Unit 5: HIGHER EDUCATION

I/ Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1. a. university
b. application
c. technology
d. entertainment
2. a. mathematics
b. engineering
c. scientific
d. laboratory
3. a. certificate
b. necessary
c. economy
d. geography
4. a. interviewer
b. preparation
c. economics
d. education
5. a. considerable
b. information
c. librarian
d. technician
6. a. veterinary
b. consequently
c. application
d. difficulty
7. a. maximum
b. decision
c. requirement
d. admission
8. a. institution
b. university
c. preferential
d. indicative
9. a. available
b. majority
c. tutorial
d. differently
10. .a. graduation
b. understanding
c. international
d. accommodation
II/ 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.
11. Taking part in the advanced Engineering project gave me a chance to use my creativity and knowledge
to help society.
a. opportunity
b. position
c. opposition
d. challenge
12. Every students usually take part in the entrance exam of the colleges at the beginning of July.
a. take care of
b. participate in
c. take place
d. get together
13. The government has to take responsibility of the rise in inflation
a. daunting
b. creativity
c. increase
d. existence
14. The new car goes at an ________ speed.
a. amaze
b. amazing
c. amazed
d. amazement
15. Many people have objected to the use of animals in _____ experiments.
a. science
b. scientist
c. scientific
d. scientifically
16. He was the only _______ that was offered the job.
a. apply
b. application
c. applicant
d. applying
17. The new library was built in the center of the _____________________.
a. campus
b. supermarket
c. hospital
d. stadium
18. Most _______ are at senior level, requiring appropriate qualifications.
a. degrees
b. grades
c. colleges
d. vacancies
19. They blame the rise in oil prices ____________ the big increase in inflation.
a. on
b. in
c. with
d. for
20. Many parents do not let their children make a decision _______ their future career.
a. in
b. about
c. on
d. out
21. You are old enough. I think it is high time you applied _______ a job
a. in
b. of
c. for
d. upon
22. "I have a headache. " - " _______ you take an aspirin?"
a. Why don't
b. Why should
c. What should
d. What must
23. Would you please give me a hand? can be transformed as _________.
a. Would you mind giving a hand?
b. Can I help you?
c. Would you mind helping me?
d. A and C are correct.
24. Would you care for a drink? can be transformed as _________.
a. How about a drink?
b. Have a nice drink!
c. What about have a drink?
d. Would you stop drinking?.
25. I am flying to the States tonight. I ______ you a ring if I can find a phone.
a. will give
b. would give
c. could give
d. have given

26. If I _______ 10 years younger, I _______ the job.

a. am / will take
b. was / have taken
c. had been / will have taken
d. were / would take
27. If she _______ the train last night, she_____________ here now.
a. took / were
b. were taking / is
c. had taken / would have been
d. had taken / would be
28. I would send her a fax if I _______ her number.
a. know
b. knew
c. had known
d. could know
29. _______ more carefully, he would not have had the accident yesterday:
a. If Peter driven
b. If had Peter driven
c. Had Peter driven
d. Unless Peter had driven
30. If it _______ warm yesterday, we would have gone to the beach.
a. was
b. were
c. had been
d. could be
31. _______ here, he would helped us with these troubles.
a. Were Peter
b. If were Peter
c. Unless were Peter
d. Unless Peter were
32. _______ that problem with the car, we wouldn't have missed the speech.
a. If we had had
b. If had we had
c. Unless we had had
d. Provided that we had had
33. If I were a little taller, I _____ be able to water the plant on tl.1etop shelf.
a. did
b. would
c. had
d. would have
34. If you _______ your car into the river, you_______ able to get out.
a. drive/ werent
b. drove/ wouldnt be c. drove/ will be
d. drive/ wouldnt be
35. What _______ if you found a burglar in your house?
a. do you do
b. you do
c. would you do
d. you would do
36. If you_______ someone drowning what would you do?
a. see
b. seen
c. had seen
d. saw
37. I _______ a job easily if I_______ a degree.
a. could get/ have
b. can get/ had
c. could get/ had
d. can get/ had had
38. If you knew you had only six weeks to live, how _______ such a short span?
a. did you spend
b. will you spend
c. would you spend
d. would you have spend
39. Unless I had known that you were in hospital, I_______ you.
a. will visit
b. would have visited c. visit
d. dont visit
40. You would have seen my garden at its best if you_______ here last week.
a. were
b. are
c. had been
d. be
41. If I_______ that you were coming, Id have baked a cake.
a. know
b. knew
c. had known
d. didnt know
42. If you_______ ,he wouldnt have known that we were there.
a. didnt sneeze
b. wont sneezed
c. doesnt sneeze
d. hadnt sneezed
43. _______ more slowly, he might have understood you.
a. Had you spoken b. Did you speak
c. If you speak
d. If you spoke
44. If I_______ ready when he called, he would have taken me with him.
a. were
b. be
c. am
d. had been

WRITING:
Complete each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the sentence before i.t
1. She doesnt live in London because she doesnt know anyone there
Shed .
2. I cant live in the country because I cant find a job there

 Id ..
3. I didnt have a spare ticket. I couldnt take you to the concert
If I ...
4. Carol didnt answer the phone because she was studying..
If Carol
5. Rita is exhausted today because she didnt get any sleep last night.
If Rita
6. He never polishes his shoes, so he never looks smart
If he ..
7. He didnt prepare the lesson well, so he got bad marks
If he ..
8. My house is guarded by two big dogs, So it isnt broken into every night
If my house
9. The flats are not clearly numbered, so it is very difficult to find anyone.
If the flats ....
10. I didnt sent Marry any letters because I didnt know her new address.
If I .
11. She worked late last night, so s he had no time to take care of her children
If she .
12. I am not tall enough, so I cant join the basketball team
If I
13. He didnt see the signal so he didnt stop his car
If he .
14. Peter failed the exam because he didnt learn the lesson well
If Peter
15. Mary doesnt have enough money. She cant buy a new car.
If Mary
Give the correct form of these verbs
1.
I (warn) .. you if I had seen you last week
2.
What would you do if he (resign) .. tomorrow?
3.
I wouldnt have been so upset if Judy (write) to me earlier
4.
Shout if you (see) ..anything unusually
5.
If he werent so bad-temperature, his wife (not leave) .him so soon after the
marriage
6.
What (you / say) .if I offered you a job?
7.
The children always (get) .frightened if they watch horror films
8.
If it (not be) _____________ for you, I would be late
9.
Were I to become president, my first act (be) __________ to help the poor
10.
If she hadnt stayed up late last night, she (not / be) ____________ tired now.