TEST UNIT 2
A – PHONETICS
I/ Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line (1pt)
1. A. flag | B. glad | C. blame | D. clap |
2. A. click | B. glide | C. climb | D. blind |
3. A. clothing | B. blond | C. globe | D. slogan |
4. A. club | B. blunt | C. fluffy | D. glucose |
5. A. bloom | B. gloom | C. flood | D. scooter |
B – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
II/ Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences (1 pt)
1. Nam helps his parents ………………the rice onto the ox-drawn cart.
A. load B. collect C. dry D. ride
2. In Emma’s opinion, city life is more ………………than country life.
A. friendly B. exciting C. natural D. peaceful
3. The sky is………………here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view.
A. tidy B. close C. dense D. vast
4. Look! Some children are …….....................the buffaloes.
A. picking B. playing C. driving D. herding
5. Viet plays the guitar ………………than Phong does.
A. more goodly B. more well C. better D. gooder
6. Medical help is …………easily obtained in remote areas than in towns.
A. more B. fewer C. less D. higher
7. Today Peter gets up ………………than he did yesterday.
A. earlier B. more early C. more earlily D. more earlier
8. He seems to be ………………than we thought.
A. more quick B. more quickly C. quicklier D. quicker
9. The wind is blowing ………………than it did last night.
A. stronger B. more strongly C. stronglier D. more stronger
10. Is living in the city ………………than living in the country?
A. more convenient B. most convenient C. as convenient D. so convenient
III-Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets.
1. There is a ________________ of books on the shelf. (collect)
2. It is very ______________ for people in remote areas to get to hospitals. (convenience)
3. He is very _______________ with his hands. (skill)
4. It is said that water collected from the local stream is ____________ to drink. (safe)
5. We want _______________ relations with all countries. (friend)
6. I like to eat ______________, so I eat a lot of fruits and vegetables every day. (health)
IV -Complete the sentences, using the comparative form of the adverbs from the correspondent adjectives in the brackets.
1. It usually rains _____________ in Central Viet Nam than in other regions. (heavy)
2.I will have to try a bit ________________ than this. (hard)
3.The hall was lighted ________________ than the corridors. (bright)
4.Tims goes by _______________ when we are busy. (quick)
5.Our family has lived ______________ in the country than in the town since last year. (happy)
6.The boys were playing the game ______________ than the girls. (noisy)
7.This task can be completed _____________ than that one. (easy)
8.A tractor can plough ________________ than a buffalo or a horse. (good)
V/ Each of the following sentences contains a mistake. Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided
1. Today we play more badly than we did yesterday, so we need to practise more.
_________________
2. I have never see a most colourful kite than this one.
_________________
3. Maria and her sister talked loud than the other guests.
_________________
4. John ran more fastly than all other competitors in the race.
_________________
5. Please speak clearer because I hardly understand the instructions.
_________________
C – READING
VI- Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage
My parents are farmers. They work very (1)…………………….on the paddy fields. They usually get (2)………………………very early in the morning. After (3)………………..breakfast, they feed the buffaloes, pigs, chicken, ducks and they (4)…………………….the eggs. From about eight, they work on the fields. They (5)……………….rice but their main (6)………………….is vegetables. Form eleven thirty to one thirty, they rest and have lunch. They continue to work until five in the afternoon they come back home. My mother (7)…………………….the animals again while my father (8)…………………the buffalo shed and the chicken coop. They usually finish their work at about six thirty. Twice a week, my mother (9)……………………the vegetables and eggs to the town market to sell them then she often buys the things we need for our daily life. She also (10)……………………me a small present each time.
1. A. hard B. hardly C. harder D. hardest
2. A. on B. off C. up D. in
3. A. to have B. having C. have D. had
4. A. take B. see C. have D. collect
5. A. plant B. water C. grow D. cut
6. A. period B. crop C. time D. harvest
7. A. leads B. feeds C. gives D. calls
8. A. cleans B. washes C. polishes D. clears
9. A. makes B. takes C. carries D. brings
10. A. buying B. buys C. to buy D. bought
VII-Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage.
The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time.
English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not very different from one another. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, where people are buried.
The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have running water brought through pipes into each house. Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t find in the village shops.
1.When do city people often go to the country?
A. At the weekends. | B. All the year round. |
C. At Christmas. | D. The summer holidays. |
2. What is the advantage of city people when they have a cottage built in the village?
A. They can have their houses rented.
B. They can go to the country at weekends.
C. They can go to the country whenever they can find the time.
D. All are correct.
3. What is the common feature of English villages?
A.They have a church.
B.They have a church with a tall tower, and a village green.
C.They have a village green.
D.They have running water.
4. What is NOT mentioned in the life of English villages?
A.The village green | B.The church | C.Running water | D.The Internet |
5. What can villagers do when their villages are close to small towns?
A. They can go there to buy whatever they want.
B. They can go there to buy cheaper things.
C. They can go there to buy what is not found in the village shops.
D. They can go there to buy luxury goods.
VIII- Use the words given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given.
1. Mr. Quynh is the happiest person in the village. (than)
=> No one in the village ……………………………………………………………..
2. Life in the countryside isn’t as stressful as life in the city. (more)
=> Life in the city ……………………………………………………………………..
3. This is the largest kite I’ve ever seen. (larger)
=> I’ve never …………………………………………………………………………
4. Phong was a quicker walker than his friends. (quickly)
=> Phong …………………………………………………………………………….
5. Houses in the city are much more expensive than those in the countryside. (much)
=> Houses in the countryside ………………………………………………………….
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