Bài tập Tiếng Anh lớp 12 Unit 14 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS có đáp án (2)
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. a. catastrophe b. propose c. become d. survive 2. a. treatment b. struggle c. initiate d. total 3. a. symbol b. emergency c. poverty d. qualify 4. a. appalled b. dedicated c. designed d. injured 5. a. society b. delegate c. president d. protection
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part,
or has a close meaning to the original one.
6. She sustained severe head _______ after being thrown from her horse. a. injure b. injured c. injuries d. injurious
7. According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute _______. a. poor b. poorer c. poorly d. poverty
8. Up until the middle of the 19th century, there were no _______ and well established army nursing systems for casualties. a. organize b. organized
c. organizational d. organizers
9. The AIDS _______ continues to spread around the world. Up to 4,000 people are infected with the HIV virus every single day. a. treatment b. epidemic c. tsunami d. damage
10. 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
11. A _______ is a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake, that flows onto the land and destroys things. a. famine
b. catastrophe c. tsunami d. flood
12. 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. conferences b. symbols c. missions d. delegates
13. We oppose this war, as we would do any other war which created an environmental catastrophe. a. pollution b. disaster c. convention d. epidemic
14. 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. leaders b. authorities c. victims d. organizers
15. The 1923 earthquake in Japan killed about 200,000 people and left countless wounded and homeless. a. poor b. imprisoned c. suffered d. injured
16. 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. actions
b. volunteers c. founders d. nations
17. The International Red Cross works as _______ impartial, neutral, and independent organization. a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
18. In 2005 _______ budget of the ICRC amounts to about 970 million Swiss Francs. a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
19. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is _______ world’s largest humanitarian network. a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
20. They had to delay their trip because of the bad weather. a. get through b. put off c. keep up with d. go over
21. It took me a very long time to recover from the shock of her death. a. turn off b. take on c. get over d. keep up with
22. He did not particularly want to play any competitive sport. a. use up b. do with c. take up d. go on
23. I am tired because I went to bed late last night. a. stayed up b. kept off c. put out d. brought up
24. She got _______ her car to pick _______ some wild flowers. a. from / on b. in / at c. off / up d. out / for
25. The customer had tried ____ some blouses but none of them suited her. a. at b. with c. in d. on
26. If I get this report finished I will knock _______ early and go to the pub for some drink. a. up b. over c. on d. off
27. Boy! _______ away all your toys and. go to bed right now. a. Come b. Lie c. Put d. Sit
28. I have been trying to ring him up all day and I could not ______ through. a. get b. take c. look d. hang
29. The water supply of the building was ______ off because the pipes burst. a. handed b. held c. cut d. paid
30. How are you _______ on with your work? - It is OK. a. calling b. getting c. laying d. looking
Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
31. Mary says that when her drugs budget was exhausted she turned to the Swedish Red Cross.
a. Mary says that she was tired with the voluntary work for the Swedish Red Cross.
b. Mary says that she gave all her money to the Swedish Red Cross.
c. Mary says that the money she bought drugs was given to the Swedish Red Cross.
d. Mary says that when she ran out of money for her drugs, she asked the Swedish Red Cross for help.
32. 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.
33. You can look up this word in the dictionary.
a. There are a lot of words in the dictionary for you to look at.
b. You can find the meaning of this word in the dictionary.
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.
34. That car is beyond my means.
a. That car is cheap enough for me to buy.
b. That car is too expensive for me to buy.
c. I am really interested in that car.
d. I really do not like that car.
35. The doctor advised Mr. Pike to take up a new hobby.
a. The doctor said, "A new hobby is not good for Mr. Pike."
b. The doctor wanted Mr. Pike not to have any new hobby.
c. The doctor said, "You should start a new hobby, Mr. Pike."
d. The doctor said to Mr. Pike, "You should stop your present hobby."
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization for the
conservation, research, and restoration of the environment, which remains its official name in the United
States and Canada. It is the, world's largest independent conservation organization with over 5 million
supporters worldwide, working in more than 90 countries, supporting 100 conservation and
environmental projects around the world. It is a charity, with approximately 9% of its funding coming
from voluntary donations by private individuals and businesses. The group says its main mission is "to
halt and reverse the destruction of our environment". Currently, much of its work focuses on the
conservation of three biomes that contain most of the world's biodiversity: forests, freshwater
ecosystems, oceans, and coasts. Among other issues, it is also concerned with endangered species,
pollution, and climate change. The organization runs more than 20 field projects worldwide in any given year.
The organization was formed as a charity trust on' 11 September, 1961, in Morges, in Switzerland,
under the name World Wildlife Fund. It was an initiative of Julian Huxley and Max Nicholson.
Since its appearance the organization has conserved the world's fauna, flora, forests, landscape,
water, soils and other natural resources by the management of land, research and investigation, and
publicity, coordination of efforts, cooperation with other interested parties and all other appropriate means.
In the last few years, the organization set up offices and operations around the world. The initial
focus of its activities was the protection of endangered species. As more resources became available, its
operations expanded into other areas such as the preservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of
natural resources, and the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.
36. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international organization, which were formed and
managed by the governments of the United States and Canada. a. True b. False c. No information
37. The main mission of the organization is "to halt and reverse the destruction of our environment". a. True b. False c. No information
38. The fund of the organization is mainly supported by the governments of the United States and Canada. a. True b. False c. No information
39. The World Wide Fund for Nature designed a project to change the present climate. a. True b. False c. No information
40. The organization has established offices and operations around the world. a. True b. False c. No information
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
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. 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 (43) _____ towards children. UNICEF (44) _____ that the survival, protection
and development of children are universal development. 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 and (46) _____ services for children and their families.
VNICEF is committed to ensuring special protection for (47) _____ most disadvantaged children -
victims of war, disasters, extreme poverty, all forms of violence and (48) _____ and those with
disabilities. UNICEF responds in emergencies to protect the rights of children. In coordination with
United Nations partners and humanitarian agencies, UNICEF makes its unique facilities for rapid
response available to its partners to (49) _____ the suffering of children and those who provide their
care. UNICEF is non-partisan and its cooperation is free from discrimination. In everything it does, the
most disadvantaged children and the countries in greatest need have priority. UNICEF (50) _____,
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. 41. a. protest b. destruction c. protection d. achievement 42. a. admits b. suggests c. adopts d. tries 43. a. poverty b. behavior c. medicine d. injure 44. a. insists b. devotes c. treats d. mounts
45. a. sources b. mines c. budgets d. funds 46. a. care b. appeal c. supply d. react 47. a. a b. an c. the d. Ø 48. a. exploit b. exploited c. exploiter d. exploitation 49. a. rise b. relieve c. increase d. lower 50. a. throws b. looks c. aims d. points