UNIT 3
PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND
A. MULTIPLE CHOICES:
I/ Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:
1/ A. found B. shout C. bought D. mouse
2/ A. known B. king C. make D. dark
3/ A. question B. education C. situation D. collection
4/ A. find B. gift C. private D. night
5/ A. mature B. back C. dad D. matter
6/ A. much B. sunny C. tutor D. cut
7/ A. bread B. dead C. read D. head
8/ A. women B. spend C. degree D. return
9/ A. by B. many C. my D. sky
10/ A. blackboards B. lessons C. students D. masters
II/ Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:
1/ A. people B. classmate C. lesson D. devote
2/ A. background B. tutor C. degree D. master
3/ A. student B. career C. tiny D. research
4/ A. passage B. unit C. little D. become
5/ A. mother B. mature C. sister D. tragic
6/ A. secondary B. impossible C. laboratory D. conditional
7/ A. November B. December C. October D. January
8/ A. receive B. private C. brother D. children
9/ A. general B. condition C. another D. together
10/ A. position B. extremely C. continue D. difficult
III/ Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:
1/ Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.
A. come after B. come before C. come in D. come on
2/ As a brilliant and mature student with a rare gift of concentration, Marie harbored the dream of a scientific career which was impossible for a woman at that time.
A. old B. full-grown C. well-known D. tall
3/ She received a general education in local schools and some scientific training from her father.
A. learning B. guiding C. instruction D. lesson
4/ As a brilliant and mature student with a rare gift of concentration, Marie harbored the dream of a scientific career which was impossible for a woman at that time.
A. occupation B. work C. unit D. knowledge
5/ But lack of funds forced her to work as a private tutor.
A. own B. interested C. important D. personal
6/ And in 1891, the shy Marie, with very little money to live on, came to Paris to continue her studies at the Sorbonne.
A. go after B. go away C. go before D. go on
7/ If you listen carefully to this piece of music, you can hear a flute in the background.
A. position B. experience C. training D. environment
8/ In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard.
A. hardly B. very C. pretty D. excellently
9/ She passed a physics degree with flying colors, and went on to take another degree in mathematics.
A. amount C. quality C. level D. mark
10/ Pierre often helped her, and they devoted all their time to working in their laboratory.
A. dedicated B. sent C. gave D. offered
IV/ Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:
1/ Before you read, work in pairs, ask and answer the questions.
A. While B. After C. When D. By the time
2/ She received a general education in local schools and some scientific training from her father.
A. offered B. had C. gave D. asked
3/ As a brilliant and mature student with a rare gift of concentration, Marie harbored the dream of a scientific career which was impossible for a woman at that time.
A. ugly B. dark C. dull D. dirty
4/ As a brilliant and mature student with a rare gift of concentration, Marie harbored the