PRACTICE TEST 1
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
a. establish b. educate c. regional d. operate
a. labor b. country c. promote d. women
a. represent b. intensive c. domestic d. employment
a. minister b. dependent c. encourage d. agreement
a. social b. proportion c. industry d. easily
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.
More and more women have become _______ and do research on many fields as men do.
a. science b. scientific c. scientifically d. scientists
It is __ that changes women`s lives and the perception of women`s roles.
a. educate b. education c. educational d. educated
They are designing a new program to help businesswomen with an attempt to promote _______ growth.
a. employ b. employer c. employee d. employment
UNESCO was established to encourage _______ among nations in the areas of education, science, culture, and communication.
a. employment b. collaboration c. workforce d. independence
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), was established in 1946.
a. set up b. taken off c. put away d. run up
More and more women are now joining the paid labor force worldwide.
a. putting away from b. keeping up with
c. taking part in d. making room for
UNESCO hopes to encourage universal respect for justice, laws, human _______, and fundamental freedoms.
a. rights b. projects c. programs d. protests
UNESCO has its _______ in Paris, France, and operates educational, scientific, and cultural programs and exchanges from 60 field offices worldwide.
a. shelters b. houses c. homes d. headquarters
UNESCO has international cooperation agreements to secure the world`s cultural and natural heritage and to _______ human rights.
a. collaborate b. exchange c. preserve d. remain
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized _______ of the United Nations established on November 16, 1945.
a. office b. agency c. company d. enterprise
Women`s rights have given them an _______ to pursue high schooling and well-paid career.
a. agency b. employment c. access d. economy
About 1.3 billion people live in absolute poverty on_______ income of less than one US dollar a day. 70% of these people are women.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
Women`s rights became _______ important issue in the English speaking world.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
____ the office staff learned about Jones`s promotion, they threw her a party.
a. Before b. When c. By the time d. Since
John has not phoned us _______ he left the city.
a. after b. until c. since d. as
David was crossing the street _______ a truck turned round at the corner and nearly hit him.
a. by the time b. as far as c. till d. when
As soon as Mary _______, she _______ to her hometown.
a. graduates / will return b. will graduate / returns
c. will be graduating / has returned d. graduated / had returned
Stay here _______.
a. since I came back b. until I come back
c. when I will come back d. as soon as I was coming back
I _______ all the preparations before you _______ home tonight.
a. have made / will have come b. am making / came
c. will make I will come d. will have made / come
Don`t be so childish. It is time you _______ up.
a. did b. went c. grew d. brought
Arotmd100millionchildren have no access to primary education, and girls _______ up 60%.
a. make b. put c. take d. go
Women bear more than half of all work done