Unit 13 : Festivals : Test 1

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 

1. A. algal B. animals C. addition D. atmosphere

2. B. death B. erupt C. bury D. death

3. A. tornado B. evacuate C. brigade D. Canada

4. A. results B. illustrate C. industrial D. flood

5. A. disease B. dead C. treatment D. sneeze

6. A. birth B. thermal C. earth D. further

7. A. poisoned B. died C. dumped D. caused

8. A. capital B. scenic C. Scotland D. iconic

9. A. increased B. provided C. haunted D. founded

10. A. loch B. schedule C. French D. chaos

11. A. brigade B. kilt C. liberty D. icon

12. A. trapped B. damaged C. destroyed D. moved

13.A. typhoon B. flood C. food D. school

14. A. earthquake B. weather C. without D. though

II. Choose the word whose stress position is different from the others in each group.

1. A. physical B. apology C. photography D. biology

2. A. Vietnamese B. adoption C. adoptee D. referee

3 A. musical B. logical C. historical D. physical

4.A. employee B. Japanese  C. guarantee D. botanic

5. A. atomic B. apology C. botanic D. musical

6. A. Japanese B. refugee C. adoptee D. adoption

7. A. ecology B. physical C. chemical D. musical

8. A. technology B. iconic C. heroic D. logical

9. A. American B. Canadian C. Australian D. Portuguese

10. A. presentation B. radioactive C. environmental D. contamination

11. A. official B. legendary C. historic D. iconic

12.A. territory B. festivity C. traditional D. geography

PART 2: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. 

1. I managed to pass the test!  -  ______

    A. Oh dear!                  B. How terrible!          C. Oh no!                  D. Thats a relief!  

2. Many people died in the accident.     -  ______

    A. Thats shocking!    B. Wow!        C. How wonderful!          D. Thats awesome!  

3. Our house was destroyed  by the storm.    -  ______

    A. Thats great!            B. Thats a relief     C. Oh no! D. Wow! 

4. The victims of the ______ village were provided with food and medicine. 

    A. flood  B. floods    C. flooding    D. flooded

5. Technology will probably help to ______ natural disasters.

    A. predict  B. prediction C. predictable  D. predicting

6. A _______ is a substance that makes something dirty, polluted, or poisonous.

    A. contaminanted  B. contamination C. contaminant D. contaminate

7. Floods, tsunamis, droughts are examples of ______ disasters. 

    A. nature B. natural C. unnatural D. naturally

8. Scotland is an interesting place to visit with its rich ______. 

    A. cultural B. culturally C. culture D. cultured

9. The ______ fish are floating in the water.    

    A. die B. dead C. death D. undead

10. When ______ happens, the water temperature in streams, rivers, lakes, or oceans changes.

    A. radioactive pollution B. light polution C vusual pollution D thermal pollution 

11. ______occurs when the atmosphere contains gases, dust, or fumes in harmful amounts.

    A. air pollution B. land pollutiom C. noise polluton D. water pollution

12. Hundreds of buildings were completely destroyed when the______ shook the city.

    A. typhoon B. flood C. drought D. earthquake

13. He has come up ______ new ideas to help protect the environment.

    A. to B. about C. with D. for

14. The typhoon caused a lot of damage ______ property.

    A. to B. for C. in D. on

15. I am really looking forward ______our trip to London.

    A. in B. for C. to D. with

16. We managed to run out of the house into the street before the walls______.

    A. raged B. collaped C. struck D. buried

17. Villagers rushed into public shelters as soon as the volcano ______.

    A. erupted B. shook C. scattered D. evacuated

18. Households ______ waste into the water, so its polluted.

    A. burn B. dump C. poison D. damage

19. Water pollution ______ the death of all forms of life in the water bodies.     A. leads B. causes to C. occurs D. results in

20. Oil spills from ships in oceans and rivers ______ the death of many aquatic animals and plants.

    A. result of B. lead to C. make in D. cause to 

21. His room is untidy, ______ his mother is unhappy. 

    A. so B. cause C. result in D. lead to

22. We cant see the stars at night ______ the light pollution.

    A. due to B. because C. since D. so

23. _____ people throw litter on the ground, many animals eat it and become sick.

    A. because of B. due to C. since D. although

24. Many flights were cancelled ______ the smoke from forest fires.

    A. because of B. since C. because D. despite

II. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in the blanks.

* Present Simple tense for future

1. The Public Speaking sessio(start)_________at 11.15 and (finish)__________at 12.45  in Room 6, Felix Building.

2. The train (not leave)__ _________________________________ at 10.15. It arrives at 10.15

3. The exhibition (continue)___________ ____________________________until 31 December. Dont miss it.

4. The piano concert (not begin)________ _______________________at 8 oclock. It is cancelled.

* Past Perfect

1. Most people (leave)_______________ __________________________before the volcano erupted.

2. They (spend)___ ________________________________the night in the flooded area before help arrived.

3. US Weather Service (not issue)_________________any warning by the time the tornado moved to a city nearby.

4. Many local people said that they (never/see)_______________________such a fierce storm in their life.

5. Those evacuees (not return)_____________ _________________home by late December.

*. Conditional sentences type 2

1. If people (not be)___________________so careless, Earth wouldnt be in danger.

2. If people stopped using cars completelly, there (be)_______________________much less pollution.

3. If I (have)____ _____________________one million US dollars, I would build more parks in our city.

4. They get sick so often. If they (exercise)_______________________more often, they would be healthier.

*. Passive voice

1. An earthquake warning system (install)__________________________on the West Coast next month.

2. Scientists predict the south coast (hit) ___________________________by a large hurricane in two days.

3. An estimated 10,000 people (evacuate)______________________due to the wildfires since  Wednesday. 

4. Over the past two years, 5000 damaged homes (rebuild)_ ___________________ ___with support from the 

     government and donors.

III. Use the correct form of the word given to complete each sentence.

1. Its evidence that this ocean is clean and environmentally . (pollute)

2. Diseases are primarily due to .food and air. (contaminate)

3. While some Chemicals may be harmless others can cause . (damage)

4.Life expectancy has gone down due to diseases caused by air pollution. (die)

5.In remote regions, the air is pure and the crops are free of ..insecticides. (poison)

6. Some scientists warn that light ..damages people and animals. (pollute)

7.Many Chemicals have a ..effect on the environment. (damage)

8. The dumping of I sewage into the sea is a source of ocean pollution. (treat)

9.  A ..is a substance that makes something dirty, polluted, or poisonous.(contaminate)

10.Water pollution can lead to the of aquatic plants and animals. (die)

11. A natural disaster can cause .of life or property damage. (lose)

12. Human greenhouse gas emissions are causing warming. (globe)

13. Kangaroos and koalas are only to Australia. (nation)

14. Hurricane Katrina was one of the hurricanes ever to hit the United States. (dead) 15. Filters do not remove all from water. (contaminate)
16. Freak tornado leaves trail of in its wake. (destroy)
17. ..appeal to the government to enact laws to stop factories from discharging toxic Chemicals into the sea. (environment)
18. Toxic pollution is contaminated water, soil, and air that is ... (poison)
19. Pollution kills more people than both war and . (violent)
20.English is the most widely ..language worldwide, with 1.5 billion speakers. (speak)
  21.Weather is still .in long term, so we dont know exactly where the storm will move. (predict)
22. The storm left behind it a trail of ... (devastate)
23. Climate change could have ..effects on Earth. (disaster)
24. Millions of people have been left ..following floods in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. (home)
25. Two people were found alive inside the building after the .. (collapse)
26 ..are searching for a hiker missing in Hawaii for 10 days. (rescue)
27.The UK is giving Yemen more emergency food aid to help..the famine. (relief)
28. Super Typhoon Haiyan is one of the most ..storms in history. (power)
29. Students from various schools in the City lend a .hand to flood victims. (help)
30. Some ..eruptions are explosive and others are not. (volcano)

IV. Find and correct mistakes

1.

What wi1. What will happen if the Earth stopped moving?

                A               B                     C          D

2. Contaminated water can cause of many types of diarrheal diseases, including cholera.

A                                B                                               C        D

3. We are all working hardly to free people trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings.

              A                        B                                 C                                       D

4. Dozens of people were reported to be still trap in the rubble of a hotel in Palu City

             A                          B                               C                        D

5.Water pollute in the lake has made the fish die. 

      A         B                            C                      D

6. Factories dont dump waste into rivers if the government fines them heavily.

            A                 B                  C                                                                 D

7.The earthquake occurred at midday when many people had had lunch.

A             B                   C                      D

8.Hundreds of houses destroyed after a tornado hit the small town of Texas.

        A                               B                                C             D

9. By the time the rescue team had arrived, theyd drifted at sea for three days

        A                                              B                      C                                    D

10. I opened my umbrella so as to protecting myself from the rain.            A                                B               C                      D 11. I always keep the window open in order to let the fresh air on.

             A                                   B                    C                         D

12. Reduce means not to buying the products which are overpackaged

         A                     B PART 4: WRITING
Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning.
* Conditional sentences (Câu điều kiện)
1. There are so many billboards in our city. People can not enjoy the view.
   If ____________________________________________________________________________
2. I won’t take part in the volunteer program because I don’t have enough free time.
   If ____________________________________________________________________________
3. There isnt a library in his neighborhood. He cannot borrow books.
   If ____________________________________________________________________________
4. People throw rubbish in the street. The street doesnt look attractive.
   If ____________________________________________________________________________
* Because <-> Because of + N / V-ing / being + adj
5. Because she was absent from the meeting, she didnt know the resolution.
    Because of_____________________________________________________________________
6. Tim didnt join the summer camp because he was sick. 
    Because of_____________________________________________________________________
7. We didnt enjoy our camping holiday because of the awful weather.
    Because _______________________________________________________________________
8. The residents of the street cannot sleep because of the loud noise from the music club.
    Because _______________________________________________________________________
* Passive sentences: (Câu bị động)
9. The children water the trees every two days.
    The trees ______________________________________________________________________
10. People speak English all over the world.
    English _______________________________________________________________________
11. People spend a lot of money on advertising everyday.
    A lot of _______________________________________________________________________
12. Does your mum pick you up everyday?
    Are __________________________________________________________________________
13. They gave my village a ton of rice three days after the earthquake.
    My ___________________________________________________________________________
14. The doctor examined the patients yesterday.
    The patients ____________________________________________________________________
15. Did your daughter eat that pie?
    Was __________________________________________________________________________
16. A violent storm destroyed the fishing village.
    The __________________________________________________________________________
17. They have provided the victims with food and clothing.
    The __________________________________________________________________________
18. They have not used this machine for ages.
    This __________________________________________________________________________
19. Famous engineers have designed the aircraft.
    The __________________________________________________________________________
20. Have several people just seen the accidents?
     Have  _______________

Vietnam's New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It is especially known as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet. It begins between January twenty-first and February nineteen. The exact date changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean anf make offerings on the family altars. On the New Year's Eve, people sit up to midnight to see New Year in, then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season. Tet last ten days. The first three days are the most important. Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year. As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible
1. What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet?
2. Do people sit up to midnight to see the New Year in?
3. How long does Tet last?
4. Why are the first three days the most important?