I. Choose the word A, B, c or D that has different stress pattern in each line.
1. A. effect B. language c. throughout D. pronounce
2. A. institute B. industrial c. extensive D. existence
3. A. pessimism B. biography c. ordinary D. supervisor
4. A. electronics B exceptional c. electrify D. democracy
5. A. archeology B. personality c. appreciative D. architectural
II. Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer for each question.
Noah Webster’s goal in life was to promote the adoption of an'American language. He wanted to free Americans from British English as they had freed themselves from the British crown. To this end he published a series of three textbooks: a speller in 1783, a grammar in 1784, and a reader in 1785.
Webster objected to the way certain words had been borrowed from other languages, but had not been respelled. The result, he claimed, was a confusing mixture of letters, many of which were not pronounced the way they looked, and others of which were not pronounced at all.
Webster urged Americans to simplify their spelling. For example, he argued that “head” should be spelled “hed" and bread” should be spelled bred”. Most of Webster's suggestions did not catch on, but his textbooks sold millions of copies.
6. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Three books of Noah Webster
B. Noah Webster and the Adoption of an American Language
c. Simplification of Spelling
D. Noah Webster and the British Crown
7. According to Webster, Americans should .......
A. avoid reading his three books
B. be ruled from England
c. simplify their spelling
D. not borrow words from other languages
8. In the last paragraph, the phrase “did not catch on” means.......
A. were not appreciated B. did not please anyone
c. did not become popular D. were not intelligent
9. Webster’s books were very innovative, specially when we consider that they were written in the.......
A. late eighteenth century B. mid-seventeenth century
c. early eighteenth century D. late seventeenth century
10. The problems that Webster tried to solve did NOT include.......
A. unreliable spelling B. grammar errors
c. mispronounced words D. poor sales of his textbooks
