Exercise 1: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. restaurant |
B. assistance |
C. formally |
D. compliment |
Question 2: A. impolite |
B. exciting |
C. attention |
D. attracting |
Question 3: A. obvious |
B. probably |
C. finally |
D. supposing |
Question 4: A. bother |
B. social |
C. slightly |
D. toward |
Question 5: A. terrific |
B. startling |
C. reasonable |
D. courteous |
Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 6: A. attention |
B. attraction |
C. situation |
D. division |
Question 7: A. verbal |
B. approach |
C. attract |
D. instance |
Question 8: A. waved |
B. winked |
C. supposed |
D. considered |
Question 9: A. appropriate |
B. considerate |
C. passionate |
D. indicate |
Question 10: A. claps B. shakes C. nods D. points
Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 11: Mass media is one of the most significant agents of socialization that help people in their own of beliefs and social norms.
Question 12: Our social relations enable us to shape our and sense of sympathytowards others.
A. individuals B. individuality C. individualistic D. individualism
Question 13: problems are most prevalent in school-aged children. They usually act strangely and are not really open-minded to others.
A. misbehaving B. behave C. behaviors D. behavioral
Question 14: Communication serves several critical roles in the lives of older adults, including maintaining a sense of identity and relieving loneliness, and anxiety.
A. depressed B. antidepressants C. depression D. depressive
Question 15: That ill-mannered child was told to for being rude to his aunt.
A. convict B. excuse C. pardon D. apologize
Question 16: Before the invention of the Internet, people couldn’t of such universal access to information. The main way to update it at that time was to read newspaper.
A. approach B. conceive C. reminisce D. contemplate
Question 17: Andrew, my best friend in me on the understanding that I wouldn't tell anyone else.
A. confided B. intimated C. disclosed D. confessed
Question 18: My grandfather hates smartphones and is always the art of conversation.
the disappearance of
A. grieving B. complaining C. lamenting D. moaning
Question 19: Technological advancements such as video chats and messages have changed the way we communicate with each other.
A. irredeemably B. irrevocably C. irreparably D. irreplaceably
Question 20: The sophisticated art of conversation has long been neglected by youngsters.
A. woefully B. pathetically C. hilariously D. dolefully
Question 21: As was predicted, the superstar couple from a famous TV show has broken up. They give viewers an impression that they are not compatible with each other.
A. amply B. substantially C. widely D. considerably
Question 22: Eager to be able to communicate with her idols in Korea, she hired a tutor to help polish her language skills.
A. understandably B. expressively C. ambiguously D. articulately
Question 23: I read online newspaper every day to keep with current affairs.
A. present-day B. up-to-date C. cutting-edge D. out-of-date
Question 24: Chatting online is gradually replacing conventional interaction.
A. eye-to-eye B. face-to-face C. mouth-to-mouth D. heart-to-heart
Question 25: Taylor must be - How can she persuade that stubborn student to do all the given homework?
A. gold-tongued B. bronze-tongued
C. silver-tongued D. diamond-tongued
Question 26: This meeting is a wonderful opportunity for you to expand your relationships so make sure nothing is left to chance. Do you need to give your speech another or do you already know it by heart?
A. check-up B. mix-up C. break-down D. run-through
Question 27: You’ll need to your points of view otherwise some people might take offence.
extremely diplomatically
A. put through B. come out C. bring down D. get across
Question 28: I knew it was supposed to be a secret but I just it before I could stop myself. I'm sorry.
A. set/down B. pegged/away
C. blurted/out D. clamped/down
Question 29: It can be difficult to a conversation with a complete stranger.
A. make out B. strike up
C. stretch out D. talk over
Question 30: The entire world is developing at an unprecedented rate. If you don't self-learn and cultivate communicative skills continuously you will definitely not social movements.
A. deal with B. get on with
C. keep up with D. put up with
Question 31: With the mushrooming of social networking sites, people can now communicate with everyone their geographicai location.
A. contrary to B. regardless of
C. in the event of D. at the expense of
Question 32: her shyness and being an introvert, her failure to make friends with other peers at school was not surprising.
A. By virtue of B. With regard to
C. In view of D. In recognition of
Question 33: Although Robert has cyber phobia, failing to use computers and modern devices at this technology-driven era is for him.
A. a kick in the teeth B. a shot in the dark
C. a nail in the coffin D. an open and shut case
Question 34: I was worried that they wouldn’t like each other but in fact they're getting on like
A. a drop in the ocean B. a house on fire
C. lock, stock and barrel D. two peas in a pod
Question 35: I couldn't believe it when Fiona accused me of only had a normal conversation with him at my office.
in her relationship with Jack. I
A. intervening B. interfering C. intercede D. intersect
Question 36: Do you think young people have difficulties in talking with elderly people mainly because of the generation ?
A. fracture B. crack C. gap D. hole
Question 37: I tried to the ice by talking to people next to me on board about the weather.
A. smash B. split C. break D. crush
Question 38: Thank you for inviting us to your housewarming party, but I'm afraid we're going to have to your kind invitation.
A. deny B. reject C. refuse D. decline
Question 39: Melisa chats so much. She could talk the hind leg a donkey, which really got on
my nerves.
A. out B. off C. about D. up
Question 40: The over-reliance on some social networking platforms like Facebook or Twitter may deprive their users fundamental social skills.
A. from B. away C. of D. over
Exercise 4: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 41: She is always diplomatic when dealing with angry and dissatisfied customers.
A. subtle B. outspoken C. tactful D. strict
Question 42: I was impressed by her. She gave a witting, entertaining and articulate speech in the opening ceremony last night.
A. eloquent B. incoherent C. emotional D. inspiring
Question 43: Non-verbal communication can help a person to express his or her emotions in a clear and effective way.
A. not using spoken language
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