Unit 7
BMW is a leading car ___________ in Germany.
a. profit
b. manufacturer
c. service industry
d.retailer
b. manufacturer
I need to study for (half, half of) an hour before the test.
half
Which phrase is correct?
a. sources of income
b. sources of come
c. resources of income
b. sources of income
Which word has the sound /aʊ/?
a. vowel
b. thought
c. shown
d. cousin
a. vowel
The ____________ of Philippines is peso.
a. bankruptcy
b. bank
c. currency
d. debt
c. currency
(In, At) the end of the practice speaking test, the teacher gives feedback about the student's performance.
What phrase best completes the meaning of the sentence below?
Smoking is the _____________ of lung cancer.
prime cause
Which word has /ʌ/ sound?
a. gone
b. cough
c. good
d. blood
d. blood
A university report concludes that we regard anything but hard cash as play money.
a. ends
b. studies
c. finds
d. believes
c. finds
The recipe needs three and (half, a half) cups of sugar, but I only have (quarter, a quarter) cup left, so I need to get more.
a half & a quarter
There is a shortage of accommodation once the tourist season gets __________.
underway
Which word has the sound /i/?
a. sit
b. peak
c. pick
d. print
b. peak
Give one word to say or to describe "other option".
alternative
What expression ca be used instead of the percentage below?
75%
three-fourths, three-quarters, three in four
Insert an appropriate hedging:
New evidence ___________ that most workers prefer four-day workweek.
suggest
How do you pronounce this word?
subtle
/ˈsəd(ə)l
Guess the object.
It is a device made of plastic. There are buttons with numbers and mathematical symbols on them, and it has a small clear window on top.
calculator
Use approximation to describe the statistics below:
39 out of 40 people
almost half, almost 50 percent
What is the meaning of the underlined word?
The ground shakes due to the release of seismic energy.
earthquakes
How do you pronounce this word?
drought
/drout/