Unit14: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
a. civilian b. official c. temporary d. tsunami
a. colleague b. appall c. devote d. victim
a. initiate b. medical c. rapidly d. possible
a. volunteer b. wherever c. example d. disaster
a. injured b. famine c. earthquake d. result
II. 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.
According to the Red Cross 1998 had been _______ worst year for natural disasters in modern times.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
During the flood, Army helicopters came and tried to evacuate _______ injured.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
Africa has always had a large migratory population because of war and _______ famine.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
The International Red Cross helps people in need without any discrimination based on _______, race, religion, class or political opinions.
a. national b. nationally c. nationality d. native
The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private _______ institution founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland.
a. human b. humanity c. humanization d. humanitarian
In former days, after the battles soldiers on both sides died or were left wounded on the field without any _______ attendance and basic care.
a. medicine b. medical c. medication d. medically
The International Red Cross has about 97 million volunteers whose main ______ is to protect human life and health.
a. mission b. experience c. organization d. rule
The International Red Cross helps to ensure respect for the human being, and to prevent and relieve human _______.
a. protection b. enjoyment c. wealthy d. sufferings
The International Committee Red Cross has about 12,000 staff members worldwide, about 800 of them working4in its Geneva _______.
a. factories b. companies c. headquarters d. buildings
The Red Cross on white background was the original protection _______ declared at the 1864 Geneva Convention.
a. poster b. billboard c. symbol d. signal
The Red .Cross is an international organization that helps people who are suffering from the results of war, diseases or _______.
a. victims b. disasters c. opportunities d. conditions
An international medical conference initiated by Davison resulted in the birth of the League of Red Cross Societies in 1991.
a. started b. helped c. treated d. dedicated
In times of war, the Red Cross is dedicated to reducing the sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians, and prisoners of war.
a. mounted b. excited c. devoted d. interested
_______ is a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food, and many of them die.
a. Disaster b. Famine c. Poverty d. Flood.
Go _______ this book because it has the information you need.
a. over b. by c. off d. on
Helen has gone out and she will not be _______ till midnight.
a. off b. along c. back d. away
Everything is _______ you. I cannot make _______ my mind yet.
a. out off / on b. up to / up c. away from / for d. on for / off
There is no food left. Someone must have eaten it _______.
a. out b. up c. off d. along
The explorers made a fire to _______ off wild animals.
a. get b. keep c. take d. go
If something urgent has _______ up, phone me immediately and I will help you.
a. picked b. come c. kept d. brought
The passengers had to wait because the plane ______ off one hour late.
a. took b. turned c. cut d. made
Be careful! The tree is going to fall.