Worksheetspractice test 2, 3. unit 14.
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
** DIFFERENT PRONUNCIATION
a)
catastrophe
b)
propose
c)
become
d)
survive
2.
** DIFFERENT PRONUNCIATION
a)
initiate
b)
treatment
c)
struggle
d)
total
3.
** DIFFERENT PRONUNCIATION
a)
qualify
b)
symbol
c)
emergency
d)
poverty
4.
** DIFFERENT PRONUNCIATION
a)
dedicated
b)
appalled
c)
designed
d)
injured
5.
** DIFFERENT PRONUNCIATION
a)
society
b)
delegate
c)
president
d)
protection
6.
** She sustained severe head _______ after being thrown from her horse.
a)
injuries
b)
injure
c)
injured
d)
injurious
7.
** According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute _______.
a)
poverty
b)
poor
c)
poorer
d)
poorly
8.
** The AIDS _______ continues to spread around the world. Up to 4,000 people are infected with the HIV virus every single day.
a)
epidemic
b)
treatment
c)
tsunami
d)
damage
9.
** During World War II, the Red Cross organized relief assistance for _______ and wounded soldiers and administered the exchange of messages regarding prisoners and missing persons.
a)
civilians
b)
governments
c)
authorities
d)
members
10.
** A _______ is a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake, that flows onto the land and destroys things.
a)
tsunami
b)
famine
c)
catastrophe
d)
flood
11.
** By the end of World War II, 179 _______ of the Red Cross had conducted 12,750 visits to POW (prisoner of war) camps in 41 countries.
a)
delegates
b)
conferences
c)
symbols
d)
missions
12.
** We oppose this war, as we would do any other war which created an environmental catastrophe.
a)
disaster
b)
pollution
c)
convention
d)
epidemic
13.
** The first relief assistance mission organized by the League was an aid mission for the _______ of a famine and subsequent typhus epidemic in Poland.
a)
victims
b)
leaders
c)
authorities
d)
organizers
14.
** The 1923 earthquake in Japan killed about 200,000 people and left countless wounded and homeless.
a)
injured
b)
poor
c)
imprisoned
d)
suffered
15.
** In 2004 more than 40 national societies have worked with more than 22,000 _____ to bring relief to the countless victims of the earthquake.
a)
volunteers
b)
actions
c)
founders
d)
nations
16.
** In 2005 _______ budget of the ICRC amounts to about 970 million Swiss Francs.
a)
the
b)
a
c)
an
d)
Ø
17.
** The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is _______ world’s largest humanitarian network.
a)
the
b)
a
c)
an
d)
Ø
18.
** They had to DELAY their trip because of the bad weather.
a)
put off
b)
get through
c)
keep up with
d)
go over
19.
** It took me a very long time to RECOVER FROM the shock of her death.
a)
get over
b)
turn off
c)
take on
d)
keep up with
20.
** He did not particularly want to PLAY any competitive sport.
a)
take up
b)
use up
c)
do with
d)
go on
21.
** I am tired because I WENT TO BED late last night.
a)
stayed up
b)
kept off
c)
put out
d)
brought up
22.
** She got _______ her car to pick _______ some wild flowers.
a)
off / up
b)
from / on
c)
in / at
d)
out / for
23.
** Boy! _______ away all your toys and go to bed right now.
a)
Put
b)
Come
c)
Lie
d)
Sit
24.
** I have been trying to ring him up all day and I could not ____ through.
a)
get
b)
take
c)
look
d)
hang
25.
** The water supply of the building was ____ off because the pipes burst.
a)
cut
b)
handed
c)
held
d)
paid
26.
** How are you _______ on with your work? - It is OK.
a)
getting
b)
calling
c)
laying
d)
looking
27.
** I find it difficult to get rid of my smoking habit.
a)
As for me, stopping my smoking habit is quite difficult.
b)
I have difficulty smoking cigarettes.
c)
My smoking habit has caused me a lot of difficulties.
d)
I will quit smoking someday.
28.
** You can look up this word in the dictionary.
a)
You can find the meaning of this word in the dictionary.
b)
There are a lot of words in the dictionary for you to look at.
c)
The dictionary contains a lot of words except the one you need.
d)
You should buy this dictionary to find the word you need.
29.
** That car is beyond my means.
a)
That car is too expensive for me to buy.
b)
That car is cheap enough for me to buy.
c)
I am really interested in that car.
d)
I really do not like that car.
30.
** The doctor advised Mr. Pike to take up a new hobby.
a)
The doctor said, "You should start a new hobby, Mr. Pike."
b)
The doctor said, "A new hobby is not good for Mr. Pike."
c)
The doctor wanted Mr. Pike not to have any new hobby.
d)
The doctor said to Mr. Pike, "You should stop your present hobby."
31.
** UNICEF (The United Nations Children’s Fund) is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the (41) _____ of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential.
a)
protection
b)
protest
c)
destruction
d)
achievement
32.
** UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and (42) _____ to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of behavior towards children.
a)
tries
b)
admits
c)
suggests
d)
adopts
33.
** UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and tries to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of (43) _____ towards children.
a)
behavior
b)
poverty
c)
medicine
d)
injure
34.
** UNICEF (44) _____ that the survival, protection and development of children are universal development.
a)
insists
b)
devotes
c)
treats
d)
mounts
35.
** UNICEF mobilizes political will and material (45) _____ to help countries, particularly developing countries, ensure a "first call for children" and to, build their capacity to form appropriate policies
a)
sources
b)
mines
c)
budgets
d)
funds
36.
** UNICEF mobilizes political will and material sources to help countries, particularly developing countries, ensure a "first call for children" and to, build their capacity to form appropriate policies and _____ services for children and their families.
a)
supply
b)
care
c)
appeal
d)
react
37.
** VNICEF is committed to ensuring special protection for _____ most disadvantaged children - victims of war, disasters, extreme poverty, all forms of violence
a)
the
b)
a
c)
an
d)
Ø
38.
** VNICEF is committed to ensuring special protection for the most disadvantaged children - victims of war, disasters, extreme poverty, all forms of violence and _____ and those with disabilities.
a)
exploitation
b)
exploit
c)
exploited
d)
exploiter
39.
** UNICEF makes its unique facilities for rapid response available to its partners to _____ the suffering of children and those who provide their care.
a)
relieve
b)
rise
c)
increase
d)
lower
40.
** UNICEF ………, through its country programs, to promote the equal rights of women and girls and to support their full participation in the political, social, and economic development of their communities.
a)
aims
b)
throws
c)
looks
d)
points
41.
1. ** DIFFERENT STRESS
a)
disaster
b)
prisoner
c)
agency
d)
family
42.
2. ** DIFFERENT STRESS
a)
society
b)
international
c)
federation
d)
dedication
43.
3. ** DIFFERENT STRESS
a)
vulnerable
b)
catastrophe
c)
emergency
d)
conventional
44.
4. ** DIFFERENT STRESS
a)
protection
b)
suffering
c)
president
d)
conference
45.
5. ** DIFFERENT STRESS
a)
soldier
b)
involve
c)
propose
d)
improve
46.
** The Red Cross organizes and leads relief assistance missions after ______, such as natural disasters, man-made disasters, and epidemics.
a)
emergencies
b)
emergent
c)
emergently
d)
emergence
47.
** One of the tasks of the Red Cross is also to support local _____ care projects.
a)
health
b)
healthy
c)
healthful
d)
healthily
48.
** The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for _______ health.
a)
Ø
b)
a
c)
an
d)
the
49.
** The International Red Cross started over 135 years, inspired by _______ Swiss businessman, Jean Henri Dunant.
a)
a
b)
an
c)
the
d)
Ø
50.
** When was _______ United Nations established?
a)
the
b)
a
c)
an
d)
Ø
51.
** The total number of national Red Cross societies from all over the world has MOUNTED to 186.
a)
increased
b)
protected
c)
devoted
d)
aimed
52.
** Henri Davison, president of the American Red Cross war Committee PROPOSED forming a federation of these National Societies.
a)
suggested
b)
took
c)
dedicated
d)
carried
53.
** Fifty per cent of road accidents RESULTS IN head injuries.
a)
causes
b)
examines
c)
heals
d)
treats
54.
** Jean Henri Dunant was APPALLED by the almost complete lack of care for wounded soldiers.
a)
shocked
b)
dedicated
c)
interested
d)
excited
55.
** The mission statement of the International Movement as formulated in the "Strategy 2010" document of the Federation is to improve the lives of VULNERABLE people by mobilizing the power of humanity.
a)
weak and unprotected
b)
wealthy and famous
c)
poor and disabled
d)
deaf and mute
56.
** What may happen if John will not ARRIVE in time?
a)
turn up
b)
go along
c)
count on
d)
keep away
57.
** They decided to POSTPONE their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic.
a)
put off
b)
take up
c)
turn round
d)
do with
58.
** Frankly speaking, your daughter does not take _______ you at all.
a)
after
b)
along
c)
up
d)
over
59.
** She is not really friendly. She does not get on well ____ her classmates.
a)
with
b)
from
c)
for
d)
to
60.
** I do not use those things any more. You can _______ them away.
a)
throw
b)
get
c)
fall
d)
make
61.
** They were late for work because their car _______ down.
a)
broke
b)
got
c)
put
d)
cut
62.
** The authority _______ down that building to build a supermarket.
a)
knocked
b)
came
c)
went
d)
fell
63.
** There is no food left. Someone must have eaten it _______.
a)
up
b)
out
c)
off
d)
along
64.
** The explorers made a fire to _______ off wild animals.
a)
keep
b)
get
c)
take
d)
go
65.
6. ** UNICEF uses the term 'child protection' to refer for preventing and responding to violence, exploitation and abuse against children and teenagers.
a)
for
b)
uses
c)
against
d)
'child protection'
66.
7. ** UNICEF's child protection programs also aim at those children who are uniquely vulnerable to the abuses, so as when living without parental care, in remote areas, or in very poor family.
a)
so as
b)
protection
c)
aim at
d)
who
67.
8. ** Violations of the child's right to protection take place in every country and be massive.
a)
be
b)
Violations
c)
child's right
d)
take place in
68.
9. ** Children subjected to violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect are in risk of death, poor physical and mental health, HIV/AIDS infection, and educational problems.
a)
in
b)
subjected
c)
exploitation
d)
HIV/AIDS infection
69.
10. ** Among many other program, UNICEF also supports the international Child Rights Information Network.
a)
program
b)
Among
c)
also
d)
supports
70.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April, 1948, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health Organization. ** THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) _______.
a)
works on international public health
b)
has no relation to the United Nations
c)
only takes care of Swiss people
d)
has no predecessor
71.
The WHO's constitution, states that its objective is "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health." Its major task is to combat diseases, especially key infectious diseases, and to promote the general health of the people of the world. The WHO also sponsors programs to prevent and treat serious epidemics such as SARS, malaria, and AIDS. The WHO supports the development and distribution of safe and effective vaccines, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and drugs. After over 2 decades of fighting smallpox, the WHO declared in 1980 that the disease had been eradicated - the first disease in history to be eliminated by human effort. ** WHICH IS not MENTIONED IN THE SECOND PARAGRAPH 'AS THE TASKS OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION?
a)
To supply food for patients.
b)
to promote the general health of everyone in the world
c)
to support pharmaceutical diagnostics, and drugs
d)
To combat diseases
72.
The WHO is nearing success in developing vaccines against malaria and aims to eradicate polio within the next few years. The organization has already endorsed the world's first official HIV/AIDS Tool kit for Zimbabwe making it an international standard In addition to its work in eradicating disease, the WHO also carries out various health-related campaigns, for example, to boost the consumption of fruits and vegetables worldwide and to discourage tobacco use. ** ACCORDING TO THE TEXT, WHICH DISEASE HAS BEEN ERADICATED?
a)
Smallpox
b)
Malaria
c)
AIDS
d)
SARS
73.
The WHO is nearing success in developing vaccines against malaria and aims to eradicate polio within the next few years. The organization has already endorsed the world's first official HIV/AIDS Tool kit for Zimbabwe making it an international standard In addition to its work in eradicating disease, the WHO also carries out various health-related campaigns, for example, to boost the consumption of fruits and vegetables worldwide and to discourage tobacco use. ** ACCORDING TO THE this PARAGRAPH, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ______.
a)
has not developed vaccines against malaria yet
b)
is trying to eradicate polio
c)
is not concerned about polio
d)
also carries out various health-related campaigns
74.
Experts met at the WHO headquarters in Geneva in February, 2007, and reported that their work on pandemic influenza vaccine development had achieved encouraging progress. More than 40 clinic trials have been completed or are ongoing. Most have focused on healthy adults. Some companies, after completing safety analyses in adults, have initiated clinical trials in the elderly and in children. All vaccines so far appear to be safe arid well-tolerated in all age groups tested. ** INFLUENZA VACCINE _______.
a)
has appeared to be safe in all age groups tested
b)
has only been used for adults
c)
cannot be used for children
d)
causes bad effects on children and elderly people
75.
** Under the global "health for all" strategy, WHO (the World Health Organization) and its members have placed special emphasis _____ the developing countries.
a)
on
b)
in
c)
for
d)
with
76.
12. ** _____ is a key word in WHO's programs
a)
Prevention
b)
Prevent
c)
Preventable
d)
Prevented
77.
13. ** The organization believes that immunization, (37) _____ prevents the six major diseases of childhood-diphtheria, measles, poliomyelitis, tetanus, tuberculosis, and whooping cough should be available to all.
a)
which
b)
whom
c)
whose
d)
that
78.
14. ** that immunization, which prevents the six major diseases of childhood-diphtheria, measles, poliomyelitis, tetanus, tuberculosis, and whooping cough-should be _____ to all children who need it.
a)
available
b)
prepared
c)
concerned
d)
interested
79.
15. ** WHO is leading a worldwide campaign to provide effective immunization for all children in _____ with UNICEF.
a)
cooperation
b)
organization
c)
establishment
d)
protection
80.
** Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1980 and _____ by WHO. WHO is also active in international efforts to combat the diarrheal diseases, killers of infants and young children.
a)
supported
b)
related
c)
treated
d)
attracted
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