PRACTICE - UNIT 1: LIFE STORIES WE ADMIRE
PART I: PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
- A. saved
- B. translated
- C. famous
- D. married
- A. diary
- B. life
- C. while
- D. achieve
Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.
Question 3.- A. impressive
- B. admirable
- C. successful
- D. determined
- A. education
- B. biography
- C. intelligent
- D. achievement
- A. continue
- B. historical
- C. character
- D. consider
PART II: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
- A. drop in
- B. stay on
- C. drop out
- D. look for
- A. spent
- B. devoted
- C. created
- D. started
- A. was carrying out
- B. had carried out
- C. carried out
- D. carries out
- A. an amazing achievement
- B. a simple contribution
- C. a normal experience
- D. an ordinary success
- A. succeeded
- B. defeated
- C. supported
- D. surrendered
- A. found / was still living
- B. was finding / lived
- C. found / was not living
- D. was finding / did not live
- A. to join the army
- B. to go to college
- C. to be married
- D. to get a good job
- A. read
- B. was reading
- C. had read
- D. have been reading
- A. famous artist
- B. creative genius
- C. skilled doctor
- D. brave soldier
- A. intelligent
- B. powerful
- C. determined
- D. ambitious
- A. was born
- B. joined
- C. passed away
- D. grew up
- A. prepared / was decorating
- B. was preparing / was decorating
- C. was preparing / decorated
- D. prepared / decorated
- A. was caught / was carrying out
- B. was caught / carried out
- C. caught / was carrying out
- D. caught / carried out
- A. dropped out of
- B. was admitted to
- C. applied for
- D. went back to
- A. watched
- B. had watched
- C. have watched
- D. were watching
- A. joined / took care of
- B. was joining / took care of
- C. was joining / was taking care of
- D. joined / was taking care of
- A. was leaving / bought
- B. left / was buying
- C. left / bought
- D. was leaving / was buying
- A. impressive achievements
- B. difficult moments
- C. personal stories
- D. ordinary works
- A. was published
- B. has published
- C. was publishing
- D. published
- A. died / still developed
- B. was dying / still developed
- C. died / were still developing
- D. was dying / were still developing
PART III: READING
Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions.
STEVE JOBS' LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS
A. Steven Paul Jobs was born on 24 February, 1955 in San Francisco, USA. His biological parents were not married and gave him up for adoption. He was adopted by Clara and Paul Jobs. In 1971, Jobs met Steve Wozniak, who was five years older than him, but they bonded over their love of electronics. At the age of 19, Jobs attended Reed College in Oregon, but found the classes boring and dropped out after six months.
B. When Jobs was 21, he and Wozniak started Apple Computers in Jobs’ family garage with money they got by selling Jobs’ van and Wozniak's scientific calculator. By making computers smaller, cheaper, and accessible to everyday users, their company became a huge success and Jobs quickly got rich.
C. Although Jobs left Apple in 1985, he returned to his post in 1997 when the company needed new ideas. He helped invent new products such as the iMac, the Book for students, the Pod music player, and iTunes music software. In 2007, he introduced the touch-screen iPhone which changed the mobile phone industry. Apple's products were not only delivered to be cutting-edge technology, but also to be stylish and easy to use.
D. In addition, Jobs contributed to computer animation. In 1986, he bought a small company, which later became Pixar Animation Studios. It produced the first full-length computer-animated film Toy Story, followed by other blockbusters. For several years, and stopped working in August, 2011. Two months later, he passed away. He had four children, three with his wife of 20 years and one from a previous relationship. On an Apple web page, a statement reads, Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being.
Question 26. What is the main idea of paragraph B?- A. The specific origin of Apple's computer models
- B. The initial formation and early success of Apple
- C. The strong friendship between Jobs and Wozniak
- D. The exact method Jobs used to become wealthy
- A. being very outdated and no longer relevant
- B. being the most advanced and modern available
- C. being very expensive and extremely hard to make
- D. being very straightforward and easy to use
- A. He made a professional comeback to Apple in 1997.
- B. He was the original founder of Pixar Animation Studios.
- C. He was a father to four children from two relationships.
- D. He considered his college classes at Reed uninspiring.
- A. He was primarily in charge of the company's finances.
- B. He possessed a high level of technical expertise.
- C. He did not share the same business vision as Jobs.
- D. He left the Apple company soon after it succeeded.
- A. because it was established within a family garage
- B. because it was managed by two very close friends
- C. because it made computers more compact and accessible
- D. because it sold Jobs's van to raise initial funds
