny  guitar  valley
6.  wonder  army  careful  enjoy
7.  provide  happy  photo  artist
8.  heavy  prefer  shoulder  listen
Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of the word in
brackets.
1. the thieves replaced the _________ painting with a copy. (origin)
2. she’s always full of ________ ideas. (imagine)
3. I wasn’t prepared for the _______ of his reaction to the news. (intense)
4. mothers are often the ones who provide_______ support for the family.(emotion)
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5. the research shows that computer games may cause________.(aggressive)
6. she is one of the most_________ figures in local politics.(influence)
7. I think that stricter_______is the best antidote for crime.(punish)
8. his problems began in early________.(adult)
Complete the sentences with the given words . some of the sentences are
passive and some are active. Use any appropriate tense.
1. the examination papers are scored by machine. The students(tell)_______
their results next week.
2. the project got finished early. The committee(complete)________its work
three weeks ahead of schedule
3. the teacher(assist)_______by two graduate students during the exam
yesterday.
4. during the family celebration, the little boy was crying because he
(ignore)______. He needed some attention, too.

5. – where(buy,you)______________that beautiful necklace?
- I (buy,not)___________________it. It (give)__________________to me for
my birthday.(like,you)________it?
6. soon after I (apply)____________ for a job with the United Nations two
years ago. I (hire)
7. the crocodiles at the zoo look like statues. They (lie)________________
perfectly still for hours at the time. They have no need to move because
they don’t have to hunt for their food. They (feed)______________
regularly by the zookeepers.
8. this lovely beach won’t exist forever. Eventually, it (erode,
probably)_________________away by the sea, and there will be nothing
left but bedrock. The geologic forces of nature never stop.
9. yesterday we went to look at an apartment. I really liked it, but by the time
we got there, it (rent, already)_____________.
10. bananas originated in Asia. They (introduce) __________________to the
Americas in 1516. Until the 1860s, bananas (eat)_____________principally
by people of the tropics. Today, bananas (export)____________ to all parts
of the world, and they (enjoy)______________ by people who live in all
climates.
11. there’s going to be a story in the local newspaper about my neighbor,
Mrs.Morris. Tomorrow she (interview)_______by one of the local reportes
about her doll collection. Over the years, she (collect)___________more
than 100 dolls from all over the word.
12. the sun is just one of billions of stars in the universe. As it travels through
space, it (circle)________by many other celestial bodies. The nine known
planets (hold)__________in orbit by the sun’s gravitational field. The
planets, in turn,(circle)__________by their own satellites ,or moons.
13. early inhabitants of this region (worship)___________the sun and the
moon. We know this from the jewelry, sculptures, and other art work
archaeologists have found.

Both sentences in each pair have the same meaning. Complete the
second sentence.
1. the crowd was slowly filling the huge stadium.
The huge stadium ___________by the crowd.
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2. the invention of the computer simplified the work of accountants.
Since the computer
________________the work of accountants____________simplified.
3. someone has suggested that the shop should close.
It____________that the shop should close.
4. ‘I’d take out some travle insurance if I were you, Mr.Smith.
Mr.smith _________ take out some travle insurance.
5. the waitress will bring your drinks in a moment.
Your drinks______________in a moment
6. someone used a knife to open this window.
The window_______________a knife.
7. you will hear from us when we have finished dealing with your
complaint.
After your complaint__________,you will hear from us.
8. an announcement of their engagement appeared in the local paper.
Their engagement_____________in the local paper
9. nobody ever heard anything of David again.
Nothing_________David again
10. they paid Sheila $ 1000 as a special bonus
$1000 ____________Sheila as a special bonus.
Rewrite each sentence so that it does not contain the words underline
and so that it contains a passive form.
1.Someone left the phone off the hook all night.
__________________________________________

2.The government has announced that petrol prices will rise tomorrow.
__________________________________________
3. A burglar broke into our house last week.
___________________________________________
4. People asked me the way three times
___________________________________________
5.The fruit – pickers pick the apples early in the moring
___________________________________________
6.It’s time the authorities did something about this problem
___________________________________________
7.Lots of people had parked their cars on the pavement
___________________________________________
8.The government agreed with the report and so they changed the law
___________________________________________
9.You have to fill in an application form
___________________________________________
10.They don’t know what happened to the ship
___________________________________________
Complete the sentences, using the passive
1.I don’t mind / be / give / presents!
___________________________
2.Charlotte hates / be / treat / like a baby
____________________________
3.He’s used to / his english / be / correct.
____________________________
4.I don’t enjoy / be / make / to do the washing – up .
_____________________________
5.I can’t stand / be / ignore.
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6.He doesn’t remember / be / punish / at school.
_____________________________
7.I’m looking forward to / be / send / abroad by my company.
_____________________________
8.My dog simply loves / be / take / for a walk
______________________________
9.You’ll never forget / be / teach / by your very first teacher.
______________________________
10.Yesterday I spent two hours / be / show / how to use the new computer
______________________________
Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays
the same
1.A friend lent George the motorbike he rode in the race.
The motorbike George rode in the race _______________________
2.at the time my aunt was looking after the children for us
At the time our children________________________________________
3.the police have issued a description of the wanted man
A description____________________________________________
4.it was a mistake to enter Brian for the exam .
Brian should not____________________________________________
5.they said they would rather diana didn’t listen to music at worfk
Diana____________________________________________________
6.Johnson first became a member of parliament in 1983
Johnson was first____________________________________________
7.my legal advisers have told me not to say any more at this time
I have ___________________________________________________
8.nobody had invited Jean to the party, which annoyed her
As she ___________________________________________________
9.tony has another six months to finish his thesis

Tony has been____________________________________________
10.there is no definite decision yet about the venue of the next Olympic
Nothing ___________________________________________
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