Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each question.
HURRICANE WHO?
Tropical cyclones are called typhoons in Asia and hurricanes in North America. These forms go around like a wheel turning to the left when they hit in the northern part of the world. They have wind speeds of 60 mph or more. In the United States, the Tropical Prediction Center in Miami, Florida keeps an eye out for hurricanes.
When meteorologists detect a hurricane, they give it a name. They can use a male or female name. Why should tropical cyclones have names? The name makes it easier for people to keep up with information about a hurricane and its possible dangers.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), an international weather group, decides what names will be used. The WMO makes lists of names using the English alphabet. Each name on the list starts with a different letter. The first hurricane of the year gets the first name on that year's list. The second hurricane gets the next name. For example, if the first hurricane is named Abel, the second might be named Betty. The name lists do not include names beginning with the letters Q, U, X, Y, and Z. There aren't many names that begin with these letters.
Asian countries use a different list, which is made up by the WMO's Typhoon Committee. This list has a few personal names, but most of the names are of flowers, animals, trees, and other similar things.
(Reading Challenge 1, Compass Publishing)
The word "detect" in the second paragraph is CLOSEST in meaning to _____.
What is the main idea of this passage?
Why should tropical cyclones have names?
Which name would a hurricane NOT have?
In which direction do tropical cyclones go around in the northern part of the planet?
Choose the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part.
My dad is a thoughtful and generous man who is loved not only by his family but also by all his friends.
Read the passage and choose the correct answer to fill in the blank.
PARENTS AND FRIENDS
We can choose our friends, we can't choose our relations. That doesn't mean, though, that members of our family can't also be our friends. Many children have such a good relationship with their parents that they see them friends. Of course, when you're a teenager, you'll have with your parents. There will be times when you don't get on very well with them. That's only natural. There will be times when you want to be and solve your problems by yourself. You'll also let your parents down sometimes. After all, nobody's perfect and we all make mistakes. But your parents understand that.
Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.
Mary / not / stand / kept / wait / such / long / time.
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.
More petrol is consumed nowadays than ten years ago.
Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.
"I'm sorry I have to leave so early," Ivan said.
Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.
I will agree to these conditions provided that they increase my salary.
Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.
The new restaurant looks good. However, it seems to have few customers.
Choose the word(s) which is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
For most North American households, lighting accounts for 10 percent of the electricity bill.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
The singer about who I told you yesterday is coming here tomorrow.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
Energy exists in different forms such as light, heat, and chemical, mechanic and electrical energy.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
At 7:00 p.m. last night, John talked on the phone with his friend when I came in.
There was hardly enough food for everyone at the wedding, _____?
I wish I _____ go to the beach today, but I have to stay at home and study.
- Mary: "Thank you for a lovely evening."
- Peter: " _____."
_____ it had been snowing for four days, all the roads were closed.
She won _____ in the lottery that she bought a mansion.
John is not at home. He _____ be at the library. I am not sure.
We can supply materials _____ Thursday morning next week, so let's meet at the school _____ 8:00 a.m.
The rise in energy _____ has led to a reduction of fossil fuels that we are using.
I hoped this book would help me with my history project, but in fact, it wasn't very ______.
We _____ Dan a new rucksack for his summer holiday.
Jeans and T-shirts will never go out of _____.
If we _____ wasting water, there will be a shortage of fresh water in a few decades.
- John: "______"
- Jane: "Not now, but I used to."
We suggest that all receipts _____ to the committee for approval.
Those shirts need _____, but you don't need _____ them now.
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
climate
primary
profile
terrify
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
bags
dates
speaks
photographs
Choose the word which has the bold part pronounced differently from the others.
stage
garbage
exchange
anger