Unit 11: books I. Circle the word with a different consonant sound

54. Unlike most modernist poets _________ based on ordinary speech.
a. Robert Frost’s poems were b. the works of Robert Frost were
c. Robert Frost wrote poems that were d. The poetry written by Robert Frost was
55. _______ book Jubilee, which was based on the life of their great-grandmother,
Margaret Walker was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.
a. For her b. Her c. It was her d. That her
56. Astronomers rely on measurements of mass and brightness to determine_________.
a. how old is a star b. is a star how old
c. how old a star is d. a star is how old
57. ________ .sat down when he was sent for again.
a. No sooner had he b. Hardly had he
c. As soon as he had d. Scarcely he had
58. A fax is a machine by which _________over the telephone line.
a. written messages can send them b. can send written messages
c. can be sent written messages d. written messages can be sent
59.________by word of mouth, much Native American literature is oral.
a. It is transmitted b. Transmitting it
c. Transmitted it d. Transmitted
60. Loudly applauding the speech, _________quickly left the stage.
a. the speaker waved to the audience and
b. the audience watched as the speaker
c. the audience saw the speaker
d. the speaker waving to the audience
TEST 2
I. PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. a. swallow b. taste c. pages d. detail
2. a. please b. reading c. cheap d. pleasure
3. a. conclusion b. measure c. resource d. usually
4. a. swallow b. knowledge c. slowly d. following
5. a. queue b. quick c. question d. request