Unit 4 : Learning a foreign language

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UNIT 4 LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

TEST 1

I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the other.

1. A. lecture B. cure C. furniture D. picture

2. A. pause B. cause C. laugh D. naughty

3. A. passage B. massage C. message D. village

4. A. heart B. wear C. bur D. pear

5. A. check B. chair C. chalk D. character

II- Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others :

1. A. climate B. comprise C. casual D. cotton

2. A. occasion B. religion C. federation D. collection

3. A. puppet B. unique C. tunic D. notice

4. A. compulsory B. convenient C. correspond D. communicate

5. A. economic B. encourage C. embroider D. experience

III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences

1. His house has been sold ______ $ 1,000,000.

A. at B. for C. in D. with

2.Bread is usually ______ wheat.

A. made of B. made with C. made by D. made from

3. Peter, can I ______ you a drink?

A. buy for B. buy to C. buy D. invite

4. It isn't quite ______ that they will come to our party.

A. sure B. exact C. certain D. right

5. ______ goes to the bus; now we will have to walk home.

A. On time B. At once C. There D. Early
6. Don't hurry! There is no need ______.

A. running B. to run C. run D. you run

7. Please write your answers ______ ink.

A. in B. with C. of D. by

8. Peter was not feeling well, so we gave him ______ to do than you.

A. fewer work B. less work C. little work D. least work

9. He spent half a year ______ this house.

A. to build B. building C. built D. on building

10. Will you ______ the door open?

A. leave B. allow C. permit D. give

11. What food should you eat if you want to ______ on weight?

A. take B. get C. put D. carry

12. The weather was cold. I wish it ______ warmer.

A. had been B. has been C. were D. was

13. Dickens ______ wrote a lot of interesting stories.

A. his is one of England's best-known writers

B. as one of England's best-known writers

C. besides one of England's best-known writers

D. one of England's best-known writers

14. Mike had hoped ______ his letter.

A. her to answer B. that she answer

C. that she would answer D. her answering

15. It is a ______ skirt.

A. French cotton flowered B. cotton French flowered

C. flowered cotton French D. flowered French cotton

16. Do you know the beautiful girl ______?

A. sit in the car B. sat in the car

C. sitting in the car D. who sit in the car

17. This shirt costs______88,000 VND.

A. approximate B. approximation C. approximately D. approximative

18. I can complete a ______English test if you want.

A. speaking B. spoken C. speak D. spoke

19. If you study at the Brighten Language Center- UK, you can live in a______on campus.

A. hotel B. mobile room C. Private room D. dormiroty

20. I saw your school’s ______in today’s edition of the Vietnam News.

A. advertiser B. advertisement C. advertising D. advertise

21. Do you enjoy.English?

A. learn B. learnt C. to learn D. learning

22. The government supplied the victims______food and water.

A. on B. for C. to D. with

23. She said that she______learning English with you.

A. liked B. to like C. liking D. like

24. She asked me where I______from?

A. came B. to come C. come D. coming

25. If you want to attend the course, you______pass the examinatin.

A. has to B. have to C. had to D. could

26. She______me whether I liked classical music or not.

A. asks B. Asked C. asking D. ask

27. he asked mewho editor of this book______?

A. was B. were C. are D. is

28. He wants to know whether I______back tomorrow.

A. will come B. would come C. come D. came

29. He told me he______leave the city the following day.

A. has to B. had to C. would have to D. will have to

30. I wonder why he______love his family.

A. don’t B. hasn’t C. doesn’t D. didn’t

31. She asked me where I______that car.

A. buy B. bought C. will buy D. can buy

32. She asked him where he______from.

A. is B. was C. were D. has been

33. They said that they______their house.

A. sell B. sold C. will sell D. are selling

34. I asked them if they______the final exam.

A. passed B. Pass C. can pass D. will pass

35. I asked him if he______help me.

A. will B. was C. can D. could

36. He is a strict______.

A. exam B. examination C. examine D. examiner

37.I want to______at course.

A. attended B. attendance C. attend D. attendant

38. This school has excellent____________.

A. reputed B. reputable C. repute D. rewputation

39. We often take part in many______activities at school.

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

40. If you want to______your English, we can help you.

A. improve B. improved C. improvimg D. improvement

41. Please, phone this number for more.

A. inform B. information C. informative D. informatively

42. I want to______for selling my house.

A. advertise B. advertisement C. advertising D. advertised

43. HE is an______of this newspaper.

A. edition B. editor C. edit D. editing

44. This book is not____________.

A. availability B. available C. avail D. available

45. He______answered these questions.

A. exact B. exactly C. exacting D. exacted

46. The meeting will be______tomorrow.

A. have B. had C. hold D. held

47. If you learn this lesson carefully, you______the exam.

A. can pass B. passing C. passed D. wold pass

48. We will wait until you______your work.

A. finish B. finishes C. have finished D. will finished

49. He can’t get home______he has a ticket.

A. if B. until C. unless D. without

50. The result will be better if he______harder.

A. work B. works C. worked D. will work

IV. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage:

English is a very useful language. If we (1)________ English, we can go to any contries we like. We will not find it hard to make people understand (2)_________ we want to say. English also help us to learn all kinds of(3)__________ hundreds of boks are (4)________in English everyday in (5)__________ countries. English has also helped to spread ideasand knowledge (6)__________ all corners of the world. Therefore, the English language has helped to spread better (7)__________ and (8)_________ among the countriesof the world.

1. A. to know B. know C. knew D. known

2. A. what B. where C. when D. how

3. A. subjects B. things C. ideas D. plans

4. A. write B. wrote C. written D. writing

5. A. much B. lot of C. many D. a lots of

6. A. in B. with C. at D. to

7. A. to understand B. understanding C. understand D. understood

8. A. friend B. friendly C. friendliness D. friendship

V. Find the mistake then correct it.

1. Charlie said that he is living in London then.

2. She said she would go to Canada next day.

3. He asked me if it is raining.

4. It was say that he would have money problem.

5. They asked me how old is she.

6. She asked me if was I happy to shop there.

7. Tom said he can’t come to our party on Friday.

8. He asked me if I can speak more slowly.

9. Tom asked me weather I could go with him.

10. She said that she must go then.

VI. Rewrite each sentence, beginning with the words provided.

1. “ I have something to show you now.” He said to me.

à He told me_{…………………………………………………..…………………………………………………..………………………..…………}

2. “ I’m leaving here for Hue tomorrow.” She said.

à She said_{…………………………………………………..…………………………………………………..………………………..……………}

3. “ I’ll come with you as soon as I am ready.” Tom said to her.

à Tom told her_{…………………………………………………..…………………………………………………..………………………..……}

4. “ I must go now.” The father said to us.

à The father told us_{…………………………………………………..…………………………………………………..……………………….}

5. “ Why do you come here late?” she asked me.

à She asked_{…………………………………………………..…………………………………………………..………………………..…………}

6. “ Who puts the salt in my cup of coffee?” asked Peter.

à Peter asked_{…………………………………………………..…………………………………………………..………………………..………}

7. “ Can you play the piano?” he asked the girl.

à He asked the girl_{…………………………………………………..…………………………………………………..……………………….}

8. “ I’m having a good time here.” Said Maryam.

à Maryam said_{…………………………………………………..…………………………………………………..………………………..……}

9. “ Do you like pop music?” Hoa asked Maryam.

à Hoa asked Maryam_{…………………………………………………..…………………………………………………..…………………}

10. “ Where do you live, the boy?” asked the man.

à The man asked_{…………………………………………………..…………………………………………………..………………………..}

VII. Supply the correct verb form.

1. She asked me where I (buy)……………… that car.

2. She asked him where he (be)……………….from.

3. They said that they (sell)…………………their house.

4. I asked them if they (pass)………………. the final exam.

5. I asked him if he (can)……………… help me.

6. she said to me that she (sell)……………. That car the following day.

7. He asked me where I (go)………….. the previous day.

8. The teacher asked her why she (not do)…………………….. the test.

9. I asked her if she (listen) ……………….. to music.

10. They asked him if he (must)……………..go then.

VIII. Fill in each gap with one suitable word. There are three extra words you do not need to use.

English is a very useful language. If we (1)………………. English , we can go to any countries we like. We will not find it hard to make people understand (2)…………. …….we want to say. English also helps us to learn all kinds of (3)…………………. Hundred of books are (4)……………. in English every day in (5)………………… countries. English has also helped to spread ideas and knowledge (6)………………. all corners of the world. Therefore, the English language has helped to spread better (7)……………….and (8)…………………

among countries of the world.

IX. Rewrite each sentence, beginning with the words provided.

1. It is high time for us to go home

It is high time we………………………………………………..

2. You can’t go in to this restaurant without a jacket and tie

Unless……………………………………………………………

3. The question was so difficult that no one could answer it

It was such ………………………………………………………

4. She hasn’t finished the letter yet

This letter………………………………………………………..

5. He isn’t good at English. He can’t get a job.

If. ………………………………………………………………..

Write the following the sentences.

We started to learn English in 2006

We have..............................................................................

I don't have a computer to learn on line

I wish I.............................................................................

Mr Nam has taught English in this school since 2005

Enlish has..............................................................................

1. It isn’t necessary to finish the work to day.

You don’t ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

2. Sally finally managed to get a job.

Sally finally succeeded ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. That’s the last time I go to that restaurant.

I certainly………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

4. "I advise you to take a holiday," the doctor continued.

You’d …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

5. If you don’t rest yourself you really will be ill.

Unless …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

6. I should like someone to take me out to dinner.

What I should ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

7. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.

Martin’s poor ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

8. They’ll have to take the dog on holiday with them.

They can’t leave ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. My aunt got heavily stressed because her marriage broke up.

The break-up of the marriage …………………………………………………………………………………….

10. I can’t believe that he passed the exam.

I find……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the other.

1. A. worry B. sorry C. hurry D. flurry

2. A. suitable B. guilty C. biscuit D. building

3. A. course B. source C. pour D. court

4. A. discussion B. decision C. television D. pleasure

5. A. hope B. honor C. house D. heat

II- Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others :

1. A. finish B. examiner C. difficult D. language

2. A. aspect B. passage C. terrible D. remember

3. A. center B. institute C. attend D. everything

4. A. dormitory B. experience C. scenery D. native

5. A. advance B. amount C. attend D. campus

III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences

1. We are looking forward to______you.

A. see B. seeing C. look D. looking

2. It’s very knd______you______say so!

A. with/ to B. to/ to C/ of/to D. From/ to

3. I can complete a______English if necessary.
A. speak B. spoke C. spoken D. speaking

4. She______me if I could help her.

A. asks B. asking C. asked D. will asked

5. They______him if they would come there the day after.

A. ask B. asked C. say D. said to

6.The restaurant has the______for serving some pof the finest food.

A. repute B. reputed C. reputation D. reputable

7. This year the only award for the______students belong to him.

A. better B. best C. good D. well

8. We think that with our solidarity we can______this difficulty.

A. overtake B. overcome C. overgo D. overdo

9. ______aspects of learning English do you find the most difficult?

A.Where B. Why C. What D. When

10.They couldn’t pass the final ____________.

A. examine B. exam C. examiner D. examination

Điền từ loại thích hợp:

1. Students often work (time ).... to earn some pocket money

2. Fishing is his favorite (relax)...

3. But for my teacher's (courage)...., I couldn't win the race

4. All of us enjoy going (picnic) when we have days off.

5.It was too late, so we (hurry) gathered everything to go home

6. Campers found their camping trip (excite)....

Điền verb-forms thích hợp :

1 How long does it take you (get) to your home village?

2. We are very lucky (catch) the last bus

3. The children are looking forward to (go) to the circus.

4. How long have you been (learn) English?

5. The teacher said that Halong Bay should (elect) as one of the World Wonders

6. I don't know where she (be) since we last (meet)

Complete the second sentence so that she didn't prepare for the presentation.

1. she was so unprofessional that she didn't prepare for the presentation

-> It was....

2. It wasconfident of her to say that she would win first prize.

-> She was

3. Our teacher was relieved when he heard that all of his students had made progress.

-> Our teacher

4. It was surprising for me to learn that he is the only child in his family.

-> I was

5. They know very well that physical education is an important school subject.

-> They are

6. The mother was happy when she learned that her daughter had enjoyed herself at the party.

-> the mother

Chọn từ đúng rồi khoanh vào

A early breakfast with (1)____ of farm products was waiting for them at the dining-table. after breakfast they went (2) ____ a walk down the path, trying to look for a bird's nest in the bush. They were (3) _____ to see how mother bird (4) _____ her babies. Mary and jack's favorite walk was through the woods around a small lake not far (5) _____ the house. There tahy could see the fish come up the (6)____ into the lake to lay eggs. (7)______ noon, they went back to their aunt's cottage to (8) ____ a nice lunch with lamp chops, fish, rolls and a lot of vegetables.

1. A. lot / B. much/ C. many/ D. Plenty

2. A. For/ b. with/ c. in/ D. by

3. A. amazing/ b. amaze/ c, amzement/ d. amazed

4. A. fed/ b. feeding/ c. to feed/ d.feed

5. A. away/ b. from/ c. into/ d. with

6.a. spring/ b. pond/ c. sea/ d. ocean

7. a. by/ b. after/ c. on/ d. in

8. a.like/ b. enjoy/ c. prefer/ d.love

///// Lề : You should clean the cut thoroughly _____ prevent the infection

a. so that/ b. so as to/ c. in order that/ d. as to

Put the following sentences into indirect speech.

1) " I shouldn't do that if I were you. Isn't it very dangerous? " He said.

2) " When we've finished this game we'll have supper." they said to me.

3) " Have you got any shampoo, Alice. I must wash my hair." Johny asked.

4) He said to me " Listen! Can you hear someone coming?"

5) " Do as I tell you or you'll be punished. I'll teach you who is master in this house", he said.

6) " When you have cleaned the sitting room, will you please light the fire there? It's rather chilly today", my mother said to me.

7) " I shall expect to see you next Wednesday." Mary said to her friend.

8) The teacher asked " Which book are you taking, John?"

9) I asked the policeman " Do you know far it is to the station?"

10) " What a dirty face you have!" Ann said to her son.

11) " Don't you know how to behave? There must be no talking in lesson". The teacher told his pupils.

12) " I wonder who is coming on the excursion tomorrow. I do hope it won't rain." She said .

13) " Do as you are told. You are naughty boy." Mrs Brown said.

14) " It's a very nice evening. Why don't we go for a walk?" Jim suggested.

15) "You must decide what you want to do", she said to her daughter.

16) Mary asked me " Can you tell me why you are so sad? ".

17) Jane said to John " Who will come to the movies with me?"

18) " Will you please find out when he last wrote to me?" Jane said to her friend.

I. Read the passage, then do the tasks below:

One thing that was really a turning point for me was when I learned Spanish. I was always kind of scared od learning a foreign language, yet I was really envious of kids who could speak another language. But when I started learning Spanish, I found I was actually pretty good at it, and the moment I reached that breakthrough stage - you know, when you discover you can actually speak and communicate with people in the language - I felt really proud of myself. I realized that learning a foreign language wasn't impossible thing after all. Now I can speak three: Spanish, Italian, and German. And I'm taking Korean this year.

True or False:

1. The writer was scared od learning a foreign language.________

2. He was envious of kids who could speak another language.________

3. He found he could do it pretty well.________

4. When he reached that breakthrough stage, he felt really proud of himself._______

5. He realized that learning a foreign language was possible thing.________

6. Now he can speak four languages: Spanish, Italian, German, and Korean._______